Rollercoaster (1977)
Henry Fonda: Simon Davenport
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Simon Davenport : [talking on phone] I want you to go out there and represent the department. Find out if there was negligence involved.
Harry Calder : You go!
Simon Davenport : It happens to be my wedding anniversary.
Harry Calder : So take your wife!
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Simon Davenport : Harry. You're a big disappointment to me.
Harry Calder : I feel bad about that, Si.
Simon Davenport : You should have moved up in the department. District manager. Supervisor.
Harry Calder : You know me. No ambition.
Simon Davenport : It's your mouth. You have a personality problem. You never want to fit in.
Harry Calder : It depends on what you want fitted and where you want it put, Si.
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Simon Davenport : You wanna go to Chicago?
Harry Calder : Five, Si. The presidents of five corporations are on their way there, including Ocean View's and Wonderworld's.
Simon Davenport : Maybe it's a convention. You think something's out of line, call the police.
Harry Calder : The police didn't inspect that coaster. I did. You rubbed my face in that.
Simon Davenport : I hoped that divorce would curb some of your more paranoid impulses.
Harry Calder : I'm going to Chicago and you're paying for the trip.
Simon Davenport : Out of the question.
Harry Calder : [looking back at his boss, slyly] Funny how things pop into your mind. I've been thinking about that medical building last year.
Simon Davenport : You bastard.
Simon Davenport : Shame about that roof caving in. I'm good at spotting substandard materials. It was your nephew's construction company, wasn't it?
Simon Davenport : [beaten] How long will you be gone?