Daily Dialogue — June 2, 2104

Colin: I’ll stab someone with an ice pick if it gets me dinner with you.
Madolyn: Here, this is my card.
Colin: Nah, I don’t need that. I’m a detective. I’ll find you. [elevator door begins to close — Colin reaches out] No, I’m just kidding, I need the card.

— The Departed (2006), written by William Monahan

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Flirting, suggested by Sabina Giado. Today’s suggestion by David Proenza.

Trivia: When receiving the top award from the Director’s Guild of America for this film, Martin Scorsese said that this “is the first movie I have ever done with a plot.”

Dialogue On Dialogue: Amazing how quickly this date comes about, literally within a 1 minute conversation. The line about stabbing someone with an ice pick is probably what clenches the deal. Also this: The fact it takes place on an elevator adds just a bit of tension: People listening, him holding the door while the two guys inside the elevator are waiting to go upstairs. Some flavor like this is always nice.

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