City on Fire

     

City on Fire1979

Genre: Action, Drama
Although many Hong Kong action fans have criticized Quentin Tarantino for stealing the premise of Reservoir Dogs from Ringo Lam's 1987 hit City on Fire, those accusations do a disservice not only to Tarantino--who vastly improved upon every scene he… more »


Mayor William Dudley:
What's eating you now? You have a new job and the city has a beautiful new hospital.

Dr. Frank Whitman:
That's right, some new hospital. It looks really good on the outside. But thanks to your political favors here and there of saving money and cut backs, I'm stuck with the patch-up job!

Mayor William Dudley:
Well nothing is perfect. Everything's compromised. Now, if you were the mayor of a big city and you have to get things done, you have to learn to give and take.

Dr. Frank Whitman:
Try talking to a surgeon about compromise during an open-heart operation.

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