Daily Dialogue — June 2, 2016
EXT. WATERPARK — BUZZARD’S BAY GIFT SHOP — MOMENTS LATER — DAY
We STEADY CAM as Owen leads Duncan, now wearing the ill-fitting swim suit, on a “tour of the park.” This is our first real glimpse of Water Wizz in all its glory. Clearly, built in the 80’s and from the looks of it, hasn’t changed a bit.
OWEN: Water Wizz Waterpark. Built in the summer of ’83, it’s the last bastion of everything that time period stood for. In fact, it was decreed by its creator that this place shall never age. On his death bed, he said, “I don’t want this place re-painted or updated. I don’t even want it brought up to code. And the minute someone tries, it needs to be destroyed.”
Duncan doesn’t even bat an eye to this. Owen takes that in.
OWEN: We actually have a nuclear bomb for just such an occasion.
Duncan still doesn’t get the joke.
OWEN: Bought it off the Russians.
Still nothing.
OWEN: Really? Still good with all that? Even the Russian thing? That’s Cold War. Kind of dated.
Duncan’s still blank.
OWEN: Okay. Well, that was a waste of a bit.
Caitlin joins them, clipboard in hand.
CAITLIN: Some kid threw up near Crazy Tubes.
OWEN: (faux pissed) Why is this the first I’m hearing about this?! Dammit. (then, introducing) Caitlin, Duncan. Tony, Mary Beth.
CAITLIN: Hi, Duncan. (then) Also, I need you to reorder more T-shirts…
OWEN: Did it.
CAITLIN: Finish the work schedule for next week…
OWEN: Did it.
CAITLIN: Change all of the filters…
OWEN: Done.
CAITLIN: You know, I’m going to check.
OWEN: Oh. Then, in that case, I didn’t do any of that.
CAITLIN: (slightly bemused) So, I’m doing it.
Caitlin peels back the way she came.
OWEN: (calling off) It’s called delegation. I read about it in a book about it.
Our STEADY CAM SWINGS around as Owen and Duncan turn…
OWEN/DUNCAN POV of Caitlin walking away.
OWEN: (to Duncan) That’s the one you wait for, my man.
— The Way Way Back (2013), written by Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Teacher. Today’s suggestion by Brett Zinger.
Trivia: The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2007 Black List; a list of the “most liked” unmade scripts of the year.
Dialogue On Dialogue: If you haven’t seen this movie, you definitely should. One of the main appeals is the relationship between Owen and Duncan with the former very much a mentor and teacher.