Mystery Train (1989)

Screamin' Jay Hawkins: Night Clerk (segment "Far from Yokohama")

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Quotes 

• Night Clerk : Well, what about on Jupiter?

  Bellboy : At the time of his death, if he were on Jupiter, Elvis would've weighed six-hundred and forty-eight pounds.

  Night Clerk : Six-hundred and forty-eight. Damn.

• Night Clerk : [after hearing the bellboy complain about his uniform]  Well, you should do like I do, shit, go over and buy your own damn clothes over at Lansky's, somewhere like that; I mean, you know it's like they say: the clothes make the man. I mean look at that damn hat on your head, you look like a damn mosquito-legged chimpanzee, I mean-

  [he abruptly breaks up] 

• Mitzuko : Hi! Good night!

  Night Clerk : Good night. How may I help you?

  Mitzuko : Umm... We would like most cheap room please do you have?

  Night Clerk : All our rooms for two people are the same rate.

  Mitzuko : Oh.

  Jun : (speaking in Japanese) What'd he say?

  Mitzuko : (speaking in Japanese) I'm not exactly sure. (In English) I'm sorry, that is too expensive.

• Night Clerk : [both stare at a plum on the counter, neither saying a thing]  I don't think you should eat that thing.

  Bellboy : Yeah, you're probably right.

  Night Clerk : You gonna eat it?

  Bellboy : No, I'm not gonna eat that thing.

  [at this, the night clerk casually reaches over and eats the plum in one bite] 

  Bellboy : Hey...you ate my plum!

• Night Clerk : [hearing a radio ad for seafood, disgusted at what he is hearing]  "Jiffy Squid"? Turn that damn thing off! "Jiffy Squid"

  [grimaces in dislike and shakes his head] 

• Night Clerk : Man, your breath. What have you been drinkin'? Smells like kerosene.

• Night Clerk : Man, you got a curse on you - as sure as the moon rolls around the world.