Movies
Whew, this movie business is tough. I might just have to go back to loan-sharking for a while to get some vacation.
— Chili Palmer · Get Shorty
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An editorial interpretation.
The joke is a reversal of expectations: the speaker finds show business so exhausting that going back to loan-sharking sounds like a holiday. It plays on the idea that a rough former trade might actually be easier than the glossy, stressful world of movies.
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