Nightmare Cafe (TV Series)
Nightmare Cafe (1992)
Jack Coleman: Frank Nolan
Quotes
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[first lines]
[Frank hears Fay jump into the harbor and tries to rescue her]
Frank Nolan : Hey!... Hey!
[after searching the dark water unsuccessfully, Frank climbs onto the pier, then bumps into Fay in the fog]
Frank Nolan : I thought you drowned. Are you okay?
Fay Peronivic : Get away from me!
Frank Nolan : What were you doin' out there? You need someone to talk to?
Fay Peronivic : Do you think I need a shoulder to lean on? Wrong! You think you found a little lost lamb? You didn't!
Frank Nolan : Got it. I think we could use a little hot coffee.
Fay Peronivic : In your dreams!
[Fay turns to where she hears the sound of a jukebox as a restaurant's "Open" sign suddenly flickers on. Fay and Frank are strangely attracted to the music and walk towards the cafe]
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Frank Nolan : [introducing himself] Frank Nolan.
Fay Peronivic : Fay Peronivic.
Frank Nolan : Fay's a pretty name. It means "beautiful" in Tahitian, I'm pretty sure.
Fay Peronivic : I don't feel beautiful. I feel wet and I've got sand in...
[inspects her dress]
Fay Peronivic : What's the Tahitian word for ugly?
Frank Nolan : Yaf.
Fay Peronivic : Yaf?
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Frank Nolan : Hello? Customers!
[Frank finds the cafe's kitchen empty]
Fay Peronivic : Where the heck is everyone?
Frank Nolan : What'll you have?
Fay Peronivic : You can't do that!
Frank Nolan : Sure I can. International rules of empty cafes - nobody home, you help yourself.
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[Frank touches Fay's shoulders as he walks past her behind the counter]
Fay Peronivic : Hey! Careful, Mister! I wrote the book on guys like you.
Frank Nolan : "Friendly Men and How to Avoid Them"?
Fay Peronivic : I'm spoken for.
Frank Nolan : Lucky you... and lucky him.
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[shivering in her wet dress]
Fay Peronivic : Aren't you... cold?
Frank Nolan : I've been colder. Once in Alaska, I lived on an iceberg for a year. 'Course at the time, I was...
Fay Peronivic : ...married to a penguin.
[Frank stares at Fay in disbelief]
Fay Peronivic : I heard that somewhere before. Sorry.
Frank Nolan : I just made that up.
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[Frank turns on the TV and sees himself at his former job as a night watchman]
Frank Nolan : Who's that?
Fay Peronivic : That's... Clark Kent. I hear he just got canned from The Daily Planet. Why don't you enjoy the movie and I'll get you another cup of coffee...
Fay Peronivic : [slowly backs away from Frank] ... in Ohio.
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[On the strange TV, Fay sees Frank's truck explode as he tries to escape]
Fay Peronivic : That's it, Frank? You're leaving me in this alone?
[Fay takes Frank's dishes and is about to put them into the sink when Frank explodes out from the soapy water]
Frank Nolan : Miss me? You know what? I don't think this is your run-of-the-mill all-night café.
[Frank pulls a crab out from under his shirt while Fay watches the water drain completely out of the small sink]
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[Frank is watching Fay's nightmare reveal itself on a television screen]
Blackie : We open for business yet?
Frank Nolan : No. Yes. We will be. Come back later.
Blackie : Naw. I think I'll stick around for a while.
Blackie : [breaking the fourth wall] This ought to be interesting.
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Frank Nolan : You want to bet? I'm betting on Fay.
Blackie : Aw, she's history.
Frank Nolan : Says who?
Blackie : Says all your worldly assets or a buck - whichever turns out to be more.
Frank Nolan : You're on.
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[yelling at the TV screen]
Frank Nolan : Fay! Turn around!
Blackie : I don't think she can hear you, pal.
Frank Nolan : [softly] Fay, I wish I could be there for you.
[Frank disappears]
Blackie : Damn!
Blackie : [breaking the fourth wall] Of all the things he could have said. Beginner's luck!
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[Fay's game of chicken results in the gangsters driving off the pier]
Frank Nolan : Where did you learn to drive like that?
Fay Peronivic : You haven't met my mother.
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Blackie : You bet on her. She's not betting on herself.
Frank Nolan : You watch!
Blackie : No... you watch and pay attention. This is the guy that cold-cocked you at the chemical plant and had you dumped in the bay - and this is the clown that Fay's in love with. Only trouble is, she doesn't know anything about him.
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[Fay steps to the edge of the pier and prepares to commit suicide by drowning]
Fay Peronivic : What am I doing here? I don't have to do this. Kill myself just because some guy dumps me? I'm punishing the wrong person! I'm as good as anybody.
Frank Nolan : [from behind her] Better than most.
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[Frank and Fay jump into the harbor fleeing from Al]
Fay Peronivic : I can't swim!
Frank Nolan : Doesn't matter.
Fay Peronivic : Help! Save us!
Frank Nolan : Fay, nobody can save us.
Fay Peronivic : Why not?
Frank Nolan : Because we're already dead.
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Frank Nolan : What about you?
Fay Peronivic : Yeahhh. Who are you anyway?
Blackie : Aw, I'm just some guy who bet you wouldn't do the right thing... but you did.
Frank Nolan : So you lost.
Blackie : I lost on you, but wait till the customers start coming.
Frank Nolan : When does that happen?
Blackie : Oh, any time now. They come in, they get a cup of coffee, a couple eggs maybe and then, whatever they've got comin'. Could be a wish, a second chance or, if they deserve it, they're own worst nightmare.
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[Al is trying to flee the cafe]
Fay Peronivic : A cup of coffee, Al?
Frank Nolan : What would you like for your last meal?
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[last lines]
[a knock at the café door startles Fay and Frank]
Blackie : Relax. It's just your first customer.
Cafe Customer : Hi. You open?
Frank Nolan : Yeah. Yeah, sure we're open! Come on in.