Daily Dialogue — April 23, 2014

CAROLYN: You know, you could have some really fun backyard get-togethers out here.
WOMAN #1: The ad said this pool was “lagoon-like.” There’s nothing “lagoon-like” about it. Except for maybe the bugs.
WOMAN #2: There’s not even any plants out here.
CAROLYN: (re: shrub) What do you call this? Is this not a plant? If you have a problem with the plants, I can always call my landscape architect. Solved.
WOMAN #2: I mean, I think “lagoon,” I think waterfall, I think tropical. This is a cement hole.
CAROLYN: I have some tiki torches in the garage.

— American Beauty (1999), written by Alan Ball

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Sales Pitch. Today’s suggestion by Illimani.

Trivia: The shot where Annette Bening screams after her failure to sell the house was done in one take.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Commentary provided by Illimani: “The way how Carolyn tries to lure her customers with cheap lies about the house is a reflection of her incapacity to perceive how her own life is a hoax.”

Could use some suggestions for this week: Sales Pitch!

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