The movie Purple Rain mixes up with Abbot and Costello
Morris: Okay. What’s the password? Jerome: You got it. Morris: Got what? Jerome: The password. Morris: The password is what? Jerome: Exactly. Morris: The password is exactly? Jerome: No, it’s okay. Morris: The password is okay? Jerome: Far as I’m concerned. Morris: Damn it, say the password! Jerome: What. Morris: Say the password, onion head! Jerome: The password is what? Morris: [frustrated] That’s what I’m asking you! Jerome: [more frustrated] It’s the password! Morris: The password is it? Jerome: [exasperated] Ahhhhh! The password is what! Morris: It! You just said so! Jerome: The password isn’t it! The password is? Morris: What? Jerome: Got it! Morris: I got it? Jerome: Right. Morris: It or right?
“Who’s on First?” is a comedy routine made famous by Abbott and Costello. The premise of the sketch is that Abbott is identifying the players on a baseball team for Costello, but their names and nicknames can be interpreted as non-responsive answers to Costello’s questions.
But it also reminds me of Rain Man
Raymond: C-H-A-R-L-I-E, my main man.
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