American Movie (1999)
Mike Schank: Friend, Musician
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Quotes
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Mark Borchardt : Do you think this is a little bit cathartic for you?
Friend/Musician : Uh, very cathartic, Mark.
Mark Borchardt : Do you know what cathartic means?
Friend/Musician : No.
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Friend/Musician : Here is what it think of lottery... It's like, when you play the lottery, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose... But it better than using drugs or alcohol - Because when you use drugs and alcohol, especially drugs, you always lose.
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Friend/Musician : [pointing to a makeshift crucifix] This is definitely a sign of voodoo.
Mark Borchardt : Why is it a sign of voodoo?
Friend/Musician : It's an unnatural cross, Mark!
Mark Borchardt : What, you think when Jesus was hanging there, he thought it was natural?
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Mark Borchardt : Would you buy this movie for $14.95?
Friend/Musician : Yeah, hell yeah, man.
Mark Borchardt : If I can find 3,000 people like you across this country, man, I'm in business.
Friend/Musician : Of course, man, I mean... Shit, that's what "Rush" tickets were.
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Mark Borchardt : They're making a mockery of my words, man. This whole thing is turning out to be a theatrical mockery. You understand that, Mike?
Friend/Musician : No,
Mark Borchardt : Well, you will.
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Mark Borchardt : I'm gonna wake up to hell tomorrow, man. Those credit cards ain't gonna look nice, man. But I'm always a man for my word. Mike Schank, you happy?
Friend/Musician : Yeah, I'm happy.
Mark Borchardt : How happy are you, man?
Friend/Musician : I'm very happy.
Mark Borchardt : Well good, man, cuz don't drink. You're gonna set the world's record. OK, man. I'm cooled down, but... Hey I'm serious, man. If I missed somebody or anything, man, thanks a million for, uh, for helping out, man. Cuz I... I couldn't have, whatever, done it.