Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

Hart Bochner: Arthur Reeves

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Quotes 

• Arthur Reeves : [on TV]  What kind of city are we running when we depend on the support of a potential madman?

  [click] 

  Alfred : What rot, sir! Why you're the very model of sanity. Oh by the way, I pressed your tights and put away your exploding gas balls.

  Bruce Wayne : Thank you, Alfred.

• [while Reeves is trying to resist the effects of Joker's toxin, Batman appears in his hospital room] 

  Arthur Reeves : [gasps, then giggles helplessly]  Oh, no!

  Batman : Why did the Joker meet with you?

  [Reaves keeps giggling] 

  Batman : It has to do with the gangster murders, doesn't it? He thinks you're involved. WHY?

  Arthur Reeves : [giggling]  I don't know!

  Batman : [grabs him]  That's not the answer I want!

  [Reaves manages to calm down] 

  Arthur Reeves : Beaumont needed me to help him and his kid get out of town...

  [starts to giggle again] 

  Arthur Reeves : He kept in touch.

  Batman : When was the last time you spoke to him?

  Arthur Reeves : Years ago, my first election campaign. I was running out of money and I asked him for help...

  [giggles] 

  Arthur Reeves : He said no!

  Batman : So you sold him to the mob.

  Arthur Reeves : [now laughing hysterically]  I was broke! Desperate! They said all they wanted was their money back!

  [he collapses with laughter, as Batman leaves in disgust] 

• Arthur Reeves : [a woman has just thrown her drink in Bruce Wayne's face. Arthur holds out a handkerchief]  Friend in need?

  Bruce Wayne : [takes the handkerchief and begins to dry off]  Councilman. So, how goes the Bat-bashing?

  Arthur Reeves : Better than your love life. Really, Bruce, it's almost as if you pick them because you know there's no chance for a serious relationship. At least since that one girl. What was her name? Ann? Andi? Andrea? Yes, Andrea Beaumont. Now, there was a sweet number. How'd you let her get loose?

  Bruce Wayne : Thanks for the handkerchief, Arthur.

  [stuffs the handkerchief in Arthur's pocket] 

  Bruce Wayne : You know where you can stick it.

• Joker : Tsk, tsk. And to think those tax money would pay these jerks.

  Arthur Reeves : You!

  Joker : That's right, Artie. Bring in the press, why don't you? What a photo op! The councilman and his wacky pal.

  Arthur Reeves : You're no friend of mine.

  Joker : Oh, Artie, I'm crushed! How and ho the mighty forget. Don't you remember? You, me, Sally and the gang?

  Arthur Reeves : What are you talking about? I never met them or you. I work for Beaumont. I didn't know what he was doing.

  Joker : But you knew it afterwards and put it to good use, eh?

  Arthur Reeves : What do you want?

  Joker : To find out who's iced the old gang.

  Arthur Reeves : Haven't you read the papers? It's Batman.

  Joker : [pressing his joy buzzer]  Wrong. It ain't the bat. Nope, nope, nope. I've seen the guy. He looks more like the Ghost of Christmas Future. Nowhere near as cute as Batboy.

  Arthur Reeves : You're saying it was someone else?

  Joker : Yeah, someone wouldn't mind seeing our old pals out of the way.

• Salvatore "Sal The Wheezer" Valestra : All I want to know is, is it true? Is the Batman really hitting our people?

  Arthur Reeves : We have eyewitnesses.

  Salvatore "Sal The Wheezer" Valestra : Beautiful. That's just beautiful. Why? He never leaned on us before. I'm too old for this.

  Arthur Reeves : I suppose you could demand police protection.

  Salvatore "Sal The Wheezer" Valestra : What are you, a comedian? This is the Batman we're talking about here. A freak job! He'll crucify me!