Fargo (TV Series)

The Birthplace of Civilization (2020)

Chris Rock: Loy Cannon

Quotes 

• Loy Cannon : I know you.

  Odis Weff : No, you don't.

  Loy Cannon : Yeah. I heard about you. Odis here was in the war. Minesweeper. Every day, take his men and hoof it on ahead of the army, looking for land mines.

  Odis Weff : You shut up!

  Loy Cannon : Lots of turnover in Odis's unit. Boom! There goes Sammy. Boom! There goes Mike. Whole thing started to make Odis a little twitchy. Until one day, he couldn't take it no more. So he laid down in the grass. Just looked at the clouds. Army rolls up. Colonel says, "Odis, did you clear this field?" And Odis says, "Yes, sir." Colonel had to take a piss. So he walks out onto the field and... BOOM! They got to send him home in a tureen. That's a pot they put soup in.

  Odis Weff : [shaken, to the other officers]  Get 'em out of here.

  [officer goes for Loy] 

  Odis Weff : Not... Not him.

  [officers clear the room except for Loy. Odis walks forward and gets up in Loy's face] 

  Odis Weff : You didn't fight in the war, did you?

  Loy Cannon : Nah, man. Why would I fight for a country that wants me dead?

  [chuckles] 

  Loy Cannon : Boom!

  [Odis hesitates, then slowly backs off] 

  Odis Weff : Josto Fadda says... stick to the deal.

  [starts to walk away] 

  Loy Cannon : Boom!

• Swanee Capps : Mister, either rape us or kill us already.

  Loy Cannon : Dying's too easy. You owe me, and I'm putting you to work.

  Zelmare Roulette : We ain't whores.

  Loy Cannon : Don't need whores. Need soldiers. Invisible soldiers. Soldiers the other side can't see coming.

  [bends down] 

  Loy Cannon : Who's more invisible than you?

• Loy Cannon : Your business is mine now. You'll sign over the deed this afternoon.

  Dibrell Smutny : Um... Mr. Cannon, please... .

  Loy Cannon : No, no. We're past please. Now we're at, Whatever you want, boss. Just don't kill me. Also, you're gonna tell me where your sister's at.

  [Dibrell looks shocked] 

  Loy Cannon : Oh, yeah. I've been doing some asking. Zelmare Roulette.

  [chuckles softly] 

  Loy Cannon : Some name. Her and her butch Indian. They broke out of prison, and now they're here. Well, I want 'em.

  Dibrell Smutny : What are you gonna do?

  Loy Cannon : Whatever the fuck I want.

  Thurman Smutny : It's my fault.

  Dibrell Smutny : Thurman!

  Thurman Smutny : No. I should've asked her where she got the... But... it's my first time, see? Owing money to a... And I didn't... The rules, you know? What are the rules?

  Loy Cannon : The rules are, you tell me what I want to know or I paint this room with you and wait for your daughter to come home.

  [Dibrell and Thurman share a long look, then a quick nod] 

  Thurman Smutny : Okay.