Jacknife (1989)
Robert De Niro: Megs
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Quotes
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[first lines]
Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey : Rise and shine cause it is time!
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Martha : Have you ever actually caught a fish, Joseph?
Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey : Martha, the only way I'm going to catch a fish, I got a feeling, is to drain the pond.
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[last lines]
Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey : I bet we would have had a horrible time at the goddamn prom.
Martha : We would have left early.
Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey : We would have gone some place fancy for dinner.
Martha : No, I doubt we would have been hungry.
Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey : Maybe we would have driven some place. Some place quiet. Parked. Then - who knows.
Martha : Who knows.
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Martha : What do you want for breakfast?
Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey : Beer.
Martha : Beer for breakfast? Oh, that's horrible.
Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey : Breakfast beer! Ain't you ever had a beer for breakfast? You take one sip of breakfast beer, the cobwebs go, your voice rises two octaves, and "Hey, man!" the sun comes up inside you.
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Martha : What do you want for breakfast?
Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey : Beer.