Foul Play (1978)

Rachel Roberts: Gerda Casswell

Quotes 

• Delia Darrow : We were attacked, laughed at, and finally imprisoned. But it was there, in those hellholes, where the mind is bound and the spirit is shackled, that we realized that the single most effective way to bring about radical change is the historically proven path of violence.

• Delia Darrow : Whitey Jackson? Is he the football player that wears the pantyhose on TV?

• Delia Darrow : [Delia returns to the study and slams the door behind her, looking livid]  Well fellas, now the shit has really hit the fan!

  [Camera pans to each thug: Whitey, Stiltskin, and Turk] 

• Delia Darrow : You see, Lieutenant, your relentless pursuit forced us to come up with a contingency plan. It is foolproof. If by the end of the first act the Pope has not yet been dispatched, Whitey Jackson will fire from the organ bay. He will also fire if the Pope unexpectedly leaves his seat or if the Police arrive in the auditorium.

  Gloria Mundy : But why kill the Pope? He means nothing to you.

  Delia Darrow : He is a symbol. A symbol of the vast wealth and corporate power of the world's churches.

  Charlie Thorncrest : Like my dear dead brother. Always the good one, hiding behind the skirts of this... sham called "organized religion", whose sole aim is to rob true spirituality of its life and perpetuate an implacable authority.

  Delia Darrow : Shut up, Charlie! Don't exert yourself.

  Charlie Thorncrest : My brother. Is this a stable or is it a palace for the prince of the church?

  [Mr. Hennessy has snuck inside the house, crawling] 

  Charlie Thorncrest : In the past, people rose up and slaughtered their kings. Tonight's the beginning of a revolution long overdue!

  Delia Darrow : Ten years ago, we attempted a peaceful campaign for the taxation of these billion-dollar corporations, but they support the economic system, and so the economic system supported them. We were attacked, laughed at, and finally imprisoned. But it was there in those hell-holes, where the mind is bound and the spirit is shackled, that we realize that the single, most effective way to bring about radical change is the historically proven path of violence.

• [Tony and Gloria are tied up] 

  Tony Carlson : I don't get this. Stiltskin's dead. The Police know all about you. There's no way for your plan to work now.

  Delia Darrow : They may know about Delia Darrow, and they may find out about Charlie here, but the plan is still gonna work. The statement WILL be made.

  Charlie Thorncrest : Don't you think we should get outta here? Turk's disappeared. What are we waiting around for?

  Delia Darrow : All in good time, Charlie. It's only 6:45. The quarry is just entering the trap.