Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

Richard Edson: Eddie

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Quotes 

• Eddie : You know, it's funny... you come to someplace new, an'... and everything looks just the same.

  Willie : No kiddin', Eddie.

• Eddie : You know, last year before I met your cousin, I never know you were from Hungary or Budapest or any of those places.

  Willie : So what?

  Eddie : I thought you were an American.

  Willie : Hey, I'm as American as you are.

  [Silence. They begin driving into Cleveland] 

  Eddie : Does Cleveland look a little like, uh, Budapest?

  Willie : Eddie, shut up.

• Eva : I'm going to Cleveland in about a week.

  Eddie : Cleveland, beautiful city. It's got a big, beautiful lake. You will love it there.

  Eva : Have you been there?

  Eddie : No, no.

• [last lines] 

  Eddie : [watches plane take off]  Aw, Willie. I had a bad feeling. Damn. What the hell are you gonna do in Budapest?

• Willie : Man, what are we doing here?

  Eddie : I don't know.

• Willie : [In the car with Eddie: Willie hails a random stranger standing on the sidewalk]  Excuse me... Sir? Sir!

  Factory Worker : [annoyed]  What do you want?

  Willie : Could you come over here a minute?

  Factory Worker : I'm just waiting for the bus.

  Willie : I want to ask you directions.

  Factory Worker : What?

  Willie : Just come here, so I don't have to yell. Can you tell me which way is Cleveland?

  Factory Worker : Give me a break, man. I'm just going to work.

  Willie : Where do you work?

  Factory Worker : In a factory.

  Willie : [Turns to Eddie]  Let's go.

  Eddie : [they drive off]  I don't know, Willie... Ah, the poor guy. God! You shouldn't have given him such a hard time. Can you imagine working in a factory?

  Willie : No, I can't. Now I feel bad.

  Eddie : Nah, don't feel bad.

• Willie : How much money we got left?

  Eddie : We got a lot.

  Willie : Count it.

  Eddie : Hey, Willie, why are you always telling me what to do?

  Willie : Seems like if I don't tell you what to do, you don't do anything at all.

• Willie : You ever been to Florida?

  Eddie : Florida? Yeah, it's beautiful down there.

  Willie : Uh-huh.

  Eddie : You know, white beaches, and girls with bikinis...

  Willie : Yeah.

  Eddie : Cape Canaveral, Miami Beach...

  Willie : Cape Canaveral! Miami Beach! That's right.

  Eddie : They got pelicans down there, and flamingos... all those weird birds.

  Willie : You been there?

  Eddie : Nah, I never been there.

  Willie : You're a jerk, Eddie. You know that?... Nah, come on. What do you say we go down to Florida?

  Eddie : Yeah?

• Willie : How much money we got?

  Eddie : I don't know. We got a lot.

  Willie : How much is a lot, Eddie?

  Eddie : We got a lot. We got almost six hundred dollars!

  Willie : You're alright, Eddie. You know.

  Eddie : We're a coupla rich men now.

• Eddie : [watching TV at Aunt Lotte's]  You know, now that we're in Cleveland, Willie, why don't we go see the Cavaliers?

  Willie : Oh, they have a terrible team.

  Eddie : Well, so what?

  Willie : They're like 0 and 48 or something like that.

  Eddie : Yeah; but, we're not doin' anything! Well, what do you want to do?

  Willie : I don't know.

• [repeated line] 

  Eddie : I told you she'd remember me!

• Willie : Hey, what are you doin' here?

  Eddie : I don't know.

• Eva : Well, this is it. Lake Erie.

  Eddie : Man, look at all this snow! Man, it's - it's beautiful.

  Eva : It's not always frozen.

• Eva : It was really nice of you guys to come all the way here to see me, you know.

  Eddie : It was nice of you to be here!

  Willie : Eddie. Oh, we just, you know, we thought we'd come out and see how you were doing.

  Eva : It's kind of a drag here, really.

• Eva : God, I'm so glad! Thank you guys for rescuing me. I can't believe we are going to Florida.

  Eddie : Well, did you bring your little bikini along?

  Eva : Sure! There are alligators in Florida, right?

• Willie : Did you finish the peanuts?

  Eddie : Yeah!

  Willie : Then what'd you pack 'em for?

• Eddie : That water smells - funny!

• Willie : I told you horses, not dogs. You don't ever listen to me, right?

  Eddie : Horses! Horses! Definitely, horses!

• Eddie : Is this Eva's hat? It looks like Eva's hat. Where'd she get that hat?

• Willie : You got all the money?

  Eddie : Yeah, I got everything. Take the bottle.

  Willie : Don't you want your peanuts?

  Eddie : Why should I want the peanuts? There's nothin' in there.

• [repeated lines] 

  Eddie : Where did she get all that money?

• Billy : [after the kung fu movie]  Well, thanks for the ride fellas.

  Eddie : Hey, thanks for paying for us too, Billy.

  Billy : Okay. Eva, do you want to walk me to my door?

  Eva : Okay. I'll be right back.

• Eddie : Eva, I want you to stay down until the motel guy comes out and goes back in his office.

  Eva : Why?

  Eddie : I don't - why pay for three people. It's fine.

  Eva : I thought you guys said you were rich!

  Eddie : Shh! Get down. Get down.