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Quotables #56: Office Chatter
There is nothing like the drudgery of day-to-day work to force people to talk to one another. All of the following snippets of dialogue are spoken in professional offices or office buildings. Your job is to guess what movies they are from.

Hint: None of these conversations take place in doctor or government offices.

Man #1: Hello, Peter. What's happening? Ah, we have sort of a problem here. Yeah. You apparently didn't put one of the new cover sheets on your T.P.S. reports.
Man #2: Oh, yeah. I'm sorry about that. I - I forgot.
Man #1: Mmm...yeah. You see, we're putting the cover sheets on all T.P.S. reports now before they go out. Did you see the memo about this?
Man #2: Yeah. ...Yeah. Yeah, I have the memo right here. I just, uh, forgot. But, uh, it's not shipping out ‘til tomorrow, so there's no problem.
Man #1: Yeah. If you could just go ahead and make sure you do that from now on, that would be great. And, uh, I'll go ahead and make sure you get another copy of that memo, okay?
Man #2: Yeah, no, I have the memo -
Man #1: Bye-bye, Peter.
Movie 1:
Man: There's a tiny door in my office, Maxine. It's a portal, and it takes you inside [name deleted]. You see the world through [name deleted]'s eyes, and then after about 15 minutes, you're spit out into a ditch onto the side of the New Jersey Turnpike.
Woman: Sounds great! Who the fuck is [name deleted]?
Man: Oh, he's an actor. He's one of the great American actors of the 20th century.
Woman: Oh, yeah? What's he been in?
Man: ...Lots of things. Uh, that jewel thief movie, for example. He's - he's very well respected. Anyway, the point is this is a very odd thing. It's supernatural, for lack of a better word. I mean, it raises all sorts of philosophical-type questions, you know, about the nature of self, about the existence of a soul. You know, am I me? Is [name deleted] [name deleted]? ...I had a piece of wood in my hand, Maxine. I don't have it anymore. Where is it? Did it disappear? How could that be? Is it still in [name deleted]'s head? I don't know! Do you see what a metaphysical can of worms this portal is?
Movie 2:
Man #1: Oh, have I got your attention now? ...Good, 'cause we're adding a little something to this month's sales contest. As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. Anybody want to see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired. ...Do you get the picture? Are you laughing now? ...You got leads. Mitch and Murray paid good money. Get their names to sell them. You can't close the leads you're given, you can't close shit! You are shit! Hit the bricks, pal, and beat it, 'cause you are going out!
Man #2: The leads are weak.
Man #1: The leads are weak? The fucking leads are weak? You're weak. I've been in this business 15 years.
Man #3: What's your name?
Man #1: Fuck you, that's my name! You know why, mister? Because you drove a Hyundai to get here tonight, I drove an $80,000 B.M.W. That's my name.
Movie 3:
Man #1: "My job consists of basically masking my contempt for the assholes in charge, and at least once a day retiring to the men's room so I can jerk off while I fantasize about a life that doesn't so closely resemble hell." Well, you obviously have no interest in saving yourself.
Man #2: Brad, for 14 years, I've been a whore for the advertising industry. The only way I could save myself now is if I start firebombing.
Man #1: Whatever. Management wants you gone by the end of the day.
Man #2: Well, just what sort of severance package is management prepared to offer me considering the information I have about our editorial director buying pussy with company money, which I think would interest the I.R.S., since it technically constitutes fraud? And I'm sure that some of our advertisers and rival publications might like to know about it as well, not to mention, heh, Craig's wife.
Man #1: What do you want?
Man #2: One year's salary with benefits.
Man #1: That's not going to happen.
Man #2: Well, what do you say I throw in a little sexual harassment charge to boot?
Man #1: Against who?
Man #2: Against you. Can you prove that you didn't offer to save my job if I let you blow me?
Man #1: Man...you are one twisted fuck.
Man #2: Nope. I'm just an ordinary guy with nothing to lose.
Movie 4:
Woman #1: Okay...okay, I'm gonna leave, but I'll tell you one thing: Don't you ever refer to me as your "girl" again.
Man: What in God's name are you talking about?
Woman #1: I'll tell you what I'm talking about: I'm no girl. I'm a woman. I'm not your wife or your mother or even your mistress.
Woman #2: What?
Woman #1: I am your employee, and as such, I expect to be treated with a little dignity and a little respect!
Woman #2: What do you mean "mistress?"
Woman #1: Oh, just come off it, [name deleted]. The whole company knows you two are having an affair.
Woman #2: Who's been saying we're having an affair?
Woman #1: Who's been saying it? He has.
Movie 5:

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