Alpha Dog (2007) - Quotes

A Crime with Many Witnesses

Taglines: One crime. 3 days. 38 witnesses.

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Inspired by True Events in Alpha Dog

Taglines: Inspired by true events.

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Questioning Witnesses in a Crime Scenario

Taglines: How did a crime with this many witnesses go so far?

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Reflection on Consequences and Choices

Taglines: How did it ever go so far?

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Tension Escalates Among Friends

Zack Mazursky: [''Pause''] Frankie, what's going on? Frank? Frankie? Dude. Oh, man!

Elvis Schmidt: [''Grabs Zack''] All right, you ready? Let's do this!

Zack Mazursky: [''He starts crying''] OH MAN, PLEASE! I didn't do anything!

Elvis Schmidt: Move it! SHUT THE FUCK UP!

Zack Mazursky: I SWEAR TO GOD, PLEASE!

Frankie Ballenbacher: Relax!

Zack Mazursky: FRANKIE, PLEASE!

Frankie Ballenbacher: Relax, buddy! Relax, okay? It's not what you think, okay?

Zack Mazursky: YEAH, IT IS, FRANKIE! Frankie, I thought we were boys!

Frankie Ballenbacher: [''Frankie starts crying''] We ARE boys!

Zack Mazursky: Frankie, there's nobody up there! Nobody is picking me up!

Frankie Ballenbacher: Yes, there is, okay? Just stop freaking out!

Zack Mazursky: Frankie, you promise?

Frankie Ballenbacher: I promise, all right?

Zack Mazursky: You swear?

Frankie Ballenbacher: [''Frankie continues to break down crying''; ''Takes Zack's arm and leads him up the hill''] Zack, everything's cool, on my life, okay, l swear to God! Come on. Okay, I swear to God, alright? Let's just walk!

Zack Mazursky: All right...

Frankie Ballenbacher: We're just going to take a walk. Come on, man...

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Loyalty Among Friends in Difficult Times

Zack Mazursky: [''Unknowingly being driven to his execution site out in the desert''] I would never rat you guys out.

Frankie Ballenbacher: Hey, we know that, man.

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A Moment of Uncertainty Between Two Characters

Angela Holden: [''Sitting bored in motel room bed''] You wanna fuck?

Johnny Truelove: [''They strip down, Angela gets into bed on top of Johnny and begin making out''] All right.

Angela Holden: [''Pauses''] Is something wrong?

Johnny Truelove: No.

Angela Holden: [[w:erectile dysfunction|Your dick's not even hard!] No? ]

Johnny Truelove: It's getting there.

Angela Holden: Getting there? It's like a piece of bubble gum!

Johnny Truelove: Then do something about it, bitch!

Angela Holden: Sorry? Yeah, you're a sorry little bitch who can't even FUCK!

Johnny Truelove: Hey! Excuse me for being a little distracted, alright? Give me a break, I've got a lot on my mind right now!

Angela Holden: [''Derisively''] Well, what do you wanna fucking do? You wanna play cards? You wanna cuddle?

Johnny Truelove: Can't we just...?

Angela Holden: NO! Fuck that shit, I wanna FUCK!

Johnny Truelove: Suck my dick, all right?

Angela Holden: [''She smirks''] I tried that already; it didn't work, did it?

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Control and Self-Assertion in Dialogue

Frankie Ballenbacher: I got it under control. Say it, "You, Frankie, have got it under control." Say it!

Susan Hartunian: [''Hesitates''] You, Frankie, have it under control.

Frankie Ballenbacher: Right now, say "I, Susan, am a whiny fucking bitch and you, Frankie, have it under control!

Susan Hartunian: [''Hesitates''] I, Susan, am a whiny fucking bitch and you Frankie, have it under control!

Frankie Ballenbacher: [[w:coach bus|stick him on a bus!] Worst comes to worst I tell everybody to go fuck themselves, put 50 bucks in the kid's pocket, and ]

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Tension and Anxiety in Uncertain Situations

Frankie Ballenbacher: Where is that motherfucker?

Johnny Truelove: Who the fuck knows? I don't know! He's probably laying low waiting to shoot me in the fucking head! I mean, think about it, that's what I'd be doing.

Frankie Ballenbacher: Stop already, alright? You know how I get with this anxiety shit!

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Perspectives on Kidnapping and Excitement

Susan Hartunian: This kid has been kidnapped!

Sabrina Pope: Dude, that's so fucking cool.

Susan Hartunian: Dude, this shirt is fucking cool, Bob Marley is cool, you guys think that kidnapping is cool?

Sabrina Pope: Yeah, Susan, it's fucking exciting. I think its romantic he's doing it for his brother.

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The Debate on Cigarette Smoking

Frankie Ballenbacher: You want a cigarette?

Zack Mazursky: No, I don't smoke.

Frankie Ballenbacher: Fuck that. It's good for you.

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A Conversation About a Stolen Boy

Angela Holden: [[w:ransom|ransom] So you're like... ].

Julie Beckley: That's hot.

Zack Mazursky: It's okay. Its like another story to tell my grandchildren

Julie Beckley: Stolen boy.

Searching for Meaning in Tragedy

Olivia Mazursky: [''Pause''] They have their own rules in the drug world. They killed my son for twelve-hundred dollars. They said there's a reason for everything. Well if God's got a purpose for me, he better get the fuck down and show me, cause I don't see it!

Consequences of Honesty in Difficult Situations

Sonny Truelove: You've fucked up your life so bad! And the only way you're gonna UNFUCK it, is that you come clean now, Johnny, YOU COME CLEAN NOW!

Clarifying the nature of drug dealing

Sonny Truelove: A drug dealer? No. Did he sell a little weed? Yeah.

The Core Message of Parenting

Sonny Truelove: [''First lines of film''] You wanna know what this is all about? You can say its about drugs or guns or disaffected youth, or whatever you like. But this whole thing is about parenting. It's about taking care of your children. You take care of yours, I take care of mine.

Questioning Morality in a Difficult Situation

Susan Hartunian: Am I the only fucking person who thinks this is fucking wrong?

Expressing speed with intensity and frustration

Frankie Ballenbacher: [''After breaking Jake's window with a rock''] 97 miles an hour muthafucker!

Emotional Frustration and Sarcasm

Frankie Ballenbacher: Jesus. First you give me mouth, now you're giving me fucking tears. Do me a favor, Susan: have a period or something.

Vengeful Threat and Desperation

Jake Mazursky: [''On the phone with Johnny Truelove''; ''Pause''] No matter where you go, no matter what you do, I'm gonna hunt you down. I'm gonna hunt you down and then I'm gonna slit your throat and then I'm gonna cut you open and then I'M GONNA EAT YOUR MOTHERFUCKING HEART! YOU BETTER PRAY, JOHNNY YOU BETTER FUCKING PRAY THAT THE COPS FIND YOU BEFORE I DO! GET ON YOUR COCKSUCKING KNEES AND PRAY! HELLO? HELLO?!