Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

Julianne Moore: Poppy

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Quotes 

• [from trailer] 

  Poppy : My name is Poppy Adams, CEO of the Golden Circle. We engage in an aggressive business strategy, invest in the latest technology and take strict, disciplinary action. I'm speaking to you today because our world leaders have let us all down, so we are coming out of the shadows and taking over. And to make sure no one gets in our way... Kingsman is crumpets!

• [Charlie enters Poppy's Theater, wearing landmine equipment] 

  Poppy : You're late. Why are you still wearing that?

  Charlie : Until you get rid of the perimeter landmines, I'll keep wearing the suit, thank you very much.

  Poppy : Scaredy-cat. Shut up and sit down. Let's go!

  [Poppy turns on the stage lights, revealing Elton John] 

  Charlie : 'Crocodile Rock', please.

  Elton John : Fuck you!

  [Poppy zaps Elton with the collar around his neck] 

  Poppy : Hey, hey, Elton. Language. Okay, well, as fabulous as your catalogue is, I think I want to hear some Gershwin.

  [Elton sighs and plays the piano] 

  Charlie : I still can't believe you got away with kidnapping Elton John.

  Poppy : I know! But with Valentine abducting those celebrities, it seemed silly not to take advantage of the confusion.

  Charlie : Shit! Has Elton got the blue rash?

  Poppy : Lights.

  [Elton stops playing the piano as the theater lights turn on] 

  Poppy : Hey, Elton, have you been a bad boy again?

  [Elton shakes his head as Poppy approaches the stage] 

  Poppy : You're lying. Look at your hands.

  [Elton notices the blue rash on his hands] 

  Elton John : What is it?

  Poppy : It's proof that my plan is gonna work. It's also the first sign of a slow and horrible death. Don't worry, I can fix it. Tell me who you parties with.

  Elton John : [sighs]  It was Angel.

  Poppy : Huh, not very angelic. Gonna have to clip his wings.

• Merlin : [singing]  Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River...

  [Merlin chops the vines to reveal himself to Poppy's guards] 

  Confused Guard : Poppy, come in.

  Poppy : Roger.

  Confused Guard : Are you expecting another lawyer? There's a guy here singing.

  Merlin : [singing]  Life is older, older than the trees, younger than the mountains, blowin' like a breeze...

  Poppy : Singing?

  Merlin : [singing]  Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong...

  Poppy : Bring him to me.

  Merlin : [singing]  West Virginia, mountain momma, take me home, country road...

  [as the lead guard approaches Merlin with the walkie-talkie, Merlin takes off his glasses and headbutts him. The other guards raise their guns and slowly approach Merlin] 

  Poppy's Security Gate Guard : Poppy, we got a situation here.

  Merlin : [singing]  Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong, West Virginia, mountain momma, take me home, country road...

  [Merlin sets off the landmine, killing him and the guards] 

  Poppy : Ooh. He stepped on a landmine. Can we get somebody out there to clean that up? Hello?

• Poppy : Mr. President, my name is Poppy Adams. I believe the UN has no teeth. So I've selected you, as leader of the free world, to receive this communication. And I invite you to begin negotiations on the largest scale hostage situation in history. A few weeks ago, an engineered virus was released, contained in all varieties of my product. Cannabis, cocaine, heroin, opium, ecstasy, and crystal meth. Some of you are already infected. And this is what you can expect in the coming days.

  [pause] 

  Poppy : After a brief incubation period, victims present with stage one symptoms.

  [snaps finger as the window behind her reveals an infected Poppy subordinate] 

  Poppy : A blue rash. Next, second stage symptoms appear.

  [Poppy walks to the next window and snaps her fingers, revealing another infected Poppy subordinate moving his head and arms] 

  Poppy : Mania, as the virus enters the brain.

  [whispering] 

  Poppy : Very distressing to the victim and those around them. Stage three.

  [Poppy walks to the third window and snaps her fingers, revealing a paralyzed Poppy subordinate] 

  Poppy : Paralysis. Muscles enter a state of catastrophic seizure. And once the muscles of the thorac become affected, breathing becomes impossible, leading to a very nasty death within 12 hours.

  [subordinate stops breathing before his eyes and nose bleed out] 

  Poppy : But, I have good news to the millions already affected. It doesn't have to be this way. I have an antidote.

  [Poppy snaps her fingers on the fourth window, revealing a paralyzed Elton John. A doctor administers the antidote on him, bringing him back to life] 

  Elton John : What have you done to me, you fucking bitch?

  Poppy : One hundred percent effective and ready to ship out worldwide at a moment's notice.

  Elton John : [yelling at doctor]  Get out of my room! Get out!

  Poppy : You have my word. I will do this if the following conditions are met.

  Elton John : Get out of my fucking room!

  Poppy : First, you agree to end the war on drugs, once and for all. All classes of substance are legalized, paving the way to a new marketplace in which sales are regulated and taxed, as per alcohol. And second, my colleagues and I receive full legal immunity. Meet my terms and I look forward to helping you keep our beloved country great, boosting our ailing economy, and easing spending on law enforcement. Or continue this blinkered, outmoded, and, frankly, disastrous exercise in prohibition, and live with blood on your hands. Save lives. Legalize.

• [Poppy leads Charles and Angel to the diner's counter as she puts on an apron] 

  Poppy : So, fellas, I have a couple of things that I wanna clarify. You understand that in The Golden Circle, my authority is never to be questioned, right? And the importance of following orders? Do you understand that? And the value of loyalty?

  [Charles and Angel nod] 

  Poppy : It's easy to nod, isn't it?

  [Charles and Angel continue to nod] 

  Poppy : I don't like easy. I like proof.

  [pause before Poppy looks at Angel] 

  Poppy : What's your name?

  Angel : [Spanish accent]  Angel, ma'am.

  Poppy : Angel, baby. Hey...

  [whispers] 

  Poppy : Your old pal Charles has messed up. That's all I'm gonna tell you, because that's all you need to know. So put him in the mincer, okay?

  [Angel looks at the meat grinder behind the counter before everyone starts to laugh. Poppy then turns on the grinder, much to Charles' shock. Charles attempts to run, but is cornered by Poppy's robot dogs Bennie and Jet before Angel knocks him out and places him above the grinder] 

  Charles : No, Miss Poppy!

  [Charles screams before being turned into ground beef] 

  Poppy : Good job! See my salon across the way? Head there for your makeover.

  [Angel walks out of the diner as Poppy places a hamburger patty on the grill] 

• [Angel returns to the diner from his makeover at the salon] 

  Poppy : It's beautiful, isn't it?

  [Angel looks at the golden ring tattoo on his chest] 

  Poppy : Not that. This.

  [Poppy reveals a hamburger, to the shocked look on Angel's face] 

  Poppy : Bon appetit.

  [Angel sits down and looks at the hamburger, then at Charles' legs sticking out of the meat grinder. He then picks up the burger and slowly bites it] 

  Poppy : How is it?

  Angel : [Spanish accent]  It's delicious!

  Poppy : Welcome to Golden Circle.

• [Harry hits Poppy's robot attack dog Jet with a bowling ball while Elton is in the way, preventing it from attacking, as it is programmed not to harm Elton] 

  Elton John : Fuck you, Poppy! Fuck you, Poppy!

  Poppy : [watching from her iPad]  Fuck you, Elton!

  [reprogramming Jet] 

  Poppy : Kill... Elton John.

• [Harry and Eggsy enter Poppy's diner, carrying Poppy's briefcase with them] 

  Poppy : Hey, fellas.

  Harry Hart : You're going to give us the code.

  Poppy : [gasps]  Mmmm. Or what? 'Cause you don't seem like the kind of gentlemen who would hurt a lady.

  [Harry and Eggsy put their guns down and sit at the counter] 

  Harry Hart : Perhaps not. Call me old-fashioned. I don't consider genocide especially lady-like.

  Eggsy : Right. Enough small talk.

  [Eggsy opens the briefcase] 

  Eggsy : Give us the code.

  Poppy : Sure.

  [closes briefcase] 

  Poppy : No, I don't think so.

  [Harry pulls Poppy down on the briefcase before Eggsy injects her with heroin on her neck] 

  Eggsy : Heroin. You know, where I come from, this shit you've been peddling's ruined a lot of lives. But yours is even more deadly. But it feels so nice, it's gonna make you lower your guard.

  Poppy : Mmm.

  Harry Hart : Our colleague Merlin, may he rest in peace, managed to synthesize your horrible little formula and speed up its effects. So I would say you have just under eight minutes before paralysis sets in and your breathing stops. But, of course, you know all about that.

  Eggsy : So here's the deal. You release the antidote worldwide, and we make sure you get a dose.

  Poppy : I have to give you the code to live? Honey, you're so smart. You should work for me.

  Eggsy : Right. Give us the code.

  Poppy : Why not? The decree's getting signed soon. Anyhoo, um... It's 'Viva Las Vegan'. Get it? 'Viva Las... '

  [Poppy looks at Harry] 

  Poppy : Mmm. Come snuggle with me. I like you.

  Harry Hart : I don't think that's terribly likely.

  [Poppy laughs before she collapses] 

  Harry Hart : She's OD'd. You gave her too much?

  Eggsy : Did I? You know, I really don't have as much experience with all this drug stuff as people think. Better be the right code.

• Poppy : My drugs are everywhere. They were never my thing, but here I am, running the biggest drug cartel in the world. The only downside is having to live in the middle of nowhere. You know, these ruins are technically undiscovered. I just added a few touches to remind me of home. I grew up on all that awesome '50s nostalgia. Grease, American Graffiti, Happy Days. But I digress. The thing you need to understand is the hard work and ingenuity it took to achieve a global monopoly on the drug trade. And that's all on me. Not to toot my own horn. I just think it's really important for new recruits to understand the history of The Golden Circle.

• Poppy : Yep, Kingsman is crumpets! Like toast, but British.

• Angel : Poppy, would you pass the sugar, please?

  Poppy : Okay, but it's really bad for you. Eight times more addictive than cocaine. Five times more likely to cause death. But it's legal. So, you go ahead, knock yourself out. Don't get me started on tobacco and alcohol. Peddle that stuff and you're in Fortune 500. But me? No! I'm out here hiding in the middle of nowhere. Homesick. Because I sell drugs.