Benny & Joon (1993)

Julianne Moore: Ruthie

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Quotes 

• Sam : Oh my God! "I've just been looking for my boyfriend. Have you seen him? He's a cute guy with a little mole on his right cheek."

  Local : Hey, Ruthie. One of your ghosts come back to haunt ya?

  Sam : "AH! Oh, Brad! Oh, Brad. Brad, please don't be dead. Brad, I never had a chance to tell you what you meant to me. Oh, Brad, please!" It's you! You're you! Ruthie Melony, co-star of the Prom Queen Mutilator with Dick Bebe!

  Ruthie : You saw that?

  Sam : "He was mine! He was mine!" "No, Cindy. You're sick. Cindy, you need help. No, Cindy! No, no!"

• Benny : So why'd you leave?

  Ruthie : L.A.? I wasn't that good of an actress.

  Benny : Well, that's not how Sam tells it. He's raving about you.

  Ruthie : Yeah, well, he's sweeter than he is judgmental. How long have you known him?

  Benny : Sam? Uh, 72 hours.

  Ruthie : Be serious.

  Benny : I am... serious.

  Ruthie : Really?

  Benny : I'm always serious. I'm too serious.

• [last lines] 

  Ruthie : Haven't we tried this before?

  Benny : [presenting flowers]  Yeah, but my life's a lot less complicated now.

  Ruthie : Is Joon inside? Yeah.

  Benny : Yeah? OK...

  [brings flowers inside and sees Joon "ironing" cheese sandwiches with Sam] 

• Ruthie : Do you want to come in for a while? I - um - I got that beer waiting for you.

  Benny : You know what? I should probably go.

  Ruthie : Okay.

  Benny : Listen. Can I - can I tell you somethin'?

  Ruthie : What?

  Benny : Um - you see, my life is just real - complicated, and...

  Ruthie : Gimme a break, Benny. I just offered you a beer, okay?