Daily Dialogue — October 26, 2019

“See, Mr. Turner, that rocket fell for about fourteen seconds, which means that it flew to an altitude of 3,000 feet. According to the equation “S” equals one-half “A” “T” squared, where “S” is the altitude, “A” is the gravity constant, and “T” is the time it took for that rocket to come back down.”

— October Sky (1999), screenplay by Lewis Colick, book by Homer H. Hickham Jr.

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Teaching.

Trivia: The author wished the movie to be called “Rocket Boys,” like the book it’s based on, but the studio believed that title would not sell well. The compromise title “October Sky” works on two levels: it’s the month when the hero is first inspired by Sputnik flying overhead, and it is an anagram of “Rocket Boys”.

Dialogue On Dialogue: A nice twist where the student does the teaching.