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favorite lines in Running Scared


1) "Ablo Smith and Wessen?" Danny (billy Crystal)

2) " You two teach them everything you know, I want them to be the best of the worst, and you guys never let me catch you doing anything they teach you." The Capitan (Dan Hedya)

classic , just classic

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The part where they take Julio's car, it goes something like:

Ray:"It's Julio.... He's very excited something about his car being stolen."
Danny:"Tell him I said hello."
Ray: "Look Julio do you want to file a report?"
[Click on phone]
Danny:"You didn't tell him I said hello!"
Ray: "I tried too, he hung up."

And when they go to take the coke from evidence:

Danny [acting like the Cpt.]: "One guy!?! You are going to give millions of dollars worth of evidence to one guy!?! Where the hell is his *beep* partner!?!"

Also just want to add how natural the chemistry and dialogue feels in this movie. A real pleasure to watch.

"You're out of your element."

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I thought the film was just ok when I first watched it but after the second viewing I realise how great this film is and theres so much great lines in it!
Prob my fave line of the movie (Minus the "my name is Pinky" scene) is probably when Danny's ex say's he needs to grow up and he's says "Why, I don't like grown ups."
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Ray - "He's very excited, something about his car being stolen."
Danny - "His car was stolen?" And the way he shakes his head is priceless because he's acting like he's shocked that the car got stolen, and it was them who took it.

Danny - "We're from Noisebusters. Do you know where the Menudo concert is?"

Ray - "Hey, whaddya expect? I'm a paisan'! What do you want me to do, cook you up a pot of Ragù? You want me to sweat garlic for you? Huh? Sing an opera? Lose a war?"

Danny - "Thats cute. Why don't you go put your nuts in a microwave?" The smile he does after saying this seals the deal of making this a great line.

Also love this line
Danny - "If you hurt that lady, you'll never be dead enough." Such a tough line even coming from Billy Crystal!

Captain - "You two weren't, uh, interrogating a suspect up on the roof, were you?"
Ray - "We got an alibi, Captain. Snake, tell him where we were or we'll kill you, too."

Danny - "That is definately the one. You bastard!" His voice and the pointing when he says this is hilarious.

Also the last line of the film "You guys wanna buy a bar?", not particularily funny or anything but for some reason its just so memorable.







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Lets see what Julio has to listen to, yadda, yakka yakka.

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When Danny and Ray are trapped in their car, suspended over a Trash Compactor

Danny Costanzo: Oh, sure. Nag at me! Nagging's good! You still owe me ten bucks and I never said anything!
Ray Hughes: You want it now?
Danny Costanzo: YEAH, I WANT IT NOW!

Can't we all just get along?

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The exchange with the drug technician after decoy bust (I'm paraphasing):

"This is pure sh**!"

"You mean that's good sh**?"

"No, this is bad sh**."

"You mean its good sh** - like 'This sh** is bad?' "

"No, its sh** sh**t. This sh** isn't worth sh**. There's barley enough to alert the dogs. Anyone caught on the street with this would be killed."

You just have to be resigned-
You're crashing by design

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these are some good ones. there are so many, i need to make a list and repost



"Cos... f__k's sake, who'd wanna keep trying to shoot a nice guy like me?" ---XXXX

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I swear to god Bad Boys 1 and 2 got soooo many references from this movie. Anyway here goes.

Snake- "He accidentally fell on a knife four times...."

Ray- "We still dont know the cause of death."
Danny- "Maybe it was cement poisoning?"
Ray- "Or traumatic deceleration?"
Captain- "The coroners said he drowned."
Danny- "Well you dont need a cop, you need a life guard."

Danny- "What was Jackson doing over there if he is from the south side?"
Captain- "That we do not know. You are the detectives. Go and DETECT."

***After shooting up the car***
Danny- "You see that? My shots hit the windshield."
Ray- "No...your shots were low."
Danny- "Is that a height joke?"
Snake- "You $@#&@rs are sick..."
Ray- "I just want credit where its due..."

Ray- "Snake? I have this gun. Im going to shoot this gun at the door. If you are standing behind that door....what can I say? Some of those holes will be in you. Get my drift?!!"

Danny- "Thats him! Thats the one!"
Ray- "Sir are you sure thats him?"
Snake- "What is this man?"
Ray- "Turn to the right sir. No not you sir *looks at Danny* You number 5!!"
Danny- "How could I forget that face? Yoooou bastard!! *shaking fist*

Snake- "What did you just do? You cant do that.."
Ray- "Well he did. What he cant do is UNDO it."

Captain- "I think you two need a rest. Im approving your request for vacation."
Danny- "No...we are ok."
Captain- "Well I need a rest from you. "
Danny- "We have too much going on!"
Captain- "Ya know, its sad when a cop thinks that chicago will fall apart without him."
Ray- "We wont do it."
Captain- "Listen to me. If I catch you in the city, I'm going to have you arrested. If you step a foot inside the station house, I will have you shot."

All buddy cop movies after this one have studied this movie.


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i totally agree

they claim lethal weapon coined the buddy cop genre but i think it was this one, with a prologue from 48 hours perhaps.

:)

just reading your quotes here makes me wanna go watch it right now! (my DVD came in the mail yesterday)


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2dKNeLqNas

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Ahh man...you are lucky. I watch it on my Netflix through my Xbox 360.

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i love the Gregory Hines "YEEEEEEAAAAAHHHH!" as he is flipping the kid off...just hillarious...

I also like "a man just lost a bible question on Jepoardy because he did not know what Deuteronomy was...Ohhh noooo..."

this movie has always been a favorite in my house, Billy Crystal was great in this movie...

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Oh nooo... - Pinky


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DANNY AS INFORMANT "PINKY": Oh nooo...

DANNY: try not to scrape the 3rd rail theres about 600 volts in there...

RAY: its not the volts that get you its the amps...

NUN: how many amps?

RAY: enough to push a train...AND SHUT UP!!

DANNY: SIT BACK ZORRO!!!

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*After surviving the garbage truck incident*
"Since when do I owe you 10 dollars?"

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