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Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

Clint Eastwood: Frank Morris

Escape from Alcatraz

Clint Eastwood credited as playing...

Frank Morris

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  • Frank Morris: There's always the possibility that some asshole will be offended. Isn't there?
  • English: Ten years ago, I was in this bar in Alabama when two dudes started hassling me. That was their first mistake. They pulled knives. That was their second mistake. They didn't know how to use them. That was the last mistake they ever made. I got two 99-year sentences, back to back.
  • Frank Morris: Seems like you could've pleaded self-defense.
  • English: The dudes were white, man. Just like you.
  • Frank Morris: Something special about those steps?
  • English: The higher you sit, the more status you got. So we kind of play King of the Mountain. Except here we don't play for fun, man.
  • Frank Morris: And you're King?
  • English: Yeah.
  • [Morris walks down the steps]
  • English: Now I figure there's two reasons why you didn't sit down on my step. You think you're too scared, or you just hate niggers. Now which is it, boy? You too scared? Hmm?
  • Frank Morris: [climbs back up and sits next to English] Nah. I just hate niggers.
  • Charley Butts: I turned 35 today. Some birthday! When's your birthday?
  • Frank Morris: I don't know.
  • Charley Butts: Geez, what kind of childhood did you have?
  • Frank Morris: I had a short childhood.
  • Litmus: Who's the new fish?
  • Frank Morris: I got a man next to me.
  • Litmus: What's your name, kid?
  • Charley Butts: Charley Butts.
  • Litmus: Charley's Butt? Hahaha, you got a funny friggin' name, kid.
  • Charley Butts: Oh yeah? What's your name?
  • Litmus: Al Capone.
  • Charley Butts: I thought he was dead.
  • Litmus: Me dead? I got too much money. I'll never die. Say you play poker?
  • Charley Butts: Not much.
  • Litmus: I just learned myself. We'll play tomorrow. See you later, kid.
  • Frank Morris: [agrees] See you later, Al.
  • Frank Morris: Tell me, you stopped killing white people?
  • English: Why?
  • Frank Morris: Well, next time I wouldn't turn my back on ya.
  • John Anglin: Hey, how's it going, Frank?
  • Frank Morris: Well, the Anglins. What are you guys doing, just dropping by?
  • Clarence Anglin: Yeah, thought we'd pay you a visit.
  • Frank Morris: Gonna stay long?
  • John Anglin: Nah, not long. Only about fifteen or twenty years.
  • Frank Morris: Why the Rock?
  • Clarence Anglin: We were going over the wall in Atlanta when we encountered a minor problem.
  • Frank Morris: Such as?
  • Clarence Anglin: They saw us.
  • Frank Morris: Yeah, that do present problems.
  • Clarence Anglin: So they shipped us to Leavenworth.
  • John Anglin: Yeah, but we didn't like the accommodations there, either. Warden said he knew just the place for us. Alcatraz.
  • Clarence Anglin: Is it true no one's ever busted out of here?
  • Frank Morris: So they tell me.
  • John Anglin: Jesus. I wonder what I'd be like after fifteen years here.
  • Clarence Anglin: What movie is playing this week?
  • John Anglin: Some cowboy piece of shit.
  • [goes into Italian-American voice]
  • John Anglin: 'ey, least dey could show was a gangsta movie!
  • [laughs]
  • Frank Morris: I may have found a way out of here.
  • [the group stops and stares at him]
  • Frank Morris: You looking at something?
  • Warden Arthur Dollison: [examining Frank's accordion] Been playing this thing long?
  • Frank Morris: Couple of months.
  • Warden Arthur Dollison: You any good?
  • Frank Morris: Terrible.
  • Warden Arthur Dollison: You'll get better. That's one of the benefits of Alcatraz - lots of time to practice.
  • Frank Morris: No forks. Hey, no forks?
  • Litmus: You see any? You want your pasta? Hey fresh fish, do you want your pasta?
  • Frank Morris: You see any?
  • Prison Guard: Is something burning?
  • Frank Morris: What? I don't smell nothing.
  • Prison Guard: It must be my imagination. Working nights really gets to you.
  • Frank Morris: You should try it from my side.
  • Frank Morris: Hey guard! Any chance of me exchanging this spoon? This one looks like it's been stickin' in someone's ass.

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