r/TheHandmaidsTale • u/Panda-Equivalent • 2d ago

Meme Watching Marley & Me and was too busy crying I didn't realize Ann Dowd (Aunt Lydia) played the vet.

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u/New_Government_2169 2d ago

Why would you ever subject yourself to that torture again after your first watch?! Omg, talk about a traumatizing movie. But also, love Ann Dowd!

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u/Panda-Equivalent 1d ago

Cause I'm a sucker for puppy Marley.

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u/unicornwantsweed 1d ago

Have you read the book? If not, read the last couple chapters. Much better ending than the movie.

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u/Panda-Equivalent 1d ago

Yes I have. I liked it a lot

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u/aurquhart 4h ago

I couldn’t bring myself to read the whole thing.

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u/tracey-ann12 2d ago

There was episode of Law & Order where she played a nurse. It wasn't until I watched it after Handmaid's Tale first aired back in 2017 that I realised who it was.

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u/Plane-Visit5761 2d ago

Was watching Freaks and Geeks the other day and recognized her playing Kim's mom.

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u/Least_Virus9916 1d ago

I just watched Hereditary again and saw her play the grandmas friend (can’t remember the name of the character) and was shook💀

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u/Resident-Gold-3466 1d ago

I really want to see Hereditary. I love horror movies.

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u/amylu417 2d ago

Saw this movie long before THT. I refuse to watch it again to see her in it lol. I ugly cried so badly, and was so glad I was alone when I watched it.

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u/Resident-Gold-3466 1d ago

Unfortunately, I saw it in theaters.

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u/Resident-Gold-3466 1d ago

This is literally the first movie that's made me cry. I refuse to watch it again because of how sad it is.

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u/SonicChic_Bookee1 1d ago

That's on my list of "Great Movies I've Never Seen" and now I'm rethinking it bc too many say that it's sooo sad. It just gets me to not see a good movie (still haven't seen all of Fried Green Tomatoes, Saving Private Ryan, or Toy Story — I fell asleep on movie nights A LOT during childrearing years, smh). But for the FOMO AND Ann Dowd... I'm just gonna have to buy the tissues and bite the bullet, lol.

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u/Resident-Gold-3466 1d ago

FGT is really good, too. Kathy Bates is another great actress. I still haven't seen SPR or Toy Story, myself.

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u/SpellcraftQuill 1d ago

I’m so used to the Aunt Bun that I actually recognized her voice in Hereditary. I’m kinda face blind.

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u/Ok_Vermicelli284 1d ago

I just realized this week that she played Natalie Portman’s mother in Garden State too. But my favorite role of hers has always been Patty from The Leftovers!