Gambit (I) (2012)
Tom Courtenay: The Major
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Quotes
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[first lines]
The Major : [narrating] This is the story of my brave, foolish friend Harry Deane. Mr. Deane's work as a art curator in London had gone, he felt, largely unappreciated. He told me of countless insults suffered at the hands of his employer, Lionel Shabandar, media tycoon, art collector, and an absolute brute of a fellow.
Lionel Shabandar : [covered in mud] Do not touch my person! You, idiot...
Man : Yes, my lord.
Lionel Shabandar : ...give me your boot.
The Major : [narrating] Forty years ago I'd have called this Shabandar a cad. Now the prevailing parlance for a fellow of this type is, I believe... shitbag.
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The Major : Perhaps, sir, since out little caper is far from over, perhaps we should consider removing the cartilage.
Harry Deane : Don't be an ass, man. I'm hardly likely to be hit in the face a third time.
The Major : Uh, that *was* the third time, sir.
Harry Deane : This isn't a maths class!
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[last lines]
Harry Deane : Fancy trying your hand at Picasso?
The Major : Do you think we'd find a use for it?
Harry Deane : Seems Donald Trump is obsessed with the fellow. And there's many a billionaire in Texas.
The Major : Mr. Deane.
Harry Deane : Oh, yes, Major, the opportunities are endless.
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The Major : [narrating] Mr. Deane, for all his talents, was given to one particular flaw. He saw the world as he wished to see it. But as we know, an optimist is simply a man who hasn't heard the news. As my time in the African Rifles had taught me, one ignored the elephant in the room at one's peril.
[bar fight erupts]
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PJ Puznowski : I do apologize on Merle. He just loves a brawl. Nose been broke so many times, two years ago he had all the cartilage took out so there wouldn't be so much downtime between bar fights.
The Major : An expedient we might consider if we spend much more time in Texas.
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Harry Deane : Best to let the fish work the hook in himself, eh, Major?
The Major : Much the best, Mr. Deane.
