Daily Dialogue — March 19, 2020

Robert Graysmith: This is a case that’s covered both northern and southern California with victims and suspects spread over hundreds of miles, would you agree?
Dave Toschi: Yeah.
Robert Graysmith: Darlene Ferrin worked at the Vallejo House of Pancakes on the corner of Tennessee and Caroll. Arthur Leigh Allen lived in his mother’s basement on Fresno Street. Door to door, that is less than 50 yards.
Dave Toschi: Is that true?
Robert Graysmith: I’ve walked it.
Dave Toschi: Jesus Christ.

— Zodiac (2007), screenplay by James Vanderbilt, book by Robert Graysmith

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Diner.

Trivia: The shooting script was 200 pages long. To prevent any problems with length that such a long script might cause, director David Fincher decided to ask his cast members to speak faster.

Dialogue on Dialogue: Notice the use of salt and pepper shaker as visuals to drive home the dialogue… a reminder movies are a visual medium.