Trying to find a film from only one scene

[Phyrebrat]

Hi film buffs,

I've tried to find this film (it may even be a TV show) that I would have seen in the late 70's early 80s (certainly no later than 84 and even that's probably too late).

I'm pretty sure it was a scary film, but all I can remember is two people in an american bar restaurant - one is saying the pellets in his food are 'capers' and the other one is saying 'they're not capers, they're rat turds.'

I used to think it was from Tobe Hooper's excellent TV minseries of Salem's Lot (possibly because there's an early scene with David Soul and Lew Ayres in a restaurant talking which I've conflated it with) but after seeing the two different cuts of the series/film, I know it's not.

Can anyone help? I can't offer any more info at all except it was the first time I'd ever heard of capers (and for years as a kid I thought he'd said 'capons').

pH

 

[OHB]

Sounds like the 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The quote about the capers being rat turds is listed on IMDB, if you're interested: Quotes from "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"

 

[Boaz]

The scene on youtube.

 

[Phyrebrat]

Sounds like the 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The quote about the capers being rat turds is listed on IMDB, if you're interested: Quotes from "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"

The scene on youtube.

Thank you so much for this. Out of interest, how did you find it? Did you know the scene or what?

pH

 

[hitmouse]

Its the only scene I clearly remember from that film, apart from the final scen, for some reason.

 

[OHB]

It sounded familiar to me so I did a search for "rat turd" on IMDB and surprisingly that worked!

 

[Boaz]

I never saw the film, just wanted to see this rat turd scene.

 

[Phyrebrat]

Haha, it obviously has stuck with a lot of us - I'm impressed at the detective skills of you guys. Thanks again.

pH

 

[Danny McG]