Script Analysis: “Knives Out” — Part 5: Dialogue

Read and analyze the script for the hit crime comedy starring an all-star cast including Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, and more.

Monday: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown
Tuesday: Plot
Wednesday: Characters
Thursday: Themes
Friday: Dialogue
Saturday: Takeaways

Today: Dialogue.

Written by Rian Johnson.

Plot Summary: A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.

Major kudos to Dan Gorski for doing this week’s scene-by-scene breakdown.

To download a PDF of the breakdown for Knives Out, click here.

For Part 1, to read the Scene-By-Scene Breakdown discussion, go here.

For Part 2, to read the Plot discussion, go here.

For Part 3, to read the Character discussion, go here.

For Part 4, to read the Themes discussion go here.

I hope to see you in the RESPONSE section about this week’s script: Knives Out.