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Duplex Quotes

"Alex and Nancy finally found their dream home...and then they moved in."

PG-13 2003 · 1h 29m
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Unexpected Conversations About Relationships and Trust
Tara   God, you're such a good squeezer, Nancy.
Herman   I don't want it tickety boo, I want it tickety now!
Officer Dan   It's my experience that wives don't accidentally shoot their husbands in the penis.
Questioning Actions and Intentions
Nancy Kendricks What was she doing?
Time Awareness and Surprise
Mrs. Connelly   Oh, look at the time!  I had no idea it was so late!
[''the clock shows almost 5:30 PM'']
A Touch of Music and Dance
Mrs. Connelly A bit of music and a bit of a dance!
Mocking a Manipulative Request for Help
Nancy Kendricks She puts on this sweet voice.  "Nancy, could ya help meh, eh?  I think I've found the leavings of a mouse!"  Boo, hoo, hoo!  As if she didn't know it was a raisin!
Reunion with Kenneth
Mrs. Connelly Nice seein ya again, Kenneth.
Determined Progress Amidst Challenges
Mrs. Connelly I'm coming.  Slowly but surely!
Encouragement to Put in Effort
Mrs. Connelly Use some elbow grease.
Greeting Mr. Peabody
Nancy Kendricks Hello, Mr. Peabody!
Perception of Abundance and Its Disappearance
Alex Rose I could have sworn we had more stuff.
Balancing Duties and Personal Aspirations
Alex Rose Besides, how can I have time to rewrite my novel and still do my faithful servant duty to her as her little indentured servant person.  Her little butt boy.  I mean, I got a lot of duties, honey.  She might need me to go out and count grapes with her, or help her fix her heater, or go take her to the laundry, or I got to go help her clean her banana skins, or I got to go clean out her garbage, and I got to go help her fill her monthlies out, or go and wipe her ass!  God forbid she have any shit hanging off her ass!  Because then I have to run up there double time like a little bunny, and I have to go up there with my little tissue and I have to go wipe her little ass and then I have to say, "Oh, good for you, Mrs. Connelly.  Good for you for having such a nice little poopie.  What's that?  You've got some poopie on your diapey?  Well let me clean it off—with my tongue!
Unexpected Discovery in the Drawers
Mrs. Connelly   What in heaven's name are you doin with me drawers!?
[''after Alex spills the garbage on the stairway and, disgusted, holds up Mrs. Connelly's underwear with a paper towel roll'']
Unexpected Discovery of a Peacock
Nancy Kendricks It's a peacock!
Request for Help with Garbage Disposal
Mrs. Connelly Could you give me a hand with the garbage?  We don't wannna be feedin the mice.
Curiosity About Age in Duplex Scene
Alex Rose   I wonder how old she is.
Nancy Kendricks   My guess is that she's somewhere between 95 and 105.
Inquiry about the Celebrity Scene page
Herman   Nancy, did you finish the Celebrity Scene page?
Weather Commentary by Mrs. Connelly
Mrs. Connelly It's pissin down out there!
Distinctive Sounds and Miscommunication in Duplex
Alex Rose   I'm sorry, I don't hear anything.
Mrs. Connelly   It was very distinctive.  The pipes went "bang bang, bangety bang bang…bang, bang.
A Confession About Occasional Smoking
Mrs. Connelly You caught me.  I can't help but sneak a fag once in a blue moon.
Departure Announcement by Mrs. Connelly
Mrs. Connelly Off we go, Dicky Boy.
Definition of a Macaw
Alex Rose   "Macaw: any long tailed, brightly-colored parrot."  A macaw is a parrot, I knew it!
[''reading a dictionary entry'']
Manipulation by a Crafty Character
Alex Rose She just manipulated me somehow.  She's very crafty.  She's a crafty old…lady.
Unexpected Exclamation of Frustration
Alex Rose Blow me down!
Inquiry About Musical Instruments
Nancy Kendricks Are those musical instruments?
A Candid Observation on Loose Standards
Mrs. Connelly It's loose as a Dublin whore!
A Promise of Future Happiness
Nancy Kendricks We'll finally be happy!
Embarrassment Over Unwanted Parental Knowledge
Alex Rose It's horrible.  My parents read this magazine.  Now they know my penis is called Mr. Peabody!
A Housewarming Gift and Conversation
Alex Rose   We brought you this little housewarming gift. 
[''gives Mrs. Connelly a bottle of wine'']
Mrs. Connelly   Oh, that's very kind of you, thank you.  I'll open it for you.  I don't drink myself, it's a sin.
Alex Rose     Irish Catholics don't drink?
[''to Nancy'']
Mrs. Connelly   Sit down, dears, sit down!  I brought ya a little something to nibble on as well.
Alex Rose   Oh, Bugles.  Wow, I didn't realise they even still made Bugles.
Mrs. Connelly     Come along, dear, it's French onion.
[''offering Alex a Bugle dipped in French onion dip'']
Alex Rose     Magnificent parrot.
[''nibbles while looking at Bugles box; sees expiration date reads "October 1997"'']
Mrs. Connelly   It's not a parrot, dear.  He's a macaw.  He's named after my late husband, Richard.  I've had Little Dick for forty years.    Now tell me about yourselves.  What do you do, Allen?
[''Alex and Nancy smile'']
Alex Rose     Alex.
[''correcting her'']
Nancy Kendricks   Alex is a writer.
Mrs. Connelly   Oh, a writer. I always thought of that as more of a hobby than a real job.  I suppose I'm forgettin about Joyce.
Alex Rose   Joyce, James Joyce, of course.  Wonderful writer.
Mrs. Connelly   He died drunk and penniless.
Nancy Kendricks   Well, Alex's first novel was published in hardback, and he's just about to finish his second one.
Mrs. Connelly   Oh, what's it about?
Alex Rose   Well, I like to call it an urban epic.  It's about three generations of this family in New York that own a printing press, and I tell a story mainly about—
Mrs. Connelly     Oh, that's nice.  Let me give you a refill.  Big Dick had the taste, too.  He was a seaman.  The drink took him from me in 1963.  We'd been married for 58 years. 
[''bored, cutting him off''; ''Nancy counts silently'']
Encouraging a friend to try something new
Mrs. Connelly Come along dear, don't be shy!  It's French Onion.
Christening the New Apartment
Nancy Kendricks We forgot to christen the apartment.
Unusual Tastes in Culinary Delicacies
Mrs. Connelly Upchuck is a delicacy for Little Dick.  He's salivatin'.
Future Value of Real Estate Investment
Nancy Kendricks   Besides, do you realise how much the ] is going to be worth once we get both floors?
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Alex Rose   I know how much it costs.
Nancy Kendricks   Well it's going to be worth like a bazillion times that.
Alex Rose   Really?  A bazillion?  That's an incredible return.