Ving Rhames credited as playing...
Marcus
- Marcus: I rebuke the spirit of drugs in the name of Jesus. What's his name?
- Drummer: I.B. Bangin'.
- Marcus: What you mean I.B. Bangin'?
- Drummer: I.B. Bangin'!
- Marcus: What the hell kind of name is I.B. Bangin'?
- Drummer: I don't know his real name.
- I.B.'s Girlfriend: It's Frederick Smith.
- Marcus: Okay, Freddy...
- I.B.'s Girlfriend: It's Frederick.
- Marcus: Okay, I.B. Bangin', we're gonna bring you back from the dead.
- [Frank and Marcus are delivering a baby in a rundown building]
- Frank Pierce: Oh Jesus, we'd better go. Call for backup. It's coming.
- Marcus: My God, Frank, what the hell is that?
- Frank Pierce: It's three legs.
- Marcus: That's too many.
- Marcus: Rule Number One: Don't get involved with patients. Rule Number Two: Don't get involved with patients' daughters, you understand?
- Frank Pierce: What about Rule Number Three: Don't get involved with dispatchers named Love?
- Marcus: Now, boy, you don't know nothin' 'bout Rule Number Three. Cannot begin to understand the complexities of that rule!
- Marcus: Dear Lord, here I am again aksing one mo' chance for a sinner. Please Lord, bring back I. B. Bangin', Lord. You have the power, Jesus. You have the might. You have the super light to spare this worthless man.
- [I. B. Bangin' sits up]
- Marcus: Rise up, I. B. Bangin' and start your life anew! Lord, O thank you, Lord.
- I.B. Bangin': What happened?
- I.B.'s Girlfriend: You fucking died, you stupid bastard! I warned you.
- Marcus: I put everything I had into saving this dumb-ass low-life suicidal. When he went down, it was like I wanted to go with him.
- Frank Pierce: That happened once in Ireland. This girl jumped off the cliffs of Moher and the wind blew her back up.
- Marcus: The wind blew her back up?
- Frank Pierce: Yeah, the wind.
- Marcus: No, that was Jesus, son.
- Frank Pierce: It was also the wind.
- Marcus: The wind, my black ass! That was Jesus.
- Marcus: Where you goin', Frank?
- Frank Pierce: I quit. I'm through.
- Marcus: Oh, you think just 'cause you quit, your ghosts gonna quit too? It don't work that way, Frank. I been there, son.
- Marcus: Did I ever tell you about the time that white woman approached me? I said, "Ma'am, I'm a true cocksman, and I don't mix my seed." Only time you see me with a white woman when I'm holdin' her for the police." That's the truth.
- Marcus: Look at these women. Can't even tell who's a hooker no more. Whatever happened to go-go boots and hot pants. They'll wear anything now.
- Dispatcher Love: 62 Young, answer the radio. I have a call for you... I can't wait all night, Young. I'm holding a priority and if you don't answer, I'm gonna knock you out of service.
- Marcus: 62 Young is here, Baby, and I'm a help you out.
- Marcus: 62 Young, this is Marcus, only for you, Baby, only for you.
- Dispatcher Love: Keep it to yourself, Young.
- Frank Pierce: [listening to the radio] Hey, it's Love!
- Marcus: Yep, she only works when I'm workin'.
- Frank Pierce: I heard you and Love went on a blind date.
- Marcus: Yeah.
- Frank Pierce: She hit you with a bottle?
- Marcus: Why you gotta bring that up? She loved me like no woman ever has.
- Marcus: [comes in with a pizza] Went over to Ray's and got this. Must be a place reserved in hell for somebody who charges $1.50 a slice. Anything comes up, I'll call you. Bon appetit.
- Frank Pierce: She's not a whore, Marcus.
- Marcus: We're all whores, Frank. You know what I'm talkin' about? The way she looked at me.
- Frank Pierce: She wasn't lookin' at you, man. She was lookin' at me.