No Way Out (1987)
Kevin Costner: Tom Farrell
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Quotes
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[Contra has chased Tom right up to the Secretary's Office when they are stopped by the MPs]
Tom Farrell : [to nearest MP] I am your superior officer and I am giving you a direct order to *arrest this man*!
Contra #2 : I have orders from Pritchard!
Tom Farrell : DO IT!
Contra #2 : I have my orders from Pritchard!
Tom Farrell : [to Contra] SHUT UP!
[Tom kicks Contra 2 in the groin. Contra is dragged away by the MPs]
Tom Farrell : And if he resists, SHOOT HIM!
MP : Yes, sir!
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[last lines]
Schiller : [speaks Russian] We thought we'd never see you again.
Tom Farrell : [speaks Russian as well] So did I.
Schiller : Couldn't you have manage this better?
Tom Farrell : Not so fast, it's difficult for me to follow in Russian.
[switches back to English]
Tom Farrell : It's been very long for me.
Schiller : How thirsty you must be for the sound of our language.
[switches to English]
Schiller : Evgeny Alexeivich, wouldn't you love to hear Russian again? Imagine Pushkin, Lermontov, Tolstoy...
Tom Farrell : ...Solzhenitsyn, Aksyonov.
Schiller : [chuckles] Even them, always the sense of humor. In the Philippines, when you passed a bag of underwear, Moscow wasn't amused. I should've acted then. In any case, it's no longer possible for to remain United States. This bizarre incident has given them their Yuri. Evgeny, think. THINK! You're a hero of the Soviet Union.
Tom Farrell : [darkly] I'm not a hero.
Schiller : Be that as it may, you must return!
Tom Farrell : [annoyed] I came here! I thought I owed you that - but you can't make me go back.
[Tom leaves until the two men cock their guns]
Schiller : No! Let him go.
[Tom resumes in leaving]
Schiller : He'll come back. Where else can he go?
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Susan Atwell : It's David Brice, Secretary of Defense. Satisfied?
Tom Farrell : You know I work for Brice?
Susan Atwell : I guess that makes two of us.
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[Tom and Susan are making out in the limo when Tom notices the driver is watching them]
Tom Farrell : What's your name?
Bill the Limo driver : Bill.
Tom Farrell : Hi Bill. Could you close the slide, please.
Bill the Limo driver : Uh, sure.
Susan Atwell : [as the window goes up] Sorry, Bill.
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Tom Farrell : You murdered Sam, didn't you? You son of a BITCH...
[knocks Scott to the ground]
Scott Pritchard : [Gets up; brandishing a pistol] You have NO IDEA what men of POWER can *DO*!
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Tom Farrell : Who are these goons?
Scott Pritchard : They're associated with Special Forces.
Tom Farrell : Why? I don't understand what that means. What does that mean, "associated?"
Scott Pritchard : That means exactly what I said. They were formerly in Special Forces and now they are associated..
Tom Farrell : [to goon 1] Where? Honduras? El Salvador?
[goon 1 nods his his yes]
Scott Pritchard : Somewhere down there.
Tom Farrell : [to goon 1] Were you with the death squads?
[to Scott]
Tom Farrell : What? They were with the death squads there.
Scott Pritchard : It's possible.
Tom Farrell : In other words, then they're assassins!
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Susan Atwell : Are you one of them?
Tom Farrell : One of what?
Susan Atwell : These hypocrites. All posh and shiny getting ready for four more years of ramming it to the rest of us.
Tom Farrell : You're pretty cynical.
Susan Atwell : Adequate to the occasion.
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Tom Farrell : [one of the Contras tries to follow Farrell into the bathroom] I would rather do this myself. You can listen if you want to.
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Susan Atwell : [as Brice is approaching the house] I-I'm begging you. Please just go now out the back door. I-I'm sorry. It's...
Tom Farrell : When I go, it'll be through the front door.
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Tom Farrell : Let's get out of here.
Susan Atwell : My date's not going to like that much. But what the hell, his wife will be delighted.
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Scott Pritchard : [about Brice] He's the most extraordinary person I've ever met in my life. If it came to it, I'd lay down my life for him.
Tom Farrell : Is that a job requirement?
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Tom Farrell : [Sees the two thugs leaving for Nina's apartment] Hey! You two!... Scott, where are they going?
Scott Pritchard : What's the matter?
Tom Farrell : Laurel and Hardy. Where are they going?
Scott Pritchard : Who's that, Tom?
Tom Farrell : You know who I mean. The bookends.
Scott Pritchard : I sent them on an errand.
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Quartermaster : We've got a Soviet submarine out there. Captain wants us to track it 'til morning.
Tom Farrell : Good. It'll give us a chance to test the depth charges.
Quartermaster : Yeah. That'll be the day.
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Tom Farrell : [Sarcastically about Brice] He has great warmth.
Scott Pritchard : He's a genius. The normal rules don't apply.
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Sam Hesselman : [looking at Susan's murder evidence] Who is this bimbo, anyway?
Tom Farrell : She's dead.
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Susan Atwell : I'll call you later tonight.
Tom Farrell : I'll wait by the phone.
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Tom Farrell : Well, then, Brice is in an impossible situation. We should just call in the FBI.
Scott Pritchard : Don't be an idiot. Do you realize the magnitude of the scandal? The Secretary of Defense and a Soviet agent sharing the favors of a murdered whore!
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Susan Atwell : Take care of yourself. Send postcards from exotic ports of call. That's what you call them, isn't it? Exotic ports of call?
Tom Farrell : A ports a port. You're exotic.
[kiss]
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Tom Farrell : Goddamn, what is the big deal about tonight?
Susan Atwell : He likes to see me in public.
Tom Farrell : So, what does he get, a secret - hard-on?
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Tom Farrell : Wanna dance?
Susan Atwell : The twist? No, thank you.
Tom Farrell : Well, we don't have to twist.
Susan Atwell : No meant no.
Tom Farrell : "No" wasn't a figure of speech?
Susan Atwell : No.
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Susan Atwell : You one of them?
Tom Farrell : One of who?
Susan Atwell : These hypocrites, all fat and shiny gearing up for another four years of ramming it to the rest of us. Are you one of them?
Tom Farrell : No!
Susan Atwell : I bet you are.
