...And Justice for All (1979)

Jack Warden: Judge Rayford

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• Arthur Kirkland : The one thing that bothered me, the one thing that stayed in my mind and I couldn't get rid of it, that haunted me, was 'why?' Why would she lie? What was her motive for lyin'? If my client is innocent, she's lying. Why? Was it blackmail? No. Was it jealousy? No. Yesterday, I found out why. She doesn't have a motive. You know why? Because she's not lying. And ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the prosecution is not gonna get that man today. No! Because I'm gonna get him! My client, the Honorable Henry T. Fleming, should go right to fuckin' jail! The son of a bitch is guilty! This man is guilty! That man, there, that man is a slime! He is a slime! If he's allowed to go free, then something really wrong is goin' on here! That man is guilty! That man, there, that man is a slime! he is a *slime*! If he's allowed to go free, then something really wrong is goin' on here!

  Judge Rayford : Mr. Kirkland you are out of order!

  Arthur Kirkland : You're out of order! You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order! That man, that sick, crazy, depraved man, raped and beat that woman there, and he'd like to do it again! He *told* me so! It's just a show! It's a show! It's "Let's Make A Deal"! "Let's Make A Deal"! Hey Frank, you wanna "Make A Deal"? I got an insane judge who likes to beat the shit out of women! Whaddya wanna gimme Frank, 3 weeks probation?

  Frank Bowers : *DAMMIT!*

  Arthur Kirkland : [to Judge Fleming]  You, you sonofabitch, you! You're supposed to *stand* for somethin'! You're supposed to protect people! But instead you fuck and murder them!

  [dragged out of court by bailiffs] 

  Arthur Kirkland : You killed McCullough! You killed him! Hold it! Hold it! I just completed my opening statement!

• Judge Rayford : I found out what the meaning of life is.

  Arthur Kirkland : What's that?

  Judge Rayford : It sucks.

• Judge Rayford : Sixteen years of marriage and my wife still won't eat Chinese food. It's crazy, especially since we met in a Chinese restaurant.

• [Officer Leary is on the witness stand] 

  Officer Leary : I told him to move on, but he continued to use profanity and he refused to leave the premises.

  Judge Rayford : What sort of profanity?

  Officer Leary : You know, the normal kind.

  Judge Rayford : Officer Leary, we've all heard these words before, now for the record what did he say?

  Officer Leary : [uncomfortably]  He used... "fuck" a lot.

  [quiet laughter from the gallery] 

  Officer Leary : ..."piss on you"...

  [more laughter] 

  Officer Leary : ...then said he was gonna... "bung-hole the short order chef"... "cream on the waitress"...

  [more laughter] 

  Officer Leary : ...stuff like that, Your Honor.

  Dapper Defendant : There's a very good reason for all of that, Your Honor.

  Judge Rayford : Oh? What is that?

  Dapper Defendant : I'm a diabetic.

  [loud laughter from the gallery] 

  Judge Rayford : I fail to see the connection. I've never heard of diabetes causing foul language!

  Dapper Defendant : That's because you're a douchebag.

  [entire courtroom erupts into laughter, including Officer Leary before he catches himself and forces a poker face] 

• [Judge Rayford fires a gun in his courtroom, drawing attention] 

  Judge Rayford : Gentlemen, need I remind you you're in a court of law?

• Judge Rayford : [in a helicopter]  Would you like to go anywhere in particular?

  Arthur Kirkland : No! Down! I'd prefer to go down!

• Arthur Kirkland : [He's trying to get out of an invitation by the Judge to fly with him]  Why dont you go flying together with your wife?

  Judge Rayford : Ha! The last thing we did together was get married!

• Judge Francis Rayford : Are we gonna get together this weekend, huh?

  Arthur Kirkland : I don't know. You know, you're the only one I've been dating these days.

• [Arthur has agreed to go flying with Judge Rayford, thinking the Judge flies planes. But he is not pleased to find that the Judge flies helicopters] 

  Arthur Kirkland : Where are we going?

  Judge Rayford : You wanna go someplace in particular?

  Arthur Kirkland : No. Down, I would prefer to go down...

• Judge Rayford : You must admit she's an attractive woman. I wouldn't mind seeing her again some time.

• Judge Francis Rayford : Now, just relax, Arthur. Just relax and enjoy it. The old Chinese proverb.

• Judge Francis Rayford : Did you ever skydive?

  Arthur Kirkland : No! Why?

  Judge Francis Rayford : You oughta try it. You might learn something. You know, I was skydiving once and my main chute, it didn't open. I pulled my reserve and it didn't open either. There I was, plunging to the earth. Just as I hit the treetops I discovered the meaning of life.

  Arthur Kirkland : Which is?

  Judge Francis Rayford : It sucks, Arthur. It really sucks!

• Arthur Kirkland : How high up do you go?

  Judge Francis Rayford : How high up do you wanna go?