Drowning Mona (2000)

Marcus Thomas: Jeff Dearly

Photos 

Quotes 

• [about paycheck] 

  Jeff Dearly : I want half. And don't give me none of that "50%" shit.

• Jeff Dearly : Where's my car?

  Deputy Jimmy D. : Well Jeff, it's a little bit more serious than you're car.

  [pause] 

  Jeff Dearly : Would someone mind tellin me what the hell's goin on?

  Deputy Tony Carlucci : Your mother drove your car into the lake Jeff, I'm afraid she's dead.

  Jeff Dearly : What was she doing in my car?

• Bobby Kalzone : [after grabbing the golf club Mona is using to damage Bobby's Yugo]  God... this is. I mean, enough's enough. All I ever wanted was a nice professional business so that Ellie and I could have a...

  Jeff Dearly : [Cuts off Bobby and begins tapping his thumb and middle finger together]  Ya, ya, ya, you know what this is? This is the world's smallest tambourine, and it's, and it's playing some sort of song or something.

  Mona Dearly : Shut up! Shut up! That's a violin, you asshole, give me that thing, give me that!

• Jeff Dearly : Look, I heard you the first time, Bobby. I ain't mute.

• Bobby Kalzone : Dude, she's like 13.

  Jeff : Finally!

• Jeff : [while threatening to kill himself]  I know you all think I killed my parents.

  Chief Wyatt Rash : We don't think you killed anybody!

  Jeff : Yeah? Well, you're full of shit! Everyone know I've been wanting to get back at her ever since that night...

  [a flashback shows Mona cleaving a sausage] 

  Jeff : Hey, Ma, there's no more beer. Give me some of yours.

  Mona Dearly : Don't touch that beer, Jeff.

  Jeff : [reaches out]  Oh, give it to me.

  Mona Dearly : I SAID...

  [cleaves his hand clean off] 

  Jeff : [screams in pain]  FUCK!

  [back to present, everyone goes disgusted in shock] 

  Jeff : Was I so wrong?

  Feege : You bet your ass.

  Jeff : Yeah, but, I didn't kill her. Look, don't get me wrong: I'm glad she's dead and all, but I sure as hell didn't do it.

  Chief Wyatt Rash : Jeff, I know you didn't kill her.

  Jeff : I didn't kill my dad neither.

  Chief Wyatt Rash : Then why don't you give me the gun.

  Jeff : [puts the gun to head]  BECAUSE MY LIFE SUCKS, MAN!