Drowning Mona (2000) - Quotes

A List of Mona Dearly's Suspects

Taglines: Who wanted to see Mona Dearly dead? Take a number.

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Examining Responsibility in Mona's Death

Taglines: The death of Mona Dearly wasn't so much a whodunnit, as a who didn't.

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A Murder with Many Suspects

Taglines: 1 murder. 460 prime suspects. Not so much of a who done it as a who didn't'.

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Accusations and Denials Among Family Tensions

Jeff Dearly: [while threatening to kill himself] I know you all think I killed my parents.

Chief Wyatt Rash: We don't think you killed anybody!

Jeff Dearly: Yeah? Well, you're full of shit! Everyone know I've been wanting to get back at her ever since that night...

Jeff Dearly: Hey, Ma, there's no more beer. Give me some of yours.

Mona Dearly: Don't touch that beer, Jeff.

Jeff Dearly: [reaches out] Oh, give it to me.

Mona Dearly: I SAID...

Jeff Dearly: [screams in pain] FUCK!

Jeff Dearly: Was I so wrong?

Lt. Feege Gruber: You bet your ass.

Jeff Dearly: Yeah, but, I didn't kill her. Look, don't get me wrong: I'm glad she's dead and all, but I sure as hell didn't do it.

Chief Wyatt Rash: Jeff, I know you didn't kill her.

Jeff Dearly: I didn't kill my dad neither.

Chief Wyatt Rash: Then why don't you give me the gun.

Jeff Dearly: [puts the gun to head] BECAUSE MY LIFE SUCKS, MAN!

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Traffic Stop with Drunk Driving Concerns

Mona Dearly: Why'd you pull us over Feege?

Lt. Feege Gruber: [to Jeff] Oh let me think about that Mona, you're riding on rims and you pulled an 1107 on an officer of the law. What the hell is the matter with you son?

Mona Dearly: What did you hurt him for?

Lt. Feege Gruber: He's drunk!

Mona Dearly: [to Jeff; to Feege] No he ain't! It's OK baby. You're gonna pay for this Feege! You just lost your lawn service, pal!

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Indifference Towards a Tragic Death

Chief Wyatt Rash: Tell me something Cubby, you notice anything odd lately?

Cubby: You mean other than the fact that no one seems to care about this woman's death?

Chief Wyatt Rash: Along those lines.

Cubby: Hell Wyatt, I've seen people more upset over losing change in a candy machine.

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Unexpected News in a Complicated Situation

Ellen Rash: Yeah, but you're not even supposed to get that far, you're supposed to have that thing in your head that goes off and says, bad FUCKING idea, Bobby!

Bobby Kalzone: I have that thing! I have that thing. It just didn't go off.

Ellen Rash: [pause] Yeah, well, I'm pregnant.

Bobby Kalzone: What? You're pregnant? That's great!

Ellen Rash: Uh huh! I thought so too, till a moment ago. I can't believe you killed someone!

Bobby Kalzone: Where ya goin?

Ellen Rash: Home!

Bobby Kalzone: [quietly] We need milk.

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Confrontation Over Mona's Death

Bobby Kalzone: [after Ellen slaps him after explaining what he did] What you do that for?

Ellen Rash: [outraged] You killed Mona Dearly!

Bobby Kalzone: [chastened] I know.

Ellen Rash: BUT WHY?!

Bobby Kalzone: Because I thought I was killing Jeff!

Ellen Rash: Bobby, my dad is the chief of police!

Bobby Kalzone: I know, but I wasn't gonna go through with it.

Ellen Rash: It doesn't matter; you killed someone!

Bobby Kalzone: I know, but I was doing it for us. Jeff was killing the business, and Mona wasn't gonna let me out of the partnership, so - Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Ellen Rash: A good idea at the time? Cut the grass at 6:00, lay sod at 7:00, DROWN THE DEARLYS AT 8:00'!

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Misunderstandings Surrounding Peaches and Jeff's Death

Bobby Kalzone: It's been different since Jeff killed Peaches.

Chief Wyatt Rash: Jeff killed Peaches? I thought it was the other way around.

Bobby Kalzone: Peaches killed Jeff?

Chief Wyatt Rash: No, I heard you killed Peaches.

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Innocence and Maturity in Unexpected Moments

Bobby Kalzone: Dude, she's like 13.

Jeff Dearly: Finally!

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Tragic News Unfolds by the Lakeside

Jeff Dearly: Where's my car?

Deputy Jimmy D.: Well Jeff, it's a little bit more serious than your car.

Jeff Dearly: Would someone mind tellin me what the hell's goin on?

Deputy Tony Carlucci: Your mother drove her car into the lake Jeff, I'm afraid she's dead.

Jeff Dearly: What was she doing in my car?

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Unexpected News Sparks Unusual Reaction

Bobby Kalzone: Mona Dearly's dead.

Ellen Rash: What?

Bobby Kalzone: She's dead- It was just a- car accident.

Ellen Rash: You gotta be kiddin me. Well- We gotta celebrate!

Bobby Kalzone: Jesus, God, Ellie she's a human being. Have a little respect.

Ellen Rash: I don't gotta have respect for no one in that family. Think how they treated you.

Bobby Kalzone: How did they treat me?

Ellen Rash: Badly, they're a houseful of freaks.

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Discussing a Difficult Family Situation

Deputy Tony Carlucci: [to Phil Dearly, after informing him of his wife's death] So, uh...you want to tell Jeff about his mom, or do you think we should do it, or...

Phil Dearly: Yeah! Uh...

Deputy Jimmy D: I mean, we'd be more than happy to do it, Phil, you know, it's just that, coming from you it may cushion the blow.

Deputy Tony Carlucci: Being that, you know, he's your son and all.

Phil Dearly: Well, in that case, it might be best if one of you did it.

Making the Best of Difficult Situations

Chief Wyatt Rash: My mother always used to say, "When life hands you potatoes, make potato salad.

Mona Dearly: Yeah? Well life handed me a whole pile of shit. What am I supposed to do with that?!

Phil Dearly: Make shit salad?

Discovery of a Body in the Water

Lt. Feege Gruber: They found him this morning...dead in the water, so to speak.

Assertion of Communication Ability

Jeff Dearly: Look, I heard you the first time, Bobby. I ain't mute.

Demanding Fair Share in a Dispute

Jeff Dearly: I want half. And don't give me none of that "fifty-percent" shit.

Name Preferences and Their Implications

Mona Dearly: [to Bobby and Jeff, regarding the name BJ Landscaping; laughs] BJ? Well, I think "JB" has a nicer ring to it. Besides, you don't want anyone goin around calling ya "Blow Job Landscaping" - Do ya?