Cop Land (1997) - Quotes

Justice Applies to Everyone Equally

Taglines: No One Is Above The Law

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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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Betting on Basketball and Personal Jabs

Gary Figgis: Pretty boy Joey bettin against the Bulls. What are you, some kind of high roller?

Joey Randone: Fuck you Figgs, I had twelve points.

Gary Figgis: Against the five-time NBA champs? What kind of a bet is that? You know you night guys watch too much Oprah when you should be catching z's.

Joey Randone: Uh-huh, Figgs. At least I'm not the one sniffin my money away.

Gary Figgis: That was your inner child making a bet there, Joey. Little boy Joey with the Mets poster taped above his bed.

Joey Randone: Tell you what, Figgs. Why don't you come over here, unzip me, pull out my inner child and take a bite. Bite it hard and bite it thick!

Gary Figgis: Fuck you!

Joey Randone: No, fuck you!

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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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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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Moral Ambiguity in Garrison's Community

Bill Geisler: I don't know about Ray, but not everyone in Garrison is a murderer.

Freddy Heflin: No, they just keep their eyes closed and their mouths shut, just like me.

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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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Disregarding Loyalty Amongst Friends

Freddy Heflin: What about Babitch?

Moe Tilden: What about him? Fuck him.

Freddy Heflin: What about Donlan?

Moe Tilden: Fuck him too.

Freddy Heflin: What about Joey Randone?

Moe Tilden: He fell off a building. Don't you read the papers?

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Navigating Jealousy and Sacrifice in Relationships

Gary Figgis: Look Freddy, I say it's okay to be jealous. You save this girl's life, right? From it, from risking yourself, from saving her sorry ass, you go deaf as a result.

Freddy Heflin: In one ear.

Gary Figgis: In one ear. Then you have to watch this girl you saved, this beauty queen, marries this cocksucker.

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Jurisdiction and Oversight in Law Enforcement

Moe Tilden: See sheriff, I got a sticky problem. My jurisdiction ends, in a sense, at the George Washington Bridge. But half the men I watch live beyond that bridge, where no one's watching.

Freddy Heflin: I'm watching.

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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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A Warning of Impending Pain

Frank LaGunda: You're gonna be hurtin', Freddy. You're not gonna know when, you're not gonna know where. You're gonna be hurtin'. You mark my words - I'm watchin you!

Differences Between Pinball and Video Game People

Gary Figgis: Two kind of people in this world: pinball people and video game people. You, Freddy, you're pinball people.

Desire for a fresh start and independence

Gary Figgis: Listen to me, I got a check in my pocket for $200,000. I got a chance to start my life again. I don't give a shit about this town, I don't give a shit about that town and I don't give a shit about your fucking justice. Bein right is not a bulletproof vest, Freddy.

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.

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.

Fear in the Town

Moe Tilden: What you've got here, sheriff, is a town that scares the shit outta certain people.

Missed Opportunity in Law Enforcement

Moe Tilden: Listen, you deaf fuck. I offered you a chance when we could have done something, I offered you a chance to be a cop, and YOU BLEEEEW IT! You blew it.

Case Closed: Time to Move On

Moe Tilden: The case is closed, finished, over! Go to lunch! Go! Hey, go to lunch. Go to lunch! The case is closed. Everybody, get the fuck outta here. Get outta here! The case is fucking closed!