Jackie Brown (1997)
Robert De Niro: Louis Gara
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Quotes
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Louis : Who's that?
Ordell Robbie : That's Beaumont.
Louis : Who's Beaumont?
Ordell Robbie : A employee I had to let go.
Louis : What'd he do?
Ordell Robbie : He put himself in a position where he was going to have to do ten years in prison, that's what he did. And if you know Beaumont, you know ain't no god damn way he can do ten years. And if you know that, then you know Beaumont's gonna do anything Beaumont can to keep from doing them ten years, including telling the federal government any and every motherfucking thing about my black ass. Now that, my friend, is a clear cut case of him or me. And you best believe it ain't gonna be me.
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Ordell Robbie : Hey, where's Melanie?
Louis : Well... that's what I want to tell you. She was being such a pain. She made us late for the pickup because she locked herself in your bathroom for hours with her bong getting high. She was nagging and complaining... so strung out. She wouldn't shut up, so...
Ordell Robbie : You left her back there?
Louis : Not exactly. I shot her.
Ordell Robbie : You shot Melanie?
Louis : Twice.
Ordell Robbie : Is she dead?
[Louis does not reply]
Ordell Robbie : Is she dead, yes or no?
Louis : Pretty much.
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[Melanie and Louis are fighting over a bag of Ordell's money]
Louis : Gimme the bag...
Melanie : Watch it dipshit, you wanna rip the fucking bag.
Louis : Gimme that bag before I knock you out and take it.
Melanie : Okay take it. Jesus, what's wrong with you?
Louis : I'm carrying it.
Melanie : Okay, you got it. Just take a chill pill for Christ's sake.
Louis : Fuck you and your chill pill!
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[Louis and Melanie are looking at a picture]
Melanie : That's Japan.
Louis : Uh, looks like... I can... It shows...
Melanie : Wanna fuck?
Louis : Yeah.
[three minutes later]
Melanie : That was fun.
Louis : Yeah, that hit the spot.
Melanie : Now, we can catch up.
Louis : Yeah.
[heavy breathing]
Louis : Got a beer?
Melanie : Sure. In the fridge.
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Louis : What is she to you?
Ordell Robbie : You know, she's just one of the bitches I got set up. I got Mel over in Hermosa Beach and I rent this little place for Simone over in Compton where you stayin', and about four blocks away I got this young 19-year-old country girl named Sheronda. I found her on the bus stop two days out of Georgia - barefoot, country as a chicken coop. I took her to my place in Compton, told her it was Hollywood.
Louis : You told her - she believed you?
Ordell Robbie : Hell, yeah. To her dumb country ass, Compton is Hollywood. Closest she's ever been, anyway.
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Ordell Robbie : [Sits in silence for a few moments, thinking, then finally realizes who stole his money] It's Jackie Brown.
Louis : Well, if she got to it, why didn't she take it all?
Ordell Robbie : I'll be sure to ask that bitch before I blow her brains out.
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Ordell Robbie : Melanie real good about throwing a fuck a nigger's way. I mean, she ain't no damn good at it, but she likes to fuck.
Louis : Oh, so, she ain't your girlfriend.
Ordell Robbie : Is that what you thought?
Louis : Nah, I wasn't sure, you know.
Ordell Robbie : But you fucked her anyway, though, huh?
Louis : Well - the not your girlfriend part I felt more about.
Ordell Robbie : Oh,, I hope you felt appropriately guilty afterwards.
Louis : Afterwards, I did.
[Louis and Ordell both laugh]
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Louis : I don't understand why you keep her the fuck around.
Ordell Robbie : I told you, man. She's my fine little surfer gal. You know, she ain't pretty as she used to be and she bitch a whole lot more than she used to; but, she white.
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Louis : [exhales smoke, heavy coughing]
Melanie : You ok?
Louis : Just... gettin' old.
[continues coughing]
Louis : Seems I can't smoke all that now without coughing.
Melanie : Coughing's good! It opens up the capillaries. You know, when you cough you're pulling in air, or in this case - smoke, into parts of the lungs that don't normally get used. So, coughing's good, it gets you higher.
Ordell Robbie : Definitely know a lot about that! Look here Louis, I got to run out for a little while so uh, if you like gettin high so much, why don't you hang out here with Mel' n' watch a little TV.
Louis : Way ahead of ya.
Ordell Robbie : See I get high later on when I come back, see I get high at NIGHT, when I get through with all my business.
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Ordell Robbie : Louis, Louis, Louis. You gonna tell me who you saw?
Louis : Yeah, Max Cherry.
Ordell Robbie : Max Che...
[Ordell sighs audibly]
Ordell Robbie : You seen Max Cherry in the dress department where we... Man look at me when I'm talking to you! You see that muthafucka in the dress department when we bout to get a half million dollars and you don't think nothin' 'bout him being there?
Louis : No, why? They know each other?
Ordell Robbie : Hell yeah they know each other! He bonded her out of county.
Louis : How am I supposed to know that?
Ordell Robbie : You know he's a bail bondsman don'tcha? You know all them muthafuckas is crooked as a barrel of snakes don'tcha?
Louis : Why should I think something's weird if I don't know nothing about them knowing each other?
Ordell Robbie : I don't wanna hear no fuckin' excuses Louis!
Louis : I ain't givin' you fuckin' excuses. Man I'm tellin' you I don't fuckin'... I'm giving you fuckin' reasons.
Ordell Robbie : Oh oh oh oh. You gonna tell me the reason you lost every goddamn cent I got in the world?
Louis : Hey. Hey man.
Ordell Robbie : You gonna tell me reasons?
Louis : You better...
Ordell Robbie : Let me tell you the reason muthafucka. The reason IS yo' ass ain't worth shit no more.
Louis : You better fuckin' back off man.
Ordell Robbie : [Ordell shoots Louis] What the fuck happened to you man? Your ass used to be beautiful.
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Ordell Robbie : Hey, girl.
Melanie : Hola!. Hey! Hey-hey-hey! Looks like somebody got some new clothes.
Ordell Robbie : Yeah, we did a little shopping. You know, I couldn't have my boy running around looking like no bum.
Louis : I don't know. I didn't look like a bum.
Ordell Robbie : Come on now, man. You know you had that Salvation Army thing going.
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Louis : Can I ask you a question?
Ordell Robbie : Oh, man, I mean, you ain't gonna get serious while we're in here chillin', is you?
Louis : No. Its just about Melanie
Ordell Robbie : Oh, you know what? I'm real sorry about that, man, but I had to be somewhere all of a sudden. I figured, well, shit, Louis ain't had no pussy for a while; so, I thought, let him kick it here with Mel.
