Daily Dialogue — August 23, 2014

Perry: My $2000 ceramic Vektor my mother got me as a special gift. You threw in the lake next to the car. What happens when they drag the lake? You think they’ll find my pistol. Jesus. Look up “idiot” in the dictionary. You know what you’ll find?
Harry: A picture of me?
Perry: No! The definition of the word idiot, which you fucking are!

— Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), screenplay by Shane Black, novel by Brett Halliday

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Smack Talk.

Trivia: Shane Black read several stories by Raymond Chandler when writing this script. As a result, the story is divided into chapters and the chapter titles come from Chandler works. Specifically: 1. “Trouble is My Business”, 2. “The Lady in the Lake”, 3. “The Little Sister”, 4. “The Simple Art of Murder”, and Epilogue: “Farewell, My Lovely”.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Shane Black. ‘Nuff said.