Racing with the Moon (1984)
Nicolas Cage: Nicky, Bud
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Quotes
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Mr. Kaiser : [Speaking about his shiner] Where'd you get that eye, son?
Nicky : Bowling, sir.
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Nicky : She's a Gatsby girl. If you ask me, you're barking up the wrong pair of gams.
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Henry 'Hopper' Nash/Lou : [referring to a billiards player] He's good.
Nicky : How good?
Henry 'Hopper' Nash/Lou : A lot better than he was five minutes ago.
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Henry 'Hopper' Nash/Lou : Nicky, don't you ever think about anything but hiking up some girl's dress?
Nicky : Like what?
Henry 'Hopper' Nash/Lou : Like, I don't know...
Henry 'Hopper' Nash/Lou : [in the earnest voice of an 'adult'] Like the future, son.
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Nicky : You drink too much.
Nicky : ME?
Henry 'Hopper' Nash/Lou : Pisses me off, pisses me off badly. Because when you drink too much, it makes your brain soft.
Nicky : [Drunkenly slur-laughing] Lemme, I gotta show you something.
Nicky : [Does an awkward hip-thrust dance] Before I started drinking, I could not do that!
Henry 'Hopper' Nash/Lou : Why would you wanna do that?
Nicky : It gives me pleasure!
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Nicky : Hey, it's the train. Touch the rail with your shoe, you can feel it. Let's race it like when we were kids.
Henry 'Hopper' Nash/Lou : We're drunk.
Nicky : Who cares, I want to race it
Henry 'Hopper' Nash/Lou : We'll get killed.
Nicky : No, we won't. No, we won't! This train's an old friend, it would never hurt us. Here she comes. Come on, Hopper! Race with me. Race with me! Race with me... Race with me, Hop!
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High School Girl : [In a school air raid drill] Where are you hurt, soldier?
Henry 'Hopper' Nash/Lou : He slipped away.
Nicky : [Grabs at girl] Wait a minute, I seem to coming around.
High School Girl : I'll come back when you guys got this, okay?
Nicky : No, wait, please nurse - I want to show you my wound!