Jenson was the principle witness in a grand jury investigation into the waterfront rackets. The Mob 1951 starring Broderick Crawford & Betty Buehler & Richard Kiley & Otto Hulett & Matt Crowley & Neville Brand & Ernest Borgnine & Jean Alexander & John Marley & Charles Bronson & Walter Klavun et al, director Robert Parrish, chief rozzer to Damico
Your job is to bring in Blackie Clay. ibid.
Mary, a successful marriage is based on a wife letting her husband lie a little. ibid. him to her
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
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie? You got no job to wear it to. The Pope of Greenwich Village 1984 starring Eric Roberts & Micky Rourke & Daryl Hannah & Kenneth McMillan & Burt Young & Jack Kehoe & Geraldine Page & M Emmet Walsh & Tony Musante & Philip Bosco et al, director Stuart Rosenberg, Paulie to Charlie
You ever heard of artificial inspiration? ibid.
I want those guys. ibid. Eddie
Why are you always one inch away from becoming a nice person? ibid. her to him
The real crime is not committing to your dream. Henry’s Crime 2011 starring Keanu Reeves & James Caan & Vera Farmiga & Judy Greer & Fisher Stevens & Peter Stormare & Bill Duke & Danny Hoch et al, director Malcolm Venville, Caan to Reeves
It’s two weeks since Sergeant Evans was shot dead in a gas station at a 103rd and Craig Street. On Dangerous Ground 1952 starring Robert Ryan & Ida Lupino & Ward Bond & Charles Kemper & Anthony Ross & Ed Begley & Ian Wolfe & Sumner Williams & Gus Schilling et al, director Nicholas Ray
What kind of a job is this anyway? Garbage, that’s all we handle – garbage. ibid.
The city can be lonely too. ibid. her to him
So, you owe us $15,000. And just don’t miss another payment. Tracers 2015 starring Taylor Lautner & Marie Avgeropoulos & Adam Rayner & Rafi Gavron & Luciano Acuna & Josh Yadon & Johnny M Wu & Sam Medina & Amirah Vann & Christian Steel & Wai Ching Ho et al, director Daniel Benmayor, sharks to cyclist
I just got out of jail. I am innocent. Buffalo 66 1998 starring Vincent Gallo & Christina Ricci & Anjelica Huston & Ben Gazzara & Kevin Corrigan & Mickey Rourke & Rosanna Arquette & Kevin Pollak & Alex Karras et al, director Vincent Gallor
Oooh, thirty years I haven’t missed a game [American football]. They haven’t won the championship since 1966. And I missed that game ’cause that’s the day I had Billy. Ooh, I wish I’d never had him. I wouldn’t have missed that game. ibid. mother at table
Girls stink. They stink. They’re evil. They’re all bad, all of them. ibid. him to her
You’re sending collectors to fuck with me at my office? Are you out of your fucking mind? … The watch they took from me is worth $20,000: I want that deducted from the $100,000. Uncut Gems 2019 starring Adam Sandler & Lakeith Stanfield & Julia Fox & Kevin Garnett & Idina Menzel & Eric Bogosian & Judd Hirsch & Keith Williams & Jonathan Aranbayev & Noa Fisher & Abel Tesfaye & Mike Francesca, How on dog-n-bone
That’s a million dollar [black] opal you’re holding. Straight from the Ethiopian Jewish town. This is old school. Middle Earth shit. ibid.
Bookie: It’s the dumbest fucking bet I ever heard of.
Howard: I disagree. ibid.
I love drugs. Yeah, have you ever noticed how the good words start with D? Bright Lights, Big City 1988 starring Michael J Fox & Kiefer Sutherland & Phoebe Cates & Dianne Wiest & Swoosie Kurtz & Frances Sternhagen & Tracy Pollan & John Houseman & Jason Robards & David Hyde Pierce et al, director James Bridges, her to him in bogs
I can’t work in an office. I don’t like wearing suits. I like to ride. Fixed gear, steel frame, no breaks, the bike cannot coast. The pedals never stop turning. Premium Rush 2012 starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Michael Shannnon & Dania Ramirez & Jamie Chung & Wole Parks & Henry O & Brian Koppelman et al, director David Koepp, opening scene courier on bike
The story begins with the unexpected arrival of an old friend of mine; his name was and is Jack Armstrong. He is and was a troublemaker. The Troublemaker 1964 starring Tom Aldredge & Joan Darling & James Frawley & Theodore J Flicker & Buck Henry & Charles White & Godfrey Cambridge & Bernard Reed & Michael Currie & Leo Lerman et al, director Theodore J Flicker
For ten years I’ve been in the chicken business, and I know everything about chickens. How to buy ’em and sell ’em and breed ’em and feed ’em. I even know how to talk to ’em … I said, I’m gonna open a coffee house. ibid.
Never bet on a horse that has Parkinsons. The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 2001 starring Woody Allen & Dan Aykroyd & Elizabeth Berkley & Helen Hunt & Brian Markinson & Charlize Theron & Wallace Shawn & Peter Gerety & John Schuck et al, director Woody Allen, Woody
Aykroyd: There’s a word for people who think everyone is conspiring against them.
Allen: That’s right – perceptive. ibid.
New York’s Other Side: The Poor Musician Goes Away To Improve His Fortune. The Musketeers of Pig Alley 1912 starring Elmer Booth & Walter Miller & Clara T Bracy & Lillian Gish & Alfred Paget & John T Dillon & Harry Carey & Robert Harron, director D W Griffith, opening caption
The Musician Returning With Replenished Purse to the Musketeers of the Alley. ibid.
I think I’m going to like you. Mickey Blue Eyes 1998 starring Hugh Grant & Jeanne Tripplehorn & James Caan & James Fox & Burt Young & Joe Viterelli & Gerry Becker & Maddie Corman et al, director Kelly Makin, Caan to Grant
I might not be corruptible. ibid. him to her
Michael, there are some men here to see you from the FBI. ibid. secretary
Well obviously it’s my first murder. ibid. her to him
Owen’s mother, passing gratefully one to another and we believe happier world, leaves ten-year-old Owen to fight his way the best he can. Regeneration 1915 starring Rockliffe Fellowes & Anna Q Nilsson & James A Marcus & Maggie Weston & Willam Sheer & H McCoy et al, director R A Walsh, opening caption
Owen’s twenty-fifth finds him leader of a gang. ibid. caption
She made my life a changed thing, and never it be the same again. ibid.
He took a little trip. LSD trip. Coogan’s Bluff 1968 starring Clint Eastwood & Susan Clark & Tisha Sterling & Don Stroud & Betty Field & Tom Tully & James Edwards & Lee J Cobb et al, director Don Siegel, rozzer to Coogan
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
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
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