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Dialogue Coach: How to Say No!

An important lesson from Will Smith & Hitler: 'No!' can be a lot more gratifying than saying 'Yes.'  It also makes for better faces.


Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Credit: Artisan

The Slow Motion "No"

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Sarah Conner (Linda Hamilton) reunites with the T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) for the first time in several years.  Cue the slow-mo:

[backing away]

Noooo. NOOOOOOOO.

 

Mark Hamill in Empire Strikes Back
Credit: Twentieth Century Fox

The Maury Povich/Daddy Issues "No"

The Empire Strikes Back

Luke (Mark Hamill) doesn't take it so well when Darth Vader cuts off his hand and then admits to being his father:

Nooooooooooo!

 

Christopher Reeve in Superman: The Movie
Credit: Warner Bros.

The Reversal of Time "No"

Superman: The Movie

Superman (Christopher Reeve) impulsively decides to turn back time by reversing the orbit of the earth (huh?) after his true love Lois (Margot Kidder) suffocates during an earthquake caused by Gene Hackman.  But first:

No. No. No. No. No. No. AHHHH.

 

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