The Hurricane (1999) - Quotes

The Fight for Justice and Redemption

Major cast: [[w:Liev Schreiber|Liev Schreiber] ] — Sam Chaiton

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Determination in the Face of Adversity

Major cast: [[w:Deborah Kara Unger|Deborah Kara Unger] ] — Lisa Peters

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Seeking truth and justice through adversity

Major cast: [[w:Vicellous Reon Shannon|Vicellous Reon Shannon] ] — Lesra Martin

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Struggle for Justice and Redemption

Major cast: [[w:Denzel Washington|Denzel Washington] ] — Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

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Reflections on Inhumane Living Conditions

Lesra: [observing the prison] This is some place.

Rubin Hurricane Carter: This is no place, not for a human being or anybody. Never get used to a place like this.

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Victory Delivered by Hurricane

Announcer: Everybody wanted this victory and Hurricane has delivered.

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Reflections on Fifteen Years of Injustice

Rubin Hurricane Carter: Fifteen years on.

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The Pursuit of Justice

Rubin Hurricane Carter: [addressing the court] Justice is all I ask for. Justice.

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Reflections on Injustice and Imprisonment

Rubin Hurricane Carter: [addressing the court] Twenty years spent locked up in a cage considered as a danger to society.

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Visibility in a Critical Moment

Sam Chaiton: Can he see us?

Terry Swinton: Yeah, he can see you.

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Belief in Innocence Amidst Doubt

Rubin Hurricane Carter: You think I killed those people son?

Lesra: Now I know you didn't.

Rubin Hurricane Carter: How do you know?

Lesra: I just know.

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Transcending Limitations and Finding Freedom

Rubin Hurricane Carter: [to Les] It's very important to transcend to places that hold us.

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A Request for a Visit

Lesra: [to Rubin] I would like to come and visit you if that would be alright.

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Lesra Acknowledges Reading Mr. Carter's Book

Lesra: [to Rubin] Dear Mr. Carter, I read your book.

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Questioning Justice and Racial Bias

Lesra: The man's innocent. And he's been in jail fifteen or sixteen years. It's not right.

Terry Swinton: I know that's what his book says.

Sam Chaiton: Two juries found him guilty, Les.

Lesra: Two white juries.

Lisa Peters: Hey, hey. Not all white people are racist.

Lesra: Not all black people are murderers.

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Struggles of Life and Death

Mae Thelma Carter: Rubin, I ain't walking nowhere from you.

Rubin Hurricane Carter: I'm dead. Just bury me.

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Claim of Innocence Amidst Injustice

Rubin Hurricane Carter: [to the Warden] I'm innocent. I've committed no crime. A crime's been committed against me.

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Life Sentence for Rubin Carter and John Artis

Judge Larner: Rubin Carter, John Artis, for the murder of James Oliver, it is the courts sentence that you be imprisoned for the remainder of your natural life.

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Criticism of a Controversial Figure

Det. Sgt. Della Pesca: Can you believe that black punk? Thinks he's champion of the world. Fighter of the year my ass. He's a low life criminal.

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Passion for Boxing Amidst Struggle

Rubin Hurricane Carter: [voice over narration] The one thing I could do, and the only thing was box. I had tasted my own blood and I loved it.

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Identity and Heritage in Hurricane Carter's Life

Rubin Hurricane Carter: [voice over narration] Hurricane is the professional name that I acquired later on in life. Carter is the slave name that was given to my forefathers, who worked in the cotton fields of Alabama and Georgia. It was passed onto me.

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