Yeah well, he's not here... to vouch for that, is he? We have to take your word for it!...
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Peter Appleton:
[Seeing Adele at the cemetery]
I didn't know anyone was here. Adele:
I was just... saying goodbye. Peter Appleton:
Adele, I'm sorry the way things turned out. I never meant to hurt anyone, least of all you. Adele:
People get hurt sometimes, we can't always help it. So are you really a communist? Peter Appleton:
No, I'm really not. Adele:
I didn't think so. Only a dyed-in-the-wool capitalist could have gotten The Majestic up and running. Peter Appleton:
Great endorsement. Can I call you as a witness? Adele:
Eh, if it helps. So what will you tell the committee? Peter Appleton:
Tell them what they want to hear: "Sorry, I won't do it again, blah, blah." Adele:
You're not serious. Peter Appleton:
What's wrong with it? Adele:
Everything. Peter Appleton:
Could you be a little more specific? Adele:
Aside from the fact that this is a free country, and you can be a communist if you want to be a communist - leaving that aside, if you're accused falsely you have a duty as well as a right to stand up and suggest they drop dead. Peter Appleton:
Emile Zola, you feel strongly about this. Adele:
Damn right I do! Peter Appleton:
Great, but it doesn't make the game any less rigged. There's a reason it's called a witch-hunt. Adele:
And there's burden of proof, innocence before guilt. Peter Appleton:
Maybe in law school. But the rest of us have to live in the real world and in the real world, I mess with these guys, I go to jail. Adele:
All the more reason to fight them. Peter Appleton:
Like Luke would've done? Go ahead, say it. Adele:
Yes. Like Luke would have done. Peter Appleton:
God, here it comes. Tell me again what a great guy Luke was, 'cause God I haven't heard that enough! Adele:
He wouldn've stood up to them. Peter Appleton:
Yeah well, he's not here... to vouch for that, is he? We have to take your word for it! And forgive me but everybody's memory of Luke is a little rose-colored in this town. Besides, I'm not Luke. While he was liberating Europe, I was running the PX. He couldn't wait to save the world! Me, I was happy not to go overseas!
[Seeing Adele at the cemetery]
I didn't know anyone was here. Adele:
I was just... saying goodbye. Peter Appleton:
Adele, I'm sorry the way things turned out. I never meant to hurt anyone, least of all you. Adele:
People get hurt sometimes, we can't always help it. So are you really a communist? Peter Appleton:
No, I'm really not. Adele:
I didn't think so. Only a dyed-in-the-wool capitalist could have gotten The Majestic up and running. Peter Appleton:
Great endorsement. Can I call you as a witness? Adele:
Eh, if it helps. So what will you tell the committee? Peter Appleton:
Tell them what they want to hear: "Sorry, I won't do it again, blah, blah." Adele:
You're not serious. Peter Appleton:
What's wrong with it? Adele:
Everything. Peter Appleton:
Could you be a little more specific? Adele:
Aside from the fact that this is a free country, and you can be a communist if you want to be a communist - leaving that aside, if you're accused falsely you have a duty as well as a right to stand up and suggest they drop dead. Peter Appleton:
Emile Zola, you feel strongly about this. Adele:
Damn right I do! Peter Appleton:
Great, but it doesn't make the game any less rigged. There's a reason it's called a witch-hunt. Adele:
And there's burden of proof, innocence before guilt. Peter Appleton:
Maybe in law school. But the rest of us have to live in the real world and in the real world, I mess with these guys, I go to jail. Adele:
All the more reason to fight them. Peter Appleton:
Like Luke would've done? Go ahead, say it. Adele:
Yes. Like Luke would have done. Peter Appleton:
God, here it comes. Tell me again what a great guy Luke was, 'cause God I haven't heard that enough! Adele:
He wouldn've stood up to them. Peter Appleton:
Yeah well, he's not here... to vouch for that, is he? We have to take your word for it! And forgive me but everybody's memory of Luke is a little rose-colored in this town. Besides, I'm not Luke. While he was liberating Europe, I was running the PX. He couldn't wait to save the world! Me, I was happy not to go overseas!
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It doesn't make it any less rigged It's called a witch hunt
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And there's burden of proof innocence before guilt
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In law school but the rest of us live in the real world
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I mess with these guys I go to jail
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All the more reason to fight them
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Like Luke would have done Go ahead say it
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Yes like Luke would have done God here it comes
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Tell me again what a great guy Luke was I haven't heard that enough
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Movie Summary
In 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
Actors
Peter Appleton
Carl's Date
