Rollercoaster (1977)
George Segal: Harry Calder
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Quotes
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[speaking to each other over walkie-talkies]
Young Man : First, Harry, I think I should tell you about the bomb. Would you like to know where it is?
Harry Calder : Sure!
Young Man : You're holding it.
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Young Man : If they pay me and if they do what I say, I'll never bother them again.
Harry Calder : Are you sure? Maybe you enjoy it.
Young Man : Wrong psychological profile, Harry. I'm not in this for kicks.
Harry Calder : Oh yeah, right, it's only the money. You're a businessman. And in a corrupt society, you're no worse than anybody else. We all cheat on our taxes, Detroit makes defective cars.
Young Man : I'm not enjoying this conversation, Harry.
Harry Calder : Then get yourself another messenger boy.
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Simon Davenport : [talking on phone] I want you to go out there and represent the department. Find out if there was negligence involved.
Harry Calder : You go!
Simon Davenport : It happens to be my wedding anniversary.
Harry Calder : So take your wife!
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Young Man : [after the young man tells Harry he is holding the bomb] Now, do I have your full attention?
Harry Calder : Screw you!
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Fran : Harry?
Harry Calder : Mmh?
Fran : If you're trying to kill us, at least let me put on some lip gloss.
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Tracy Calder : Daddy, Confucius say "with faith, man can move mountain."
Harry Calder : I thought Jesus said that.
Tracy Calder : Well, maybe he did. But according to that fortune cookie...
Fran : Which is yours, by the way...
Tracy Calder : ...Confucius said it too.
Harry Calder : Don't believe everything you read.
Tracy Calder : I think daddy's pissed off.
Harry Calder : Where does she learn language like that?
[Fran shrugs]
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Simon Davenport : Harry. You're a big disappointment to me.
Harry Calder : I feel bad about that, Si.
Simon Davenport : You should have moved up in the department. District manager. Supervisor.
Harry Calder : You know me. No ambition.
Simon Davenport : It's your mouth. You have a personality problem. You never want to fit in.
Harry Calder : It depends on what you want fitted and where you want it put, Si.
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Harry Calder : Just don't underestimate him. He's rigged two accidents 2,000 miles apart 'in one week without leaving a trace. That means knowledge of structural engineering, 'demolition and electronics. He's not some nut with a bomb on a plane.
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Agent Hoyt : Calder... Just what is this relationship between you and our friend?
Harry Calder : There isn't any relationship.
Agent Hoyt : There has to be.
Harry Calder : I said there isn't.
Agent Hoyt : Then I assume you'd be... willing to take a polygraph test?
Harry Calder : You remind me of the man I work for. I don't like him either.
Agent Hoyt : Really? He seemed nice enough to me.
Harry Calder : You talked to him?
Agent Hoyt : Sure. You had to have an official leave of absence.
Harry Calder : I don't want an official leave of absence.
Agent Hoyt : Yeah, that's what he said you'd say. Now listen. I don't know about you, but I want this man put away. At the moment, it's not wise to cross him. Your plane leaves in three hours.
Harry Calder : I can always use another letter of commendation.
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Harry Calder : [on the phone with The Young Man] I don't know why you're dragging me into this.
Young Man : You were the only one in that room who appreciated what I was doing.
Harry Calder : What room? You bugged that hotel room!
Young Man : Of course. You told them not to underestimate me. That was good advice.
Harry Calder : Get this straight. I said you're smart, but I'm not a fan, OK? You kill people.
Young Man : Do you think they would have paid attention if I hadn't?
Harry Calder : Is this about attention?
Young Man : It's about money, Harry.
Harry Calder : Then get a job.
Young Man : I've had jobs. I'm not particularly productive.
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Young Man : [over the phone with Harry] What do you think of Hoyt?
Harry Calder : Says he's going to get you.
Young Man : No one's gonna get me. But I'll promise you this, Harry. If they pay me, and if they do what I say, I'll never bother them again.
Harry Calder : I don't know. Maybe you enjoy it.
Young Man : Wrong psychological profile. I'm not in this for kicks.
Harry Calder : Oh, yeah, it's only the money. You're a businessman. In a corrupt society you're no worse than anybody else. We all cheat on our taxes.
Young Man : I'm not enjoying this conversation.
Harry Calder : Then get another messenger boy.
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Simon Davenport : You wanna go to Chicago?
Harry Calder : Five, Si. The presidents of five corporations are on their way there, including Ocean View's and Wonderworld's.
Simon Davenport : Maybe it's a convention. You think something's out of line, call the police.
Harry Calder : The police didn't inspect that coaster. I did. You rubbed my face in that.
Simon Davenport : I hoped that divorce would curb some of your more paranoid impulses.
Harry Calder : I'm going to Chicago and you're paying for the trip.
Simon Davenport : Out of the question.
Harry Calder : [looking back at his boss, slyly] Funny how things pop into your mind. I've been thinking about that medical building last year.
Simon Davenport : You bastard.
Simon Davenport : Shame about that roof caving in. I'm good at spotting substandard materials. It was your nephew's construction company, wasn't it?
Simon Davenport : [beaten] How long will you be gone?