The Untouchables (1987) quotes

Director
Brian De Palma.

Cast
Kevin Costner.
Sean Connery.
Andy Garcia.

During the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him.

Word is they’re going to repeal Prohibition. What’ll you do then?
– Scoop
I think I’ll have a drink.
– Ness

Where is Nitti?
– George Stone
He’s in the car.
– Ness

Don’t wait for it to happen. Don’t even want it to happen. Just watch what does happen.
– Malone

You said you wanted to get Capone. Do you really wanna get him? You see what I’m saying is, what are you prepared to do?
– Malone
Anything within the law.
– Ness
And *then* what are you prepared to do? If you open the can on these worms you must be prepared to go all the way. Because they’re not gonna give up the fight, until one of you is dead.
– Malone
I want to get Capone! I don’t know how to do it.
– Ness
You wanna know how to get Capone? They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. *That’s* the *Chicago* way! And that’s how you get Capone. Now do you want to do that? Are you ready to do that? I’m offering you a deal. Do you want this deal?
– Malone
I have sworn to capture this man with all legal powers at my disposal and I will do so.
– Ness
Well, the Lord hates a coward.
– Malone
Do you know what a blood oath is, Mr. Ness?
– Malone
Yes.
– Ness
Good, ’cause you just took one.
– Malone

All right! Enough of this running shit!
– Malone

I wanna hurt the man, Malone. You hear me? I wanna start taking the battle to him. I wanna hurt Capone!
– Ness

If you’re afraid of getting a rotten apple, don’t go to the barrel. Get it off the tree.
– Malone

You just fulfilled the first rule of law enforcement: make sure when your shift is over you go home alive. Here endeth the lesson.
– Malone

Mr. Ness! Any comment for the record?
– Scoop
I just happened to be there when the wheel went round.
– Ness

You, you carry a badge?
– Malone
Yes?
– Agent Oscar Wallace
Carry a gun.
– Malone

Me and the bookkeeper are walking out of here, getting into a car, and driving away. Or else he dies! He dies! And you ain’t got nothing! You got five seconds to make up your minds!
– Bowtie Driver
You got him?
– Ness
Yeah, I got him.
– George Stone
One!
– Bowtie Driver
Take him.
– Ness
Two!
– George Stone

I have foresworn myself. I have broken every law I have sworn to uphold, I have become what I beheld and I am content that I have done right!
– Ness

Come on Mr. Treasury man, ARREST ME!
– Frank Nitti

Mr. Ness! I do not approve of your methods!
– Mountie Captain
Yeah, well… You’re not from Chicago.
– Ness

You’re muckin’ with a G here, pal!
– Malone

Never stop, never stop fighting till the fight is done.
– Ness
What’d you say? What’re you saying?
– Capone
I said, “Never stop fighting till the fight is done.”
– Ness
What?
– Capone
You heard me, Capone. It’s over.
– Ness
Get out, you’re nothing but a lot of talk and a badge.
– Capone
Here endeth the lesson.
– Ness

Hey, mister! Mister, wait! Mister! You forgot your brief…
– Blackmer Girl

Oh what the hell? You gotta die of something.
– Malone

That green beer you’re peddlin’ just ain’t any good.
– Bartender
It ain’t supposed to be good! It’s supposed to be bought.
– Bowtie Driver
I ain’t buyin’.
– Bartender
Don’t worry about it, pops! We won’t come back.
– Bowtie Driver