Marathon Man (1976)
Marc Lawrence: Erhard
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Quotes
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[Szell begins to torture Babe by using a dental probe and a mouth mirror to check for cavities]
Babe : [the probe hits a cavity] Ow.
Christian Szell : That hurt?
Babe : Uh-huh.
Christian Szell : I know. I should think it would. You should take better care of your teeth. You have a...
[hits the cavity again]
Christian Szell : quite a cavity here. Is it safe?
Babe : Look, I told you I can't...
[Szell stabs the probe into the nerve; screaming in pain]
Babe : AAH-HA! AAH! Aah!
[Babe's painful screams and moans continues]
Karl : You thinks he knows?
Erhard : Of course he knows! He's being very stubborn.
Babe : [Moaning in pain] Ohh, wait. Please. Please, don't. No. No.
Christian Szell : It's okay.
Babe : Huh?
[Szell then opens a small bottle of oil of cloves, in which he applies it in Babe's badly aggravated cavity to kill the pain]
Christian Szell : Isn't that remarkable? Simple oil of cloves, and how amazing the results. Life can be that simple:
[holds up the oil]
Christian Szell : Relief...
[and the probe tool]
Christian Szell : Discomfort. Now which of these I next apply? That decision is in your hands. So... take your time... and tell me... is it safe?
Babe : Please, stop. Please, stop. Please.