Sneakers (1992)

David Strathairn: Whistler

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• [each member of the team makes a request in return for the decryption chip] 

  Whistler : I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.

  Bernard Abbott : Oh, this is ridiculous.

  Martin Bishop : He's serious.

  Whistler : I want peace on earth and goodwill toward men.

  Bernard Abbott : We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.

  Martin Bishop : You're just gonna have to try.

  Bernard Abbott : All right, I'll see what I can do.

  Whistler : Thank you very much. That's all I ask.

• Martin Bishop : "Give him head"?

  Whistler : "Be a beacon"?

• Whistler : That was very good, Bish. Remind me to make you an honorary blind person.

• Whistler : Fellas, Janek's little black box is on his desk between the pencil jar and the lamp.

  Mother : Uh, Whistler, I hate to tell you this, but you're blind.

• Martin Bishop : If I come in with what I know, can you guarantee my safety?

  Bernard Abbott : Do you have the item?

  Martin Bishop : No.

  Whistler : Fifteen seconds.

  Martin Bishop : Can you guarantee my safety?

  Bernard Abbott : Where is the item?

  Martin Bishop : [more emphatic]  Can you guarantee my safety?

• Whistler : Anybody want to shut down the Federal Reserve?

• Whistler : Anybody want to black out New England?

• Martin Bishop : How's the audio?

  Whistler : Good, Mother's pretty close.

  Donald Crease : He's just wearing four safety belts this time.

  Martin Bishop : What, no parachute?

• Martin Bishop : The probable level of security is very low. But if you guys don't want to take that chance just to keep me out of jail, fine, I understand, I'll do it.

  Whistler : Well, Bish, I can't speak for the other guys, but I'm in it for the money, I don't care if you go to jail.

  Carl : Me neither. I'm in.

• Whistler : What did it sound like?

• Whistler : Anybody want to crash a couple of passenger jets?

• Carl : One thing I don't quite get though, is that you and Cosmo were taking all these chances, all these big chances. I mean, what for?

  Martin Bishop : We were young, and there was a war on. It was a good way to meet girls.

  Liz : I'll bet.

  Mother : How come you didn't get caught?

  Martin Bishop : I went out for pizza... then I went to Canada. I was lucky, he wasn't.

  Whistler : Did he ever forgive you?

  Martin Bishop : I hope so. He died in prison.