Frankie Quote #1792
Quote from Frankie in Clear and Present Danger
Sue: Uh-oh. Frosting emergency? I think you have a back-up can in the medicine cabinet.
Frankie: No, I'm looking for something else. And don't say "back-up can" like it's a regular thing. I can stop whenever I want. Hey, have you seen anything around the house recently that looks like I might have hidden it?
Sue: [gasps] Ooh, is it for Dad's birthday?
Frankie: No, this is for something important. Axl's graduating in a few weeks, and I can't find the present I got him. I was in a store, like, a year ago, and I stumbled across this thing... It was touching, it was sentimental, it was the perfect gift.
Sue: So what is it?
Frankie: I don't remember. I mean, it was like yea big or yea big. I don't know. I threw it in here somewhere, but I... Ooh, my back-up cookies. Shut up.
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‘Clear and Present Danger’ Quotes
Quote from Axl
Axl: Look, Brick, you don't need a book. You got me as your trainer.
Brick: No offense, Axl, but things weren't really going that well in the garage. It's been two days, and I think I might have actually lost muscle mass.
Axl: That's just all part of the workout program I've created specifically for your body. Right now you're like a lump of clay, but you give me some time, I'm gonna mold you into a work of fine art. It's like the statue of David. You think Michael and Angelo sculpted that thing overnight? No. Took those guys years.
Brick: Yeah... I just don't think someone who's on the decline physically should be teaching me.
Axl: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Decline? [laughs] Decli... Wha...? Who said I'm declining? I'm not declining.
Brick: Look, it's perfectly natural. In my research, I found that men hit their physical peak at age 25, then slowly decline. You're just a little ahead of schedule. From here on out, you're pretty much just gonna atrophy.
Axl: Got enough trophies, Brick. And, yeah, maybe I let myself go a little bit, but I just got to do a few push-ups, I'll be back in shape like that. [snaps fingers] Ow, cramp.
Quote from Brick
Brick: What are you doing?
Axl: Nothing, nothing. Just admiring the view. How are those workouts coming?
Brick: Well, I know I need to get in shape, so I did the only thing that made sense to me. I went to the library and checked out a book. Jack Lalanne's Live Young Forever.
Axl: Oh, okay. What's he doing now?
Brick: He's dead. But before that, he was really cool. He could lift all these heavy things. He once pulled 70 boats. My goal is 15. That should be enough to impress Cindy.
Quote from Brick
Brick: I remember the time Dad took me to play tennis. He got mad 'cause I brought my books, which the veins in his neck start popping out, but...
Sue: Cut. Brick, these are supposed to be nice memories.
Brick: Uh, that is a nice memory. Dad and I don't do a lot together.
Sue: Okay, well, it doesn't sound so nice. Now I want heartfelt, so step it up. Okay, make me feel something. And... action.
Brick: Here's a fond memory with Dad... the time he tried to teach me how to drive. The veins were really popping out of his neck then.
Sue: Brick, stop talking about veins.