Daily Dialogue — August 28, 2014

Olive: [going over eye test pamphlets] Mom, Dwayne’s got 20/20 vision!
Sheryl: I bet he does…
Olive: Now, let’s see if you’re colorblind. [opens the pamphlet] What’s the letter in the circle?

Dwayne looks confused.

Olive: No in the circle. The letter… in the circle?
Frank: Can you see a letter, Dwayne?
Olive: It’s an A. See? Right there?
Frank: It’s bright green. [to himself] Oh man.

Dwayne scribbles anxiously on his notepad — “What?”

Frank: Dwayne, I think you might be colorblind.

Pause, Dwayne holds up his notepad again — “What?”

Frank: You can’t fly jets if you’re colorblind.

Dwayne starts to panic, starts hitting the window and the chair in front of him, he then attempts to open the door. Races outside and down a hill. Then —

Dwayne: FUUUUUUCK!

— Little Miss Sunshine (2006), written by Michael Arndt

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Delivering Bad News.

Trivia: After Olive hugs Dwayne and they begin to ascend back to the van, a sign can be seen in the background reading: “United we stand”.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Such a memorable moment in this movie, the bad news causing Dwayne to break his vow of silence. I love this movie so much! Anybody else with me?

Also be sure to check out the video above. A fan of the movie went to the very spot they shot the Dwayne freak-out. Cool thing to do.