Questions tagged [dialogue]
Questions related to specific pieces of a work's spoken word.
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Why does Sonic refer to Robotnik as Eggman?
In the movie Sonic The Hedgehog there are two scenes where Sonic refers to Robotnik as Eggman. Apart from it being a reference to his Japanese video game name, why does Sonic do that? Was there any ...
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Why did Nun say, "Well...Yes, I know"?
In biographical drama movie The Two Popes (2019), Nun offers Pope Francis a dish to eat:
Nun: A typical Bavarian dish, Knödel mit Soße. Well...Yes, I know.
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What does Mr. Park whisper into Ms. Park's ear?
In Parasite Mr. Park says to Ms. Park,
But do you know what's strangest of all
and then leans into her ear and whispers something to her, which we are not told what that is. What does he whisper ...
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Dog-Faced Pony Soldier? [closed]
According to the Washington Post, Joe Biden recently (jokingly) called a voter a "lying dog-faced pony soldier". He attributes the quote to a John Wayne movie.
Is there such a John Wayne quote?
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How did Brother Kwame's words almost make that 'whole pig' (white cops) nightmare worthwhile?
In BlacKkKlansman (2018), both eating, Patrice speaks to Ron Stallworth:
Patrice: When we dropped Brother Kwame off at the airport, he told me
that the Black Power movement needed strong sisters ...
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What does this mean in 3 from hell?
In the movie 3 from Hell, when Captain Spaulding is interviewed before his execution, he says:
Captain Spaulding: What's the difference between a dead squirrel lying
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Why does Dr. Kennebrew Beauregard utter gibberish in the middle of his speech?
In BlacKkKlansman (2018), after the opening scene of Gone with the Wind, Dr. Kennebrew Beauregard appeared on the screen and gave a speech:
Is the final nail in a black coffin towards America ...
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Was the language real?
In the movie Isle of Dogs most of the human characters speak Japanese. Was it real Japanese language, or was it only some mumbling pretending to be Japanese or some funny lines that only a Japanese-...
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What Was Wayne Szalinski’s Old Job?
In Disney’s Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Wayne mentions to Dianne, “I’m just gonna get my old job back. If I can get my old job back.”
Is there any allusion in out-of-universe screenplays or interviews ...
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Why did Wichita say to Tallahassee “Maybe you should leave a note”?
In Zombieland Double Tap (2019), Luke Wilson arrived at the Hound Dog Hotel and parked his monster truck right
on the roof of the Tallahassee’s Beast. Super zombies arrive, Luke Wilson and Flagstaff ...
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Why did Tallahassee say, "That decides it"?
In Zombieland Double Tap (2019), after leaving Babylon, Tallahassee came across T800 kind of Zombies:
Tallahassee: T-800s. That decides it.
Why did Tallahassee say, "That decides it"?
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Why did Tallahassee shoot his alcohol bottle?
In Zombieland Double Tap (2019), Tallahassee tossed his alcohol bottle up in the air, aimed his gun quickly and shot it, then turned and proceeded to kill the zombie:
Columbus: It was good. You ...
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Why did Will trade his medal for wine?
I saw 1917.
I am a not a native English speaker and had to watch it in OV without subtitles, and I had dificulty understanding everything during some scenes because of the British accents.
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What does "they" in "they're scared" refer to?
In horror movie Annabelle Comes Home (2019), Daniela meets Judy, who is feeding chickens:
Judy: So, are you scared yet?
Daniela: Scared? What? No.
Judy: Who says they're scared?
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Why does Murdock ask for directions to Berlin?
In the A-Team movie, the A-Team are heading to Frankfurt in a plane with a tank and are shot down. After emerging in the tank from a lake, Murdock asks a local for directions to Berlin. Why not to ...
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Why did Mike say "You know we only put one guy outside the service elevator"?
In Angel Has Fallen (2019), disguised Mike used his old mate as a human shield in the service elevator in order to make his way to the hospital where President Trumbull was:
Billy: What the f*ck?
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Why does Travis Bickle say "Jesus Christ, I got a taxi"
Near the end of the scene in Taxi Driver where Travis takes Betsy to the porn movie, after she leaves angrily for her home in a taxi, he says, "Jesus Christ, I got a taxi". He didn't bring his taxi, ...
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Do Chipettes speak with a specific dialect in the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies?
In the Czech dubbing of the Alvin and the Chipmunks films, the Chipettes speak the Slovak language instead of the Czech language, as other characters in the movie do (they are very similar, speakers ...
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Aphorisms and idioms in The Witcher
There are a few sightly strange phrases featured in The Witcher TV series:
I'm not one to look a gift cock in the beak... (Don't look a gift horse in the mouth)
Playing priest's ear... (Playing ...
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Why did Sergeant Han ask that question?
In Skyscraper (2018), Sergeant Han describes Will Sawyer’s wife Sarah to Inspector Wu:
Sergeant Han: His wife was a navy surgeon. She did three tours in Afghanistan. The family's been residing in ...
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What does "it" refer to?
At the pre climax scene of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), before
being attacked by a group of hippies, Rick spoke to his dog Brandy:
Rick: Hey. I am doing the best I can under the ...
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What did the writers mean by this detail in one scene of one episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" from 1957?
In the 26th episode of season two of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" titled, "I Killed The Count Part II", first aired in 1957, there is a short scene, or rather a brief moment of one scene, which ...
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What's the meaning of "I can't get the drinks out"?
In The Irishman (2019), Jake asks Jimmy a bridge loan:
Jake: I got the first topless act on the Strip. I'm telling you, we're
booming in there. I can't get the drinks out...Just asking for a ...
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Why nobody is whelmed?
Robin in Young Justice discussed people are either overwhelmed or underwhelmed but nobody is being whelmed.
Is this a reference to something else or any historic significance of the absence of ...
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What pickles is he referring to?
In Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Cliff drives home from Rick's place and sees a hitchhiker called Pussycat:
CLIFF: Hello, hot stuff.
Pussycat: Looks like third time's the charm.
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Why are they calling him Jaskier?
In The Witcher (Netflix), the bard, played by Joey Batey, is named Jaskier but in the game and the English translations of the books, he is referred to as Dandy short for Dandelion. Why the name ...
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What numbers is Brixton referring to?
In Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Shaw and Hobbs fight Brixton who is trying to upgrade the world
with a dangerous virus:
BRIXTON: This doesn't end your way, boys.
SHAW: Yeah,...
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What does Adjudicator mean, "Both from above and below"?
In John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Adjudicator says to Winston about John Wick:
I trust you understand the repercussions if he survives. Both from
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What's the difference between "men of violence" and "violent men"?
In Shutter Island (2010), Dr. Jeremiah refers to Teddy as a man of violence, not a violent man. What's the difference between the two? Aren't the men of violence violent?
Dr. Jeremiah Naehring: Men ...
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In The Heights trailer: "Dreamers" or "DREAMers"?
In the In The Heights trailer
released this week, a character says the line "they're talking about kicking out all the dreamers." (1:31) Is this a generic reference to the characters in the movie who ...
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Why did Adelaide think that Tethered didn’t know that they looked alike?
In Us (2019), Gabe and his family are watching news which shows evil doppleganger attacking people with scissors:
Gabe: And they look like us.
Adelaide: They don't even know that yet.
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Who screams in "Time Trap"? Who says "Come here!"?
In the 2017 science fiction thriller Time Trap, shortly after entering the cave Jackie tells Veeves "let's explore!". They go down a passage and hear human sounds. Someone says "come here" in a ...
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What is the use of honor without help & service?
In John Wick 3 Parabellum (2019), Bowery King says to Tick Tok man:
Let it be known the bowery will honor the excommunicado. No help, no
services of any kind.
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What is the meaning of Kabir Luthra's expression?
In War (2019), Basheer holds Kabir, who came to kill him and his boss, and
finds out transmitter in Kabir's leg:
Basheer: You came here in one piece, Indian. This was already in
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Does the language in the movie Klaus actually make sense?
So I recently watched the Netflix movie Klaus.
In the movie there is a little girl who speaks Saami, as one of the other kids points out.
My question is, does she really speak Saami and if she does, ...
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What did Rex Kramer mean by routing the plane in Lake Michigan?
In Airplane!, Rex Kramer told this at some time in the control tower:
We ought to route [the plane] in Lake Michigan, at least we'll
avoid killing innocent people.
I had long suspected that this ...
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What did Nicky mean by this?
In Casino, when Nicky talks of the diamonds he has stolen and sent to be appraised he says that
Some of these stones got a lot of niggers in them.
What does he mean by this?
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What makes the people in the bar laugh at the beginning of Desperado?
At the beginning of the classic Robert Rodriguez film Desperado (1995), Buscemi (played by... Steve Buscemi) tells a tall tale about the mysterious main character of the film.
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Are there any mentions of nuclear weapons in M*A*S*H?
M*A*S*H takes place during the Korean war, basically 5 years after the world's first nuclear strike and at a very tense time where everyone was arming with nuclear weapons.
I understand from a ...
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What does this conversation about ghosts mean?
In Interstellar Cooper and his duaghter have the following conversation:
Murph: Grandpa says you can get ghosts Dad.
Cooper: Maybe grandpa's a little too close to being one himself.
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Why does Wonka speak French and German?
In "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", why does Wonka speak French when he's introducing his guests to the Boat and why does he speak German when he's opening the Inventing Room Door?
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Which war was referenced by Aravind when he said nine countries attacked one country?
7-aum-arivu is an Indian Science fiction martial arts film. It was originally made in Tamil and dubbed to Telugu as Seventh Sense.
Aravind (Suriya) and Subha (Shruti Hassan) escape from Dong Lee after ...
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What's the meaning of this dialogue about trees in The Hateful Eight?
What's the meaning of the following dialogue in The Hateful Eight?
"...for no more a reason than to give a n**** a run for the trees."
"I made them trees."
I can't figure out what the word '...
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In Superman vs Batman, Lex Luthor says, "Martha, Martha, Martha" -- was that improvised?
The line (taunting Superman, iirc) is a play on an old Brady Bunch where someone says, "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" but Lex according to the movie grew up in East Germany and even if he had some access to ...
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What does the line 'Your weight and your fate right here..' mean?
This seems like a cool line in Heist (2001), I'm just not sure what it means or what exactly he is trying to say. I get that he wants the other guy to drop the gun or he will shoot him or something to ...
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What does Miracle Max mumble after Inigo says "Humiliations galore"?
In The Princess Bride, in the scene where Inigo and Fezzik hire Miracle Max to restore Westley to life, the following dialogue occurs:
Miracle Max:
I make him better, Humperdinck suffers?
Inigo:
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Why did they begin using *fuck* in Season 7 (2017)?
In the US TV series Suits, I don't think they used the word fuck a single time in the first six seasons (2011–2016).
But in Season 7 (2017), they begin using it (perhaps once per episode). In Seasons ...
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Why does Wonder Woman say "goodbye brother" to Ares?
When Ares reveals himself to Diana in Wonder Woman, just after she finds out that her sword is powerless against him, he says "Oh my dear child".
Then, Diana tells him:
Goodbye brother.
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What does Kapiushon mean?
In season 6 episode 17 of Arrow. Anatoly says Kapiushon. So I’m wondering what it means because it says Kapiushon in other episodes and so I’m confused when they say this.
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Why does Principal Vagina say, "no relation" after introducing himself?
In the Rick and Morty series, we see multiple interactions with Morty's school Principal. His name is Principal Vagina. After he introduces himself, he says, "no relation" afterwards. Why? What joke ...
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