Daily Dialogue — May 17, 2018

“Do you think maybe he’s compensating for something?”

— Shrek (2001), screenplay by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Joe Stillman & Roger S.H. Schulman, book by William Steig

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Double Entendre.

Trivia: Chris Farley was originally cast as Shrek and even recorded almost all of the dialogue. However, after his death, the role was given to fellow Saturday Night Live (1975) performer, Mike Myers. Shrek’s “air quotes” in the film is an homage to Farley, whose character Bennett Brauer also used air quotes. A story reel featuring a sample of Farley’s recorded dialogue was leaked to the public in August 2015.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Shrek has got a LOT of double entendres and adult humor sprinkled throughout including this line from Shrek upon viewing Lord Farquaad’s castle for the first time.