Miller's Crossing (1990)

Mike Starr: Frankie

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• Johnny Caspar : Friends is a mental state. Wuddya say, kid?

  Tom Reagan : I'll think about it.

  Johnny Caspar : He'll think about it. Hear that, Bluepoint? That's terrific. The kid's a thinker.

  Frankie : Does he want a pillow for his head?

  Johnny Caspar : Okay kid, think about it. It's a mental state. But make it quick, my family's waitin'.

  Tom Reagan : I'll think about it and tell you later.

  Frankie : He needs to think in the thinking room.

  Johnny Caspar : Kid, if it'll help you think, you should know that if you don't do this you won't be in any shape to walk outta here.

  Tom Reagan : Would that be physically... or just a mental state?

• Eddie Dane : Very smart. What were you doing at the club, talking things over with Leo?

  Tom Reagan : Don't think so hard, Eddie. You might sprain something.

  Eddie Dane : You are so goddamn smart. Except you ain't. I get you, smart guy. I know what you are. Straight as a corkscrew. Mr. Inside-Outski, like some goddamn Bolshevik picking up his orders from Yegg Central. You think you're so goddamn smart. You join up with Johnny Caspar, you bump Bernie Bernbaum. Up is down. Black is white. Well, I think you're half smart. I think you were straight with your frail, I think you were queer with Johnny Caspar... and I think you'd sooner join a ladies' league than gun a guy down. Then I hear from these two geniuses they never even saw this rub-out take place.

  Frankie : Boss said to have him do it. He didn't say nothing about...

  Eddie Dane : Shut up! Or maybe you still got too many teeth. Everyone is so goddamn smart. Well, we'll go out to Miller's Crossing... and we'll see who's smart.