Daily Dialogue — February 11, 2019

Tom: I’ll have a decaf coffee.
Trudi: I’ll have a decaf espresso.
Morris Frost: I’ll have a double decaf cappuccino.
Ted: Give me decaffeinated coffee ice cream.
Harris: I’ll have a half double decaffeinated half-caf, with a twist of lemon.
Trudi: I’ll have a twist of lemon.
Tom: I’ll have a twist of lemon.
Morris Frost: I’ll have a twist of lemon.
Cynthia: I’ll have a twist of lemon.

— L.A. Story (1991), written by Steve Martin

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Coffee.

Trivia: The last movie to be reviewed by legendary critic Pauline Kael before her retirement. (February 11, 1991 edition of The New Yorker.)

Dialogue On Dialogue: In a movie which sends up the L.A. lifestyle in a big way, this hits the target square-on.