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Clips from Chinatown (1974)

You can't eat the Venetian blinds. I just had them installed on Wednesday.

"You can't eat the Venetian blinds. I just had them installed on Wednesday."

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Down the hatch.

"Down the hatch."

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- She's no good. - What can I tell you, kid? You're right.

"- She's no good. - What can I tell you, kid? You're right."

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When you're right, you're right.

"When you're right, you're right."

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And you're right.

"And you're right."

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I'll pay you the rest next week.

"I'll pay you the rest next week."

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And they don't pay you the same for skipjack as they do albacore or tuna.

"And they don't pay you the same for skipjack as they do albacore or tuna."

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Forget it, will you, Curly?

"Forget it, will you, Curly?"

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I only brought it up to illustrate a point. I don't want your last dime.

"I only brought it up to illustrate a point. I don't want your last dime."

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What kind of a guy do you think I am?

"What kind of a guy do you think I am?"

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- Thank you, Mr. Gittes. - Call me Jake.

"- Thank you, Mr. Gittes. - Call me Jake."

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Mrs. Mulwray's waiting for you with Mr. Walsh and Mr. Duffy.

"Mrs. Mulwray's waiting for you with Mr. Walsh and Mr. Duffy."

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Mrs. Mulwray, may I present Mr. Gittes?

"Mrs. Mulwray, may I present Mr. Gittes?"

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- Mrs. Mulwray, how do you do? - Mr. Gittes.

"- Mrs. Mulwray, how do you do? - Mr. Gittes."

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Now, what seems to be the problem?

"Now, what seems to be the problem?"

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My husband,

"My husband,"

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I believe, is seeing another woman.

"I believe, is seeing another woman."

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and at some point, they're going to have to assist me.

"and at some point, they're going to have to assist me."

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I can't do everything myself.

"I can't do everything myself."

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Of course not.

"Of course not."

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Now,

"Now,"

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what makes you certain that your husband is

"what makes you certain that your husband is"

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involved with someone?

"involved with someone?"

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A wife can tell.

"A wife can tell."

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Mrs. Mulwray, do you love your husband?

"Mrs. Mulwray, do you love your husband?"

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Yes, of course!

"Yes, of course!"

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- Then go home and forget everything. - But, I...

"- Then go home and forget everything. - But, I..."

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I'm sure that he loves you, too, Mrs. Mulwray.

"I'm sure that he loves you, too, Mrs. Mulwray."

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You're better off not knowing.

"You're better off not knowing."

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I have to know.

"I have to know."

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Hollis.

"Hollis."

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Hollis Mulwray.

"Hollis Mulwray."

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- Water and Power? - He's Chief Engineer.

"- Water and Power? - He's Chief Engineer."

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Chief Engineer?

"Chief Engineer?"

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Mrs. Mulwray, this...

"Mrs. Mulwray, this..."

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This type of investigation can be hard on your pocketbook.

"This type of investigation can be hard on your pocketbook."

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We'll see what we can do.

"We'll see what we can do."

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Gentlemen, today you can walk out that door,

"Gentlemen, today you can walk out that door,"

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turn right, hop a streetcar, and within 25 minutes,

"turn right, hop a streetcar, and within 25 minutes,"

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end up smack in the Pacific Ocean.

"end up smack in the Pacific Ocean."

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Now, you can swim in it and you can fish in it, but you can't drink it,

"Now, you can swim in it and you can fish in it, but you can't drink it,"

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Now remember, we live next door to the ocean,

"Now remember, we live next door to the ocean,"

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but we also live on the edge of a desert.

"but we also live on the edge of a desert."

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Beneath this building, beneath our streets, is a desert.

"Beneath this building, beneath our streets, is a desert."

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And without water, the dust will rise up and cover us

"And without water, the dust will rise up and cover us"

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is a fair price to pay to keep the desert from our streets

"is a fair price to pay to keep the desert from our streets"

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Hear, hear!

"Hear, hear!"

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Mayor Bagby, let's hear from all the departments again.

"Mayor Bagby, let's hear from all the departments again."

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I suppose we'd better take Water and Power first.

"I suppose we'd better take Water and Power first."

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Mr. Mulwray?

"Mr. Mulwray?"

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In case you've forgotten, gentlemen,

"In case you've forgotten, gentlemen,"

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Core samples have shown that beneath this bedrock

"Core samples have shown that beneath this bedrock"

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is shale similar to the permeable shale in the Van der Lip disaster.

"is shale similar to the permeable shale in the Van der Lip disaster."

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It couldn't withstand that kind of pressure.

"It couldn't withstand that kind of pressure."

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And now you propose yet another dirt-banked terminus dam

"And now you propose yet another dirt-banked terminus dam"

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with slopes of 2.5:1, 112 feet high,

"with slopes of 2.5:1, 112 feet high,"

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and a 12,000-acre water surface.

"and a 12,000-acre water surface."

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Well, it won't hold.

"Well, it won't hold."

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I'm not going to make the same mistake twice.

"I'm not going to make the same mistake twice."

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Thank you, gentlemen.

"Thank you, gentlemen."

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Quiet! Quiet!

"Quiet! Quiet!"

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What the hell do you think you're doing? Get those goddamn things out of here!

"What the hell do you think you're doing? Get those goddamn things out of here!"

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You don't have an answer for that so quick, do you?

"You don't have an answer for that so quick, do you?"

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starve the livestock!

"starve the livestock!"

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Who's paying you to do that, Mr. Mulwray?

"Who's paying you to do that, Mr. Mulwray?"

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That's what I want to know!

"That's what I want to know!"

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- Jeez, he was there all night. - That's right.

"- Jeez, he was there all night. - That's right."

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I had to go back three times to pick up the watches.

"I had to go back three times to pick up the watches."

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Yesterday he went to three reservoirs,

"Yesterday he went to three reservoirs,"

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The guy's got water on the brain.

"The guy's got water on the brain."

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So what do you got?

"So what do you got?"

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This?

"This?"

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I don't know. The traffic was pretty loud.

"I don't know. The traffic was pretty loud."

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"Apple core."

""Apple core.""

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- "Apple core"? - Yeah.

"- "Apple core"? - Yeah."

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My God, Walsh, is that what you spent your day doing?

"My God, Walsh, is that what you spent your day doing?"

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Look, you tell me to take pictures, I take pictures.

"Look, you tell me to take pictures, I take pictures."

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Let me explain something to you, Walsh.

"Let me explain something to you, Walsh."

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- Yeah, Duff, where are you? - I got it!

"- Yeah, Duff, where are you? - I got it!"

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He's found himself some cute little twist, the old buzzard...

"He's found himself some cute little twist, the old buzzard..."

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They're in Echo Park in a rowboat. A rowboat!

"They're in Echo Park in a rowboat. A rowboat!"

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Okay.

"Okay."

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Okay, pal, let's have us a big smile.

"Okay, pal, let's have us a big smile."

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You'll love it.

"You'll love it."

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Here. Let me...

"Here. Let me..."

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When you get so much publicity, you got to get blasÈ about it.

"When you get so much publicity, you got to get blasÈ about it."

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Let's face it, Jake, you're practically a movie star.

"Let's face it, Jake, you're practically a movie star."

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- Just look at that, Barn. - Yeah, the heat's murder.

"- Just look at that, Barn. - Yeah, the heat's murder."

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Sure is.

"Sure is."

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Fools' names and fools' faces.

"Fools' names and fools' faces."

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- What's that, pal? - Nothing.

"- What's that, pal? - Nothing."

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You got a hell of a way to make a living.

"You got a hell of a way to make a living."

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Oh? And what do you do to make ends meet?

"Oh? And what do you do to make ends meet?"

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Mortgage department, First National Bank.

"Mortgage department, First National Bank."

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Tell me, did you foreclose on many families this week?

"Tell me, did you foreclose on many families this week?"

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We don't publish a record in the paper, I can tell you that.

"We don't publish a record in the paper, I can tell you that."

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Neither do I.

"Neither do I."

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No, you have your press agent do it.

"No, you have your press agent do it."

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Who is this bimbo, Barney? Is he a regular customer or what?

"Who is this bimbo, Barney? Is he a regular customer or what?"

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Hey, listen, pal, I make an honest living.

"Hey, listen, pal, I make an honest living."

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People only come to me when they're in a desperate situation.

"People only come to me when they're in a desperate situation."

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I help them out. I don't kick families out of their houses

"I help them out. I don't kick families out of their houses"

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- like you bums down at the bank do! - Jake, can I tell you about the guy who...

"- like you bums down at the bank do! - Jake, can I tell you about the guy who..."

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and maybe we can go outside and discuss it.

"and maybe we can go outside and discuss it."

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- What do you think? - Oh, come on.

"- What do you think? - Oh, come on."

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I don't know how that thing got in the newspaper.

"I don't know how that thing got in the newspaper."

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It was so quick, I didn't even know it myself.

"It was so quick, I didn't even know it myself."

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- Thank you. - I make an honest living!

"- Thank you. - I make an honest living!"

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- Of course you do. - Huh?

"- Of course you do. - Huh?"

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Anyway, this guy who got tired of screwing his wife

"Anyway, this guy who got tired of screwing his wife"

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He says, "What do the Chinese do?"

"He says, "What do the Chinese do?""

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He says, "The Chinese they screw a little and they get tired..."

"He says, "The Chinese they screw a little and they get tired...""

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Duffy. Hey, Walsh!

"Duffy. Hey, Walsh!"

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Sophie, go to the little girls' room for a minute, okay?

"Sophie, go to the little girls' room for a minute, okay?"

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- But, Mr. Gittes... - Sophie...

"- But, Mr. Gittes... - Sophie..."

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Yes, Mr. Gittes.

"Yes, Mr. Gittes."

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- Jake... - Duffy, listen to me, man.

"- Jake... - Duffy, listen to me, man."

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- Jake, there's a problem... - Wait a second, Duffy.

"- Jake, there's a problem... - Wait a second, Duffy."

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You're always in such a hurry.

"You're always in such a hurry."

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So his friend says to him,

"So his friend says to him,"

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