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Bill Bufalino: Frank, I want you to meet my cousin, Russell Bufalino. Frank Sheeran: How are you? [shakes hands] Russell Bufalino: Hi, nice to meet you. Frank: You helped me with my truck a couple of months ago. Russell: Oh, yeah, yeah, that's right. The timing chain. Frank: Yeah. Russell: Did you get it fixed? Frank: I fixed it the next day, yeah. Russell: That a boy. Frank: Thanks again. Russell: Ah, you're welcome. It's my pleasure. I'm glad you fixed it. [pause] Better watch. There's a lot of tough guys around here. Did he [Bill] tell you? You're not afraid of tough guys, are you? Frank: No. Russell: I didn't think so. I'll see you around. Bill: Thanks, Russell. Frank: Your cousin saved my ass. I could'a lost the whole load. Bill: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, he knows everything about trucks, really. Yeah, he worked at Canada Drive for a long time.

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Frank Sheeran: [voice over] Russell had a piece of everything. He had this store in Pittston called Penn Drape & Curtains. And he ran everything out of there. Who knew what it all was? I mean, I'm sure the man had partners. They always have partners. Nobody keeps all the money. But everybody listened to Russ. That I can tell you. You wanted to bribe a judge, you asked Russell. You didn't know how much to bribe him, Russell was gonna tell you. You wanna promote one of your guys, Russ would tell you you could or you could not. You wanna make somebody disappear, you gotta get Russell's permission. You know, no two ways about it. And when you did something for Russ, you did it yourself. Like Russ used to say... Russell Bufalino: [cuts to Russell, explaining straight to the camera] When I ask somebody to take care of something for me, I expect them to take care of it themselves. I don't need two roads coming back to me.

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Frank Sheeran: Hello? Jimmy Hoffa: Is that Frank? Frank: Yes. Hoffa: Hiya, Frank. This is Jimmy Hoffa. Frank: Yeah, yeah. Glad to meet you. Hoffa: Well, glad to meet you, too, even if it's over the phone. I heard you paint houses. Frank: Yes. Yes, sir, I... I do, I do, and I, uh, I also do my own carpentry.

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Jimmy Hoffa: You wanna be a part of this fight? Frank Sheeran: Yes, I do, sir. Hoffa: Would you like to be a part of this history? Frank: Yes, I would. Whatever you need me to do, I'm available.

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Jimmy Hoffa: Who said it? Frank Sheeran: Don't matter who said it. Hoffa: It matters. Was it Russell? Frank: No. Hoffa: No. Of course it's not Russell. And the little cocksucker from the Miami fiasco? No? Not him? No? Then who? Frank: I'm gonna tell you. Tony. Hoffa: Tony? Which Tony? They're all named Tony. I mean, what's the matter with Italians that they can only think of one name? Frank: The other Tony. Hoffa: What Tony?

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Whispers DiTullio: To tell you the truth, I'm a little concerned. Frank Sheeran: [narrating] Whenever anybody says they're a little concerned, they're very concerned. Whispers: As a matter of fact, I'm really more than a little concerned. Frank: [narrating] And when they say they're more than a little concerned, they're desperate.

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Jimmy Hoffa: Where are you going? Frank Sheeran: What do you mean where am I going? I fucking quit, that's where I'm going! Hoffa: What are you quitting for? Frank: You gonna call me a motherfucker? If you can talk to them like that, you can't talk to me like that! Hoffa: No! That didn't apply to you! Frank: It didn't apply? Hoffa: No! Frank: You gotta let me know it didn't apply to me. I'm standing right there... Hoffa: I didn't even see you standing there! Frank: I was standing right there, Jimmy, what are you talking about? Hoffa: But it didn't apply to you! What else can I say? Frank: You... you... you got a problem, you pull me aside, you don't insult me and then you say it didn't apply to me! Hoffa: How am I going to pull you aside? I didn't even see you there!

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Robert Kennedy: [during congressional hearing interrogation of Hoffa] Are you saying you don't remember doing any favors for Johnny Dio, or you don't remember the conversation? Jimmy Hoffa: [nonchalantly] I'm saying, to the best of my recollection, I must recall on my memory, I cannot remember. Kennedy: Then where did this $20,000 come from? Hoffa: Individuals. Kennedy: [losing patience] Which individuals, Mr. Hoffa? Hoffa: [pretending to think] Uh... off hand, that particular amount of money I borrowed... I don't know at this particular moment. But the record of my loans, which I requested, I have, and out of all the moneys I loaned during this period of time I went into these ventures.

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Jimmy Hoffa: Ah, shit! Just as I predicted. They fuck up Cuba, Boobie starts coming after me and the union. He's looking for some cheap publicity. That's all it is. That's what he's doing. Bill Bufalino: Okay. Well, it's all gonna blow over, Jimmy. Hoffa: No, it's not gonna blow over. How's it gonna blow over?! They're never gonna forget that I gave money to Nixon! Bill: Calm down. Jimmy, please. We're gonna handle this. Couple of the old timers, they're gonna get to Old Man Kennedy now. Okay? They're gonna get to him. He's a little sick, but... Hoffa: Sick? Bill: Yeah. But... Hoffa: He had a fucking stroke! That's not sick! That's you're... you're, you're close to the grave, is what. He's turning into a fucking eggplant. Bill: Okay. Well, you can't blame anybody for that. That's... Hoffa: I'm not looking to blame anybody. But if there's any blame going around, it's the Kennedy's. His kids killed him. Let me tell ya that. He's not dead, but he's going. He's going. They killed him! They

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Russell Bufalino: It was the best move we made, getting this red wine vinegar from Angelo's guy. Great Italian olive oil we got from that other mooch was not bad either. Catania olives, what better. Frank Sheeran: The best.

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Russell Bufalino: You don't need money, do you? Jimmy Hoffa: It's not about money. Russell: Well, if it's not about money, then I'm really having trouble understanding, because I don't know what all the talk is about? Hoffa: It's my union. Is that hard to understand? Russell: No, no. It's your union. That's right. It'll always be your union. You could step down and still run it. Hoffa: No, you don't step down. Russell: What do you mean? Hoffa: Russ, you don't step down to run a union. You step down to go to your grave. Russell: Well, listen. I still think — I can't help but think, I'm sorry — but is there another reason or something? Hoffa: This is my union! What do you mean another reason? This is my union! All right, let's start with that! And then try to understand things! Russell: Listen, some people, not me. But some people, they're a little concerned. Some people, not me. They think that you might— Hoffa: I might—? Russell: You might be demonstrating a failure to show appreciatio

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Frank Sheeran: Tony told the old man, to tell me, to tell you: "It's what it is." Jimmy Hoffa: What it is? Frank: It's what it is. Please, listen to me. Hoffa: They wouldn't dare! Frank: Don't. Don't say that. Hoffa: They wouldn't dare! Frank: Jimmy don't. Hoffa: Please, Frank. Come on. Frank: Don't say they wouldn't dare. Hoffa: No, don't— don't tell me they can. That's fairy tales. Please. Frank: Don't say they wouldn't dare. Please. Hoffa: Something funny happens to me, they're done. You understand that? And they know it, because I got files. I got proof. I got records. I got tapes. Anytime I want, they'll be gone. These guinea motherfuckers spend the rest of their lives in jail, and they know it. They know it. Frank: But what you're saying is what they're concerned about. Hoffa: What I'm saying is I know things. I know things they don't know I know. Please. Frank: Do you wanna take that chance? Hoffa: What chance am I on? Frank: Jim... Hoffa: Why should I be taking a chance? Frank: