It means: Dear Noodles, even though you have been hiding out in the ass-hole of the world we have found you. We know where you are. It means: get ready. Once Upon a Time in America 1984 ***** starring Robert De Niro & James Woods & Joe Pesci & Elizabeth McGovern & Burt Young & Tuesday Weld & Treat Williams et al, director Sergio Leone
Fats: Who took it?
Noodles: That’s what I’ve been asking myself for thirty-five years. ibid.
Bugsy said we could take the dollar or roll the drunk. ibid. Noodles to shopkeeper
Noodles was telling me about a guy called Bugsy; seems he’s boss of this neighbourhood thanks to you. ibid.
Your Youngest And Strongest Will Fall By The Sword. (GBH Films & Gangs US: New York) ibid. Old Noodles at memorial
Bercovicz & Co: Why Go On Living When We Can Bury You For $49.50. ibid.
I got to get to where I’m going – to the top. ibid. her to him
I like the stink of the streets – it makes me feel good. I like the smell and it opens up my lungs. And it gives me a hard-on. ibid. Noodles to Max
Doesn’t want to screw. All he thinks about is his job. Teargas, hostages, he’s going to do this; he’s going to do this with or without you. ibid. Max’s girlfriend to Noodles
You know what to do. And if you won’t, I will. ibid. Max’s girlfriend to Noodles
I’m not going to be home tonight. I’m not going to be home tomorrow either. ibid. Noodles
Max started shooting first – just to get himself killed. ibid. her to Noodles
All we have left are our memories. ibid. her to Noodles
When you’ve been betrayed you hit back. Do it. ibid. Max to Noodles
My feelings are dead. I feel no remorse. King of New York 1990 ***** starring Christopher Walken & Laurence Fishburne & David Caruso & Steve Buscemi & Wesley Snipes & Victor Argo & Giancarlo Esposito et al, director Abel Ferrara, Frank to gang
Back from the dead. ibid. Frank at table
I wanna be Mayor. ibid.
This conversation made me realise just how fucking crazy you are. ibid. Larry Wong to Frank
The King of New York. ibid. rozzer
I’ve lost a lot of time. It’s gone. ibid. Frank to counselor
I don’t want to make money that way. ibid. Frank to rozzer
I never killed anybody that didn’t deserve it. ibid.
It’s rumoured that Bricktop’s favourite means of dispatch involves a stun-gun, a plastic bag, a roll of tape, and a group of hungry pigs. Snatch 2000 ***** starring Brad Pitt & Vinnie Jones & Jason Statham & Stephen Graham & Alan Ford & Dennis Farina & Adam Fogerty & Mike Reid & Vinnie Jones et al, director Guy Ritchie
Feed him to the pigs, Errol. ibid. Bricktop
You’re always going to have problems lifting a body in one piece. Apparently, the best thing to do is cut up the corpse into six pieces and pile it all together. And when you’ve got your six pieces, you got to get rid of them. ’Cause it’s no good leaving it in a deep-freeze for your Mum to discover now, is it? Then I hear the best thing to do is feed them to pigs. You’ve got to starve the pigs for a few days. Then the sight of a chopped-up body will look like curry to a pisshead. You’ve got to shave the heads of your victims and pull the teeth out for the sake of the piggies’ digestion. You could do this afterwards of course. But you don’t want to go sieving through pig-shit now, do ya? They will go through bone like butter. You need at least sixteen pigs to finish the job in one sitting, so be wary of any man who keeps a pig farm. They will go through a body that weighs two-hundred pound in about eight minutes. That means that a single pig can consume two pounds of uncooked flesh every minute. Hence the expression, As Greedy as a Pig. ibid. Bricktop
So, you’re obviously the Big Dick. Now the other side of you are your balls. And there are two types of balls. There are big brave balls and there are little mincy faggot balls. Dicks have drive and clarity of vision. But they’re not clever. They smell pussy and they want a piece of the action. ibid. Tony to three robbers in pub
If you see the Pikey, Turkish or his girlfriend come out before me, shoot the bastards. Well come on, we’ve got a fight to go to. ibid. Bricktop
It’s a deal, it’s a steal, it’s sale of the fucking century. Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels 1998 ***** starring Jason Statham & Jason Flemyng & Dexter Fletcher & Nick Moran & Vinnie Jones & Steven MacKintosh & Sting & Nicholas Rowe et al, director Guy Ritchie, Tom to Nick
Now let’s see his fucking cards. ibid. Hatchet Harry
Hatchet Harry is a man you pay when you owe. ibid. Bacon
I don’t fucking believe this. Can everybody stop getting shot. ibid. robbers in security cage
I fucking hate traffic wardens. ibid. gang in van
You’re stupidity might be your one saving grace. Don’t er me, Greek boy. How is it your fucking stupid soon-to-be-dead friends thought that they might be able to steal my cannabis and then sell it back to me? Is this a declaration of war? Is this some white cunts’ joke that black cunts don’t get? ’Cause I’m not fucking laughing nick-ol-ass. ibid. black gangster to the Greek
If you want to know how to do a drug deal you watch Scarface. ibid.
Right, wrap them guns up. Count the money. Put your seat-belt on. ibid. Chris to son
This is fucking up. No money. No weed. It’s all been replaced by a pile of corpses. ibid. Tom surveys damage
Now this was an embarrassing position for Tom to be in. But Chris had to respect the fact that he was holding what appeared to be a pair of loaded shotguns. And Tom had to respect the fact that they were not loaded. So without anybody losing too much face, Tom left through a side door, and Chris left with the money. And everybody else got arrested. ibid. commentary
There is one more thing. It’s been emotional. ibid. Chris to three of gang