Blow Out (1981)

John Aquino: Detective Mackey

Quotes 

• Detective Mackey : Why the fuck does everything have to be a conspiracy? Huh? A man has a couple too many drinks, he drives off the road, falls into a creek. Accident, plain and simple. Accident.

  Jack Terry : It was not an accident. Look, let me tell you something. I was there. That tire was shot out. I heard it. I recorded it.

  Detective Mackey : So you're an earwitness to an assassination. That's good. It's got a nice ring. I like that.

• Detective Mackey : Don't you understand? If they can get away with killing McRyan, who's next?

  Jack Terry : Who's 'they'? First tell me who 'they' is. What is that? A communist conspiracy of some kind? Or maybe it's a couple of Ayatollahs running out here in the street with blowguns.

  Detective Mackey : Oh, will you give me a break.

  Jack Terry : Save your paranoia for Public Television.