What was on Debbie Ocean's checklist?
July 4, 2018 4:14 AM Subscribe
In Ocean's 8, Debbie (Sandra Bullock) has a handwritten checklist that she is protective of. It was never on screen long enough for me to decipher it; but all the items wind up crossed off by the end of the film. A friend said it was mnemonic devices; I said, it's a list of all the cons that comprise the entire caper from start to finish. Googling has not been fruitful. What is this list??
I am very interested in this question. I do remember that the last item had something to do with 'cupid' or 'valentine', which makes sense that it is all the steps to the grand con given the context of the final "revenge" piece of the heist. Don't want to say more than that to prevent spoilers.
A longshot, but how about tweeting someone on the cast or crew? It doesn't look like Olivia Milch has an account but Gary Ross does. Although it looks like he hasn't tweeted since October last year, so not even since the movie came out (although his bio lists Ocean's 8).
Last resort, we're gonna have to wait til it comes out on Netflix to grab a screenshot.
posted by like_neon at 7:57 AM on July 4, 2018 [2 favorites]
A longshot, but how about tweeting someone on the cast or crew? It doesn't look like Olivia Milch has an account but Gary Ross does. Although it looks like he hasn't tweeted since October last year, so not even since the movie came out (although his bio lists Ocean's 8).
Last resort, we're gonna have to wait til it comes out on Netflix to grab a screenshot.
posted by like_neon at 7:57 AM on July 4, 2018 [2 favorites]
Her list is a McGuffin. If there’s a sequel, one tiny part of the list will probably be slightly revealed.
posted by Ideefixe at 9:49 AM on July 4, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by Ideefixe at 9:49 AM on July 4, 2018 [3 favorites]
I recall that at some point she is shown marking through the list, so I took it to mean that it was a list of all the cons that comprise the caper. I don't know if the names are fanciful or drawn from real confidence tricks.
posted by jedicus at 9:52 AM on July 4, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by jedicus at 9:52 AM on July 4, 2018 [3 favorites]
Response by poster: like_neon- yes!
It was "Cupid's _________" (Revenge? dunno).
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 10:45 AM on July 4, 2018
It was "Cupid's _________" (Revenge? dunno).
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 10:45 AM on July 4, 2018
I think it was "Cupid's Delight." But, yes, she's crossing them off, so that means they are steps in the con of some kind.
posted by praemunire at 12:12 PM on July 4, 2018
posted by praemunire at 12:12 PM on July 4, 2018
I thought it was hiccups/things that could go wrong on the job (ie things she had to still think about or figure out). Wasn't there a line from one of the characters about "whether the two pros that were hired to guard the necklace/actress were on her list too"
posted by k5.user at 11:43 AM on July 5, 2018
posted by k5.user at 11:43 AM on July 5, 2018
1. Be FF (?)
2. Uncle Monty
3. Sketchy
4. Diva Zapata
5. Loves Me Not
6. More the Merrier
7. Made in Heaven
8. Hallelujah Time
9. Spring Break!
10. Crack in the Mirror
11. Poof!
12. Deviled Eggs
13. Who's Who?
14. Cupid's Delight
image.
posted by bluecore at 10:55 PM on August 20, 2018 [1 favorite]
2. Uncle Monty
3. Sketchy
4. Diva Zapata
5. Loves Me Not
6. More the Merrier
7. Made in Heaven
8. Hallelujah Time
9. Spring Break!
10. Crack in the Mirror
11. Poof!
12. Deviled Eggs
13. Who's Who?
14. Cupid's Delight
image.
posted by bluecore at 10:55 PM on August 20, 2018 [1 favorite]
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posted by synecdoche at 7:31 AM on July 4, 2018 [1 favorite]