And I twitch a lot. It's hard to miss. It makes me look like a goddamn spastic, but if I...
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[first lines] Lionel Essrog:
[narrating]
Frank always used to say, "Tell your story walkin', pal." He was more philosophical than your average gumshoe, but he liked to do his talkin' on the move, so here's how it all went down. I got somethin' wrong with my head. That's the first thing to know. Lionel Essrog:
[real life]
If! Lionel Essrog:
[narrating]
It's like having glass in the brain. I can't stop pickin' things apart... twistin' 'em around, reassembling 'em. Words and sounds, especially. It's like an itch that has to be scratched. Gilbert Coney:
[about a sweater snag]
Quit pullin' at it! You're gonna make a fuckin' mess out of things. Lionel Essrog:
[real life]
I got threads in my heads. I got threads in my heads! I got threads in my heads, man! Lionel Essrog:
[narrating]
And I twitch a lot. It's hard to miss. It makes me look like a goddamn spastic, but if I try to hold it back, it just makes it worse
[narrating]
Frank always used to say, "Tell your story walkin', pal." He was more philosophical than your average gumshoe, but he liked to do his talkin' on the move, so here's how it all went down. I got somethin' wrong with my head. That's the first thing to know. Lionel Essrog:
[real life]
If! Lionel Essrog:
[narrating]
It's like having glass in the brain. I can't stop pickin' things apart... twistin' 'em around, reassembling 'em. Words and sounds, especially. It's like an itch that has to be scratched. Gilbert Coney:
[about a sweater snag]
Quit pullin' at it! You're gonna make a fuckin' mess out of things. Lionel Essrog:
[real life]
I got threads in my heads. I got threads in my heads! I got threads in my heads, man! Lionel Essrog:
[narrating]
And I twitch a lot. It's hard to miss. It makes me look like a goddamn spastic, but if I try to hold it back, it just makes it worse
Full Transcript
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Frank always used to say
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Tell your story walkin' pal
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He was more philosophical than your average gumshoe
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but he liked to do his talkin' on the move
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so here's how it all went down
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I got somethin' wrong with my head
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That's the first thing to know
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If
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It's like having glass in the brain
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I can't stop pickin' things apart
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twistin' 'em around reassembling 'em
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Words and sounds especially
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It's like an itch that has to be scratched
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Quit pullin' at it You're gonna make a fuckin' mess out of things
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Movie Summary
In 1950s New York, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend.
Actors
Lionel Essrog
Gilbert Coney
