She-Devil (1989)

Roseanne Barr: Ruth

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• Ruth : Poor Bob. I almost felt sorry for him. Almost.

• Ruth Patchett/Vesta Rose : I have been sorry my whole life, and from the looks of it, so have you.

• Bob : OK, Ruth, I'll give you a few days, then you've got to come back for the kids. Where can I reach you?

  Ruth : I'm not coming back, Bob. They'll have a much better life here with you.

  Bob : Wait a minute, Ruth, where're you going?

  Ruth : I don't know, Bob, into my future, I guess.

• Ruth : [switching the nursing home's sedatives with energy pills]  Mary Fisher's mother had been enjoying a long, untroubled sleep. It was time to wake her up.

• Ruth : [coaching the nursing-home women in a game of soccer, jumping up and down]  Come on! Kick that ball! Yes, go! Come on, Miss Zulinski!

  Hooper : What is going on here?

  Ruth : Oh, isn't it wonderful?

  Hooper : I know what you've been doing! The vitamins, the workouts, it's against the rules! I'm going to report you to Mrs. Trumper and then you'll be sorry.

  Ruth : Oh, I don't think so, I HAVE been sorry my whole life and by the looks of it, so have you, so you do whatever you want. It's a shame, though, Hooper, I always thought that women like us should stick together. Let's go! Kick that ball!

• Ruth Patchett/Vesta Rose : [picks up Mary Fisher's book]  Mary Fisher, any relation?

  Mrs. Fisher : My daughter.

  Ruth Patchett/Vesta Rose : Oh how nice.

  Mrs. Fisher : She's a slut. Bitch keeps me in this dogpound while she lives the life of a princess in her gar damn mansion!

  Ruth Patchett/Vesta Rose : Well that doesn't seem fair.

  Mrs. Fisher : Yeah I ought to drop in on her one day, that'd scare the shit out of her.

  Ruth Patchett/Vesta Rose : You have rights, if you wanted to go see your daughter nobody could stop you.

  Mrs. Fisher : I'm too old.

  Ruth Patchett/Vesta Rose : You are a mature and vibrant woman, and don't you let anybody tell you anything different.

  Mrs. Fisher : Yeah? I suppose I could go on Sunday afternoon.

  Ruth Patchett/Vesta Rose : I'll put you on the train myself, and I'll even call ahead to make sure the butler knows you're coming.

  Mrs. Fisher : Butler? I'll bet there's hanky panky there.

  Ruth Patchett/Vesta Rose : Well there's only one way to find out.

• Ruth : Andy, Nicolette, this is your new home.

• Ruth : [to Mary]  Oh, I'm so sorry.

• Ruth : [narrating]  Some women are born beautiful. They make it look easy. But most women have to put a little time and effort into their appearance, and then there are those of us who need all the help we can get, like me.

• Ruth : I would have to get used to being alone now. It's not easy for a mother to be separated from her children. I'll bet Mary Fisher's mother feels the same way. Maybe I can help old Mrs. Fisher get reacquainted with her daughter. But first, I would need a new name.

• Mrs. Trumper : Bed wetters have no place in the Golden Twilight Home! Walk this way, please.

  Ruth : Are they sedated?

  Mrs. Trumper : Our angels would rather sleep then be awake wondering why their families have thrown them away. You can understand that, can't you, Miss. Rose?

  Ruth : Of course!

• Nicolette : What about our clothes?

  Ruth : Gone.

  Andy Patchett : What about my toys?

  Ruth : Gone.

  Nicolette : What about my tapes?

  Ruth : Gone, everything is gone.