Going for Broke (2003 TV Movie)

Joyce Gordon: Bella

Quotes 

• Bella : [on gambling]  There's two kinds of problems: the kind you run FROM, and the kind you run TO. Make sure you know which is which.

• Bella : There's only one sure way to double your money in Nevada: fold it in half, then put it back in your purse.

• Laura Bancroft : [first time playing video poker]  Did I win?

  Jim Bancroft : Yeah, four whole quarters.

  Laura Bancroft : Oh well, easy come, easy go. I'll try again.

  [3 hearts come up] 

  Jim Bancroft : Now hold, hold hold.

  Laura Bancroft : Well I understand that, I don't understand...

  Jim Bancroft : Now hit 'draw'.

  Laura Bancroft : Draw.

  [full house comes on screen, bells go off] 

  Laura Bancroft : Wait, what happened?

  Jim Bancroft : A full house.

  Bella : Cookie, you just won a hundred bucks!

  Laura Bancroft : I did?

  Jim Bancroft : Yeah, you want to hear it come out?

  [pushes button, quarters fall out of slot] 

  Jim Bancroft : I'll get a bucket.

  Laura Bancroft : Great!

  Bella : Fun, huh?

  Laura Bancroft : Oh that's really good, what's a full house?

  Laura Bancroft : [voice over]  That win was such a rush. I mean a few coins, a couple of minutes of fun, and before the evening was over, I had enough to fix the furnace. I was providing for my family, and I felt high. And I wanted that feeling again, and again. I'm sorry, is it okay if I smoke?

• Bella : A tip, always bet the maximum, when you see the payoff, you'll thank me.

  Laura Bancroft : Oh, okay. Better be right.

  [pushes button, bells ring] 

  Laura Bancroft : Oh! Oh! OH MY GOD! Look, I won! I WON $500!

  Bella : How's that for payoff? I want to thank you!

  [shakes her hand] 

  Laura Bancroft : You want to hear it?

  Jim Bancroft : Hit it.

  Bella : 500 smackers.

  Laura Bancroft : Yeah!

  Bella : Good for you.

  Laura Bancroft : YES! I WON $500!

  Laura Bancroft : [voice over]  Looking back, that was the moment I can say it started, that moment when I felt that click. After the hassles of the day, the house, the kids, the office, the million things that needed my attention, this became my escape.

• Bella : [sees Laura at the casino ATM]  Now there's a friendly face!

  Laura Bancroft : Oh hey!

  [sees Bella's wrist wrapped up] 

  Laura Bancroft : What's with the bandage?

  Bella : Damn carpal tunnel, recreational hazard, all this finger action. Ran out of ammunition, got me some more bullets, I'm good as new. So where you playing today, honey? Got me a sweet spot for a couple of empty stools.

  Laura Bancroft : I wish I could, but I've got a family thing.

  Bella : Oh don't talk to me about family. Since my Martin died, all I ever hear from my no good sons and their whiny wives is how I'm blowing their inheritance. Come on, walk me over before I lose my spot.

  Laura Bancroft : Okay.

  Bella : But I tell them 'hey, if there's anything left by the time I keel over, it's all yours, until then, watch out'. Besides I know how to pace myself, not like some of these fanatics that don't know when to say when. For me this is entertainment, it's social, you know, what am I supposed to do at my age? Bungee jump? I don't think so. You sure you don't have a couple minutes? You'll be sorry if you don't, it's like stealing candy from a baby.

  Laura Bancroft : Oh... okay.

  Bella : Atta girl.

• Bella : [Laura gets up to leave]  You okay, cookie?

  Laura Bancroft : [quietly]  Oh sure.

  Bella : Had a run of bad luck?

  Laura Bancroft : Yeah.

  Bella : Ah, it happens, you'll beat them next time. Did you lose much?

  Laura Bancroft : No, not much.

  [as she walks out] 

  Laura Bancroft : Just a thousand dollars.