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"What are you prepared to do?"

R 1987 · 1h 59m
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The Untouchables
Family Loyalty in Difficult Times
Jim Malone Well, he'd better be - he's my cousin.
[When asked about if a cop is trustworthy]
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Capone's Perspective on Power and Public Will
Reporter An article, which I believe appeared in a newspaper, asked why, since you are, or it would seem that you are, in effect, the mayor of Chicago, you've not simply been appointed to that position.
Capone Well, I'll tell ya, you know, it's touching. Like a lot of things in life, we laugh because it's funny and we laugh because it's true. Now, some people will say - reformers, they'll say, Put that man in jail! What does he think he is doing? Well, what I hope I'm doing, and here's where your English paper's got a point, is - I'm responding to the will of the people.
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Al Capone's Assertion of Power and Threat
Al Capone You got nothing. You're nothing but a lot of talk and a badge! You hear me? Cause you got nothing! You got nothing in court, you don't got the bookkeeper, you got NOTHING! NOTHING! And if you were a man, you would've done it now! You don't got a thing, you punk!
[to Ness]
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Cultural Tensions in a Heated Confrontation
Jim Malone Isn't that just like a Wop? Brings a knife to a gunfight! Get outta here, you Dago bastard! Go on, get your ass outta here!
[chasing a knife-armed thug out of his house with a shotgun]
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Al Capone's Intense Demand for Revenge
Al Capone I want you to get this fuck where he breathes! I want you to find this Nancy-boy Eliot Ness, I want him dead! I want his family dead! I want his house burned to the ground! I wanna go there in the middle of the night and I wanna piss on his ashes!
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The First Rule of Law Enforcement
Jim Malone You just fulfilled the first rule of law enforcement: Make sure when your shift is over, you go home alive.
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Confrontation Over Indifference to Violence
Thug Something you want here?
Ness My friend was killed today.
Thug I don't care.
Ness You don't care?
Ness Now he does. Come on here, Capone! You want to fight? You and me, right here?! That's it, come on! What's the matter? You afraid to come out from behind your men, you afraid to stand up for yourself?!
[to Capone]
Capone You want to do it now?! You want to go to the mat now?!
Ness Yeah! Come on, you Guinea son-of-a-bitch!
Capone What?!
Thug Easy!
Capone You talk to me like that in front of my son?! Fuck you and your family!
Ness Fu--
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A Personal Reckoning of Morality and Justice
Eliot Ness I have foresworn myself. I have broken every law I have sworn to uphold, I have become what I beheld and I am content that I have done right!
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Determining Commitment in the Pursuit of Justice
Malone You said you wanted to know how to get Capone. Do you really want to get him? You see what I'm saying? What are you prepared to do?
[Ness nods; pause]
Ness Everything within the law.
Malone And then what are you prepared to do? If you open the ball on these people, Mr. Ness, you must be prepared to go all the way. Because they won't give up the fight, until one of you is dead.
Ness I want to get Capone. I don't know how to get him.
Malone You want to get Capone? Here's how you get him. He pulls a knife? You pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital? You send one of his to the morgue! That's the Chicago way, and that's how you get Capone! Now, do you want to do that? Are you ready to do that? I'm making you a deal. Do you want this deal?
Ness I have sworn to put this man away with any and all legal means at my disposal, and I will do so.
Malone Well, the Lord hates a coward. Do you know what a blood oath is, Mr. Ness?
[shakes Ness' hand]
Ness Yes.
Malone Good, because you just took one.
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Confrontation Fueled by Grief and Anger
Ness I'm going to see you burn, you son of a bitch, because you killed my friend!
[referring to Malone]
Nitti He died like a pig.
Ness What did you say?
Nitti I said that your friend died screaming like a stuck Irish pig! Now you think about that when I beat the rap. Hey! HEY!
[Walks off, combing his hair. Ness, enraged, grabs him and pushes him off the roof; he falls, screaming]
Ness DID HE SOUND ANYTHING LIKE THAT?!
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Chicago's Unpleasant Atmosphere Described by Malone
Jim Malone Welcome to Chicago. This town stinks like a whorehouse at low tide.
[to Ness]
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Confusion over a call box key
Ness What is that?
Malone What is that?
[surprised]
Ness Yes, what is it?
Malone God, I'm with the heathen. That is my call box key, and that is St. Jude.
[shows medallion, with a key on the chain]
Stone Santo Jude. He's the patron saint of the lost causes.
Malone And policemen.
Ness Patron saint of policemen?
Malone Everybody needs a friend.
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Perseverance in the Face of Adversity
Taglines Never stop fighting till the fight is done
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Power and Reputation in Tough Environments
Al Capone I grew up in a tough neighborhood. And we used to say, "You can get further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word." And in that neighborhood, it might've been true. And sometimes a reputation follows you. There is violence in Chicago, of course. But not by me, and not by anybody who works for me, and I'll tell you why: because it's not good business.
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The Rise and Fall of Al Capone
Taglines AL CAPONE. He ruled Chicago with absolute power. No one could touch him. No one could stop him. - Until Eliot Ness and a small force of men swore they'd bring him down.
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Perseverance in the Face of Adversity
Ness Never stop-- Never stop fighting till the fight is done.
Capone What'd he say? What'd you say?
Ness I said, "Never stop fighting till the fight is done"!
Capone What?
Ness You heard me, Capone. It's over!
Capone C'mon! You're nothing but a lot of talk and a badge!
Ness Here endeth the lesson.
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The Perspective of a Businessman
Al Capone Well, I tell you, you know, it's touching. Like a lot of things in life, we laugh because it's funny, and we laugh because it's true. Some people say, reformers here say, "Put that man in jail, what does he think he is doing?" Well, what I hope I'm doing, and here's where your English paper's got a point, is I'm responding to the will of the people. People are gonna drink! You know that, I know that, we all know that, and all I do is act on that. And all this talk of bootlegging - what is bootlegging? On a boat, it's bootlegging. On Lake Shore Drive, it's hospitality. I'm a businessman!
[after being told about an article describing him as the mayor of Chicago in all but name]
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Secrets and Police Work Rules
Jim Malone That's the second rule of police work. If you want to keep a secret, don't tell the boss.
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Alderman's Congratulations to Ness
Ness We have several operations in the works, so we're rather busy, Alderman. What can we do for you?
Alderman I came up to congratulate you on a job well done. Share your good fortune on such a lovely day.
Ness What's that?
Ness What is that?
Alderman Mr. Ness, you're an educated man. Let me pay you the compliment of being blunt. There's a large, a large and popular business that you are causing dismay. Why don't you just cross the street and let things take their course?
Ness Would you come in here please? In Roman times, when a fellow was convicted of trying to bribe a public official, they would cut off his nose, and sew him in a bag with a wild animal, and throw that bag in the river. You tell your master that we must agree to disagree!
[Summoning the team; as the team enters; picking up the bribe and throwing it at the Alderman]
Alderman You're making a mistake.
Ness Yeah I know, well I've made them before I'm beginning to enjoy them.
Alderman You fellows are untouchable, is that the thing? No one can get to you? Hey, everyone can be gotten to.
Ness You tell Capone, that I'll see him in hell.
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Identity and Origins in The Untouchables
Malone Where are you from, Stone?
[piercingly]
Stone From the South Side.
[smiling]
Malone Stone?" "George Stone?" That's your name? What's your real name?
Stone That is my real name.
Malone Nah, what was it before you changed it?
Stone Giuseppe Petri.
[his smile fading]
Malone Geez, I knew it! That's all you need, one thievin Wop on the team!
Stone What's that you say?
[offended]
Malone I said that you're a lyin member of a no-good race!
Stone It's much better than you, you stinkin Irish pig.
[coldly]
Malone Oh, I like him.
[to Ness]
Ness Yeah, I like him too.
Malone You just joined the Treasury Department, son.
Stone Yeah, okay.
[smiles]
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Planning a Liquor Raid
Malone Well, here we are.
[at the post office]
Ness What are we doing here?
Malone Liquor raid.
Ness Here?
[looking at the police station across the street]
Malone Mr. Ness, everybody knows where the booze is. The problem isn't finding it, the problem is who wants to cross Capone.
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Patience and Observation in the Job
Jim Malone Take it easy...take it easy! It'll all happen in time. This is the job. Don't wait for it to happen. Don't even want it to happen. Just watch what does happen.
[to Ness, preparing for the liquor raid at the border]
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Preparedness in the Face of Challenge
Taglines What are you prepared to do?
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Consequences of Betrayal and Respect
Al Capone I'm gonna tell you something. Somebody messes with me? I'm gonna mess with him. Somebody steals from me? I'm gonna say you stole, not talk to him for spittin on the sidewalk. Y'understand? Now, I have done nothing to hurt these people, but they're angered at me, so what do they do? Doctor up some "income tax", for which they got no case. To annoy me. To speak to me like men? No. To harass a peaceful man. I pray to God if I ever had a grievance I would have just a little more self respect. I'll tell you one more thing. You got an all-out prizefight? You wait until the fight is over, one guy's left standing, and that's how you know who won.
[to reporters]
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The Balance of Individualism and Teamwork
Al Capone Life goes on. A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms... Enthusiasms... What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? Baseball! A man stands alone at the plate. This is the time for what? For individual achievement. There he stands alone. But in the field, what? Part of a team. Teamwork.... Looks, throws, catches, hustles - part of one big team. Bats himself the live-long day, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and so on. If his team don't field... what is he? You follow me? No one! Sunny day, the stands are full of fans. What does he have to say? "I'm goin out there for myself. But... I get nowhere unless the team wins.
[grabs a baseball bat; Beats his henchman to death with his bat]
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Caution Against Risky Choices
Jim Malone If you're afraid of getting a rotten apple, don't go to the barrel. Get it off the tree.
[about finding a team member not under Capone's influence]
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The Chicago Dream is Ambitious and Vast
Taglines The Chicago Dream is that big.
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Clashing Perspectives on Law Enforcement Methods
Mountie Captain Mr. Ness! I do not approve of your methods.
Ness Yeah? Well, you're not from Chicago.
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Reactions to the Possible Repeal of Prohibition
Reporter They say they're going to repeal Prohibition soon. What will you do then?
Ness Very likely, I'll do the same thing everybody else will do...I'll go out for a drink.
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The Weight of Life and Death
Ness I had to kill him.
Malone Oh, yeah. He's as dead as Julius Caesar.
Malone Would you rather it was you?
Ness No, I would not.
Malone Well, then, you've done your duty. Go home and sleep well tonight.
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Federal Officers Conduct a Raid
Malone Federal officers!
[Enters and fires into the air]
Ness Get your hands in the air! Nobody move!
Malone This is a raid!
Ness Everybody into the center of the room!
Hood What are you doing here?
Malone All this stuff is impounded! You're all under arrest!
Hood Hey, this isn't right! Hey, this is no good! You got a warrant?
Malone Sure, here's my warrant! How do you think he feels now? Better? Or worse?
[Punches him twice in the stomach. He collapses]
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