Daily Dialogue — January 15, 2012
TEDDY You must be kicking yourself for not walking out when you could. Bad judgment. But… don’t you worry, son. It will all be over soon.
MIKE Okay… Check.
TEDDY No check here. I tap you.
MIKE I’m laying this down, Teddy. Top two pair. It’s a monster hand, and I’m gonna lay that down… ’cause you got two-four, and I’m not gonna draw against a made hand.
TEDDY Lays down a monster. Should have paid me off on that. Why the fuck did you lay that down?
MIKE Wow. Not hungry?
TEDDY Mr. Son of a Bitch. Let’s play some cards.
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MIKE (V.O.) The rule is this: You spot a man’s tell, you don’t say a fucking word. I finally spotted KGB’s. And usually I would’ve let him go on chewing those Oreos till he was dead broke. But I don’t have that kind of time. I’ve only got till morning. Not even Teddy KGB’s immune to getting a little rattled.
TEDDY’S MINION Enough is enough, Teddy. Finish the fucking kid off.
TEDDY Hanging around. Hanging around. Kid’s got alligator blood. Can’t get rid of him.
MIKE No, I’m not going anywhere. Double the blind.
TEDDY Okay. I call.
MIKE Check.
TEDDY Two grand.
MIKE All right, I’ll call the two grand. I’ll gamble. Don’t splash the pot.
TEDDY You’re on a draw, Mike? Go away. This one is not good for you. And in my club, I will splash the pot whenever the fuck I please.
MIKE Okay. [Sighs] I’m gonna check, daddy.
TEDDY That’s right. Big daddy… That’s the pot.
MIKE That’s 4,400. All right, I’m gonna call you, or else I won’t respect myself tomorrow morning.
TEDDY Respect is all you’ll have left in the morning. Last card coming.
MIKE Check.
TEDDY It hurts, doesn’t it? You can’t believe what fell. All your dreams… dashed. Hopes down the fucking drain. Your fate, he is sitting right beside you. That ace could not have helped you.
[Chips Rattling]
TEDDY I bet it all.
MIKE You’re right, Teddy. The ace didn’t help me. I flopped a nut straight.
TEDDY Motherfucker! [Speaking Russian] Motherfucker! That is it! -
TEDDY’S MINION That’s it? What the fuck you talking about? Take him down, Teddy.
TEDDY Nyet! Nyet! No more! No! Not tonight! This son of bitch, all night he check, check, check. He trapped me!
MIKE Well, you feeling satisfied now, Teddy? ’Cause I can go on busting you up all night.
TEDDY Nyet! Nyet! He beat me. Straight up. Pay him. Pay that man his money.
— Teddy (John Malcovich), Mike (Matt Damon), Rounders (1998), written by David Levien and Brian Koppelman
The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is card games, suggested by David Proenza. Today’s suggestion by Atlanta and Anthony Jackson.
Trivia: The playing card brands used throughout the film, in order are: — Teddy KGB’s place: Kem cards — Professor’s game: Bicycle cards — Frat house game: Bicycle cards — Chesterfield’s: Kem cards — Taj Mahal casino: casino branded cards — Union game: not identifiable — Cigar shop game: Bicycle cards — Coffee shop: not identifiable but “made in USA” (possibly Aviator cards, which has an Ace of Spades that resembles the one partially seen) — Golf club game: Bicycle cards — Cop game: Bicycle cards — Matt Damon vs Jon C. Chan: casino branded cards — Final game at Teddy KGB’s: KEM cards.
Dialogue On Dialogue: It’s all mind games. Also helps if you have the lingo of card games down to lend an air of authenticity to the scenes.
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