I dunno man, she's kinda key. She represents rational society to Mikey. She's begging him to be a WASP white-collar version of Knish. Knish and being a lawyer with blondie are practically the same to Mikey, he hates both ideas. He wants to beat the best or go down in flames trying. He's gotta give up his honeypot to chase the dream tho. Friends, family, ego-- he gives them all up. it's all pure balls, and he even has to fight himself out of a jam just to get to breakeven. The next best scene is Teddie basically challenging him when he breaks even. you gonna stop and try and make up with your girlie Mikey now that you've been made whole? Teddie's like "I just gave you back the money i originally took from you, pussy".
Who wrote that movie, f'g brilliant, no?
but yeah, agreed, she's awful. but i think she's gotta be in there, no? Reminds me a LOT of the windshield wiper movie: Flash of Genius.
Guy gives up everything, his family leaves him, he's fighting with no support system against the giant borg, for YEARS. I think that movie makes me cry, it might be the only one. The Flash of Genius guy's wife, she makes Mikey's girlfriend look like Girlfriend of the Year material. Then there's Tom Hank's wife in that movie he's stranded on the Island w Wilson. At least from her perspective it makes some sense, but sad nonetheless. you think you got this person, you imagine a triumphant return, and she's banging/married to some new dude and offers up a "sorry. we thought. you was. a toad".