For upcoming Daily Dialog themes, how about in-universe slogans, catchphrases and sayings? I don't mean someone using "things go better with Coke" in a scene, but rather dialog that, for better or worse, became a cultural heritage that first appeared in movies. For instance, Star Wars gave us "May the Force be with you." Thunderdome gave us "Two men enter, one man leaves." Star Trek gave us "Resistance is futile." And, of course there's "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." Might be interesting to pinpoint the scenes that actually brought these homilies to the larger public.

The Fifth Element (1997) Writers: Luc Besson (story & screenplay), Robert Mark Kamen (screenplay) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TyxxLHfBwE Korben Dallas: You in charge? Fog: (Nervously) Yeah. Korben Dallas: How many of them are there? Fog: I..I dunno. (Korben trades places with Fog and peaks around the corner.) Korben Dallas: Seven on the left, five on the right. (Korben shoots across the lineup of Mangalores, then ducks back around the wall.) Korben Dallas: Three on the right, two on the left. We need to find the leader. Mangalores won't fight without the leader. Aknot: One more shot, and we start killing hostages! Korben Dallas: That's the leader. Aknot: Send someone to negotiate. Fog: Uh, I, I, I...I've never negotiated. Korben Dallas: Do you mind if I try? Fog: No, no, sure, sure. Sorry. [shouting] We're sending somebody in to negotiate! (Corben walks into the room and shoots Aknot between the eyes.) Korben Dallas: Anybody else want to negotiate? Fog: Wh-wh-wh-where did he learn to negotiate like that? President Lindberg: I wonder. The use of nervous stammer in this scene establishes the relative strengths between Dallas and Fog. Both are in the same situation, both stressed from battle, but Korben remains confident in speech while Fog stammers under duress.

My Cousin Vinny (1992) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYCvn7pqEHI CounseIIor. Your statement, sir. WeII, now. Uh... Ladies and gentIemen of the j-j-j... ..of-of the j-j-j... (coughs) ..jury! Um... On-on... On January ffffffff.... ..fourth of this year, my cIient did indeed|visit the Sac-o-Suds c... um... co... ..um... um... ..convenience store. But-but... ..he didn't, um... (sniffs) ..kiII anyone. He, um... We intend to prove that the ppppp... ..prosecution's case|is circumstantiaI and-and-and... (sighs) ..coincidentaI. Thank you. (Gibbons sighs) That's it? What about|everything we taIked about? - I get a IittIe nervous...|- A little? I'm gettin' better. I heard a gunshot,|so I Iooked out the window... ..and I seen them two boys|run out, get into their car,... ..and drive off Iike maniacs, their tyres|screechin', smokin', goin' up on the kerb. Is this the car? - Yes, sir.|- Thank you, sir. No further questions, Your Honour. Your witness. AII right. Mr, uh, T-T-T... ..uh... um... ..uh... Tipton. (sniffs) So this establishes the basis for hiring Vinny, the lesser of two evils. Kind of like voting.

Incredibles (2004) Writer: Brad Bird https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Ij7ElJnqM Edna Mode: Well, darling, what do you think? Helen Parr: What do I think? Bob is retired! I'm retired! Our family is underground. You helped my husband resume secret hero work behind my back? Edna Mode: Well, I assumed you knew, darling. Why would he keep secrets from you? Helen Parr: He...he wouldn't...didn't...doesn't. Edna Mode: Hmm. Men at Robert's age are often unstable, prone to weakness. Helen Parr: What are you saying? Edna Mode: Do you know where he is? Helen Parr: Of...course-- Edna Mode: Do you KNOW where he is? This is a case of stammering due to the shock of revelation. Rather than stumbling over the same word, she fumbles through several words trying to find the right one to reinforce her previous illusion (wouldn't...didn't...doesn't). She moves from the ideal, to the past, and then to the present. She's not yet ready to admit reality is different than what she's believed up to this point.

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) Writer: Richard Curtis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVeKCmvepGs Charles: Ehm, look. Sorry, sorry. I just, ehm, well, this is a very stupid question and... , particularly in view of our recent shopping excursion, but I just wondered, by any chance, ehm, eh, I mean obviously not because I’m just some git who’s only slept with 9 people, but-but I-I just wondered... ehh. I really feel, ehh, in short, to recap it slightly in a clearer version, eh, the words of David Cassidy in fact, eh, while he was still with the Partridge family, eh, "I think I love you," and eh, I-I just wondered by any chance you wouldn't like to... Eh... Eh... No, no, no of course not... I'm an idiot, he's not... Excellent, excellent, fantastic, eh, I was gonna say lovely to see you, sorry to disturb... Better get on... Carrie: That was very romantic. Charles: Well, I thought it over a lot, you know, I wanted to get it just right. Many years later, still one of the best professions of love ever. The stammering highlights just how difficult it is for Charles to get those three little words out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBvJ3btL2fE Billy Madison by Adam Sandler and Tim Herlihy 3rd Grader: Wa-wa-wa-once th-th-th-there wa-wa-wa-was a-a-a-a g-g-girl Billy Madison: Kid can't even read Ernie: Cut it out dude your gonna get us in trouble. Billy Madison: T-T-T-TODAY JUNIOR! In this early exchange with the teacher he has a crush on, Billy makes fun of a kid in his class. Later on, he'll win the same teacher's affection by saving a kid from being humiliated for peeing in his pants. It's a great lesson in comedic character growth.

Thanks, everyone, for some great suggestions. Look for them this week with attribution to you, of course. Some creative juju for each of you: WAWAWAWAWHHHHHOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSHHKKKIIII!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F6Ilu4LJio A Fish Called Wanda by John Cleese Archie: Where are they going? Quick? Where have they gone? Ken: The Ca... the Ca... the ca Archie: What? Are you alright? Where are they going? Ken: They've gone to the... they've gone to the... Cath... Cath... Archie: Are you ill? Ken: No, no, no. Archie: What? Ken: K... k... k Archie: You... have you... have you... Have you got a stutter? Ken: Ah, ah... ye... yeah Archie: Ok, fine... Don't worry. Don't worry. Do you know where they've gone? Ken: Erh... y... y... yeah. Archie: Fine... fine. Where? Ken: The Cath... Archie: Ca... Ken: ... Hotel. Archie: Hotel? Which hotel? Ken: Ca... Archie: Ca Ken: The Ca... The K... k... the Archie: Go on Ken: (stutters) Archie: That's ok. Ken: (stutters) Archie: Wait! Wa... wa... wait! Wait, wait, wait, wait! Slowly... very slowly. Slowly Ken: The Ca... The Ca-a... The k... The Caarhg Archie: No hurry Ken: The Caghh... Archie: Sing it. Sing... Ken: Caaaa... The Caaaa... The Carghh... the caghh... Caaa Archie: Plenty of time Ken: Caaa... Caaaaaa... The Caaaaa Archie: Oh! Come on!!! Sorry... sorry. Erm... Alright, wait. Ken: The Caaa Archie: Here. Write. Write! Cathcart Towers Hotel? Ken: Cathcart Towers Hotel. The look on Michael Palin's face when he says the full name without a hitch is hilarious!

Movie - The Cowboys Youtube - https://youtu.be/rBBS_tC4eRE Wil Andersen: You, Bob. You almost got him killed you know that? Stuttering Bob: But I t-t-tried to tell you. Wil Andersen: The hell you did. Stuttering Bob: I-I-I tried hard. Wil Andersen: If you had been out in that water we’d have heard you loud and clear. Stuttering Bob: I-I c-c-couldn’t get the w-w-words out. Wil Andersen: You could have if you’d wanted to, you just didn’t want to bad enough. Stuttering Bob: Before God, I t-t-tried. Wil Andersen: Trying don’t get it done. Fact is you almost let your friend choke to death out in that river. Stuttering Bob: I’d rather d-d-die than done that. Wil Andersen: Then you’re a liar. Stuttering Bob: It ain’t my fault I s-s-stutter. Wil Andersen: Listen to me you whining little whelp. You’re gonna stop that stuttering or get the hell out of here. You’re gonna stop it or go home, you hear me? Stuttering Bob: Son-of-a-bitch. Wil Andersen: What did you say? Stuttering Bob: You god-damned son-of-a-bitch! Wil Andersen: Say that again. Stuttering Bob: You god-damned, mean, son-of-a-bitch! Wil Andersen: Say it faster. Stuttering Bob: You god-damned, mean, dirty, son-of-a-bitch! Wil Andersen: I wouldn't make it a habit of calling me that, son. Stuttering Bob: [realizes he’s stopped stuttering] I did it. Did you hear me? I did it. I did it. Comment - The Duke as speech therapist. You think he's just being a mean bastard and then you see it was his plan all along. Great scene.

Interesting triva courtesy of IMDB: - Michael Palin's father stuttered, so Michael used a lot his real life experience when playing Ken, including the fact that Ken's stutter is less pronounced around people he trusts (Tom and Wanda) and worse around people he is uncomfortable with (Otto). - Michael Palin went on to found the London Centre for Stammering Children after a group of stutterers confronted him regarding the sensitivity with which he dealt with Ken's handicap in this film.