Daily Dialogue — April 25, 2019

Arthur Kirkland: 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, three week’s probation?
Frank Bowers: Damn it!
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] You killed McCullough! You killed him! Hold it! Hold it! I just completed my opening statement!

— …And Justice for All. (1979), written by Valerie Curtin, Barry Levinson

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Lawyer.

Trivia: The film is famous for its line “You’re out of order! You’re out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They’re out of order!” (often misquoted as “I’m out of order! You’re out of order! This whole courtroom is out of order!”). The line of dialogue has been frequently referenced and parodied in popular culture.

Dialogue On Dialogue: This is Pacino’s “Attica” moment from Dog Day Afternoon, only this time he’s on the right side of the law.