Memorable Quotes from John Travolta
100 quotesFriendship and Frustration Amongst Young Adults
Joey
Hey, Tony, Double J's been in the car twenty five minutes with some chick!
Tony Manero
So?
Joey
So, I can't get the selfish prick out!
Tony Manero
These guys can't do nothin without me.
[to Annette]
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A Challenge to Be Displayed
Terl
You have been quite a challenge, rat-brain, and you're going to make a hell of a conversation piece when you're stuffed and hanging on the wall at the academy!
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Invention of Marriage Explained
Michael
You know, I invented marriage
Pansy Milbank
Oh really?
Michael
Yep. All these people were milling around, trying to get together, everything was in chaos so I told em, "Have a ceremony".
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Reflection on a Changed Neighborhood
Howard Saint
Do you recognize the neighborhood - Little Cuba? Just think - the first time I saw you was only three blocks from here. Of course, the neighborhood was so much more colorful then. Now it's just for whores. You'll fit right in.
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The Role of a Producer in Film
Chili Palmer
I don't think the producer has to do much, outside of maybe knowing a writer.
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Self-Preservation Amidst Crisis
Jack Terry
I'm trying to save our asses!
Sally
I'll look after my own ass, thank you.
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Misunderstanding Leads to Family Revelation
James
May I help you?
Albert
I am here to see my son.
James
Sorry about that sir, I think you have the wrong apartment.
Albert
Is this Mollie and her son? I am the father.
James
So you say you are the boy's father?
Albert
Yes, and I would like to see my son! The law is on my side, buddy boy!
James
OK, if you are the father then maybe you can answer me these questions. When was he born?
Albert
July 3rd.
James
What is his favorite cereal?
Albert
I don't know.
James
Cheerios! What was his favorite stuffed animal, Fred or Barney? It's Fred right?
Albert
Uh yeah it's Fred.
James
No it's Barney, how many diapers does he go through in one day?
James
About six! Who is his favorite rock star? Michael Jackson! Seriously, do you not think a father ought to know some of these things about his children?
Albert
OK, how much is she paying you? Five dollars an hour?
Albert
Here, go have some fun at the video arcade!
James
Do not give me that shit!
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Leverage in a Moment of Conflict
Terl
Why don't you vaporize me?
Jonnie Goodboy Tyler
Leverage.
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Survival Amidst Danger and Death
Charlie Wax
Nice work Reece.
James Reece
What's so nice about it?
[splattered in blood]
Charlie Wax
How bout the fact that he's dead and you're alive.
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The Importance of Action in Leadership
Lawrence Harris
Excuse me, Jack, but what, if anything, are you against?
Jack Stanton
I'm against doing nothing while people are suffering. I'm against going against any idea that might help because it isn't my idea. Senator, you have met these people. You have looked into their eyes. Are you saying we should do nothing to help unless we come up with it?
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Interpersonal Dynamics and Conflict in Relationships
Tony Manero
Everybody uses everbody, don't they?
Jessie
Go to hell, Manero!
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Self-Identity and Misunderstanding
Michael
I'm not that kind of ].
[[angel]
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A Cry for Freedom and Justice
Tony Manero
]! Attica! Attica! Attica!
[[Al Pacino]
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Creative Pressure in Filmmaking
Chili Palmer
You know, Welles didn't even wanna do that one. Some studio made him do it. He owed em one and all his own movies lost money. But, hey, sometimes that's when you do your best work, you got a gun to your head.
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Shared Initials and Marriage Monograms
Tony Manero
You know, you and I got the same last initial.
Stephanie Mangano
Wow. Does that mean when we get married, I won't have to change the monogram or my luggage?
[sarcastically]
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Reflection on a Lost Friendship and Regret
Jack Stanton
Most of us here grew up with Libby Holden. She was our friend. She was our big sister. She bullied us, went after us, and worst of all, she remembered everything about us. All those young promises made, everything we wanted to be, everything we wanted the world to be — she remembered them all in the original wording. She wrote me a note before she died. "I am so fucking disappointed in you. Shape up!" I am so sorry that I disappointed her, and I am so sorry that I can't stand before her and promise to do better. She lent us all her warmth, her idealism, her madness. She had the most amazing heart.
[speaking at Libby's funeral; fighting tears as he reads it]
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Uncomfortable Silences
Mia
Don't you hate that?
Vincent
What?
Mia
Uncomfortable silences. Why do we feel it's necessary to yak about bullshit in order to be comfortable?
Vincent
I don't know. That's a good question.
Mia
That's when you know you've found somebody special. When you can just shut the fuck up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence.
Awkward Suit Color Commentary
James Ubriacco
Look, they're gonna know my wife put me in this suit. It's the color of poo.
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Terrible Scream and Its Unfortunate Source
Jack Terry
Jesus, that's terrible.
Mixer
That's a terrible scream. Jack, what cat did you have to strangle to get that?
Jack Terry
The one you hired. That's her scream.
Mixer
You mean you didn't dub that?
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The Potential of Greased Lightning
Danny Zuko
This car could be systematic, hydromatic, ultramatic. Why, it could be Greased Lightning!
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Misunderstanding About Scat and Poop
Zach
I think "scat" is poop.
Dan
Really, son?
Zach
Yeah.
Charlie
You wiped poop on my face?
Dan
Yeah. Scat happens, man.
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Critique of Humanity in Battlefield Earth
Terl
Stupid humans!
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Dance Skills and Partner Dynamics
Tony Manero
She can dance, you know that? She's got the wrong partner of course, but she can dance.
Joey
So then why don't you ask her?
Tony Manero
Fuck you.
Joey
Which position?
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Introducing a New Character in the Scene
Terl
Ker, I'd like you to meet Chirk.
Terl
She's, um ... she's, um ...
Chirk
His soon-to-be newly acquired secretary.
Terl
Yes.
Ker
Really?
[''Eagerly'']
Terl
She's stupid enough not to be a menace, good-looking enough to be decorative; she gets drunk with economical speed ... and has other advantages.
[''Quietly, to Ker'']
Ker
Ooh. I can see that.
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Power and Consequences in the Criminal Underworld
Howard Saint
Fourteen shipments are perfect. One goes bad and I get this - why? Because you want to scare me? There's no insurance in this business, you know that. So I'm not covering your fucking losses! And Mike, if you don't like it, just remember one thing: I've got more guns than you do.
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Denial of Emotions Between Friends
Charlie
You crying, man?
Jimmy
I ain't cyring!
[''holding back tears'']
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Desire for Confidence and Self-Expression
Tony Manero
You know what I wanna do?
Jackie
What?
Tony Manero
Strut.
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The Meaning of Having Your Life Together
Stephanie Mangano
I'm sick of guys who ain't got their shit together.
Tony Manero
Well, all ya need is a salad bowl, and a potato masher, and you got your shit together!
[mimics stirring in a bowl]
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Conflict Between Chris and Billy
Chris Hargensen
Don't be in such a hurry!
Billy Nolan
Don't be in such a hurry, I'm hurrying away from you, you know that?!
Chris Hargensen
No, you're not!
Billy Nolan
Have a pain right in the ass!
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Celebrating the Power of Greased Lightning
Danny Zuko
* (Alternate take from the soundtrack): This car is automatic... systematic... hy-y-ydromadic... why it's Greased Lightning!
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Recognition and Validation in Everyday Life
Tony
I don't see no one givin you a raise down at unemployment.
Frank Manero Sr
Four dollars? Shit!
Tony Manero
I knew you'd piss on it. Go on, just piss on it. A raise says like you're good, you know? You know how many times someone told me I was good in my life? Two! Twice! Two fuckin times! This raise today, and dancing... dancin at the disco! You sure as hell never did!
[gets up and walks out of the room]
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Self-Destructive Choices Beyond Physical Harm
Tony Manero
There's ways of killing youself without killing yourself.
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Secret Agent Code Explained
James Reece
Wax on, Wax off.
[Mocking Wax's earlier statement]
Charlie Wax
What about it?
James Reece
I don't get it. Are you The Karate Kid or something?
Charlie Wax
If you wanna be a secret agent man, you have to roll like a secret agent man. It's code.
James Reece
Code?
Charlie Wax
Yeah. Code. Wax is on, he's gonna take you off. Gives them something to think about, throws them off balance. Got it?
James Reece
Got it.
Charlie Wax
Good.
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Confrontation Over Personal Boundaries
Tony Manero
Why are you such a cocktease?
Stephanie Mangano
Don't you call me no goddamned cocktease!
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Frustration with the Ceiling Repair Request
Terl
Crap-lousy ceiling! I thought I told you to get some man-animals in here and fix it.
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Embracing the journey of personal growth
Michael
You gotta learn to ], it's the way to ] ].
[[laugh; [true; [love]
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A Disagreement on Taking Action
Charlie Wax
Shoot the fucker.
James Reece
I'm not gonna shoot him, Wax.
Charlie Wax
Next time I tell you to shoot the fucker, shoot the fucker!
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Accountability Amongst Chaos
Terl
Who is responsible for allowing this man-animal to run around unsupervised?
[holding Jonnie]
Processing Clerk
The man-animal shot the wrangler, sir.
Terl
I'm a little pressed for time. Why don't you save the going-away jokes for later?
Clerk
No joke, sir. I swear. The man-animal somehow got hold of his gun.
Terl
Really? Show me. Reach for the gun.
[switches the clerk's gun to "kill" and hands it to Jonnie]
Clerk
Sir, I might get shot.
Terl
Sure, you might, and I might suddenly grow a third arm!
Clerk
Sir, I swear it shot the wrangler!
Terl
Any report filed still has my name on it, and you are out of your skull-bone if you think I am going to write on a report, "shot by man-animal," as the cause of death unless I see it!
Clerk
If I obey your command I may get killed.
Terl
And if you don't, it's a certainty that you will be killed. Reach for the gun. Well now, I'll be damned.
[The clerk reaches for the gun; Jonnie shoots him.; laughs]
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Accident or Conspiracy: A Tense Debate
Detective Mackey
Why the fuck does everything have to be a conspiracy? Huh? A man has a couple too many drinks, he drives off the road, falls into a creek. Accident, plain and simple. Accident.
Jack Terry
It was not an accident. Look, let me tell you something. I was there. That tire was shot out. I heard it. I recorded it.
Detective Mackey
So you're an earwitness to an assassination. That's good. It's got a nice ring. I like that.
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Candid Remarks on Public Perception
Jack Stanton
I mean, if you had to swallow as much sh-garbage...
Woman in audience
You can say "shit", we're X rated!
Jack Stanton
So am I, if you believe what you read in the paper!
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Confrontation Over Life and Death Choices
Kelly
Shut that son of a bitch down. Now! I didn't sign up for this. I'm not ready to die, not for you.
Vic Deakins
Everybody dies, Kelly. I'm as good a reason as any.
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Jealousy and Possessiveness in Relationships
Bud Davis
What the hell was that? What's he tippin his hat at you for? Don't he know we're married? Hey Tattoo! You see this here. That there's a wedding ring. That means we're married! She's mine, okay?
[to Wes]
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Need for Speed in High-Stakes Tasks
Gabriel
I have been told that the best crackers in the world can do this under 60 minutes but unfortunately I need someone who can do this under 60 seconds.
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Dance Floor Confidence and Bedroom Misunderstandings
Connie
So, are you as good in bed as you are on that dance floor?
Tony Manero
You know, Connie, if you're as good in bed as you are on the dance floor, then you're one lousy fuck.
Connie
Then how come they always send me flowers the next morning?
Tony Manero
Cause most guys don't know a lousy fuck when they've have one. Or I dunno. Maybe they thought you was dead.
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Critique of Realism in Modern Cinema
Gabriel
You know what the problem with Hollywood is? They make shit. Unbelievable, unremarkable shit. Now I'm not some grungy wannabe filmmaker that's searching for existentialism through a haze of bong smoke or something. No, it's easy to pick apart bad acting, short-sighted directing, and a purely moronic stringing together of words that many of the studios term as "prose". No, I'm talking about the lack of realism. Realism; not a pervasive element in today's modern American cinematic vision. Take ], for example. Arguably ]'s best work, short of ] and ], of course. Masterpiece of directing, easily ]'s best. The cinematography, the acting, the screenplay, all top-notch. But... they didn't push the envelope. Now what if in Dog Day, Sonny REALLY wanted to get away with it? What if - now here's the tricky part - what if he started killing hostages right away? No mercy, no quarter. "Meet our demands or the pretty blonde in the bellbottoms gets it the back of the head." Bam, splat! What, still no bus? Come on! How many innocent victims splattered across a window would it take to have the city reverse its policy on hostage situations? And this is 1976; there's no CNN, there's no CNBC, there's no internet! Now fast forward to today, present time, same situation. How quickly would the modern media make a frenzy over this? In a matter of hours, it'd be biggest story from Boston to Budapest! Ten hostages die, twenty, thirty; bam bam, right after another, all caught in high-def, computer-enhanced, color corrected. You can practically taste the brain matter. All for what? A bus, a plane? A couple of million dollars that's federally insured? I don't think so. Just a thought. I mean, it's not within the realm of conventional cinema... but what if?
[[Dog Day Afternoon; [Al Pacino|Pacino; [Scarface; [The Godfather|Godfather Part 1; [w:Sidney Lumet|Lumet]
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The Power of Leverage in Strategy
Terl
Never underestimate what a little leverage can do, rat-brain!
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Loss and Irreversibility in Personal Sacrifice
Sean Archer
You can't give back what you've taken from me.
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Questioning Leo's Intelligence and Choices
Chili Palmer
Look at me, Leo. I wouldn't think you're that dumb, leave over three hundred grand in the closet, underneath the extra blanket, but I guess you are.
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Negotiating Trust and Payment Concerns
Pritchett
It's still my money.
Vic Deakins
And if we succeed, you and your associates will get a ton of it.
Pritchett
If we're successful?
Deakins
Look, Mr. Pritchett, I will deliver the weapons to the destination. But I can't depend and I can't guarantee that those assholes in Washington won't do something stupid like... not pay.
Pritchett
What if they don't?
Deakins
Well, if they don't, the Southwest will be a quiet neighborhood for... about ten thousand years.
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Tension Escalates Between Characters in Crisis
Gabriel
Twenty. She dying Stanley.
[looks at Ginger]
Stanley
Shut the FUCK up!
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Terrorism and Drug Trafficking Discussion
James Reece
I don't know where the fuck we're going, or what the fuck this is about!
Charlie Wax
What the fuck do you think this is about? It's about terrorists! It's about terrorists, man, converting their finances into drugs so they can move it around without being detected.
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The Sweetness of Sugar in Life
Michael
Remember Sparky, no matter what they say, you can never have too much sugar.
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Bounty Offer for Assassination
Howard Saint
Fifty thousand dollars apiece, and fifty thousand more to the man who kills him. If you accept this money, you're in till it's over.
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Uncertainty Surrounds Mysterious Sound Inquiry
Detective Mackey
A bang?
Jack Terry
Yeah, some sort of a bang.
Detective Mackey
Where?
Jack Terry
I'm not sure where.
Detective Mackey
You were facing the car?
Jack Terry
Yes.
Detective Mackey
Well, you heard the blowout.
Jack Terry
Yes, I heard the blowout, but the first sound I heard was a bang.
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Chief of Security Issues Command
Terl
Attention. This is Terl, your chief of security. Exterminate all ] at will, and happy hunting!
[[Human|man-animals]
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Life and Death Perspectives in Crisis
Ryder
Garber, baby boy- I ain't goin back to prison.
Garber
I don't think you got any more options, now, or leverage.
Ryder
We all owe God a death; I told you that.
Garber
You're wrong, Ryder; we owe God a life.
Ryder
Life- and that's the life I gave you back today. And now you have to give me something back.
Garber
What're you talking about?
Ryder
You got a gun in your hand, I want you to use it. Shoot me. Shoot me before they shoot me, or I'm gonna kill you.
Garber
I will shoot you. I don't wanna but I will. Hey!
[to approaching NYPD officers]
Ryder
I thought you cared! You said- "Ryder, Ryder don't you have anyone who cares-" I thought that was you! Come on man, pay it back!
Garber
I am not gonna shoot you!
Ryder
Alright, I'm gonna give you to ten, then the deal's off. I got a gun. I'm gonna use it. I'm gonna take your life back. Come on, man! Ten, nine, eight, seven, six- come on, you gonna take this down to zero?! Come on, motherfucker, shoot me!
Garber
I am not going to shoot you!
Ryder
Five, four, three-
Garber
Hey!
NYPD Officer
Police, drop your weapon!
Ryder
I'm disappointed in you. Two- Mm. You're my goddamn hero.
[Ryder draws his pistol, about to use it, but Garber fatally shoots him]
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Danny Zuko's Name Reminder
Danny Zuko
That's my name, don't wear it out.
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Real Life vs. Movies in Conversation
Jack Terry
I thought you wanted to know about movies.
Sally
Yeah, movies are great, but, I mean, this is - this is like real life on the streets. You know? It's exciting!
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The Challenges of the Movie Industry
Chili Palmer
Rough business, this movie business. I may have to go back to loan sharking for a rest.
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The Dilemma of Greater Good
Stanley
How can you justify all this?
Gabriel
You're not looking at the big picture Stan. Here's a scenario. You have the power to cure all the world's diseases but the price for this is that you must kill a single innocent child, could you kill that child Stanley?
Stanley
No.
Gabriel
You disappoint me, it's the greatest good.
Stanley
Well how about 10 innocents?
Gabriel
Now you're gettin it, how about a hundred - how about a THOUSAND? Not to save the world but to preserve our way of life.
Stanley
No man has the right to make that decision; you're no different from any other terrorist.
Gabriel
No, you're wrong Stanley. Thousands die every day for no reason at all, where's your bleeding heart for them? You give your twenty dollars to Greenpeace every year thinking you're changing the world? What countries will harbor terrorists when they realize the consequences of what I'll do? Did you know that I can buy nuclear warheads in Minsk for forty million each? Hell, I'd buy half a dozen and even get a discount!
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Choices Defining Female Identity in Youth
Tony Manero
Are you a nice girl or a cunt?
Annette
I don't know. Both?
Tony Manero
No. You can't be both. It's a decision a girl's gotta make early in life, if she's gonna be a nice girl or a cunt.
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Ambition to Change the Country
Jack Stanton
We can do incredible things. We can change this country. I'm gonna win this thing. Look me in the eye, Henry, and tell me that you don't want to be a part of it.
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Discovery of an Unfamiliar Species
Zete
What is this species?
[''Looking at an overhead photo of a car'']
Terl
Well, according to the Clinko historians, the species is called "].
[[Dogs|dog]
Zete
Dog?
Terl
Yes.
Zete
Obviously the superior race, having the man-animal chauffeur it around.
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A Father's Demand for Justice
Howard Saint
The man responsible for my son's death must die.
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Confrontation Over Motivations and Money
Riley Hale
So that's what this is all about, huh? The money?
Vic Deakins
Yeah.
[''Laughs'']
Hale
Bullshit.
Deakins
Well, you tell me why. Go ahead. You tell me why.
Hale
Because you've been passed over for promotion so many times, you want to show the bastards you're right. Maybe it's cause everybody's cashing out so why the hell not you? I don't know. Maybe-maybe your mother dropped you on your head when you were a baby. I mean, who the hell cares, Deak? I mean, there's no difference between you and a guy who shoots up a schoolyard. You've both got a head full of bad wiring.
Deakins
What was that?
[Edging closer]
Hale
You're fucked in the head, Deak!
Deakins
HA!
Hale
I pissed him off.
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Chili Palmer's Firm Stance on Deals
Chili Palmer
Hey, Bear, look at me. Tell your boss I don't ever want to see him again. He made a deal with Harry and a deal's a deal.
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A Father's Plea in Crisis
Sean Archer
Honey, don't listen to him, honey! He's not your father! Hear my voice! I'm your father!
Sean Archer
Don't shoot, don't shoot! Just, just...
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A Bold Declaration of Victory
Charlie Wax
Checkmate, motherfucker!
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Legal Nuances of Smoking in Different Places
Jules Winnfield
Okay, so, tell me about ].
[[W:Cannabis in the Netherlands|the hash bars]
Vincent Vega
So what you want to know?
Jules
Well, ] is legal there, right?
[[Hashish|hash]
Vincent
Yeah, it's legal, but it ain't a hundred percent legal. I mean, you can't walk into a restaurant, roll a joint, and start puffin away. They want you to smoke in your home or certain designated places.
Jules
Those are hash bars?
Vincent
Yeah. Breaks down like this, okay: it's legal to buy it, it's legal to own it, and if you're the proprietor of a hash bar, it's legal to sell it. It's illegal to carry it, but that doesn't really matter cause, get a load of this, all right; if you get stopped by the cops in Amsterdam, it's illegal for them to search you. I mean, that's a right the cops in Amsterdam don't have.
Jules
Oh, man. I'm going, that's all there is to it. I'm fucking going.
[laughing]
Vincent
Yeah, baby, you'd dig it the most. But you know what the funniest thing about Europe is?
Jules
What?
Vincent
It's the little differences. I mean, they got the same shit over there that we got here, but it's just...it's just, there it's a little different.
Jules
Example?
Vincent
All right. Well, you can walk into a movie theater in Amsterdam and buy a beer. And I don't mean just like in no paper cup; I'm talking about a glass of beer. And in Paris, you can buy a beer at McDonald's. And you know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?
Jules
They don't call it a Quarter Pounder with Cheese?
Vincent
Nah, man, they got the metric system. They wouldn't know the fuck a Quarter Pounder is.
Jules
What do they call it?
Vincent
They call it a "].
[[w:fr:Royal Cheese|Royale with Cheese]
Jules
Royale with Cheese.
Vincent
That's right.
Jules
What do they call a Big Mac?
Vincent
A Big Mac's a Big Mac, but they call it "].
[[w:fr:Big Mac|''Le'' Big Mac]
Jules
Le Big Mac." What do they call a Whopper?
[in mock French accent; laughs]
Vincent
I don't know, I didn't go in a Burger King, You know what they put on French fries in Holland instead of ketchup?.
Jules
What?
Vincent
Mayonnaise.
Jules
Goddamn.
[makes a grossed out face]
Vincent
I seen them do it, man, they fucking drown them in that shit.
[chuckles]
Jules
Yuck.
[grossed out]
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Minimal Words, Maximum Impact
Chili Palmer
Don't worry. I'm not going to say anything more than I have to, if that.
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Party Hard, Risking Brain Damage
Tony Manero
Last time I came over, I almost got brain damaged. You guys party too hard, you ought to be a tag team.
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Electrifying Feelings of Attraction
Danny Zuko
I got chills,They're multiplyin,'And I'm losing control.'Cause the power you're supplyin — It's electrifyin'!
[singing]
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Unfulfilling Actions Compared to Self-Indulgence
Gabriel
It's kinda like masturbation without the payoff.
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The Value of a Good Scream
Jack Terry
It's a good scream. It's a good scream.
[last line]
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Creativity Inspired by Television Influence
Stephanie Mangano
Nice move. Did you make that up?
Tony Manero
Yeah, well, I saw on TV first, then I made it up.
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Humorous Exchange About Angelic Anatomy
Huey Driscoll
Can I just pull on your wings to see how they're attached?
Michael
Why don't you pull on your pecker to see how it's attached?
Pansy Milbank
Hey. Language.
Frank Quinlan
An angel that says "pecker.
Pansy Milbank
Language.
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Reflections on Personal Identity in Film
Chili Palmer
I mean I could see myself in movies Robert De Niro had been in. Or I could maybe do an Al Pacino movie, play a hard-on. But I couldn't see myself in ones, like say the one where the ]. They don't know how to take care of it and you see these big grown-up assholes acting cute.
[[Three Men and a Baby|three guys get stuck with a baby]
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Betrayal and Power Struggle Over Nukes
Vic Deakins
Hale. Pick up. Pick UP! C'mon buddy - pick up the phone.
[Hale spins around, looking at the phone Deakins is speaking through]
Riley Hale
Buddy," huh? Son of a bitch, you tried to kill me. The friendship is over.
Deakins
Well, that doesn't mean I don't like you. Hell - I'm impressed. I'd have figured you'd have picked up and walked off by now.
Hale
Yeah? Well, you figured wrong. Now I've got the nukes. Guess what, Deak? I'm gonna deactivate em. You hear that? That's me punching in the wrong codes. Pretty soon these things are gonna be absolutely useless. Might as well turn around and drive away.
[begins punching random keys on the bomb's keypad, beeping is heard through Deakins' end of the line]
Deakins
Outstanding, Hale! That's the spirit! Damn, I'm totally screwed now. Unless of course I already thought of that ahead of time. Didn't work, did it? I used uncoded circuit boards. You just activated a nuclear warhead, my friend. Setting off a nuke in this mine has been part of my plan from day one. Otherwise some D.C. civilian might say, I haven't got the guts.
[Mockingly; The bomb arms]
Hale
Fuck!
Terry Carmichael
He's insane.
Deakins
You know, Hale, I considered bringing you in on this. You know why I didn't?
Hale
Because I would have said "no"?
Deakins
Nah, if you'd said "no" I'd have just killed you; I was afraid that you were going to say "yes"! Cause you don't have the balls to follow through with something like this, we both know that.
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Divorce, Patience, and Curious Questions
Albert
Beth has finally agreed to a divorce. Oh Mollie, I am so glad you waited.
Mollie
I knew if I was patient, this day would come.
Rona
It says here that at the fourth month of pregnancy the baby's sexual organs become visible so depending on the gender it can identify the vulva or penis.
Mikey
Hey, what is that that just came out? Is that like my hands? If so I wonder if that could go in my mouth?
James
I will contact your husband for you.
Molly
I do not have a husband. I was artificially inseminated.
James
Are you a lesbo?
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The Conflict Between Present and Future Planning
Fusco
You can save a little, build a future.
Tony Manero
To hell with the future!
Fusco
No, Tony! You can't fuck the future. The future fucks you. It catches up with you and it fucks you if you ain't planned for it!
Tony Manero
Look, tonight is the future, and I am planning for it. There's this shirt I gotta buy, a beautiful shirt.
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Intelligence Among Cowboys Is Often Overlooked
Bud Davis
Contrary to what you or your daddy think, all cowboys ain't dumb. Some of em got smarts real good, like me.
[to Pam]
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Confrontation and Frustration in Tony's Statement
Tony Manero
You know what, Gus? I feel like breaking your broken legs!
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Training for Galactic Conquest from a Young Age
Terl
While you were still learning how to spell your name, I was being trained to conquer galaxies!
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The Inevitability of Settling in Legal Battles
Jan Schlichtmann
The odd's of a plaintiff's lawyer winning in civil court are two to one against. Think about that for a second. Your odds of surviving a game of Russian roulette are better than winning a case at trial. 12 times better. So, why does anyone do that? They don't. They settle. Out of the 780,000, only 12,000 or 11/2% ever reach a verdict. The whole idea of ]s is to settle, to compel the other side to settle. And you do that by spending more money than you should, which forces them to spend more money than they should, and whoever comes to their senses first loses. Trials are a corruption of the entire process and only fools who have something to prove end up ensnared in them. Now when I say prove, I don't mean about the case, I mean about themselves.
[[lawsuit]
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Gratitude Before a Fatal Decision
Howard Saint
Thank you for that explanation. (just before shooting the person addressed.)
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Frustration Over Ungratefulness in International Relations
Charlie Wax
This motherfucker hates Americans so much, even though we saved his country's ass in not only one world war but two, he still won't let me through with my cans!
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Trust and Assurance in Uncertain Situations
Tony Manero
Don't worry. She's in good hands.
Carl
And what are you, Allstate, pal?
Tony Manero
Yeah, you want disability?
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Controversial Remarks on Race and Sexuality
Tony Manero
(On the way into the 2001 Odyssey discothèque) Would you put your dick in a spic? Does it get bigger in a nigger?
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A Tense Standoff Between Two Adversaries
Sean Archer
Give up, Castor! Your time's up!
[jams his pistol into Castor's neck; beat]
Castor Troy
Well, you better hit me, Sean, cause you got only one bullet left!
[laughs as his pistol is jammed into Archer's neck]
Sean Archer
So do you.
[Troy stands up and the two point pistols at each other's heads]
Castor Troy
Wow! We've got something in common! We both know our guns.
Sean Archer
What we don't have in common is that I don't care if I live, and you do.
Castor Troy
Sean, that hurts. You're not having any fun, are you, Sean? Why don't you come with us? Try terrorism-for-hire. We'll blow some shit up! It's more fun!
Sean Archer
Shut the fuck up!
Castor Troy
You watch your fucking mouth! I'm about to unleash the biblical plague "Hell-A" deserves! But I'll give this shithole a break if my brother and I walk.
Sean Archer
Bullshit.
Castor Troy
Oh-oh, oh, I-I see, I see. Y-You think I'm bluffing. Maybe I am. But then, maybe, I am not. More importantly, what would you do with me locked up? You'd drive your wife and kid crazy! Say, how is your daughter, anyway? Your... your darling Janie? Your little peach? Is she ripe? Ri-ripe-r...I'M READY!!
[pulls the trigger but there is no bullet. Castor drops his gun]
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Confrontation Over Past Actions
Burke Hicks
What's the matter, pal? Dontcha remember the little people?
[Archer turns and recognizes him]
Sean Archer
Burke Hicks.
Burke Hicks
Yes.
Sean Archer
I bust... I believe Sean Archer busted you for stalking the UN Secretary General.
[catches himself]
Burke Hicks
Oh, no, Archer framed me. I had nothing to do with that. Word was you got wasted.
[beat]
Sean Archer
You want to see what "wasted" looks like, little man?
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Frustration with Covert Operations and Intelligence Response
Sean Archer
Any word from the LAPD intelligence? If there IS such a thing?
Loomis
Not yet, sir.
Sean Archer
Of course not, because we're a covert anti-terrorist team that is so secret, that when we snap our fingers nothing happens!
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Intelligence Beyond Accents
Tony Manero
Did you hear the way she talked? All intelligent like.
Jackie
Tony, an accent doesn't make you intelligent, if it did, you'd be ].
[[Albert Einstein|Einstein]
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Discussion of Carrie White's popularity
Billy Nolan
That Carrie White, she sure is cute.
Chris Hargensen
Shut up, Billy!
Billy Nolan
I thought you said they (Carrie/Tommy) were gonna win.
Chris Hargensen
They will, it won't even be close, I called in a few favors.
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Expectations vs. Reality in Storytelling
Stanley
It's not gonna end like this.
Gabriel
Oh, come on, Stan. Not everything ends the way you think it should. Besides, audiences love happy endings.
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Perceptions of Beauty in Unfamiliar Worlds
Terl
It is a pleasure to see you, Your Excellency, and I would be honored to expedite your clearance through security.
Zete
Please, call me Zete. Does all of ] look like this?
[[Earth]
Terl
Oh, I'm afraid so, sir.
Zete
Pathetic. All the green and the blue sky. They told me this planet was ugly, but this has got to be one of the ugliest crap holes in the entire universe.
Terl
I couldn't agree with you more.
Zete
I hate these puny undersized planets. The gravity is so ... different.
Terl
Well, one does get used to it.
Zete
And the human animals, grossly undersized.
Ker
They don't make very good eating, Your Excellency.
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Mind Games and Confrontations
Riley Hale
You're out of your mind.
Vic Deakins
Yeah. Ain't it cool?
Hale
I'm serious, Deak, your mind has taken a walk off the map.
Deakins
Maybe. But I'm still gonna kick your ass.
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Terl's Skepticism About Human Superiority
Terl
A man-animal getting leverage over a Psychlo? That'll be the day.
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Childhood Fears and Humor in Parenting
Charlie
The kids have never seen ], part 1 or ]!
[[Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th; [Friday the 13th Part 2|2]
Vicki
Oh, my God!
Dan
He's kidding. He's a kidder. He was scared of ]. He's kidding. The monkeys got him in the nuts.
[[The Wizard of Oz]
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The Limitless Nature of Abundance
Michael
Whatever they say, you can never have too much of ].
[[earth]
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Car Bingo Makes Travel Enjoyable for Kids
Michael
The miles will fly and your children won't cry, if you play car bingo.
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