Daily Dialogue — January 31, 2019

Ronna: Dead celebrities. Loser goes up.
Mannie: Omar Sharif.
Ronna: Steve McQueen.
Claire: Michael Landon.
Mannie: Lee Marvin.

Ronna thinks.

Ronna: Shit.

She thinks some more, then…

Ronna: Malcolm X.
Claire: You can’t say Malcolm X.
Ronna: He’s famous, he’s dead.
Mannie: It’s like a rule or something, nothing starts with an x.

— Go (1999), written by John August

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Supermarket.

Trivia: Writer John August had originally intended “Go” to be a short film. The original screenplay was made up basically of the “Ronna” part of the script. The other two sections were added to explain why Simon went to Las Vegas and who Adam & Zack are.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Ever wondered what goes in supermarket back rooms? They play Dead Celebrities.