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Set It Off (1996) More at IMDbPro »

Cleo: Shit, we're ain't robbing stagecoaches, man! We need something to set it off with.
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Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: [to Detective Strode with Frankie's gun to his head] So, what's the procedure when you have a gun to your head? What's the fucking procedure when you have a gun to your head?
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Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: Cleo, you go to survey the line for the COW.
Cleo: COW? There's gonna be a cow up in there?
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: [sighs] ... Stop smoking weed.
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Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: The only way we gonna see cash is if we take a bank.
Cleo: Now see I'm with that shit!
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: Ya'll niggas done lost ya'll mind. We might as well not even tak about this shit no more.
Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: Well I'm talkin' 'bout it. And ain't nobody gon stop me from talkin bout it.
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: Well talk is cheap... NIGGA!
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Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: I know you out of money by now, Cleo. Now what you going to do?
Cleo: Rob another goddamn bank! What the fuck is ya'll thinkin?
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Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: [after Stony gives T.T. her share] T.T.? She ain't gettin a cut!
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: Look, Frankie I ain't for your shit tonight all right? T.T. needs it more than any of us.
Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: Look, she didn't do anything. She walked out!
Cleo: Who the fuck cares? She was there.
Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: [shouts] No, fuck that! She didn't do nothin' so she ain't gettin nothin!
Tisean 'T.T.' Williams: Forget it! Frankie I don't want your money. Now if you wanna kick my ass then come on let's just get it over with cuz I am sick of your *shit*! I need that money.
Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: It ain't you I'm mad at.
[hands her the money]
Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: Damn, sorry I was trippin.You my girl.
Tisean 'T.T.' Williams: [crying] I need this.
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: [sarcastically] You are so special, Frankie.
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Luther: [shouts] What the hell? Cleo, I know you ain't come to work. Ain't been to work and don't call nobody!
Cleo: I'm broke, Luther! Now I know you gonna give me my old job back cos nobody can take shit the way I take shit. Now shut up before I stick that mop up your ass, Luther.
Luther: You better save that for your little girlfriend. Well,
[shouts]
Luther: Get to work, ladies... and gentlemen!
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Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: [as Cleo grabs her breast, she pushes her away] Cleo! I done told you! I'm strictly-dickly.
Tisean 'T.T.' Williams: [speaking to Cleo] See now, I'm gonna tell Ursula.
Cleo: [makes fist and pretends to hit T.T] You ain't telling nobody!
Tisean 'T.T.' Williams: [laughs]
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Lida 'Stony' Newsom: [singing on the roof] Frankie wanna blow-up a bank, UH! Frankie wanna rob a bank, UH!
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Cleo: [as she punches luther in the hotel] CLIMB-OUT THE PUSSY LUTHER!
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Guy Driving Low Rider: [referring to Cleo's car] Cleo... when are you going to fix this raggity shit?
Cleo: Never mind my shit, fool!
[gives him the finger]
Guy Driving Low Rider: Frankie, I heard about what happened at the bank the other day. Keep your head up, girl, all right?
[Frankie nods in response]
Guy Driving Low Rider: All right.
Guy Driving Low Rider: [staring at Cleo] Yeah, UP, UP, UP!
[makes his low-rider bounce higher and higher]
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Lida 'Stony' Newsom: [while talking in a parking lot] Frankie, please! Please, ain't nobody here gonna rob no bank!
Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: No, lets just go in'er and BLOW IT THE FUCK UP!
Cleo: [laughs loudly]
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Cleo: Countin all this money is harder than working for Luther! HA HA HA!
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Cleo: [refering to the cassette tapes] Shit,
[looks at another one]
Cleo: Shit,
[trows them out the car]
Cleo: [tells stony] Pass me a tape.
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: Lets go Cleo.
Cleo: [whining] I aint goin' no where 'til you pass me a tape!
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: [throws her a tape] TAKE THAT SHIT, LETS GO!
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Keith Weston: [in a romantic tone] Looking into those beautiful pretty brown eyes... are you cross-eyed?
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: [smiles] No, your head is just small!
Keith Weston: [laughs] My head is small?
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: [laughing] Yeah, it makes my eyes go this way...
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: [puts her fingers together near her eyes] I have to focus in on your little peanut...
Keith Weston: Oh, my peanut!
[continues to laugh]
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: No, I'm just kidding.
[laughs]
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Detective Strode: [after Frankie is unexpectedly thrust into a bank robbery while working] Okay, okay. Let's take this from the top.
Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: I thought we covered everything.
Detective Strode: How well did you know the perpetrator?
Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: I've just known Darnell from around the way, is all. We live in the same projects.
Detective Strode: Frankie, will you do me a favor? Just tell me one thing, and we'll get out of here.
Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: Sure.
Detective Strode: What's the procedure when you're being robbed?
Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: Look, sir, I kn...
Detective Strode: Stop! Stop! Stop! Now... what's the procedure when you're being robbed?
Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: You pull the money clip from your right-hand drawer. And then you signal with your left hand.
Detective Strode: You signal with the left. So you know the procedure.
Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: Yes, like I said, the procedure has been told to me over a million times.
Detective Strode: So, why is it, if that procedure's been drummed into your head a million times... you got that procedure down... Why wouldn't you follow it? Huh?
Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: Because he had a gun! And I went for my clip, but he shot her! He shot her right in front of me!
Mr. Zachery: I'm afraid, Miss Sutton, that we're going to have to let you go. The fact that you knew the perpetrator doesn't sit well with us.
Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: Wait, wait. But that's not right. I haven't done anything wrong! I can't help who I know! Mr. Zachary, just last week, you gave me a promotion. Now you're going to take my job away from me like this?
Mr. Zachery: What happens the next time one of your friends robs the bank? How do we know you're not in collusion?
Francesca 'Frankie' Sutton: [angrily] In COLLUSION? Let me tell you something! I am here at 8:20 sharp every morning and I work my ass off until quitting time. Yesterday, I counted $240,000 by hand for you! That's how you should KNOW! I mean, COME ON! This is just NOT RIGHT! I nearly got blown away in your tight-ass fucking bank, and you're going to FIRE me? You couldn't even WAIT!
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Lida 'Stony' Newsom: [holding up a check] Look! Did your sister come through for you or what?
Stevie Newsom: Where did you get this?
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: Don't worry about where I got it from. That ain't none of your business. Just look at the digits!
Stevie Newsom: Look, Stony, there's something I got to tell you.
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: Look, Stevie, I know this is hardly enough money. But I swear, I will get every...
Stevie Newsom: No, no, listen to me. I didn't get into U.C.L.A., and I'm not going because I didn't get accepted.
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: [angrily slaps Stevie] You didn't get IN?
Stevie Newsom: Come on, Stony, don't go off on me now...
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: DON'T you tell me not to go off on you! Do you have any IDEA what I had to go through? Do you?
Stevie Newsom: I'm not staying around for this.
[moves to leave]
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: [grabbing Stevie's shirt] You ARE going to hang around for this, and don't you move. Why did you have to lie to me?
Stevie Newsom: Stony, you know how long you told me that I HAD to go to college? Well, I'm sorry, but maybe that life just isn't for me.
[exits the apartment]
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: [tears the check into pieces]
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[last lines]
Keith Weston: Stony, I'm glad you're safe.
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: I am. Thank you.
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Captain Fredricks: What part of "no" don't you understand, Strode? The "N" or the "O"?
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