Stranger than Paradise

Willie (John Lurie) You're sure you don't want a TV dinner? Eva (Eszter Balint) Yes. I'm not hungry. Why is it called TV dinner? Willie Um... You're supposed to eat it while you watch TV. Television. Eva I know what a TV is. Where does that meat come from? Willie What do you mean? Eva What does that meat come from? Willie I guess it comes from a cow. Eva From a cow? It doesn't even look like meat. Willie Eva, stop bugging me, will you? You know, this is the way we eat in America. I got my meat, I got my potatoes, I got my vegetables, I got my dessert, and I don't even have to wash the dishes.

Willie I got something for you. Eva What is it? Willie It's a present. Eva Thanks. What is it? It's a dress? Willie Yeah. Eva Oh. Thank you. She looks at the dress. I think it's kind of ugly. Don't you? Willie No. I bought it. Why don't you try it on? Eva I don't really wear this style. Willie You know, when you come here, you should dress like people dress here. Eva I'll try it on... later. She tosses it aside.

Eva is packing her luggage as she prepares to leave New York. Willie Hey, leave me some Chesterfields. Eva Can I get them in Cleveland? Willie Yeah, yeah, you can get 'em in Cleveland. Eva They taste good there, like here? Willie It's the same Chesterfields. Eva Yeah? Willie All over America. Yeah.

Eddie You know, last year before I met your cousin, I never know you were from Hungary or Budapest or any of those places. Willie So what? Eddie I thought you were an American. Willie Hey, I'm as American as you are. Silence. They begin driving into Cleveland. Eddie Does Cleveland look a little like, uh, Budapest? Willie Eddie, shut up.

Eddie You know, it's funny. You come to some place new and, and, everything looks just the same.

Willie Here, let me tell you a joke, all right? There's three guys, and they're walking down the street. One guy says to the other one, "Hey, your shoe's untied." He says, "I know that." And they walk... No... There's two guys, they're walking down the street, and one of them says to the other one, "Your shoe's untied." And the other guy says, "I know that." And they walk a couple blocks further, and they see a third friend, and he comes up and says, "Your shoe's untied." "Your shoe's un--" Aaah, I can't remember this joke. But it's good.