Daily Dialogue — August 30, 2016

Marty enters his house and sees Biff harassing George.

Biff Tannen: I can’t believe you’d loan me your car without telling me it had a blind spot. I could’ve been killed!
George McFly: Blind spot? Now, now, Biff, now I never noticed that the car had any blind spot before when I would drive it. Hi, Son.
Biff Tannen: What, are you blind, McFly? It’s there. How else do you explain that wreck out there?
George McFly: Biff, can I- Can I assume that your, uh, insurance is gonna pay for the damage?
Biff Tannen: My insurance? It’s your car. Your insurance should pay for it. I wanna know who’s gonna pay for this? [shows his shirt] I spilled beer all over it when the car smashed into me. Who’s gonna pay my cleaning bill?

— Back to the Future (1985), written by Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Blame.

Trivia: The rights to the film and its sequels are owned by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. In a 2015 interview, Zemeckis maintained that no reboot or remake of the series would be authorized during his or Gale’s lifetime.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Ah, the instinct of narcissists to project blame onto others as Biff does with a level of expertise unrivaled in film history.