Complots (1997)

Julia Roberts: Alice Sutton

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• Jerry : David Berkowitz, Ted Bundy, Richard Speck...

  Alice : What about them?

  Jerry : Serial killers. Serial killers only have two names. You ever notice that? But lone gunmen assassins, they always have three names. John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, Mark David Chapman...

  Alice : John Hinckley. He shot Reagan. He only has two names.

  Jerry : Yeah, but he only just shot Reagan. Reagan didn't die. If Reagan had died, I'm pretty sure we probably would all know what John Hinckley's middle name was.

• Alice Sutton : I love you, too.

  Jerry Fletcher : Oh Alice... now you tell me.

• Jerry : I love you.

  Alice : Jerry, no, no, you don't love me.

  Jerry : Sure I do.

  Alice : No, no.

  Jerry : I don't?

• Alice Sutton : This guy's a restraining order waiting to happen.

• [Alice is looking at the firewall material on the wall in Jerry's apartment as Jerry balances a bottle on the door knob] 

  Alice Sutton : Is this supposed to protect you from aliens or something?

  Jerry Fletcher : No, no, it's just a beer bottle.

• Alice Sutton : [Speaking through the air ducts]  Where are you, Jerry?

  Jerry Fletcher : I'm here.

  Alice Sutton : Where's "here", Jerry?

  Jerry Fletcher : On the floor.

• Alice Sutton : [after seeing a painting of herself on horseback in Jerry's apartment]  What was that?

  Jerry Fletcher : That was here when I moved in.

• Alice Sutton : He said a dog bit his nose.

  Jerry Fletcher : Arf.

• Alice Sutton : How did you know this was my car?

  Jerry : I didn't. It was just a lucky guess. Look, I feel kinda naked. Could we get outta here?

  Alice Sutton : Please don't tell me you're naked back there.

  Jerry : No, it's just a figure of speech, could we go? Please?

  Alice Sutton : Yeah, OK, OK.

• [Communicating through the air ducts] 

  Alice : Jerry, I'm coming to get you.

  Jerry : Alice, Alice, You can fit through there?

• [talking through vent] 

  Alice : Jerry?

  Jerry : Alice is that you?

  Alice : Yes Jerry.

  Jerry : Oh Alice, I'm so sorry that you're dead.

• Dr. Jonas : Years ago I worked for the CIA on the MK ULTRA program. Are you familiar with it?

  Alice Sutton : It was mind control. "Manchurian Candidate" kind of stuff.

  Dr. Jonas : That's a vulgar generalization. But yes, you take an ordinary man an turn him into an assassin. That was our goal.

• Dr. Jonas : It involved hallucinogenic research, elektroshock to induce vegetative states, terminal experiments in sensory deprivation.

  Alice Sutton : Terminal?

  Dr. Jonas : Terminal, as in "resulting in death".

  [...] 

  Dr. Jonas : MK ULTRA was science, sanctioned by the government.

• Alice Sutton : If you could remember who stabbed you with the wheelchair, and where it happened it would really help.