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Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix, Robert Redford, David Strathairn, Mary McDonnell, and Sidney Poitier in Sneakers (1992)

River Phoenix: Carl

Sneakers

River Phoenix credited as playing...

Carl

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  • Martin Bishop: Carl?
  • Carl: The, young lady with the... Uzi. Is she single?
  • Martin Bishop: Uh, Carl? Excuse us.
  • [pulls Carl aside]
  • Martin Bishop: This is the brass ring. Haven't you got any bigger thoughts?
  • Carl: I just want her telephone number. Please?
  • NSA Agent Mary: Wait a minute... you can have anything you want, and you're asking for my phone number?
  • Carl: Yes.
  • NSA Agent Mary: 273-9164. Area code 415.
  • Carl: I'm Carl.
  • NSA Agent Mary: I'm Mary.
  • Bernard Abbott: I'm going to be sick!
  • Carl: So it's a code breaker.
  • Martin Bishop: No. It's THE code breaker. No more secrets...
  • [asking each team member what they'll do with their share of the money]
  • Martin Bishop: Carl?
  • Carl: [helium voice] I'd like to have a deep relationship with a beautiful woman who melts from the very first time our eyes meet.
  • [others laughing]
  • Martin Bishop: We're not getting paid that much, Carl.
  • Carl: Well, you know, someone like Liz.
  • Martin Bishop: We're definitely not getting paid that much.
  • Carl: It's fascinating what fifty bucks will get you at the county recorder's office.
  • Martin Bishop: What have you got?
  • Carl: Playtronics Corporate Headquarters, the complete blueprints.
  • Martin Bishop: Not bad. Not bad, Carl.
  • Carl: Well, thanks.
  • Martin Bishop: Where'd you get the fifty bucks?
  • Carl: Took it from Mother's wallet.
  • Martin Bishop: Good.
  • [during the team's surveillance of Dr. Janek, they hear his girlfriend passionately making out with him]
  • Carl: [instantly] Mr. Bishop, do you mind if I take a look?
  • Martin Bishop: Carl!
  • Donald Crease: [pushing Carl away] Grow up.
  • [taps Martin on the shoulder]
  • Donald Crease: [whispers] Let me see.
  • Carl: Hey, that's not easy, what I just did!
  • Crease: I can't believe we actually made it back.
  • Carl: I can't believe we pulled off the greatest sneak in history and can't tell anybody about it.
  • Mother: You know what I can't believe? I can't believe tomorrow's Thursday!
  • Martin Bishop: You sure you know which one to cut?
  • Carl: Yes! The alarm's always the green one!
  • Martin Bishop: [Carl cuts a wire; everything goes dark, but the alarm is still blaring] Good, Carl.
  • Martin Bishop: The probable level of security is very low. But if you guys don't want to take that chance just to keep me out of jail, fine, I understand, I'll do it.
  • Whistler: Well, Bish, I can't speak for the other guys, but I'm in it for the money, I don't care if you go to jail.
  • Carl: Me neither. I'm in.
  • Carl: One thing I don't quite get though, is that you and Cosmo were taking all these chances, all these big chances. I mean, what for?
  • Martin Bishop: We were young, and there was a war on. It was a good way to meet girls.
  • Liz: I'll bet.
  • Mother: How come you didn't get caught?
  • Martin Bishop: I went out for pizza... then I went to Canada. I was lucky, he wasn't.
  • Whistler: Did he ever forgive you?
  • Martin Bishop: I hope so. He died in prison.

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