Daily Dialogue — October 1, 2013

Joe: What’s the matter now?
Jerry: How do they walk in these things? How do they keep their balance?
Joe: Must be the way their weight is distributed. Now come on.

They walk, but Jerry stops fussing with his skirt.

Jerry: It’s so drafty. They must catch cold all the time
Joe: Will you keep stalling? We’re gonna miss the train.
Jerry: I feel like everybody’s staring at me.
Joe: With those legs? Are you crazy?

— Some Like It Hot (1959), screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond, story suggested by Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is witty banter, suggested by kevinpgoulet.

Trivia: Marilyn Monroe required 47 takes to get “It’s me, Sugar” correct, instead saying either “Sugar, it’s me” or “It’s Sugar, me”. After take 30, Billy Wilder had the line written on a blackboard. Another scene required Monroe to rummage through some drawers and say “Where’s the bourbon?” After 40 takes of her saying “Where’s the whiskey?”, ‘Where’s the bottle?”, or “Where’s the bonbon?”, Wilder pasted the correct line in one of the drawers. After Monroe became confused about which drawer contained the line, Wilder had it pasted in every drawer. Fifty-nine takes were required for this scene and when she finally does say it, she has her back to the camera, leading some to wonder if Wilder finally gave up and had it dubbed.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Great banter in a great movie.
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