Jack Frost (1997 Video)
Stephen Mendel: Agent Manners
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Quotes
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Sam : Marla, I want you to call around, and get a hold of Jill Metzner. Oh, call the FBI in Denver, too. Some asshole named Manners.
[Sam sees Agent Manners in the office]
Sam : Who are you?
Agent Manners : I'm the asshole.
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Sam : Look, I just saw something that doesn't belong in this world, and it's out there killing my friends. Now, tell me what it is!
Agent Manners : Jack Frost.
Sam : No, Jack Frost died.
Stone : Jack Frost changed.
Sam : Changed?
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[after Jack has apparently been destroyed]
Agent Manners : It's at a time like this, when I think all we can do is turn our eyes up to the heavens and say...
[looks up and realizes Jack is back]
Agent Manners : ...Oh shit.
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Agent Manners : Have the MV's been moved?
Sam : Motor vehicles?
Agent Manners : Have the murder victims been moved yet?
Sam : No, uh, Jake and Sally Metzner have not been moved yet.
Agent Manners : Fine. First take me to the crime scene. 'Scuse me, Jake and Sally's place. If everything checks out as I think it will, I'll have a task force in here by midnight.
Sam : Does this mean this case is being taken out of my hands?
Agent Manners : It was never in them, Sheriff.
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[Sam has frightened Stone with a warning shot]
Stone : Do something!
Agent Manners : Like what? Teach him how to shoot better?
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Sam : Look, I need everybody here to work with me on this, alright? I need you to stay calm. I need you to trust these people.
Paul Davrow : Why in hell should we trust these guys?
Agent Manners : Because we might just be your only hope.
Sam : That's right!
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Stone : What if he doesn't show?
Agent Manners : Jack was never one to miss a party.
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[Sam has just been misinformed about the status of Jack Frost]
Sam : It's over.
Agent Manners : It's starting.
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Sam : Come on, shoot it!
Stone : Those are not your orders.
Agent Manners : Somebody remember to put out the cat.
[Agent Manners fires his gun at Jack Frost, causing an explosion]
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Agent Manners : What do you want us to do, Stone? Wait until spring and see if he melts?
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Stone : We hadn't even tested the acid on an amoeba, let alone a human cell. This is a disaster.
Agent Manners : Disaster? You got to learn to look on the bright side of things.
Stone : The bright side?
Agent Manners : Sure. At least you know it works. It's just a shame that your guinea pig had to be a homicidal maniac like Jack Frost, who I now have to put back... in a test tube.
