Daily Dialogue — May 23, 2014

As the bank robbery progresses, Desmond realizes that someone has pulled the silent alarm.

Desmond Elden: Hold it! [touches his ear] Silent alarm, this address.
James Coughlin: Who did it?
Assistant Bank Manager: Look, nobody did anything.
James Coughlin: What?’! Huh?’! What’d you say?
Assistant Bank Manager: Nobody did anything.
James Coughlin: You pull the alarm?
Assistant Bank Manager: No. No!
James Coughlin: Did you?
Assistant Bank Manager: I didn’t pull any alarm!
James Coughlin: You’re lying, you motherfucker!

He starts pistol-whipping the bank manager with his rifle, but Doug stops him.

Doug MacRay: Easy. Easy. That’s enough.

Claire looks up and sees the tattoo that is on Jem’s neck just below his mask.

— The Town (2010), screenplay by Peter Craig, Ben Affleck & Aaron Stockard, novel by Chuck Hogan

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Robbery.

Trivia: Victor Garber’s short appearance in the film was a favor for his friend Ben Affleck. Garber worked for five years with Affleck’s wife, Jennifer Garner, on the series Alias (2001), and Garber officiated at Garner and Affleck’s wedding.

Dialogue On Dialogue: These exchanges fits the frenzied tone of the scene, but perhaps the most important psychological moment is when Doug McCray (Ben Affleck) takes a rattled Claire Keesey’s hand as she’s failing at opening the safe, and says, “Take your time.”

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