Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Richard Edson: Eddie
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Quotes
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Eddie : You know, last year before I met your cousin, I never know you were from Hungary or Budapest or any of those places.
Willie : So what?
Eddie : I thought you were an American.
Willie : Hey, I'm as American as you are.
[Silence. They begin driving into Cleveland]
Eddie : Does Cleveland look a little like, uh, Budapest?
Willie : Eddie, shut up.
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[last lines]
Eddie : [watches plane take off] Aw, Willie. I had a bad feeling. Damn. What the hell are you gonna do in Budapest?
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Willie : [In the car with Eddie: Willie hails a random stranger standing on the sidewalk] Excuse me... Sir? Sir!
Factory Worker : [annoyed] What do you want?
Willie : Could you come over here a minute?
Factory Worker : I'm just waiting for the bus.
Willie : I want to ask you directions.
Factory Worker : What?
Willie : Just come here, so I don't have to yell. Can you tell me which way is Cleveland?
Factory Worker : Give me a break, man. I'm just going to work.
Willie : Where do you work?
Factory Worker : In a factory.
Willie : [Turns to Eddie] Let's go.
Eddie : [they drive off] I don't know, Willie... Ah, the poor guy. God! You shouldn't have given him such a hard time. Can you imagine working in a factory?
Willie : No, I can't. Now I feel bad.
Eddie : Nah, don't feel bad.
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Willie : You ever been to Florida?
Eddie : Florida? Yeah, it's beautiful down there.
Willie : Uh-huh.
Eddie : You know, white beaches, and girls with bikinis...
Willie : Yeah.
Eddie : Cape Canaveral, Miami Beach...
Willie : Cape Canaveral! Miami Beach! That's right.
Eddie : They got pelicans down there, and flamingos... all those weird birds.
Willie : You been there?
Eddie : Nah, I never been there.
Willie : You're a jerk, Eddie. You know that?... Nah, come on. What do you say we go down to Florida?
Eddie : Yeah?
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Eddie : [watching TV at Aunt Lotte's] You know, now that we're in Cleveland, Willie, why don't we go see the Cavaliers?
Willie : Oh, they have a terrible team.
Eddie : Well, so what?
Willie : They're like 0 and 48 or something like that.
Eddie : Yeah; but, we're not doin' anything! Well, what do you want to do?
Willie : I don't know.
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[repeated line]
Eddie : I told you she'd remember me!
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Eddie : That water smells - funny!
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Eddie : Is this Eva's hat? It looks like Eva's hat. Where'd she get that hat?
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[repeated lines]
Eddie : Where did she get all that money?