Hard Eight (1996)
John C. Reilly: John
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Quotes
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John Finnegan : I will fuck you up if you fuck with me, ok? I know three kinds of Karate: Jujitsu, Aikido, and regular Karate.
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Sydney : [John has called Sydney to his hotel room asking for help. Sydney knocks, John answers from behind the closed door] John?
Sydney : ...Sid?
Sydney : Yeah. Open up.
John Finnegan : ...everything cool?
Sydney : What? Yeah, everything's cool. Are you alright?
John Finnegan : I'm fine.
Sydney : You gonna open the door?
John Finnegan : I said on the phone, you know... it's kinda screwed up.
Sydney : Yeah, so? Open the door, let's see what's going on.
John Finnegan : ...you promise you'll help me?
Sydney : [growing exasperated] John, it's cold out here, open the door.
John Finnegan : ...is everything cool?
Sydney : John, open the goddamn door, will ya?
Sydney : [John finally unlocks and opens the door; Sydney enters] Now what's going on, John?
John Finnegan : Just - shut the door.
[the door is closed]
Sydney : Why are the lights out?
John Finnegan : Okay, Sid?
Sydney : Okay I'm not gonna...
John Finnegan : -let's just leave them off for a second...
Sydney : -I'm not gonna stand here with the lights out.
[Sydney flips the light on]
John Finnegan : Okay now, you promised you'd help me.
Sydney : ...what is this, John?
John Finnegan : I'm sorry, Sid.
Sydney : John, what is this? Who is this man?
John Finnegan : He's uh... he's a hostage.
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Sydney : I have a friend in Los Angeles. Someone... maybe someone who can help. I can make a call for you, tell him you're a friend, so on and so forth, and we can work this thing out here. I think if you need help paying for your mother's funeral, we can work it out. I want you to see that my reasons for doing this are not selfish, only this: I'd hope that you would do the same for me.
John Finnegan : I would. Thank you.
Sydney : [shakes John's hand] It's always good to meet a new friend. I'll see you later.
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Sydney : If I were to give you $50, what would you do with it?
John Finnegan : I'd eat.
Sydney : How long can you eat, how long can you live on $50?
John Finnegan : I don't know.
Sydney : I would bet - not very long.
John Finnegan : You would bet?
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John Finnegan : You know, what are, what are ya gonna do? You know, things happen. This happens. That happens. Shit just happens, you know? You just deal with it.
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Jimmy : Say, partner, let me get one of them cigarettes. Oh, damn, you ain't got no menthol?
John Finnegan : No, man, I don't do menthol.
Jimmy : Shit.
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Sydney : I tell you what, you come with me back to Vegas, I'll loan you $50, I'll show you what you did wrong.
John Finnegan : Why? What? Wh-what are you, man? You think - you think you're St. Francis or something?
Sydney : No, I don't think I'm St. Francis.
John Finnegan : Are - look - are you looking for a fag? Because I'm not some boy hooker if that's what you're after.
Sydney : I'm not looking for a hooker, John. I'm offering you a ride. I'm offering to teach you something.
John Finnegan : Yeah, well, I'll telling you something right now. I don't suck dick, okay?
