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River's Edge Quotes

"Which was worse? The murder or what came after?"

R 1987 · 1h 40m
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Apple TV Store Available on Apple TV Store
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16 quotes
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Confronting Loyalty in Unexpected Circumstances
Layne This is like some fuckin movie. Friends since second grade, fuckin like THIS and then one of us gets himself in potentially BIG trouble, and now we've gotta deal with it; we've got to test our loyalty against ALL odds. It's kind of... exciting. I feel like... ], y'know?
[crosses fingers; [w:Chuck Norris|Chuck Norris]
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Self-awareness in a complex situation
Feck Look, I'm not psycho. I know she's a doll. Right, Ellie?
[John accuses Feck of having feelings for his blow-up doll, Ellie]
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Confrontation Over a Death's Justification
Layne Why did you kill her?
John She was talking shit.
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Confrontation Over Relationships and Motives
Matt The only reason you stay here is so you can fuck my mother and eat her food. MOTHERFUCKER. FOOD EATER.
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Conflicted Loyalties and Dark Thoughts
Clarissa I feel real twisted right now. Twisted, like I should just go to the cops, and just tell them where John is.
[as Layne drives]
Layne I wouldn't even joke about that, Clarissa.
Clarissa What would you do, kill me? You'd love that, I'll bet. You and John could run off and be outlaws together. But first, to show off to your friends, strap my dead body to the top of your car and drive all over town.
Layne Get out!
[slams on the brakes]
Clarissa What?
Layne You don't understand a goddamn thing, do you? Jamie is dead, dammit! And there's nothing that we can do to save her. Now I happened to like Jamie. But John is still alive. Don't you see that?
Clarissa And who's next on his list?
Clarissa You're just gonna leave me here? What if John's around?
Layne Ask him to forgive you. Here... here's your money. We don't need this shit.
[giggles]
Matt We can't just leave her alone like this.
Layne Okay. Fuck! You stay here, and you protect her. I should have known that I was the only one that can handle a crisis. Do you want your money back, too?
Matt Keep my money, Layne.
[climbs out]
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Confessions of Love and Violence
Feck I killed a girl, it was no accident. Put a gun to the back of her head and blew her brains right out the front. I was in love.
John I strangled mine.
Feck Did you love her?
John She was okay.
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Conflicted Emotions in the Face of Tragedy
Bennett Did the sight of this dead girl move you in any particular way?
Matt I don't know.
Bennett Were you shocked, angry, saddened? Did the sight please you?
Matt I don't know how I felt.
Bennett You knew this girl?
Matt Yeah.
Bennett How did you feel about her?
Matt I don't know.
Bennett Hey, I'm getting sick of "I don't know". Do you hear me?
Clarissa You didn't have to call me a stupid bitch.
Layne You would have drove right past us. We had to yell something.
Matt You yelled it Layne.
Clarissa I got a name you know. You're lucky I didn't just drive right home.
Layne OKay, okay, okay. I'm sorry Clarissa, but you've got to understand that in a time like this where every fucking second counts, a man can't waste his time choosing words.
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The Burden of Necessary Violence
Feck You understand, don't you? Sure you do. I don't like killing people. But sometimes it's necessary. That's enough for now. I, I'd like you all to leave now. Very tired. Sort of depressed. I lost a good friend today, ya know...
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Disgraceful Actions and Funeral Ethics
Clarissa I hear they're having an open-casket funeral for Jamie. I think that's in bad taste.
Tony It is in bad taste. This whole episode is in bad taste. You young people are a disgrace to the human race. To all living things, to plants even. You shouldn't be seen in the same room with a cactus.
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Critique of National Pride and Loyalty
Layne It's people like you that are sending this country down the tubes. No sense of pride. No sense of loyalty. No sense of NOTHING, man.
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Nostalgic Reflections on Biker Days
John You were a biker.
Feck Yeah, years ago. Oh, man. I ate so much pussy in those days, my beard looked like a glazed doughnut.
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Moral Breakdown and Personal Accountability
Kevin I just want to say it was horrible what those kids did. And the whole incident points up a fundamental moral breakdown in our society.
Mr. Burkewaite Thank you, Kevin, for your insightful self-righteous indignation. I'd still like to hear from Tom.
Tom Would you just quit staring at me like that, man?
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A Cold Walk Home Together
Clarissa What's with you?
Matt I don't know. I figured I'd walk you home.
Clarissa I can make it on my own. Well, come if you're gonna come.
[sighs as he hesitates]
Matt You want my coat or something? You look kinda cold.
[catching up with her]
Clarissa No, I'm okay. You agree with him, don't you?
[shakes her head]
Matt Layne? Not really.
Clarissa You probably do. Everybody goes along with him, like he's got some special power or something. I think he's totally wrong. Layne brags about me, doesn't he?
[pause]
Matt What do you mean?
Clarissa About getting me. I know he does, so don't even say he doesn't.
Clarissa Doesn't he?
Matt Not to me.
Clarissa You look kinda cute when you lie, you know that?
[smiles]
Matt What?
Clarissa You should see him though when there are no other guys around, and he thinks he might get lucky. Shakes like a leaf. Always has to be drunk too. He's like "Layne - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic." They could make a movie, I don't know.
Clarissa Do you have to be drunk to kiss a girl?
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Discussion of Escape Plans and New Beginnings
Layne Go on.
Matt I don't know. I just figured we could dump this place, you know? Go up there, and if we like it, we stay, don't come back.
Clarissa Where did you get Portland?
Matt Well, nobody knows us up there.
Clarissa People know us here?
Layne I know you, babe.
[mimicking Sonny & Cher, his hand wandering]
Clarissa That's really annoying, Layne.
[brushing him off]
Layne So what, man? We could be lumberjacks or something?
Matt There's other things to do.
Layne Like what?
Maggie Like getting stoned.
Layne It almost sounds like a plan. Except we're all broke, and I'm the only one with a car.
Tony We could just take all our parents money, take off, discover America, and make like we're ] plus five.
[[Easy Rider]
Clarissa Shit, I gotta go. Burkewaite's gonna have a spaz attack if I'm late again.
[checking Maggie's wristwatch]
Layne She's in love with his middle-aged ass.
Clarissa He's not middle-aged, asshole. Hi, John.
[as John arrives]
Layne Didn't think you'd make it today. Where's Jamie?
[to John]
John I killed her.
Clarissa She's gonna be in big trouble if she keeps ditching like this.
Maggie You what?
John I killed her.
Maggie You're strange, John.
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Reflections on Injury and Distraction
Feck My leg was right out in the middle of the street. I remember lying in the gutter and bleeding and shit, staring at my leg, right next to a beer can. And I remember thinking, that's my leg... I wonder if there's any beer in that can.
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Turning Back Time for a Drink
John You giving my friend trouble?
[walks in]
Checker Look, I cannot sell you guys beer after two o'clock in the morning.
John Well, I'm here to turn back the time.
[displaying a gun]
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