Daily Dialogue — September 12, 2012

Jerry holds up a finger — watch me. Jerry picks up the ringing phone. He offers a near-perfect imitation.

JERRY: “This is Cush.”

Suddenly, everyone is, laughing. The room lightens.

INT. BOB SUGAR’S HOTEL ROOM — DAY

Bob Sugar talks on his hotel phone.

SUGAR: It’s Sugar. He must be there, right? Just sniff or something if he’s there. (Jerry sniffs, panicked) All right, buddy dude. Just remember. You’re swimming with the big boys now. You let your dad do all the talking. I’m the one who got you the deal you needed. This is business not friendship. Be strong. You’re global now.

Sugar hangs up.

JERRY: “No comment.

Jerry hangs up. The room is still laughing. His head is spinning.

— Jerry (Tom Cruise), Sugar (Jay Mohr), Jerry Maguire (1996), written by Cameron Crowe

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is phone call revelations, suggested by Debbie Moon. Today’s suggestion by summertime.

Trivia: Jonathan Lipnicki showed up on the set one day telling everyone that, “the human head weighs eight pounds”. Cameron Crowe liked it so much he wrote it into the script.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Summertime’s commentary on this dialogue: “There were also a few in this one, but this one was just heartbreaking. A real turning point in the protagonist’s journey.” 

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