churnage at 2012-01-01 14:22:45:
How about going on a trip? Here are some quick examples... --Bruce Willis on the plane headed out to visit his estranged wife in "Die Hard" --Owen Wilson aboard the old 1920s car in "Midnight in Paris" --William Miller going on tour with Stillwater in "Almost Famous" --Kristen Whig in coach for the bachelorette party to Vegas in "Bridesmaids"
Teddy Pasternak at 2012-01-01 14:29:20:
How about New Year's resolutions or promises? I don't have any examples yet, but I'll do some searching...
Timothy O. Casey at 2012-01-01 14:34:04:
Hey Scott, one for thing for me was I learned early in life to never ask my elders "how are you?" There was never a good way to end that discussion.
Richard at 2012-01-01 16:03:06:
How about "snappy answers to stupid questions". There must be a nearly infinite number of these to choose from. For example, from Big Lebowski: Thug: (holding a bowling ball) What's this? The Dude: Obviously, you're not a golfer.
Scott at 2012-01-01 16:56:40:
With so many road movies, I like how you have narrowed the focus to characters on actual transportation machines (i.e., car, boat, airplane). Maybe focus on meaningful moments? Embarking, getting ready to disembark, or some sort of revelation along the way. So maybe taking a trip?
Scott at 2012-01-01 16:57:17:
Seems like a natural, but then I started to try to conjure up some examples and came up empty. Weird...
Scott at 2012-01-01 16:58:30:
Stupid questions, snappy answers. Could be. Are there seven notable examples?
Scott at 2012-01-01 17:11:56:
Sage advice. Do you have a book out? Thought I saw something on FB about it.
Richard at 2012-01-01 18:05:26:
Just a few that come to mind real quick... GHOSTBUSTERS: Ray: Hey, where do these stairs go?/ Peter: They go up. KISS KISS BANG BANG: Harry: Still gay?/ Gay Perry: Me? No. I'm knee-deep in pussy. I just like the name so much, I can't get rid of it. ANALYZE THIS: Paul Vitti: I couldn't get it up last night./ Ben Sobel: You mean sexually? / Paul Vitti: No, I mean for the big game against Michigan State. Of course sexually! CLERKS: Customer: Cute cat. What's its name?/ Randal Graves: Annoying customer./ Customer: Fuckin' dickhead! That's 5 already... I figure there have to be tons of these.
Scott at 2012-01-01 18:08:06:
Okay, you sold me. Let's do snappy answers to stupid questions. I'll update the OP. Thanks the suggestion and examples!
Richard at 2012-01-01 18:55:38:
Cool. Oh, here's another... K-9: Tracy: Do you know you have an animal growing out of your pants? / Dooley: Thanks, hon. I also have a dog here.
Timothy O. Casey at 2012-01-01 20:46:01:
Yeah a humor book about my 30 years as a firefighter just silly stories of life in the firehouse. It's #5 on Amazon bestsellers for Kindle memoirs.
Timothy O. Casey at 2012-01-01 20:48:24:
Suck up
David Proenza at 2012-01-02 00:02:01:
I know you already have the topic for this week, but how about for a future post: Poker/Card/Casino games? Casino Royale, the poker game in I Love You, Man,21, blackjack in Austin Powers...
Vic at 2012-01-02 12:02:59:
AIRPLANE: Ted Striker: Surely you can't be serious./Rumack: I am serious... and don't call me Shirley.
Teddy Pasternak at 2012-01-02 15:49:06:
Alright, so this is actually a dumb answer to a reasonable question, but it's so funny I thought I'd suggest it anyway. Tropic Thunder (2008) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7LQKNhV7L8 Kevin Sandusky: You guys all read the script, right? Kirk Lazarus: I don't read the script, script reads me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiSgW2KM18M Kevin Sandusky: What the hell does that even mean? Kirk Lazarus: [shouting] What you getting at with the book, scripts, spit that shit out, man!