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Marathon Man

CastDustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane, Fritz Weaver, Richard Bright, Marc Lawrence, Allen Joseph, Tito Goya, Lou Gilbert, Jacques Marin
Year released1976
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Radio reporter: "A South Bronx man takes his own life..." (0:04)

Another driver calls driver Klaus Szell, "You senile old kaker."

Professor Biesenthal tells Thomas Babington “Babe” Levy, "You’re very worrisome, Levy... It mustn’t be turned into a hysterical crusade."
Levy: ”Sir, I don’t have to worry about clearing him...”
Levy’s father lies dead with a pistol in his hand, suggesting he killed himself.
Biesenthal, referring to Levy’s father: ”... I wept the day he died.” (0:21)

Baby’s brother, Agent Henry “Doc” Levy, asks Commander Peter “Janey” Janeway, "Am I crazy?"
Janey: ”Yeah, you’re crazy.” (0:24)

An apparent mugger strikes Babe’s history student girlfriend Elsa Opel in the head. (0:43)

Klaus’ brother Dr. Christian Szell tells his henchmen Karl and Erhardt, "They were always so confident God was on their side..." (0:46)

Babe tells Doc, "Don’t worry about me."
Doc: ”Well, it’s a crazy world...”
”The old man is dead. He was a drunk. He killed himself.” (0:48)

Szell tells Doc, "... and your behavior..."
Doc: ”Don’t give me any shit about my behavior...”
Doc strikes Szell in the face.
Doc: ”I know that you’re panicking.” (0:57)

Baby tells Janey, "... Doc died..."
Janey: ”The truth is, they’re all paranoid schmucks.” (1:04)

Babe recalls seeing his father’s lifeless body. (1:08)

Janey tells Babe, referring to Szell, "... he’s panicked." (1:19)

Szell tells Babe, "I had alexia as a child. Alexia is a disease... I behaved terribly..."
”Oh, please don’t worry...” (1:21)

Driver: "You guys are crazy or somethin’." (1:29)

By telephone, Babe tells Elsa, "There’s an all night drugstore." (1:30)

Janey tells Babe, "If the police were coming, I don’t think you’d be so panicky." (1:43)

Mr. Goldman tells a customer, "Don’t worry about it." (1:46)

Bystander: "She’s crazy." (1:49)

Szell tells Babe, "I was in a state of hysteria, you know?"
”... one becomes more emotional with age.”
”... in the circumstances one’s paranoia...”
”This is madness. Mad.”
Babe smacks Szell in the face. (1:55)

References Hot Shots!, Serial Mom

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