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The Perks of Being A Wallflower (Patrick)

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

Mean Girls (Regina George)

Mean Girls

Heathers (Heather Chandler)

Heathers

Amistad (President John Quincy Adams)

Amistad (President John Quincy Adams)

Your Honors, I derive much consolation from the fact that my colleague, Mr. Baldwin, here, has argued the case in so able and so complete a manner as to leave me scarcely anything to say. However, why are we here? How is it that a simple, plain property issue should

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Sweet Smell of Success (J. J. Hunsecker)

Sweet Smell of Success (J. J. Hunsecker)

Mr. Falco, let it be said at once, is a man of 40 faces, not one – none too pretty, and all deceptive. You see that grin? That’s the, eh, that’s the Charming Street Urchin face. It’s part of his helpless act: he throws himself upon your mercy. He’s got

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Fried Green Tomatoes (Ruth Jamison)

Fried Green Tomatoes (Ruth Jamison)

I had a dream the other night. I dreamt that Buddy was gone. I ran to his crib and there he was, sleeping like an angel. And you know, I thanked God for letting me still have Buddy. And I remembered having the same reaction after Frank would beat me,

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American Beauty (Lester Burnham)

American Beauty (Lester Burnham)

My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighborhood. This is my street. This is my life. I’m 42 years old. In less than a year, I’ll be dead. Of course, I don’t know that yet, and in a way, I’m dead already. Look at me, jerking off in the

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The Breakfast Club (John Bender)

The Breakfast Club (John Bender)

I’ll bet he bought those for you. I bet those were a Christmas gift. You know what I got for Christmas? Oh, it was a banner fucking year at the old Bender family. I got a carton of cigarettes. The old man grabbed me and said, “Hey, smoke up Johnny.”

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