L.A. Law (TV Series)

The Last Gasp (1990)

John Kapelos: Jack Lewis

Quotes 

• Mark Kumpel : How long have you been a Bears fan, sir?

  Jack Lewis : I grew up in Chicago, I've been a Bears fan all my life. I mean it killed me when I got transferred out here.

  Mark Kumpel : And you continue being a Bears fan, even if you move to Los Angeles, did you not?

  Jack Lewis : Yeah. This year, I got the satellite dish, so I could watch him. I also got season tickets.

  Mark Kumpel : Season tickets, is that why would you do that, sir, living in Los Angeles?

  Jack Lewis : Because season ticket holders get first crack at Super Bowl tickets and that's where they said they were headed.

  Mark Kumpel : The defendant said that?

  Jack Lewis : Yeah. They compare them to the 85 team and that's why spend four grams for the dish. Where do I get? 6 and 10.

  Mark Kumpel : Preseason optimism is difficult every team in pro sports, isn't it?

  Jack Lewis : If they don't play up to potential, that's one thing, it's part of the game. I can accept this. This is a fact. But when you lie, when you tell loyal fans, you're going to have teams speed on defense, when your own stop what to tell you different, when you cuff up your offense all the while, you getting ready to procure only quarterback with experience, then you're falsely advertising your product. That's what they did and that's why I want my money back.

  Mark Kumpel : I've nothing further.

• Ann Kelsey : You're not just suing for your money back, are you, Mr. Lewis? You're also claiming emotional distress.

  Jack Lewis : They lost to Tampa Bay. Twice.

  Ann Kelsey : You're tying up the court, a judge, a clerk, because you don't like the way a team played football?

  Jack Lewis : I spent money. And then watching their games cause me to have a blood pressure condition.

  Ann Kelsey : The Chicago Bears did this?

  Jack Lewis : Yeah. As a doctors, they did this. When they lied, saying they were good and set me up.

  Ann Kelsey : At the time those claims were made, they thought they were good.

  Jack Lewis : Baloney. They have lousy secondary, they could even...

  Ann Kelsey : The secondary was fine till Dan Hampton tore his knee apart, isn't that correct, sir?

  Jack Lewis : Dan Hampton is a lineman, lady, not a cornerback.

  Ann Kelsey : But with him out, the line couldn't mount a legitimate pass rush, which left the secondary overexposed.

  Jack Lewis : You can't blame it on the pass rush.

  Ann Kelsey : No. That's right. You can't blame it on the pass rush, what you can blame it on is unforeseeable injuries.

  Jack Lewis : They didn't lose anybody big.

  Ann Kelsey : They lost Donnell Woolford in the second game. Armstrong sprained his ankle against Tampa Bay. Morrissey suffered a lacerated kidney, and have them miss the whole season.

  Jack Lewis : Come on, they had all their big guys except for Hampton. The truth is, they considered it a rebuilding year. They traded McMahon for draft picks. They totally wrote of this year and they didn't tell us.

  Ann Kelsey : You're not a shareholder, Mr. Lewis, you are just a fan.

  Jack Lewis : I'm a Chicago Bears fan. You wanna screw with people? Go ahead. But you don't screw with the Chicago Bears fan. Not today, not ever.