Something Wild (1986)
Jeff Daniels: Charles Driggs
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Quotes
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Charlie Driggs : Look, if you don't turn around and take me back, you're gonna make me do something that I don't wanna do.
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : [grins] I can hardly wait, Charlie.
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Charlie Driggs : What are you doing?
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : I'm setting you free.
Charlie Driggs : Maybe I don't want to be free.
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : Maybe you're not.
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Charlie Driggs : You were right. I'm a rebel. I am! I just channelled my rebellion into the mainstream.
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Irene : I'm Irene; I don't believe in name tags.
Charlie Driggs : Oh. Hi. Ah...
[points at his name tag]
Charlie Driggs : Charlie. I never had many concrete convictions about 'em one way or another.
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Nelson : You really oughta see someone about that nose.
Charlie Driggs : Broken nose ain't gonna kill ya, Nelson.
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Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : I hate you!
Ray Sinclair : [Screaming] I hate you, too!
Charlie Driggs : Lulu!
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : Charlie!
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Charlie Driggs : I may look straight, but deep down, I got what it takes.
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : Do you?
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Charlie Driggs : Oh, that's my telepager. I gotta call the office.
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Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : Ch-Ch-Charlie.
[pulls out handcuffs]
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : You game?
Charlie Driggs : You're a funny girl.
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Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : What are you gonna do now you've seen how the other half lives?
Charlie Driggs : The other half?
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : The other half of you.
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Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : Are you afraid of me, Charlie?
Charlie Driggs : I'm not afraid of you.
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : Let me see 'em.
Charlie Driggs : All right, if you want to.
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Charlie Driggs : What are you doing? You're crazy. You're crazy. You really know that? Oh, God! I gotta go to work. I got - I got meetings. I got a million phone calls.
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Hey, relax, Charlie. Come on. Take the afternoon off. *You* deserve it. Really.
Charlie Driggs : I - I can't just take the afternoon off. What, are you n - nuts? All right, look, let's a, let's a, I tell you what, you turn around when we get out of the tunnel. Let's just go back. This isn't funny.
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : Want a drink?
Charlie Driggs : Let's just - no! Don't! God, don't drink! Please, this is dangerous. This is dangerous. Don't do that. God, don't.
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : Oo-oo-oo-oo.
[takes another drink]
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Charlie Driggs : I just want you to know that l've, uh, I've never done anything like this before.
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : Don't worry, Charlie. I have.
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Charlie Driggs : Well, okay, fine. That's no problem, Rose. I'll take care of that lickety-split.
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Charlie Driggs : Where are you going?
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : Pennsylvania, back to where l grew up.
Charlie Driggs : Oh, really? lt's hard to imagine you growing up.
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : What, you think l was born like this?
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Charlie Driggs , Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : [singing] Wild thing! You make my heart sing, You make everything, Groovy, Wild thing! Wild thing, I think I love you, But, I want to know for sure
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : Come on, hold me *tight*...
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Charlie Driggs : Oh, God, l'm sorry.
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : Don't be sorry. I'm not sorry.
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Charlie Driggs : Lulu, look, uh, God, you're a great girl. You got a few problems, but you're a great girl. And you're loaded with potential. But you're just too much for me. I can't handle this.
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Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : Ladies, what do you think?
Charlie Driggs : No.
Junk Store Gal : Very nice.
Charlie Driggs : Oh, God!
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : Let me ask you this, if you were my mother and l brought this guy home as my husband - what would you think?
Junk Store Gal : Very nice. But - l'd get rid of those handcuffs, if l were you.
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Ray Sinclair : l'll drive, Charlie! Hey, Charlie.
Charlie Driggs : Yeah?
Ray Sinclair : How do you like this baby?
Charlie Driggs : Oh, God, it's a beauty, Ray.
Ray Sinclair : Yeah. They don't make 'em like this any more.
Charlie Driggs : Oh, boy, this baby travels.
Ray Sinclair : What do you drive?
Charlie Driggs : I, uh, a Ford station wagon.
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Ray Sinclair : Audrey was a little wild in high school.
Charlie Driggs : Oh, well, yes, l can believe that!
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Charlie Driggs : I guess I still wear the ring around because l hate to admit that my family fell apart. I told you l was married to protect myself. And then l was afraid that if l said, "Guess what, I'm not really married," you'd take off.
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : You're right, asshole! I would've.
Charlie Driggs : Well, you were lying a blue streak to me too.
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : Exactly.
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The Girl in 3F : l think the landlord is screwing me.
Charlie Driggs : Yeah, well, it wouldn't surprise me.
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Charlie Driggs : You never said goodbye.
Audrey 'Lulu' Hankel : I never wanted to say goodbye.
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[Ray smashes the glass door with a chair, enters]
Ray Sinclair : Hiya, Charlie.
Charlie Driggs : Ray!
[Ray kicks a tray; tosses Charlie from his recliner; kicks the cabinet]
Ray Sinclair : Get up! Let's see what you're made of, Charlie!