Get Carter

Get Carter is a 1971 British crime film about a gangster who sets out to avenge the death of his brother.
 * Directed and written by Mike Hodges, based on the 1970 novel Jack's Return Home by Ted Lewis.

What happens when a professional killer violates the code? Get Carter!

Jack Carter

 * A pint of bitter [snaps fingers as barman walks away] in a thin glass.


 * [To Eric] You know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. Still the same. Pissholes in the snow.


 * I'm going to sit in the car and whistle Rule Britannia.

Cyril Kinnear

 * You don't give a man like Jack a drink in those piddly little glasses. Give him the bloody bottle.

Other

 * Architect: [about Brumby] It's very rude to disappear like that. Where can he possibly be? [Sounds of police cars converging on the car park can be heard coming from below] I’ve got an awful feeling we aren’t going to get our fees for this job.

Dialogue

 * Cliff Brumby: [blocking Carter's path] Listen, I don't like it when some tough nut comes pushin' his way in and out of my house in the middle of the night! Bloody well tell me who sent you!
 * Jack Carter: You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full time job. Now behave yourself.
 * [Brumby takes a swing at Carter, who grabs his hand, punches him, and then slaps him in the face for good measure]
 * Jack Carter: [as he's leaving] Goodnight, Mrs. Brumby.


 * Jack Carter: You know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. They're still the same. Pissholes in the snow.
 * Eric Paice: Still got your sense of humour
 * Jack Carter: Yes, I retained that, Eric.


 * Eric Paice: So, what're you doing then? On your holidays?
 * Jack Carter: No, I'm visiting relatives.
 * Eric Paice: Oh, that's nice.
 * Jack Carter: It would be... if they were still living.


 * Con McCarty: [to a naked Jack, who is pointing a gun] Jack, don't you think you ought to get dressed first.
 * Jack Carter: Out!
 * Con McCarty: Come on Jack, put it away. You know you're not going to use it.
 * Peter the Dutchman: The gun he means!


 * Jack Carter: I'm off tomorrow, so I don't suppose I'll be seeing you again. [Pulls out some large banknotes, giving some to Doreen] Here. Go and get your hair done.
 * Doreen Carter: Thanks!
 * Jack Carter: Be good... And don't trust boys.


 * Harry: [playing poker] Thought you were going soon.
 * Jack Carter: Soon. When you've lost your money. Won't take long.
 * Harry: Clever sod, aren't you?
 * Jack Carter: Only comparatively.


 * Jack Carter: Alright, I want to square things with you, first.
 * Keith: [laying in bed, bloody and beat up] Oh, yeah. How?
 * [Jack holds a hand full of pounds]
 * Keith: Stuff it! My girlfriend's coming from Liverpool tonight. Nice surprise, isn't it?
 * Jack Carter: I'm sorry. Here, get yourself a course in karate.
 * [Jack begins to leave]
 * Keith: Frank said you were a shit and he was bloody well right! You even screwed his wife, didn't you! The poor bastard didn't even know if the kid was his!


 * Edna: What's that gun doing in your room? Suppose I phone the police, told them there's a bloke in my hotel... who's planning to shoot somebody?
 * Jack Carter: You wouldn't do that.
 * Edna: How do you know I wouldn't?
 * Jack Carter: 'Cause I know you wear purple underwear.
 * Edna: What's that supposed to mean?
 * Jack Carter: Think about it.


 * Margaret: I can't help the way I am.
 * Jack Carter: Why'd you see him so regular?
 * Margaret: Once a week.
 * Jack Carter: I call that regular.
 * Margaret: He was gentlemanly. I like that.
 * Jack Carter: Once a week, you like a gentleman, do you?
 * Margaret: Look! I'm me, right? We are what we are, like it or not!


 * Jack Carter: [on the phone with Anna] I fancy you. I wish I was touching you - right now - making love to you. I want - to stroke you - and kiss you all over. Where are you?
 * Anna: I'm in the bedroom. My black underwear.
 * Jack Carter: The sexy, silk ones? Take your bra off.
 * Anna: Stop it, darling.
 * Jack Carter: Now. Go on. Now. Now, hold them - gently. Slowly. Imagine it's me. When we're in South America - we'll make love in the sun. Roll over. Make love again - and again.


 * Jack Carter: You bloody whore! Frank was too careful to die like that. Now, who killed him?
 * Margaret: I don't know nothing!
 * Jack Carter: Listen, the only reason I came back to this crap house - was to find out who did it. And I'm not leaving until I do.

Cast

 * Michael Caine - Jack Carter
 * Ian Hendry - Eric Paice
 * John Osborne - Cyril Kinnear
 * Britt Ekland - Anna
 * Bryan Mosley - Cliff Brumby
 * George Sewell - Con McCarty
 * Tony Beckley - Peter the Dutchman
 * Glynn Edwards - Albert Swift
 * Alun Armstrong - Keith
 * Bernard Hepton - Thorpe
 * Geraldine Moffat - Glenda
 * Dorothy White - Margaret
 * Rosemarie Dunham - Edna
 * John Bindon - Sid Fletcher
 * Terence Rigby - Gerald Fletcher