Rollercoaster (1977)

George Segal: Harry Calder

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• [speaking to each other over walkie-talkies] 

  Young Man : First, Harry, I think I should tell you about the bomb. Would you like to know where it is?

  Harry Calder : Sure!

  Young Man : You're holding it.

• Young Man : If they pay me and if they do what I say, I'll never bother them again.

  Harry Calder : Are you sure? Maybe you enjoy it.

  Young Man : Wrong psychological profile, Harry. I'm not in this for kicks.

  Harry Calder : Oh yeah, right, it's only the money. You're a businessman. And in a corrupt society, you're no worse than anybody else. We all cheat on our taxes, Detroit makes defective cars.

  Young Man : I'm not enjoying this conversation, Harry.

  Harry Calder : Then get yourself another messenger boy.

• Simon Davenport : [talking on phone]  I want you to go out there and represent the department. Find out if there was negligence involved.

  Harry Calder : You go!

  Simon Davenport : It happens to be my wedding anniversary.

  Harry Calder : So take your wife!

• Young Man : [after the young man tells Harry he is holding the bomb]  Now, do I have your full attention?

  Harry Calder : Screw you!

• Fran : Harry?

  Harry Calder : Mmh?

  Fran : If you're trying to kill us, at least let me put on some lip gloss.

• Tracy Calder : Daddy, Confucius say "with faith, man can move mountain."

  Harry Calder : I thought Jesus said that.

  Tracy Calder : Well, maybe he did. But according to that fortune cookie...

  Fran : Which is yours, by the way...

  Tracy Calder : ...Confucius said it too.

  Harry Calder : Don't believe everything you read.

  Tracy Calder : I think daddy's pissed off.

  Harry Calder : Where does she learn language like that?

  [Fran shrugs] 

• Simon Davenport : Harry. You're a big disappointment to me.

  Harry Calder : I feel bad about that, Si.

  Simon Davenport : You should have moved up in the department. District manager. Supervisor.

  Harry Calder : You know me. No ambition.

  Simon Davenport : It's your mouth. You have a personality problem. You never want to fit in.

  Harry Calder : It depends on what you want fitted and where you want it put, Si.

• Harry Calder : Just don't underestimate him. He's rigged two accidents 2,000 miles apart 'in one week without leaving a trace. That means knowledge of structural engineering, 'demolition and electronics. He's not some nut with a bomb on a plane.

• Agent Hoyt : Calder... Just what is this relationship between you and our friend?

  Harry Calder : There isn't any relationship.

  Agent Hoyt : There has to be.

  Harry Calder : I said there isn't.

  Agent Hoyt : Then I assume you'd be... willing to take a polygraph test?

  Harry Calder : You remind me of the man I work for. I don't like him either.

  Agent Hoyt : Really? He seemed nice enough to me.

  Harry Calder : You talked to him?

  Agent Hoyt : Sure. You had to have an official leave of absence.

  Harry Calder : I don't want an official leave of absence.

  Agent Hoyt : Yeah, that's what he said you'd say. Now listen. I don't know about you, but I want this man put away. At the moment, it's not wise to cross him. Your plane leaves in three hours.

  Harry Calder : I can always use another letter of commendation.

• Harry Calder : [on the phone with The Young Man]  I don't know why you're dragging me into this.

  Young Man : You were the only one in that room who appreciated what I was doing.

  Harry Calder : What room? You bugged that hotel room!

  Young Man : Of course. You told them not to underestimate me. That was good advice.

  Harry Calder : Get this straight. I said you're smart, but I'm not a fan, OK? You kill people.

  Young Man : Do you think they would have paid attention if I hadn't?

  Harry Calder : Is this about attention?

  Young Man : It's about money, Harry.

  Harry Calder : Then get a job.

  Young Man : I've had jobs. I'm not particularly productive.

• Young Man : [over the phone with Harry]  What do you think of Hoyt?

  Harry Calder : Says he's going to get you.

  Young Man : No one's gonna get me. But I'll promise you this, Harry. If they pay me, and if they do what I say, I'll never bother them again.

  Harry Calder : I don't know. Maybe you enjoy it.

  Young Man : Wrong psychological profile. I'm not in this for kicks.

  Harry Calder : Oh, yeah, it's only the money. You're a businessman. In a corrupt society you're no worse than anybody else. We all cheat on our taxes.

  Young Man : I'm not enjoying this conversation.

  Harry Calder : Then get another messenger boy.

• Simon Davenport : You wanna go to Chicago?

  Harry Calder : Five, Si. The presidents of five corporations are on their way there, including Ocean View's and Wonderworld's.

  Simon Davenport : Maybe it's a convention. You think something's out of line, call the police.

  Harry Calder : The police didn't inspect that coaster. I did. You rubbed my face in that.

  Simon Davenport : I hoped that divorce would curb some of your more paranoid impulses.

  Harry Calder : I'm going to Chicago and you're paying for the trip.

  Simon Davenport : Out of the question.

  Harry Calder : [looking back at his boss, slyly]  Funny how things pop into your mind. I've been thinking about that medical building last year.

  Simon Davenport : You bastard.

  Simon Davenport : Shame about that roof caving in. I'm good at spotting substandard materials. It was your nephew's construction company, wasn't it?

  Simon Davenport : [beaten]  How long will you be gone?