Gissa swig. The Public Enemy 1931 starring James Cagney & Jean Harlow & Edward Woods & Joan Blondell & Donald Cook & Leslie Fenton & Beryl Mercer & Robert Emmett O'Connor et al, director William A Wellman, opening scene - little boy swigs from bucket of beer
Dutch here knows the layout. We’ve been casing the joint for a week. ibid. Putty Nose to gang
You better lay low for a while. The heat’s on. ibid. dude on door
Remember this, boys: you gotta have friends. ibid. Paddy Ryan
I suppose you want me to go to night school and read poems? ibid. Tommy
Somebody’s gotta protect your customers. You’re yella. ibid. Tommy
So beer ain’t good enough for ya? ibid. Tommy
Oh, Tommy, I could love ya to death. ibid. her to him
I can drink it as long as you can pour it. ibid. him to her
The end of Tom Powers is the end of every hoodlum. ‘The Public Enemy’ is not a man, nor is it a character. ibid. caption
Los Angeles 2029 A.D. The machines rose from the ashes of the nuclear fire. Their war to exterminate mankind had raged for decades, but the final battle would not be fought in the future. It would be fought here, in our present. The Terminator 1984 starring Arnold Schwarzenegger & Michael Biehn & Linda Hamilton & Lance Henriksen & Paul Winfield & Bess Motta & Earl Boen & Rick Rossovich et al, director James Cameron, opening scene and caption
The Terminator’s an infiltration unit, part man, part machine. Underneath, it’s a hyper-alloy combat chassis – micro-processor controlled, fully armoured. Very tough. But outside, it’s living human tissue – flesh, skin, hair, blood, grown for the cyborgs ... The 600 series had rubber skin. We spotted them easy. But these are new; they look human. Sweat, bad breath, everything. Very hard to spot. I had to wait till he moved on you before I could zero him. ibid. Kyle
I’ll be back. ibid. Arnie
You’re terminated, fucker. ibid. hero
My name is John Connor. They tried to murder me before I was born. When I was 13 they tried again. Machines from the future: Terminator. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003 starring Arnold Schwarzenegger & Nick Stahl & Clare Danes & Kristanna Loken & David Andrews & Mark Famiglietti & Earl Boen & Jau Acovone & Mark Hicks et al, director Jonathan Mostow, opening commentary
By the time SkyNet became self-aware it had spread into millions of computer servers all across the planet. Ordinary computers in office buildings, dorm rooms, everywhere. It was software, in cyberspace. There was no system core. It could not be shut down. The attack began at 6:18 p.m. just as he said it would. Judgment Day. The day the human race was nearly destroyed by the weapons they built to protect themselves. I should have realized our destiny was never to stop Judgment Day; it was merely to survive it. Together. ibid.
Before they died my parents told me stories of how the world once was. What it was like long before I was born. Before the war with the machines. Terminator Genisys 2015 starring Arnold Schwarzenegger & Brett Azar & Jason Clarke & Emilia Clarke & Willa Taylor & Jai Courtney & Bryant Prince & Lee Byung-hun & J K Simmons & Wayne Bastrup & Sandrine Holt & Matt Smith et al, director Alan Taylor, opening commentary
My name’s Charles Bronson. In all my life I’ve wanted to be famous. I knew I was made for better things. I had a calling. I didn’t know why. Wasn’t singing. Can’t fucking act. Kind of running out of choices really, aren’t we. Bronson 2009 starring Tom Hardy & Matt King & James Lance & Amanda Burton & Kelly Adams & Jonathan Phillips & Mark Powley & Joe Tuckeret al, director Nicolas Winding Refn
There was nothing wrong with my upbringing. My parents were decent, respectable and upstanding members of society. ibid.
But I wasn’t bad. Wasn’t bad bad. And I still had my principles. ibid.
Before I forget I did come into this world as Michael Peterson. But I go out with my fighting name. Charlie Bronson. Which is my alter ego. ibid.
I’ve always fancied myself as being a comedian. ibid.
To me it was a hotel room. ibid.
Soon everybody was going to know my name. ibid.
I deserve to go to prison for what I did. I want my hotel room back! ibid. Broadmoor for the Criminally Insane
Twenty-six years! Twenty-six years of solitary I’ve done and I ain’t killed no-one. I’m not joking. Not a soul. Ever. ibid.
Well time stops for no man, ladies and gentlemen, and my time was coming up. Parole? And just when I was about to make a name to be reckoned with. As what? You don’t want to be trapped inside with me, sunshine. Inside I’m someone nobody wants to fuck with, do you understand? I am Charlie Bronson. I am Britain’s most violent prisoner. Prison was ... honestly? Brilliant! I liked it personally. Fuck that – loved it! It was Exciting. It was on the edge. It was madness at its very best. ibid.
East Las Angeles 1972: He’s got a great record – the Black Rooster – thirteen KOs. Blood In, Blood Out 1993 starring Damian Chapa & Jesse Borrego & Benjamin Bratt & Enrique Castillo & Delroy Lindo & Victor Rivers & Geoffrey Rivas & Tom Towles & Carlos Carrasco et al, director Taylor Hackford, Cousin
Now you home with us and defend the barrio. ibid. other cousin
You’re just fighting yourselves. ibid. mother
It’s the gangs that run this place. ibid. inmate
Gentlemen, you’re names are not on the list; if you don’t have an invitation, you can’t come in here. ibid. woman on door
This ain’t the way it’s supposed to be. ibid. Miklo
Cocaine is America’s cup of coffee. ibid. inmate
Where’s there’s war there’s opportunity. ibid. Miklo
Get the fuck out of London, you dumb fucks, and get to Bruges. In Bruges 2008 starring Colin Farrell & Brendan Gleeson & Elizabeth Berrington & Ralph Fiennes & Clemence Poesy & Jordan Prentice & Thekla Reuten & Jeremie Renier & Anna Madeley et al, director Martin McDonagh, opening remarks
Purgatory is kind of like the in-betweeny one. ibid. Ray
What's Belgium famous for? Chocolate and child abuse. And they only invented the chocolate to get to the kids. ibid.
Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf! ibid. Ken
Everybody's fucking suicidal. ibid. Harry
Prison. Death. It’s didn’t matter. ’Cause at least in prison and at least in death, you know, I wouldn’t be in fucking Bruges ... Maybe that’s what Hell is – the entire rest of eternity spent in fucking Bruges. ibid. Ray
I want to hire the one who’s been playing without your permission. The Deadly Game aka All Things to All Men 2013 starring Rufus Sewell & Gabriel Byrne & Toby Stephens & Elsa Pataky & Leo Gregory & Julian Sands & Ralph Brown & Terence Maynard & Pierre Masolo & Michael Harvey et al, director George Isaac, rozzer to rozzer
I see your talents have gone beyond the mere physical limit. Enter the Dragon 1973 starring Bruce Lee & John Saxon & Ahna Capri & Shih Kien & Robert Wall & Angela Mao & Bolo Yeung & Peter Archer et al, director Robert Clouse, Master to Lee
There is no opponent. Because the word ‘I’ does not exist. A good fight should be like a small play, but played seriously. ibid. Lee to Master
When the opponent expands, I contract. ibid.
It is now for you to reclaim our lost honour. ibid. Master to Lee
The art of fighting without fighting. ibid. Lee
You have offended my family, and you have offended the Shaolin Temple. ibid. Lee to host
In the City of God if you run away, they get you. Cidade De Deus 2002 [City of God] starring Alexandre Rodrigues & Leandro Firmino & Phellipe Haagensen & Douglas Silva & Jonathan Haagensen & Matheus Nachtergaele & Seu Jorge & Alice Braga et al, directors Fernando Meirelles & Katia Lund, gang in front, rozzers behind
We came to the City of God hoping to find paradise. Many families were homeless due to flooding and acts of arson in the slums the bigwigs in government don’t joke around. ibid. young commentary
This gangster’s life isn’t for me. ibid. gangsta