'UNTOUCHABLES' QUOTED ON FOX SITCOM 'DADS'
The new sitcom
Dads premiered on the FOX TV network this past Tuesday, and the pilot episode included a quote from
Brian De Palma's
The Untouchables, which was written by
David Mamet. It happens in an early scene in which the two main characters (played by
Giovanni Ribisi and
Seth Green), who own and operate their own video game company, are arguing about payback etiquette after one of them invited the other’s father to his surprise birthday party. Ribisi's Warner says to Green's Eli, "Hey, you send one of mine to the hospital, I send one of yours to the morgue. That’s the Chicago way." After a silent pause in which they stare at each other, they both smile and point at each other at the same time, saying, “
The Untouchables,” and the tension is broken. The pilot episode is currently
streaming on the FOX website.
