Soylent Green (1973)

Edward G. Robinson: Sol Roth

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• Sol : [Thorn is seeing the beautiful images shown in Sol's euthanasia chamber]  Can you see it?

  Det. Thorn : [choked up]  Yes...

  Sol : Isn't it beautiful?

  Det. Thorn : Oh, yes...

  Sol : I told you.

  Det. Thorn : [humbly]  How could I know? How could I... how could I ever imagine?

• Det. Thorn : I know, Sol, you've told me a hundred times before. People were better, the world was better...

  Sol : Ah, people were always lousy... But there was a world, once.

  [Thorn chuckles] 

  Sol : I was there, I can prove it! When I was a kid, you could buy meat anywhere! Eggs they had, real butter! Not this... crap!

• Sol : There was a world, once, you punk.

  Det. Thorn : Yes, so you keep telling me.

  Sol : I was there. I can prove it.

  Det. Thorn : I know, I know. When you were young, people were better.

  Sol : Aw, nuts. People were always rotten. But the world 'was' beautiful.

• Sol : [after reading the Soylent report]  Good God!

  Exchange Leader : What God, Mr. Roth? Where will we find him?

  Sol : Perhaps at home...

  [with resignation] 

  Sol : Yes, at home.

• Sol : [through the audio system]  I've lived too long.

  Det. Thorn : No.

  Sol : I love you, Thorn.

  Det. Thorn : [tearfully]  I love you, Sol.

• Sol : You know, when I was a kid, food was food. Before our scientific magicians poisoned the water, polluted the soil, decimated plant and animal life.

• Sol : [seeing the steak that Thorn has brought home, breaking down in tears]  How did we come to this?

• Sol : I don't know why I bother!

  Det. Thorn : Because it's your job. Besides, you love me.

• Sol : Why, in my day, you could buy meat anywhere! Eggs they had, real butter! Fresh lettuce in the stores.

  Det. Thorn : I know, Sol, you told me before.

• Det. Thorn : I'm getting pretty sick of you.

  Sol : Yes, but you love me.