Cinderella Liberty (1973)
James Caan: John Baggs Jr.
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Quotes
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John Baggs Jr. : Would you describe yourself as a, uh, "Champagne cocktail-sippin', cock-teasin', downtown barroom whore"?
Maggie Paul : [bursting into tears] Second generation!
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Doug : Listen, there's a John Wayne flick downtown I kind of wanna see it. You wanna go?
John Baggs Jr. : John Wayne?
John Baggs Jr. : Yeah.
Doug : You're so dumb, you make me sick, whitey.
John Baggs Jr. : Well, I'm getting kind of fond of you too, spook.
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John Baggs Jr. : We love each other.
Maggie Paul : Love is shit with sugar on it.
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Doug : [about the baby] He's a honky, ain't he?
John Baggs Jr. : Yeah, I'm afraid he is.
Doug : Shit, I guess it ain't his fault.
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John Baggs Jr. : You ever been in love, Forshay?
Lynn Forshay : I tell you, Baggs, I don't believe I have. That's because I happen to be one of those incurable romantics. Every time I meet a girl, I expect to hear a clap of thunder. I never heard the thunder, but occasionally I did get the clap.
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[as they are walking outside late at night, John places his arm around Maggie]
Maggie Paul : I ain't cold.
John Baggs Jr. : I hope not.
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John Baggs Jr. : Yeah, well. It's always better where ya been than where ya are!
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John Baggs Jr. : Wait a minute. What's this?
Nurse : That's a Liberty card.
John Baggs Jr. : "Expires 2400 hour." What are you giving me, Cinderella Liberty?
Nurse : Well, it's a Cinderella Liberty card.
John Baggs Jr. : Yeah. Well, how - how come?
Nurse : Regulations. Officially, you're still a patient here.
John Baggs Jr. : Well, what do you expect me to get done by 12 o'clock midnight?
Nurse : The longer you stay here, the less time you'll have to do it.
John Baggs Jr. : Is that right? Well, I'll just - might as well stay here and work on you.
Nurse : Actually, I don't get off duty until midnight.
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John Baggs Jr. : Yes, ma'am?
Maggie Paul : Eight ball in the corner pocket.
John Baggs Jr. : Yeah, I know that.
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John Baggs Jr. : There's a nice ass.
Dance Hall Girl : Yeah, well, so's mine.
John Baggs Jr. : Yes, it is.
Dance Hall Girl : Mine's better than hers.
John Baggs Jr. : Yes, it is. It's, uh, very nice.
Dance Hall Girl : My legs are better too.
John Baggs Jr. : Yes, they are.
Dance Hall Girl : In fact, my whole body's better than hers!
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Maggie Paul : Mama, your little girl's been hustled again.
John Baggs Jr. : Listen, I don't, uh, I don't mean to rush you none, but I'm on Cinderella Liberty, and if I don't get back to the hospital by 12 o'clock, why, I turn into a pumpkin.
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John Baggs Jr. : [at the pool table] Well, uh, maybe we could work somethin' out. Tell you what I'll do. I'll, uh, I'll play you 50 bucks against somethin'.
Maggie Paul : I ain't got nothin' worth 50 bucks.
John Baggs Jr. : Haven't you?
Maggie Paul : Sailor, I don't even know you.
John Baggs Jr. : Well, that won't take long.
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John Baggs Jr. : It all depends on the angle of the dangle.
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Maggie Paul : You know how many sailors I've been with?
John Baggs Jr. : No. How many?
Maggie Paul : A lot.
John Baggs Jr. : Now me too, huh?
Maggie Paul : Now you too.
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John Baggs Jr. : Here. Here! Stay put right there. We come out and you're gone, I'm gonna bust your ass myself personally. Personally, myself.
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John Baggs Jr. : Win a few, lose a few.
Maggie Paul : Win a few, lose a lot.
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Master at Arms : Some Liberty in mind for tonight?
John Baggs Jr. : Yeah. That's what I'm doing here.
Master at Arms : Somethin' heavy?
John Baggs Jr. : I got a date with Grace Kelly.
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John Baggs Jr. : What's the matter with you? What kind of Mother are you?
Maggie Paul : I give up. What kind am I?
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John Baggs Jr. : You know, you oughta be ashamed of yourselves, the both of you. You know, my Daddy would black-and-blue my bottom for sure. You know that?
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John Baggs Jr. : Hey, you ever come across a - a First or Chief by the name of Forshay? He's got a girl's first name - Lynn. Lynn Forshay?
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Alcott : Intelligence. I, for one, feel that mental "prowess" and physical "prowess" go hand in hand. You know what I mean?
John Baggs Jr. : No.
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John Baggs Jr. : For an 11-year-old kid, you're getting to be a pretty fair-sized pain in the ass.
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Maggie Paul : I think you better go.
John Baggs Jr. : If you say so.
Maggie Paul : I'll see you tomorrow.
John Baggs Jr. : I might not be by tomorrow.
Maggie Paul : Okay. I'll see you when you do come by.
John Baggs Jr. : I'll be by tomorrow.
Maggie Paul : I might not be here.
John Baggs Jr. : I'll see you when you are.
Maggie Paul : I'll be here.
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John Baggs Jr. : Where you going? Home?
Lynn Forshay : [nods to the naval base] That's home.
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John Baggs Jr. : Hey, peckerhead. This is my barstool, my beer, and my broad. So beat it.
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Maggie Paul : It really is better in New Orleans. Hell, a phone call only costs a nickel.
John Baggs Jr. : I don't care. I got no one I care to talk to except you.
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Lynn Forshay : My job was to make men out of boys. Now, that - that makes a fella hard. You've gotta be screened for a job like that.
John Baggs Jr. : That's a lot of bull. You enjoyed watching us suffer. I know that.
Lynn Forshay : I gotta admit, it wasn't all long hours and little pay.
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Sailor #1 : Baggs, you got the Midas touch in reverse. There are people like that.
John Baggs Jr. : What do you mean?
Sailor #1 : Well, nothin' personal, but everything you touch turns to shit.
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John Baggs Jr. : There are a lot of people that will tell you what's possible and what ain't. A lot.
Maggie Paul : Especially if you're a woman.
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Maggie Paul : Delicious. Who made this?
John Baggs Jr. , Doug : He did.
Maggie Paul : Well, what I don't drink I can use to kill roaches.
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John Baggs Jr. : What do you wanna name the kid?
Doug : Eldridge.
John Baggs Jr. : Eldridge?
Maggie Paul : Yeah. He wants to name the baby after Eldridge Cleaver.
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John Baggs Jr. : Why'd you name Doug Doug?
Doug : You ain't gonna believe it.
John Baggs Jr. : Yeah, I will.
Maggie Paul : I named him after Douglas MacArthur.
John Baggs Jr. : What?
Maggie Paul : Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.
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Executive Officer : Why does a bright boy like you - a high school graduate - go out and marry a barroom whore?
John Baggs Jr. : Sir, I must respectfully...
Executive Officer : You must respectfully shit!
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Maggie Paul : What do you think about me going back to the bars and picking up some dough?
John Baggs Jr. : Nothin' doin'.
Maggie Paul : Well, some - Um, Dougie, could I have some hot coffee, please?
[Doug leaves the table]
Maggie Paul : Some fellas go for pregnant...
John Baggs Jr. : I don't wanna hear it. If you wanna work, that's fine with me. Get yourself a nice job in Woolworth's or something.
Maggie Paul : Well, they don't take pregnant chicks neither.
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John Baggs Jr. : I been, uh, rackin' my brain here.
Maggie Paul : I know you have. Don't worry. Somethin' will shake loose soon.
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Maggie Paul : Oh, uh, could he come with me?
John Baggs Jr. : What?
Maggie Paul : Don't you want to watch your child being born?
John Baggs Jr. : They don't allow that, do they?
Examining Nurse : Sometimes. I can check with the doctor.
Maggie Paul : Okay.
John Baggs Jr. : I didn't know they allowed that.
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Sailor #1 : Why did you - what made you take responsibility for them?
John Baggs Jr. : Well, it, uh, it makes me feel good.
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John Baggs Jr. : [after taking Doug to the navy dentist] After another couple visits, you'll be smilin' like Sidney Poitier.
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John Baggs Jr. : You just gotta trust me.
Maggie Paul : Trust you? Trust you? Keep me out of your lousy pipe dreams! Please!