Friday, October 17, 2014

Dialogue Greatness

"The Outlaw Josie Wales"(1976) - Clint Eastwood is civil war gunman Josie Wales battling the Union Army criminals who murdered his family. He encounters a snake oil salesman who foolishly chooses to try to sell his "medicinal" to the stoic gunfighter. The carpetbagger rolls off an impossibly long a list of ailment cures and uses for his potion. The salesman finally finishes his list smiling confidently.  Josie ponders it for a second:

Josie: [spits a glob of tobacco juice directly on the man's white suit]  "How's it for stains?"

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