“The Relic” quotes

(1997)
Movie The Relic
Peter Hyams directed this movie in 1997
Title The Relic
Year 1997
Director Peter Hyams
Genre Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller, Mystery
All actors – Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt, James Whitmore, Clayton Rohner, Chi Muoi Lo, Thomas Ryan, Robert Lesser, Diane Robin, Lewis Van Bergen, Constance Towers, Francis X. McCarthy
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  • “- Dr. Greg Lee: Someone's been killed. Murdered.
    - Dr. Margo Green: Oh, my God.
    - Dr. Greg Lee: They're not telling us who. All I know is, they cut off the whole basement level.
    - Dr. Margo Green: Murdered?
    - Dr. Greg Lee: I'm betting it's Colonel Mustard with a candlestick.”

    Chi Muoi Lo - Dr. Greg Lee
    Penelope Ann Miller - Dr. Margo Green
    [Tag:murder]
  • “- Dr. Margo Green: And what does this God specialize in?
    - Dr. Albert Frock: South American tribe, the Zenzera, long thought to be extinct. They made a deal with Satan to vanquish their enemies. So Kothoga was born, son of Satan. You have that look again, Margo.
    - Dr. Margo Green: Why do we keep financing John Whitney's expeditions? As if...” (continue)
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    Penelope Ann Miller - Dr. Margo Green
    James Whitmore - Dr. Albert Frock
  • “- Det. Hollingsworth: This was obviously a drug hit. Whatever they came for, they found. Now, I figure they came aboard at night, they killed everyone, and threw the bodies overboard.
    - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta: You figured that out all by yourself?”

    Clayton Rohner - Det. Hollingsworth
    Tom Sizemore - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta
    [Tag:crime, drugs]
  • “- Bradley: There's a half-burnt joint on the floor. Seems our boy was having a little pot in the potty.
    - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta: Pot's a misdemeanor. Decapitation seems a bit severe.”

    Mike Bacarella - Bradley
    Tom Sizemore - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta
    [Tag:drugs, murder]
  • “- Det. Hollingsworth: Good morning, Lieutenant. I've just been to the front of the boat. I got something to show you.
    - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta: It's a ship, Hollingsworth, not a boat, and the pointy end is the bow.
    - Det. Hollingsworth: Custody hearing went badly?
    - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta: I don't want to talk about it.”

    Clayton Rohner - Det. Hollingsworth
    Tom Sizemore - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta
  • “- Lt. Vincent D'Agosta: We may have a major-league crazy person somewhere in this building, and I don't think you'd want him showing up tonight.
    - Dr. Ann Cuthbert: No, we can't have that.
    - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta: This is a big deal, isn't it?
    - Dr. Ann Cuthbert: Very big.”

    Tom Sizemore - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta
    Linda Hunt - Dr. Ann Cuthbert
    [Tag:threat]
  • “- Lt. Vincent D'Agosta: Wait. Is it face up?
    - Dr. Margo Green: Down.
    - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta: Don't touch it. Face down is bad luck.
    - Dr. Margo Green: Don't tell me you're superstitious. Sorry, but around here, ever penny counts.”

    Tom Sizemore - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta
    Penelope Ann Miller - Dr. Margo Green
  • “- Lt. Vincent D'Agosta: This party will raise a lot of money, right?
    - Dr. Ann Cuthbert: A lot of money, very high profile. The mayor is coming, the media, big companies that give lots of grants, limousines, the whole schmear.
    - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta: Tell you what. We'll find this guy so you can have your party.”

    Tom Sizemore - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta
    Linda Hunt - Dr. Ann Cuthbert
    [Tag:media, money, party]
  • “The Kai tribe, Lieutenant, believed that headaches were caused by sorcery, and the kinfolk of the headachevictim would identify the sorcerer, and then go off and murder him. Of course, the kinfolk of the sorcerer would feel they had to avenge his death, so they'd go and kill the headachevictim, and I'm sure you can imagine how it eventually...” (continue)(continue reading)
    James Whitmore - Dr. Albert Frock
    [Tag:ignorance, murder]
  • “- Lt. Vincent D'Agosta: This is not good.
    - Martini: Never thought there'd be a worse way to die than a shark attack. Having my head ripped off never occurred to me.
    - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta: Where is his head?
    - Det. Hollingsworth: It's over there by the sink.”

    Tom Sizemore - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta
    Gene Davis - Martini
    Clayton Rohner - Det. Hollingsworth
    [Tag:death, head, murder]
  • “- Dr. Margo Green: So, what did you do?
    - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta: Took the gun away from him and beat the shit out of him. Anyway, the forensics told me later that the bullet's perfect. It should have fired. I should be dead.
    - Dr. Margo Green: So in other woods, a miracle of physics?
    - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta: Maybe just plain, old-fashioned good luck.”

    Penelope Ann Miller - Dr. Margo Green
    Tom Sizemore - Lt. Vincent D'Agosta
    [Tag:luck, police, weapons]
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