"bobby deerfield. and justice for all". "the conversation", he said. gene hackman", i believe. oh, right. mick, he's calling across to this guy at the bar now. mick is on the quiz team, he explained to me, he'll sort you out. "he's a good man". sure enough mick was a human imdb. came straight over to me. didn't even introduce himself. just started reeling off these films for me. scarface, 1983, revolution, 1985, all the way up to miss conduct 2016. bam, get in, well done, mick, you legend. listen, i said to them, you've really help me out here, i really do appreciate it and it was true. i was back in the room, i was fully conscious, another crisis averted. i was on the verge of conquering this major illness in a really unexpected and bizarre way. and my new friend got all serious on me, as if he had figured it all out, it wasn't just about some hollywood nostalgia. there was more going on in this little exchange of ours. something more significant and closer to home. he said to me, "seriously, i'm going up to the bar now, i'm going to get you another o