Simple Men1992
Director: Hal Hartley
Stars: Robert John Burke, Bill Sage, Elina Lowensohn, Martin Donovan, Karen Sillas
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Rating: Unrated
Runtime: 105 minutes
Stars: Robert John Burke, Bill Sage, Elina Lowensohn, Martin Donovan, Karen Sillas
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Rating: Unrated
Runtime: 105 minutes
Simple Men opens with small-time hood Bill (Robert Burke from RoboCop 3) asking a bound and blindfolded security guard if he can have the guard's Virgin Mary medallion. "Be good to her and she'll be good to you," says the guard. Immediately after, B… more »
Ned Riffle:
I want adventure. I want romance.
Bill McCabe:
Ned, there is no such thing as adventure. There's no such thing as romance. There's only trouble and desire.
Ned Riffle:
Trouble and desire.
Bill McCabe:
That's right. And the funny thing is, when you desire something you immediately get into trouble. And when you're in trouble you don't desire anything at all.
Ned Riffle:
I see.
Bill McCabe:
It's impossible.
Ned Riffle:
It's ironic.
Bill McCabe:
It's a f***ing tragedy is what it is, Ned.
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