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The Nature of Bail Bondsmen
Ordell Robbie
You know your bail bondsmen, don'tcha? You know all them motherfuckers as crooked as a barrel of snakes, don'tcha?!
Discussion of a Former Employee
Louis
Who's that?
Ordell
That's Beaumont.
Louis
Who's Beaumont?
Ordell
An employee I had to let go.
Louis
What'd he do?
Ordell
He put himself in a position where he was going to have to do ten years in prison, that's what he did. And if you know Beaumont, you know ain't no goddamn way he can do ten years. And if you know that, then you know Beaumont's gonna do anything Beaumont can to keep from doing them ten years, including telling the federal government any and every muthafuckin thing about my black ass. Now that, my friend, is a clear-cut case of him or me. And you best believe it ain't gonna be me.
Discomfort with Confined Spaces
Beaumont
Man, you must be out of your fuckin mind if you think I'm gonna get in this dirty-ass trunk.
Ordell
We ain't going nowhere but to Koreatown, man. You ain't gonna be locked in here no more than ten minutes.
Beaumont
I ain't ridin in no trunk for no minute, man.
Beaumont
I just ain't getting in no goddamn, dirty-ass trunk man. I got a problem with small places.
Ordell
Well I got a problem with spending ten thousand dollars on ungrateful, peanut-head nigga to get em out of jail, but I did it!
Friendship and Gratitude in Tough Times
Ordell
Look at you and your free ass. Come here, boy, gimme a motherfuckin hug.
Beaumont
Good lookin out, man. I don't know what to say. Thank you, thank you...
Ordell
Uh-huh. Who was there for your ass?
Beaumont
You were there for my ass.
Ordell
Who?
Beaumont
You.
Ordell
Who?
Beaumont
You!
Ordell
Whooo?
Beaumont
You nigga, damn!
Ordell
You goddamn right. That's how that shit works: you get your ass in trouble, I get your ass out. That's my motherfuckin job. And I don't mind telling you, nigga, it's steady work.
Beaumont
I'm still scared as a motherfucker, O.D. They talking like they serious as hell giving me time for that machine gun shit.
Ordell
Aw, come on, man, they just trying to put a fright in your ass.
Beaumont
Well, if that's what they doin', they done did it.
Ordell
How old is that machine gun shit?
Beaumont
About three years...
Ordell
Three years? That's a old crime, man! They ain't got enough room for all the niggas running around killing people today, now how are they gonna find room for you?
Confrontation Over Financial Losses
Ordell
I don't wanna hear no fuckin excuses, Louis!
Louis
I ain't givin you fuckin excuses, man, I'm telling you, I don't fuckin - I'm givin you fuckin reasons!
Ordell
Oh, oh, oh, oh, you gonna tell me the reason you lost every goddamn cent I got in the world?
Louis
Hey, hey man-
Ordell
You gonna tell me reasons?
Louis
You better--
Ordell
Let me tell you the reason, motherfucker. The reason is, yo ass ain't worth a shit no more!
Louis
Well, you-- You better fuckin back off, man!
Ordell
What the fuck happened to you, man? Your ass used to be beautiful.
[shoots Louis; shoots Louis again]
Aging Perspectives on Physical Changes
Max Cherry
I'll bet, besides maybe an afro, you look exactly how you did at 29.
Jackie Brown
Well, my ass ain't the same.
Max Cherry
Bigger?
Jackie Brown
Yeah.
Max Cherry
Ain't nothin wrong with that!
Casual Conversation at the Bar
Cockatoo Bartender
What's your drink, brother?
Ordell
Let me have a screwdriver, homes.
Cockatoo Bartender
And what about you?
Jackie
Oh, I'm fine.
Cockatoo Bartender
Yes you are.
Ordell
Goddamn, girl, you come in here on a Saturday night, I bet you need nigga repellant to keep them muthafuckas off your ass.
The Burden of Favor and Expectation
Ordell Robbie
You know man, I hate be the kind of nigga that do a nigga a favor and then Bam! hit the nigga up for a favor in return, but I gots to be that kinda nigga.
[to Beaumont]
Guilt and Relationships Explored in Conversation
Louis
I just felt strange, you know, I thought, if she was your girlfriend...
[on having sex with Melanie]
Ordell
But you fucked her anyway?
Louis
Well...
Ordell
Well, I hope you felt appropriately guilty about it afterwards.
Louis
Afterwards, I did.
Caught in a Deadly Game of Deceit
Taglines
LOOK OUT! Caught between the Feds and a cold blooded killer. With half a million dollars up for grabs. No one knows how it's going down. Except for maybe JACKIE BROWN.
Confidentiality and Trust in Conversations
Ordell
This you and me talking, is this like a lawyer-client thing, and you can't repeat nothing I tell you?
Max
You're not my client until you get busted and I bond you out.
Ordell
Well, if we ain't got no - what's that shit called? - confidentiality, why should I tell you a thing?
Max
Because you want me to know what a slick guy you are. You got stewardesses bringing you fifty grand.
Ordell
Now why would a stewardess be bringing me fifty grand?
Max
Now you want me to speculate on what you do. My guess is you're in the drug business, except the money's moving the wrong way. Whatever you're into, you seem to be getting away with it, so more power to you.
Forgiveness Amidst Threats and Tension
Jackie
Now sooner or later, they're gonna get around to offering me a plea deal, and you know that. That's why you came here to kill me.
Ordell
I ain't come here to kill you...
Jackie
No, no, it's OK, it's OK, now. I forgive you.
An Unexpected Proposition in Japan
Melanie
That's Japan.
Louis
Uh, looks like... I can... It shows...
Melanie
Wanna fuck?
Louis
Yeah.
Melanie
That was fun.
Louis
Yeah, that hit the spot.
Melanie
Now, we can catch up.
Louis
Yeah. Got a beer?
[heavy breathing]
Melanie
Sure. In the fridge.
Confrontation with a weapon in close quarters
Ordell
Is that what I think it is?
Jackie
What do you think it is?
Ordell
I think it's a gun pressed up against my dick.
Jackie
Well, you thought right. Now take your hands off from around my throat, nigga.
Critique of Gun Marketing and Popularity
Ordell Robbie
Now that there is the Tec-9, cheap-ass little spray gun made outta South Miami. It retails for $380. I get em for 2, sell em for 8. They advertise this Tec-9 as the most popular gun in American crime. Do you believe that shit? It actually says that in the little booklet that comes with it: "the most popular gun in American crime". Like they're actually proud of that shit.
The Power of the AK-47
Ordell Robbie
AK-47. The very best there is. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room, accept no substitutes.
Ambition vs. Indulgence in Everyday Life
Ordell Robbie
Goddamn girl, you gettin high already? It's just 2 o'clock!
Melanie
It's that late?
[chuckling]
Ordell Robbie
You know, you smoke too much of that shit, that shit gonna rob you of your own ambition.
Melanie
Not if your ambition is to get high and watch TV.
The Game of Deception and Betrayal
Taglines
Six players on the trail of a half a million in cash. There's only one question... Who's playing who?