The Butcher
2009 · 95 MIN · IMDB 5.3 · 945 VOTES · DIR. Jesse V. Johnson
Overview
A mob enforcer is set up to take the fall for a multi-million dollar heist involving a rival gang boss. Merle (Eric Roberts) is a gambler stuck on a twenty-year losing streak, but his luck is about to change. Surviving a trap that was intended to kill him, Merle makes away with a beautiful woman and a piece of the take. Most men in that position would have been content to simply walk away with their lives, but Merle has been loyal for twenty years. Realizing he's been betrayed, something inside snaps. They used to call him "The Butcher" as a joke, but the laughter turns to screams when Merle returns to deliver the ultimate punchline.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,173 lines
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00:00:11 [man] You know, it's just not like the old days. It's not.
00:06:30 Murdoch needs you to keep it in the barrio, East LA.
00:10:46 the bad, dark, bleak things in your life.
00:14:13 It's a big day for you, kid.
00:16:42 in some kind of strip joint or a club.
00:20:23 That shiny car of yours has to be worth a couple of Gs.
00:26:21 I wouldn't make them look so bad if I knew who they were.
00:29:53 I fucking hate you can't smoke in these goddamned places anymore.
00:33:27 Want to see your babies before you leave?
00:37:08 You should get a cell phone.
00:43:28 Merle Hench, 190 grain for practice.
00:47:03 I just made my peace with the lord.
00:51:09 I'm going to put something to you
00:55:24 I won't go without a fight.
01:01:39 She's...
01:06:04 You sure know how to show a girl a good time.
01:09:50 but you found a bag of my money that the real thieves dropped
01:15:27 ¶ I want to sleep on a train ¶
01:21:49 It's been swell, Merle. Something else.
01:26:34 That's what it comes down to.
01:34:57 Why did you never shoot like that for me?
01:39:56 - Merle! - Don't touch me
01:43:10 Doll face...
21:00:00 when you arrived.