Nadine (1987)

Kim Basinger: Nadine Hightower

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Quotes 

• Vernon Hightower : You mind tellin' me what the hell was goin' on back there?

  Nadine Hightower : Well, it's sort of like this. One of the girls down at the shop -- and don't ask who it is, 'cause I ain't gonna tell ya -- anyway, this guy Escobar took some, uh, pictures, I mean, some "art studies" of her...

  Vernon Hightower : What you MEAN is: this old boy talked her into posin' bare-ass for a bunch of pictures. And I bet that's not all they done.

  Nadine Hightower : [miffed]  Vernon Hightower, you got a dirty mind! For your information, Mr. Escobar was in the Army with Hugh Hefner of Playboy magazine fame. How about that?

  Vernon Hightower : He pulled that one on her? I knew those gals in the shop wasn't the smartest things in the world, but I did give 'em more credit than that. And I'll bet you, that she's got a husband that's even dumber than she is.

  Nadine Hightower : [ironically]  Hmm.

• Renée Lomax : [It is around 8:45 a.m. Nadine and Vernon are in their trailer. Nadine took her clothes off, to put on a magnificent nightgown from Scarborough's. Renée Lomax barges in, and Nadine quickly goes to the other room, and hides behind the curtain between the 2 rooms. Renée sees the nightgown and is amazed by it, she thinks Vernon got it for her.]  It's from Scarborough's! I swear, this has to be the most beautiful thing I've ever set my eyes on! I'm gonna try it on right now.

  Vernon Hightower : [He is worried. If Renée goes to the other room, to try it on, she will find Nadine there, naked.]  No, no! Uh, honey, you don't wanna be late for work, do you? Hmm? Hey, I got an idea. Why don't we leave this here, hmm? You can come back later and try it on.

  Renée Lomax : Uh-uh, I wanna take this with me. I'm not gonna let this out of my sight.

  Nadine Hightower : [when Renée quickly leaves, Nadine sticks her head out, above the curtain. She is mad.]  Vernon Hightower! I'm standin' back here buck-naked! If you let that dimwit walk outta here with my favorite nightgown!

  Vernon Hightower : [trying to calm her down.]  Trust me! I got a plan.

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• Vernon Hightower : Damn it, woman, I'm trying to get the Blue Bonnet refinanced.

  Nadine Hightower : If you ask me, the Blue Bonnet's...

  Vernon Hightower : I didn't ask. There is no way they're gonna let me have that money unless you agree to the divorce and promise to make no claim on the Bonnet.

  Nadine Hightower : Do you see the keys to a new Buick convertible with white sidewall tires, a radio and air conditioner? When you see the keys in my hand, you'll see my name on those papers. Now you got that, slick?

  Vernon Hightower : [points to his beat-up old pickup truck]  You see that Chevy? You see that busted headlight? You see that baling wire? You think I'd be driving in that if I could afford a new Buick?

  Nadine Hightower : [she notices a blonde sitting in the truck]  And who might that be?

  Vernon Hightower : That happens to be Renee Lomax. She's the Uvalde High School Pecan Queen of 1947.

• Nadine Hightower : Ain't she a little on the cheap side?

  Vernon Hightower : Who?

  Nadine Hightower : Miss Low-Rent Lust back there.

  Vernon Hightower : Renee? Are you kidding? She's got a good job with the Lone Star Beer Company.

  Nadine Hightower : She don't look that smart to me.

  Vernon Hightower : Well, she's smart enough to work in Accounts Receivable.

  Nadine Hightower : I don't know, Vernon. She looks a little on the chubby side to be a pecan queen.

  Vernon Hightower : Well, at least she doesn't spend all her time finding fault with me.