American Heart (1992)
Lucinda Jenney: Charlotte
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Quotes
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Charlotte : I just want you to know I used to be a virgin.
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Jack Kelson : [Jack is coughing because of the smoke from the hot dogs on the grill] Oh!
Charlotte : Am I the only one in here who can't breathe?
Jack Kelson : Alright Nick, we're getting fixicated in here. Open that window.
Nick Kelson : Oh.
Jack Kelson : Here.
[Jack hands one of them a hot dog on a bun]
Nick Kelson : Is there any Ketchup?
Charlotte : Oh. Uh- ooh.
[Charlotte gets out of the car to get the Ketchup]
Jack Kelson : [to Nick] You were staring at her like a Goddamn yard bull. That's one fine lady, what do you got to say for yourself?
Nick Kelson : She going to Alaska with you?
Jack Kelson : Nobody's going with me. Start acting like a stand up kid. Don't aggravate me.
Charlotte : [Charlotte gets back into the car] Whoa.
Jack Kelson : Here.
[Jack hand the Ketchup to Nick]
Jack Kelson : .
Nick Kelson : [Mumbles] Thanks lady.
[Jack smacks Nick in the back of the head]
Nick Kelson : Charlotte.
Charlotte : That's me. Lady Charlotte.
Jack Kelson : Well.
[Jack takes a bite of the hot dog]
Jack Kelson : Best damn hot dog I ever had. Excuse me for eating with food in my mouth.
Charlotte : Pulley Fuss. It's a funny name.
Jack Kelson : It's French. Pouilly-Fuissé.
Charlotte : How much this cost?
Nick Kelson : $30.
Nick Kelson : 30 bucks?
Jack Kelson : [to Charlotte] Here's to you.
Charlotte : Here's to me.
Jack Kelson : You like your dogs? Hey. I'm talkin' to you.
Nick Kelson : Yeah. cool. I like it.
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Jack Kelson : I was afraid something like this was going to happen. His mother was a mess. I mean he was coming along learning stuff, he had a hell of potential that kid coulda, been anything. what happened to him?
Charlotte : He isn't dead.
Jack Kelson : No not yet.
Charlotte : Why do you think he's out there?
Jack Kelson : Well, he started hangin' out with that chippy downstairs and and those street punks and next thing hes coming home with a pair of high heels. The rest is history.
Charlotte : You don't think that filling up that boys head with dreams and them kicking him out on his ass had anything to do with it.
Jack Kelson : Hey, when he came to me, he didn't have any dreams! He had nothin' he had a picture of a pig. Don't pin that rap on me, I'm out there bustin' my hump while this little wise ass punk is out there feavin'... gettin' mouthy. I take him in, he gets mouthy.
Charlotte : You miss him.
Jack Kelson : It's all fallin' apart on him. Hm. I was afraid in prison... now... I'm really scared. Heh. I don't know if I can help the kid. I don't know if I have anything good to give him. He needs so much. This is no good I gotta turn this around. Get some money quick.
Charlotte : How are ya going to do that?
Jack Kelson : Oh I got my ways.
Charlotte : Are we going back to jailhouse correspondence?
Jack Kelson : I gotta split.