Empire of the Sun (1987)
John Malkovich: Basie
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Quotes
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[Frank and Basie are about to leave Jim in the street]
Jim : [desperately] Basie, first I could show you some rich pickings. Hundreds of houses left empty. I could show you some of the houses I lived in before Frank found me. They were luxuriant!
Basie : Luxuriant? You had good sense being born there, Jim. I'm sure there was good living.
Jim : There certainly was good living, Basie. There - there was opulence!
Basie : Heh heh. Opulence. Frank, we'll go and take a look at some of these houses. Let's go, Frank. Opulence.
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Basie : Oh, buying and selling, Frank. You know. Life.
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Basie : Jesus, those Coney Island pilots!
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Basie : It's at the beginning and end of war that we have to watch out. In between, it's like a country club.
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[Tossing a pair of sunglasses to Jim as the Japanese army begin to beat him]
Basie : I want these back when they're done.