Always be grateful for what you get – Rule Number One, Val. Payback 1999 starring Mel Gibson & Gregg Henry & Lucy Alexis Liu & Deborah Kara Unger & David Paymer & Bill Duke & Jack Conley & John Glover & James Coburn et al, director Brian Helgeland, Porter
I got the feeling he’d like to kill you that’s all. ibid. dealer to Val
Crooked cops – do they come any other way? ibid. Gibson
America 2023: Unemployment is below 5%. Crime is virtually non-existent while every year fewer and fewer people live below the poverty line. All thanks to ... The Purge. The Purge: Anarchy 2014 starring Frank Grillo & Carmen Ejogo & Zach Gilford & Kiele Sanchez & Joe Soul & Justina Machado & John Bleasley & Jack Conley & Noel G & Castuloa Guerra et al, director James DeMonaco, caption
Let each of us study to improve ourselves to God through Jesus Christ. Thunderbolt & Lightfoot 1974 starring Jeff Bridges & Clint Eastwood & Geoffrey Lewis & Catherine Bach & Garey Busey & Jack Dodgson & Gene Elman & Burton Gilliam & Roy Jenson & Claudia Lennear & Vic Tayback & Dub Taylor & Bill McKinney & Gregorey Walcott et al, director Michael Cimino, Clint as preacher
I’d like to know if there’s a good way of beating a bank. ibid.
My nose! Get Shorty 1995 starring Gene Hackman & John Travolta & Rene Russo & Danny DeVito & Dennis Farina & Bett Midler & Delroy Lindo & James Gandolfini & Jon Gries & Renne Props & David Paymer et al, director Barry Sonnenfeld, Ray Bones lamped by Travolta
Harry: Do you pack a gun?
Travolta/Chili: Not really. ibid.
I once asked this literary agent what kind of writing paid the best, he said ransom notes. ibid. Harry to Chili
I’ve seen better film on teeth. ibid. black gangster to Harry, with Chili
Or you’re as dead as disco. ibid. white gangster to Harry, with Chili
What? Well obviously he didn’t see you in Bride of the Mutant. When you turned to the camera, and you said to the alien mother that her time on Earth was finished; Joan Crawford on her best day wished that she had had in her day the emotion and the intensity that you had in that scene. ibid. Chili to actress
I’ll find you, Leo. You leave a trail like a fucking caterpillar. ibid. Chili
Sometimes you do your best work when you’ve got a gun to your head. ibid. Chili to bird
Chili is a gangster. Ran a club I used to play at for another gangsta. ibid. bird with DeVito
Don’t answer. Don’t get involved. Scenes of the Crime 2002 starring Jeff Bridges & Jon Abrahams & Morris Chestnut & Madchen Amick & Peter Greene & Bob Gunton & Brian Goodman & Henry Rollins et al, director Dominique Forma, Bridges
Smashed my balls with a hammer .. This metallic object ... to scoop my eye out of its socket. ibid.
48 hours after the kidnapping, Lenny Burroughs and Sharon were seated in the first-class section of Atlitali’s Flight AZ 1037, headed for Rome, Italy. They still live there today. ibid. caption
You’ve only got one skill. The fact is I pay really well for that skill. The Kane Files 2010 starring Drew Fuller & Ethan Embry & William Atherton & William Devane & Whitney Able & Eve Mauro & Paul Rae et al, director Ben Gourley, loan shark to dude
One of these mornings the sun’s going to come up and burn a hole clean through the planet. Wild at Heart 1990 starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern & Willem Dafoe & J E Freeman & Crispin Glover & Diane Ladd & Isabella Rossellini & Harry Dean Stanton et al, director David Lynch, her to him
You about ready to do some dancing? ibid. him to her
Let’s go dancing, peanut. I’m ready. ibid.
20 million dollars divided by two: why would Hollander cut you in when he could take it all for himself? Penthouse North 2011 starring Michael Monaghan & Barry Sloane & Michael Keaton & Andrew W Walker & Kaniehtiio Horn & & Trevor Hayes et al, director Joseph Ruben, blind bird
This is a snakeskin jacket. And for me it’s a symbol of my individuality. And my belief in personal freedom. ibid. him to punk
Cops. I saw fucking cops. Caught in the Crossfire 2010 starring Adam Rodriguez & 50 Cent & Richard T Jones & Michael Matthias & Lyle Kanouse & R D Miller & Brain A Miller & Sydney Hall et al, director Brian A Miller, Michael to rozzers
When do I get my cut? ibid. partner
1933: This is a re-creation of an era: an era of jazz, jalopies, prohibition, and trigger-happy punks. Baby Face Nelson 1957 starring Mickey Rooney & Carolyn Jones & Cedric Hardwicke & Leo Gordon & John Hoyt & Jack Elam & Anthony Caruso & Ted de Corsia et al, director Don Siegel
I got a big job for you, little man. ibid. gangsta to Nelson
You’re lucky it was only a .22 – they leave a nice clean small hole. ibid. doctor to Nelson
You’re the number one man, John. ibid. Nelson
A slap’s better than no tough at all. Machine Gun Kelly 1958 starring Charles Bronson & Susan Cabot & Morey Amsterdam & Richard Devon & Jack Lambert & Frank DeKova & Conni Gilchrist & Wally Campo & Lori Martin et al, director Roger Corman, bird to gangsta
I can’t help it. It come all over me like a cold sweat. ibid. Kelly
George isn’t afraid of any man living. ibid. her to mother
Smile, you’ve just been erased. Eraser 1996 starring Arnold Schwarzenegger & James Caan & Vanessa Williams & James Coburn & Robert Pastorelli & James Cromwell & Andy Romano et al, director Chuck Russell, black bloke
Improvisation is the heart of field work. ibid. hero
There will be a whole new era of world terrorism. ibid. Donahue
They’re thieves, just like us. They Live By Night 1949 starring Farley Granger & Cathy O’Donnell & Howard Da Silver & Jay C Flippen & Will Wright & William Phipps & Ian Wolfe & Harry Harvey & Marie Bryant & Will Lee et al, director Nicholas Ray, gangsta of old man and daughter
Look: $20 weddings. What a way to get married. ibid. him to her
Won’t be long now. ibid. him to her on the road
You’re a thief just like me. ibid. him to Mattie
Nobody can touch us. ibid. him to her
We got no chance together. Not a single one. ibid. him to Mattie
Hero: Who’s leaving?
Head of gang: You are. Stone Cold 1991 starring Brian Bosworth & Lance Henriksen & William Forsythe & Arabella Holzbog & Sam McMurray & Richard Gant & Paulo Tocha et al, director Craig R Baxley
God forgives. The Brotherhood doesn’t. ibid. head of gang
If Big Sep doesn't get those heads in his hands by noon tomorrow you might as well chop off your own head and put it in with the others. Kapish? 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag 1997 starring Joe Pesci & George Hamilton & Andy Corneau & Kristy Swanson & Dyan Cannon & David Spade & Tood Louiso et al, director Tom Schulman, gangsta to Pechi
A man came to see you. I Died a Thousand Times 1955 starring Jack Palance & Shelley Winters & Lori Nelson & Lee Marvin & Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez & Lon Chaney junior & Earl Holliman & Perry Lopez & Dennis Hopper et al, director Stuart Heisler, Mexican bloke to Palance
Somebody always talks. ibid. Palance to gang
This caper’s a synch. ibid.
Tropico Stunned By Half Million Dollar Robbery. ibid. Los Angeles Telegram
Those rats. ibid. Palance
No hard feelings. City Streets 1931 starring Gary Cooper & Sylvia Sidney & Paul Lukas & William Boyd & Wynne Gibson & Guy Kibbee & Stanley Fields & Robert Homans et al, director Rouben Mamoulian, gangsta to gangsta
I wouldn’t like that kind of work. ibid. him to her
You’ve been erased. You don’t exist. You’re a ghost. But you’ll be safe. Fire with Fire 2012 starring Josh Duhamel & Rosario Dawson & Bruce Willis & Vinnie Jones & Vincent D'Onofrio & 50 Cent & Richard Schiff & Quinton Jackson et al, director David Barrett, rozzer