River's Edge

Layne: Go on. Matt: I don't know. I just figured we could dump this place, you know? Go up there, and if we like it, we stay, don't come back. Clarissa: Where did you get Portland? Matt: Well, nobody knows us up there. Clarissa: People know us here? Layne: [mimicking Sonny & Cher, his hand wandering] I know you, babe. Clarissa: [brushing him off] That's really annoying, Layne. Layne: So what, man? We could be lumberjacks or something? Matt: There's other things to do. Layne: Like what? Maggie: Like getting stoned. Layne: It almost sounds like a plan. Except we're all broke, and I'm the only one with a car. Tony: We could just take all our parents' money, take off, discover America, and make like we're Easy Rider plus five. Clarissa: [checking Maggie's wristwatch] Shit, I gotta go. Burkewaite's gonna have a spaz attack if I'm late again. Layne: She's in love with his middle-aged ass. Clarissa: He's not middle-aged, asshole. [as John arrives] Hi, John. Layne: [to John] Didn't think you'd

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Layne: Why did you kill her? John: She was talking shit.

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John: You were a biker. Feck: Yeah, years ago. Oh, man. I ate so much pussy in those days, my beard looked like a glazed doughnut.

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Feck: I killed a girl, it was no accident. Put a gun to the back of her head and blew her brains right out the front. I was in love. John: I strangled mine. Feck: Did you love her? John: She was okay.

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Bennett: Did the sight of this dead girl move you in any particular way? Matt: I don't know. Bennett: Were you shocked, angry, saddened? Did the sight please you? Matt: I don't know how I felt. Bennett: You knew this girl? Matt: Yeah. Bennett: How did you feel about her? Matt: I don't know. Bennett: Hey, I'm getting sick of "I don't know". Do you hear me? Clarissa: You didn't have to call me a stupid bitch. Layne: You would have drove right past us. We had to yell something. Matt: You yelled it Layne. Clarissa: I got a name you know. You're lucky I didn't just drive right home. Layne: OKay, okay, okay. I'm sorry Clarissa, but you've got to understand that in a time like this where every fucking second counts, a man can't waste his time choosing words.

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Clarissa: [as Layne drives] I feel real twisted right now. Twisted, like I should just go to the cops, and just tell them where John is. Layne: I wouldn't even joke about that, Clarissa. Clarissa: What would you do, kill me? You'd love that, I'll bet. You and John could run off and be outlaws together. But first, to show off to your friends, strap my dead body to the top of your car and drive all over town. Layne: [slams on the brakes] Get out! Clarissa: What? Layne: You don't understand a goddamn thing, do you? Jamie is dead, dammit! And there's nothing that we can do to save her. Now I happened to like Jamie. But John is still alive. Don't you see that? Clarissa: And who's next on his list? Clarissa: You're just gonna leave me here? What if John's around? Layne: [giggles] Ask him to forgive you. Here... here's your money. We don't need this shit. Matt: We can't just leave her alone like this. Layne: Okay. Fuck! You stay here, and you protect her. I should have known that I was the on

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