I believe the paean to pie comes from the movie "Michael," which has a
delightful scene in which pie is discussed by John Travolta, William
Hurt, and Andie MacDowell (culminating in Andie singing a song about
pie). Here's a transcript:
"What'll it be, folks?
Do you have pie?
Do we have pie? You're in the pie capital of America.
Well, we want....
We want pie. What have you got?
I got them memorized, okay? Ready? We got apple, of course...
...banana cream, coconut cream, sour cream raisin.
Chocolate cream?
Definitely. Chocolate cream and strawberry rhubarb pie and
cherry and lemon meringue.
We want two slices of everything.
And vanilla ice cream on the side.
* * *
What is it about pie?
There's nothing prettier than pie with scalloped edges and
slits in the top for the heat to escape.
Pie gives you the sense that you're a square person...
...living in a square country.
A pie says home.
As American as apple pie.
I wish I invented pie."
Script-O-Rama: Michael Transcript
http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/m/michael-script-transcript-john-travota.html
"In the movie Michael, with Andie McDowell [sic], John Travolta and
William Hurt, there is a blissful moment. It is a scene wholly devoted
to pie. Not only is there praise for and the ordering of many, many
pies at a roadside diner, but Andie McDowell's character sings a
country-western ditty all about pie. William Hurt's character falls
for her right then and there, when she ends the song, 'My oh my, I
love pie'."
Texas Cooking: Patchwork Pie
http://www.texascooking.com/features/nov2004pie_recipes.htm
"In the movie 'Michael,' starring John Travolta, a group of people are
seated in a restaurant and they order two of every kind of pie on the
menu. Travolta asks the question, 'What is it about pie?' and he gets
these responses. 'It's pretty. There's nothing prettier than pie.'
'Pie says home.' The waitress, who has joined the group, smiles,
reaches for a bite of pie and says, 'God is in His heaven and all is
right with the world'."
Cherokee Link: Heaven Sent
http://cherokeelink.cherokee.org/Phoenix/XXVIno4_Fall2002/PhoenixPage.asp?ID=59
"Michael" is available on DVD and VHS:
Amazon: Michael DVD
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0780618068
Amazon: Michael VHS
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/6304452683
My Google search strategy:
Google Web Search: pie travolta michael
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=pie+travolta+michael
I hope this is the correct movie! If it is not, or if anything is
unclear or incomplete, please request clarification; I'll be glad to
offer further assistance before you rate my answer.
Best regards,
pinkfreud |