Daily Dialogue — March 10, 2020

Sergeant Tom Hannon: Hey, where the hell are you going, Shaft?
John Shaft: To get laid, where the hell are you going?

— Shaft (1971), screenplay by Ernest Tidyman and John D.F. Black, novel by Ernest Tidyman

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Action Hero.

Trivia: Although not the first of its kind, “Shaft” is seen as being the definitive blaxploition movie.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Shaft has lots of fine dialogue responses in the movie. Check out this scene for a nifty selection of lines.