This is my life ... Everything we ever wanted. ibid. gangsta
Brian and the organisation made a combined fortune of $7.3 in the course of a year. And it was all gone. ibid. commentary
It’s beautiful isn’t it? The logic of trance. Trance 2001 starring Neil Pearson & Susannah Harker & John Light & Phil Davis & Sam Callis & Christopher Cazenove et al, director Joe Ahearne, Shrink to Pearson
Stop messing with my head! ibid. subject to shrink
Twenty years in the same room. Jesus Christ, I would have lost my mind. Oldboy 2013 starring Josh Brolin & Grey Damon & Elizabeth Olsen & Sharlto Copley & Erik Gersovitz & Samuel L Jackson & Michael Imperioli & Brett Lapeyrouse & Linda Emond & James Ransone & Max Casella et al, director Spike Lee
Virtual reality was supposed to be a safe place to train my law enforcement people. Virtuosity 1995 starring Denzel Washington & Kevin O’Connor & Russell Crowe & Kelly Lynch & William Forsythe & Stephen Spinella & Louise Fletcher & William Fichtner & Costas Mandylor et al, director Brett Leonard, old bird
Killing for real – it was a real rush. ibid. Crowe
Sid’s got hostages. ibid. Washington
He’s evolving. My God, he’s evolving. ibid. programmer
And who should you really be going after, killer? Them or me? ibid. Crowe
I am a whore so it’s all right. Hustle 1975 starring Burt Reynolds & Catherine Deneuve & Ben Johnson & Paul Winfield & Eileen Brennan & Eddie Albert & Ernest Borgnine & Jack Carter & Colleen Brennan & James Hampton & Catherine Bach et al, director Robert Aldrich, her to him
Everyone in the country smokes pot. What’s that got to do with her death? ibid. Marty to Reynolds
Sometimes you can’t tell the Christians from the lions. ibid. Reynolds
You guys are all bought and paid for. Everybody knows that. You cops are a nickel a bunch. ibid. Marty
To the covenant. The Holcroft Covenant 1985 starring Michael Caine & Anthony Andrews & Victoria Tennant & Lilli Palmer & Mario Adorft & Michael Lonsdale & Bernard Hepton & Shane Rimmer et al, director John Frankenheimer, Nazi toast
This is our covenant ... The dying wish of your father. ibid.
You want to talk about the vanishing wilderness? … They’re drowning the river. They’re drowning the river, man. Just about the last wild untamed unpolluted un-fucked-up river in the South. Deliverance 1972 starring Jon Voight & Burt Reynolds & Ned Beatty & Ronny Cox & Ed Ramey & Billy Redden & Bill McKinney & Herbert Cowboy Coward & James Dickey & Macon McCalman et al, director John Boorman, opening commentary
We’ve got a live one here. ibid.
‘Talk about genetic deficiencies.’ ibid. Beatty
It is the conclusion of this committee that Senator Carroll was assassinated by Thomas Richard Linder. It is our further conclusion that he acted entirely alone. The Parallax View 1974 starring Warren Beatty & Paula Prentiss & Hume Cronyn & William Daniels & Walter McGinn & Kelly Thorsden & Chuck Waters & William Joyce & Bettie Johnson et al, director Alan J Pakula
Somebody’s systematically knocking off witnesses to that assassination. ibid. Beatty to boss
There is a natural bureaucratic tendency to cover up mistakes. ibid.
I’m in a strange business. Once you’re in, that’s it. You can’t get out. It’s like damnation. You’re doomed to stick at it. Until you die. 22 Bullets 2010 starring Jean Reno & Kad Merad & Richard Berry & Marina Fois & Jean-Pierre Darroussin et al, director Richard Berry
You have blood on your hands. It won’t wash off. You’ll always be on the bad side. A gangster who broke the rules. So don’t lecture me. ibid. gangsta to Reno
Evil is evil. It’s in us, so deal with it. ibid. gangsta to Reno
I’m in a strange business. If you decide to quit, one day someone will knock on your door to avenge a father, a brother or an uncle. You’re doomed to stick at it. ibid.
This is a story about coming to America … This is the next story. Revenge of the Green Dragons 2014 starring Ray Liotta & Justin Chon & Shuya Chang & Harry Shum & Kevin Wu & Leonard Wu & Billy Magnussen & Eugenia Yuan & Jin Auyeung & Joanna P Adler et al, directors Andrew Lau & Andrew Loo
For some reason we’re being managed. Closed Circuit 2013 starring Eric Bana & Ciaran Hinds & Rebecca Hall & Isaac Hempstead-Wright & Denis Moschitto & Jemma Powell & Riz Ahmed & Anne-Marie Duff & Kenneth Cranham & Julia Stiles & Jim Broadbent et al, director John Crowley
Peters’ killer is a professional of some kind who executed him quietly and in complete control. Montana 2014 starring Michelle Fairley & Ashley Walters & Sarah Mac & Lars Mikkelsen & Oliver Stark & Ryan Oliva & Dominique & Adam Deacon & Richie Campbell & Rocky Marshall et al, director Mo Ali, lazy rozzer
If you use it [heroin] for any length of time your teeth just go to hell. And that’s the good part. Inherent Vice 2014 starring Joaquin Phoenix & John Brolin & Owen Wlson & Katherine Waterston & Reese Witherspoon & Benicio de Toro & Jena Malone & Joanna Newsom & Jordan Christian Heard & Jong Chau & Jeannie Berlin & Maya Rudolph et al, director Paul Thomas Anderson
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
I was in the killing game. And I travelled alone. Always alone. The Detonator 2006 starring Wesley Snipes & Silvia Colloca & Tim Dutton & William Hope & Matthew Leitch & Michael Brandon & Stuart Milligan, director Po Chih Leong, Wesley
This is my last job. Every job is my last job. ibid.
My resumé reads like a graveyard. ibid.
My life flashes before me every day. I’ve died a thousand deaths. ibid.
I don’t get too many second dates. ibid.
Yeah, there is something wrong with me. All Good Things 2010 starring Ryan Gosling & Kirsten Dunst & Frank Langella & Kristen Wiig & Philip Baker Hall & Lily Rabe & John Cullum & Liz Stauber et al, director Andrew Jarecki, him to her
I am a policeman and I am here to arrest you. End of Watch 2012 starring Jake Gyyllenhaal & Michael Pena & Natalie Martinez & Anna Kendrick & Frank Gillo & America Ferrera & Cody Horn & David Harbour & Cle Sloan & Kristy Wu et al, director David Ayer, opening line
I knew this day was coming for a long time. The Counselor: Extended Cut 2013 starring Cameron Diaz & Brad Pitt & Javier Bardem & Michael Fassbender & Bruno Ganz & Rosie Perez & Sam Sprull & Toby Kebbell & Edgar Ramirez & Ruben Blades & Natalie Dormer & Goran Visnjic et al, director Ridley Scott, Pitt
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
The American? His name is Napoleon Solo. He is not your typical American spy. He joined the US army aged 18 and was posted to Europe ... His criminal ingenuity had made headlines all over Europe ... Kill him if necessary. But he must not help the girl escape. The Man From Uncle 2015 starring Armie Hammer & Henry Cavill & Alicia Vikander & Elizbicki & Sylvestor Groth & Christian Berkel & Luca Calvani & Misha Kuznetsov & Jared Harris & Hugh Grant et al, director Guy Ritchie, Russians
Your mission is to infiltrate this organisation and to retrieve Dr Teller and his research. ibid. Russian to hero spy
I’m sure we can find something to do for five minutes. ibid.