Runaway Car (1997 TV Movie)

Judge Reinhold: Ed Lautner

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Quotes 

• Ed Lautner : Uh excuse me, do you mind if we drop you off on the freeway, we're in kind of a hurry?

  Dexter 'Dex' Strang : Whatever.

• Ed Lautner : You promised me Friday, it's Friday. What the heck am I supposed to do now?

  Garage Supervisor : I'm sorry, Mr. Lautner, it's not quite ready yet.

  Ed Lautner : Not quite ready? Look at this. My car is, laid out like somebody's science project.

  Garage Supervisor : Well, w'we gave you that estimate before we understood the extend of the damage.

  [to Jenny Todd] 

  Garage Supervisor : Could I help you, miss?

  Jenny Todd : Um, Yes. You said my car was ready.

  Ed Lautner : You realize I scheduled my life, around you promise, that my car would be ready, Friday.

  Garage Supervisor : [to Jenny Todd]  It looks like you're all set.

  [to Ed Lautner] 

  Garage Supervisor : I'm sorry Mr. Lautner.

  Ed Lautner : I appreciate that, I really do, but I've got that most important meeting of MY LIFE! This morning, and um, I'm stuck without a car.

  Jenny Todd : Excuse me, sir. Who do I speak to about my car, what was done to it?

  Garage Supervisor : Well...

  [interrupted by Ed Lautner] 

  Garage Supervisor : .

  Ed Lautner : Can you believe this? Do you have a loaner?

  Garage Supervisor : We don't provide that.

  [to Jenny Todd] 

  Garage Supervisor : What did you want to know?

  Jenny Todd : Uh Well, I, I would like to know what exactly was done to it

  [interrupted by Ed Lautner] 

  Jenny Todd : .

  Ed Lautner : So, I have to rent a car?

  Garage Supervisor : I would suggest that.

  [to Jenny Todd] 

  Garage Supervisor : The retainer clip, on your vac

  [pause] 

  Garage Supervisor : , do you know anything about cars?

  Jenny Todd : No, not really.

  Garage Supervisor : Than, it's a good thing we're here, huh?

  Jenny Todd : Yes, it is.

  Garage Supervisor : We took, GOOD car of it. Just go see the cashier.

  Ed Lautner : So where do I rent a car?

  Garage Supervisor : Well, there's uh, A1 Rent-A-Car, it's about six or seven miles, right of that way.

  Ed Lautner : Uh huh, So

  [pause] 

  Ed Lautner : , how do I get there?

  Garage Supervisor : Oh, well, Jose can take ya. Uh,

  [to Mechanic, shouting] 

  Garage Supervisor : Johnny! Where's Jose? When he say he'll be back?

  Mechanic : I don't know!

  Ed Lautner : [to himself]  Oh my God.

• Dexter 'Dex' Strang : [Sees Ed get a cigarette]  Smoking kills, ya know? Makes ya dead.

  Ed Lautner : So does skateboarding.

  Dexter 'Dex' Strang : I mean statistically though, think of your kid.

  Ed Lautner : It's not my kid.

  Dexter 'Dex' Strang : Well, who's evers.

  Jenny Todd : Actually, I would prefer if you didn't. The baby and us.

  Dexter 'Dex' Strang : The baby, I told you.

  Ed Lautner : Oh, right.