The Sopranos (TV Series)

Christopher (2002)

James Gandolfini: Tony Soprano

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• Anthony 'A.J.' Soprano Jr. : [Anthony Jr. tries to convince his father that Christopher Columbus was a slave trader]  It's in my history book.

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : So, you finally read a book, and it's bullshit.

• Silvio Dante : [Referring to killing protest leader, Professor Del Redclay]  Maybe we should just whack this prick

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : Who the fuck are you kidding? All you thought about was Blackjack

  Silvio Dante : What?

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : You think this stay in the country was free don't you? Well, it wasn't. Fuckin Chief Smith wants Frankie Valli to come up there and play for a week, that's what this whole junket was about

  Silvio Dante : Frankie?

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : Yeah that's right. That's why he "butt holed" me God damn it. His bad over Frankie's manager so the chief wants me to call him directly as payback for him reaching out to Redclay, but you're making the call

  Silvio Dante : I haven't seen Frankie for years

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : [Angrily]  tough shit, you're making the fuckin call. You and this fuckin parade already

  Silvio Dante : I don't know what you're so hot about. They're discriminating all Italians as a group when they disallowed Columbus

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : Oh, will you fuckin stop? "Group". What the fuck happened to Gary Cooper? That's what I'd like to know

  Silvio Dante : He died because he fought all those Sioux in all those westerns

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : Oh fuck that. Gary Cooper: there was an American. The strong, silent type. He did what he had to do. He faced down the Miller gang when none of those other assholes in town would lift a finger to help him. Did he complain? Did he say "oh, I come from this poor Texas, Irish, illiterate background or whatever the fuck so leave me the fuck out of it because my people got fucked over."

  Silvio Dante : T, not for nothing, but you're getting confused here. The guy was in the movies

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : What the fuck difference does that make? Columbus was so long ago he might as well been in a fuckin movie. Images you set

  Silvio Dante : The point is: Gary Cooper, the real Gary Cooper or anybody named Cooper never suffered like the Italians. If they met a guy like him, they fucked everybody else. The Italians, the Polacks, and the blacks

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : If he was a Madigan around nowadays he'd be a member of some victim's group: the fundamentalist Christians, the abused cowboys, the gays, whatever the fuck

  Christopher Moltisanti : He was gay, Gary Cooper?

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : [shouts, irritated]  No! Are you listening to me?

  Silvio Dante : Hey, people are suffering

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : Did you? Except maybe the Feds?

  Silvio Dante : My grandparents got spit on because they were from Calabria

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : [Referring to the surname of the Chicago mobster]  let me ask you a question? With all the good things you have in your life: did they come to you because you're Calabrese? I'll tell you the answer. The answer's no. you got a kid in Lackawanna College, you got a wife, who's a piece of ass, at least she was when you married her. You own one of the most profitable topless bars in all north Jersey, now did you get all that because your Italian? No you got it because your you, you're smart because you're whatever the fuck. Where the fuck is our self-esteem? That shit doesn't come from Columbus, The Godfather, or Chef fuckin Boyardee

  Silvio Dante : We've got to tiptoe around the Indians don't we? We can't call our teams the Braves, or the Tomahawks

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : You take it up with Frankie Valli when talk to him

• Ralph Cifaretto : [Before handing him an envelope with money as a gift to his daughter]  there he is. John I'm sorry I missed Allegra's nursing school graduation: unforgivable. But I made it up to her

  Johnny 'Sack' Sacramoni : [Smiles, before slapping the envelop out of his hand as a way of not accepting his gift and walking away]  stick it in your ass

  Tony Soprano : [Jokingly, suggesting Johnny has a resemblance to the cartoon monster from the breakfast cereal]  hey, Count Chocula

  Ralph Cifaretto : What the fuck john?

  Johnny 'Sack' Sacramoni : [to Tony, referring to Ralphie]  keep him away from me

  Tony Soprano : John, what's going on?

  Johnny 'Sack' Sacramoni : [Before walking away]  I don't want to talk about it

  Tony Soprano : [Referring to John's demeanor]  what's this?

  Ralph Cifaretto : I have no fuckin idea. But I've got better shit to do

  Silvio Dante : You saw how it was with them the other night. Something's going on

  Tony Soprano : Also how is Carmine up my ass about this Freeland Heisen Avenue bullshit? Somebody's talking too much and it's costing me money

• Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : John, you more laborers on the job site than we got carpenters, what's the problem?

  Johnny 'Sack' Sacramoni : The problem is the carpenters are carrying sheet rocking materials, so we ain't getting what we're expecting

  Ralph Cifaretto : Let Massarone hire more laborers off the books

  Johnny 'Sack' Sacramoni : [Raising his voice to Ralph]  nobody's talking to you

  Ralph Cifaretto : Alright, Jesus

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : [Proposing the percentage of the profits in the Soprano's favor, before they all toast to agree]  Sixty-five thirty-five

  Carmine Lupertazzi : Johnny, can you explain the other "thing" we want to talk about?

  Johnny 'Sack' Sacramoni : Sure, Tony, it's come to our attention you bought property around Freeland Heisen Avenue, and turned it in a week

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : So?

  Johnny 'Sack' Sacramoni : You did it with inside knowledge from Ron Zellman

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : Got your attention from where?

  Johnny 'Sack' Sacramoni : That property is hot because of the Esplanade. We share the Esplanade and we share Zellman. If the Soprano family is going to benefit from it, Carmine feels we should too

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : Ok we'll work something out

• Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : [talking privately]  The fuck's with you? I count on you as one of the most level-headed guys I got

  Silvio Dante : My father was a Knight of Columbus: an Italian American and I paid money to the American Italian Anti-Defamation League counsel, we're the victims here

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : Oh, you wrote a check too?

  Silvio Dante : Let's not forget, it was a friend of ours, Joe Columbo who founded the first Italian-American American Italian Anti-Defamation organization

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : [referring to Sil leading an unauthorized demonstration supporting Columbus that resulted in unwanted attention]  You were still out of line

  Silvio Dante : You are right: a hundred percent

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : But?

  Silvio Dante : Well, as your consigliere, since you asked, I think the guys and myself too, we need your leadership on this

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : [after thinking it over]  Alright, good, I understand you wanna do something but use your brain

  Silvio Dante : Believe me, me and Ralphie are working on a few things, this battle is gonna be won on the PR level: hearts and minds. They manipulate your image, Columbus, you manipulate theirs

• Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : [over the phone]  good morning

  Assemblyman Zellman : hey, what's up?

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : you heard about this protest with the Indians and Columbus Day?

  Assemblyman Zellman : yeah, I heard about it

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : well, we need "someone" to make it "go away"

  Assemblyman Zellman : oh, boy that's a tough one. A real "hot potato", nobody wants to "touch it"

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : we just want a peaceful parade like we've had for years with no interference, what's wrong with that?

  Assemblyman Zellman : well, it's the First Amendment, it's Native Americans, very "sensitive" stuff: my hands are tied on this one... sorry

  Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : yeah, fine

  Assemblyman Zellman : I will be attending the parade as always, you have my support there