Daily Dialogue — May 29, 2011
“This is stupid! You understand, stupid? On and on! At this rate we’ll still be here tomorrow! (throws the revolver on the table) Wait a minute. I know! Hey, I got it. More! Put in more! You understand more? More! More bullets! (he mimes with his fingers) Three bullets! You understand three? That way BLAM! BOOM! (laughing maniacally) KA-POWIE!!! BA-ROOM!!!… ’Cause I want that bastard! Him I want boom! Him or me!!!”
— Michael (Robert de Niro), The Deer Hunter (1978), screenplay by Deric Washburn, story by Michael Cimino & Deric Washburn and Louis Garfinkle & Quinn K. Redeker
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The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is war movies.
Trivia: During some of the Russian Roulette scenes, a live round was put into the gun to heighten the actors’ tension. This was Robert De Niro’s suggestion. It was checked, however, to make sure the bullet was not in the chamber before the trigger was pulled.