Posted by Wolveroach at otter.ir.utk.edu on May 31, 2000 at 14:30:54:
In Reply to: The few things I've always wanted to ask Kevin. posted by nygirl on May 31, 2000 at 14:24:15:
Answers to both of these questions are given on the 'Rats DVD commentary.
: 1. What is with the cup in Brodies hand? In the first seen in the mall, Ben knocks into him, you hear a splash and he slips on it but he still carries it throughout the majority of the movie. What is the signifigance of the "little paper cup"?
Tribute to Walt "Fanboy" Flanagan, the template for the Brodie character. Walt has a bottomless Dixie cup too.
: 2. Renee is in the mall and she is there for one day but during the movie, she wears at least 6-8 different outfits while in the mall. Any reason?
Shannen got to keep all of her outfits contractually. Thus, she felt that Renee would be buying clothes and changing outfits a lot.
P.S. Kev was kidding when he apologized for Mallrats; Ebert took him seriously and everybody ran with it.