Daily Dialogue — October 11, 2018

Moses: Friend, I think the planets are against us.
Tyrone: Hey, I know what you’re thinking, but first appearances have a way of being deceiving. There’s talent out there, I can feel it.

— The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979), screenplay by Jaison Starkes and Edmond Stevens, story by David Dashev and Gary Stromberg

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Basketball.

Trivia: In the film, the entire Pittsburgh Pisces team was born under the astrological sign of Pisces including it’s superstar Moses Guthrie who was portrayed by real life Pisces Julius Erving.

Dialogue On Dialogue: A 70s movie that presaged the 80s. A goofy high concept basketball movie.