Poolhall Junkies Quotes

Poolhall Junkies is a TV program that first aired in 1970 . Poolhall Junkies ended in 1970.

It features Karen Beninati, Paul Brooks, Carol Gillson, John J. Hermansen, David Kronemeyer, Nancy Lanham, Vincent Newman, Scott Niemeyer, Joey Nittolo, David Peters, Tucker Tooley, Norm Waitt as producer, Richard Glasser, and Charlie Terrell in charge of musical score, and Robert Morris as head of cinematography.

Each episode of Poolhall Junkies is 94 minutes long. Poolhall Junkies is distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films.

The cast includes: Christopher Walken as Mike, Mars Callahan as Johnny Doyle, Chazz Palminteri as Joe, Glenn Plummer as Chico, Anson Mount as Chris, Phillip Glasser as Max, Ernie Reyes, Jr. as Tang, Rick Schroder as Brad, Rod Steiger as Nick, Michael Rosenbaum as Danny Doyle, and Alison Eastwood as Tara.

Poolhall Junkies Quotes

Chazz Palminteri as Joe

• (Chazz Palminteri) "You beat them, you take their money, you call them names to their faces -- and they love you. I don't know how you do it. I never saw anything like it. Beating a man out of his money, that's easy. Anybody can do that. But beating a man out of his money and making him like it -- that's an art. That's an art of a true hustler."

• (Chazz Palminteri) "How the f*** does that make you feel -- to be in that position with all your money on the table?"
• (Christopher Walken) "How much you got, Joe?"
• (Chazz Palminteri) "What?"
• (Christopher Walken) "Total. You put down 80 thousand like it didn't matter. That's a lot of money for somebody like you and him. I think it matters."
• (Chazz Palminteri) "What's the difference --"
• (Christopher Walken) "I'm a millionaire. That's the difference. I lose 80 I get another 80. For me it doesn't matter. See, I think it's you -- who's sweating this, the both of you."

• (Chazz Palminteri) "Yes, take that you motherless motherf***ers."

Anson Mount as Chris

• (Anson Mount) "I am not gay."

Phillip Glasser as Max

• (Phillip Glasser) "Did you guys know, that the average penis size is 6.4 inches? And that the average vaginal canal is 7.9 inches.Therefore, in this country alone, there's over 17,000 miles of unused, virgin p***** out there."

• (Phillip Glasser) "Never go swimming. You'll drown."

• (Phillip Glasser) "Man that chick has got body karate."
• (Ernie Reyes, Jr.) "Hay do you think her tits are real? I hate chicks with fake tits."
• (Phillip Glasser) "Are you kidding me? Fake tits are the greatest invention of the 20th century. Plus they're safe."
• (Anson Mount) "Whoa, whoa, whoa, safer?"
• (Phillip Glasser) "Yeah. But do you know that 78% of all chicks that have fake tits involved in boating accidents do not drown."
• (Anson Mount) "Where do you get this s***?"
• (Phillip Glasser) "It's common knowledge"

• (Phillip Glasser) "Man that chick has got body karate."
• (Alison Eastwood) "Hay do you think her tits are real? I hate chicks with fake tits."
• (Phillip Glasser) "Are you kidding me? Fake tits are the greatest invention of the 20th century. Plus their safe."
• (Anson Mount) "Woe woe woe, safer?"
• (Phillip Glasser) "Yah. But Da you know that 78% of all chicks that have fake tits involved in boating accidents do not drown."
• (Michael Rosenbaum) "Where do you get this s***?"
• (Phillip Glasser) "It's common knowledge"

Rod Steiger as Nick

• (Rod Steiger) "Women -- Can't even live with them anymore."

Christopher Walken as Mike

• (Christopher Walken) "I'm gonna leave you with nothing."

• (Christopher Walken) "You watch those nature documentaries on the cable? You see the one about lions? You got this lion. He's the king of the jungle, huge mane out to here. He's laying under a tree, in the middle of Africa. He's so big, it's so hot. He doesn't want to move. Now the little lions come, they start messing with him. Biting his tail, biting his ears. He doesn't do anything. The lioness, she starts messing with him. Coming over, making trouble. Still nothing. Now the other animals, they notice this. They start to move in. The jackals; hyenas. They're barking at him, laughing at him. They nip his toes, and eat the food that's in his domain. They do this, then they get closer and closer, bolder and bolder. Till one day, that lion gets up and tears the s*** out of everybody. Runs like the wind, eats everything in his path. Cause every once in a while, the lion has to show the jackals, who he is."

• (Christopher Walken) "I'm not sure I wanna be hanging out with a guy who noticed a crease in my pants."

• (Christopher Walken) "When I was a kid, I figured out right away: most companies pay people enough, so as they don't quit. People work hard enough, so as they don't get fired. You know, what's that?"

• (Christopher Walken) "This one's for all the marbles, boys."

• (Christopher Walken) "I'm gonna step outside and get some smog."

• (Christopher Walken) "What do you call a thousand lawyers buried up to their necks in sand?"
• (Mars Callahan) "What?"
• (Christopher Walken) "Not enough sand."

Mars Callahan as Johnny Doyle

• (Mars Callahan) "The poolhall's a great equalizer. In the poolhall, nobody cares how old you are, how young you are, what color your skin is or how much money you've got in your pocket -- It's about how you move. And I remember this kid once who could move around a pool table like nobody had ever seen. I mean, hour after hour, rack after rack, his shots just went in. The cue was part of his arm and the balls had eyes. And the thing that made him so good was -- He thought he could never miss. I know, 'cause that kid was me."

• (Mars Callahan) "Bet twenty thousand."
• (Mars Callahan) "Oh, did I stutter? Everybody gone all quiet and s***? About a minute ago it was like an evening at the Apollo up in this motherf***er, now all of a sudden it's quiet as a church. That's all right, Chico, I don't blame you. I've been beatin' this Jimmy Walker lookin' motherf***er all god**** night, he can't win."
• (Glenn Plummer) "You'd better watch your mouth, Johnny."
• (Mars Callahan) "You watch my mouth, Chico. 'Cause you sure as hell don't wanna watch me play pool. Unless, of course, I'm blind folded and hand cuffed with a pool cue stickin' out of my ass. Or maybe you'd bet the twenty thousand then?"

• (Mars Callahan) "Whoa. What are you doing?"
• (Rick Schroder) "I'm taking my shot."
• (Mars Callahan) "No. See, I just paid five-thousand dollars for your shot. Now it's my shot."

Michael Rosenbaum as Danny Doyle

• (Unnamed) "Y'know, you were really good tonight kid."
• (Michael Rosenbaum) "Yeah, too bad nobody will ever know."

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