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Cape Fear Season 1 - What Is Your Worst Fear Clip
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Forbidden Fruits - Exclusive Interview
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Mortal Kombat II - Exclusive Interviews
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The Runner - Official Poster
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Scary Movie - Wayans Family Clip
Scary Movie
The Devil's Mouth - Official Poster
The Devil's Mouth
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu - Summer is made for Star Wars Clip
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The Odyssey - Tom Holland at the World Premiere
The Odyssey
The Dink - Float Like a Pickleball Clip
The Dink
Avengers: Doomsday - Official Poster
Avengers: Doomsday
Disclosure Day - Exclusive Interview
Disclosure Day
The Odyssey - Cast at the World Premiere
The Odyssey
Ted Lasso Season 4 - Relationship Advice from Mum Clip
Ted Lasso
Furious Season 1 - Official Poster
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Desperate Living

Desperate Living (1977) - Quotes

Audience Score
64

Unexpected Confessions Among Friends

Muffy's Friend: Holy shit Mole, what happened to you?!
Mole: Oh, Muffy just gave me an abortion.

Conflict Between Unlikely Roommates

Peggy: You obviously belong in a mental hospital!
Grizelda: Look who's calling the kettle black! She's just upset, now be easy on her!
Peggy: I will not! I don't want some renegade necrophile princess as my roommate!

Unconventional Expressions of Love and Desire

Herbert: Coo-Coo, Coo-coo! Oh, Coo, I worship the ground you walk on. I couldn't keep my mind on my work all morning. Every piece of trash I had to pick up reminded me of you! An old candy wrapper made me think of how sweet you are. A snotty Kleenex made me realize how much I'd cry if we ever had to part. An old rubber made me think of all the nights of eros we have before us. I love you, Coo-coo.
Princess Coo-coo: Oh Herbert, I masturbated 14 times last night just thinking of you, and when I finally did fall asleep, my dreams were not exactly dry. Take me now, Herbert! Take me in front of the whole town!

Identity and Desire in Desperate Living

Muffy: Sometimes I need a man.
Mole: I'm a man, Muffy! A man trapped in a woman's body!

Seeking Shelter After Trauma

Peggy: We were raped! Please, give us shelter!
Mole: You were raped?!

Sisterhood and Conflict in Desperate Living

Grizelda: We killed your husband, and I ain't your maid any more, bitch! I'm your sister in crime!
Peggy: Please, don't sit on me!

Escalating Conflict and Frustration in Domestic Life

Peggy: [''opens the window''] I knew they'd try it! Try to kill me in my own home! It's like war! Don't tell me I don't know what Vietnam is like! Brats! Brats! Brats!
Child: Oh, I'm sorry Mrs. Gravel. I'll pay for the window out of my allowance.
Peggy: [''moves away from the window in a rage and throws a vase, breaking it, then moves back to the window''] How about my LIFE? Do you get enough allowance to pay for that?! I know you were trying to kill me! What's the matter with the courts? Do they allow this lawlesness and malicious destruction of property to run rampant? I HATE THE SUPREME COURT! Go home to your mother! Doesn't she ever watch you? Tell her this isn't some communist day-care center! Tell your mother I hate her! Tell your mother I HATE YOU!

Contrasting Perspectives on Desire and Work

Officer: You like lingerie?! How do you like these little numbers? I sent away to em from Fredrick's. They was expensive. I love the feel of cold nylon on my big butt!
Princess Coo-coo: Herbert doesn't care if I have ears, he only cares about my mind!
Flipper: You lazy bitch! I'm out working my tail off all day and you're in there fucking midgets!

A Threat of Violence and Chaos

Mole: I'm going to BLOW YOUR BOWELS OUT!

Loss of Identity and Organs

Mole: Now I won't have any organs! It'll be like having a Barbie doll crotch!

Value of American Currency in Germs

Muffy: Good old germ-carrying American currency!

Muffy's Exciting Announcement About New Beginnings

Muffy: [''talking to her breasts''] Hi big boys! I bet you didn't know Mommy won the Maryland lottery, yes! I'm going to be buying you lots of new push-up bras, so get ready for your new home! Things are going to be looking up for you two!

Extreme Hunger Expression

Muffy: I'm so hungry I could eat cancer!

Demanding Unconventional Actions in Desperation

Muffy: Come on, bitch! Eat some dog food! Eat it! Eat it, you bitch! Put my baby in the refrigerator!

Queen Carlotta's Command for Action

Queen Carlotta: Seize her and fuck her!

Queen Carlotta's Concern About Her Gown

Queen Carlotta: I hope you didn't leave no pecker tracks on my gown!

Fashion Critique from Queen Carlotta

Queen Carlotta: Hey morons, you got your clothes on backwards!

Queen Carlotta's Frustration Revealed

Queen Carlotta: That little MF!

Queen Carlotta's Provocative Expression of Desire

Queen Carlotta: [while having sex with one of her guards] Oh, that love muscle! Whip it out and show it hard! Oh come on daddy, fuck me! Oh grow little inchworm!

Queen Carlotta's Call for Transformation

Queen Carlotta: Take them to our ugly expert, and give them a complete overhaul!

Sisterhood Beyond Domestic Expectations

Grizelda Brown: [[''to Peggy''] ] I ain't your maid anymore, bitch! I'm your sister in crime!

Grizelda's Stance on Personal Privacy

Grizelda Brown: [[''to Mr. Gravel''] ] I don't want no white man lookin at my Tampax!

Frustration with Constant Complaining

Grizelda Brown: [''to Peggy''] I am sick of listenin to your bitchin'. The next time you feel a fit comin on, go outside and bitch. Bitch at the air. Bitch at the trees. But don't bitch at us!

A Repetitive Plea for Descent

Grizelda Brown: [''while sitting on Mr. Gravel's face''] Down, down, down, down, down, down, down! Down, down, down, down, down!

Confronting Aggression in Desperate Living

Grizelda Brown: [''comes into the room wielding a broom''] Back off, asshole!

Expression of Exasperation and Disbelief

Grizelda Brown: Good God almighty.

Critique of Local Community Dynamics

Peggy Gravel: You're just like the rest of the common dykes in this town!

Peggy's Distaste for Nature's Intrusion

Peggy Gravel: You know I hate nature! Look at those disgusting trees, stealing my oxygen!

Questioning the Nature of Existence

Peggy Gravel: Am I living in hell?! Is that it?! Have I gone straight to hell?!

Peggy's Outrage Over Disturbing Behavior

Peggy Gravel: [''the children are playing doctor in the nude''] Sodomites! Caught right in a sex orgy! You dirty filthy...! Is that what you learned in private school?! Nude, nude, nude! You could be pregnant, Beth! And as for you, I never thought you would rape your own SISTER! Oh God, the children are having SEX!

Frustration Over a Wrong Number Call

Peggy Gravel: [''the phone rings''] Hello? What number are you calling? You've dialed the wrong number! SORRY? What good is that? How can you ever repay the 30 seconds you have STOLEN FROM MY LIFE! I hate you, your husband, your children and your relatives!