The Being (1981)
Bill Osco: Mortimer Lutz
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Quotes
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Laurie : But if this thing is actually killing people, then why is the mayor trying to keep it quiet?
Detective Mortimer Lutz : Potatoes
Laurie : Potatoes?
Detective Mortimer Lutz : Around here that means big money.
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Garson Jones : Dumping toxic waste into the aquifer does not, and will not, affect the water supply for this town.
Detective Mortimer Lutz : [watching Garson on the TV] Yeah, right. Pretty soon we'll all be glowing in the dark.
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Garson Jones : The only explanation I have is it's some sort of genetic freak. A mutation- its chromosomes must have been severely damaged at conception. Continual exposure to high radiation levels has created something completely unfamiliar to us.
Detective Mortimer Lutz : But why is it so intelligent?
Garson Jones : It's conceivable it can use a higher percentage of its brain- and at the same time, be completely psychotic.