Barton Fink (1991)

Richard Portnow: Detective Mastrionotti

Quotes 

• Detective Deutsch : All right, forget the heads. Where's Mundt, Fink?

  Detective Mastrionotti : He teach you how to do it?

  Detective Deutsch : You two have some sick sex thing?

  Barton Fink : Sex? He's a man! We wrestled!

  Detective Mastrionotti : You're a sick fuck, Fink.

• Detective Mastrionotti : Started in Kansas City. Couple of housewives.

  Detective Deutsch : Couple days ago we see the same M.O. out in Los Feliz.

  Detective Mastrionotti : Doctor. Ear, nose and throat man.

  Detective Deutsch : All of which he's now missin'.

  Detective Mastrionotti : Well, some of his throat was there.

  Detective Deutsch : Physician, heal thyself.

  Detective Mastrionotti : Good luck with no fuckin' head.

  Detective Deutsch : Anyway.

• Detective Deutsch : [questioning Fink about Mundt]  What else?

  Barton Fink : Trying to think. Nothing, really. He... he said he liked Jack Oakie pictures.

  Detective Mastrionotti : You know, ordinarily we say anything you might remember could be helpful. But I'll be frank with you, Fink. That is not helpful.

  Detective Deutsch : Notice how he's not writing it down?

• Detective Mastrionotti : Fink. That's a Jewish name, isn't it?

  Barton Fink : Yeah.

  Detective Mastrionotti : Yeah, I didn't think this dump was restricted.

• Detective Mastrionotti : You live in 621?

  Barton Fink : Yeah.

  Detective Deutsch : How long you been up there, Fink?

  Barton Fink : A week, eight, nine days.

  Detective Mastrionotti : Is this multiple choice?

• Detective Mastrionotti : What do you do, Fink?

  Barton Fink : I write.

  Detective Deutsch : Oh, yeah? What kind of write?

  Barton Fink : Well, as a matter of fact I write for the pictures.

  Detective Mastrionotti : Big fuckin' deal.

  Detective Deutsch : You want my partner to kiss your ass?

  Detective Mastrionotti : Would that be good enough for you?

  Barton Fink : No, I-I didn't mean to sound...

  Detective Deutsch : What did you mean?

  Barton Fink : I-I've got respect for-for working guys, like you...

  Detective Mastrionotti : Jesus, ain't that a load off!

• Detective Deutsch : [holding a photo]  You know this slob?

  Barton Fink : [long pause]  Yeah, he... he lives next door to me.

  Detective Mastrionotti : That's right, Fink, he lives next door to you.