Daily Dialogue — October 18, 2014

Minister: David, do you take Mariel to be your wife? Do you promise to be good to her in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love and honor her all the days of your life?

A long awkward silence. The Best Man elbows David.

David: Yeah, okay, all right, why not? I do.

— Muriel’s Wedding (1994), written by P.J. Hogan

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Wedding Vows, suggested by Shari.

Trivia: The writer/director P.J. Hogan wanted to use the music of ABBA in the film. At first, permission for the music to be used was denied. When the director promised to fly to Europe to plead his case to the founders of the band, permission was granted, as long as the band received a percentage of the film profits. The film turned out to be a big international hit, and thus helped inspire the very successful Broadway show which became the movie Mamma Mia! (2008).

Dialogue On Dialogue: Not exactly a ringing affirmation from the groom which suggests rough sailing ahead.