The Fan (1996)
John Leguizamo: Manny
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Quotes
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[Jewel continues to bug Manny to get an exclusive with Bobby Rayburn]
Jewel Stern : You're saying there's absolutely no way you can get your boy to talk to me? Is that what you're saying? He's gotta talk to me.
Manny : I'm saying he'd rather nail his penis to a burning building, is what I'm saying, okay?
Manny : [Manny continues to talk on the phone] No, I'm not talking to you, I'm talking to her.
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[Jewel and Manny talk for the first time at the Giants ballpark]
Manny : Well, well, well. If it isn't Jewel, my favorite token female sports reporter.
Jewel Stern : Blow me, Manny.
Manny : Yeah, I would, but you haven't had all your shots, babe.
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[Manny tries to make Bobby feel better about his new number 33]
Manny : Look, Jesus Christ was 33 when he died. People are still talking about him.
Bobby Rayburn : Jesus Christ? Give me my damn number!
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[Bobby finds out from Manny that he has to pay Primo $500,000 for his number 11 back]
Manny : Exactly. That's 250 G's a digit.
Bobby Rayburn : Oh, man, come on. What is this boy smokin'?
Manny : Look, I tried to haggle them down. I called the kid myself, and he says it's his lucky number.
Bobby Rayburn : Luck? Shit, there ain't that much luck in the world. He's lucky to be in the fuckin' country!
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[Jewel sees a soda can in front of her and takes a drink out of it]
Jewel Stern : Whose is this?
Manny : It's mine. I spit in it.
[Jewel quickly spits the soda out]
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[Manny finally agrees to do the Bobby and Jewel interview]
Manny : You still want that interview?
Jewel Stern : Are you serious? You would let Bobby Rayburn do an interview with a - What was it?
Bernie : [Bernie answers] Castrating ball buster.
Jewel Stern : Castrating ball buster, that's right. I thought I was off your list, man.
Manny : Come on, Schindler has a list, not me. Okay? When you're hitting .183, you don't get a chance to have a list.
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[Manny tries to tell Bobby Rayburn to come out of the game before he injures himself worse]
Manny : I'm telling you, that media will turn on you faster than the fans. Listen to me, you gotta come out, okay?
Bobby Rayburn : I can't come out. On account of you, I gotta be Babe fuckin' Ruth!
Manny : It's William fuckin' Bendix! Can you get it right!
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[Bobby argues with Manny over needing to be number 11]
Bobby Rayburn : I'm not playing with number 33. Okay, you understand me?
Manny : I know. I understand. Just be cool. Let me take care of it.
Stook : You know, three times 11 is 33. Maybe you'll play three times better.
[as Manny walks the Giants staff member away]
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[Manny calls Jewel a castrating ball buster]
Manny : Bernie, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't she the castrating ball buster who had the temerity to ask my client if he was honestly worth 40 million?
Jewel Stern : [Jewel turns to Bernie] Am I a ball-buster?
Bernie : Yeah.
Manny : Thank you!
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[Bobby asks Manny if the sick kid in chemo ever saw the home run]
Manny : Oh, Bobby. Bobby, the kid didn't even see it. He slipped into a coma in the first inning and never pulled out. I'm sorry.
Bobby Rayburn : How come you didn't tell me that, man?
Manny : Like you take bad news really well, huh? What am I supposed to say? 'Hey, I got great news. The kid didn't make it. Have a good one.'
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[Manny congratulates Bobby on being back after that scary collision, hitting a home run]
Manny : You knocked the goddamn cover off that ball. You're back!
Bobby Rayburn : The hell I did. It was a fluke. I never even saw the pitch.
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[Bobby starts to feel guilty for Primo's death as he talks to Manny]
Manny : You know, Bobby. I wish five people dead on my drive to work everyday; five people. But wishing doesn't make it so, Bobby. You're not God, lifetime averages withstanding.
Bobby Rayburn : Yeah? Well, why do I feel so bad then, huh?
Manny : I don't know. I don't... you know, this is gonna blow the hell out of my shithead theory. But I think you feel guilty. Oh, Jesus Harry Christ. You know, I've been wrong about you all these years. You're not a shithead at all. I'm fucking flabbergasted.
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[Manny checks on Bobby while the doctor checks him out after the bad collision]
Manny : Doc, is the rib bruised or fractured?
Bobby Rayburn : [Bobby painfully replies] Neither