4th most-quoted character in Falling Down (1993): in 9 of its 66 quotes
Most scenes with: Elizabeth Tavino (2)
You think I'm a thief? No. See, I'm not the thief, I'm not the one charging 85 cents for a STINKING SODA! YOU'RE THE THIEF! I'm just standing up for my rights as a consumer! I'm rolling prices back to 1965! What do you think of that?
Okay. Okay. I was willing to mind my own business. I was willing to respect your territory and treat you like a man, but you couldn't leave it alone, could you? You couldn't let a man sit here for 5 minutes and take a rest on your precious piece of shit hill?!
I lost my job. Actually I didn't lose it. It lost me. I'm overeducated, underskilled. Maybe it's the other way around. I forget, but I'm obsolete. I'm not economically viable. I can't even support my own kid.
It's my little girl's birthday today. We were going to have a barbecue like you guys, and she was going to play outside, my wife would hold my hand, and we'd talk about grown up things. And then when it got dark, we'd all go to sleep together. We'd all sleep together in the dark. And everything will be just like it was before.
Hello? [no answer] Hello? [still no answer] Cut the crap, I know it's you. What do you want? It is you, isn't it?
Yeah. Yeah, it's me.
You got to stop calling me.
It's Adele's birthday.
Yes, I know it's her birthday. What do you want?
I'm coming home.
What are you talking about?
I just...I want to let you know that I'm coming home for her birthday.
You're not coming here.
Listen Beth. I got to see you.
No. No you listen to me. This is my house now. I pay the rent. You don't even pay child support. You just can't walk in and out whenever you feel like.
Don't talk like that, Beth. I have to come home. I have to bring her present.
You know you can't come here.
Hey. Hey! [points that Foster is at the phonebooth] It's him! It's him, man!
How's Adele?
This isn't your home anymore.
How is she?
She's doing just fine without you.
Get out of the car!
Angie Come on, man. It's **** broad daylight, man! This shit ain't worth it!
Get the **** out of the car now! [the gang start loading their weapons as Angie steps out of the car]
And you?
Don't. I'll call the police if I have to.
Go, go, go!
I'm coming home, Beth. I'm coming home. [he hangs up, and the Mexican gang try to shoot Foster, but hits several bystanders instead, missing him].
Hello sir. How are you today.
I'm doing alright. How about you?
Me? I'm terrible.
Sorry to hear that.
Yeah. I came down from Santa Barbara yesterday and this friend of mine wasn't home like I thought he was going to be and he owes me some money. So, i thought I had some money to get back home with. I'm almost out of gas. I had to sleep in my car last night. I don't suppose you have a couple of bucks you could give me. It would really help me out. If you give me your address I'll mail it back, honest.
Let me see your driver's license.
What do you want to see my driver's license for?
Well, if your from Santa Barbara it would have your address on it. I want it.
I don't have a driver's license.
You mean you drove all the way from Santa Barbara without a license?
Are you a cop?
Let me see your car registration. A matter of fact, let me see your car.
Alright, forget it. Okay, just forget it. That's a hell of a way to treat a "vet", man!
You're an animal doctor?
No. I vet. A veteran. I was in Nam.
What were you, a drummer boy? You must've been 10 years old.
I mean the Gulf, I meant to say the Gulf. Jesus! Come on! All I'm asking for is a little change I haven't eaten in 3 days. [realizing he's eating a sandwich in his hand] I mean...except for this. **** it! Give me some money, man! Just give me some money!
No.
How much change is in your pocket? I don't care if it's a dime. Give it to me.
I'm not giving you any money.
You got a cigarette?
I don't smoke.
Oh, you got to give me something.
Why don't you try to get a job?
Hey! This is my park, I live here! Who the **** are you walking through my park carrying two bags?! You got two bags, I don't got any. Is that fair?! What's in those bags? [Foster grips his bag of guns tightly, seemingly intending to kill him] Give me one of those bags. I could sell those bags and eat for a week with the money. You got two of them, why do you need two of them?
You're right. Here. [gives his briefcase to the vagrant]
Are you serious?
I don't need it anymore.
Alright! [opens up the briefcase. Only to discover it only contains a sandwich, two carrotsticks and an apple. The vagrant throws the apple out of disappointment as Foster walks away] Son of a bitch!
Because I'm with you. Don't you get it? I was listening to the police scanner. I heard about the Whammyburger! **** fantastic! It was a bunch of ****, wasn't it? On TV, it's always nice looking white kids. But when you go in there, it's nothing but a bunch of **** ****. And they'll spit on your food if you're not nice to them. I know all about it. I'm with you. We're the same, you and me. We're the same. Don't you see?
We are not the same. I'm an American. You're a sick asshole.
Just what kind of vigilante are you?
I am not a vigilante. I am just trying to get home to my daughter's birthday party, and if everyone will just stay out of my way then nobody will get hurt.
**** you! Who the **** are you? Are you **** with me?
I AM JUST DISAGREEING WITH YOU!!! In America, we have the freedom of speech, the right to disagree!
**** you and your freedom!
So who were you talking to a while ago?
You're just trying to scare me.
Am I succeeding?
No, you're not succeeding. So you might as well just stop it. And you're not scaring me out of my own house. And you're not coming here.
Oh, but I am. I'm on my way. You can count on that. I've passed the point of no return, Beth. You know when that is? That's the point in a journey where it's longer to go back to the beginning than it is to continue to the end. It's like...Do you remember when those astronauts got in trouble when they were going to the moon and something went wrong? I don't know, somebody screwed up and they had to get them back to Earth, but they had passed the point of no return. So, they had to go all the way around the moon to get back, and they were out of contact for hours. Everybody waited breathlessly to see if a bunch of dead guys in a can would pop out the other side, and that's me. I'm on the other side of the moon now, out of contact, and everybody's just going to have to wait until I pop out.
The police are here.
Did you know that in certain South American countries it's still legal to kill your wife if she insults you?
Put them on the phone. [Elizabeth hangs up instead]
What were you going to do?
I don't know, I don't know what I'm going to do.
Guys like you always say that. You don't know what you're gonna do until you do it. I think you knew exactly what you were going to do. You were gonna kill your wife and child!
No
Yeah, and then it would be too late to turn back. It'd be easy to turn the gun on yourself! Now let's go meet some nice policemen. They're good guys. Come on, let's go.
I'm the bad guy?
Yeah.
How did that happen? I did everything they told me to. Did you know I build missiles?
Yeah.
I helped to protect America. You should be rewarded for that. But instead they gave it to the plastic surgeons. They lied to me.
Is that what all this is about? You're angry because you were lied to? Is that why my chicken dinner's drying out in the oven? Hey! They lie to everybody, they lie to the fish. But that doesn't give you any special right to do what you did today. The only thing that makes you special, is your daughter. Now let's go. Let's go!
It sure was hot today, wasn't it? You know, I got a gun. In my pocket. [turns around to face Prendergast] I got lots of guns.
Stay there. Don't move.
Wanna draw?
Let's not. Let's call it a day.
Oh, come on. It's perfect. A showdown between the sheriff and the bad guy? It's beautiful. On three.
This doesn't have to be the end, Bill. You have a choice. My daughter is dead. I don't have a choice. You have a choice.
No, you have two choices. I can kill you, or you can kill me and my daughter can get the insurance. One.
Don't you want to see her grow up?
Behind bars? [shakes his head, beat] Two.
Don't do this. Please. LET'S GO!
Three.
...I would've got you.
[Foster falls off the railing and into the water below. Prendergast looks over the railing at Foster floating dead in the water, feeling bad that he just killed him]
