Does "...you're a cantaloupe" have any meaning?
In True Romance, there is a scene where Vincenzo Coccotti (Christopher Walken) interrogates Clifford Worley (Dennis Hopper) on Worley's son's whereabouts.
After Worley tries a couple of failed lies, he then decides to give a derogatory history lesson on the Sicilians. This speech infuriates Coccotti to the point where his only focus becomes to put several bullets in Worley's head.
So, before the gunshots, everyone is smiling and laughing and Coccotti says to Worley:
You're a cantaloupe
This is in response to being called another type of fruit by Worley.
I don't understand why Coccotti called Worley a cantaloupe.
Is there any meaning behind this or was he just trying to go tit-for-tat and that was the best response he could come up with?
Best Answer
This was an ad-lib by Christopher Walken (as explained during his appearance on Inside The Actors Studio). He said "I was looking at his head, thinking what I'm gonna do to it". So he was actually comparing Clifford Worley's (Dennis Hopper's) head to a cantaloupe melon!
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Answer 2
According to Quentin Tarantino, in several interviews, the following two lines from the "Sicilian Scene" were ad-libbed by Christopher Walken playing Vincenzo Coccotti and Dennis Hopper playing Cliff Worley:
Cliff Worley: "... Cuz you, you’re part eggplant."
Vincenzo Coccotti: You're a cantaloupe!
An "eggplant" refers to the italian word "moulignon" or "moolie", which is a racial slur directed toward black people. The cantaloupe comeback was a poor attempt at a racial slur but somewhat humorous.
Answer 3
It's particularly relevant because it's actually the Italian word for eggplant or a slang derivative that is used as the insult. I would rather not type it but Italians and/or most people know the word. ;)
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