How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980)

Jessica Lange: Louise

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• Albert : Louise, I swear to you there is no money. If you only knew what was going on in that hospital. It's not only the IRS, I'm in deep financial trouble, and I need you to hold me, to hug me, to kiss me, to reassure me that everything isn't as hopeless as it looks.

  Louise : The only thing that is hopeless, Albert is that you're horny 24 hours a day.

• Elaine : [Louise has just jumped in the water to get the bag of money]  I thought you said you couldn't swim!

  Louise : [flailing her arms]  I can't!

  Elaine : [groans]  Ok, You'll go get the money bag and I'll save the genius.

  Jane : You know, we could split up the money right now...

  Elaine : SWIM! NOW!

• Elaine : I know how to get the money out of the money ball!

  Louise : How?

  Elaine : Suck!

• Louise : Oh, I don't know, there's got to be some way we can make money.

  Elaine : We can make porno films and all wear ski masks.

  Jane : No, Robert and I got bombed out one night. We put a little "I love you" tattoo on my ankle.

  Elaine : [to Jane]  Ok, we'll wear masks, you wear socks.

  Louise : Come on, let's get out of here.

  Elaine : What do you think about a doggy bag for the butter?

• Albert : [quoting Abraham Lincoln]  You know what he said, "With malice toward none and charity to all."

  Louise : And the last thing he said was "Look honey, I've got these two great seats for the theater tonight."

  Albert : Jesus, why did I have to bring up Lincoln?