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Repeated Apologies in Face/Off
Karl
I'm sorry!
Karl
I'm sorry!
Karl
I'm so sorry!
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Only One Will Survive
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Only one will survive.
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Confronting and Becoming Your Enemy
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To destroy your enemy, you must find him, face him, and then... become him.
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Transforming Identity for the Pursuit of Justice
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In order to catch him, he must become him.
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Loss and Irreversibility in Personal Sacrifice
Sean Archer
You can't give back what you've taken from me.
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Conditional Freedom and Uncertain Outcomes
Walton
If you get out of here.
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A Father's Plea in Crisis
Sean Archer
Honey, don't listen to him, honey! He's not your father! Hear my voice! I'm your father!
Sean Archer
Don't shoot, don't shoot! Just, just...
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Poetic Justice in Castor Troy's Fate
Wanda
You turned your beeper off.
Wanda
Well, here's some poetic justice, sir: Castor Troy is dead.
Buzz
He got killed while trying to escape Erewhon.
[Castor turns to them]
Wanda
It hasn't been recovered yet.
Wanda
Even if he is alive, Castor isn't stupid enough to come back to this city!
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Reflection and Identity in Face/Off
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It's like looking in a mirror - only not.
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A Tense Standoff Between Two Adversaries
Sean Archer
Give up, Castor! Your time's up!
[jams his pistol into Castor's neck; beat]
Castor Troy
Well, you better hit me, Sean, cause you got only one bullet left!
[laughs as his pistol is jammed into Archer's neck]
Sean Archer
So do you.
[Troy stands up and the two point pistols at each other's heads]
Castor Troy
Wow! We've got something in common! We both know our guns.
Sean Archer
What we don't have in common is that I don't care if I live, and you do.
Castor Troy
Sean, that hurts. You're not having any fun, are you, Sean? Why don't you come with us? Try terrorism-for-hire. We'll blow some shit up! It's more fun!
Sean Archer
Shut the fuck up!
Castor Troy
You watch your fucking mouth! I'm about to unleash the biblical plague "Hell-A" deserves! But I'll give this shithole a break if my brother and I walk.
Sean Archer
Bullshit.
Castor Troy
Oh-oh, oh, I-I see, I see. Y-You think I'm bluffing. Maybe I am. But then, maybe, I am not. More importantly, what would you do with me locked up? You'd drive your wife and kid crazy! Say, how is your daughter, anyway? Your... your darling Janie? Your little peach? Is she ripe? Ri-ripe-r...I'M READY!!
[pulls the trigger but there is no bullet. Castor drops his gun]
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Confrontation Over Past Actions
Burke Hicks
What's the matter, pal? Dontcha remember the little people?
[Archer turns and recognizes him]
Sean Archer
Burke Hicks.
Burke Hicks
Yes.
Sean Archer
I bust... I believe Sean Archer busted you for stalking the UN Secretary General.
[catches himself]
Burke Hicks
Oh, no, Archer framed me. I had nothing to do with that. Word was you got wasted.
[beat]
Sean Archer
You want to see what "wasted" looks like, little man?
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Frustration with Covert Operations and Intelligence Response
Sean Archer
Any word from the LAPD intelligence? If there IS such a thing?
Loomis
Not yet, sir.
Sean Archer
Of course not, because we're a covert anti-terrorist team that is so secret, that when we snap our fingers nothing happens!
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Victor Lazarro Asserts Control Over Investigation
Victor Lazarro
Archer! You made a deal with Pollux Troy. That isn't like you.
[Castor turns to Lazarro]
Victor Lazarro
Fresh? Let me tell you my fresh tactic: from now on, everything to do with this case goes through me, you understood?
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Confrontation in Personal Conflict
Sean Archer
This is between us. Leave them out of it.
Sean Archer
No father could.
Sasha Hassler
Neither could a sister. Hey baby.
[coming in; give a spare gun to Archer as Castor]
Sasha Hassler
Gee, Archer, I'm crashing the party. You okay, baby?
Sean Archer
Yea. I'm fine. Thanks.
Sasha Hassler
And I'm bored. Put the fucking gun down.
[disbelieving Castor when he tells her his real identity and still believes him as the real Archer]
Henchman #2
(coming behind Sasha) Why don't you put your guns down?
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Face-Swap Plan in Action
Aldo
So, once we kidnap supercop, then what?
[beat]
Sean Archer
Tiny... surgery. l'd like to take his- his face- off. Yes. Now, if you'll excuse me, l have to use the little boys wee-wee room.
[Makes a gesture like taking off his own face]
Dietrich
Cas. You wanna take his face--
Sean Archer
Yes. His face - off! Eyes. Nose. Skin. lt's coming - off.
[Makes manipulations with his fingers at Dietrich's face; Pretends taking off his own face again]
Dietrich
The face... off. No more drugs for that man.
[Reflectively makes a similar gesture; Archer collapses on a bed in another room]
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Victim Blamed in Assault Scenario
Jamie Archer
Typical, Dad. Some guy tries to rape me and I'm to blame?
[Castor hands Jamie a cigarette. She accepts and lights one]
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