Daily Dialogue — March 9, 2020

Bob Hauk: You going to kill me, Snake?
Snake Plissken: Not now, I’m too tired. [pause] Maybe later.

— Escape from New York (1981), written by John Carpenter, Nick Castle

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Action Hero.

Trivia: John Carpenter wrote the first draft of the script in 1974.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Snake Plissken is a great example of the laconic action hero — says a lot with a few words.