Groundhog Day (1993)
Stephen Tobolowsky: Ned
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Ned : [recognizes Phil and runs up to him on the street] Phil? Hey, Phil? Phil! Phil Connors? Phil Connors, I thought that was you!
Phil : [thinking Ned's just a watcher of the local news] Hi, how you doing? Thanks for watching.
[Starts to walk away]
Ned : Hey, hey! Now, don't you tell me you don't remember me because I sure as heckfire remember you.
Phil : [bemused] Not a chance.
Ned : Ned...
[takes off his hat revealing his completely bald head]
Ned : Ryerson. "Needlenose Ned"? "Ned the Head"? C'mon, buddy. Case Western High. Ned Ryerson: I did the whistling belly-button trick at the high school talent show? Bing! Ned Ryerson: got the shingles real bad senior year, almost didn't graduate? Bing, again. Ned Ryerson: I dated your sister Mary Pat a couple times until you told me not to anymore? Well?
Phil : [not even a smidgen of recognition] Ned Ryerson?
Ned : Bing!
Phil : Bing. So did you turn pro with that bellybutton thing, Ned?
Ned : No, Phil, I sell insurance.
Phil : [deadpan] What a shock.
Ned : Do you have life insurance? Because if you do you could always use a little more. Am I right or am I right or am I right? Right? Right?
Phil : [feigning politeness and failing] Ned, I'd love to stand here and talk with you... but I'm not going to. See you.
Ned : [laughs] That's okay! I'll walk with you!
[does so, to Phil's annoyance]
Ned : See, whenever I see an opportunity, I charge it like a bull. "Ned the Bull", that's me now. You know, I have friends who live and die by the actuarial tables and I say, "Hey! It's all one big crap-shoot anywho!" Tell me, have you ever heard of single premium life because I think that could really be the ticket for you.
[stops Phil in admiration]
Ned : Oh, God! It is so good to see you! Tell me, what are you doing for dinner?
Phil : Something else. It's been great seeing you, "Needlehead". Take care.
[Phil steps off the curb into a deep, watery puddle. Ned laughs obnoxiously]
Ned : Whoa-ho-ho! Watch out for that first step! It's a doozy!
[as Ned continues to cackle, Phil stomps away]
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Ned : I got friends who live and die by the actuarial tables.
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Ned : Watch out for that first step, it's a doozie