My name is George Gideon. Gideon of Scotland Yard 1958 starring Jack Hawkins & Anna Massey & Dianne Foster & Cyril Cusack & Andrew Ray & James Hayter & Ronald Howard & Laurence Naismith & Howard Marion-Crawford et al, director John Ford, opening line
Nick, it’s the boss. We’re back in business. A Bullet for Joey 1955 starring Peter van Eyck & Edward G Robinson & George Raft & Audrey Totter & George Dolenz, director Lewis Allen, boss
Attention all stations – naked body of man found in shallow grave near Highway 11, east of LA Conception. Hands cut off and face crushed. ibid. telex
One thing you cannot enslave is the human mind. ibid. Robinson
Why don’t you do something decent for a change? ibid.
What if I get chopped up in little pieces and dumped in the river? Wait Until Dark 1967 starring Audrey Hepburn & Alan Arkin & Jack Weston & Samantha Jones & Julie Herrod & Efrem Zimbalist jn & Richard Crenna, director Terence Young, Hepburn
Where’s the doll? ibid. Mike
You useless bunch of moronic twits. The Wrong Arm of the Law 1963 starring Peter Sellers & Bernard Cribbins & Lionel Jeffries & John Le Mesurier & Davy Kaye & Nanette Newman & Arthur Mullard & Reg Lye et al, director Cliff Owen, Sellers
We thought you was the IPO mob. ibid. little gangsta
I want you to get into Safety Deposit box number 14533. Black Friday 2007 aka The Kidnapping starring Amy Carlson & Judd Nelson & Thomas Ian Griffith & Bess Meyer & Madison Mason & Darcy Rose Byrnes & Evan Arnold & Bryan Cuprill & Sean McGowan et al, director Arthur Allan Seidelman, kidnapper to mother
I don’t like you so don’t fuck with my train again. Money Train 1995 starring Wesley Snipes & Woody Harrelson & Jennifer Lopez & Robert Blake & Chris Cooper & Joe Grifasi & Scott Sowers & Skipp Sudduth et al, director Joseph Ruben, Donald the train boss
I have to look after my brother. ibid. Snipes to Lopez
The best place to keep your valuables is right here ... ibid. Harrelson
Frank, do you happen to know why blind people don’t skydive? Well I’ll tell you; it’s because it scares the shit out of the dogs. ibid. Harrelson
We need a pollution revolution. And it’s not going to be easy because the world is addicted to petroleum. Chain Reaction 1996 starring Morgan Freeman and Brian Cox & Keanu Reeves & Rachel Weisz & Fred Ward & Kevin Dunn & Joanna Cassidy & Nicholas Rudall & Tzi Ma et al, director Andrew Davis, opening scene
We get more out than we put in. ibid. Asian bloke
There are many threats to our way of life and not all of them wear uniforms and carry guns. ibid. Shannon
You scream and the kid will come home and find you in a pool of blood. The Desperate Hours 1955 starring Humphrey Bogart & Fredric March & Arthur Kennedy & Martha Scott & Dewey Martin & Gig Young & Mary Murphy & Robert Middleton et al, director William Wyler, Bogart
You ain’t learned yet who’s running this show. ibid.
Nothing disgusts me more than a sissy. Ma Barker’s Killer Brood 1960 starring Lurene Tuttle & Tristam Coffin & Paul Dubov & Nelson Leigh & Myrna Dell & Dan White & Victor Lundin & Paul Power et al, director Bill Karn, Ma
You got caught, that’s what you did. ibid.
If only you’d been a better father. ibid. Ma
Pay the rent and tell the tailor to wait. Sweet Smell of Success 1957 starring Burt Lancaster & Tony Curtis & Susan Harrison & Martin Milner & Sam Levene & Chico Hamilton & Emile Meyer & Barbara Nichols et al, director Alexander Mackendrick, her to him
I like Larry but I can’t deny he sweats a little. I love this dirty town. ibid. Curtis
Susie’s all I’ve got. ibid. Lancaster
I want that boy taken apart. ibid.
Start thinking with your head instead of your hips. ibid. Curtis
A heist: a bit of a forging. Gambit 2012 starring Colin Firth & Cameron Diaz & Alan Rickman & Tom Courtenay & Stanley Tucci & Cloris Leachman & Togo Igawa et al, director Michael Hoffman, opening scene
An optimist is simply a man who hasn’t heard the news. ibid. sidekick
No matter how low you sink there’s still a right and a wrong. You always end up choosing ... You’re dead and you don’t know it. Last Man Standing 1996 starring Bruce Willis & Christopher Walken & Alexandra Powers & Bruce Dern & William Sanderson & David Patrick Kelly & Karina Lombard & Ned Eisenberg & R D Call & Ken Jenkins & Ted Markland et al, director Walter Hill
Both gangs took over this town. Ran off all the regular folk. ibid.
He exists in a world beyond your world. Swordfish 2001 starring John Travolta & Hugh Jackman & Halle Berry & Vinnie Jones & Don Cheadle & Sam Shepard & Drea de Matteo & Rudolf Martin & Zach Grenier et al, director Dominic Sena, hacker in rozzer station
22,795. Stan, you’re in way over your head. ibid. rozzer
Christmas Eve in New York: a happy time for some people. The lucky ones. Last minute shopping. Presents for the kids. Hurry home to light the tree and fill stockings. For the lucky ones. Others aren’t so lucky. Kiss of Death 1947 starring Victor Mature & Brian Donlevy & Richard Widmark & Coleen Gray & Taylor Holmes & Howard Smith & Karl Malden & Anthony Ross & Millard Mitchell & J Scott Smart et al, director Henry Hathaway
I want the names of those three man with you on that job. ibid. rozzer to Mature
You’ve got that good old hoodlum complex – no squealing. ibid.
You talk too much. ibid. Mature to Widmark
Your side of the fence is almost as dirty as ours. ibid. Mature to prison governor
Don’t fuck with me. The Killing Machine 2010 aka Icarus starring Dolph Lundgren & Stefanie von Pfetten & Samantha Ferris & David Lewis & Lindsay Maxwell & Bo Svenson & Monique Ganderton et al, director Dolph Lundgren, Eddie to her
I don’t like to be fucked around. ibid. Eddie to gangsta, collects money
I have another assignment for you. ibid. gangsta to Eddie
You are what you are. There’s no escaping that. ibid. lady boss to Eddie on balcony
One bad decision. One bad choice. ibid. Eddie’s commentary
I need to go underground. Someone has a contract on me. ibid. Eddie to lady boss