Charley Varrick (1973)
Walter Matthau: Charley Varrick
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Quotes
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Charley Varrick : You know what dirty money is? That's the kind of money you can't declare on your income tax. Well, when certain people get that kind of money, what they do is send it out of the country to invest, and when it comes back, it's clean.
Harman Sullivan : So?
Charley Varrick : So maybe that little bank was a drop, a collection point. Maybe all this was on its way out of the country.
Harman Sullivan : Fantastic! We lucked out!
Charley Varrick : More like crapped out. It's ten-to-one this stuff belongs to the Mafia. This is gambling money skimmed off the top, whore money, dope money.
Harman Sullivan : What's the difference?
Charley Varrick : The difference is the Mafia kills you, no trial, no judge. They never stop looking for you, not 'til you're dead. I'd rather have ten F.B.I.s after me.
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Charley Varrick : I like your bed. You may find this hard to believe but I've never slept on a round bed.
Sybil Fort : Is that so?
Charley Varrick : What's the best way? North, south, east, or west?
Sybil Fort : That depends on what you had in mind.
Charley Varrick : What I had in mind was boxing the compass.
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Charley Varrick : We're gonna have to keep pretty quiet for a while.
Harman Sullivan : Is that so?
Charley Varrick : That's right. Best way to get nailed is to start tossing that stuff around.
Harman Sullivan : And what's your idea of a while?
Charley Varrick : Three years. Maybe four.
Harman Sullivan : Are you telling me that I can't spend none of this money for three, four years?
Charley Varrick : Right, right, that's what I'm telling you. And you better lay off that juice, too. That's another way to get nailed, me along with you.
Harman Sullivan : Any more instructions?
Charley Varrick : No.
Harman Sullivan : Nothing more you wanna hang onto me?
Charley Varrick : Not right now.
Harman Sullivan : Then I got something I wanna hang onto you, jimmy dick! I've been waiting all my life to make a score like this, and now that it's here, I ain't waiting no more. I mean, I'm gonna wail. And I'm talking about chicks, cars, clothes, a box at the races, and beefsteak three times a day, and no washed up, chicken-shit son-of-a-bitch had better try stop me!
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Harman Sullivan : What's bothering you?
Charley Varrick : I don't know. Something smells bad.
Harman Sullivan : Charley, *you* smell bad. Now don't you run a game out on me or I'll hang you out to dry.
Charley Varrick : What's that kind of money doing in a Tres Cruces bank?
Harman Sullivan : Where should it be?
Charley Varrick : Bank that size figures to have maybe thirty, twenty thousand dollars in it.
Harman Sullivan : Listen Charley, just let me ask you one question. The money was *there*, right?
Charley Varrick : Yeah.
Harman Sullivan : Now its *here*, right?
Charley Varrick : Yeah.
Harman Sullivan : So what's the big deal?
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Charley Varrick : It has to do with this bag of money I'd like to give back to you.
Maynard Boyle : So give it back. What's the problem?
Charley Varrick : The problem is the big gorilla in the maroon car who's trying to kill me.
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Charley Varrick : Mafia money. All I wanted was a small take, in and out quick, no big deal.
Harman Sullivan : Well, don't you worry, Charley, cause if you don't want your share, I'll be more than happy to take it over for you.
Charley Varrick : I'm sure you would, Harmon.
Harman Sullivan : Well, what do you want to do, give it back?
Charley Varrick : I've been thinking about it.
Harman Sullivan : Charley Varrick. Well, I got some news for you, Charley. You haven't got the balls of a bull canary bird. And something else, I ain't giving back penny number one!
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Charley Varrick : Don't leave the trailer.
Harman Sullivan : [mockingly] "Don't leave the trailer. Don't leave the trailer, Harman."... Charley, you worry too much!
Charley Varrick : [dryly] No such thing as worrying too much. Not when you got the fuzz and the mafia after you at the same time.
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Tom : Oh, uh, anything else?
Charley Varrick : There might be something else... I might want to fence off some money.
Tom : Hot?
Charley Varrick : Burning up.
Tom : Consecutive serial numbers?
Charley Varrick : No, nothing like that, but, uh, I wouldn't be surprised if there was some sort of a record.
Tom : How much money we talkin' about?
Charley Varrick : A lot.
Tom : A whole lot?
Charley Varrick : Whole lot.
Tom : [pauses to think] Where can I get in touch with you?
Charley Varrick : Well, I'll be here and there. Maybe I better get in touch with you.
Tom : All right. Okay.
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Charley Varrick : You called it, kid.
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Charley Varrick : [runs over to busybody neighbour] Hello Mrs. Taft
Mrs. Taft : Hell-ow!
Charley Varrick : You didn't see my wife did you?
Mrs. Taft : No I didn't see her all day today, but I'll keep my eye peeled!
Charley Varrick : Thank you. Very kind of you, Mrs Taft.
Mrs. Taft : Oh just common courtesy
[chuckles]
Mrs. Taft : . Oh - you don't suppose she's run off do you?
Charley Varrick : No ma'am, I don't think so.
Mrs. Taft : Well you never can tell. There's mashers all round this place you know. They're after me all the time.
Charley Varrick : Yes ma'am
Mrs. Taft : Just don't get any ideas
Charley Varrick : No ma'am
Mrs. Taft : The milkman's the worst. I make him leave his yoghurt on the stoop, and I don't bring it in until after he's gone.
Charley Varrick : That's good thinking
[telephone rings]
Mrs. Taft : Excuse me. That's mine. It's probably an obscene phone call. Oh dear!
[Charley Varrick leaves]