I Love You to Death (1990)

Keanu Reeves: Marlon

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Quotes 

• Marlon : If we keep shooting Joey, don't you think he might get suspicious?

• Marlon : If we're gonna waste the dude, we oughta get paid for it. I mean, that's the American way, ain't it?

• Marlon : Is that legal... having sex with a kangaroo?

• Harlan James : [Marlon holds bat up to Joey, ready to hit him]  Well, look at that.

  Marlon : What?

  Harlan James : A Reggie Jackson signed bat.

  Marlon : Whoa, man. Awesome.

  Marlon , Harlan James : Reggie, Reggie, REGGIE, REGGIE!

  Harlan James : How many homers has he hit, like... in lifetime?

  Marlon : Whoa man, he's the best.

  Harlan James : Wow, man.

  Marlon : I don't know...

  [pause] 

  Marlon : A bunch.

• Marlon : Who's this?

  Harlan James : The Guy.

  Marlon : The Guy?

  Harlan James : You know, Joey.

  Marlon : Oh, THAT guy.

• Harlan James , Marlon : I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

  Harlan James , Marlon : And to the republic...

  Harlan James : ...under one invisible nation...

  Marlon : ...to nations under God whose...

  Harlan James : ...spacious skies and amber graves of liberty for all...

  Marlon : ...deliver us from freedom.

• Devo Nod : [upset tone]  So... you guys took a taxi. How could you do that?

  Harlan James : What's wrong with that?

  Devo Nod : You came here to kill Joey.

  Harlan James : So what?

  Devo Nod : So, it's generally not a very good idea to take a taxi to the scene of a crime!

  Marlon : Hey, man! Be cool, okay? I mean... the dude's only a taxi driver. He's not like, you know, whats-his-name. What's his name?

  Devo Nod : Who?

  Marlon : Uh... you know... uh...

  Harlan James : Yeah... right.

  Devo Nod : [frustrated sigh]  Never mind. Forget about it. It's done.

• [Harlan and Marlon are standing over a sleeping Joey, with Harlan holding the revolver and Marlon holding a baseball bat] 

  Harlan James : Are you ready?

  Marlon : I guess. Are you ready?

  Harlan James : I'm ready. How about you, Joey? Are you ready?

  [they both laugh] 

  Harlan James : Let's do this!

  Marlon : Harlan, wait!

  Harlan James : What?

  Marlon : I've never killed anybody before.

  Harlan James : Well, I've never killed anybody either. So what? How hard can it get? If he wakes up and sees us right now... all we do is read him his rights... and then kill him!

  [they both laugh again] 

• Marlon : Reggie... Reggie... Reggie.

• Reporter : [to Harlan and Marlon]  Mr. James, Mr. James. What can you tell us?

  Marlon : Get the fuck away from me! Get those fuckin' microphones out of my face!

  Harlan James : [to the reporters]  Hey, what's going on? Is this about Joey? He dead or what?

  Marlon : [to Harlan]  Who's Joey?

  Harlan James : He's the guy. The "guy".

  Marlon : Oh... yeah. The Guy. THAT guy. Fuck!

  Reporter : He's still alive. Why? What do you know about it?

  Harlan James : Oh... nothing.