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I want something American, dammit!!


I want french fries.

Paul Dooley is great in this movie.

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"I don't want any -ini in this house!"

His character had some great lines.

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"Shhhh! He'll hear you."

"I don't care. It's my house. Besides, he doesn't speak English anyway."

"He's gonna wind up a bum. An Italian bum."

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"I should have hit him when I had the chance. He'd be dead now."

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"He's gonna wind up a bum...an Italian bum."


"I don't care if the Second Coming's coming."

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"The next words you say may be your last, kid."

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"Bongiorno, papa!"

"I'm not 'papa' I'm your goddamned father."

"Bongiorno, mama."

"And she's your goddamned mother."

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"These kids don't need pep. *I* need pep!"

"The cat's name is Jake!"


The Constitution is not the People's "permission slip". It is our Government's "permission slip".

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"I'm a afraid to talk to him. I'm afraid to look at him! I'm afraid that if I did his eyes would be twirling like pinwheels."

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"did you know fly in italian is 'mosca'?

"did you know in america it's pest?"

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"I was one damn fine stone cutter. We all were. Mike's dad, Moocher's dad, Cyril's dad.....well, Cyril's dad...."

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"I should have hit him when I had the chance. He'd be dead now."

Perhaps my favorite line in the whole movie

"Why,you speak treason!"
"Fluently"

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"I had a dream last night that everyone I ever sold a car to came back for a refund. And you were there handing out the checks....one for you...one for you..."

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Refund?! Refund!!!

My daughters randomly quote this to each other all the time!

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The dad is awesome :))))

I love it when he talks to the cat....

Dad: Your name is Jake you understand!
Cat/Jake/Fellini: Meow!

Attn All Units!

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