A Simple Plan (1998)

Billy Bob Thornton: Jacob

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• [Jacob notices the crows in the trees overhead] 

  Jacob Mitchell : Those things are always waiting on something to die, so they can eat it, right? Weird... What a weird job.

• [Jacob lays in Hanks' daughters bed as Hank tries to put him to bed] 

  Jacob Mitchell : Hank, do you ever feel evil? I do.

• [Jacob talks badly about Hank to the drunken Lou] 

  Jacob Mitchell : You know we don't have one thing in common me and him, except maybe our last name. You're more like a brother to me than he is.

• [Jacob tells Hank if he could be rich to feel a girl he would] 

  Jacob Mitchell : God, Hank, you know, I've never, I've never even kissed a girl before. And you know what? If being rich will change that, I'm all for it. I don't care. I just wanna feel it, you know? I just wanna know what people do, you know? I don't care if it's 'cause of the money.

• [Jacob sits over Sheriff Carl's dead body at the plane] 

  Jacob Mitchell : I wish somebody else had found that money.

• [Hank tries to stop Jacob and Lou from going after the fox in the woods] 

  Hank Mitchell : Hey, what are you doing? It's a nature preserve. You know that.

  Jacob Mitchell : So what?

  Hank Mitchell : So you can't hunt out here. Come on, put the gun back.

  Jacob Mitchell : But it... but it messed up my truck.

  Hank Mitchell : Well, so what? Come on.

  Lou Chambers : Hey, hey, Hank... It's not like we're hunting out here. Uh-uh. We're collecting a debt.

  Jacob Mitchell : [Lou and Jacob laugh together]  That's right. We're collecting a debt.

• [Jacob tries to tell Hank that their father killed himself] 

  Jacob Mitchell : Hank, Dad killed himself, you know that?

  Hank Mitchell : What? What are you talking about? Come on what are you talking about? He was drunk, he had a wreck.

  Jacob Mitchell : On Jacksborough Road, that's like that ramp is where he went everyday. He don't go the wrong way over on a ramp like that. He'd been on that thing 8,000 times a year, you know. You think all of a sudden he forgot his way? Good grief. He figured that insurance would be... You know, it'd take care of the whole deal. He wanted to, you know...

  Hank Mitchell : [Hank in disbelief]  What... No, no... What? What?

  Jacob Mitchell : You know that, Hank? I mean think about it.

  [Hank thinks about it for the first time] 

• [Jacob tells Hank about the only girl he was ever in a relationship with] 

  Jacob Mitchell : You know, maybe I can get a family of my own now. I mean, with the money and all. Don't you think somebody would marry me if I'm rich?

  Hank Mitchell : [Hank sighs]  You don't need money for that.

  Jacob Mitchell : [Jacob stares at Hank]  Hank.

  Hank Mitchell : Hey, come on, what about, uh... What was her name? Carrie Richards? She liked you even though you were a broke-dick.

  Jacob Mitchell : Oh, her. Yeah. That was a whole different deal. That was... her friends, they pitched in 100 bucks altogether and bet her that she wouldn't go steady with me for a month.

  Hank Mitchell : [Hank hangs his head]  Jesus, Jacob. I... I thought you guys had a thing.

  Jacob Mitchell : I don't know, it... it weren't that bad. I mean actually... it was kind of cool. We used to walk around together a lot, you know. Take walks, you know? And, uh, we talked about all kind of cool stuff. I held hands with her one time. We were walking around, but my hand sweated so much, she kind of had to let it go. I was nervous, I guess. But it was cool. When the month was over, she, uh... you know, kinda would say hi to me sometimes in the hallway when I'd see her. She didn't have to do that. That was cool of her.

• [Jacob helps Hank after the crows attack Hank inside the plane] 

  Jacob Mitchell : Hey, did you... Did you... Did you see... Did you see all them birds?

  Hank Mitchell : [Hank bleeds from his forehead]  Did I see the birds?

• [Jacob tells Hank that he doesn't want to be there anymore] 

  Jacob Mitchell : This is... this is the only thing. See, I don't wanna sit around the rest of my life thinking of this shit. I can't do it. Sit on the porch and drink. I can't do it, so you're gonna have to do it.

  Hank Mitchell : Couple more hours, we'll be home.

  Jacob Mitchell : You can do this, it's gonna be perfect for you. And you got something. You got something to go on for, Hank, and you know it. I don't wanna be here.

  Hank Mitchell : No, please. No.

  Jacob Mitchell : Come on, Hank. Let me do something. You just tell the little girl that I... that, you know, the bear was from me. You know?

  Jacob Mitchell : [Hank pauses as Jacob smiles]  If you love me, Hank, you'll do it.

• [Lou suggests that the three of them keep the money and not turn it in to the police] 

  Hank Mitchell : [Hank laughs]  He wants to keep it. Well, that's a hot one.

  Lou Chambers : Why wouldn't we?

  Hank Mitchell : Why wouldn't we?

  Lou Chambers : Yeah.

  Hank Mitchell : Because we'd go to prison.

  Lou Chambers : Why?

  Hank Mitchell : Why? Because it's stealing.

  Lou Chambers : Stealing. Stealing from who? From him?

  Lou Chambers : [Lou points to the dead pilot in the plane, chuckling]  Hell, he won't mind.

  Jacob Mitchell : [Jacob smiles]  Oh, 'cause he's dead, right? That's pretty funny. He's dead, he won't mind... Right?

• [Jacob picks on Hank and the way he's fake drinking his whiskey] 

  Jacob Mitchell : You see this... You see the way this guy drinks. You see Hank take a drink of that whiskey. It's like... it's like...

  Jacob Mitchell : [Jacob imitates the sip of his drink like Hank, as Lou chuckles]  Like fucking you know like... what is this like? Some kind of commercial? For... Preparation 'X' or something like that. Like he lives on Primrose Lane. Drink like some God damn bird or something.

  Hank Mitchell : You gonna start playing big brother now teaching me how to drink my whiskey?

  Jacob Mitchell : [Jacob imitates Hank sipping his drink again]  You ever seen anybody drink like that before?

  Lou Chambers : [Lou chuckles]  No. Tell you the truth I've never seen anybody drink like that before.

  Jacob Mitchell : I don't... I don't drink like that. My dad didn't drink like that.

• [Lou holds hit shotgun on Hank and demands for the tape of his false confession] 

  Lou Chambers : [Lou screams to Jacob as Jacob grabs for his rifle]  You know I need that money!

  Jacob Mitchell : Please Lou, leave him alone!

  Lou Chambers : No, no. Listen to me. I need it tomorrow. They're going to take my truck.

  Jacob Mitchell : [Jacob raises his gun at Lou]  Put... put the gun down, Lou.

  Lou Chambers : You see, he's got a job. It's you and me buddy. We're the ones... we're the ones who need it.

  Lou Chambers : [Lou aims his shotgun at Hank]  He just wants it!

• [Jacob hands Hank the gun to kill him] 

  Jacob Mitchell : Make it look like the bad guy did it, Hank.

  Hank Mitchell : What? Come on. We're almost home.

  Jacob Mitchell : I'm tired, Hank. And... and I don't care. It's okay with me. I'm not... I'm not afraid.

  Hank Mitchell : No, Jacob.

  Jacob Mitchell : I'm not afraid. It's perfect.

  Hank Mitchell : Stop that, Jacob.

  Jacob Mitchell : It's... it's perfect!

• [Lou asks Jacob what he's going to buy with his share of the money] 

  Lou Chambers : Hey, what you gonna buy, Jakey boy?

  Jacob Mitchell : I'm gonna buy me a truck.

  Lou Chambers : No. Fuck that. Get something classy. Trans-Am.

  Jacob Mitchell : Oh, yeah, in my wildest fuckin' dreams, a Trans-Am.

• [Jacob picks Hank up from home, when Jacob looks down at Hank's porch] 

  Jacob Mitchell : Hey, you know, you need to shovel this shit off of your, uh... whatcha you call it deal there.

  Hank Mitchell : I'll pay you a quarter to do it.

  Jacob Mitchell : [Jacob laughs]  I could use it.

• [Hank, Jacob, and Lou walk around in the woods looking for the fox] 

  Jacob Mitchell : Wish we had something to drink.

  Lou Chambers : [Lou pulls a beer can out of his jacket]  Always be prepared.

  Hank Mitchell : Oh, that's a good idea. Let's all start drinking now.

• [after Hank, Jacob, and Lou find the crashed airplane] 

  Jacob Mitchell : Hey, you know what? It's probably one of those drunk doctors, always crashing their plane, you know.

  Lou Chambers : Yep.

• [Jacob looks down into the money bag for the first time] 

  Jacob Mitchell : Is this... is it real money, Lou?

  Lou Chambers : Oh, hell, yes, it's real. Don't be stupid.

• [Lou and Jacob try justifying their reasons for keeping the money] 

  Lou Chambers : Nobody knows about this but us.

  Jacob Mitchell : See there? Nobody knows but us. It's like we came out here on a hike, and found lost treasure. Right?

• [Jacob describes finding the money to be like Robin Hood] 

  Jacob Mitchell : If this guy's a dope dealer, then... like we're talking about, then that means we're like Robin Hood.

• [Lou and Jacob try to convince Hank that nobody will come looking for the money] 

  Lou Chambers : Hey, why... Why turn it in until we know whether or not somebody's looking for it?

  Jacob Mitchell : That's right. If you scratch, then don't... don't itch. If it's - If it's broken, don't fix it. Right?

  Jacob Mitchell : [Jacob begins to stammer]  If, a... If you, if the, if, if, if, if...

  Lou Chambers : I know what you mean.

• [Hank uses Jacob for a lookout as he revisits the crash site] 

  Hank Mitchell : If somebody comes by, you pretend you're changing the tire.

  Jacob Mitchell : You know, that's not gonna work.

  Hank Mitchell : What do you mean it's not gonna work?

  Jacob Mitchell : Well, nobody is going to believe that it's not flat.

  Hank Mitchell : [Hank looks at the truck]  Oh... you're kind of crafty.

  Jacob Mitchell : I observe things.

  Hank Mitchell : Observe and learn, my friend. Observe and learn.

  Jacob Mitchell : [when Hanks lets the air out of the tire as Jacob smiles]  That's cool.

• [Jacob tells Hank that he wants the farm, that the farm is his home] 

  Hank Mitchell : Jacob, you got the whole world.

  Jacob Mitchell : I don't wanna hear that.

  Hank Mitchell : You can go anywhere you want.

  Jacob Mitchell : This is what I want. This is... This is where I wanna be. It's my home, Hank.

  [Hank tears up tapping Jacob's shoulder] 

• [Jacob goes to visit Sarah at the hospital after she gives birth, entering the wrong room] 

  Jacob Mitchell : [Jacob sees a girl breast feeding]  Hey. I said whoa.

  Jacob Mitchell : [Jacob chuckles walking out]  This is the wrong room. I'm looking for Hank and Sarah. I'm sorry...

• [Hank and Jacob argue about covering themselves from Lou turning them both in] 

  Hank Mitchell : I can't afford to go to prison, Jacob. I mean, what about Sarah, huh? What are they going to do?

  Jacob Mitchell : [Jacob pauses looking over to his old Christmas tree]  I'm gonna have to get rid of that Christmas tree out of here it's too dry. It's going to start a fire.

  Hank Mitchell : Do you... Are you paying attention here? Pay attention! What would Dad want us to do, huh?

  Jacob Mitchell : I got too much to think about. Don't bring up Dad, please Hank.

  Hank Mitchell : Don't you think he'd want us to stick together?

  Jacob Mitchell : Don't say that. I mean, you don't know what the hell Dad would do. That's fucked up. Don't - Don't bring him up!

• [Jacob tells the drunk Lou that they should have never let Hank keep that money, as Hank sits there listening] 

  Jacob Mitchell : You know, we should never have let him keep that money.

  Jacob Mitchell : [Lou drunkenly chuckles]  No, I'm not shittin'. We shouldn't - We shouldn't have done that. We should have never let him keep that money.

  Jacob Mitchell : [Jacob looks at Hank]  Look how he's looking at us like he's fucking better than us. Like you own us or something.

• [Hank takes Jacob home after Jacob is depressed over Lou's murder] 

  Jacob Mitchell : Hey, Hank? I'm gonna be happy now, right?

  Hank Mitchell : Sure you are. We all are.

  Jacob Mitchell : Yeah, that's right. We all are.

• [Jacob holds a pistol to shoot himself in the head if Hank won't] 

  Jacob Mitchell : I'll give you a chance. I won't look at you. I won't look at you, Hank. But if you don't do it... then I'm gonna do it, and then we're both gonna be fucked, aren't we? And we don't need to both be fucked. I'll... I'll do it, Hank, I'm telling you I will.

  Hank Mitchell : No!

  Jacob Mitchell : Boy, it's funny about finding this fucking plane, wasn't it?

  Hank Mitchell : [Hank raises up his pistol and shoots Jacob in the back, crying out]  Jacob!