A. J. Langer Quotes - Best Lines & Interviews

Memorable Quotes from A. J. Langer

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Secrets of the Cellar Revealed

Alice People have tried.

Fool You mean, the people in the cellar? Who are they?

[''Alice nods'']

Alice Mommy and Daddy looked a long time to find the perfect boy child, but each one they found turned out bad. Some saw things they weren't supposed to, others heard too much, others talked back. Daddy cut out the bad parts, and put the boys in the cellar, one by one. They get flashlights and food of some kind. I suppose they're happy in their own way.

Fool Yeah right. What about you? How come they haven't put you in the cellar?

Alice I do not see, or hear, or speak evil. It's the only way.

Fool What is that?

[''Hears screaming from within the walls'']

Alice What?

Fool That yelling! What is that?

Alice Well, that's Roach.

Fool Roach?

Alice That's who Daddy's hunting. See, Daddy hates Roach because he got out of the cellar and into the walls, and now Daddy can't find him.

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The People Under the Stairs

Communication Barriers in a Troubling Environment

Fool Thanks.

[''After Roach rescues him from "Daddy"'']

Fool He doesn't talk much, does he?

[''To Alice'']

Alice His tongue's cut out.

Alice Mommy caught him trying to call for help one day, and Daddy had to teach him to...

Fool ], right?

[[w:Three wise monkeys|Speak no evil]

Fool Your father's one sick mother, you know that? Actually, your mother's one sick mother, too!

Alice Shh! You're speaking evil! They'd kill you if they heard a word you just said.

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The People Under the Stairs

Desire for Escape and Its Paradox

Fool Well I don't want in, I want out.

Alice Sometimes in is out.

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The People Under the Stairs

Exaggeration in Life-and-Death Situations

Alice He said he killed you!

Fool He was exaggerating.

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The People Under the Stairs

Confrontation Escalates Among the Characters

Ruby Williams What're you gonna do, shoot us all?

Woman You'll do!

Alice No!

[''Drops out of the ceiling and knocks the Woman's head against the floor'']

Ruby Williams Damn, she knocked that bitch cold!

Second man Look at her, what they doing to her in there?

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The People Under the Stairs

A Conversation Between Fool and Alice

Fool My name is Fool. What's yours?

Alice Alice.

[''Shyly'']

Fool Don't be scared. You never seen a brother before?

Alice Never had a brother.

Fool No, I mean a black dude. There's black folks in this neighborhood.

Alice Neighborhood?

Fool The neighborhood. You know, outside.

Alice Well, that's outside, not in here.

Fool So you get outside, don't you?

Fool You sayin never?

Alice Can't get out. No one ever has.

Fool Well, I'm gonna get out. I'm a whole other thing.

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Escape from L.A.

Choices and Consequences in a Dystopian World

President What's it to be, Plissken? Us or them?

Snake Shut down the Third World; they lose, you win. Shut down America; you lose, they win. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

President So what are you going to do?

Snake Disappear.

[Types "666" on the remote]

Brazen He's entered the world code...no target code. Sir, that'll shut down the entire planet.

[looks at Sword of Damocles system display; to the President]

Snake I told you, you'd better hope I didn't make it back.

Malloy You push that button, everything we've accomplished for the past 500 years will be finished. Our technology, our way of life, our entire history. We'll have to start all over again. For God's sakes, don't do it, Snake!

[takes one step closer and pleads]

Snake The name's Plissken.

[pushes the button; the Sword of Damocles EMP satellites fire off, disabling all electrical systems - including Utopia's electric chair just before she is to be executed]

Utopia He did it! He shut down the Earth!

[as the light fades out]

Snake Welcome to the human race.

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The People Under the Stairs

Tension and Frustration in a Difficult Situation

Man Some niggers robbed the store.

Woman Again? May they burn in hell.

Man I'm very tense from this.

Woman You have one of your headaches?

Man Ooh... very VERY tense about this.

Woman Alice has been bad. She's been feeding that thing between the walls again.