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* Parodied by Creator/GrantMorrison in the second issue of the three-part miniseries ''ComicBook/TheGreenLantern: Blackstars'', where ComicBook/{{Superman}} briefly slips into Mamet Speak while [[BitingTheHandHumor complaining about the current problems the league is facing]]. Superman, of course, was being written by Brian Michael Bendis at the time.
-->'''Superman:''' And then there's ''this-''\\
'''Hal Jordan:''' [[ParrotExposition This what]]?\\
'''Superman:''' This odd ''effect-''\\
'''Hal Jordan''': You've lost me- effect?\\
'''Superman:''' Like the ''visual'' track is frozen and the ''audio's'' still rolling-\\
'''Hal Jordan:''' Audio?\\
'''Superman:''' Audio, yes.
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* A delicious send-up of a possible dialogue from the upcoming ''Anne Frank'' movie is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpb6zCeM4uY here]].

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* A delicious send-up of a possible dialogue from the upcoming ''Anne Frank'' movie is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpb6zCeM4uY here]].here.]]
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* 40's film director Howard Hawks favored a style of dialog similar to Mamet's, especially in terms of speed and overlap. He had to do without the cussing, of course.
* Possibly referenced in a couple lines of dialogue from ''Film/TheToxicAvengerPartII'', of all places:
-->'''Apocalypse Inc. Chairman:''' "Neither a borrower, nor a lender be"... Shakespeare.\\
'''Homeless Woman:''' "Fuck You"... David Mamet.

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* 40's film director Howard Hawks Creator/HowardHawks favored a style of dialog similar to Mamet's, especially in terms of speed and overlap. He had to do without the cussing, of course.
course, given that he worked under UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode.
* Possibly referenced in [[QuoteToQuoteCombat a couple lines of dialogue dialogue]] from ''Film/TheToxicAvengerPartII'', of all places:
-->'''Apocalypse Inc. Chairman:''' "Neither a borrower, nor a lender be"... Shakespeare.[[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare]].\\
'''Homeless Woman:''' "Fuck You"...you"... David Mamet.



-->"Fuck you, Joan of Arc!"

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-->"Fuck -->''"Fuck you, Joan of Arc!"Arc!"''



* Parodied in "Speed-the-Play" by Creator/DavidIves.

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* Parodied {{Parodied|Trope}} in "Speed-the-Play" by Creator/DavidIves.

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