The Purge: Election Year 2016 quotes

Dawn called. Told me you guys were coming through. So, the NFFA came at you tonight? Can't say I'm surprised. Let me show you around, get you settled in.

You set all this up, Mr. Bishop?

Yes, this is my organization. We have doctors, and nurses, EMTs, paramedics. This is their way of protesting this damn night.

Leo Barnes

How many people know about this place?

Just the volunteers, and the homeless that we invite in. Look, these are the real victims of the Purge. The people that the NFFA are trying to eliminate so that they don't have to take care of them anymore.

Leo Barnes

These men that are armed, you'll have them at all the entrances and the rooftop?

Yes. My men will keep you safe. Or as safe as you can be on Purge Night.

Joe Dixon

That's, uh, that's Marcos right there. Marcos is, uh... he's a fan of yours.

Hi, Marcos.

Marcos

Hey, Senator.

Joe Dixon

He actually thinks you can win this thing.

Oh, yeah?

Joe Dixon

Shit! Uh, tell her what-what she need to do to win, Marcos.

Marcos

Oh, no, it's not my place to say.

Well, you saved my life, Marcos. I'd like to hear it, please.

Marcos

Florida is the key. You have to get the elders.

That's smart. He's not wrong, Joe. What do you think?

Joe Dixon

Well, I don't think you got a damn chance.

Well, have a little faith.

Joe Dixon

Well, I lost my faith in the system a long time ago, Senator.

Joe Dixon

All right, girls, give it up. I won't have to call the police.

Get outta my face, old man!

Joe Dixon

Let's not do this the hard way, okay? I'm giving you an out. All right, give up the candy or I'll have to take it away from you.

You touch me and I scream rape, you cocksucking pig. Now walk away.

Laney Rucker

Give it back.

Who are you, bitch? Better get out of my way!

That's Laney Rucker, Kimmy.

Laney Rucker? Holy shit. OG Queen badass? Yo! They called you Pequeña Muerte. Little Death. Yo, you're my mother**** hero.

Laney Rucker

That makes me proud. Now give back whatever you stole. And apologize.

Oh, my God. Sorry, mister. I was just playin'. So, Ms. Rucker, what happened to you? You look all whitish now. Later, Ms. Rucker. Wish I met you back in the day.

Laney Rucker

Hey, guys! I got your message.

Marcos

Laney!

Joe Dixon

This is our girl.
Leo Barnes: Go, go, go!

Laney Rucker

Holy shit, it really is you.

Leo Barnes

Where do we go?

Joe Dixon

The van!

Leo Barnes

Go.

Laney Rucker

Come on, Joe.

Joe Dixon

I'll be with you in a minute. I'll be there.

Marcos

Joe, come on.

Joe Dixon

You get out of here, kid. I'm staying.

Marcos

They'll kill you.

Joe Dixon

Go now!

Marcos

If you stay, I stay.

Joe Dixon

Just leave.

Marcos

Joe, listen to me. For some reason, the Senator ended up in our neighborhood, in your deli. Maybe it's our duty to help protect her. We'll rebuild the deli. Whatever it takes, you and me. I promise.

Laney Rucker

What the hell's going on?

Joe Dixon

The damn insurance company. They just raised the premium on my Purge coverage. By thousands. The day before the damn Purge. If I don't pay it by tomorrow, I have no Purge coverage for this store.

Marcos

They can't do that.

Joe Dixon

Yeah, well, they just did it.
Laney Rucker: Just lock the place down, Joe.

Joe Dixon

Yeah, but that's not enough. If I have no insurance, I am screwed. I'll just have to protect this place myself.

Laney Rucker

Are you crazy?

Marcos

That's not a good idea, boss.

Laney Rucker

Look, we love this place, too, Joe. I've been coming here since I was born. But it's just stuff. It can be replaced. You can't be.

Joe Dixon

Yeah, but what about what you do on Purge Night, Laney? Huh? Is that not the pot calling the kettle brown? No?

Laney Rucker

That's different, Joe, and you know that. I'm protected, and you won't be.

Joe Dixon

This is all I got, guys. This is my slice of the pie. Man, I cannot, I can't lose this place. I just... I can't lose this place.

Leo Barnes

Someone is coming for you.

What?

Leo Barnes

Put that on.

Leo, the house is surrounded...

Leo Barnes

Move, move!

I'm moving. What are you... you said you had men on the roof. You have snipers.

Leo Barnes

Not anymore. Not anymore.

What do you mean not anymore?

Leo Barnes

Someone betrayed us.

What?

Leo Barnes

I can't trust anyone. Put on that vest. Listen to me. This isn't a drill. Someone's coming to kill you. You understand me? Move.

Moving. [He uncovers a hidden escape hatch in the floor] What the...

Leo Barnes

Go!

Okay, what the hell is that?

Leo Barnes

That's my little secret. Move.

Leo Barnes

This is how it's gonna go now. Like you said, fate of the country's at stake. Okay? It's my show now.

Look, I'm not an idiot. I know what you're capable of. I'm the one who hired you. But if I see something I don't like, I'm not gonna be quiet about it. It's not in my nature.

Leo Barnes

What's your name, pal?

Joe Dixon

You know what, Mr. Secret Service Man? You should be thanking my black ass for helping you instead of interrogating me.

His name is Joe Dixon.

Leo Barnes

Joe Dixon, have I offended you?

Joe Dixon

Yeah. Yeah, man, just a little bit.

Leo Barnes

Your feelings are not a concern of mine.

Joe Dixon

Little respect. That's all I need.

Marcos

Everyone, shut up, please! Look.

You stupid mother****er! You should have let us take the candy bar! Now you're ****in' gonna pay for it, you stupid son of a bitch! Whoo! It's a good night to Purge, isn't it?

Joe Dixon

Oh, hell!

Who the hell is that?

Marcos

The looters I was telling you about.

Leo Barnes

Purge Night, Senator. What did you expect?

Leo Barnes

Place is moderately secure. Cameras. Maybe we stay here.

Joe Dixon

"Maybe we stay here"? Where you going? You going back out there?

Joe, do you have a first aid kit? Leo, my security, was shot.

Leo Barnes

I'm fine.

You're not fine.

Leo Barnes

I'm fine.

You're not. Sit. You want me to take it off?

Leo Barnes

It's okay. It's nothing.

Yeah? Doesn't look like nothing.

Leo Barnes

Let me see. Let me see.

Marcos

I know a little bit about first aid. I could help you. [Checks wound] The bullet's deep. You need stitches.

Leo Barnes

Yeah.

Marcos

But we can't do that here.

Leo Barnes

Right. Clean it up. Patch it up. Come on. Move.

Leo Barnes

I want men in there. I want men in there. I want a lot of men back there. Well, she's got some security, but I'm revamping the entire thing. We got new barricades on all the doors, all the windows back and front.

Chief Couper

Looks safe.

Leo Barnes

Chief, if you tell me it's safe one more time, I'm gonna throw you down the steps.

Chief Couper

Please don't do that.

Leo Barnes

Men here. Men here. We got a security monitoring system in this room. We got eyes and ears on everything. This is her safe room. She is not to leave her safe room. No one is to go inside her safe room. Do we understand each other?

Chief Couper

This is a mess. She's not gonna be happy about it.

Leo Barnes

I don't care if she's happy, Chief. And I want to go on record as saying this is a bad idea. No matter what we do here, this house and this Senator are at risk on Purge Night. You understand me?

Chief Couper

Duly noted. Let's lock it down.

Marcos

You okay, Senator?

No, Marcos. I'm not. This night corrupts everyone.

Leo Barnes

Senator.

I can't win like this. It goes against everything that I believe in.

Leo Barnes

We need to focus on one thing right now and that's survival. I need to make sure you get through this night.

I have to stop them from killing the Minister.

Leo Barnes

What?

If they assassinate him, he becomes a martyr. We lose.

Leo Barnes

Yeah. And how do we do that?

I don't know. We have to do something.

Minister Edwidge Owens

Jesus died for their sins. And now, our modern-day martyrs will die for our trespasses. [A tied-up man is rolled on-stage with a hand truck] Our martyr's name is Lawrence. A lifelong drug addict. He wants to make amends. He wants to serve his God and his government. Let's thank Lawrence for his gift. [His congregation choruses thank-you's] We love you, Lawrence. [Unveils a tray of weapons] These weapons have been cleansed with holy water, and they are now instruments of destruction. You all know the loyal Harmon James. Worked with the NFFA tirelessly for many years. Harmon will be the first Purger of the evening.

I'm sorry. No, no, no. Please, please, please, please. No, no, no. Please, no, no! I'm sorry! No, please! No! I'm sorry! Please, no, no! Please, no! Please! No! Please, please!

Minister Edwidge Owens

Release, Harmon.

I'm sorry!

Minister Edwidge Owens

Release the violence from your darkened heart! Scour your soul. Let the light in. You are blood-baptized. And you are born again!

As she's done many times before, Senator Roan broke security protocol, walking off the stage, stepping into the audience.

Joe Dixon

Tell you this much, she got 'em little titties, but she got some big-ass balls. She ain't got a snowball's chance in a steam bath of winning this thing, but she be taking on them ol' white-haired George Washington wannabe mofos all by herself. And to that, I say bully for her.

Laney Rucker

Oh, horseshit. She's full of it, too. Nothing'll ever change.

Joe Dixon

Hey, Laney. Laney, Laney? I think we've offended Marcos with our anti-Senator talk.

Marcos

The Senator's going to win. She's gonna make real changes, too. You'll see. All she needs is Florida. She gets the 29 electoral votes from Florida, that puts her over 270. She can do it.

Joe Dixon

Smartass. All that useless shit and can't butter a damn bagel correctly.

Marcos

I could butter your bagel, boss.

Joe Dixon

Oh, you'd butter my bagel? Well, you got jokes over there. Yeah, you just be careful, kid, with all that hope, 'cause it can be a bad thing. Hope can lead to a lot of letdown. Tell him, Irish I.

Excuse me, what? I'm not paying attention. I'm thinking about waffles and pussy. That's all I ever really think about, actually.

Joe Dixon

Irish I, ladies and gentlemen.

The **** you laughing at? I'm dead serious.

Joe Dixon

Ah, ****!

How the hell did it get to this?

Leo Barnes

Who is he? Why is he cuffed?

Laney Rucker

Rondo. Two bullet holes delivered by a rival gang, but he's a good kid. He's chained up 'cause I didn't want him Purging anymore. So, Senator... NFFA made a move on your ass.

Seems that way.

Laney Rucker

Goddamn conniving, duplicitous, crooked, cocksucking politicians.

Agreed. We're not all that bad.

Laney Rucker

My experience, Senator? My people are on our own, no matter what you all say or promise.

I'm kind of confused here. Who the hell is this lady?

Laney Rucker

You big dope! You give people from the neighborhood a bad name.

It doesn't make any sense. There was no way they could've known we'd be in this van.

Leo Barnes

Doesn't matter. They did. [Realizes something] You son of a bitch.

Leo? [Picks up a pair of surgical tongs] Leo?

Leo Barnes

Move.

Leo. [Digging into his bullet wound] Oh! Leo, what the hell are you doing? Leo, what...

Leo Barnes

Trace bullet. That's how he found us.