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Roberto Benigni, Tom Waits, and John Lurie in Down by Law (1986)

Vernel Bagneris: Preston

Down by Law

Vernel Bagneris credited as playing...

Preston

Quotes1

  • Preston: Zack ! Hey man ! What the fuck ya doin' here in the garbage ?
  • Zack: [without looking at Preston] Just leave me alone, Preston. I'm in a bad mood.
  • Preston: Then I'm just the man you've been looking for. In fact, I've been looking for you.
  • Zack: That's a bad sign.
  • Preston: Now, Zack , baby ! I got somethin' real good for you. An hour's work for a whole lotta scratch.
  • Zack: I ain't interested.
  • Preston: Then you ARE in a bad mood. You won't even let me propose it to you ! Can you just listen to me for one minute, will ya ? One minute of your, uh... valuable time ?
  • Zack: [sighs in exasperation] Just fuck off, Preston.
  • Preston: [chuckles and acts like he's going to walk away from him, but then goes back to him] All I wanna do is pay you a grand, in exchange of a single hour of your very very valuable time. But this ain't no break in, no delivery of controlled substances, none of this stuff. It's just to drive a car, from one part of town to another, alone. That's it.
  • Zack: What kind of car will that be, Preston ?
  • Preston: That will be a very nice car. A very nice, very expensive imported car, which just happens to be in between owners at the present time.
  • Zack: [mutters to himself]
  • Preston: Look man, all you gotta do is drive the car across town, park it, leave it. I can pay half grand upfront, and the other half later. The whole thing's over in an hour! It's very safe, very clean, and believe me, i can get a million guys to do this for me.
  • Zack: Then why don't you do it yourself ?
  • Preston: I'm offerin' a grand so I don't have to answer stupid questions like that.
  • Zack: Well... I might consider the grand upfront... then I might think about it.
  • Preston: Jesus !
  • [a pause]
  • Preston: Zack... you are in a nasty mood. So just to cheer you up a little bit, I give you 750 upfront. OK ?
  • [Zack rises to leave him on the spot but he holds him back]
  • Preston: Alright, alright, Mr. All-Mighty-Hot-Shit. I'm gonna do you this favour.
  • [he gives Zack the keys of the car]
  • Zack: [impressed, but still muttering to himself] Oh man ! A Jaguar !
  • Preston: I'll give you the whole thing upfront
  • [he gives Zack the money]
  • Preston: Now you owe me.
  • [long pause]
  • Preston: Zack, you know you can buy yourself twenty girls for all of that ?

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