The Bourne Identity (2002 film)

The Bourne Identity is a 2002 film starring Matt Damon about an amnesia victim discovering clues to his identity that seem to indicate he is an assassin.


 * Directed by Doug Liman. Screenplay by Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron. Based on the novel by Robert Ludlum.

Matt Damon is Jason Bourne

Jason Bourne



 * I can tell you the license plate numbers of all six cars outside. I can tell you that our waitress is left-handed and the guy sitting up at the counter weighs two hundred and fifteen pounds and knows how to handle himself. I know the best place to look for a gun is the cab of the gray truck outside, and at this altitude, I can run flat out for a half mile before my hands start shaking. Now why would I know that? How can I know that and not know who I am?
 * I swear to God, if I even feel somebody behind me, there is no measure to how fast and how hard I will bring this fight to your doorstep!
 * to Conklin
 * No it's not coming back goddammit that's the point! I've been going through all of this... all of this shit for two days.

Marie Kreutz

 * (Jason is repeatedly pressing the buzzer for his apartment) I guess you're not home.
 * Nobody does the right thing.
 * You have ID? (to Bourne at end of film)

Conklin

 * I don't like her. I want to go deep.
 * I can't help Jason, unless I know what the problem is!
 * You're US government property! You're a malfunctioning thirty million dollar weapon!
 * You chose the boat as the goddamn strike point!

Other

 * Nykwana Wombosi: If you are going to kill me, kill me dead!
 * The Professor: Look at this. Look at what they make you give.

Dialogue

 * Giancarlo [ship's doctor]: What's this? You tied these knots? So it starts to come back, eh?
 * Bourne: No, it doesn't start to come back. The knots, like everything else, I just found the rope and I did it. The same way I can, I can read, I can write. I can add, subtract, I can make coffee, I can shuffle cards, I can set up a chessboard.


 * Ward Abbott: I was recalling a conversation we had some time ago, talking about Treadstone. I seem to remember Nykwana Wombosi's name might have come up.
 * Conklin: I'm not sure what we're talking about.
 * Abbott: Someone tried to take him out. Tried, and failed. Was this Treadstone?
 * Conklin: You're asking me a direct question?
 * Abbott: Yes.
 * Conklin: I thought you were never gonna do that.
 * Abbott: What happened?
 * Conklin: Well…we, uh, lost communication with our man.
 * Abbott: This was almost two weeks ago.
 * Conklin: We've been working 'round the clock, the whole unit. We've been sleeping down there. Believe me, we're doing everything we can.
 * Abbott: And you don't let me know this?
 * Conklin: You never wanted to before.
 * Abbott: You never made a mistake before.


 * Marie: With you, you'll probably just forget about me if I stayed here.
 * Bourne: How could I forget about you? You're the only person I know.


 * [during a car chase through the streets of Paris]
 * Bourne: So…
 * Marie: What?
 * Bourne: We've got a bump coming up.
 * [drives their Mini down a flight of stairs]


 * Abbott: Well, so far, you've given me nothing but a trail of collateral damage from Zurich to Paris. I don't think I could do much worse.
 * Conklin: Well, why don't you go upstairs and book a conference room? Maybe you can talk him to death.


 * [last lines; Bourne enters a small shop on a Greek island]
 * Bourne: This your store?
 * Marie: Yeah.
 * Bourne: It's nice. A little hard to find, but...
 * Bourne: Think I can rent a scooter?
 * Marie: You have ID?
 * Bourne: (Bourne smiles) Not really.

Taglines

 * Matt Damon is Jason Bourne
 * He never asked to be Bourne.
 * He was the perfect weapon until he became the target.
 * Bourne to survive
 * On June 14, danger is Bourne.
 * Danger is Bourne.
 * Who Am I?
 * Who is Jason Bourne?

Major cast

 * Matt Damon - Jason Bourne
 * Franka Potente - Marie Kreutz
 * Chris Cooper - Alexander Conklin
 * Brian Cox - Ward Abbott
 * Clive Owen - The Professor
 * Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje - Nykwana Wombosi
 * Gabriel Mann - Danny Zorn
 * Julia Stiles - Nicki Parsons