Oliver & Company (1988)

Dom DeLuise: Fagin

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Quotes 

• Fagin : He's late. I drew a perfectly good map. Well, there were a few smudges on it, okay! I went outside the line with a green crayon, but not much.

• Fagin : My days are numbered, and the number is three.

• Sykes : So, Fagin. Did we bring something green and wrinkly to make Sykes happy?

  Fagin : Sykes, I have an airtight kitty - plan. Plan! It's sweet and simple, the plan... Let me start over again.

  Sykes : Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy.

  Fagin : I got this kitty, see...

  Sykes : What am I going to do with you, Fagin?

  Fagin : Please, Sykes...

  Sykes : If you don't have my money...

  [he snaps his fingers and the Dobermans jump at Fagin; Dodger intercepts them and they fight] 

  Fagin : No, no, Sykes! Please, stop! Your money's coming tonight! It's coming tonight! It's from a rich cat - I mean, a cat from a rich family! They're coming with the money I owe you to get their cat back!

  [Sykes snaps his fingers again; the Dobermans stop fighting, leaving Dodger unconscious on the floor] 

  Sykes : Hey, I think there's hope for you yet. I'm proud of you, Fagin. Yeah, you're starting to think big. You've got twelve hours. And Fagin... this is your last chance.

• Sykes : Three sunrises. Three sunsets. Three days, Fagin.

  Fagin : [counting on his fingers]  Three sunrises. Three sunsets. Three days. Three, three, three. That's nine. Nine?

  Sykes : No, Fagin. Three.

  Fagin : Three? Oh, you mean, just three days? Oh, my goodness! Oh, I'm having a bad day!

• Fagin : I don't wanna put any undue pressure on you, but as you march off to do your duty, I want you to keep one thing in mind. Dead men do not buy dog food!

• [Jenny is at the wharf to ransom Oliver, unaware that Fagin is the kidnapper] 

  Jenny : And what kind of person would steal an innocent little kitty?

  Fagin : Well, I... I mean, he... He might be up against a stone wall, at the end of his rope.

  [Jenny starts sobbing] 

  Fagin : He must have been a poor, desperate man.

  Jenny : It's still wrong. I'm scared. I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do.

  Fagin : Neither do I.

• Sykes : [opens the car door to empty his ashtray, almost pushing Fagin off the pier]  I don't think you grasp the severity of the situation.

  Fagin : [hangs on to the sideview mirror to keep from falling]  Oh, no, I grasp it. See? This is how I grasp.

  [the mirror comes off and falls in the water] 

  Fagin : Accident! Accident!

• Sykes : Now, I lent you some money, and I don't see it. Do you know what happens when I don't see my money, Fagin?

  [rolls up the car window on Fagin's neck] 

  Sykes : People get hurt. People like you get hurt. Do I make myself clear?

  Fagin : [wheezing]  Clear! Perfectly clear!