Schizopolis (1996)

Steven Soderbergh: Fletcher Munson, Dr. Jeffrey Korchek

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Quotes 

• Fletcher Munson : Hello!

  Neighbor : Hello.

  Fletcher Munson : How are you?

  Neighbor : Fine.

  Fletcher Munson : Is your wife coming over tonight? Because her big ass always leaves me satisfied.

  Neighbor : Nice of you to mention her. She enjoys sex with you much more than she does with me.

  Fletcher Munson : I'm sure she says that to all the men in the neighborhood.

  Neighbor : You may be right about that one.

  Fletcher Munson : I'll see you later.

  Neighbor : Okay.

• Fletcher Munson : [sunnily, on homecoming]  Generic greeting!

  Mrs. Munson : [warmly]  Generic greeting returned!

  [they kiss and chuckle at each other] 

  Fletcher Munson : Imminent sustenance.

  Mrs. Munson : Overly dramatic statement regarding upcoming meal.

  Fletcher Munson : Oooh! False reaction indicating hunger and excitement!

• Dr. Jeffrey Korchak : [reading aloud]  Dear attractive woman number 2, only once in my life have I responded to a person the way I've responded to you, but I've forgotten when it was or even if it was in fact me that responded. I may not know much, but I know that the wind sings your name endlessly, although with a slight lisp that makes it difficult to understand if I'm standing near an air conditioner. I know that your hair sits atop your head as though it could sit nowhere else. I know that your figure would make a sculptor cast aside his tools, injuring his assistant who was looking out the window instead of paying attention. I know that your lips are as full as that sexy french model's that I desperately want to fuck. I know that if for an instant I could have you lie next to me, or on top of me, or sit on me, or stand over me and shake, then I would be the happiest man in my pants. I know all of this, and yet you do not know me. Change your life; accept my love. Or, at least let me pay you to accept it.

• Dr. Jeffrey Korchak : Remember: Be true to your teeth, and they won't be false to you.

• Fletcher Munson : [wife snuggles up amorously]  Ooh! *Really* well-rehearsed speech about workload and stress.

  [pause] 

  Fletcher Munson : Genuine sorrow. Um... truthful-sounding promises of future satisfaction? Enticement to agree?

  Mrs. Munson : [pause]  Accepted.

  Fletcher Munson : Gratitude.

• Right Hand Man : Munson!

  Fletcher Munson : [Runs into office] 

  Right Hand Man : I don't need to tell you how critical this is. Hometown. Pay-per-view. The eyes of the media. Here's what I need. It should be lengthy enough to... seem substantial... yet concise enough to feel breezy. It should be serious... but with a slight wink. It should lay out a new course of action... but one that can change direction at any moment. If you must mention facts and figures, don't do so directly.

  Right Hand Man : I don't need to tell you how critical this is. Hometown. Pay-per-view. The eyes of the media. Here's what I need. It should be lengthy enough to... seem substantial... yet concise enough to feel breezy. It should be serious... but with a slight wink. It should lay out a new course of action... but one that can change direction at any moment. If you must mention facts and figures, don't do so directly. It should be on my desk Friday morning.

  Fletcher Munson : Is there something you want me...

  Right Hand Man : [Yelling]  Lester Richards... has fucked me... has fucked Mr. Schwitters... and has fucked the entire corporation. You're writing the speech!

  Fletcher Munson : I can't.

  Right Hand Man : Are you telling me that you can't... take a substantial raise or that huge new office? Is that what you're telling me?

  Fletcher Munson : Friday?

  Right Hand Man : a.m.

  Fletcher Munson : [after long uncomfortable silence, he motions to leave]  I'll just...

• [first lines] 

  Man : And action.

  Filmmaker : Ladies and gentlemen, young and old, this may seem an unusual procedure speaking to you before the picture begins but we have an unusual subject.

  Filmmaker : [instructs the cameraman]  Turn.

  [camera zooms closer] 

  Filmmaker : When I say that this is the most important motion picture you will ever attend, my motivation is not financial gain but a firm belief that the delicate fabric that holds all of us together will be ripped apart unless every man, woman and child in this country sees this film and pays full ticket price, not some bargain matinee, cut-rate deal.

  Filmmaker : [instructs the cameraman again]  Turn.

  [camera zooms closer again] 

  Filmmaker : In the event that you find certain sequences or ideas confusing, please bear in mind that this is your fault, not ours. You will need to see the picture again and again until you understand everything.

  Filmmaker : [instructs the cameraman again]  Turn.

  [camera zooms out] 

  Filmmaker : In closing, I want to assure you that no expense was incurred bringing this motion picture to your theater. And now, filmed in its entirety and proven to heal minor cuts and abrasions, we proudly present Schizopolis!

• Dr. Jeffrey Korchak : I may vote Republican, but I'm a firm believer in gum control.

• Filmmaker : [closing speech from stage]  Ladies and gentlemen, young and old, I know this may seem an unusual procedure, but I thought you might have some questions, and since I'm already here, I can answer some of them.

  [looking left and right, pausing] 

  Filmmaker : Yes. Yes. Not specifically: I actually find all of them rather weird. Yes. Footlong veggie on wheat. Thank you.

  [camera shows empty auditorium as he leaves] 

• Bad Guy : Your brother.

  Dr. Jeffrey Korchak : You're... you're looking for my brother? I don't know where he is. He wanted to stay with me, but I told him...

  Bad Guy : 8 hours, your brother, $15,000.

  Dr. Jeffrey Korchak : $15,000, my brother, 8 hours. Well, but if...

  Bad Guy : Your brother...

  Dr. Jeffrey Korchak : ...my brother...

  Bad Guy : $15,000, 8 hours.

  Dr. Jeffrey Korchak : Yeah, okay, but if I can't find my brother, can I give you the $15,000? Do you still need my brother, or...?

  Bad Guy : 8 hours, your brother, $15,000.

  Dr. Jeffrey Korchak : All three of those things?

  Bad Guy : Correct.

  Dr. Jeffrey Korchak : All three?

  Bad Guy : Correct.

• Right Hand Man : Who's that... that moron, the one who used to work in your sector. The one who wears the brown shirt all the time?

  Fletcher Munson : Oh, Nameless Numberhead Man?

• Dr. Jeffrey Korchak : You don't have to floss all your teeth; just the ones you want to keep.