Daily Dialogue — December 1, 2011
Front Desk Girl: Welcome to Hampton Inn. Do you have a reservations?
Mavis: No.
Hands over credit card. Front Desk girl types in information. Notices sounds from Mavis’ bag on the counter.
Front Desk Girl: Is that a dog in your bag?
Mavis: No.
The bag sniffles like it has a dog inside.
Front Desk Girl: We actually allow small pets with a cleaning deposit.
Mavis: Good, good, because I have a small dog in my vehicle.
The dog in the bag snorts and barks. Mavis and Front Desk Girl in stare down mode.
Front Desk Girl: I’ll put you have a dog. How many keys will you need?
Mavis: Two please.
Front Desk Girl: Expecting company?
— Front Desk Girl (Louisa Krause), Mavis (Charlize Theron), Young Adult (2011), written by Diablo Cody
The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is hotel check-ins, suggested by Teddy Pasternak. Young Adult suggested by Annika and Atlanta.
Trivia: On October 19, 2011, Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody hosted a “sneak preview” of this movie at the Edina Theater in suburban Minneapolis.
Dialogue On Dialogue: What’s interesting here is Mavis’ deceit. Why would she lie about something so blatantly untrue? But of course, she’s been lying to herself about any number of things in her life for a long time, so perhaps a subtle way of reinforcing that dynamic.