6. The Jerk – Old Wine
This scene is the perfect, and extreme, demonstration of what happens when imbeciles fall into money. In a fine restaurant, Navin is offered more wine by the posh waiter. ‘No more 1966, let’s splurge’, Navin tells him, ‘Bring us some fresh wine’… ‘No more of this old stuff’.
Further showing his ‘sophistication’, he goes on to complain about snails on his companion’s plate…