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"That scene is like Romeo under the trellis," said Crowe reminiscing about the iconic scene. "But I have this feeling when I watch it that it's filled with double emotion – both with the story and the actors, whose own trepidation bleeds in."
In a September 2012 interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', discussing the 25th anniversary of ''[[So (album)|So]]'' (from which "In Your Eyes" hails), Gabriel commented on the cultural impact of the scene, "It definitely gave [the song] a second life, because now it's so often parodied in comedy shows and it is one of the modern day ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' balcony clichés. I've talked to [[John Cusack]] about that. We're sort of trapped together in a minuscule moment of contemporary culture."<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-peter-gabriel-reflects-on-his-1986-landmark-album-so-20120904 Q&A: Peter Gabriel Reflects On His Landmark 1986 Album ''So''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909224036/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-peter-gabriel-reflects-on-his-1986-landmark-album-so-20120904 |date=9 September 2012 }} Retrieved 4 September 2012</ref> In October 2012, as Gabriel played the first few bars of the song during a performance at the [[Hollywood Bowl]], Cusack walked onto the stage, handed him a [[boombox]] and took a bow, before quickly walking off again. [[Cameron Crowe]] was also present at the concert and later [[Twitter|tweeted]] "Peter Gabriel and John Cusack on stage together at the Hollywood Bowl tonight. Won't forget that... ever."<ref>[http://gawker.com/5949918/peter-gabriels-performance-of-in-your-eyes-interrupted-by-john-cusack-holding-a-boombox Gawker.com: Peter Gabriel's Performance of In Your Eyes Interrupted By John Cusack Holding A Boombox] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218212029/http://gawker.com/5949918/peter-gabriels-performance-of-in-your-eyes-interrupted-by-john-cusack-holding-a-boombox |date=18 February 2013 }} Retrieved 8 October 2012</ref>
At a concert in [[Madison Square Garden]] on September 18, 2023 (touring his album ''[[I/O (Peter Gabriel album)|I/O]])'', Gabriel held up an inflatable toy boombox during a performance of "In Your Eyes," reported as "a nod to Lloyd Dobler."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/peter-gabriel-brought-the-moon-to-madison-square-garden-pics-setlist-video/|title=Peter Gabriel brought the moon to Madison Square Garden|last=Staff|first=BrooklynVegan|date=2023-09-19|work=BrooklynVegan|access-date=2023-09-20}}</ref>
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