Ordinary People (1980)
Elizabeth McGovern: Jeannine Pratt
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Quotes
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Jeannine : [In a McDonalds restaurant booth Conrad sits with Jeannine, the suicide attempt scars on Conrad's wrist are displayed] Did it hurt?
Conrad "Con" Jarrett : I don't remember, really.
Jeannine : You don't want to talk about it?
Conrad "Con" Jarrett : I've never really talked about it. To doctors. But, not to anyone else. You're the first who's asked.
Jeannine : Why did you do it?
Conrad "Con" Jarrett : Uh... I don't know. It was like... falling into a hole. It keeps getting bigger and bigger and you can't escape. All of a sudden, it's inside... and you're the hole. You're trapped. And it's all over. Something like that. It's not really scary... except when you think back on it. 'Cause you know what you were feeling...
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Conrad "Con" Jarrett : Anyway.
Jeannine : Hm, what?
Conrad "Con" Jarrett : Oh just anyway. It's a conversation starter.
Jeannine : Hm, catchy.
Conrad "Con" Jarrett : I knew you'd like it, I've been working on it all day.
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Jeannine : Can you ever break the ball?
Conrad "Con" Jarrett : You can't break the ball. Can't break the floor. Can't break anything in a bowling alley. And that's what I like about bowling alleys. Can't even break the record.
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Jeannine : Hey, you stand behind me in the choir, you sing well, you have a lot of energy.
Conrad "Con" Jarrett : Oh you do, I mean, I do?
Jeannine : I mean that's a good thing. I'm Jeannine Pratt.
Gail : And you're Conrad Jarrett, remember?
Conrad "Con" Jarrett : Yeah, right!
Jeannine : Well I'll see you around.
Conrad "Con" Jarrett : Bye.
Lazenby : [mocking Jeannine] You have a lot of energy!
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Jeannine : Conrad, I'm not a very good bowler, what I mean is, I'm a funny bowler.
Conrad "Con" Jarrett : Oh, well we don't have to go bowling if you'd rather not. How funny are ya?
Jeannine : On a scale of one to ten... about a ten.
Conrad "Con" Jarrett : Oh... yeah, that's pretty funny.