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“Do or do not there is no try”

SPOKEN AT 01:32:18 IN

Chasing Amy

1997 · 114 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · DIR. Kevin Smith

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01:31:53 There's a million people who'd love to see themself in a comic book.
01:31:57 But that ain't like us at all, all slapsticky and shit
01:32:00 runnin' around like a couple of dickheads.
01:32:01 Sayin'-- What's that shit he got us sayin'?
01:32:04 Oh, um... "snootchie-bootchies."
01:32:08 "Snootchie-bootchies." Who the fuck talks like that? That is baby talk.
01:32:15 It's a big world, G. We're bound to run into you again.
01:32:18 - Till then, keep your unit on ya. - I'll try.
01:32:22 No, no, no, no, no. Do or do not. There is no try--
01:32:26 Knock that shit off! We got a bus to catch.
01:32:30 Jedi bitch. Man, what do you always have to tell that fuckin' gay story for?
01:32:34 - Man, shut up. - You shut up, you fat fuck.

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