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A Reluctant Chase for Silence and Survival
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Charles Grodin embezzled 15 million dollars. The mob wants him dead. The F.B.I. wants him alive. Robert De Niro just wants him to shut up.
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A Threat of Consequences and Violence
Jimmy Serrano
Let me tell you two stupid motherfuckers something. I don't want to get another phone call like this because if I do I'm gonna get on a fucking plane and I'm going to blowtorch the both of you. You understand?
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Jack Walsh's Unexpected Encounter at the Airport
Jack Walsh
Guess who I'm with? I'm with the Duke.
Eddie Moscone
Where the hell are you?
Jack Walsh
Where am I? I'm at the airport. And guess who I'm with? I'm with the Duke!
Eddie Moscone
You got him! You got him, Jack! I love you!
[thumps the desk with a fist]
Jack Walsh
Yeah. You wanna say hello?
Eddie Moscone
Yeah, put him on!
Jack Walsh
Say hello.
The Duke
Hello.
[''distraught'']
Eddie Moscone
Hello, you son of a bitch! We got you, you son of a bitch!
Jack Walsh
Now say good-bye, ya lying little piece of shit, because I'm lettin him go!
[hangs up]
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Communication with Disrespectful Humor
Jimmy Serrano
Is this moron #1? Put moron #2 on the phone.
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A Firm Request for Distance
Marvin Dorfler
Jack, nothing personal, but fuck off.
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Confusion in a Hotel Lobby
Jack Walsh
Where am I? I'm in Boise, Idaho. No, no, no, wait a minute, I'm in Anchorage, Alaska. No, no, wait, I'm in Casper, Wyoming. I'm in the lobby of a Howard Johnson's and I'm wearing a pink carnation.
Eddie Moscone
What the fuck are you talking about?
Jack Walsh
I am not talking to you, I am talking to the other guys.
Eddie Moscone
What other guys?
Jack Walsh
Well, let me describe the scene to you. There are these guys, see? They've probably been up for like two days. They stink of B.O., they have coffee breath, they're constipated from sittin on their asses for so long, they're sitting in a van, and they're probably parked right up the street from your office, Eddie. YOUR PHONE IS TAPPED!
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Unexpected Humor in a Cab Ride
Jack Walsh
You wouldn't have change for 1,000, would ya?
[to a cab driver]
Cab Driver
Whatta ya, a comedian? Get outta here, you bum!
Jack Walsh
Looks like I'm walkin'.
[Zips up coat and turns up collar]
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Cigarettes and Women: A Dangerous Comparison
Jonathan Mardukas
Come on, cigarettes are killers.
Jack Walsh
So are women.
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A Long-Awaited Arrest Announcement
Jack Walsh
Jimmy. There's something I've been wanting to say to you for ten years.
Jimmy Serrano
Yeah, and what's that!?
Jack Walsh
You're under arrest!
[smiling]
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The Duality of Emotions: Silence and Rage
Jonathan Mardukas
You have two emotions, silence and rage.
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Contrasting Lives of Hunter and Criminal
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A tough bounty hunter. A sensitive criminal.
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Cost-Effective Solutions in Difficult Situations
Marvin Dorfler
Why don't you quit? It'd be cheaper for both of us.
[after Mosely takes his cigarettes for the second time]
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Tension Between Characters Over Money and Trust
Jonathan Mardukas
I got money, y'know.
Jack Walsh
I'm sure you do.
Jonathan Mardukas
I'll give you whatever you want.
Jack Walsh
Start by shutting up. I know you all of two minutes and already I don't like ya.
Jonathan Mardukas
Gee, that's too bad. I really like you.
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Tensions Rise Over a High-Stakes Arrest
Alonzo Mosely
Let me tell you something, asshole. I've been working on this Jimmy Serrano thing for about six years; Mardukas is my shot. I'm gonna bring him into federal court, and I don't want any third-rate rent-a-thug who couldn't cut it as a cop in Chicago bringing him to LA on some bullshit local charge. Do I make myself understood?
Jack Walsh
Can I ask you something? These sunglasses, they're really nice: are they government-issued, or all you guys go to the same store to get them?
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A Call for Relaxation and Action
Jimmy Serrano
Sidney, siddown, relax, have a sandwich, drink a glass of milk, do some fuckin thing.
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A Conversation on Hurt and Apology
Jonathan Mardukas
Did she hurt you, Jack?
Jack Walsh
Yeah, she did.
Jonathan Mardukas
I'm sorry.
Jack Walsh
What're you sorry about?
Jonathan Mardukas
I'm sorry you're hurt.
Jack Walsh
I'm not hurt.
Jonathan Mardukas
You just said you were hurt.
Jack Walsh
I'm not hurt.
Jonathan Mardukas
You just said you were hurt!
Jack Walsh
I didn't say I was hurt, YOU said I was hurt.
Jonathan Mardukas
I asked you if you were hurt and you said "Yeah, I'm hurt.
Jack Walsh
That's because you made me say it. Startin to put words in my mouth.
Jonathan Mardukas
Jack, you're a grown man. You're in control of your own words.
Jack Walsh
You're goddamn right I am. Now here come two words for you: Shut the fuck up.
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Potential for a New Friendship
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This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
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Urgent Concerns About a Flight and Money
Jack Walsh
We are driving now, and I only have enough cash to get to Amarillo. We had to scrap the bus.
[In a payphone talking to Eddie Moscone]
Eddie Moscone
Fuck the bus! I wanna know what happened to the goddamn plane!
Jack Walsh
He doesn't like to fly.
Eddie Moscone
He doesn't like to fly?! What the fuck does that mean?! Listen to me, Jack! You gotta be back here in less than two and a half fuckin days! A half $1,000,000 of my money, what the fuck is goin on there?!!
Jack Walsh
Eddie, Eddie, Eddie, I swear to God, don't start with me now or I will shoot him and I will dump him in a fuckin swamp!
[''vigorously shakes his head at Mardukas'']
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Consequences of Impersonating a Federal Agent
Jack Walsh
I know my rights. You owe me phone calls.
Alonzo Mosely
What should be of paramount importance to you right now is not the phone calls. It's the fact that you're gonna spend ten years for impersonating a federal agent.
Jack Walsh
Ten years for impersonating a fed, huh?
Alonzo Mosely
Ten years.
Jack Walsh
How comes no one's after you?
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The Complexity of Truth and Deception
Jonathan Mardukas
You lied to me first!
Jack Walsh
What the - -YOU LIED TO ME FIRST!
Jonathan Mardukas
Yes! Yes. But you didn't know I was lying to you when you lied to me down by the river. So as far as you knew, you lied to me first!
Jack Walsh
How can I argue with this guy? I don't know what the fuck he's talking about.
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A Week of Chaos and Survival
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Monday... Escape with their lives from New York... Tuesday... Impersonate F.B.I. agents in Chicago... Wednesday... Steal plane in New Mexico... Thursday... Almost kill each other by accident... Friday... Almost kill each other on purpose...
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Tension and Threat in Confrontation
Jimmy Serrano
Don't say a word to me, Sidney, don't say a fucking word to me. I'll get up and I'll bury this telephone in your head.
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Confrontation with a Ruthless Criminal
Jimmy Serrano
So I'm finally in the presence of greatness, huh? The Duke. The guy that steals money from the scum of the earth and gives it to the unfortunates of the world. I wanted to meet you face-to-face. Did you actually think you were gonna steal my money and get away with it? I stopped by here to tell you two things. Number one is that you're gonna die tonight. Number two, I'm gonna go home, have a nice hot meal, I'm gonna find your wife, and I'm gonna kill her too.
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Confrontation Over Fear of Flying
Jack Walsh
Fear of flying, you son of a bitch?! Get back here, you son of a bitch! Get over here. Stop! Fear of flying, my ass! You son of a bitch, get out! You're a goddamn pilot, you son of a bitch?!!
Jonathan Mardukas
I didn't feel it was appropriate to share that with you.
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Negotiating Value in a Hostage Situation
The Duke
How much are you getting for me?
Jack Walsh
I don't think that's any of your concern, but I'll tell you, just... to tell you. $100,000.
The Duke
$100,000? Does that mean you'll take $100,000 to let me go?
Jack Walsh
Not by a long shot.
The Duke
$200,000?
Jack Walsh
I never took a payoff in my life, and I'm not gonna start with someone like you.
The Duke
Why not?
Jack Walsh
Because you're a fucking criminal, and you deserve to go where you're going. I'm gonna take you there. And if I hear any more shit outta you, I'm gonna fucking bust your head, and I'm gonna put you back in that fucking hole, and I'm gonna stick your head in that fucking toilet bowl and I'm gonna make it stay there.
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Flight Restrictions and Tensions Rise
Jack Walsh
I can't keep you cuffed on a commercial flight, and I gotta check my gun with my luggage, but you fuck with me once and I'm gonna break your neck.
Jonathan Mardukas
I can't fly.
Jack Walsh
What?
Jonathan Mardukas
You heard me, I can't fly.
Jack Walsh
No, no, no. You're going to have to do better than that, pal.
Jonathan Mardukas
No, I don't have to do better than that, because it's the truth, I can't fly: I suffer from aviaphobia.
Jack Walsh
What does that mean?
Jonathan Mardukas
It means I can't fly. I also suffer from acrophobia and claustrophobia.
Jack Walsh
I'll tell you what: if you don't cooperate, you're gonna suffer from "fistophobia".
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A Unique Way to Earn a Living
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Taking The Midnight Run Is A Hell Of A Way To Make A Living
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Navigating Chaos: A Relentless Pursuit
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Robert De Niro has to get the FBI off his case, the mob off his trail, and Charles Grodin off his back!
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Urgent Demand for Action and Accountability
Jimmy Serrano
I thought you said this guy was gonna be on the plane.
Tony Darvo
That's the information we got.
Jimmy Serrano
That's the information we got." I'm gonna tell you something. I want this guy taken out, and I want him taken out fast. You and that other dummy better start getting more personally involved in your work, or I'm gonna stab you through the heart with a fucking pencil. You understand?
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