"Vegas Baby, Vegas" who said it first?

[Sparks]

Anyone have insight on where the famous phrase "Vegas Baby, Vegas" came from? The reference I always think of is when Vince Vaughn says the line in the movie Swingers. But that can't be the seed that made it famous, can it?

Just curious what folks might know. Thanks.

Sparks

[SpiderMnkE]

As far as I know that's where it came from... I've never heard anything otherwise... but maybe I just don't hear that much

[jacksfull]

I think that Swingers was it. "Vegas, Baby" was probably around since the 60s, when following everything up with "baby" was the typical hipster style. (I'm thinking of Sammy Davis, Jr. here. But adding that second enthusiastic "Vegas" had to be Swingers.) Swingers also gave us "money" as an adjective, and "digits" to describe somebody's phone number. Sure, guys in LA were probably talking this way back in 96, but the rest of us weren't until we saw the flick. Still one of my favorite movies, and neither Favreau nor Vaughn have done anything better since.

Speaking of Vegas, have you noticed that before the film came out, the "old school" casinos downtown (e.g., The Golden Nugget, Binion's Horseshoe, Fremont, Four Queens, and Plaza were embarrasing meccas for chain smokers, low rollers and bluehairs. But since the film came out, those places are cool again. Coincidence? I don't think so.

[BottlesOf]

"Made" was gold.

[drewjustdrew]

"digits" was around long before Swingers.

[Uston]

So was "money".

[Zele]

*nm*

[scotnt73]

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that was my thought as well

[Tyler Durden]

Made is a funny movie but it's kind of like a poor man's Swingers.

Vince Vaughn was in an excellent movie called Return to Paradise. Few people saw it but it's one of my favorites. Joaquin Phoenix is also in it. Anyone see it? Came out in like 97 or 98.

[turnipmonster]

it's my girlfriend's favorite movie. it's very sad.

--turnipmonster

[BottlesOf]

I saw it. It's not bad. But THAT is a poor man's version of an older movie (the name of which escapes me) that came out in the 80's

[Toro]

Lol. I at first thought of Telly Salvalas but upon reflection believe his catch phrase was "who loves ya baby".

[astroglide]

i hated swingers

[bwana devil]

yeah, Return to Paradise was a true sleeper.

and i think Jon Favreau wrote Vegas, Baby, Vegas. I read an inteview w/ him and he said he wished he copyrighted the prhase.

[TobDog]

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i hated swingers

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Is Astroglide a girl? Swingers is Steel Magnolias for men.

[astroglide]

how? the protagonist is a total pussy. braveheart is steel magnolias for men.

[crazy canuck]

I saw it. It's not bad. But THAT is a poor man's version of an older movie (the name of which escapes me) that came out in the 80's.

Midnight express.

[Deorum]

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i hated swingers

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I thought I was the only one.

[SpiderMnkE]

Swingers is the reason I am no longer a virgin. All of you college dorks playing poker in your dorm room and not hanging out with chicks need to buy this movie... study it like it came from conjelco... and then post your newbie attempts at picking up chicks so that we can flame you for not understanding the "Be the rated R guy" concept.

[TobDog]

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how? the protagonist is a total pussy.

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Good point, but he found his own way, not following the other "experts" And it is quite funny that you see Vaughn's character's mature level come out at the end, funner in Made I think, but that move didn't have nearly as many universally quoted lines in it.

[Sparks]

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i hated swingers

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I thought I was the only one.

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It's just a movie and this is just an internet forum, but based on your comments, you two pretty much have to be dorks. There's just no way around it.

Sparks

[Ray Zee]

it was common 35 years ago when i first showed up there.

[tolbiny]

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i hated swingers

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I thought I was the only one.

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there are many of us

[ElSapo]

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Swingers is the reason I am no longer a virgin. All of you college dorks playing poker in your dorm room and not hanging out with chicks need to buy this movie... study it like it came from conjelco... and then post your newbie attempts at picking up chicks so that we can flame you for not understanding the "Be the rated R guy" concept.

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Sadly, I read an interview with Vaughn where he said no one was supposed to take any of it seriously, and when college kids all over started acting the part is was some kind of huge irony.

Really? Ah, crap.

Well, whatever. I liked the movie.