Dead Man Walking - Seeking Forgiveness Before the End
Prison guard:
Do you have any last words, Poncelet?
Matthew Poncelet: [pauses]
Yes, I do. Mr. Delacroix, I don't wanna leave this world with any hate in my heart. I ask your forgiveness for what I done. It was a terrible thing I done, taking your son away from you.
Clyde Percy: [Softly to his wife]
How about us?
Matthew Poncelet:
Mr. and Mrs. Percy, I hope my death gives you some relief.
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Dead Man Walking - Acknowledging Divine Identity and Human Struggles
Sister Helen Prejean:
You are a son of God.
Matthew Poncelet: [in tears; laughs slightly]
Thank you. I've never been called a son of God before. I've been called a son of a you-know-what plenty of times, but I've never been called a son of God.
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Dead Man Walking - Discussion on Race and Activism
Matthew Poncelet: [[Martin Luther King]
I like rebels. Some blacks is OK. ], he led his people all the way to DC and kicked the white man's butt.
Sister Helen Prejean:
You respect Martin Luther King?
Matthew Poncelet:
He put up a fight. He wasn't lazy.
Sister Helen Prejean:
What about lazy whites?
Matthew Poncelet:
Don't like em.
Sister Helen Prejean:
So it's lazy people you don't like.
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Dead Man Walking - Respect and Humanity in Dialogue
Sister Helen Prejean:
Show me some respect, Matthew.
Matthew Poncelet:
Why? Cause you're a nun?
Sister Helen Prejean:
Because I'm a person.
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Dead Man Walking - The Wrongness of Killing, Regardless of Circumstance
Matthew Poncelet:
I just wanna say I think killin is wrong, no matter who does it, whether it's me or y'all or your government.
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Dead Man Walking - Contemplation in the Face of Death
Matthew Poncelet:
It's quiet. Only three days left. Plenty of time to read my Bible and look for a loophole.
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Dead Man Walking - Wealth and death row do not mix.
Matthew Poncelet:
Ain't nobody with money on death row.
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One Battle After Another - Misunderstandings About Identity and Appearance
Willa:
Why is your shirt so tight?
Col. Steven J. Lockjaw:
I'm not gay, if that's what you're saying.
Willa:
I didn't say that.
Col. Steven J. Lockjaw:
I'm not a homosexual!
Willa:
I did not say that, but I see the lifts in your shoes.
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One Battle After Another - Discussion of Perfidia Beverly Hills' Affiliations
Virgil Throckmorton:
Do you know a black militant by the name of Perfidia Beverly Hills?
Col. Steven J. Lockjaw:
Yes, I do.
Virgil Throckmorton:
And was she a member of the rebel group known as the French 75?
Col. Steven J. Lockjaw:
She was.
Virgil Throckmorton:
Colonel Lockjaw, did you engage in a romantic relationship with this woman?
Col. Steven J. Lockjaw:
Gentlemen, I have engaged the enemy face to face in battle, and in the dark alleys and shadows of espionage. I was once raped in reverse.
Virgil Throckmorton:
Raped in reverse? Could you explain how that might work for us, Colonel Lockjaw?
Col. Steven J. Lockjaw:
The enemy employed deception. I was drugged, and while unconscious my brain was not working but my power was, and I believe I was taken advantage of.
Virgil Throckmorton:
What kind of proof do you have? If you were unconscious, how do you know this to be true?
Col. Steven J. Lockjaw:
I don't know it to be true, but I suspect it. When I awoke, there was sensitivity in a private place, and there was some residue of an interaction.
Virgil Throckmorton:
Interaction?
Col. Steven J. Lockjaw:
I believe she was a sperm thief.
Sandy Irvine:
A semen demon?
Col. Steven J. Lockjaw:
That's correct.
Virgil Throckmorton:
Colonel Lockjaw, what would be the purpose of the enemy raping you in reverse?
Col. Steven J. Lockjaw:
They saw the power of my mind and body. They desired it.
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One Battle After Another - Appreciation for Black Women
Col. Steven J. Lockjaw:
You like black girls? I love em. I love em!
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Carlito's Way - Self-Preservation Over Street Codes
David Kleinfeld:
Fuck you and your self-righteous code of the goddamned street. Did it pull you out of a thirty-year stint in five years? Did it? No, I did. Did it get you acquitted four fucking times? No, it didn't, I did. So fuck you, fuck the streets, your whole goddamn world is this big, and there's only one rule - you save your own ass.
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Carlito's Way - Navigating the Uncertainty of Legal Troubles
David Kleinfeld:
Hey, look, relax. You’re not dealing so he can’t have anything on you. That’s not possible. This is the way this guy is. He’s on a goddamn fishing exhibition.
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State of Grace - Critique of Urban Life and Responsibility
Jackie Flannery:
Yuppies got to be thicker than the rats and the roaches. Assholes can't live without their dogs. Got dog shit all over the sidewalk. And it didn't use to be that way, it used to be, you dropped a cone, you could lift it up and finish it. People are roaming the streets homeless because of these assholes!
Terry:
So we're like Robin Hood in this instance.
Jackie Flannery:
Yeah. And I'm Friar Fuck.
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Milk - Fighting for Lives Beyond an Issue
Dan White:
You have an issue.
Harvey Milk:
It's more than just an issue. This is our lives we're fighting for.
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Milk - Authenticity in Personal Identity
Scott Smith:
Are you on uppers or something?
Harvey Milk:
No, this is just plain old me.
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Milk - The Importance of Hope in Life
Harvey Milk:
Without hope, life's not worth living. So you, and you, and you... You gotta give em hope.
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Milk - A Message of Hope and Belonging
Harvey Milk:
Tonight, it's become clear to everyone out there that they do know one of us, and now that they do, they can see that we are not sick. They can feel that we are not wrong. And they know that there must be, that there should be a place for us in this great country, in this world. A message of hope has been sent to all those young people, to all of those who have been afraid by this wave of hate, to all of those who have lost their homes, lost their hometowns. Tonight, we are clear that there is a place for us! My brothers and sisters, we can come home again.
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Milk - Confronting Cowardice in the Face of Danger
Harvey Milk:
This is shit. Shit and masturbation. This is just a coward's response to a dangerous threat.
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Milk - Call to Action for Equality and Democracy
Harvey Milk: [[Statue of Liberty]
My name is Harvey Milk and I'm here to recruit you. I want to recruit you for the fight to preserve your democracy. Brothers and sisters, you must come out! Come out to your parents, come out to your friends, if indeed they are your friends. Come out to your neighbors, come out to your fellow workers. Once and for all, let's break down the myths and destroy the lies and distortions. For your sake, for their sake. For the sake of all the youngsters who have been scared by the votes from Dade to Eugene. On the ] it says, Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free. In the Declaration of Independence, it is written, All men are created equal and endowed with certain inalienable rights. So for Mr. Briggs and Mrs. Bryant, and all the bigots out there, no matter how hard you try, you can never erase those words from the Declaration of Independence! No matter how hard you try, you can never chip those words from the base of the Statue of Liberty! That is where America is! Love it or leave it!
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Milk - Call to Action for Change
Harvey Milk:
(to Cleve) March them right up to the steps of City Hall. When things start to look really bad- the city's first gay supervisor... will come out and play peacemaker. Do it with me. (Gives Cleve the bullhorn)
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Milk - Marching Together in Anger and Unity
Harvey Milk:
I know you're angry! (cheers) I'm angry! Let us march the streets of San Francisco and share our anger!
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Milk - Rejecting Labels and Embracing Identity
Harvey Milk:
I don't want to see another sign that says fucking "Machine" on it because this three-time "faggot loser" is running for Supervisor.
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Milk - Critique of Political Rewards and Machines
Harvey Milk:
I don't think state assembly seats should be the reward for service to the Democratic Party machine. Machines run on oil and grease. They're dirty, they're dehumanizing, and they tend to be entirely unresponsive to the needs of anybody but those of their operator.
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Milk - Embracing Change with Confidence and Style
Harvey Milk:
(on his new look) I'm not gonna let those Pacific Heights biddies write me off because of a ponytail. And I like it. No more pot, no more bathhouses for me and my little poo.
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Milk - Questioning the Teaching of Homosexuality
Harvey Milk:
How do you "teach" homosexuality? Is it like French?
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Milk - Movement Over Candidate: A Vision for Change
Harvey Milk:
I'm not the candidate. I'm part of a movement. The movement is the candidate - there is a difference. You don't see it. I do.
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Milk - Advocating for LGBTQ Representation in Politics
Harvey Milk:
We need one of our own in office.
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Milk - Reflections on a Life Unfulfilled
Harvey Milk:
Forty years old — and I haven't done a thing that I'm proud of.
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Milk - Reflection on Activism and Time Constraints
Harvey Milk:
I wish I had time to explain all the things that I did. Almost everything was done with an eye on the gay movement.
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Milk - The Risks of Activism and Prejudice
Harvey Milk:
I fully realize that someone who stands for what I stand for... an activist, a gay activist... makes themself a target for someone who is insecure, frightened, terrified, and disturbed themselves. It's a very real possibility you see because — in San Francisco... we have broken the dam of major prejudice in this country.
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Milk - Final Message in Case of Assassination
Harvey Milk:
This is Harvey Milk speaking- Friday, November the 18th. This is only to be played in the event of my death by assassination.
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Mystic River - A Heartfelt Confession of Regret
Jimmy Markum:
I killed Dave. I killed him and I threw him into Mystic. But I killed the wrong man. That's what I've done. And I can't undo it.
Annabeth:
Shh, Jimmy. Shh. I wanna feel your heart. Last night, when I put the girls to bed, I told them how big your heart was. I told them how much you loved Katie.
Jimmy Markum:
Annabeth.
Annabeth:
Because you created her. And, sometimes your love for her was so big, it was like your heart felt like it was gonna explode.
Jimmy Markum:
Please stop.
Annabeth:
I told them their daddy loved them that much, too. That he had four hearts and they were all filled up and aching with a love that meant we would never have to worry. And that their daddy would do whatever he had to for those he loved. And that is never wrong. That can never be wrong, no matter what he had to do. And those girls fell asleep in peace.
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Mystic River - Reflections on Childhood and Reality
Sean Devine:
Sometimes I think... I think all three of us got in that car. And all of this is just a dream, you know?
Jimmy Markum:
A dream, sure.
Sean Devine:
In reality, we're still eleven year-old boys locked in a cellar imagining what our lives woulda been like if we'd escaped.
Jimmy Markum:
Maybe you're right. Who the fuck knows?
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Mystic River - A Conversation About Dave Boyle
Sean Devine:
So, Jimmy...when was the last time you saw Dave?
Jimmy Markum:
The last time I saw Dave.
Sean Devine:
Yeah. Dave Boyle.
Jimmy Markum:
Dave Boyle.
Sean Devine:
Yeah, Jimmy. Dave Boyle.
Jimmy Markum:
That was 25 years ago, going up this street in the back of that car.
Sean Devine:
Jimmy, what did you do?
Jimmy Markum:
Thanks for finding my daughter's killers, Sean. If only you'd been a little faster.
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Mystic River - Struggling with Grief and Memory
Jimmy Markum:
I just can't let anything get fucked up in these next few days. Because it's all anybody will remember about her. One thing you could say about Katie, even when she was little...that girl was neat. When I got out of the joint...you know, after Marita died...I remember, I was more afraid of my little daughter...than I ever was of being in prison. I loved her...most...because when we were sitting in that kitchen that night...it was like we were the last two people on Earth. You know, forgotten. Unwanted. And it's really starting to piss me off, Dave, because I can't cry for her. My own little daughter, and I can't even cry for her.
Dave Boyle:
Jimmy...you're crying now.
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Mystic River - Coping with Grief and Responsibilities
Theo:
So how are you handling all this so far?
Jimmy Markum:
It hasn't really sunk in, Theo.
Theo:
Yeah? It's gonna hurt like hell when it does. When my Janey died, I was no good for six months...but my kids were all grown up. I had that luxury. You, you got domestic responsibilities.
Jimmy Markum:
Domestic responsibilities?
Theo:
Yeah, you gotta take care of my daughter and those girls. That's your first priority.
Jimmy Markum:
Oh, you figured that might have slipped my mind?
Theo:
It just needed to be said, that's all. You'll come through because you're a man. Like I said to Annabeth, your wedding day. I said, You got yourself a real old-school man there.
Jimmy Markum:
Like they put her in a bag.
Theo:
What?
Jimmy Markum:
That's what Katie looked like when I saw her in the morgue. Like they put her in a bag and then they beat the bag with pipes.
Theo:
Well...
Jimmy Markum:
Janey died in her sleep, all due respect. She went to sleep, she never woke up. Peaceful.
Theo:
You don't need to talk about Janey.
Jimmy Markum:
My daughter was murdered. They put a gun to her. As we stand here, she's on an autopsy slab...getting cut open by scalpels and chest spreaders...and you're talking to me about domestic fucking responsibility? Good to see you, Theo.
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Mystic River - The Impact of Choices on Life Paths
Jimmy Markum:
Did you ever think about how one little choice could change a whole life? I heard Hitler's mother wanted to abort him. At the last minute, she changed her mind. See what I mean?
Sean Devine:
What do you mean, Jimmy?
Jimmy Markum:
What if you or I had gotten into that car instead of Dave Boyle?
Sean Devine:
What car? You're losing me here.
Jimmy Markum:
If I'd gotten into that car that day, my life would have been a different thing. My first wife, Marita, Katie's mother...she was a beautiful woman. Regal. As a lot of Latin women are, and she knew it. You had to have balls to go near her, and I did. Eighteen years old, the two of us. She was carrying Katie. Now, here's the thing, Sean. If I'd gotten into that car, I'd be a basket case. I never would have had the juice to go near her. And Katie never would have been born. And she never would have been murdered. You know?
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Mystic River - Confronting Sins and Seeking Redemption
Jimmy Markum:
We bury our sins here, Dave. We wash them clean.
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Mystic River - Divine Observation in a Moment of Desperation
Jimmy Markum:
As I was holding him under the water...I could feel God watching me, shaking his head. Not angry...but like if a puppy shit on a rug.
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Mystic River - The Burden of Solitude in Suffering
Jimmy Markum:
The death part you do alone, but I could have helped her with the dying.
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Mystic River - Vengeance Driven by Loss and Grief
Jimmy Markum:
I'm gonna find him, Katie. I'm gonna find him before the police do. I'm gonna find the man, and I'm gonna kill him.
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21 Grams - Confrontation Over Unforgivable Actions
Paul Rivers:
You shouldn't have done it
Jack Jordan:
Done what?
Paul Rivers:
[shouting You shouldn't have done it!
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21 Grams - Desperate Grief and Vengeful Rage
Cristina Peck:
Katie could have lived. She'd be alive right now but that bastard left her there. Laying in the street. He left the three of them like animals. He didn't care. She could be here with me. That son of a bitch is walking the streets, and I can't even go into their room. I wanna kill him. I'm gonna kill Jack Jordan. I'm gonna kill that son of a bitch.
Paul Rivers:
Slow down, just slow down.
Cristina Peck:
Slow down. Slow down. While I what, huh? While I what?
Paul Rivers:
Take it easy.
Cristina Peck:
Take it easy? My husband and my little girls are dead, and I'm supposed to take it fucking easy? I can't just go on with my life! I am paralyzed here! I am a fucking amputee! Do you see that? Who are you? You owe it to Michael. No, you've got his heart. You're in house fucking his wife! And sitting in his chair! We have to kill him!
Paul Rivers:
Not like this.
Cristina Peck:
Then how? Tell me how! Katie died with red shoelaces on. She hated red shoelaces. And she kept asking me to get her some blue ones. And I never got her the blue ones. She was wearing those fucking red shoelaces when she was killed!
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21 Grams - The Weight of Life and Loss
Paul Rivers:
How many lives do we live? How many times do we die? They say we all lose 21 grams... at the exact moment of our death. Everyone. And how much fits into 21 grams? How much is lost? When do we lose 21 grams? How much goes with them? How much is gained? How much is gained? Twentyone grams. The weight of a stack of five nickels. The weight of a hummingbird. A chocolate bar. How much did 21 grams weigh?
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21 Grams - Recognition of Responsibility
Paul Rivers: [Holding a glass jar containing his surgically removed heart]
Ah. The culprit.
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21 Grams - The Complexity of Human Connections
Paul Rivers:
There are so many things that have to happen for two people to meet.
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21 Grams - Acknowledging Longstanding Deception in Relationships
Paul Rivers:
We've been a fraud for a long time, Mary.
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21 Grams - The Significance of Numbers in Life
Paul Rivers:
There is a number hidden in every act of life, in every aspect of the universe. Fractals, matter-- there is a number screaming to tell us something... Numbers are a door to understanding a mystery that is bigger than us.
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21 Grams - Connection Through the Earth's Movement
Paul Rivers: [Quoting a poem]
The earth turned to bring us closer. It turned on itself and in us, until it finally brought us together in this dream.
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21 Grams - Questioning Existence in a Strange Situation
Paul Rivers:
What I doing in this precorpse club?
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21 Grams - Reflections on Death's Waiting Room
Paul Rivers: [After waking up in the emergency room]
So this is death's waiting room.
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21 Grams - Struggling with Loss and Unfulfilled Desires
Paul Rivers:
I can't keep going like this. The insemination, the child. It's like we're trying to put a Band-Aid on something that's just been bled dry.
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21 Grams - Desire for Escape and Anonymity
Paul Rivers:
Just... disappear.
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21 Grams - Eating Alone and Health Risks
Paul Rivers:
Did you know that eating alone could cause kidney damage? And that's BAD.
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21 Grams - The Weight of Loss and Its Impact
Paul Rivers: [From trailer]
They say we all lose 21 grams... who will be next?
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