Daily Dialogue — October 5, 2012

Ed: Bobby, Drew was shot! He was shot, Bobby! Drew was shot!
Bobby: Here’s his jacket!
Ed: He wasn’t wearin’ it!
Bobby: Ed, maybe Lewis is right!
Ed: Of course, he’s right. Of course!
Bobby: Lewis, you mean that other guy shot him? Did you see him?
Lewis: Drew was shot.
Bobby: Ed, Lewis says that other guy, that toothless bastard shot him! He’s right up there!
Ed: He’s gonna try and kill us, too! If he killed Drew he’s gonna have to kill us!
Bobby: Lewis, I’ll tell you what. We’ll wait until dark, and we’ll put you in the bottom of the canoe and we’ll sneak out of here. Okay, Ed?
Ed: Bobby, look at those rapids down there! Look at those rapids!
Bobby: Christ!
Ed: We can’t move out of here in the dark. We’re not gonna move you, Lewis.
Bobby: Lewis, we’re trapped in this gorge.
Ed: What’re we gonna do, Lewis? You’re the guy with the answers. What the hell do we do now?
Lewis: Now you get to play the game.

— Ed (Jon Voight), Bobby (Ned Beatty), Lewis (Burt Reynolds), Deliverance (1972), screenplay by James Dickey based on his novel

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is All Is Lost, suggested by Teddy Pasternak who also recommended today’s movie.

Trivia: Author of the novel and screenplay James Dickey appears at the end of the film as the sheriff.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Commentary from Teddy: “Drew is shot, Lewis is wounded, they’re trapped in that gorge surrounded by violent rapids with a killer after them, and Lewis hands over the reins to Ed who has to summon up the courage to save the day. A great All Is Lost moment.”