Ex-wife or girlfriend or stupid – that is what brings you down in this business. ibid. Frank to Billy
I am not the fucking rat. ibid. Billy to Frank
I have reason to believe Captain Queenan is Costello’s rat. ibid. Colin to rozzer
I gave you the wrong address, but you showed up at the right one, didn’t ya? ibid. shot gangsta to Billy
This is Sergeant Sullivan. I am taking over Queenan’s unit. ibid. Colin to Billy
Don’t laugh. This ain’t reality TV. ibid. Frank
Fucking rats. It’s wearing me thin. ibid. Frank
You’re an FBI informant. Are you kidding me? ibid. Colin to Frank
I just want my identity back. That’s all. ibid. Billy to Colin
I’ve got a proposition for you, Terry. The Bank Job 2008 starring Jason Statham & Saffron Burrows & Richard Lintern & James Faulkner & Stephen Campbell Moore & Daniel Mays & Alki David & David Suchet & Georgia Taylor & Michael Jibson & Peter Bowles et al, director Roger Donaldson, her to him
It seems Michael X has managed to keep himself out of jail by threatening to release damning photographs of a certain royal personage. ibid. senior government official to Tim
I have it for you. A bank. I’ve been seeing this guy. Runs his own business. Security systems. ibid. her to him
Lloyds Bank Limited. 185 Baker Street. ibid.
I think drugs are responsible for the moral degeneration of the young. ibid. Lew to Michael
Terry: A pile of skeletons.
Dave: Let’s hope it’s not the last gang that tried to take this bank. ibid.
I am a ham radio operator and I think I may be overhearing a robbery in progress. ibid.
You’ve opened Pandora’s Box, you prick. ibid. MI6
Soon after the robbery Scotland Yard underwent a major purge of corrupt police officers. A number of senior members of the government resigned following revelations about the activities at Sonia Bern’s brothel. Michael X was hanged in 1975 in Trinidad for the murder of Gale Benson. His file in the British National Archive remains classified until 1st of January 2054. Porn King Vogel was jailed for eight years for crimes unrelated to the robbery. Hakim Jamal was murdered in Boston in 1973. The murders of Guy and Bambas were never solved. The loot taken from the Baker Street Bank was thought to be in excess of 4 million pounds, more than that of the Great Train Robbery. Over 100 safe deposit box holders refused to identify their losses from the robbery. ibid. caption
It’s almost a relief to have found myself in an actual accident. Crash 1996 starring James Spader & Deborah Kara Unger & Elias Koteas & Holly Hunter & Rosanna Arquette & Peter MacNeill & Judah Katz & Nicky Guadagni et al, director David Cronenberg, him to her
They bury the dead so quickly; they should leave them lying around for months. ibid. her to him
Here we go – the fatal crash of James Dean. ibid.
I live in my car; this is my workshop. ibid.
The reshaping of the human body by modern technology. ibid.
For the first time there’s benevolent psychopathology that beckons towards us. For example, the car crash is a fertilizing rather than a destructive event – a liberation of sexual energy mediating the sexuality of those who have died with an intensity that’s impossible in any other form. ibid.
Maybe the next one, darling. ibid. him to her
Where did you get the hashish? Midnight Express 1978 starring Brad Davis & Irene Miracle & Bo Hopkins & Paolo Bonacelli & Paul L Smith & Randy Quaid & John Hurt & Norbert Weisser et al, director Alan Parker, American embassy bloke
Catch the Midnight Express; it’s not a train. ibid. Hurt
It looks like you’re gonna have a new court ... Seems everyone wanted an example made. ibid. embassy bloke
If I stay here, I’m gonna die. ibid. Billy to Max
On the night of October 4th 1975 Billy Hayes successfully crossed the border to Greece. ibid.
This is Grade A 100% pure Colombian cocaine, ladies and gentlemen. Blow 2001 starring Johnny Depp & Jesse James & Penelope Cruz & Franka Potente & Rachel Griffiths & Paul Reubens & Jordi Molla & Cliff Curtis & Max Perlich et al, director Ted Demme, opening remarks
George Young, you stand accused of possession of six hundred and sixty pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute. ibid. judge
Senor Pablo Escobar – for those of you living on the moon for the last twenty years he was It, the Boss of it all. ibid. George
Cocaine exploded upon the American culture like an atomic bomb. ibid.
I snorted ten grams in ten minutes once. ibid.
George Jung is sentenced to Otisville Federal Correctional Institute until 2015. Kristina Sunshine Jung has not yet visited her father. ibid. caption
My nigger … You gotta hear the street, you gotta smell it, you know, you gotta taste that shit, feel it. Training Day 2001 starring Denzel Washington & Ethan Hawke & Scott Glenn & Tom Berenger & Harris Yulin & Raymond Barry & Cliff Curtis & Dr Dre & Snoop Dogg & Macy Gray & Charlotte Ayanna & Eva Mendes et al, director Antoine Fuqua, Washington to Hawke
A good narcotics agent must know and love narcotics. ibid.
Man the fuck up. ibid.
What’s wrong with street justice? ibid.
The good guys – they die first. ibid.
Punk-ass, bitch-ass, crook-ass cop. ibid. bitch to Hawke
You gotta render unto Caesar … They just want to tax you a little bit. ibid. Washington to dealer
It can’t be like this. ibid. Hawke
It’s not what you know it’s what you can prove. ibid. Washington
King Kong ain’t got shit on me. ibid.
Riot Police Fly To Seaside: Battle of Hastings – 18 Arrested. Quadrophenia 1979 starring Phil Daniels & Mark Wingett & Leslie Ash & Philip Davis & Sting & Toyah Willcox & Ray Winstone & Gary Shail & Michael Elphick et al, director Franc Roddam, newspaper cutting
I never realised you was a rocker. ibid. Jimmy to Kevin
Jimmy’s Mum: Running about on them motorbikes all hours of the night I’m not surprised. It’s not normal.
Jimmy: Oh yeah, what’s normal then? ibid.
It isn’t the bikes, is it; it’s the people. ibid. Jimmy to Kevin