Daily Dialogue — July 1, 2016

AUNT BETTY: Now, Kate, you know we used to help you and Woody out when he was drinking up everything he earned.
KATE: You know as well as I do it was the other way around. You were always having him work on your cars for free, getting free gas — 
COUSIN RANDY: Aunt Kate, we’re not asking for much. Just a token.
KATE: I kept records. The money you gave him didn’t come close to what you owed. He couldn’t say no to anybody, and it ruined him.
AUNT BETTY: I think you’re having a senior moment here, Kate. Where do you think all that money come from when you got a bee in your bonnet to move to Billings and open a salon?
KATE: From my folks when they croaked, that’s where! I can’t believe the nerve of you people. Usually a person has to die before the vultures start circling.
COUSIN RANDY: Calm down, Aunt Katie. We didn’t mean nothin’ by it. We was just doing you a courtesy before we talk to Woody direct.
KATE: Don’t you dare think about asking that poor man for money.
BART: He ain’t poor. He’s rich.
KATE: Even if he was, he wouldn’t give you a blessed penny. I’d put my foot down.
COLE: Maybe it ain’t up to you, Aunt Kate.
KATE: That’s enough! You listen real good! You can all just…(leaning in)…go fuck yourselves!

— Nebraska (2013), written by Bob Nelson

The Daily Dialogue for the week: Rant. Today’s suggestion by Melinda.

Trivia: Alexander Payne tried to get the movie made for several years; the success of his The Descendants (2011) finally gave him the clout to do so.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Commentary by Melinda: “Most everything Kate says in this movie could be called a rant, but what I especially like about this scene is that she finally uses her wrath to protect her husband instead of unleashing it against him. It’s also great to hear this little old lady tell everyone to eff off.”