Pulp Fiction - Establishing Rules for a Critical Situation
The Wolf: [to Jules]
Okay, gentlemen, let's get our rules of the road straight: We're goin to a place called Monster Joe's Truck and Tow. Now, Monster Joe and his daughter Raquel are sympathetic to our dilemma. The place is North Hollywood, so a few twists and turns aside, we'll be goin up Hollywood Way. Now, I'll drive the tainted car. Jules, you ride with me. Vincent, you follow in my Acura. Now, if we come across the path of any John Q. Laws, nobody does a fuckin thing til I do something, all right? What did I say?
Jules:
Don't do shit, unless.
The Wolf:
Unless what?
Jules:
Unless you do it first.
The Wolf: [to Vincent; [w:Lash LaRue|Lash LaRue]
Spoken like a true prodigy. How about you, ]? Can you keep your spurs from jinglin and janglin'?
Vincent:
Mr. Wolfe, look, the gun went off, I don't know why. I'm cool, I promise you.
The Wolf:
Fair enough. Now, I drive real fuckin fast, so keep up. If I get my car back any different than I gave it, Monster Joe's gonna be disposing of two bodies.
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Pulp Fiction - Unexpected Reactions in a Tense Situation
Jimmie:
I can't believe this is the same car.
The Wolf:
Well, let's not start sucking each other's dicks quite yet.
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Pulp Fiction - Explaining the Importance of Family Linens
The Wolf:
How we coming, Jimmie?
Jimmie:
Uh, pretty good, I got-I got it all here, but, uh...Mr. Wolfe, you gotta understand something--
The Wolf: [interrupting]
Winston, Jimmy, please, Winston.
Jimmie: [The Wolf offers Jimmie a cigarette; he demurs]
Okay. You gotta understand something, uh, Winston--'--oh no, thank you--this is our best linen here, and it's a, it was a wedding present from my Uncle Conrad and Aunt Jenny, and they're not with us any more, and I really want to help you guys out--
The Wolf: [interrupting; before lighting his cigarette]
Let me ask you a question, Jimmie. If you don't mind?
Jimmie:
Oh, no, no, please do.
The Wolf: [after lighting his cigarette]
Your Uncle...Conrad? And Aunt Jenny...were they millionaires?
Jimmie:
No.
The Wolf:
Well, your Uncle Marcellus is. And I'm positive that if Uncle Conrad and Aunt...
Jimmie:
Jenny.
The Wolf:
...Jenny were here, they would furnish you with a whole bedroom set. Which your Uncle Marcellus is more than happy to do.
The Wolf:
I like oak, myself. That's what I have in my bedroom. How about you, Jimmie? You an oak man?
Jimmie:
Oak's nice.
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Pulp Fiction - Cleaning Up a Messy Situation
The Wolf:
Okay, first thing. You two, take the body, stick it in the trunk. Now, Jimmie, this looks to be a pretty domesticated house. That would lead me to believe that in the garage or under the sink, you've got a bunch of cleaners and cleansers and shit like that?
Jimmie:
Yeah, yeah, Mr. Wolfe, under the sink.
The Wolf:
Good. What I need you two fellas to do is take those cleaning products and clean the inside of the car. I'm talking fast, fast, fast. You need to go in the back seat, scoop up all those little pieces of brain and skull, get it out of there, wipe down the upholstery. Now, when it comes to upholstery, it don't need to be spic-and-span. You don't need to eat off it, just give it a good once-over. What you need to take care of are the really messy parts. The pools of blood that have collected, you got to soak that shit up. Now, Jimmie, we need to raid your linen closet. I need blankets, I need comforters, I need quilts, I need bedspreads. The thicker the better, the darker the better. No whites, can't use em. We need to camouflage the interior of the car. We're going to line the front seat and the back seat and the floorboards with quilts and blankets. So, if a cop stops us and starts sticking his big snout in the car, the subterfuge won't last, but at a glance, the car will appear to be normal. Jimmie, lead the way. Boys, get to work.
Vincent:
Please" would be nice.
The Wolf:
Come again?
Vincent:
I said a "please" would be nice.
The Wolf:
Get it straight, Buster. I'm not here to say "please". I'm here to tell you what to do. And if self-preservation is an instinct you possess, you better fucking do it and do it quick. I'm here to help. If my help's not appreciated, lots of luck, gentlemen.
Jules:
No, no, no, Mr. Wolfe, it ain't like that. Your help is definitely appreciated.
Vincent:
Mr. Wolfe, listen. I don't mean disrespect, okay? I respect you. I just don't like people barking orders at me, that's all.
The Wolf:
If I'm curt with you, it's because time is a factor. I think fast, I talk fast, and I need you guys to act fast if you want to get out of this. So pretty please, with sugar on top, clean the fucking car.
Vincent:
Don't give me that look, alright? I can feel your look.
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Blue Collar - Divisions Within the Workforce Explored
Smokey James:
Why do you go to the line every Friday?
Jerry Bartowski:
Well ...
Smokey James:
Because the finance man's gonna be at your house on Saturday, right? That's exactly what the company wants - to keep you on their line. They'll do anything to keep you on their line. They pit the lifers against the new boys, the old against the young, the black against the white - ANYTHING to keep us in our place.
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Blue Collar - The Burden of Consumerism in Life
Jerry Bartowski:
Credit's the only thing you can get free from the company. Got a house, fridge, dishwasher, washer-dryer, TV, stereo, motorcycle, car..."buy this shit, buy that shit." All you got's a buncha shit.
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The Grey Zone - The Ease of Manipulation and Betrayal
SS-Oberscharfuhrer Eric Muhsfeldt:
I've seen them strike the ones that are slow getting in (the gas chamber). They steal, lie to each other. I never fully despised the Jews until I experienced how easily they could be persuaded to do the work here. To do it so well. And to their own people! They'll be dead by week's end, every soul. And we'll replace them with others no different. Do you know how easy that will be?
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The Last Temptation of Christ - Confrontation of Betrayal and Understanding
Peter:
Don't you have any respect?
Judas:
For him?
Jesus: [feebly]
You don't understand...
Judas:
Understand?... You broke my heart. Sometimes I curse the day I ever met you! We held the world in our hands. Remember what you told me? You took me in your arms, do you remember? And you begged me, "Betray me, betray me. I have to be crucified, I have to be resurrected so I can save the world. I am the lamb," you said. "Death is the door. Judas, my brother, don't be afraid. Help me go through the door." And I loved you so much, I went and betrayed you. And you... you... What are you doing here? What business do you have here, with women, with children? What's good for men isn't good for God! Why weren't you crucified?
Peter:
Look at his wounds, Judas, they're bleeding. You're hurting him. That's enough.
Judas:
He was going to be the New Covenant. Now there's no more Israel.
Jesus:
No, you don't understand... The guardian angel... God sent a guardian angel to save me.
Judas: [points at the feminine youth, who becomes a pillar of fire]
Angel? What angel? Look at her. Satan.
Satan:
I told you we would meet again.
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The Last Temptation of Christ - A Sacrifice for Redemption
Judas:
How will you ever pay for your sins?
Jesus:
With my life, Judas. With my life. I don't have anything else.
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The Last Temptation of Christ - The Necessity of Sacrifice
Jesus:
I wish there was another way, but there isn't. I have to die on the cross.
Judas:
I won't let you die.
Jesus:
You don't have a choice. Neither do I. Remember, we're bringing God and man together. They'll never be together unless I die. I'm the sacrifice... Forget everything else, understand that.
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The Last Temptation of Christ - A Revelation Shared Between Brothers
Jesus:
Judas, my brother, I have something to tell you. I have a terrible secret from God. You know why I came to Jerusalem?
Judas:
Yes. This is where the revolution is going to begin.
Jesus:
Last night, Isaiah came to me. He had a prophecy. I saw it written. It said, "He has borne our faults; he was wounded for our transgressions, yet he opened now his mouth. Despised and rejected by all, he went forward without resisting, like a lamb led to the slaughter.
Judas:
I don't understand.
Jesus:
Judas, I am the lamb. I'm the one who's going to do.
Judas:
Die? You mean you're not the Messiah?
Jesus:
I am.
Judas:
That can't be. If you're the Messiah, why do you have to die?
Jesus:
Listen, at first, I didn't understand myself...
Judas:
No, you listen. Every day, you have a different plan. First it's love, then the ax, and now you have to die. What good could that do?
Jesus:
God only talks to me a little at a time and tells me as much as I need to know.
Judas:
We need you alive!
Jesus:
Now I finally understand! All my life-all my life, I've been followed by voices, by footsteps, by shadows. And do you know what that shadow is? The cross. I have to die on the cross, and I have to die willingly. We have to go back to the temple.
Judas:
And after you die on the cross, what happens then?
Jesus:
I come back to judge the living and the dead.
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The Last Temptation of Christ - Conflict Over Loyalty and Duty
Saul:
You had orders to kill him and you haven't done it. Now he acts like a prophet, and you follow him!
Judas:
Did you hear what he said back there?
Saul:
Yes I heard him. We took an oath against Rome. I don't see a thing against Rome around here, all I see are Jews against Jews.
Judas:
Then you're not listening.
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Cop Land - Good Guys and Bad Guys in Garrison
Ray Donlan:
See officer, in Garrison, when the car you're gonna tag has got a PDA sticker, I'd advise you to think to yourself, "Hey, that's one of the good guys. I think I'll go catch me a bad guy.
Cindy Betts:
If we didn't pull over P.D., there wouldn't be any violations in this town.
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Cop Land - Contemplation on Perception and Advice
Freddy Heflin:
How do you think this makes me look.
Ray Donlan:
Go home and don't think so much.
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Cop Land - Exploring Life in a Unique City
Ray Donlan:
What brings you to our fair city?
Moe Tilden:
I heard there was a way of life out here. Thought I'd check it out for myself.
Ray Donlan:
What are we, like the Amish now?
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Cop Land - Conflict and Accountability Among Friends
Gary Figgis:
Don't shut me out, Ray! You found us a sweet little town. You got us the low interest, and I'm grateful. But don't forget who it was that you came to two years ago to cover your ass.
Ray Donlan:
Get him outta here Freddy.
Freddy Heflin: [as he tries to pull Figgs out of the bar but is pushed away]
Come on...
Gary Figgis:
It's not my fault that you can't look at him! You sit in this chair with your back to im. You want it to go away, but I'm still here. In for a penny, in for a pound. Don't shut me out, Ray.
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Cop Land - Questioning Promises and Expectations in Law Enforcement
Joey Randone:
What the fuck, Ray? You said PDA was gonna set this guy up, with a new life and everything.
Ray Donlan:
You think I'm all that, huh, Joey?
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Cop Land - The Illusion of Order in a Corrupt World
Ray Donlan:
Freddie, I invited men - cops - good men - to live in this town. And these men make a living - they cross that bridge every day to a place where everything is upside down. Where the cop is the perp, and the perp is the victim. The only thing they did was get their families out, before it got to them. We made a place where things make sense, where you can cross the street without fear. Now you come to me with a plan, to set things right. Everyone in the city holding hands, singing "We Are the World." That's very nice, but Freddie, your plan is the plan of a boy! You read it on the back of a matchbox, without thinking! Without looking at the cards.
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Cop Land - The Difference Between Men and Boys
Ray Donlan:
You know the difference between men and boys? Boys bet everything on everything! Boys think every hand is a royal flush! You play cards with a man, he knows his limits.
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The Piano - Desire and Despair in Unrequited Love
George Baines:
Ada, I am unhappy because I want you, because my mind has seized on you and thinks of nothing else. This is how I suffer, I am sick with longing. I don't eat, I don't sleep. If you do not want me, if you have come with no feeling for me, then go! Go! Go NOW! Leave!
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The Piano - A Plea for Emotional Connection and Freedom
George Baines: [to Ada]
I have given the piano back to you. I've had enough. The arrangement is making you a whore, and me, wretched. I want you to care for me. But you can't. It's yours, leave. Go on, go.
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The Piano - Bargaining for the Piano's Return
George Baines: [to Ada; she doesn't move]
Do you know how to bargain, nod if you do. There's a way you can have your piano back. Do you want it back? You want it back?You see I'd like us to make a deal. There's things I want to do while you stay. If you let me you can earn it back. What do you think, one visit for every key.
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From Dusk Till Dawn - The Impact of Tragedy on Life
Seth Gecko: [talking to Jacob about his wife's death in a car crash]
Died right away?
Jacob Fuller:
Not quite. She was trapped in the wreck for about six hours before she passed on.
Seth:
Yeah, those acts of God really stick it in and break it off, don't they?
Jacob:
Yes, they do.
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From Dusk Till Dawn - Unexpected Family Dynamics in a Tense Conversation
Seth Gecko:
So, what's the story with you two, you a couple of fags?
Jacob Fuller:
He's my son.
Seth:
How's that happen? You don't look Japanese.
Jacob:
Neither does he. He looks Chinese.
Seth:
Oh. Well, excuse me all to hell.
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From Dusk Till Dawn - Embracing Darkness and Servitude
Jacob Fuller: [on his impending vampirization]
I'll be a lap dog of Satan.
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From Dusk Till Dawn - Reflections on Faith and Self-Doubt
Jacob Fuller:
Every person who... chooses the service of God as his life's work has something in common. I don't care if you're a preacher, a priest, a nun, a rabbi or a Buddhist monk. Many, many times during your life you will look at your reflection in a mirror and ask yourself: am I a fool? I'm not going through a lapse; what I've experienced is closer to awakening.
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