Johnny Dangerously (1984)
Marilu Henner: Lil Sheridan
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Quotes
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Lil : Get this to Johnny on the grapevine. Vermin is going to kill Johnny's brother at the savoy theater tomorrow night. Got it?
Polly the parrot : Got it.
[flies away]
Polly the parrot : [arrives at prison mess hall and lands on the shoulder of a prisoner] Vermin is going to kill Johnny's brother at the Savoy theater. Pass it on.
Prisoner : [to the next prisoner sitting next to him] Vermin is going to kill Johnny's brother at the Savoy theater tonight. Pass it on.
Prisoner : [to the next prisoner, "telephone" style] Vermin is going to kill Johnny's mother at the Savoy theater tonight. Pass it on.
Prisoner : [to the next prisoner] Vermin's mother is going to kill Johnny tonight at the Savoy theater. Pass it on.
Prisoner : [to the next prisoner]
[unintelligible]
Prisoner : ... at the Savoy. Pass it on.
Prisoner : There's a message through the grapevine, Johnny.
Johnny Dangerously : Yeah? What is it?
Prisoner : Johnny and the Mothers are playing "Stompin' at the Savoy" in Vermont tonight.
Johnny Dangerously : Vermin's going to kill my brother at the Savoy theater tonight.
Prisoner : I didn't say that.
Johnny Dangerously : No, but I know this grapevine.
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Johnny Dangerously : The name's Dangerously. Johnny Dangerously.
Lil : Did you know your last name is an adverb?
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Lil : So when I was 18 I left home and came here to Chicago.
Johnny Dangerously : Uh Lil, this ain't Chicago. We're in New York.
Lil : You're kidding.
[pause]
Lil : Well, New York, Chicago, to a girl on her own, it's all the same.
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Lil : And shelf paper! Oh, Johnny, I *love* shelf paper!
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Johnny Kelly : Say kid, what do they call you?
Lil : Impressive.