Daily Dialogue — July 30, 2018
Margaret White: He’s not coming.
Carrie: He is coming, Mama. Now stop it. I’m nervous enough.
Margaret White: No, he’s not coming. He’s not gonna come.
Scratches her own face.
Carrie: Go away!
Margaret slaps herself.
Carrie: Stop it, Mama!
Margaret pulls her own hair.
Carrie: Stop hurting yourself, Mama!
Margaret White: He’s gonna laugh at you. They’re all gonna laugh at you!
Carrie: No one’s gonna laugh at me, Mama.
Margaret White: Stay here with me.
Carrie: I don’t want to stay here with you, Mama. Now sit down and be quiet.
Margaret White: I’ll go downstairs, I’ll answer the door. I’ll tell him that you’re sick. I’ll tell him that you changed your mind.
Carrie: [forces Margaret onto the bed] SIT DOWN AND BE QUIET!
Margaret White: [gets up from the bed] Listen, I’ll tell him that you changed…
Carrie: [forces Margaret onto the bed again] SIT DOWN! Just sit there, Mama, and don’t say a word until I’m gone. I’ll be home early. I love you, Mama.
She leaves.
Margaret White: Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
— Carrie (1976), screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen, novel by Stephen King.
The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Stephen King
Trivia: While speaking at a book event in Fort Myers, Florida in 2010, Stephen King recalled that he was paid just $2,500 for the movie rights to Carrie (1976), which may seem like a pittance, but he has no regrets. “I was fortunate to have that happen to my first book,” King said.
Dialogue On Dialogue: Piper Laurie who plays Margaret is amazing in this movie. Her dialogue is bat shit crazy as in this scene.
