You’re just a thug who can bend bullets. ibid. Gibson to Sloan
I don’t know his name! Arlington Road 1999 starring Jeff Bridges & Tim Robbins & Joan Cusack & Hope Davis & Robert Gossett & Mason Gamble & Spencer Treat Clark & Stanley Anderson et al, director Mark Pellington, opening scene Bridges takes injured boy to hospital
I’m a messenger Michael, I’m a messenger! There’s millions of us, waiting to take up arms, ready to spread the word ... millions of us! ibid.
Sorry about that, son. Sometimes there’s more to life than just living. Besides, you can’t have a Kansas City Shuffle without a body. Lucky Number Slevin 2006 starring Morgan Freeman & Ben Kingsley & Josh Hartnett & Bruce Willis & Lucy Liu & Stanley Tucci & Peter Outerbridge & Kevin Chamberlin & Dorian Missick & Scott Jaeger, director Paul McGuigan, Smith murders man
You? You’re the trigger man. You. ibid. boss
And then they tried to kill one another. Now, neither man leaves his respective tower of isolation for fear of what the other man will do to him. ibid. gangsta in front seat
Try and appreciate how it feels [inaudible]. To wake up in the middle of the night with six bullets burning in your own stomach. Lying in a pool of your own blood and shit. ibid. boss to Rabbi
Name and number. Scum 1979 starring Ray Winstone & Phil Daniels & Mick Ford & Julian Firth & John Blundell & Ray Burdis & John Judd & Philip Jackson & Peter Howell & John Grillo & John Fowler et al, director Alan Clarke, Screw
I’m the daddy here and I run this wing. ibid. Carlin
They’ll be no more talk of Mecca in this establishment. ibid. governor
I’m the daddy now. Next time I’ll fucking kill ya. ibid. Carlin
The punitive system does not work. ibid. Archer
I walk the streets at night now. The Brave One 2007 starring Jodie Foster & Terrence Howard & Naveen Andrews & Nicky Katt & Zoe Kravitz & Mary Steenburgen & Jane Adams & Dana Esckelson et al, director Neil Jordan
Because I could not stop for Death, he kindly stopped for me. ibid.
What the hell is going on? Catch 44 2011 starring Malin Akerman & Nikki Reed & Deborah Ann Woll & Bruce Willis & Forest Whitaker & Shea Whigham & Brad Dourif et al, director Aaron Harvey, bird with gun in bar
You think you can bung two million dollars’ worth of coke and just walk away? This last job – it was your last. ibid. Ronnie
In 1963 the US Government began experimenting on unsuspecting Americans with chemical agents intended to induce mind control. The program was named MK Ultra. The results were horrifying. Banshee Chapter 2013 starring Ted Levine & Katia Winter & Michael McMillian & Monique Candelaria & Chad Brummett & Jenny Gabrielle & D Garfield, & Alex Gianopoulos & David Midthunder et al, director, opening caption
‘I don’t recall ever having been very much preoccupied with that issue.’ ibid. Dr James Moore, television interview
‘Thousands of government-sponsored experiments did take place in hospitals, universities, and military bases around our nation. Some were unethical.’ ibid. Clinton
Eternity Echo – The Dark Enigma of MK ULTRA, a Novel by James Hirsch. ibid. manuscript
You want the weapons or your don’t want the weapons? They’re assault rifles … I got principles. Free Fire 2016 starring Sharlto Copley & Armie Hammer & Brie Larson & Cillian Murphy & Jack Reynor & Babou Ceesay & Enzo Cilenti & Sam Riley & Michael Smiley & Noah Taylor & Patrick Bergin & Tom Daivs & Mark Monero et al, director Ben Wheatley, Rhodesian dude
Nail her, Gordon. There’s a promotion in it for you, boy. ibid.
Exploding houses? Bodies falling from the sky? Jesus Christ, Machete. Machete 2010 starring Danny Trejo & Robert De Niro & Jessica Alba & Steven Seagal & Michele Rodriguez & Jeff Fahey & Lindsay Lohan & Don Johnson & Cheech Marin et al, director Robert Rodriguez, Sartana
The war has begun. Helter Skelter’s here. Your army awaits further orders. ibid. rozzer to Senator
Theatres are much the same the world over. The End of the Line 1957 starring Alan Baxter & Barbara Shelley & Ferdy Mayne & Jennifer Jayne & Arthur Gomez & Jack Melford & Geoffrey Hibbert & Charles Clay & Stella Bonheur et al, opening line
What were God’s eyes like? Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989 starring Woody Allen & Martin Landau & Anjelica Huston & Mia Farrow & Alan Alda & Jerry Orbach & Joanna Gleason & Claire Bloom & Sam Waterston & Caroline Aaron et al, director Woody Allen, opening scene
I’ll be frank with you: you’re not my first choice. ibid. Alda to Allen
I think she should know her husband is a liar and an embezzler. ibid. Judah to mistress
I said, Comedy is Tragedy plus Time. ibid. Alda
God is a luxury I can’t afford. ibid. Judah
Great depth and smouldering sexuality do not always win. ibid. Allen
The last time I was inside a woman was when I visited the Statue of Liberty. ibid.
We are in fact the sum total of our choices. ibid. professor
Essex: Did you know it was chosen by God as the original birthplace of Jesus Christ but too bad for the lack of virgins and wise men He was forced to have a rethink. Bonded by Blood II 2017 starring Sam Strike & Terry Stone & Josh Myers & Christopher Ellison & Martin Delaney & Sarah Alexandra Marks & Mark Preston & Tony Denham & George Russo & Dani Dyer et al, director Greg Hall, opening commentary
Essex was an open sore back then crawling with maggots and scheming thieves, drug dealers, Pat Tate, Tony Tucker and Mr Craig Rolfe all causing chaos and totally out of control … A new snarling set of wannabe soldiers: the next generation … ibid.
Just you wait a little while. The nasty man in black will come. He will chop you up! M [Eine Stadt Sucht Einen Morder] 1931 starring Peter Lorre & Otto Wernicke & Gustaf Grundgens & Ellen Widmann & Inge Landgut & Theodor Loos & Fritz Odemar & Paul Kemp et al, director Fritz Lang, children’s song
10,000 Marks Reward. Who Is The Murderer? ibid. poster
It’s the murderer! It’s him! Hold him! Call the police! ibid. mob
We have to tell them we condemn the bastard too. ibid. gangsta
Chief, we should offer a fortune for the murderer. ibid. rozzer
An instinctive impulse is the killer’s only motive. ibid. old man
He won’t let you. I don’t like him – the Train Man. The Matrix Revolutions 2003 starring Keanu Reeves & Laurence Fishburne & Carrie-Anne Moss & Hugo Weaving & Jada Pinkett Smith & Mary Alice & Harry J Lennix & Harold Perrineau & Lambert Wilson & Monica Bellucci et al, directors The Wachowskis, young girl
Nothing works out just the way you want it to. ibid. The Oracle
The terrorists demanded the liberation of fifteen of their members detained by the French government. AKA 2023 starring Eric Cantona & Alban Lenoir & Thibault de Montalembert & Sveva Altivi & Saidou Camara & Lucille Guillaume & Kevin Layne et al, director Morgan S Dalibert, TV news
You understand you your next target is. The details are in here. ibid. controller to agent
Driver: … After ten years where have you been?
Bull: Hell. Bull 2021 starring Neil Maskell & David Hayman & Lois Brabin-Pratt & Henri Charles & David Nellist & Kevin Harvey & Jason Milligan & Tamsin Outhwaite et al, director Paul Andrew Williams
You’re not right, Bull. You’re evil. ibid. Cheryl
What are you gonna do about this this, eh? My sister’s dead! ibid.
Margie, the people who are dying are all connected to Bull. ibid. Norm
My name is Valentino Fagan. But friends and family call me Val … I own Dublin, see. I decide what happens. The Irish Mob 2023 starring Rob McCarthy & Liam Griffin & Pauline O’Driscoll & James Greene & John Sweeney & David Greene & Kate Gallagher & Brian Moore et al, director Patrick McKnight
The biggest importer and distributor of drugs in the country. ibid. rozzer’ talk
[Washington News] Thugs Crack Treasury Vault Loot One Million Dollars in Currency: Crooks Tunnel In From Next Excavation. The Diamond aka The Diamond Wizard 1954 starring Dennis O’Keefe & Margaret Sheridan & Philip Friend & Alan Wheatley & Francis de Wolff & Eric Berry & Michael Balfour & Gudrun Ure et al, director Montgomery Tully/Dennis O’Keefe
Diamond expert #1: It’s a perfect diamond. Except it’s artificial. Made by man.
Diamond expert #2: So it’s come at last. The perfect synthetic diamond. ibid.
Two nights ago some heavily-guarded cargo was ambushed outside a facility in Odessa, where 20 security guards were mercilessly annihilated. I want you to retrieve what went missing, and to find out who the seller is, who the buyer is, and what is it. No, that is the mystery. Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre 2023 starring Jason Statham & Aubrey Plaza & Josh Hartnett & Cary Elwes & Bugzy Malone & Eddie Marson & Hugh Grant et al, director Guy Ritchie, Knighton to Nathan