Toys in the Attic (1963)

Dean Martin: Julian Berniers, husband

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Quotes 

• Anna Berniers : How is the shoe factory?

  Julian Berniers : What shoe factory?

  Anna Berniers : The shoe factory that you bought in Chicago.

  Julian Berniers : Oh, that shoe factory. It's gone.

  Anna Berniers : Don't be flip with me, Julian.

  Carrie Berniers : He's not. He's just trying to explain.

  Julian Berniers : No, I'm not. I'm trying to explain anything. I was being flip. I forget. You worry about the money I lose.

• Julian Berniers : And another Berniers homecoming. Only today it's the real thing. Yesterday was out of a storybook.

• Julian Berniers : God, what a mess I am.

• Carrie Berniers : [Confused]  Where are you going?

  Julian Berniers : [Referring to his wife, Lily]  To find her.

  [to Anna] 

  Julian Berniers : Yes?

  Anna Berniers : [Smiles]  Yes.

  Julian Berniers : I'll be leaving now, big sister. You understand?

  Anna Berniers : I understand.

  Julian Berniers : You're crying.

  Anna Berniers : I'm happy.

• Julian Berniers : [Tipping the taxi driver extra]  Buy your baby something from me. And name the next one Julian.

• Charlotte Warkins : Oh, Julian, be careful. He'd do anything to get back at you if he knew.

  Julian Berniers : Don't you worry about me. He only beats up women.

• Julian Berniers : Now, look, honey, you go back upstairs, finish packing, and don't forget my toothbrush like you did in Chicago, okay?

• Julian Berniers : Hey, now, look what you're doing just when I was trying to get my big-money look. Hey, do you like my new tie? $8.50, not including tax.

• Lily Berniers : Julian? Julian?

  Julian Berniers : Expecting somebody else?

• [first lines] 

  Hotel Clerk : Mr. Berniers?

  Julian Berniers : Hi.

  Hotel Clerk : Mr. Berniers. Mr. Berniers. Now, I hate to bother you, but it's been quite some time now.

  Julian Berniers : Oh, relax. Just make up the bill. Make it up in full, you hear? I'll be checking out later today.

• Anna Berniers : Julian, let the police help.

  Julian Berniers : What for? They'd only laugh at me. Julian Berniers with a $150,000 in his pocket - you think they'd swallow that?

• [last lines] 

  Carrie Berniers : You can't go, Julian. Not now. You're - you're sick. Let us put you back on your feet just for a little while.

  Julian Berniers : I'm on my feet now.

  Carrie Berniers : Oh, what are you gonna do? Go to her mother and live off her?

  Julian Berniers : That wouldn't be much different from living off of you, would it?

  Carrie Berniers : You need us. How far have you ever gotten without us? How far do you think you're gonna get now?

  Julian Berniers : I'll get as far as my wife and then as far as a hospital where there's a woman who needs my help a hell of a lot more than I need yours. After that, I don't know, but I can't go any lower, so it's bound to be up.

  Carrie Berniers : [to Julian tauntingly as he leaves the house]  Ha. Ha. Ha! Big, brave man. How long do you think that's going to last? Well, go on. Go on back to your crazy wife. You'll come crawling back here, you'll see. 'Cause you always have, you hear me? You've been a failure all your life. What makes you think it's going to change now? You hear me? You've been a failure. You have been a no account and a failure and you'll never be anything else. Julian! Julian! Julian!

  [Breaks down and cries] 

  Carrie Berniers : Oh, Julian, don't go, please, don't go. Julian!

  [Runs to Anna] 

  Carrie Berniers : Oh, Anna, he's gone. But he'll come back. Won't he? won't he?

  Anna Berniers : [Leaving the house]  Goodbye, Carrie.

  Carrie Berniers : But he'll want you here when he comes back. He'll want us both the way it was.

  [Anna walks away] 

  Carrie Berniers : Ha! Ha! You'll be back too. You don't fool me.

  [She goes back into the house] 

  Carrie Berniers : And he'll be back too. I know he will be back. Because he always does comes back. Always. And when he does, we'll all just pretend that none of this ever happened. None of it. And then he'll take me in his arms and he'll say 'Carrie-pie, I'm sorry... I'm sorry. I'm sorry... I'm sorry."

  [She cries and collapses on the staircase]