Trapped in Paradise (1994)

Nicolas Cage: Bill Firpo

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Quotes 

• Bill Firpo : What are you doing?

  Alvin Firpo : You do what you do, I do what I do.

  Bill Firpo : Well. That enhances my state of security.

• Bill Firpo : Which direction are we going?

  Alvin Firpo : North.

  Bill Firpo : Are you sure? I thought we passed that farmhouse earlier.

  Dave Firpo : No, those farmhouses all look alike...

  Bill Firpo : Alvin, if we're going in circles, I'm going to break your neck.

  Alvin Firpo : We're not. I took four lefts, just like the map said.

  Bill Firpo : FOUR LEFTS IS A CIRCLE, YOU IDIOT.

• Bill Firpo : In the Firpo family, the man with half a brain is king.

• Bill Firpo : I've got a feeling you're not telling me something.

  Dave Firpo : Well this feeling you're getting is paranoia.

  Alvin Firpo : Hey, let's just go.

• Hattie Anderson : Do you really want to do this?

  Bill Firpo : Do what?

  Hattie Anderson : You know rob the bank

  Dave Firpo : Absolutely! We have thought this over and we've made a decision!

  Hattie Anderson : But on Christmas Eve, it just doesn't seem right. You're going to ruin the winter fest.

  Bill Firpo : The winter fest? I've got a gun and your talking about the winter fest. Well who are you?

• Bill Firpo : Excuse me, are you headed to Paradise?

  Trucker #1 : Nope, New York City.

  Bill Firpo : [under his breath]  Where were you five hours ago?

• Bill Firpo : Where are you going?

  Lila : [frightened]  It's a robbery. I'm going to get you money out of the cash register.

  Bill Firpo : I'm robbing the bank.

  Lila : Well the bank is across the street.

• Bill Firpo : Bless me father for I have sinned. It has been two weeks since my last confession

  Father Gorenzel : Is that Bill Firpo?

  Bill Firpo : Uh, Yes, it's Me father

  Father Gorenzel : Been Five YEARS since you've been to confession. Is that how you're gonna start the whole thing out?

• Alvin Firpo : [handing his gun to a random guy so he can steal his scrapple]  Hold that? Mmm... yeah, scrapple. A little salt never hurt anybody.

  Bill Firpo : What are you doing?

  Alvin Firpo : I'm eatin' scrapple. It's got scallions.

• Alvin Firpo : Hey Dave, can we stop off and get some Ring Dings and milk?

  Bill Firpo : Ring Dings and milk? Oh sure. Then well get some balloons and go to the puppet show. What are you, two years old?

• Bill Firpo : I'm robbing the bank.

• Bill Firpo : Where are you going?

  Dave Firpo : I'm going with you to get the key.

  Bill Firpo : No, you STAY HERE!

  Dave Firpo : Don't you two fall in love.

  [to the hostages] 

  Dave Firpo : You heard him! I'm staying here!

• Bill Firpo : [storms in the bank]  ALLLL RIGHT! It's a God damn robbery!

• Bill Firpo : Dave... I know how your mind works. You know exactly what you're doing... and the whole time... you stand there... with this "who, me?"... expression... on your FACE!

• Shaddus Peyser : Put an APB out on that car.

  Chief Burnell : Oh well I've already done that.

  Shaddus Peyser : Good. We'll be able to track them down especially if they're heading north.

  Bill Firpo : [next scene with Alvin driving]  Alvin, which way are we headed?

  Alvin Firpo : North.

• Bill Firpo : I'm tellin' ya, if I had a gun on me right now I'd go in there and take over that place.

  Dave Firpo : Bill, you wouldn't be angry if I were to tell you there might be guns in the trunk.

  Bill Firpo : Alvin pull the car over.

  Alvin Firpo : Wha?

  Bill Firpo : Pull it over!

• Bill Firpo : Our car ran off the road.

  Dick Anderson : Oh my god. Are you all right?

  Dave Firpo : Well were not dead if that's what you mean.

• Alvin Firpo : [panicking]  I can't go back to prison. I learned my lesson already.

  Ma Firpo : [to Vic]  Look what you started, you big gorilla.

  Vic Mazzucci : Look what I started? I don't know what you're talking about.

  Caesar Spinoza : Your idiot sons. If it wasn't for them, we'd be in prison without a care in the world.

  Ma Firpo : If it wasn't for your goddamn, long-winged, piece-of-shit, letter whining about how your daughter doesn't come to visit you no more, I never would've sent my boys down here in the first place.

  Vic Mazzucci : I never wrote any letter.

  [Bill stops pacing as he and Ma realize something and turn their attention toward Dave] 

  Dave Firpo : [chuckles nervously]  Ma. Who wrote what to whom? It's a moot point at this juncture. Don't you think? Especially given the gravity of the situation... outside.

  Bill Firpo : [disgusted]  It just never ends with you.