Daily Dialogue — September 29, 2017

Paul discovers the subway fares went up to $1.50 at midnight. He only has 97 cents. He pleads with the Subway Attendant.

Paul Hackett: Couldn’t you just give me one token, please?
Subway Attendant: I can’t do that. I may lose my job.

Paul looks around and sees no one else in the station.

Paul Hackett: Well, who would know… exactly?
Subway Attendant: I could go to a party, get drunk, talk to someone… who knows?

— After Hours (1985), written by Joseph Minion

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Transportation, suggested by Denise Garcia.

Trivia: Joseph Minion’s script was his thesis for Columbia Film School. He got an “A” from his teacher, Yugoslavian director Dusan Makavejev.

Dialogue On Dialogue: One of my favorite movies. Combines compressed time frame and frustration comedy. Paul’s interaction with the Subway Attendant, then the Subway Cop is a great example of the humor throughout the movie.