Daily Dialogue — July 6, 2017

A.J.: Just tell Grace that, uh, that I’ll always be with her. Okay? Can you do that?
Harry Stamper: Yeah. Okay, kid. [pulls AJ’s air hose out and rips off his own mission badge and hands it to AJ] Give this to Truman. Make sure Truman gets that! Get in there.

Pushes AJ back into the hatch and closes the door.

Harry Stamper: It’s my turn now.
A.J.: Harry! Harry! You can’t do this to me! It’s my job!
Harry Stamper: You go take care of my little girl now. That’s your job. Always thought of you as a son. Always. But, I’d be damn proud to have you marry Grace.
A.J.: [beginning to cry] Harry.
Harry Stamper: You take care of yourself.

Pushes a button sending the hatch up.

A.J.: Harry, no!
Harry Stamper: I love you,pal.
A.J.: Harry, I love you! Don’t Harry! Wait a minute! Harry, no!
Harry Stamper: My son.

— Armageddon (1998), screenplay by Jonathan Hensleigh and J.J. Abrams, adaptation by Tony Gilroy and Shane Salerno, story by Robert Roy Pool and Jonathan Hensleigh

The Daily Dialogue theme for next week: Sacrifice, suggested by Denise Garcia.

Trivia: Regarding the film’s premise, Ben Affleck asked director Michael Bay, “Wouldn’t it be easier for NASA to train astronauts how to drill rather than training drillers to be astronauts?” Bay told Affleck to shut up.

Dialogue On Dialogue: If it were me, I’d have cut the scene on Harry’s line, “You go take care of my little girl now. That’s your job.” The rest seems over the top to the point of melodrama. But that’s Hollywood for you!