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"Barfly" quotes

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Based on the life of successful poet Charles Bukowski and his exploits in Hollywood during the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

Director: Barbet Schroeder
Writer: Charles Bukowski
Production: N/A
Year: 1987
MetaScore: 70/100
ImdbRating: 7.2
BoxOffice: $3,221,568
Released: 16 Oct 1987
Awards: 5 nominations
What do you want to be when you grow up - Barfly 00:26 What do you want to be when you grow up That whole thinh was dumb childish the desperate act of a spoiled asshole - Barfly 00:18 That whole thinh was dumb childish the desperate act of a... I'm one of the main producers of the contemporary review of art and literature - Barfly 00:32 I'm one of the main producers of the contemporary... Shouldn't we tell the police - Barfly 00:19 Shouldn't we tell the police But I know something about you Really - Barfly 00:37 But I know something about you Really See The angels are everywhere - Barfly 00:19 See The angels are everywhere This thing upon me like a flower and a feast - Barfly 00:37 This thing upon me like a flower and a feast I'm gonna run down there I'm gonna hop on the pass - Barfly 00:06 I'm gonna run down there I'm gonna hop on the pass What did you do when I was gone - Barfly 00:16 What did you do when I was gone Hey You don't believe in that crap do you - Barfly 00:17 Hey You don't believe in that crap do you Maybe this guy had a reason for killing - Barfly 00:16 Maybe this guy had a reason for killing Humanity you never had it from the beginning - Barfly 00:14 Humanity you never had it from the beginning What did you say Oh it's hatred It's the only thing that lasts - Barfly 00:10 What did you say Oh it's hatred It's the only... I made an error an unhappy error but I'll drink - Barfly 00:18 I made an error an unhappy error but I'll drink Come on take it You've earned your collar all I did was watch - Barfly 00:08 Come on take it You've earned your collar all I did was... I just saw this angel - Barfly 00:27 I just saw this angel What are you doing with a woman Henry - Barfly 00:18 What are you doing with a woman Henry Yeah you're the damndest barfly I've ever seen - Barfly 00:28 Yeah you're the damndest barfly I've ever seen By the way The first thing I noticed about you were your legs - Barfly 00:55 By the way The first thing I noticed about you were your... This thing upon me crawling like a snake - Barfly 00:32 This thing upon me crawling like a snake Excuse me who are you - Barfly 00:21 Excuse me who are you How did your face get so beat up - Barfly 00:18 How did your face get so beat up Don't you hate cops - Barfly 00:12 Don't you hate cops Nothing ever works allright in this life - Barfly 00:10 Nothing ever works allright in this life I sure want to thank you for your hospitality - Barfly 00:39 I sure want to thank you for your hospitality Who's Wilbur Is he your pimp - Barfly 00:11 Who's Wilbur Is he your pimp My god there's nothin' left of it She's like a vacuum cleaner - Barfly 00:09 My god there's nothin' left of it She's like... Hey what do you think I am A bum - Barfly 00:16 Hey what do you think I am A bum All right I'm giving 3 to 1 odds I'll have this fag lickin' my balls inside of 5 minutes - Barfly 00:14 All right I'm giving 3 to 1 odds I'll have this... Your life is just a points of can'ts You can't work you can't fuck and you can't fight - Barfly 00:09 Your life is just a points of can'ts You can't... May I ask you the same damn think people are always asking me - Barfly 00:28 May I ask you the same damn think people are always asking... What about Wanda Wanda's just drunk and besides that she's too fat - Barfly 00:16 What about Wanda Wanda's just drunk and besides that... What is it - Barfly 00:29 What is it Sorry Don't be sorry just change your underwear - Barfly 00:05 Sorry Don't be sorry just change your underwear You know In the guesthouse you could write in peace - Barfly 00:20 You know In the guesthouse you could write in peace What went wrong - Barfly 00:09 What went wrong So you hired a dick to find an asshole - Barfly 00:13 So you hired a dick to find an asshole Are you out of brew - Barfly 00:10 Are you out of brew Hey you got any of those little mints for breath - Barfly 00:16 Hey you got any of those little mints for breath Maybe this guy had a reason for killing - Barfly 00:16 Maybe this guy had a reason for killing I take it you don't care for my world - Barfly 00:16 I take it you don't care for my world Do you need a drink Yeah like a spider needs a fly - Barfly 00:11 Do you need a drink Yeah like a spider needs a fly I hate them Oh yeah - Barfly 00:24 I hate them Oh yeah Hey tell me baby nobody who could write worth a damn could ever write in peace - Barfly 00:12 Hey tell me baby nobody who could write worth a damn could... To all my friends - Barfly 00:09 To all my friends And when I drink - Barfly 00:10 And when I drink Your mother's cunt stinks like carpet cleaner - Barfly 00:15 Your mother's cunt stinks like carpet cleaner Why did it have to be Eddie - Barfly 00:38 Why did it have to be Eddie Can't buy another drink - Barfly 00:22 Can't buy another drink In some cheap room - Barfly 00:22 In some cheap room Why did you send your stuff to us - Barfly 00:33 Why did you send your stuff to us It's the only thing that lasts - Barfly 00:10 It's the only thing that lasts I'd hate to be you if I were me - Barfly 00:12 I'd hate to be you if I were me This is a world where everybody's gotta do something - Barfly 00:50 This is a world where everybody's gotta do something Grow's for plants - Barfly 00:11 Grow's for plants You don't know how - Barfly 00:29 You don't know how Twenty bucks for that kind of head is outrageous - Barfly 00:41 Twenty bucks for that kind of head is outrageous You can really write - Barfly 00:50 You can really write Some people never go crazy - Barfly 00:21 Some people never go crazy But I seem to feel better when they're not around - Barfly 00:25 But I seem to feel better when they're not around

Cast

Wanda Wilcox - Faye Dunaway
Tully - Alice Krige
Detective - Jack Nance