Shakedown (1988)

Sam Elliott: Richie Marks

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• Richie Marks : You know what this is?

  Tommie : It's a gun! It's a gun!

  Richie Marks : Yeah, and you're a fuckin' genius! Now listen up. This gun is clean, no serial number. So if I blow out what's left of your brain and chuck it in the East River, your case is closed. The people downtown are gonna file you under DSAF. "Did Society A Favor." Got it?

• Richie Marks : I know what you're thinkin'! I'm young and quick, and he's old and slow! What are you going to do, asshole?

  [Perpetrator turn & runs away. Marks disgusted with himself] 

  Richie Marks : . Dumb fucking question.

• Richie Marks : No, actually it's fuck you asshole!

• Roland Dalton : Once upon a time all I planned to do was play the tenor sax. Forever. That's it. Fillsville, man. But my dad and everybody said I was a sap, there was no money in it, so I go to law school, and I am here now, gone from another place. But I could play the tenor sax all day and all night. Everything was possible. And I was very certain that at any moment, I was going to find the love of my life.

  Richie Marks : The love of your life?

  Roland Dalton : Yeah.

  Richie Marks : I met the love of my life. Only I killed her dog before I had a chance to tell her. Man she was everything I ever wanted. We met at Shakespeare in the park. Told her I was a lawyer. That line seemed to work for you. Rained like hell in a day. Had an umbrella. We went back to her apartment. She went to the bathroom, I sat on the couch. She had this great big damn dog. The dog had a ball. I threw it. The dog brought it back. I threw it again, harder. I'll never forget the sound of that dog's paws on the newly waxed floors. How was I supposed to know she left the window open? Her dog fell 13 stories, landed on top of a parked car. I went over, leaned out the window, looked down, threw up and left. Left. Without ever telling her she was the one.

  Roland Dalton : Happy is the fleeting hope of youth.

  Richie Marks : Who said that?

  Roland Dalton : Me. I'm gonna take the streets, Richie.

  Richie Marks : Good for you, counselor. Me, too.

• Richie Marks : I met the love of my life... only I killed her dog before I got the chance to tell her. Man, she was everything I ever wanted. We met at Shakespeare in the park. Told her I was a lawyer. That line seemed to work for you. Rained like hell that day. I had an umbrella. We went back to her apartment. She went to the bathroom; I sat on the couch. She had this great big damned dog. Dog had a ball. I threw it. Dog brought it back. I threw it again... harder. I'll never forget the sound of that dog's paws on the newly waxed floors. How I was I supposed to know she left the window open? That dog fell 13 stories, landed on the top of a parked car. I went over, leaned out the window, looked down, threw up and left. Left... without ever tellin' her "she was the one".

• Richie Marks : You just don't get it. Don't fuck with these people.

  Roland Dalton : Richie, I don't want to fuck with them, I just want to dance.