Killing Them Softly

Killing Them Softly2012

Stars: Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, James Gandolfini
Genre: Crime, Drama, News
Rating: R
Runtime: 97 minutes

Killing Them Softly is a 2012 American neo-noir crime film directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt, based on George V. Higgins' novel Cogan's Trade (1974). On May 22, 2012, the film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 C… more »



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Barack Obama (on TV):
[on TV delivering his election victory speech]... to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many, we are one.

Driver:
You hear that line? Line's for you.

Jackie Cogan:
Don't make me laugh. We're one people. It's a myth created by Thomas Jefferson.

Driver:
Oh, now you're gonna have a go at Jefferson, huh?

Jackie Cogan:
My friend, Jefferson's an American saint because he wrote the words, "All men are created equal." Words he clearly didn't believe, since he allowed his own children to live in slavery. He was a rich wine snob who was sick of paying taxes to the Brits. So yeah, he wrote some lovely words and aroused the rabble, and they went out and died for those words, while he sat back and drank his wine and f***ed his slave girl. This guy wants to tell me we're living in a community. Don't make me laugh. I'm living in America, and in America, you're on your own. America's not a country. It's just a business. Now f***ing pay me.

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