You Can Count on Me (2000)

Laura Linney: Sammy

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• Terry : Where were you?

  Sammy : Nowhere. I had dinner with my boss.

  Terry : Kind of a late dinner, ain't it?

  Sammy : Yeah. How was Rudy?

  Terry : Fine. He's asleep.

  Sammy : Did the plumber come?

  Terry : Yeah, the fucking plumber came!

  Sammy : Terry, just give me a break!

  Terry : What's the matter with you?

  Sammy : Nothing, I'm just tired.

  Terry : Wanna smoke some pot?

  Sammy : No I don't... why, you got some?

• Sammy : [to Terry]  Are you out of your mind? You know, I admit I may not be the best mother in the world, but I'm doing the best I know how, and he doesn't need you to rub his face in shit because you think it's good for him! He's gonna find out that the world is a horrible place and that people suck soon enough and without any help from you!

• Sammy : [to Brian]  You know, and if I were you, I'd be a little nervous about firing an employee I'd just had an affair with, okay?

• Sammy : [picks up phone]  Hello?

  Brian : Yeah, it's Brian.

  Sammy : Brian!

  Brian : What the hell happened to you today, lady?

  Sammy : [rolls eyes and hangs up] 

  Sammy : [phone rings again]  Hello...

  Brian : You're fired!

  Sammy : Good!

  [slams phone down] 

• Terry : [as they get in the car]  Where are we going?

  Sammy : To pick up Rudy.

  Terry : What, do you not even want me to come visit now?

  Sammy : Of course I want you to visit, you idiot! I've been looking forward to seeing you from the moment I got your letter, I told everyone in town that you were coming home, I cleaned the whole *fucking* house just so it would look nice for you! I had no idea you were just broke again! I wish you'd just send me an invoice!

• Rudy : Who are you talking about?

  Terry : Some wild kids we used to know.

  Rudy : Were you a wild kid?

  Terry : Not as wild as your mom.

  Rudy : Yeah, right...

  Terry : Oh, you don't believe me?

  Rudy : No.

  Terry : Ask her.

  Rudy : Mom, were you?

  Sammy : [long pause]  No comment.

• Sammy : I don't know what the church's official position is on fornication and adultery these days, and I felt really hypocritical not saying anything to you about it before, but... what *is* the official position these days?

  Ron : Well... it's a sin.

  Sammy : Good, I think it should be!

  Ron : But we try not to focus on that aspect right off the bat.

  Sammy : Why not? I think you should.

  Ron : Well...

  Sammy : Maybe it was better when they screamed at you from the box for having sex with your married boss, they told you what a terrible thing it was, they were really mean to you. Maybe it would be better if you just told me that I'm endangering my immortal soul and that if I don't stop, I'm gonna burn in hell. Don't you ever think that?

  Ron : No, not really.

• Sammy : What is happening here?

  Terry : It's just the problem is the pipes are corroded the whole length of the hall, so every time I put a new piece in it starts leaking further down.

  Sammy : Why don't I just call the plumber?

  Terry : Why? He's not gonna do anything different than what I'm doing.

  Rudy : Yeah, we're only making it worse.

  Terry : No we're not, shut up!

  [Terry pulls a pipe out of the floor and accidentally sprays Sammy with water] 

  Sammy : Thanks. Thank you.

• Sammy : [whispering]  Terry, I fucked my boss.

  Terry : What?

  Sammy : And his wife is six months pregnant...

  Terry : Jesus Christ, Sammy!

  Sammy : [shamefully]  I know... I know...

• Sammy : That just seems like an awful lot of extra paperwork.

  Brian : I like paperwork.

• Sammy : I could use a beer.

  Brian : I could use a tranquilizer.

• Sammy : So, how was school today?

  Rudy : Stupid.

• Brian : I think it's an area we ought to explore.

  Sammy : You explore it! I'm going back to work.

• Bob Steegerson : [picks up a phone call from Sammy]  Bob Steegerson.

  Sammy : What are you wearing?

  Bob Steegerson : Mom?

• Terry : So how are ya?

  Sammy : I'm fine, Terry.

  Terry : So um... um, how's Rudy?

  Sammy : We're fine, Terry.

  [beat] 

  Sammy : How are you?

  Terry : Uhhh, yeaahhh...

• Sammy : I'm going to bed. You need anything?

  Terry : [playing Rudy's handheld game, not looking up]  No, I'm good.

  Sammy : Okay. Terry... I'm really glad your home.

  Terry : [stops playing game, looks up and smiles]  Yeah, me too, Sammy.

• Sammy : [after having sex]  This is incredible.

  Brian : [moans]  Ughmmmm!

  Sammy : That is not what I mean.