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Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting, Max, Miramax , Be Gentlemen Limited Partnership, Lawrence Bender Productions

Amazon Prime Video original movie Good Will Hunting was released December 5th, 1997.

Good Will Hunting, Max, Miramax , Be Gentlemen Limited Partnership, Lawrence Bender Productions
Good Will Hunting, Max, Miramax , Be Gentlemen Limited Partnership, Lawrence Bender Productions
Good Will Hunting, Max, Miramax , Be Gentlemen Limited Partnership, Lawrence Bender Productions

#GoodWillHunting made $225.9M at the international box office.





rottentomatoes: 97%

metacritic: 71

imdb: 8.3

oscars: 2 wins

golden globes: 1 win

SAG awards: 1 win


Will Hunting, Good Will Hunting, Paramount+, Miramax, Lawrence Bender Productions, Be Gentlemen Limited Partnership, A Band Apart, Matt Damon

Will Hunting

Bill Hunting is an orphan janitor in south Boston, Massachusetts.

“Krystyn, how are you doing? Good. No? Why not? I’m gonna take off. I’m tired. Out! Stop crowding the plate! Which one will it be? You think I’m afraid of you, you big fuck? You’re crowdin’ the fuckin’ plate. What are we gonna do up there? Come on! Come on. Come on. That’s it. Come on.” — Will Hunting

“Billy, McNamara’s up. Joey, dig it out! Dig it out! Bring it down, Mac! That’s how to do it! Attaboy! Take two, Mac. Take two. Yeah, I do. Yeah, fuckin’ Carmine Scarpaglia. That kid used to beat the shit out of me in kindergarten. Yeah. Hey, hold up, Chuck. Slow it down. I don’t know yet.” — Will Hunting

“Carmine, it’s me, Will. Remember, we went to kindergarten together. Ah. Fuck. Next week. Sorry. Sorry. Hey, fuck you! Management was restructuring. Can he do that? Of course that’s your contention. You’re a first-year grad student. You just got finished readin’ some Marxian historian, Pete Garrison, probably. You’re gonna be convinced of that till next month when you get to James Lemon. Then you’re gonna be talkin’ about how the economies of Virginia and Pennsylvania were entrepreneurial and capitalist way back in 1740. That’s gonna last until next year. They’re gonna be in here regurgitating Gordon Wood talkin’ about, you know, the pre-revolutionary utopia and the capital-forming effects of military mobilization. Wood drastically underestimates the impact of social distinctions predicated upon wealth, especially inherited wealth? You got that from Vickers’ Work in Essex County. Page 98, right? Yeah, I read that, too. Were you gonna plagiarize the whole thing for us? Do you have any thoughts of your own on this matter? Or is that your thing? You come into a bar. You read some obscure passage. And then pretend… you pawn it off as your own… as your own idea just to impress some girls? Embarrass my friend? See, the sad thing about a guy like you is, in 50 years, you’re gonna start doin’ some thinkin’ on your own. You’re gonna come up with the fact that there are two certainties in life. One, don’t do that. And two, you dropped 150 grand on a fuckin’ education you could’ve got for $1.50 in late charges at the public library.” — Will Hunting

“Maybe, but at least I won’t be unoriginal. If you have a problem with that, we could just step outside. We could figure it out. It’s cool? Cool. Hi. What? I’m Will. Skylar. I know. I kinda got that impression. No, I didn’t mean you. All right, yeah. Maybe we can just get together and eat a bunch of caramels. When you think about it, it’s as arbitrary as drinkin’ coffee. Hold on. Do you like apples? Yeah? Well, I got her number. How do you like them apples?” — Will Hunting

“There is a lengthy legal precedent, Your Honor, going back to 1789, whereby a defendant can clam self-defense against an agent of the government if that act is deemed a defense against tyranny, a defense of liberty. Your Honor, Henry Ward Beecher, in Proverbs from the Plymouth Pulpit, 1887, said, and I quote… excuse me. Excuse me. I am afforded the right to speak in my own defense, sir, by the constitution of the United States. This is the same document… ‘liberty,’ in case you’ve forgotten, is a soul’s right to breathe. When it cannot take a long breath, laws are girded too tight. Without liberty, man is a syncope. Ibid, Your Honor. Thank you.” — Will Hunting

“Uh, Skylar? Hey, it’s Will. It’s Will. You know, the really funny, good-looking guy you met at the bar the other night. Oh, all right, you got me. It’s the ugly, obnoxious, toothless loser who got hammered and wouldn’t leave you alone all night. Yeah, look, I was wondering… hold on one second. Hey. Herve, I remember you from juvie. How you doing? Oh, yeah, sorry about that. I was wonderin’ maybe we could get together sometime this week. You know, sit out at a cafe. Maybe have some caramels. Yeah? Uh, well, actually, this is just a shot in the dark, but there’s no chance that you’re pre-law, is there?” — Will Hunting

“Thank you. Nice talking to you. What the fuck do you want? Well, what the fuck do you want? Really? What are those? What for? Sounds like a real hoot. All right. I’ll do the math, but I’m not gonna meet with any fuckin’ therapist. I read your book, and ‘Mike’ was havin’ the same problems that ‘Chad,’ the stockbroker, was havin’. Thank you. You’re right. God, I know. Well, I mean, I do do things, you know? I do things that, you know, I mean, I hide from people. No, no. I mean, I like, I go places. I interact, you know? Just certain clubs. Like, uh, like Fantasy. It’s something like when you get in there and… the music, like, owns you. It’s like that house music. It’s like… you know, you start dancin’. Do you find it hard to hide the fact that you’re gay? Look, buddy, two seconds ago, you were ready to give me a jump. Hey, I don’t have a problem with it. I don’t care if you putt from the rough. Thank you, Henry. Seven. Something’s in my room. It’s like a… it’s a figure. It’s hoverin’ over me. It’s… it’s touchin’ me. It’s touching me down there. And I’m nervous. We start dancin’ and dancin’. It’s just beautiful, because we can make a lot of love before the sun goes down.” — Will Hunting

“♪ Skyrockets in flight ♪ Afternoon delight ♪ Hey, hey, hey Afternoon delight ♪ Skyrockets in flight ♪ Hey, hey afternoon delight ♪ Come on, one dance! You really hypnotized me, you know? What? Oh, come on. He left. You can’t pin that on me. Look into my eyes. I don’t need therapy. Now, that’s a takedown. I got, uh, probation and then counseling two days a week. Hey, Bill, just get off him. We’re gonna miss the game. Hi. Yeah, let’s do it. I’m pumped. Let’s let the healing begin. I like what you’ve done with the place. Do you buy all these books retail or do you send away for, like, a ‘shrink kit’ that comes with all these volumes included? Yeah. I don’t know. Probably not. Yeah, I read those. I’m not here for a fuckin’ book report. They’re your books. Why don’t you read them? Must’ve taken you a long time.” — Will Hunting

United States of America: A Complete History, Volume I. Jesus. If you wanna read a real history book, read Howard Zinn’s A People’s History in the United States. that book’ll fuckin’ knock you on your ass. You fuckin’ people baffle me. You spend all your money on these fuckin’ fancy books. You surround yourselves with them and they’re the wrong fuckin’ books. Whatever blows your hair back. Yeah, I know. It really gets in the way of my yoga. What, you lift? Nautilus? Oh, really? Free weights, huh? Yeah? What do you bench? You paint that? Uh-uh. No. It’s a real piece of shit. Just the linear and impressionistic mix makes a very muddled composition. It’s also a Winslow Homer rip-off, except you got Whitey rowing the boat there. That’s not really what concerns me, though. It’s the coloring. Is it color-by-number? Because the colors are fascinating to me. You bet. I think you’re about one step away from cutting your fucking ear off. Oh, yeah.” — Will Hunting

“You ever heard the saying, ‘any port in a storm?’ Yeah, maybe that means you. Maybe you’re in the middle of a storm, a big fucking storm. The sky’s falling on your head. The waves are crashing over your little boat. The oars are about to snap. You’re just pissing your pants. You’re crying for the harbor. So maybe you do what you gotta do to get out. You know, maybe you became a psychologist. Maybe you married the wrong woman. Ah. That’s it, isn’t it? You married the wrong woman. What happened? What, did she leave you? Was she, you know… banging some other guy? Time’s up. At ease, gentlemen.” — Will Hunting

“No, that’s cool. I mean, I bet your parents were happy to pay. Wow. Is Harvard getting all the money? All right, so you just wanted to use this sailor and then run away, huh? In that case, that’s fine. Hey, you wanna see my magic trick, Skylar? All right. Promise to… all right. This one’s for you, Rudolph. All right, give me a hit. Thank you. All right. I’m gonna make all these caramels disappear. You ready? One, two, three. They’re all gone. That was my… it works better when I have my rabbit. Well… I don’t really date, you know, that much. Oh, no, I haven’t. No, I really haven’t. No, you know, I tell ya, I was hoping to get a good night laid. But I’ll settle for, like, a kiss, you know? Thank you. No, I was hoping for a kiss. Right now?” — Will Hunting


Charlie Sullivan

“I didn’t get on Cathy last night. No. I don’t know. Cathy! Why didn’t you give me none of that nasty little hoochie woochie you usually throw at me? She’s missin’ a tooth, Will. She’s got skin problems. I don’t… plus, it’s like 5-2 Morgan ends up marrying her, you know what I mean? There’s only so many times you can bang your friend’s future wife. It’s wrong. Where you goin’? Fuck you, you’re takin’ off. It’s, like, what, 10:00 p.m.? Irish curse? She don’t know. There ain’t no Irish curse.”

“Stop pressuring me back. You’re gonna get charged, you know that? Hey, Casey is bouncin’ up a bar at Harvard next week. We should go up there. I don’t know. We’ll fuck up some smart kids. Probably fit right in. Ow! Fuckin’ punk. Oh, what’s up? You still tough? Come on, Joey, now! Come on, kid! Who’s the guy she’s with? Oh, what, Morgan, you’re not gonna go talk to her? Morgan, I’m not goin’ to Kelly’s just because you like the takeout girl. It’s 15 minutes out of our way.”

“Would you shut the fuck up? I know what you ordered. I was there. What do you mean, your sandwich? I bought it. Morgan, how much you got on you? All right, well, give me your fuckin’ 16 cents that you got on you now. We’ll put your fuckin’ sandwich on layaway. Here we go. Keep it right up here for ya. We’ll put you on a program. Every day you come in here with your six cents, at the end of the week, you get your sandwich. What am I, fuckin’ sandwich welfare? I think you should establish a good line of credit. Like how you bought your couch. Payments plans. Remember how your mother brought in $10 every day for a year. She finally got her couch Rent-A-Center style. Here’s your fuckin’ double burger.”

“Who do we got? Shut up, Morgan, you’re goin’. So, don’t go. Let me tell you somethin’. If you’re not out there in two fuckin’ seconds, when I’m done with them, you’re next. Will! Will, come on! Will, come on. Let’s go. Let’s go. Hey, what’s up fellas, thanks for comin’ out. Whoa! Whoa!”

“Hey, when’s the arraignment? Bitch, you got fired from pushin’ a fuckin’ broom. My uncle could probably get you on a demo team. And I told you ‘no’ yesterday. What’s up, Case? Oh, this is… this is a Harvard bar, huh? I thought there’d be, like, equations and shit on the walls. I will take a pitcher of the finest lager in the house. Time-out. I’m gonna have to bust a little move on them Harvard hotties down there at the bar. Work some magic. Oh, hello. Hi, how are you? So, do you ladies… do I come here? I come here a bit. I’m here, you know, from time to time. Do you got to school here? Yeah, that’s it. I think I had a class with you. History. Yes, I think that’s what it was. You don’t necessarily… may not remember me. You know, I like it here. It doesn’t mean ’cause I go here, I’m a genius. I am very smart. Hey, how’s it goin’? How are ya? History. Yeah. Yeah, it was. It was surveys.”

“You should check it out. It’s a good course. It’d be a good class. You know, frankly, I found that class, you know, rather elementary. Yeah. Are we gonna have a problem? Let me tell you somethin’, all right. Fuckin’ damn right, it’s cool. How do you like me now? There it is. Fuck you.”

“Hey, what happened? Did you get your leniency or what? Joke. You’re a smoothie. Come on, Morgan! Just submit!”


Skylar

“Oh, hello. Fine. Come here often? Oh, yeah? What class? Maybe. History. Clark, why don’t you go away? Why don’t you just go away? You’re an idiot. I’ve been sitting over there for 45 minutes waiting for you to come and talk to me. But I’m tired now, and I have to go home. I couldn’t sit there anymore waiting for you. Skylar. Oh, and by the way, that guy over there, Michael Bolton clone, he wasn’t sitting with us, so to speak. Good. Okay. Well, I’ve got to go. Gotta get up early and waste more money on my overpriced education. That’s all right. There’s my number. Maybe we can go out for coffee sometime. What do you mean? Oh, yeah. Okay. Uh, right, then.”

“Hello? Yep. Who? I don’t recall meeting anyone who matches that description. I think I’d remember. Oh, Will! I remember. How are you? I was wondering if you’d call me. Oh, that sounds wonderful. Yeah, sure. Where are you?”

“Thank you very much. Yes, I always wanted dark blue eye shadow. Growing up in England, you know, I went to a very nice school. You know, it was kind of progressive, organic, do-it-yourself, private school. Then Harvard. Hopefully med school. You know, I figured out, by the end, my brain’s gonna be worth $250,000. That sounded horrible, didn’t it? Bring me another Mai Tai! No, I was happy to pay. I inherited the money. No, Stanford. I’m going there in June when I graduate. I was gonna, you know, experiment on you for anatomy class first, obviously. Of course. Wait, wait. You need my wand. Ready.”

“How very unfortunate… I think for me. You know what I mean? I know you’ve been thinking about it. Yes, you have. Yes, you have. You were hoping to get a good night kiss. How very noble of you. Mm. Well, I think we should just get it out of the way now. Yeah.”


Sean Maguire

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

1 win: 1998


Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

1 win: 1998

“Trust. Very important in a relationship. It’s also very important in a clinical situation. Why is trust the most important thing in making a breakthrough with a client? Maurine, stop the oral fixation for a moment and join us. Vinnie. Wow, that’s very deep. Thank you, Vinnie. Next time, get the notes from your brother. If a patient doesn’t feel safe enough to trust you, then they won’t be honest with you. Then there’s really no point for them being in therapy. I mean, hey, if they don’t trust you, you’re never gonna get them to sleep with you. That should be the goal of any good therapist. Nail them while they’re vulnerable. That’s my motto. Oh, good, everyone’s back. Welcome back, everybody. Hey, Gerry. Um, ladies and gentlemen, we are in the presence of greatness. Professor Gerald Lambeau, Fields Medal winner for combinatorial mathematics. Anyone know what the Fields Medal is? It’s a really big deal. It’s like the Nobel Prize for math. Except they only give it out once every four years. It’s a great thing. It’s an amazing honor. Okay, everybody, that’s it for today. Thanks. We’ll see you Monday. We’ll be talking about Freud. Why he did enough cocaine to kill a small horse. Thank you. How are you? Good to see you. What? You have to have blood and urine? What’s up?”

“Ah. You know. I’ve been busy. Really? Before Nancy died. I got your card. It was nice. I’ve got a full schedule. I’m very busy. What makes him so incredible, Gerry? Yeah, yeah. No. Not feathers, yeah. Just a little. Yes, continued fractions. He wrote, uh… yeah, Cambridge. Yeah. Hmm. Hmm. Like me? Why? What background? He’s from Southie? Boy genius from Southie. How many shrinks you go to before me? Let me guess. Barry? Henry? Not Rich. Mm-hmm.”

“It’s gonna be hard for him to find. How are you? Will you excuse us? You, too, Gerry. How are you? Where are you from in Southie? Oh, thanks. Do you like books? Did you read any of these books. How about any of these books? What about the ones on the top shelf? You read those? Good for you. What do you think about them? I did. I had to. Yeah, it did. Better than Chomsky’s Manufacturing Consent? Do you think that’s a good book. What are the right fuckin’ books, Will? Yeah. Haven’t got much hair left. Hey, you know you’d be better off shoving that cigarette up your ass. It’d probably be healthier for you. You work out, huh? Yeah. No, free weights. Yeah. Yeah, big time. Just like that. 285. What do you bench? Yeah. Do you paint? Do you sculpt? Do you like art? Do you like music? Oh, tell me what you really think. Well, it’s art, Monet. I wasn’t very good. What concerns you? You know what the real bitch of it is? It’s paint-by-number. Are they really? Really? Think I should move to the south of France, change my name to Vincent? Yeah.”

“In what way? Yeah, maybe. Bingo. That’s it. Let me do my job now. You start with me. Come on. Maybe you should watch your mouth. Watch it right there, chief, all right? If you ever disrespect my wife again, I will end you. I will fucking end you. Got that, chief? Yeah. Thursday, 4:00. Make sure the kid’s here.”


Professor Gerald Lambeau

“Mod fx square, dx. So, please finish Percival for next time. I know many of you had this as undergraduates, but it won’t hurt to brush up. Thank you, Steven. I also put an advanced Fourier system on the main hallway chalkboard. I’m hoping that one of you might prove it by the end of the semester. Now, the person to do so will not only be in my good graces but also go on to fame and fortune by having their accomplishment recorded and their name printed in the auspicious MIT Tech. Former winners include Nobel laureates, Fields Medal winners, renowned astrophysicists and lowly MIT professors. Well, that’s all. If you have any questions, I’m sure that Tom has the answers.”

“Yes? Come here. It’s Saturday. Unless you wanna have a drink with me tonight. Find out what? This is correct. Who did this? Jack? Nemesh? Is it just my imagination, or has my class grown considerably? Well, by no stretch of my imagination do I believe you’ve all come here to hear me lecture. Rather, to ascertain the identity of the mystery math magician. So, without further ado, come forward, silent rogue, and receive thy prize. Well, I’m sorry to disappoint my spectators, but it seems there will be no unmasking here today. However, my colleagues and I have conferred, and there is a problem on the board right now, that took us more than two years to prove. So, let this be said, the gauntlet has been thrown down, but the faculty have answered and answered with vigor.”

“What are you doing? That’s people’s work. You can’t graffiti here. Don’t you walk away from me! Oh, you’re a clever one. What’s your name? Oh, my God. Tom. Excuse me? Is this the buildings and grounds office? I just need the name of a student who works here. Well, could you please check. I have this guy who works in my building. He’s about this high. Two. Building two. No, no, no. It’s nothing like that. I just need his name. Tom, please. This is important. Please. PO? Thank you.”

“I’m Gerald Lambeau. Professor you told to fuck himself. I’ve spoken to the judge, and he’s agreed to release you under my supervision. Yeah. Under two conditions. First condition is that you meet with me every week. Go over the proof you’re working on, get into some more advanced… combinatorial mathematics, finite math. And the second condition is that… that you see a therapist. I’m responsible to submit reports on those meetings. If you fail to meet with any of those conditions, you will have to serve time. It’s better than spending that time in jail, isn’t it?”

“A difficult theorem can be like… a symphony. It’s very erotic. Ah, Henry. What happened? Henry. Jesus. I’m sorry, Rich. For God’s sake, Will. I told you to cooperate with these people. Get out, Will. That’s enough. Get out! Oh, what’s the use? Well, there is someone. He used to be my, uh… my roommate in college. Hello, Sean. Hello. It’s good to see you. Sean, I think I got something interesting for you.”

“Why didn’t you come to the reunion? You were missed. So, how long has it been since we’ve seen each other? Yeah, I’m sorry. I was in Paris. It was that damn conference. Sean, Sean. This boy is incredible. I’ve never seen anything like him. You ever heard of Ramanujan? It’s a man. He lived over 100 years ago. He was Indian. Dots, not feathers. He lived in this tiny hut somewhere in India. He had no formal education. He had no access to any scientific work. But he came across this old math book, and from this simple text, he was able to extrapolate theories that had baffled mathematicians for years. Well, he mailed it to Hardy at Cambridge. And Hardy immediately recognized the brilliance of his work. And brought him over to England, and then they worked together for years, creating some of the most exciting math theory ever done. This Ramanujan, his genius was unparalleled, Sean. Well, this boy’s just like that. But he’s… he’s a bit defensive. I need someone who can get through to him.”

“Yeah, like you. Well, because you have the same kind of background. Well, you’re from the same neighborhood. Yeah. Five. Yeah. Yeah. Sean, please. Just meet with him once a week. Please? It’s a poker game with this kid. Don’t let him know what you’ve got. He probably even read your book, if he could find it. Hi, Will. This is Sean Maguire. Will Hunting. Yeah, let’s get started. Yeah, please, Tom. Yeah, of course. You okay? Look, I’ll understand if you don’t wanna meet with him again. Yeah. Thanks.”


Morgan O’Mally

“Tootsie Roll!” Toots! Yeah, that’s a real nice ass. That fuckin’ guinea. I hate that little bitch. Will knows him. Fuck this. Let’s get some food. Fuck her. Let’s go to Kelly’s. What the fuck are we gonna do? We can’t spare 15 minutes? Double burger. Double burger. Chuck, I had a double burger. So, give me my fuckin’ sandwich. I said I’d get change when I get the snow cone. I said that before when we pulled up. Why don’t you just give me my sandwich and stop bein’ a prick. Why you gotta be an asshole? Can I have my food, please? We just seen the guy 15 minutes ago at the park if we was gonna fight him, we should’ve fight him then. We got snacks now. I’m not goin’. I’m not going.”

“Will, how retarded do you gotta be to get fried from that job? I mean, how hard is it to push a motherfuckin’ broom around? I got fired ’cause management was restructuring. Shut up. You get canned more than tuna, bitch. Yeah. You kiddin’ me? I asked you yesterday if I could get a job. What’s up, big Case? My boy’s wicked smart. I just spent three minutes in this fuckin’ place and run into a Barney, huh? They were fine, man, I was gonna, we was gonna close the deal, but then Chuck… uh Billy insulted one of them and the heavyset girl said I had a receding hairline, and I was a few pounds overweight. And I was, like, ‘go fuck yourself.’ I swallowed a bug. Yo! Hey, there goes them fuckin’ Barneys right now with their skiing trip. We should’ve beat that old bitch’s ass.”


Billy McBride

“Son of a bitch! Hey, Morgan, who’s the girl with the striped pants? She’s got a nice ass. That guy? I could go for a Whopper. Fucking go, Morgan. Easy, brother, easy.”

“Yeah, restructuring the amount of retards they had workin’ for ’em. Least I got a motherfuckin’ job right now, don’t I? Why did you get fired, Will? Come on. What’s up, Casey? Let’s sit over here. Get some pussy for us.”

“Come here.”


Tom

“Looks right. This is professor Lambeau.”

“I called Mel Weintraub this morning to see… what do you want to do? Who is he?”


Harvard University

“♪ I’d hold you forever here ♪ In my arms ♪”

“Professor Lambeau? I’m in your applied theories class. We’re all up at the math and science building. Maybe. We just couldn’t wait until Monday to find out. Who proved the theorem. It wasn’t me. No way.”


Counselors

“Absolutely right. Right on the button. Good for you, Will. Very nice. Will, the pressures, and I’m not judging them, I’m not labeling them, but they are destroying your potential. No more shenanigans. No more tomfoolery. No more ballyhoo. You’re not gonna get off that easily. Come on, Will. A bit more. What kind of things? You hide, do you? Really? What sort of places? More, that’s nice. Yes, what sort of clubs? Fantasy, that’s nice. A bit more. Boom, boom, boom. Yes. What are you talking about? What? A jump? Are you… I’m terribly sorry to disappoint you. What are you… putting from the rough? What on earth are you talking about? Hi, Gerry. Hey, you know something? I can’t do this pro bono work anymore. It’s just not… it’s not worth it. Well, I’m going on national television next week. I mean, I haven’t got time to tell you, much less talk to that raving looney in there. An absolute lunatic, he is.”

“Okay, you are in your bed, Will. Now, how old are you? What do you see? What is it? You are in a safe place, Will. Where is it touching you? You don’t have to be nervous, Will. I have better things to do with my time.”


Boston, Massachussets

“Hi, Will. I’m all right, how are you? What? Oh, fuck you. And your Irish curse, Chuckie. Like I’d waste my energy spreadin’ my legs for that Tootsie Roll dick? Go home and give it a tug yourself.”

“Whoa! Hey, douchebag! Yeah, you, you skank face! Shut the fuck up. why don’t you lick my love stick? Fuckin’, let’s go, man. Step on his fuckin’ head. Get his ass on the ground. Stomp that motherfucker. Motherfucker, die! Carter! Come on! Come here!”

“Yup. Hey. Good. How ya doin’? What class did you say that was? Just history? It must have been a survey course then, huh? Right. How’d you like that course? Elementary. You know, I don’t doubt that it was. I, uh, remember that class. It was… it was just between recess and lunch. Why don’t you relax? I’m juts havin’ fun with my new friend. That’s all. No, no, no, no. There’s no problem here. I was just hoping you might give me some insight into the evolution of the market economy in the Southern colonies. My contention is that, prior to the Revolutionary War, the economic modalities, especially in the Southern colonies, could most aptly be characterized as Agrarian pre-capitalist. Well, as a matter of fact, I won’t, because Wood drastically underestimates the impact of… yeah, but I will have a degree and you’ll be servin’ my kids fries at a drive through on our way to a skiing trip. No, man, there’s no problem. It’s cool. Yeah. Yeah.”

“Yeah. What can I do for you? No students work for me. Which one is your building? Look, if anything was stolen, I should know… I can’t give yo his name unless you have a complaint. And this is Professor Hayes. Willie didn’t show for work today. Got this job through his PO. You can call him. Yeah, parole officer. Asshole.”

“1887? This is the 20th century, Your Honor. He’s gonna make a mockery of the courtroom. Don’t tell me about the constitution of the United States. Man is a what? Son, my turn. I’ve been sitting here for 10 minutes now lookin’ over this rap sheet of yours. I just can’t believe it. June ’93, assault. September ’93, assault. Grand theft auto, February of ’94. Where, apparently, you defended yourself and had the case thrown out by citing ‘Free property rights of horse and carriage’ from 1798. Joke. January ’95, impersonating an officer. Mayhem, theft, resisting. All overturned. I’m also aware that you’ve been through several foster homes. The state removed you from three because of serious physical abuse. You know, another judge might care, but you hit a cop. You’re going in. Motion to dismiss is denied. $50,000 bail. All rise.”

“Yo, what’s up, baby? What you doing? What’s up, baby? Want some of my ass? Have a seat. Wow.”

“Um… because, uh… trust is, uh… trust is life. Coffee? You, sir?”

“Well, you look lovely in those glasses. They’re just beautiful. Wonderful.”


English Patient

The English Patient, Amazon Prime Video, Miramax, Tiger Moth Productions

Miramax original film The English Patient was released November 15th, 1996.

The English Patient, Amazon Prime Video, Miramax, Tiger Moth Productions
The English Patient, Amazon Prime Video, Miramax, Tiger Moth Productions
The English Patient, Amazon Prime Video, Miramax, Tiger Moth Productions
The English Patient, Amazon Prime Video, Miramax, Tiger Moth Productions

#TheEnglishPatient made $231.9M at the international box office.

rottentomatoes: 86%

metacritic: 86

imdb: 7.4

oscars: 9 wins

golden globes: 2 wins

SAG awards: 4 nominations


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Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain, Paramount+, MGM+, Miramax, Mirage Enterprises, Bona Fide Productions, Blossom Films, Castel Film Romania, Cattleya

Paramount+ original film Cold Mountain was released December 25, 2003.

Cold Mountain, Paramount+, MGM+, Miramax, Mirage Enterprises, Bona Fide Productions, Blossom Films, Castel Film Romania, Cattleya
Cold Mountain, Paramount+, MGM+, Miramax, Mirage Enterprises, Bona Fide Productions, Blossom Films, Castel Film Romania, Cattleya
Cold Mountain, Paramount+, MGM+, Miramax, Mirage Enterprises, Bona Fide Productions, Blossom Films, Castel Film Romania, Cattleya

#ColdMountain made $173M at the international box office.










rottentomatoes: 70%

metacritic: 73

imdb: 7.2

oscars: 1 win

golden globes: 1 win

SAG awards: 1 win


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New York

Gangs of New York, Max, Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group, Alberto Grimaldi Productions

Max original film Gangs of New York was released December 20th, 2002.

Gangs of New York, Max, Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group, Alberto Grimaldi Productions
Gangs of New York, Max, Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group, Alberto Grimaldi Productions
Gangs of New York, Max, Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group, Alberto Grimaldi Productions

#GangsofNewYork made $193.7M at the international box office.





rottentomatoes: 73%

metacritic: 72

imdb: 7.5

oscars: 10 nominations

golden globes: 2 wins

SAG awards: 1 win


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Oil Money

Paramount+ original film There Will Be Blood was released December 26th, 2007.

#ThereWillBeBlood cleared $76.1M at the international box office.





rottentomatoes: 91%

metacritic: 93

imdb: 8.2

oscars: 2 wins

golden globes: 1 win

SAG awards: 1 win


Daniel Plainview, There Will Be Blood, Paramount+, Paramount Vantage, Miramax, Ghoulardi Film Company, Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Plainview

Daniel Plainview strikes three successful oil drills in a row outside of Little Boston, California.

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Daniel Plainview, There Will Be Blood, Paramount+, Paramount Vantage, Miramax, Ghoulardi Film Company, Daniel Day-Lewis

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

1 win: 2008



Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama

1 win: 2008



Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

1 win: 2008



“No! There she is. There she is. There she is.” — Daniel Plainview

“Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve traveled over half our state to be here tonight. I couldn’t get away sooner because my new well was coming in at Coyote Hills and I had to see about it. That well is now flowing at 2,000 barrels and it’s paying me an income of $5,000 a week. I have two others drilling and I have 16 producing at Antelope, so, ladies and gentlemen, if I say I am an oil man, you will agree.” — Daniel Plainview

“Now, you have a great chance here, but bear in mind you could lose it all if you’re not careful. Out of all men that beg for a chance to drill your lots, maybe one in 20 will be oilmen. The rest will be speculators, that’s men trying to get between you and the oilmen. To get some of the money that ought by rights come to you. Even if you find one that has money and means to drill he’ll maybe know nothing about drilling. He’ll have to hire the job out on contract, and then you’re depending on a contractor who’ll rush the job through so he can get another contract as quick as he can. This is the way that this works.” — Daniel Plainview

“I do my own drilling. And the men that work for me, work for me, they are men that I know. I make it my business to be there and to see their work. I don’t lose my tools in the hole and spends months fishing for them. I don’t botch the cementing off and let water in the hole and ruin the whole lease. I’m a family man. I run a family business. This is my son and my partner H.W. Plainview. We offer you the bond of family that very few oil men can understand. I’m fixed like no other company in this field and that’s because my Coyote Hills well has just come in. I have a string of tools all ready to put to work. I can load a rig onto trucks and have them here in a week. I have business connections so I can get the lumber for the derrick. Such things go by friendship in a rush like this. And this is why I can guarantee to start drilling and to put up the cash to back my word. I assure you, ladies and gentlemen, no matter what the others promise to do, when it comes to the showdown, they won’t be there.” — Daniel Plainview

“I don’t need the lease. Thank you. Too much confusion. Thank you for your time. I wouldn’t take the lease if you gave it to me as a gift.” — Daniel Plainview

“Mr. Bankside, I’m not gonna waste your time. I’d certainly appreciate it if you didn’t waste mine. Now, if you wish to sign with me, we can have a well drilling within ten days. Your lot is further north from the discovery well up here. That means we’ll probably have to dig deeper. If there’s as much oil here as I think there is, it’ll be harder to reach. But once we find it we can take it right out. We have to act quickly, very soon these fields will be dry. I need you to know what you want to do. Now, because of the distance from the discovery well, I’ll pay you a smaller royalty than you’d get down there, but I’m prepared to give you a $1,000 bonus on your lot. One-sixth, plus a guarantee to start drilling within ten days. Now, that’s something you won’t find anywhere else. What age are your children, ma’am? She died in childbirth, Mrs. Bankside. So it’s just me and my son now.” — Daniel Plainview

“Yes? Yes. What can I do for you? That’s right. Well, that depends. On a lot of things. Oh, I think that you should let me know what you know and then we’ll try and work something out. Please. I uh… I enjoy all faiths. I don’t belong to one church in particular. I like them all. I like everything. Where are you from? What are you doing in Signal Hill? Just ’cause there’s something on the ground doesn’t mean there’s anything beneath it. Is it in California? How much land did they buy? Why did you come to me? That’s right. I’ll tell you what I’ll do, son. I’ll give yo $100 now and if it proves to be a promising lease, then I’ll give you a $1000 bonus. Tell me one thing to help me decide. What else have you got up there? What do you grow?” — Daniel Plainview

“Yes. Here’s $500, son. You tell me something worth hearing, this money’s yours. Where’s Standard buying up? Your family name is Sunday, yes? How many’s in your family? What’s your name? You can stay the night. Listen, Paul. If I travel all the way down there and find out you’ve been lying to me, I’m going to find you and I’m going to take more than my money back. Is that all right with you? All right, then. And to you, young man.” — Daniel Plainview

“Good evening. My name’s Daniel Plainview. This is my son H.W. Hunting for quail. We’re told there might be a good place to camp up near the Sunday ranch. Thank you. Do you have water? We heard there was an earthquake up here a few days ago. Is that right? Your family? That would be fine. Now, if we set out tent away over there, we’d be out of your way over there. No! H.W. That would be fine. Thank you. No, please. We set ourselves on this camping trip. We have to do the camping. Hurry up! Do you have bread? Potatoes would be nice, thank you. That’s all right. I thought maybe we’d make a fire. I wanted to work with my son on making a fire. Thank you so much for you hospitality, Mr. Sunday. And we’ll be out of your way. We’re just hunting for quail. No, no, no. Thank you, young lady.” — Daniel Plainview

“Yes. You’re Eli Sunday. That’s right. Thank you. Thank you so much. That’s earthquake oil. Set loose. So… so, so. If there’s anything here, we take it to the sea. What we do is we build a pipeline to Port Hueneme or Santa Paula, it’s about 100 miles, and we do a deal with Union Oil. This is what we do. Then we don’t need the railroads and their shipping costs anymore. You see? You see that? Then we’re making money. We’re making the real money. What we should be making. Not just… not just throwing it away on shipping costs. Otherwise, it’s just mud. Who’s that? I’m not going to give them oil prices. I’ll give them quail prices.” — Daniel Plainview

“If we could take a few minutes, there’s something I would very much like to talk with you about. I believe in plain speaking, so… this is a beautiful ranch. I love hunting for quail, so… my boy has been sick, you know. He needs fresh air. Doctors all say he needs plentiful fresh air. So, what would you say would be a fair price for this lot, Abel? That’s right. Take a moment. Six dollars? Thank you, Eli. I’d like to offer you $3,700 for this ranch. That’s $3,700. Yes, I believe He has. My offer to you is $3,700. The Good Lord’s guidance. Now, of course, within that… …we’re going to develop a lease. What’s that? Uh, what about it? Oh, do you have someone who can drill for it? Do you think there’s oil here? It’s very expensive to drill. To get it up and out of the ground. You ever tried that before? Costly. I believe that’s called seepage. Doesn’t necessarily mean there’s anything underneath it. I don’t know. That’s right. What would you like, Eli? For what? That’s good. That’s a good one. Well, uh… if we decide to drill for oil and the well begins to produce… I’ll give your church a $5,000 signing bonus. Do you want to find someone else that’s gonna come up here and drill, Eli? Make the investment and do all the hard work that goes into it? I can just as easily hunt for quail on another ranch as I can here, so… though I’ll happily be a supporter of your church as long as I can. For the bonus only. Now, as it happens I do have some connections in the drilling business who might help us get started. How do you feel about this, Abel? Well, good! Let’s draw up some contracts and let’s… let’s give it a try. Appreciate your help with this, Eli.” — Daniel Plainview

“Good afternoon. Real estate? Yes, I’d like to talk to you. I’m looking for some land. I just bought the Sunday Ranch. And, well, where’s the map? Where are the hills behind the the Sunday Ranch? What about this? What’s it held at? Six. What about this? Can everything around here be got?” — Daniel Plainview

“Paul Sunday turned out to be a good friend of ours. That’s right. Well, you get here just soon as you can. Bring Fred English. Good enough. You fellas are a long way from Signal Hill. Hello, Gene. Charlie. Good to see you. On your way somewhere else? Funny to see you. You boys are a little late. I found some interesting prospects. What did you find? That’s what I hear. Mostly in the north, so far. I’m gonna tell you, Gene, if you’re make a play, go east. I’d rather it be you than someone else. This mud around here has been taken. Telling me how handsome my son is? That’s very nice. Thank you. Take care. Good luck, Gene. Like I said, go east.” — Daniel Plainview

“Mary, she’s, uh, the smaller one? Everyone here? But? Who? …eight. Who’s he? Is he here? He’s boosting his price. Well, let him wait. He’ll come around. Let’s go. Ladies and gentleman? Ladies and gentlemen. Thank you so much for visiting with us this evening. Now, I’ve traveled over half our state to be here and see about this land. Now, I daresay some of you might have heard some of the more extravagant rumors about what my plans are, so I just thought you’d like to hear it from me. This is the face. It’s no great mystery. I’m an oilman, ladies and gentlemen, I have numerous concerns spread across this state. I have many wells flowing at many thousand barrels a day so I like to think of myself as an oil man. As an oil man, I hope you’ll forgive some good old-fashioned plain speaking. Now, this work that we do is very much a family enterprise. I work side by side with my wonderful son, H.W. I think one or two of you might have met him already. And I encourage my men to bring their families, as well. Of course, it makes for an ever so much more rewarding life for them. Family means children, children means education. So wherever we set up camp, education is a necessity and we’re just so happy to take care of that. So let’s build a wonderful school in Little Boston. These children are the future that we strive for and so they should have the very best things. Now, something else, and please don’t be insulted if I speak about this. Bread. Let’s talk about bread. Now, to my mind, it’s an abomination to consider that any man, woman, or child in this magnificent country of ours should have to look upon a loaf of bread as a luxury. We’re going to dig water wells here, and water wells means irrigation. Irrigation means cultivation. We’re gonna raise crops here where before it just simply wasn’t impossible. You’re going to have more grain than you’ll know what to do with, and bread will be coming right out of your ears, ma’am. New roads, employment, agriculture, education. These are just a few things we can offer you, and I assure you ladies and gentlemen, that if we do find oil here, and I think there’s a very good chance that we will, this community of yours will not only survive, it will flourish. I’d be happy to answer any questions that you might have. Yes?” — Daniel Plainview

“That’ll be the first place that it leads. Thank you, Eli. Anyone else? Well, if anything comes up, I’m pretty easy to find. Just come visit with me. Thank you so much for your time.” — Daniel Plainview

“Yes, come in. I’ll bring them up when they arrive. Everything’s good. Of course. I don’t believe so. No. Thank you. That’s right. The derrick. When you walk up? That’s fine. Well, then we start the drill. What time’s good for you, Eli? Well, let’s make it 4:00 then. My thanks for your visit.” — Daniel Plainview

“Afternoon, everyone. Come with me. I thank you all so much for visiting with us at this time. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some of you and I hope very much in the months to come I’ll be able to visit with each and every one of you. I’m better at digging holes in the ground than making speeches, so let’s forget the speech for this evening, just make it a simple blessing. You see, one man doesn’t prospect from the ground. It takes a whole community of good people such as yourselves and this is good. We stay together. We pray together, we work together, and if the Good Lord smiles on our endeavor we share in the wealth together. Now, before we spud in Mary’s Well Number One, named for the lovely Miss Mary Sunday, right here by my side, a proud daughter of these hills, I’d just like to say God bless these honest labors of ours, and of course, God bless you all. Amen. Now go. Won’t be a minute. Fast as you can, H.W. That’s it, ladies and gentlemen! Al Rose has very generously provided some refreshments for this occasion out of his own pocket. Thank you, Al. If you’ll all just care to help yourselves, I’ll be back in a minute.” — Daniel Plainview

“Mary. Oh… Mary Sunday. Do you like your new dress? You’re welcome. I thought you’d like it. Are you happy I came here? Your daddy doesn’t hit you anymore does he? Does he now? Better not, right? I’ll take care of you. No more hitting, right? No more hitting. Now go. Go and play some more and don’t come back.” — Daniel Plainview

“What? What man? Did I know him? What happened? God damn it. Where’s the body. Where’s the bit. Clean him up. Put some clothes on him. And… set up a tent. Anybody goes down into the cellar, you tell somebody. Yes? Shut down till midday.” — Daniel Plainview

“Eli. Had a tragedy at the well last night. Joe Gundha was a man of considerable faith. So if you wish to say a few words, his burial is at noon tomorrow. Yes it could have. These men are working 12 hour shifts. They need their rest. If they don’t have it, they make stupid mistakes. We need these men well rested to bring in this well. They can’t get that if they’re up here listening to your gospel, and then the well can’t produce and blow gold all over the place. And then the well can’t produce and blow gold all over the place. Now, would you see to it that his personal possessions find their way back to his family, please? Thank you. Heard you were planning some renovations. That was one goddamn hell of a show.” — Daniel Plainview

“Lights out! Wait here. Wait here. Lights out! Put that fire out! Is he hurt? H.W.! Hand him down to me! Here. Hand him down! I’ve got him! Oh, God. Come on. Open the door. Let go. There you go. You’re safe. You’re safe. You’re safe now. I got you here. You’re safe. Let go, son. Tell me where it hurts. Tell me where it hurts. Tell me… tell me where it hurts. Where does it hurt you? Where does it hurt you? Were you hit in the head? Were you hit in the head? Tell me. You have to tell me if you were! I have to go and deal with this now. You wait here for me. I’ll be back. I’ll be back in a minute. Wait here.” — Daniel Plainview


Eli Sunday, There Will Be Blood, Paramount+, Paramount Vantage, Miramax, Ghoulardi Film Company, Paul Dano

Eli Sunday

“My name is Eli. Welcome. Eli. You’re hunting quail? We will bring dinner.”

“Six dollars an acre. No. What is it that bought you here, sir? What about our oil? What about our oil? We have oil here. That’s worth something. I know there is. How much is it? Well, our oil sits right up on top of the ground. What would you give us for it? Something you don’t know. Ten thousand dollars. For my church. Ten thousand.”

“Will the new road lead to the church?”

“Just follow the new road to the church. The new road will lead you there. Hello, brother, my name is Eli. Hello, brother, my name is Eli. The Church of the Third Revelation welcomes you. Just follow the new road right to the church.”

“Daniel, may I speak with you? Good morning. How is all the work coming? All the men are provided for? Spirits seem high. Is there anything that you need from me? Anything the church can do for you? I understand you’ve asked the people to gather around and watch the well begin tomorrow is that right? I will bless the well. Before you begin, you should introduce me. You’ll see me walk up towards the oil well, and when I… you’ll see me walk up, and then you could say my name. Yes. You’ll see me walk up, and you could say, ‘the proud son of these hills who tended his Father’s flock,’ and then you could say my name. And what happens then? It’s a simple blessing, Daniel. But an important one. It’s just a few words. It won’t take long. What time? 4:00. Good day. Thank you.”

“I went to my room to thank God for what he had given all of us. And I had a vision. Yes, last night, I had a vision and I felt God’s breath move through me. And it rolled down into my stomach. It sloshed around. And my stomach spoke in a whisper, not a shout ‘touch this woman with your hands and caress her.’ My dear Mrs. Hunter, you have arthritis, don’t you? Yes. The devil is in your hands and I will suck it out. Now, I will not cast this ghost out with a fever for the new spirit inside me showed me a new way to communicate. It is a gentle whisper. Get out of here, ghost. Get out of here, ghost. Get out. Get out of here, ghost. Get out of here, ghost. Get out of here, ghost. Get out of here. And don’t you dare turn around and come back. For if you do, all of the armies of my boot will kick you in the teeth and you will be cast up and thrown in the dirt and thrust back to perdition. And as long as I have teeth, I will bite you. And if I have no teeth, I will gum you! And as long as I have fists, I will bash you! Now, get out of here, ghost. Get out of here, ghost! Get out of here, ghost! And it left!”

“My dear Mrs. Hunter. Dance with me. Dance. Thanks for coming. Will I see you tomorrow? Yes, I heard. Daniel, this accident could have been avoided. It is terrible to think of that well …unblessed. I’ve seen some of the men drinking. Don’t you think that has something to do with this? I wish I had more time with Joe Gundha. More could have been done. Yes, our congregation is growing strongly. We need more room. We were happy to have you, Daniel.”


Paul Sunday, There Will Be Blood, Paramount+, Paramount Vantage, Miramax, Ghoulardi Film Company, Paul Dano

Paul Sunday

“Mr. Plainview? Are you Daniel Plainview? You look for oil. What do you pay for a place that has it. What does it depend on? If I told you I knew a place that had oil where land could be bought cheaply, what do you think that would be worth? Can I sit down? What church do you belong to? That would be telling you. That’s what I want to sell you. We have oil, and it seeps through the ground. Do you want to pay me to know where it is? Why did Standard Oil buy up land? Maybe. I’d like it better if you didn’t think I was stupid. You just brought this well in. Yes, so, just give me $500 in cash right now and I’ll tell you where it is. $600. We have a big ranch, but it’s mostly rocks. Plant things. But nothing will grow but weeds. What makes you think it’s up?”

“Alkali. Nearby. I don’t know sulfur. Is that your son? Hi. Who are you? What do you do? I come from a town called Little Boston in Isabella County. This is us, here. Spur station here at Little Boston. The Sunday Ranch is what you’re looking for. There’s a sheep trail that takes you there. It’s a mile out of town headed west, not far. Just through a small pass here near the base of the hills. You’ll pass a church and just follow the sheep trail. Here and here. That’s right. My father and mother and sisters and my brother Eli. Two. Paul. I don’t know. My uncle always said there was oil there, but I don’t know what they heard or what they think. It’s goats. It’s a goat farm. I told you, nothing grows but weeds. It’s salty. You drill a well, it’s hard not to get salt water. The oil is there. I’m telling you. I want to go now, so… no, I want to go now. I want to leave. Yes, sir. Nice luck to you. God bless.”


The Sunday Ranch

“Thank you, Mary. There’s someone coming. Good evening. Are you hunting? This is the Sunday ranch. You can camp here. Yes. Yes. Yeah, all fine. Thank you. We have goat’s milk, if you’d like. That’s fine. Ruth! Help these men and bring them some water. Mr. Plainview, would you like that milk now? Mary! Bring them some milk. My family will help you set up your tent. We have potatoes. I’ll have them boil you up some potatoes. All right. My son Eli will bring you some wood. Yes. Yes. I’m sorry we don’t have any bread. Corn just doesn’t fill out in the hills here. It’s mostly rock. We don’t have room to raise the grain.”

“Mother, would you take the girl outside, please? To buy this place? I’m sorry. I don’t know. And then with the improvements to the ranch over the years at $500… the lord has sent this man here, Eli. Yes. What Eli says.”

“What are those men doing? How much money can we make? One thousand dollars?”

“Mary said that her father beats her if she doesn’t pray.”

“Yes. Thank you. Yes. Yes, I do, Eli.”

Little Boston

“Good afternoon. Yes. That’s here. It’s the Bandy tract. He has over 600 acres. A.C. Maude, Blodget, Redlick, Carr. Six dollars an acre. That’s the Belvins, and that could be got, I’m sure. Sure.”

“Thank you, porter. H.W. how are you? Pretty good. Where’s your Dad? Hello, Plainview. Passing through. Looking around. Funny, isn’t it? You boys are a regular family business. Hmm. Did you hear Standard bought up? It must be easy when you have such a cute face to carry around with you. Well, that I am. H.W. I’ll be your lawyer if you need to draw up a contract. Make sure you don’t get swindled, boy. Get half what your dad’s making.”

“Very successful. There are a few vacant lots and one hold out. William Bandy. He’s an old man who homesteaded here. Lives with his grandson. He said he’d like to speak with you. No, he’d like you to come visit with him. He said he’d like to speak with whoever’s doing the buying.”

“♪ What a privilege to carry ♪ everything to God in prayer! ♪ What a privilege to carry… ♪ Jesus knows our every weakness ♪ Take it to the Lord in prayer ♪ Are we weak and heavy-laden ♪ Cumbered with a load of care? ♪ Precious Savior still our refuge ♪ Take it to the Lord in prayer… ♪”

“Yes. Cast out. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord and his holy days! Praise God! Aw!”

“It was a wonderful sermon. Yes.”


Fletcher Hamilton

“Is there sulfur around? Or alkali deposits? I’m Fletcher Hamilton. Nice to meet you, son. What’s your name? I work with Mr. Plainview.”

“Does any of your family know about the oil you say is there? What do you grow? Is there water?”

“How’s that?”

“Are you ready to do this?”

“Daniel? It’s okay, H.W. Go back to sleep. Go on. Go back to sleep. Daniel. Daniel. Daniel! Daniel! Lost a man down the well. Joe Gundha. No. They’re fishing it out now. It’s on the deck.”

H.W. Plainview

“Hi. How many sisters do you have?”

“H.W.”

“Dad! Dad, look at my shoe. So? Yeah. Yes. How much are we going to pay them? The Sunday family.”

“Fine. How are you? Inside.”

“They’re just guys that are working for us. They’re just looking around. I don’t know. It depends. Yes, she is.”

“I can’t hear my voice. I can’t hear my voice. Don’t leave!”


Oil Drill

“It’s coming in, boss! Hear it?”

“Pick it up. Set the brake. Tie it down. Tie it on. Shit!”

“Yes, sir.”

“Gas, gas, gas! Got him? No. Did you see this?”


Mr. and Mrs. Bankside

“What kind of royalty are you talking about? Ten and twelve. Mr. Plainview, a question, sir, where is your wife?”


Oil Town

“What is your offer? We’re wasting time! Please! Sit down! Sit down, you have no right… let us discuss what the man has to say. Prescott, do you trust this man? Let’s discuss what he has to say. There’s logic to what he’s saying. How does he know? My lot is here! Two or three years, it could be ten years! We gain nothing by losing our heads. Look at that well out there! Nobody’s losing their heads. You have no business being here! Sit that woman down, sir! You can sit down. Mr. Plainview. Please, Mr. Plainview! No, Mr. Plainview! No, where are you going? But we need you. No, no, no. There’s no confusion.”


Poker Player

Paramount+ original film Rounders was released September 11th, 1998.

#Rounders made $22.9M at the international box office.






rottentomatoes: 64%

metacritic: 54

imdb: 7.3


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