The Hurricane 1999 - Movie Quotes

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter [to Lesra] Hate put me in prison. Love's gonna bust me out.

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Lesra The man's innocent. And he's been in jail fifteen or sixteen years. It's not right.

Terry Swinton I know that's what his book says.

Sam Chaiton Two juries found him guilty, Les.

Lesra Two white juries.

Lisa Peters Hey, hey. Not all white people are racist.

Lesra Not all black people are murderers.

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Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter [to the Warden] I'm innocent. I've committed no crime. A crime's been committed against me.

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Theo We're looking for two Negros in a white car.

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter Any two will do?

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Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter [to Les] It's very important to transcend places that hold us.

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Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter He who bemoans the lack of opportunity, forgets that small doors many times open up into large rooms.

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[last lines]

Announcer Everybody wanted this victory and Hurricane has delivered.

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Mae Thelma Carter Rubin, I ain't walking nowhere from you.

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter I'm dead. Just bury me.

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Reporter Mr. Carter, now that you're out, are you still going to be The Hurricane?

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter Oh, I'll always be The Hurricane. And The Hurricane is... beautiful.

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Book Lady Okay, young man. That'll be twenty five cents.

Lesra 25 cent? Must not be much of a book.

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Myron Bedlock [to Judge Sarokin] Your Honor, this case was built on a foundation of lies.

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Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter [addressing the court] Twenty years spent locked up in a cage considered as a danger to society.

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[LAST TITLE CARDS] [LAST TITLE CARDS] : Rubin Carter joined them there and makes his home Toronto. He is the Executive Director of the Association in Defense of the Wrongly Convicted.

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[LAST TITLE CARDS] [LAST TITLE CARDS] : To this date, the real killers have never been found or pursued.

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Sam Chaiton [to Lesra] You know what Les, sometimes we don't pick the books we read, they pick us.

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Det. Sgt. Della Pesca I'm gonna take your black ass down Mr. Fucking Champion of the World.

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter I got your black fucking champion right between my legs you short punk bitch.

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Detective at Hospital Are these the two men who shot you? Look carefully, Sir. Are these the two men who did this to you?

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter He said "no".

Detective at Hospital Move closer.

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter He said "no".

Detective at Hospital Move closer.

Det. Sgt. Della Pesca Take another look, Sir.

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Lesra [observing the prison] This is some place.

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter This is no place, not for a human being or anybody. Never get used to a place like this.

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[LAST TITLE CARDS] [LAST TITLE CARDS] : Mae Thlema and her family still reside in Paterson New Jersey. She and Rubin remain close friends.

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[LAST TITLE CARDS] [LAST TITLE CARDS] : Lesra Martin graduated with honors from the University of Toronto. He completed his Master's Degree at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He now practices law in Vancouver.

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Terry Swinton We all believe in your innocence.

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter I've been innocence for 16 years. That's how long I've been in here. Innocence is a highly over-rated commodity.

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Det. Sgt. Della Pesca You are making enemies that you don't know exist.

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[LAST TITLE CARDS] [LAST TITLE CARDS] : John Artis was released from prison and is now living in Virginia where he counsels youthful offenders

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Lisa Peters Your first book, huh?

Lesra Yeah.

Lisa Peters Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter.

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Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter Fifteen years on.

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Announcer Ladies and gentlemen, this fine young fighter will be right here in Pittsburg on the boxing cog, this Monday night.

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Announcer Hurricane Carter has defeated the welter weight champion of the world!

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[LAST TITLE CARDS] [LAST TITLE CARDS] : On January 11, 1988, the Supreme Court denied the state of New Jersey's appeal and affirmed Judge Sarokin's decision to set Rubin Carter free. It had taken 22 years.

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[LAST TITLE CARDS] [LAST TITLE CARDS] : The United States appealed all the way to the Supreme Court in an effort to have Rubin Carter returned to prison.

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[LAST TITLE CARDS] [LAST TITLE CARDS] : Terry, Sam, and Lisa returned to Canada.

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Det. Sgt. Della Pesca Can you believe that black punk? Thinks he's champion of the world. Fighter of the year my ass. He's a low life criminal.

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Judge Larner Rubin Carter, John Artis, for the murder of James Oliver, it is the courts sentence that you be imprisoned for the remainder of your natural life.

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Lesra [to Rubin] Dear Mr. Carter, I read your book.

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Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter [voice over narration] Hurricane is the professional name that I acquired later on in life. Carter is the slave name that was given to my forefathers, who worked in the cotton fields of Alabama and Georgia. It was passed onto me.

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Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter [voice over narration] The one thing I could do, and the only thing was box. I had tasted my own blood and I loved it.

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Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter You think I killed those people son?