Daily Dialogue — July 25, 2014

“Hey, laser lips, your mama was a snow blower.”

— Short Circuit (1986), written by S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Robot.

Trivia: As per the original movie’s attempt to portray a living robot in the “real world”, every part of Johnny and his brethren was built to have a specific, logical purpose behind them; this was originally a source of contention between the director and the prop designer, the latter of whom insisted on giving Johnny “eyes” to give the character a method of visually expressing emotion. As a result, Johnny’s iconic “eyelids” were created, with the explanation that they were sun guards/camera coverings.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Nothing better than a robot with a snarky sense of humor. By the way, if you are not familiar with 80s movies, watch Short Circuit. It is the paradigm of that decade’s comedies. Including Steve Guttenberg!

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