Nothing Personal (1980)

Dabney Coleman: Dickerson

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• Dickerson : [indicating a large photograph]  So this is Dawson Bay as it would appear today. As you can see - blue skies, mountains, green hills, a river, beach. Nice but a little ho-hum.

  Dickerson : [indicating a 3D table model]  Now out of that wilderness, is Dunbar's projected community of the future, which I think is very exciting. We have homes here now, running from 49,999 to 79,999 depending upon the location, the view, the extras, the cul-de sacs. The sewers are part of the package.

  Dickerson : Er, well, let me go straight to my favourite part, on the north-east edge of the town, here. You see, that will be the largest shopping centre in the State. I think that's pretty exciting don't you? We, erm, what did you say your business was?

  Roger Keller : I'm a teacher.

  Dickerson : A teacher - here are the elementary schools. And as you can see, they're only a half a mile apart. And we planned that intentionally to avoid and kind of future busing problems. Not that we, you know, anticipate any with the price of the homes. You know what I mean.

  Abigail Adams : [disingenuously]  Isn't that wonderful, Honey?

  Dickerson : Here is the high school.

  [pressing a button] 

  Dickerson : That should illuminate. There it is anyway. That's been approved by the Board of Education. Ah, Little Lady, how about you? Are you a housewife

  [correcting himself] 

  Dickerson : a homemaker - I hate that word "housewife"?

  Abigail Adams : [she simpers]  I'm a lawyer.

  Dickerson : A lawyer! Oh, my gosh, that must be very interesting work.

  Abigail Adams : Well, it's just something to keep me busy till I have some kids.

  Dickerson : As God intended.

  Abigail Adams : Yes

  [chuckling falsely] 

  Dickerson : Ya, here's the professional building. Now we have sixteen offices still available in this building...

  Roger Keller : You must stop killing the Chuala Seals in Dawson Bay!

  Dickerson : Excuse me?

  Abigail Adams : He said, "you must stop killing Chuala Seals in Dawson Bay".

  Dickerson : This Dawson Bay?

  Dickerson : [later in a bar]  I mean, to tell you the truth, I didn't know any animals were being killed.

  Roger Keller : Five nights a week for the past two weeks. In another ten hours, they'll be at it again up there.

  Dickerson : No. No, they won't. And I can promise you that. They'll be no more seals getting their heads bashed in at Dawson.

  Roger Keller : Are you serious?

  Dickerson : Oh, yeah.

  Roger Keller : Thank you. Thank you.

  Dickerson : That's inhuman. Baseball bats? To me, that's, that's cruel. I think what they're gonna have to do is come up with a more humane way of disposing of them. Here, let me get you another drink!