The Promotion (2008)

Gil Bellows: Mitch

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Quotes 

• [Richard explains to the board of directors the sign that cited the deli clerk as employee of the month for "cutting the cheese."] 

  Richard : 'Cutting the cheese' simply means 'cutting the actual cheese'. It doesn't have a double-thing? So I just missed it. Because in Canada, it's 'cracking'.

  Mitch : The expression.

  Richard : It's 'cracking', in Canada, yeah. We crack the cheese.

  [Long pause between Richard and the board of directors] 

  Richard : Cracking it? Cracking the cheese? So I simply, really believed that Rogelio had been given an inter-deli award... for cutting the actual cheese. I'm sorry.

  [Another long pause as a board member writes Richard's comments] 

  Richard : I simply believed Rogelio had been given an inter-deli award...

  Mitch : I heard you the first time.

• [after giving his apology speech at a community center following his incident with a gang at the supermarket, Doug meets with Richard, the board of directors and the community leaders] 

  First Community Leader : I think everybody is feeling pretty good about it.

  Richard : Yeah.

  First Community Leader : It's isolated.

  Richard : Oh yeah, it's a one-time thing.

  First Community Leader : What's that?

  Richard : I agree, it's isolated. I think it was just some 'black apples'. We won't be seeing that happen again.

  [Long pause between everyone] 

  First Community Leader : Black apples.

  Richard : What's that?

  First Community Leader : You said, 'black apples'?

  [Another long pause] 

  Richard : I said bad ones...?

  First Community Leader : The fuck you said bad.

  Richard : Bad apples?

  First Community Leader : You said black.

  Richard : I'm sorry if there's some confusion. Maybe in the confusion, I...

  Mitch : Hey, come on. It's been a long day. That was a slip.

  First Community Leader : This is a lot of shit.

  Richard : You are not a black apple to me. I said, that possibly, there was one black one in the batch, not you. And I didn't mean to say black. I meant 'back'... 'blatch', blah... 'blapples'.

  [Long pause between everyone] 

  First Community Leader : Where'd you get this fucker?

  [the community leaders walk away as Mitch follows them] 

  Mitch : Let's catch up outside. I'll hit you with some gift certificates.

• Hardy : Hey, Mr. Wehlner.

  Richard : Hey, Hardy. How are you doing?

  Hardy : I'm doing good.

  Richard : What did you do last night?

  Hardy : I went to the movies with my sister.

  Richard : You did?

  Hardy : Yeah.

  Richard : That sounds awesome.

  Hardy : Guess what?

  Richard : What?

  Hardy : I'm growing a mustache.

  Richard : All right. That's cool.

  [offers a handshake] 

  Richard : Hey, Hardy, you're doing a great job at the store here.

  Hardy : Thanks.

  Richard : Keep it up.

  [as Hardy walks away, Richard feels his right hand after shaking it with Hardy and gives an uneasy look on his face. Doug sees this and approaches him] 

  Doug Stauber : What's going on?

  Richard : Oh, nothing. Just... Hardy. It just gets sad, sometimes. Do you know why Hardy's hand is powdered?

  Doug Stauber : Why?

  Richard : These retarded guys... masturbate so much that they rub the skin off their penises. They don't know better, and that they have a hard time not jerking off.

  [Mitch and the board of directors appear behind Richard] 

  Richard : Hey!

  [Richard walks away as Mitch approaches Doug. He watches the conversation from a distance] 

  Mitch : Was he talking about jerking off in the store?