Here's something silly that's been sizzling on my brain pan for a while...The husband and I are big Rat Pack fans and after watching PT for the first time, it got me thinking that DS has some rat pack "counterparts".
First, Barn is Sinatra. He's the central figure, moody, romantic, an absolutely wonderful voice.
Quentin is Dino - the lovable rogue who likes his hooch.
Willie is sort of a cross between Sammy (multi-talented, loyal, diminutive) and Joey Bishop (comic relief with a NY accent).
Julia is definitely Shirley Maclaine - the redhead, who all the guys think of as a sister.
Roger's got kind of a Peter Lawford-lockjaw thing going.
Even though she's blond, Angelique is Ava Gardner - the beauty that Barn has an intenese love-hate thing with.
Roxanne is Mia Farrow - the much-younger waif that Barn hangs around with for a while to sort of, um, cleanse his palette.
I guess in a stretch you could say that Josette is like Nancy, Frank's first wife (and a brunette) - their relationship ended when they were both still young, but they remained close for the rest of his life.
So there you have it. Fun with archetypes. Does anybody see this besides me? Or am I on crack again?