Post #293919 by Hau 'oli Tiki on Thu, Mar 22, 2007 10:21 PM

Midnight Run starring Robert De Niro (Jack Walsh) and Charles Grodin (Jonathan Mardukas)...

Mardukas being taken back to the Bailbondsman in LA on a plane: "These things go down! Theyr'e just too big! These things go down!!"

Mardukas to Walsh: "Why are you so unpopular with the Chicago police department?

Mardukas to Walsh on opening a little coffee shop: "I know I'm not your accountant. But if I was your accountant, I'd have to strongly discourage you from opening a coffee shop." Walsh: "Yea, well. You're NOT my accountant so shut the hell up." Mardukas: "I know I'm not your accountant. I'm just saying. If I was. I'd have to urge you not to open a coffee shop."

Jonathan Mardukas: You lied to me first!
Jack Walsh: What the - -YOU LIED TO ME FIRST!
Jonathan Mardukas: Yes! Yes. But you didn't know I was lying to you when you lied to me down by the river. So as far as you knew, you lied to me first!
Jack Walsh: How can I argue with this guy. I don't know what the fuck he's talking about.

Jonathan Mardukas: What's the name of this establishment?
Red Wood: Red's Corner Bar.
Jonathan Mardukas: Are you Red?
Red Wood: Yes.
Jonathan Mardukas: Do you dye your hair?
Red Wood: No.
[pause]
Jonathan Mardukas: Why do they call you Red?
Red Wood: It's short for Redwood. My last name's Wood.
Jonathan Mardukas: What's your first name?
Red Wood: Bill.

Mardukas, asking a waitress in a New Mexico cafe: "What is chorizo?" Waitress: "It's a Mexican sausage." Mardukas: "Mmmm. Sounds good. Have you ever had Lyonnaise Potatoes?"

Marvin Dorfler: "Jack, nothing personal, but fuck off!"