Where did the quote, "Now you can't count that again.  You already
counted it once." come from?

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Request for Question Clarification by mvguy-ga on 13 Jun 2002 12:44 PDT

Are you looking for a movie where that was said?

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Clarification of Question by wendysue-ga on 13 Jun 2002 14:27 PDT

Yes, it should be in a movie.  Possibly starring Patricia Neal.

I believe the movie you're talking about is called Cookie's Fortune.

It's a humorous southern ensemble piece, directed by Robert Altman. 
Patricia Neal plays a pipe-smoking old woman (Jewel Mae "Cookie"
Orcutt), who in one early scene seems to catch a man breaking into her
house and stealing some guns.  Turns out they're actually friends -
he's her faithful handyman Willis (played by Charles S Dutton).  He's
not stealing her guns - he's cleaning them.  In the ensuing
conversation, they keep a playful running count of all the things
they've done wrong against each other over the years.  It's that scene
that I believe contains the line you're looking for.

(Soon thereafter in the film, she commits suicide - wanting to join
her beloved late husband.  The rest of the plot follows her scheming
family's attempt to cover up the suicide, as they find suicide
'undignified'.  Willis is falsely suspected, but everything turns out
happily...)

The movie was released in 1999, and other cast members included:
Glenn Close
Julianne Moore
Liv Tyler
Ned Beatty
Lyle Lovett

For a review, which also mentions the "counting" scene:
http://www.all-reviews.com/videos-3/cookies-fortune-5.htm

For a full set of info about the movie (including a trailer you can
watch):
http://us.imdb.com/Details?Cookie%27s+Fortune+(1999)

I hope this is the movie you're looking for -

Asking-GA

wendysue-ga - 

Under Movies and Film you asked "Where did the quote, "Now you can't
count that again. You already counted it once." come from?"
Unfortunately, I couldn't find that exact quote - but I did find
several that were close, although not from a movie or a film. As such,
I won't post this as an answer - just a comment. If it is an answer,
leave word here and I'll then mark it as answered.

So what was close - here's two:

Basic Laws of Sefirat HaOmer - or what is known as Counting the Omer,
allows for a person to count each day but only once. So, if asked for
a reminder of the Count - and you respond "...Tonight we count
forty-eight, the person who responded in that fashion has already
counted(!) and may not count again..."
 Source: http://www.ou.org/chagim/sefira/sefirah3.htm

Area workers prepare for recount - as Elections officials throughout
North Central Florida scrambled...to proceed with a recount ordered by
the Florida Supreme Court, Babs Montpetit, Union County's Supervisor
of Elections, contacted the Division of Elections in Tallahassee and
was told she would not have to count again. We've already counted...so
that's it...
 Source: http://gainesvillesun.com/articles/2000-12-09c.shtml

There were several others. To see those, I've given you my URL below.

Good luck in getting your answer!

Regards, walts-ag

Here's the URL

My Google search:

://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&safe=off&q=%22count+again%22+%22already+counted%22