Daily Dialogue — May 9, 2018

“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass… And I’m all out of bubblegum.”

— They Live (1988), screenplay by John Carpenter, short story by Ray Nelson

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Action Hero Wisecracks.

Trivia: The line “I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I’m all out of bubble gum” was ad-libbed by Roddy Piper. According to director John Carpenter, Piper had taken the line from a list of ideas he had for his pro wrestling interviews.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Does it seem like the 80s was a decade filled with Action Hero Wisecracks? Yes… it does, indeed.