Jackie Brown 1997 quotes

17 quotes · 3 characters
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Characters
Jackie Brown Pam Grier · 5 quotes
Louis Robert De Niro · 4 quotes

Most scenes together: Ordell Robbie & Jackie Brown (3), Ordell Robbie & Louis (3)

Jackie Brown quotes

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"You can crank the volume as much as you want, but don't touch my levels; I got 'em just like I like 'em."
"I hate to be the kinda **** that do a **** a favour and then BAM hit the **** up for a favour in return but I gots to be that ****."
"AK-47. The very best there is. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every mother****er in the room. Accept no substitutes."
"My ass may be dumb, but I ain't no dumbass."
"That's some repugnant shit!"

Beaumont

Man, you must be out of your ****in' mind if you think I'm gonna get in this dirty-ass trunk.

We ain't going nowhere but to Koreatown, man. You ain't gonna be locked in here no more than ten minutes.

Beaumont

I ain't ridin' in no trunk for no minute, man.
...

Beaumont

I just ain't getting in no goddamn, dirty-ass trunk man. I got a problem with small places.

Well I got a problem with spending ten thousand dollars on ungrateful, peanut-head **** to get 'em out of jail, but I did it!

Cockatoo Bartender

What's your drink, brother?

Let me have a screwdriver, homes.

Cockatoo Bartender

And what about you?

Oh, I'm fine.

Cockatoo Bartender

Yes you are.

[they all laugh, the bartender leaves]

Goddamn, girl, you come in here on a Saturday night, I bet you need **** repellant to keep them mutha****as off your ass.

Now sooner or later, they're gonna get around to offering me a plea deal, and you know that. That's why you came here to kill me.

I ain't come here to kill you...

No, no, it's OK, it's OK, now. I forgive you.

[on having sex with Melanie]

I just felt strange, you know, I thought, if she was your girlfriend...

But you **** her anyway?

Well...

Well, I hope you felt appropriately guilty about it afterwards.

Afterwards, I did.
[They both laugh]

Who's that?

That's Beaumont.

Who's Beaumont?

An employee I had to let go.

What'd he do?

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 goddamn 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 mutha****in' 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.

Max Cherry

I'll bet, besides maybe an afro, you look exactly how you did at 29.

Well, my ass ain't the same.

Max Cherry

Bigger?

Yeah.

Max Cherry

Ain't nothin' wrong with that!

Goddamn girl, you gettin' high already? It's just 2 o'clock!

Melanie
[chuckling]

It's that late?

You know, you smoke too much of that shit, that shit gonna rob you of your own ambition.

Melanie

Not if your ambition is to get high and watch TV.

I don't wanna hear no ****in' excuses, Louis!

I ain't givin' you ****in' excuses, man, I'm telling you, I don't ****in' - I'm givin' you ****in' reasons!

Oh, oh, oh, oh, you gonna tell me the reason you lost every goddamn cent I got in the world?

Hey, hey man-

You gonna tell me reasons?

You better--

Let me tell you the reason, mother****er. The reason is, yo' ass ain't worth a shit no more!

Well, you-- You better ****in' back off, man!

[shoots Louis]

What the **** happened to you, man? Your ass used to be beautiful. [shoots Louis again]

Is that what I think it is?

What do you think it is?

I think it's a gun pressed up against my dick.

Well, you thought right. Now take your hands off from around my throat, ****.

Look at you and your free ass. Come here, boy, gimme a mother****in' hug.

Beaumont

Good lookin' out, man. I don't know what to say. Thank you, thank you...

Uh-huh. Who was there for your ass?

Beaumont

You were there for my ass.

Who?

Beaumont

You.

Who?

Beaumont

You!

Whooo?

Beaumont

You ****, damn!

You goddamn right. That's how that shit works: you get your ass in trouble, I get your ass out. That's my mother****in' job. And I don't mind telling you, ****, it's steady work.

Beaumont

I'm still scared as a mother****er, O.D. They talking like they serious as hell giving me time for that machine gun shit.

Aw, come on, man, they just trying to put a fright in your ass.

Beaumont

Well, if that's what they doin', they done did it.

How old is that machine gun shit?

Beaumont

About three years...

Three years? That's a old crime, man! They ain't got enough room for all the **** running around killing people today, now how are they gonna find room for you?

This you and me talking, is this like a lawyer-client thing, and you can't repeat nothing I tell you?

Max

You're not my client until you get busted and I bond you out.

Well, if we ain't got no - what's that shit called? - confidentiality, why should I tell you a thing?

Max

Because you want me to know what a slick guy you are. You got stewardesses bringing you fifty grand.

Now why would a stewardess be bringing me fifty grand?

Max

Now you want me to speculate on what you do. My guess is you're in the drug business, except the money's moving the wrong way. Whatever you're into, you seem to be getting away with it, so more power to you.

Melanie
[Louis and Melanie are looking at a picture]

That's Japan.

Uh, looks like... I can... It shows...

Melanie

Wanna ****?

Yeah.

Melanie
[three minutes later]

That was fun.

Yeah, that hit the spot.

Melanie

Now, we can catch up.

Yeah. [heavy breathing] Got a beer?

Melanie

Sure. In the fridge.

[to Beaumont]

You know man, I hate be the kind of **** that do a **** a favor and then Bam! hit the **** up for a favor in return, but I gots to be that kinda ****.