Rollercoaster (1977)

Henry Fonda: Simon Davenport

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• Simon Davenport : [talking on phone]  I want you to go out there and represent the department. Find out if there was negligence involved.

  Harry Calder : You go!

  Simon Davenport : It happens to be my wedding anniversary.

  Harry Calder : So take your wife!

• Simon Davenport : Harry. You're a big disappointment to me.

  Harry Calder : I feel bad about that, Si.

  Simon Davenport : You should have moved up in the department. District manager. Supervisor.

  Harry Calder : You know me. No ambition.

  Simon Davenport : It's your mouth. You have a personality problem. You never want to fit in.

  Harry Calder : It depends on what you want fitted and where you want it put, Si.

• Simon Davenport : You wanna go to Chicago?

  Harry Calder : Five, Si. The presidents of five corporations are on their way there, including Ocean View's and Wonderworld's.

  Simon Davenport : Maybe it's a convention. You think something's out of line, call the police.

  Harry Calder : The police didn't inspect that coaster. I did. You rubbed my face in that.

  Simon Davenport : I hoped that divorce would curb some of your more paranoid impulses.

  Harry Calder : I'm going to Chicago and you're paying for the trip.

  Simon Davenport : Out of the question.

  Harry Calder : [looking back at his boss, slyly]  Funny how things pop into your mind. I've been thinking about that medical building last year.

  Simon Davenport : You bastard.

  Simon Davenport : Shame about that roof caving in. I'm good at spotting substandard materials. It was your nephew's construction company, wasn't it?

  Simon Davenport : [beaten]  How long will you be gone?