DOUBLETAKE

Double Take

Double Take is a 2001 comedy film starring Eddie Griffin and Orlando Jones. Double Take was inspired by the 1957 drama Across the Bridge, which was in turn based on a short story by Graham Greene; the supporting cast includes Edward Herrmann, Gary Grubbs, Garcelle Beauvais, and Daniel Roebuck.

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double take

Noun

  1. A take, commonly used as a comical reaction to a surprising sight, in which someone casually sees something, briefly stops looking at it, realizes what it is, and snaps attention back to it with an expression of surprise or disbelief.
    Smith passes the car and does a double take as he realizes it is on fire.
    I swear I did a double-take when I spotted that $100 bill lying in the gutter!


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