Billy Liar (1963)

Gwendolyn Watts: Rita

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• Rita : [after Billy reopens the door]  You rotten. lying, crossed-eyed git. You're nothing else.

  Billy Fisher : [clearly not wanting her to come inside]  Hello, Rita. Sorry, I can't ask you in. We're havin' our chimney swept.

  Rita : They'll be havin' you swept before I finish.

• Rita : Dream about me while I'm gone.

  Billy Fisher : Sure thing, baby.

• Rita : I thought I was supposed to be coming round for me tea tomorrow to meet your rotten mother.

• Rita : I'm going to meet your rotten mother, whether you like it or not. I'm going to get me that rotten ring back by this afternoon or I'm coming round to see your rotten mother. And your rotten father. And your rotten grandmother! We're supposed to be engaged, if you did but know it!

• Rita : Oh, I don't know where I am with you, Billy. We're supposed to be engaged if you did but know it!

  Billy Fisher : You said you didn't want to marry me.

  Rita : I did not! I said I wasn't going to live in a rotten cottage in rotten Devon.

• Rita : Oh, look what crawled out the corned beef!

• Billy Fisher : There's been a bit of a mix-up, Rita.

  Rita : Yes, there has. You don't handle the goods unless you intend to buy. Ooh, you're rotten!

• Barbara : Don't you threaten me!

  Rita : I won't threaten you, I'll flatten you!

• Billy Fisher : I think I owe you a word of explanation.

  Rita : A word of explanation? Well, just get back in the cheese with the other maggots.

• Rita : Oh, get Madam Fancy Knickers! I suppose she's your rotten sister. I thought she was supposed to be in a rotten iron lung!