POPPY: I’m calling the police! Do you want me to call the police? Do you? Right. So let’s just calm down, shall we? Okay? We’re disturbing the peace here.

SCOTT: I just want to get in my car and drive away.

POPPY: Sorry Scott, that’s not gonna happen.

SCOTT: Jesus Christ, Poppy! You’re doing it again. You never give up, do you? You never give in for fuck’s sake, you fucking bitch!

POPPY: You need help.

SCOTT: Don’t patronize me!

POPPY: I’m not patronizing you.

SCOTT: Yes, you are patronizing me! You’re always patronizing me. This is what you always wanted, this is what you set out to achieve. This is the game you play. You prodded me. You poked me. You stroked me. You teased me. You flirted with me. You sucked me in. You wore your high-heel boots, your short skirt, your low-cut top and you flashed your tits. You tossed your hair. You played with the gear stick. You lied to me! This is all about you. The world has to revolve around you. I’m a driving instructor. I just wanted to do my job. You had no intention of learning how to drive. You got in that car with one thing in mind. To reel me in. And why? Because you have to be adored. You’ve got to be wanted. And then you drink it in. And you leave me with a spring in your step and you go off and you fuck your boyfriend and you fuck your girlfriend. And you all drive around in that stupid, little yellow car!

– Poppy (Sally Hawkins), Scott (Eddie Marsan), Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), written by Mike Leigh

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is screamfests. Happy-Go-Lucky suggested by Teddy Pasternak.

Trivia: Mike Leigh’s top 10 films of all time are: The Tree of Wooden Clogs, Tokyo Story, I Am Cuba, The 400 Blows, The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, Songs from the Second Floor, Some Like It Hot, Radio Days, Seven Chances and How a Mosquito Operates.
Dialogue On Dialogue: “And you all drive around in that stupid, little yellow car!” Whenever you have an outburst like this, you need a great last line. And this is a great one.