Daily Dialogue — January 17, 2012
Arthur chops the BLACK KNIGHT’s right arm off
ARTHUR: Victory is mine! [kneeling] We thank thee Lord, that in thy merc —
The Black Knight assaults Arthur.
BLACK KNIGHT: Come on then.
ARTHUR: What?
BLACK KNIGHT: Have at you!
ARTHUR: You are indeed brave, Sir knight, but the fight is mine.
BLACK KNIGHT: Oh, had enough, eh?
ARTHUR: Look, you stupid bastard, you’ve got no arms left.
BLACK KNIGHT: Yes I have.
ARTHUR: Look!
BLACK KNIGHT: Just a flesh wound.
The Black Knight kick Arthur.
ARTHUR: Look, stop that.
BLACK KNIGHT: Chicken! Chicken!
ARTHUR: Look, I’ll have your leg. Right!
Arthur lops off the Black Knight’s leg.
BLACK KNIGHT: Right, I’ll do you for that!
ARTHUR: You’ll what?
BLACK KNIGHT: Come ‘ere!
ARTHUR: What are you going to do, bleed on me?
BLACK KNIGHT: I’m invincible!
ARTHUR: You’re a loony.
BLACK KNIGHT: The Black Knight always triumphs! Have at you! Come on then.
Arthur lops off the Black Knight’s other leg.
BLACK KNIGHT: All right; we’ll call it a draw.
— Black Knight (John Cleese), Arthur (Graham Chapman), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974), written by Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Eric Idle & Terry Gilliam &
Terry Jones & Michael Palin
The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is celebrating victory, suggested by Franklin Leonard.
Trivia: For the Japanese release, “Holy Grail” is translated “Holy Sake Cup.
Dialogue On Dialogue: The traditional prayer of thanksgiving upon winning in the field of battle turned on its head here for comedic purposes by a relentless opponent who is blind to the truth of his wounds. Question: What percentage of American male college students know the dialogue to this entire scene?
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