Daily Dialogue theme next week: Voice Mail

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The Daily Dialogue theme for next week: Voice Mail.

Since the introduction of answering machines back in the late 1970s, voice mail has become a standard feature in movies. As with all new technologies, screenwriters have adapted voice mail to serve numerous purposes: provide exposition, surprise revelations, awkward moments, convey threats, and so forth. So this week, we consider the use of voice mail in movies. Your suggestions wanted!

What to do:

• Copy/paste dialogue from IMDb Quotes or some other transcript source.
• Copy/paste the URL of an accompanying video from YouTube or some other video source.
• Any trivia about the movie which you think would be of interest to readers, we always welcome that.

I’d also ask you to think about why the dialogue is notable. Is there anything about the dialogue which provides some takeaway related to the craft of writing? If so, feel free to share your Dialogue On Dialogue.

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Upcoming schedule of themes:

February 19-February 25: Fast Food
February 26-March 4: Walk and Talk
March 5-March 11: Teen Talk
March 12-March 18: Eulogy
March 19-March 25: Stand-Off
March 26-April 1: Trash Talk

If you have any suggestions for Daily Dialogue themes, please post them in a RESPONSE and I’ll be happy to consider them for the series.

Be sure to post your ideas for this week’s theme: Voice Mail.

Continued thanks to all of you Daily Dialogue devotees, and your suggested dialogue and dialogue themes. Grateful for your ongoing support!