A scene from The Player 1992
Tom Oakley

[Pitching Habeas Corpus]

The DA Breaks into the prison, runs down death row, but he gets there too late. The gas pellets have been dropped. She's dead. I tell you, there's not a dry eye in the house.

Griffin Mill

She's dead?

Tom Oakley

She's dead. She's dead. Because that's the reality. The innocent die.

Griffin Mill

Who's the DA?

Tom Oakley

No one.

Griffin Mill

No one?

Tom Oakley

No stars on this project. We're going out on a limb on one.

Andy Civelli

You know, like unknown stage actors or maybe somebody English like what's-his-name.

Tom Oakley

Why? This story is too damned important to risk being overwhelmed by personality. That's fine for action pictures, but this is special. We want real people. We don't want people coming with any preconceived notions.

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