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The Big Easy Quotes

"He's got to hide the truth. She'll stop at nothing to find it. But tonight, everything's off the record."

R 1987 · 1h 42m
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11 quotes
A Unique Request from Remy McSwain
Remy McSwain If I can't have you, can I have my gator?
A Dark Exchange on Life and Death
Remy McSwain Oh, man, now they're killing retards.
Det. McCabe Then why ain't you dead?
Embracing the Easygoing Nature of the South
Remy McSwain Just relax, darlin'. This is the Big Easy. Folks have a certain way o doin things down here.
Confronting Fears in a Dangerous World
Sgt. Guerra Sorry boys, but you know I have to pat everyone down.
Ed Dodge Andre here scared of the dark!
[as DeSoto begins placing various weapons on the table]
Det. Andre DeSoto Dark, Hell! It's a jungle out there... If that don't work, I piss on em.
[after emptying his pockets of three pistols, two knives, brass knuckles, a black-jack, and a baton]
Fate of New Orleans Hangs in Balance
Taglines Between them lies the fate of the state of New Orleans.
Truth and Corruption in Law Enforcement
Taglines A cop and a lady lawyer caught in an explosive truth of police corruption
Questioning Trust in Law Enforcement
Anne Osborne Why don't you believe that the killers were cops?
[at the scene of a triple murder]
Remy McSwain Because if they were cops, they would've stayed right here. And when we arrived, we would've found plants, guns, knives, all kinds of evidence that they resisted arrest. That's somethin every cop in the world knows how to do.
Anne Osborne That sure doesn't surprise me.
Remy McSwain Oh yeah? Well, you probably know how to bribe a jury too, don't you? Even though you probably never have, huh?
[smiles wickedly]
The Charm of Coincidence in New Orleans
Lamar Parmentel New Orleans is a marvelous environment for coincidence.
Changing Fortunes in Relationships
Anne Osborne That's OK. I never did have much luck with sex anyway.
Remy McSwain Your luck's about to change, cher.
Police Action Defined in The Big Easy
Taglines Police action at its best.
Confronting Corruption: A Moral Reckoning
Anne Osborne You're a cop for God's sake, you're supposed to uphold the law, but instead you bend it and twist it and sell it. I saw you take that bribe and, and resist arrest and tamper with evidence and perjure yourself under oath.
Remy McSwain Don't forget I ran a red light too, huh.
Anne Osborne You still think it's funny, don't you? Why don't you just face it, Remy? You're not one of the good guys anymore.