House of Games Quotes

House of Games is a television show that was first aired in 1970 . House of Games stopped airing in 1970.

It features Michael Hausman as producer, Alaric Jans in charge of musical score, and Juan Ruiz Anchía as head of cinematography.

Each episode of House of Games is 102 minutes long. House of Games is distributed by Orion Pictures.

The cast includes: Joe Mantegna as Mike, Lindsay Crouse as Dr. Margaret Ford, Mike Nussbaum as Joey, Lilia Skala as Dr. Littauer, and Ricky Jay as George.

House of Games Quotes

Joe Mantegna as Mike

• (Unnamed) "Mike, you are the ring-tail rounder. You are King Kong."
• (Joe Mantegna) "One riot, one ranger."
• (Unnamed) "You put that bitch in the panic bag."
• (Joe Mantegna) "Hey, baby, this is my road game."
• (Unnamed) "What's next?"

• (Joe Mantegna) "You say I acted atrociously. Yes. I did. I do it for a living."

• (Joe Mantegna) "I read a book once which said this: If you're fired from your job, when you're going home, take something. A pencil -- Something to assert yourself. Take a memento. Take something from life."

• (Joe Mantegna) "You see, in my trade, this is called; what you did; you cracked out of turn. Huh? You see? You crumbed the play."

• (Joe Mantegna) "Hey, f*** you. This is what you always wanted, you crooked BITCH. You THIEF. You always need to get caught, cuz you KNOW you're bad. I never hurt anybody -- I never shot anybody -- You sought this out -- This is what you always wanted. I knew it the FIRST time you came in -- You're WORTHLESS, you know it? You're a WHORE. You came back like a DOG to its own VOMIT. You sick BITCH. I'm not gonna GIVE you s***."

• (Joe Mantegna) "What'd you do, win again?"
• (Ricky Jay) "That's right. If you wanna win the hand, you've gotta stay in 'til the end."

• (Joe Mantegna) "Did I ever tell you my name? My name is Mike."
• (Lindsay Crouse) "Glad to meet you."
• (Joe Mantegna) "Well, I'm glad to meet you, too."
• (Lindsay Crouse) "I have a proposition for you."
• (Joe Mantegna) "And what's YOUR name?"

• (Joe Mantegna) "I'm from the United States of kiss-my-ass."

• (Joe Mantegna) "You can't bluff someone who's not paying attention."

• (Joe Mantegna) "I think you're bluffin', pal. I think you're trying to BUY it."
• (Ricky Jay) "Then you're gonna have to give me some respect, or give me some money."

• (Joe Mantegna) "You're not miffed at us, are ya?"

• (Joe Mantegna) "Oh, you're a bad pony. And I'm not gonna bet on you."

• (Joe Mantegna) "Everybody gets something out of every transaction."

• (Unnamed) "Mike, how did you know she was gonna go for it?"
• (Joe Mantegna) "Go for it? Hey, the broad's an addict."

• (Joe Mantegna) "Thank you, sir. May I have another?"

• (Joe Mantegna) "It's called a confidence game. Why? Because you give me your confidence? No. Because I give you mine."

Mike Nussbaum as Joey

• (Mike Nussbaum) "The bitch is a booster."
• (Joe Mantegna) "The bitch is a born thief, man."
• (Unnamed) "So, you had her made from the jump?"
• (Joe Mantegna) "I'm tellin' ya. A ton of f***in' bricks. Show me some REAL con-men."
• (Mike Nussbaum) "Yeah, we showed her some con-men."
• (Joe Mantegna) "We showed her some DINOSAUR con-men. Some old style."
• (Mike Nussbaum) "Yes, sir."
• (Joe Mantegna) "Years from now, they're gonna have to go to a museum to see a frame like this."
• (Mike Nussbaum) "That's right."
• (Unnamed) "Took her money and screwed her, too."
• (Joe Mantegna) "A small price to pay."

Lindsay Crouse as Dr. Margaret Ford

• (Lindsay Crouse) "Beg for your life, or I'm going to kill you."

• (Unnamed) "Y'know, I know there are people who are normal."
• (Lindsay Crouse) "Are there?"
• (Unnamed) "Yes, there are. But --"
• (Lindsay Crouse) "But what?"
• (Unnamed) "But I don't know what those people do."

Ricky Jay as George

• (Ricky Jay) "South Street Seaport, the man says. He can't stand the heat. He can't stand it."

• (Ricky Jay) "Told you a squirt gun wouldn't work."
• (Joe Mantegna) "A squirt gun would've worked- you didn't have to fill it."

Lilia Skala as Dr. Littauer

• (Lilia Skala) "When you have done something unforgivable, I'll tell you exactly what to do. You forgive yourself."

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