They are amazing...I just dont know how anyone could have written such dialogue. Tarrantino eat your heart out.
"what you just gonna stand there like porky pig?"
"look at you, you're like leather...like a leather man"
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YOU'RE MISTER ROUNDTREE!!
I find myself often saying it to people- I don't know why but it cracks me up everytime.
Shut up, *beep* You louse. You got some *beep* neck ain't you. Retired? *beep* off, you're revolting. Look at your suntan, it's leather, it's like leather man, your skin. We could make a *beep* suitcase out of you. Like a crocodile, fat crocodile, fat bastard. You look like *beep* Idi Amin, you know what I mean? Stay here? You should be ashamed of yourself. Who do you think you are? King of the castle? Cock of the walk?
Or my other favourite
You made me look like a right mister confused!
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"Not this time, Gal. Not this time. Not this fu cking time. No. No no no no no no no no no! No! No no no no no no no no no no no no no! No! Not this fu cking time! No fu cking way! No fu cking way, no fu cking way, no fu cking way! You've made me look a right cu nt!"
Who on Earth would even consider writing that dialogue, for any reason? It's completely ridiculous. But Ben Kingsley's acting ability is even more ridiculous, and he makes it threatening and funny simultaneously. He actually makes it *work*, and in doing so, creates one of the most memorable and psychotic characters in film history.
"Yeah, that's what I said. There's me putting my bag up in the cupboard next thing ya know, I feel hands on me. Someone's touched me, touched my front... my front bottom. I can't believe it, I've gone all cold. I look around, he standing there isn't he? That steward with the guilty look on his face. I was shocked, I didn't know what to say. I had to sit down, I was that perturbed. Then his mate, the other one who was giving us all lessons on what we do if we land in the sea. How to wear your life jacket etc; He starts off, he starts looking at my all funny... suggestive. Now I don't know if they're wanting me for a twosome or something, I don't know how they work it. But I'll tell you what, it scared me. I was shaking like a leaf, so without thinking I lit up a cigarette to calm me nerves. I was trembling, I was very emotional and that when all the rest of it happened. It's very regrettable. Now, I don't want to kick up a fuss, right, press charges... contact the British embassy. I'd rather not pursue those channels, that's not my style. I'm not that sort of a bloke. I don't want the man to lose his job and I'm sure he's not representative of all you Spanish people. But I would appreciate it if you had a word with him, let him know he's been rumbled."
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Cheers mcpete - Ill look out for that. Sexy Beast is my fave Brit gangster film since Get Carter...bleep off Guy Ritchie.
sharehave a word with him, let him know he's been rumbled.
the one with the ginger hair.
hilarious!
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(sigh) man i loved the dialogue.
ben kingsley is a beast, for sure.
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Imagine Kingsley had to LEARN all those lines incredible!!
shareHate to sound like an ignorant American but I've always wondered what "Dr White honkin' jam-rag fu@king spunk-bubble!" means. It sounds great. Is there translation that's easier to understand for those of us on the other side of the pond?
shareMy guess would be that Kingsley improvised some of it. The writing in the film was pretty good, but there weren't any other characters whose dialogue was anywhere near as interesting as Don's. It wouldn't surprise me at all if the filmmakers, given a phenomenal actor like Ben Kingsley who was clearly having a lot of fun with the character, allowed him to put his own twist on the dialogue and make a few things up.
shareI read an article with Kingsley a while ago talking about how he approached the character, and he said it was very difficult, and took a lot of backstory with the director. He said many of the lines were indeed written in the script, but he improvised a lot of it. Particularly the kitchen scenes, "No! no no no no no no no! No! No no, etc"
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Yeah, so many great lines. Two of my favourites are:
You got very nice eyes, DeeDee. Never noticed them before. They real?
But quite frankly your attitude appalls me. It's not what you're saying. It's all this stuff you're not saying. Insinnuendos.
Sheer brilliance!
"This is a revolution of the mind." (Rebecca Dearborn)