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"American Gangster" quotes

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An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.

Director: Ridley Scott
Writer: Steven Zaillian, Mark Jacobson
Production: N/A
Year: 2007
MetaScore: 76/100
ImdbRating: 7.8
BoxOffice: $130,164,645
Released: 02 Nov 2007
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 12 wins & 38 nominations total
North Carolina - American Gangster 03:32 North Carolina What the fuck is a microwave - American Gangster 00:13 What the fuck is a microwave You want to be like Nicky - American Gangster 00:28 You want to be like Nicky It's not in my best interest to say this Frank - American Gangster 00:28 It's not in my best interest to say this Frank It's public speaking - American Gangster 00:20 It's public speaking It's got enemies - American Gangster 00:24 It's got enemies My man - American Gangster 00:10 My man The most important thing in business is honesty - American Gangster 00:13 The most important thing in business is honesty Ya are what ya are in this world - American Gangster 00:14 Ya are what ya are in this world Knocking it off - American Gangster 00:39 Knocking it off What is that you got on - American Gangster 00:27 What is that you got on The man I worked for - American Gangster 00:39 The man I worked for It is not in my best interest to say this frank - American Gangster 00:11 It is not in my best interest to say this frank Frank Lucas don't run from nobody - American Gangster 00:09 Frank Lucas don't run from nobody Ya understand - American Gangster 00:21 Ya understand You got any holy water - American Gangster 00:14 You got any holy water What are you saying - American Gangster 00:38 What are you saying It employs too many people - American Gangster 00:13 It employs too many people What's this - American Gangster 00:35 What's this In front of everybody - American Gangster 00:13 In front of everybody Get in line - American Gangster 00:12 Get in line I got Harlem - American Gangster 00:16 I got Harlem All right - American Gangster 00:40 All right This is the problem - American Gangster 00:35 This is the problem Like a shepherd - American Gangster 00:32 Like a shepherd What are we gonna do about this - American Gangster 00:21 What are we gonna do about this Simple Simon ass motherfuckers - American Gangster 00:12 Simple Simon ass motherfuckers Is that true - American Gangster 00:13 Is that true What do you want - American Gangster 00:10 What do you want Richie fuck me like a cop not a lawyer - American Gangster 00:10 Richie fuck me like a cop not a lawyer Why they all naked - American Gangster 00:15 Why they all naked More important than any one man's life is order - American Gangster 00:10 More important than any one man's life is order And my company sells a product - American Gangster 00:15 And my company sells a product That's right - American Gangster 00:18 That's right When was the last time I was in New Jersey - American Gangster 00:33 When was the last time I was in New Jersey This is the newly formed Essex County narcotics squad - American Gangster 00:31 This is the newly formed Essex County narcotics squad Joe Louis shook his hand - American Gangster 00:13 Joe Louis shook his hand That's not the problem - American Gangster 00:09 That's not the problem How would you get it into the States - American Gangster 00:20 How would you get it into the States Even a fool gets to be young once - American Gangster 00:07 Even a fool gets to be young once You don't know - American Gangster 00:37 You don't know Twenty percent - American Gangster 00:06 Twenty percent I don't give a fuck what you call it - American Gangster 00:12 I don't give a fuck what you call it I asked you - American Gangster 00:22 I asked you What do you think of monopolies - American Gangster 00:39 What do you think of monopolies But he wasn't white man rich - American Gangster 00:09 But he wasn't white man rich I swear I will pull out my gun - American Gangster 00:05 I swear I will pull out my gun That frank Lucas is the most dangerous man - American Gangster 00:10 That frank Lucas is the most dangerous man I ain't goin' nowhere - American Gangster 00:14 I ain't goin' nowhere You know what it says - American Gangster 00:10 You know what it says Happy Thanksgiving - American Gangster 00:07 Happy Thanksgiving I've been paying off the police since I was 10 years old - American Gangster 00:19 I've been paying off the police since I was 10 years... I got possession - American Gangster 00:42 I got possession I mean who you represent - American Gangster 00:25 I mean who you represent Or it was a rival - American Gangster 00:21 Or it was a rival I'm a leper - American Gangster 00:13 I'm a leper They basically control the market with it - American Gangster 00:23 They basically control the market with it Who can live like that - American Gangster 00:12 Who can live like that What you want - American Gangster 00:40 What you want Who does he work for - American Gangster 00:32 Who does he work for They can't trust - American Gangster 00:09 They can't trust Why would you trust these people - American Gangster 00:13 Why would you trust these people Check your property - American Gangster 00:07 Check your property If you want - American Gangster 00:13 If you want We need to keep this cash cow alive - American Gangster 00:06 We need to keep this cash cow alive They will catch up with you - American Gangster 00:13 They will catch up with you This is the French connection dope - American Gangster 00:26 This is the French connection dope What are you talking about - American Gangster 00:28 What are you talking about When I in awesome wonder - American Gangster 00:37 When I in awesome wonder Bumpy ain't hardly ever go out no more - American Gangster 00:31 Bumpy ain't hardly ever go out no more Understand what I'm saying - American Gangster 00:10 Understand what I'm saying You think that you're better than them - American Gangster 00:32 You think that you're better than them A leader like a shepherd - American Gangster 00:32 A leader like a shepherd After this first purchase,
if you are not killed by Marseille importers, - American Gangster 00:32 After this first purchase, if you are not killed by Marseill... All right. - American Gangster 00:27 All right. ANNOUNCER: Now, ladies and gentlemen,
we have quite a list of introductions. - American Gangster 00:18 ANNOUNCER: Now, ladies and gentlemen, we have quite a list o... At target. - American Gangster 00:25 At target. (AUDIENCE CHEERING) - American Gangster 00:10 (AUDIENCE CHEERING) Bumpy was rich but he wasn't white man rich you see - American Gangster 00:06 Bumpy was rich but he wasn't white man rich you see BUMPY This is the problem This is what's wrong with America - American Gangster 01:24 BUMPY This is the problem This is what's wrong with... BUMPY: This is the problem.
This is what's wrong with America. - American Gangster 00:31 BUMPY: This is the problem. This is what's wrong with A... CAMPIZI: Stop, stop, stop. - American Gangster 00:20 CAMPIZI: Stop, stop, stop. - Captain?
- Yeah? - American Gangster 00:17 - Captain? - Yeah? Come on. - American Gangster 00:09 Come on. Detective Trupo, sign here. - American Gangster 00:23 Detective Trupo, sign here. - Doc, give me the keys.
- DOC: Here you go. - American Gangster 00:18 - Doc, give me the keys. - DOC: Here you go. - DOC: You okay?
- Yeah. - American Gangster 00:11 - DOC: You okay? - Yeah. (DOG WHIMPERS) - American Gangster 00:11 (DOG WHIMPERS) FRANK: Doc. - American Gangster 00:07 FRANK: Doc.

Cast

Frank Lucas - Denzel Washington
Richie Roberts - Russell Crowe
Huey Lucas - Chiwetel Ejiofor
Detective Trupo - Josh Brolin