Breaking Away (1979)

Barbara Barrie: Evelyn Stohler - Mom

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Quotes 

• Dad : What is this?

  Mom : It's sauteed zucchini.

  Dad : It's I-ty food. I don't want no I-ty food.

  Mom : It's not. I got it at the A&P. It's like... squash.

  Dad : I know I-ty food when I hear it! It's all them "eenie" foods... zucchini... and linguine... and fettuccine. I want some American food, dammit! I want French Fries!

  Mom : [to the cat]  Oh, get off the table, Fellini!

  Dad : Hey, that's *my* cat! His name's Jake, not Fellini! I won't have any "eenie" in this house!

  [to the cat] 

  Dad : Your name's Jake, you understand?

• Dad : He's never tired. He's never miserable.

  Mom : He's young.

  Dad : When I was young I was tired and miserable.

• Mom : What's the matter?

  Dad : He's shavin'.

  Mom : Well... so what?

  Dad : ...his legs.

• Dad : What are we gonna do about him?

  Mom : I don't know dear. We could always strangle him while he's asleep.

• [Dave crosses himself on learning of Team Cinzano's imminent arrival] 

  Mom : Oh, Dave, try not to become Catholic on us.

• Dad : God-damned see-thru coffee!

  Mom : He was very sickly until he started riding around on that bicycle.

  Dad : Yeah... well... now his body's fine, but his mind is gone.

• Mom : Well, you could use some help. What if you gave him a job?

  Dad : I don't want him sellin' used cars!

  Mom : Why not? It's good enough for you.

  Dad : Who says its good enough for me?

  Mom : You do.

  Dad : Damn right, it's good enough for me. But, I don't need any help. And he'd ruin me if I hired him. A weirdo kid like that. Jeez.

• Mom : So, you see, I think you really should go. I think you should come home, singing, with a trophy. I think you should do all those things while you can.

  Dave : I win this one for you Mama.