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#92 - The Princess Bride (1987)

Writers/Blockbusters Screenwriting Podcast

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The Immortal Movie Quotes

"This is a great example of using dialogue repetition," says Bob. "It imbues it with meaning that it didn't have before and makes it special." The easiest way to pull this off is you do a dialogue set up just like you've talked about in the past, said Bob. And then you have a third occasion where the dialogue is. It comes up - which is the payoff. That's the punchline. Usually that shows that that payoff reversal shows character or relationship growth.

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