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"The scream you hear may be your own!"

R 1971 · 1h 42m
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12 quotes
Conflict Over Noise in a Shared Space
Man Hey! People trying to sleep here!
Evelyn Draper People trying to talk here.
Man How'd you like to tell that to the law!
Evelyn Draper HOW'D YOU LIKE TO SCREW YOURSELF?!!
Anticipation of Consequences in Relationships
Evelyn Draper I hope Dave likes what he sees when he gets here. Because that's what he's taking to Hell with him!
[menacing Tobie with a pair of scissors]
Confrontation Between Dave and Evelyn
Dave Garver Get lost!
Evelyn Draper Yeah, get lost assholes!
A Conversation About Love and Choices
Dave Garver There's a little spot in the middle of each day about your size.
Tobie Williams Well there's lots of girls about my size if you're really looking.
Dave Garver I'm not, that's what I'm trying to tell you.
Tobie Williams You mean you've given up girls?
Dave Garver Well I haven't exactly been the monk of the month or anything like that but I have been making an effort.
Invitation to Terror
Taglines An invitation to terror
Unexpected Call in the Night
Dave Garver Hello?
Sgt. McCallum Garver!
Dave Garver Yeah.
Sgt. McCallum Sgt McCallum. Sorry to wake you but something has come up.
Dave Garver Yeah I know, she just paid me a visit with a butcher knife.
Sgt. McCallum Why? Because she was released on parole pending further legal action.
Dave Garver When?
Sgt. McCallum A week ago.
Dave Garver Well I sure like the way you broke your ass to let me know about it!
Sgt. McCallum I just found out about it myself.
Dave Garver Who's in charge down there anyway?
Sgt. McCallum Now look you wanna help find her or would you rather just sit there and belly-ache?
Dave Garver All right.
Sgt. McCallum Now exactly what did she say to you?
Dave Garver I told you, she said that she was well and that she was going to Hawaii.
Sgt. McCallum Uh what else?
Dave Garver I already told you.
Sgt. McCallum Well tell me again.
Dave Garver You know Sergeant, you really make lousy conversation!
Sgt. McCallum You make lousy coffee!
The Scream You Hear Could Be Yours
Taglines The scream you hear may be your own!
Complexities of Attraction and Relationships
Evelyn Draper Don't you like me?
Dave Garver You're a nice girl.
Evelyn Draper But who needs nice girls?
Dave Garver I'm kind of hung up on one.
Evelyn Draper And you don't want to complicate your life.
Dave Garver That's exactly right.
Evelyn Draper Well neither do I, but that's no reason we shouldn't sleep together tonight if we feel like it.
Unusual Coincidence in a Phone Booth
Evelyn Draper It was funny, I was calling you from that phone booth over there and he was telling me you'd left and I was staring at your car - isn't that funny.
Dave Garver Kind of funny.
Understanding Love and Connection
Dave Garver You haven't got the faintest idea of what love is, we don't even know each other.
Unexpected Flattery in a Tense Moment
Evelyn Draper Why didn't you take my call?
Dave Garver Where does it say that I gotta drop what I'm doing and answer the phone every time it rings?
Evelyn Draper Do you know your nostrils flare out into little wings when you're mad? It's kinda cute.
Misunderstandings in a Fragile Relationship
Evelyn Draper I should've known you'd never do anything to spoil it.
Dave Garver To spoil what?
Evelyn Draper What we have between us.
Dave Garver We don't have a goddam thing between us.