Daily Dialogue — September 4, 2014

The car is parked in a field of some sort. Butch reaches in the back seat for the bag of clothing.

BUTCH: Here, take them nasty skivvies off and put on yer’ jeans.

He spots Phillip’s not so successful effort to hide the costume box.

BUTCH: Whatya’ got there?
PHILLIP: A ghost suit.
BUTCH: From the store? You kyped it?

Phillip nods, expecting the worst.

BUTCH: Well, hell, Phillip, put it on.
PHILLIP: You ain’t mad?
BUTCH: Let’s unnerstan’ each other here. Stealin’s wrong, ok? But if there’s somethin’ you need bad and you ain’t got the money, then it’s okay to take a loaner on the item. It’s what ya’ call an exception to the rule.

Phillip tears into the box, rips out the costume, looks at it, starts to take off his underwear then balks. Butch notices.

BUTCH: What’s wrong?
PHILLIP: Nuthin’.

Butch notices Phillip’s hands covering his crotch.

BUTCH: What? You don’t wanna’ get undressed, is that it?

Phillip shrugs.

BUTCH: You embarrassed caus’ I might see yer’ pecker?
PHILLIP: It’s… puny.
BUTCH: What?
PHILLIP: It’s puny.
BUTCH: Well hell, lemme’ see.

Phillip still hesitates.

BUTCH: Go on. I’ll shoot ya’ straight.

Phillip gingerly pulls off his underwear. Butch smiles a broad grin.

BUTCH: Hell no, Phillip, it’s good size for a boy yer’ age!

Phillip, remasculated, smiles and starts to put on the costume.

— A Perfect World (1993), written by John Lee Hancock

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Abduction.

Trivia: Clint Eastwood was not originally going to act in the movie — Kevin Costner talked him into it.

Dialogue On Dialogue: If you haven’t seen this movie, watch it. The relationship that develops between kidnapper (Butch) and abductee (Phillip) is a compelling one to see. A strong script by John Lee Hancock.

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