Polyester (1981)
Joni Ruth White: La Rue
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Quotes
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Francine Fishpaw : [Cuddles, along with her personal chauffeur, have arrived in the driveway] Oh, it's Cuddles...
La Rue : Good Lord, Francine. Don't you know it's bad luck to let retarded people in your home? Call me a cab this instant!
Francine Fishpaw : But, Mother, she's my best friend.
La Rue : Your "best friend"? She was your cleaning lady, Francine! Are you that unpopular that you seek out the social company of your maid?
Francine Fishpaw : But she's not a maid anymore, Mother. She inherited a great deal of money from the family she used to work for.
La Rue : Money or not... oh, the injustice of it all! She was a scrub woman! Give her carfare, a ham at Easter, but for God's sake, don't hang around with her! Are you going to call me a cab, or do I have to walk?
Francine Fishpaw : [meekly] Yes, Mother...
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Francine Fishpaw : [visiting La Rue in the hospital] Hello, Mother. Feeling any better today?
La Rue : How can I feel better with a drunken miser as a daughter?
Francine Fishpaw : Shut up, Mother! For 44 years, I've tried to be a good daughter to you and all I've gotten in return is abuse. I've given you money - thousands and thousands of dollars - and still it's not enough! Well, I've had it! You can rot in that wheelchair for all I care!
[storms out of the room]
La Rue : [faking a heart attack] The pain, the pain! My heart! She's giving me a heart attack! Oh God, help! Help!
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La Rue : You see what an alcoholic you are? You'd even drink gasoline if it was in a bottle! You stink like an alcoholic! Positively disgusting!
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La Rue : Let's move to Miami! Finally, I can get my face-lift. I want a Cadillac, too - a big, purple Cadillac - so I can ride around and laugh at poor people!
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La Rue : Good Lord, Francine. You've put on another 20 pounds!
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La Rue : Well, well, well, off work so early? Scrubbed out any interesting toilets lately?
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La Rue : Free, white, rich, and happy!
Todd Tomorrow : Hot damn!
