Daily Dialogue — March 6, 2017

GRANDSON: Grandpa, maybe you could come over and read it again to me tomorrow?
GRANDFATHER: As you wish.

— The Princess Bride (1987), screenplay by William Goldman, based on his novel

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Last words. Today’s suggestion by Will King.

Trivia: As you wish” is said 7 times (4 by Westley, 3 by the grandfather). Inconceivable is said 5 times. And the famous line “My name is Inigo Montoya…” is said 6 times.

Dialogue on Dialogue: Commentary by Will: “One indicator of a memorable movie is how many cultural references emerge after its release. The Princess Bride is one of the most quotable movies of all time, providing such lines as Inigo Montoya’s “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die” to Vizzini’s “INCONCEIVABLE!” And then there is the running line, from Westley’s beginning to the very end of the film, as noted above.”