Of Mice and Men (1992)
John Terry: Slim
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Quotes
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Slim : A guy don't need no sense to be a nice fella.
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Slim : [about Lennie] He's a nice fella. A guy don't need no sense to be a nice fella.
George : Yeah, but he gets in trouble all the time because he's so goddamn dumb, like what happened up north in Weed.
Slim : [curiously pauses] What he do in Weed?
George : He seen this girl... in a red dress. And the dumb bastard that he is, he just - he wants to touch everything he likes. So he reaches out to touch this red dress. So the girl starts screaming and that gets Lennie all mixed up. So he holds on and he won't let go, because that's the only thing he can think to do.
Slim : So what happened?
George : Well, she runs off across the field screaming. So me and Lennie take off running, and pretty soon here are a bunch of guys with dogs coming after us. We had to hide in the irrigation ditch until it was safe to get away.
Slim : He didn't hurt the girl none?
George : Hell, no, he just scared her.
Slim : Well, he ain't mean. I can tell a mean guy a mile off.
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Curley : [notices Lennie laughing] What the hell you laughin' about? HUH? YOU! C'mon, you big bastard, get up. No big son-of-a-bitch is gonna laugh at me. Get up!
[Curley suddenly punches Lennie in the face sending Lennie down on the floor]
Curley : [to Carlson] I'll show you who's yella!
[continues hurting Lennie]
Curley : Get up! Get up and fight!
[Curley continues hurting Lennie as a few men present in the bunk egg Lennie on to fight back]
Lennie : [covers his bloody face, cries] George! MAKE HIM STOP!
Lennie : Get him, Lennie!
[Lennie cries still as Curley continues punching him more]
George : [yells] GET HIM, LENNIE! GET HIM!
[Curley sends another punch only for Lennie to grab his fist, Curley goes afraid as Lennie angrily seethes as his face goes twisted and pushes Curley back and slams him down on a table and begins to squeeze Curley's hand very hard]
Curley : [writhes and screams violently] OW! GET HIM OFF OF ME! GET HIM OFF OF ME!
George : [tries to stop Lennie] Lennie! Slim, help me!
[Slim rushes in as he and George try to pull Lennie away]
Curley : [screams still] LET GO!
[Lennie begins to squeeze Curley's hand which begins to bleed profusely with the sound of his hand crunching, Curley begins to go weak as he groans]
George : Lennie, let go! Lennie! Let go of his hand! Let go!
[George finally pulls Lennie away leaving Curley's hand and arm entirely bloodied and damaged]
Lennie : You told me to, George, you told me to!
George : I know, I know. Take it easy, calm down.
Slim : [about Curley] We gotta get him to a doctor. Carlson, get the wagon hitched up. We'll take him into Soledad and get him fixed up.
Lennie : [crying] I didn't wanna hurt him, I didn't wanna hurt him!
George : I know, I know.
Slim : It ain't your fault, Lennie; this punk had it coming to him.
