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The Drowning Pool (1975) More at IMDbPro »

J.H. Kilbourne: I ran a check on you, Mr. Harper. You are not stupid.
Lew Harper: I have my moments.

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J.H. Kilbourne: You wanna live, don't you? To a ripe old age?
Lew Harper: I'd hate to think that I was making those Social Security payments for nothing.

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Schuyler Devereaux: Door was unlocked.
Lew Harper: Still is kid - out!
Schuyler Devereaux: Come on Lew, gimme a break.
Lew Harper: You're either a very good guesser or you're a cop.
Schuyler Devereaux: Swimming's a good way to relax but I know a better way.

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Schuyler Devereaux: Never had anyone turn me down before.
Lew Harper: There's a first time for everything.
[She slaps him, then he slaps her]
Lew Harper: Sorry about that.
Schuyler Devereaux: No you're not.
Lew Harper: That's right, I'm not.

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Schuyler Devereaux: How do you do Mr Harper?
Lew Harper: Oh sometimes I do better than others.
Schuyler Devereaux: Well I hope so.

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Lew Harper: What's Pat Reavis really like?
Schuyler Devereaux: He was fun. Mild psychopaths often are if you don't cross them.

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J.H. Kilbourne: See I'm not like most fols who get their kicks head on, I sort of slide in sideways like. As a matter of fact in High School they used to call me the crab.
Lew Harper: Oh.
J.H. Kilbourne: Now you take the oil businesss, my business, it's never any fun to drill straight down. I'm a slant driller by instinct.
Lew Harper: Are you slant-drilling me?

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J.H. Kilbourne: You know what she wants to do with that land, Mr. Harper? She wants to turn it into a Goddam sanctuary for birds!
Lew Harper: I think that's kind of sweet.
J.H. Kilbourne: Well now, look, I'm all for saving wildlife like the next fella, but we gotta think about America's future. Energy sources just aren't that easy to come by.
Lew Harper: Aha! Did you come to that conclusion out of patriotism or just greed?
J.H. Kilbourne: [after a pause] Little of both, Mr Harper, - like most men of wealth.

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Lew Harper: What do you want me to do?
Iris Devereaux: I want you to make it like it was 6 years ago.
Lew Harper: Your sense of timing amazes me.

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Lew Harper: I'd just like to try a little conversation first.
Gretchen: Sure, you wanna call me dirty names?
Lew Harper: No, I didn't say that.
Gretchen: You want me to call you dirty names?

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Schuyler Devereaux: It's not nice to look up lady's dresses.
Lew Harper: Everyone's got to look somewhere.

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Schuyler Devereaux: How'd you like to help me put on some suntan lotion?
Lew Harper: Wont help honey, you're gonna be burned out by the time you're 30.

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Lew Harper: You have a problem, you have no talent for swearing.

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Lew Harper: Personally I think you help up rather well.

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J.H. Kilbourne: Mavis maybe you should go for a walk.
Candy: How long a walk J. Hugh?
J.H. Kilbourne: Average, just average.

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[repeated line]
J.H. Kilbourne: Outstanding!

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J.H. Kilbourne: You remember what I told you Mr Harper, about my crab-like ways.

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Lew Harper: All that passion and light-fingered at the same time.

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Lt. Franks: I spotted your car.
Lew Harper: You spotted my car? I hope it comes off, it's a rental!

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Lew Harper: [taking off his sunglasses] Boy, do you look terrific!
Iris Devereaux: [touching his gray hair] So do you, except you got a little over your ears there.
Iris Devereaux: It's the only difference. Everything else works about the same.

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Iris Devereaux: I don't know where to start.
Lew Harper: Why don't you start where you stopped yesterday.
Iris Devereaux: [after a pause] I'm frightened, Lew!
Lew Harper: That's a good place.

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Iris Devereaux: [as a man is staring at them in an antigue store] Is he looking at me?
Lew Harper: I think he was a little more interested in me.

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Bartender: How you like the Coon-Ass Beer, man?
Lew Harper: [belching] It works.

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Schuyler Devereaux: [to Harper] Don't you think I'm kinda sexy?

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