Where's Poppa? (1970)
Ruth Gordon: Mrs. Hocheiser
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Quotes
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Gordon Hocheiser : She's not just another nurse, ma. It means a whole lot to me, ma. And I want you to know that if you mess this one up for me, I'm gonna punch your fuckin' heart out. Got it?
Mrs. Hocheiser : Such a nice boy.
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Mrs. Hocheiser : [after being dropped off at a retirement home] Poppa?
Poppa : Momma?
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Mrs. Hocheiser : What happened to that lady who touched up my roots so good. She used to pinch me.
Gordon Hocheiser : It was you. You pinched her.
Mrs. Hocheiser : Yeah, that's right. I liked to pinch her.
Gordon Hocheiser : That's why she quit.
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Mrs. Hocheiser : Where's Poppa?
Gordon Hocheiser : Still dead.
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Mrs. Hocheiser : This isn't my red dress?
Gordon Hocheiser : It is so.
Mrs. Hocheiser : It's so big on me.
Gordon Hocheiser : All your clothes are too big for you. You're shrinking. You're getting smaller everyday.
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Mrs. Hocheiser : Ooooo, I'd know that tush anywhere.
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Louise Callan : Gordon has been telling me so much about you.
Mrs. Hocheiser : Gordon? Uh, I know a Gordon.
Louise Callan : You must be very proud of your son.
Mrs. Hocheiser : Sidney's a wonderful boy.
Louise Callan : I thought his name was Gordon.
Mrs. Hocheiser : Oh, that one. Yes, Gordon, he's a wonderful boy too.
Louise Callan : I'm sure he is.
Mrs. Hocheiser : [holds out her finger] Got a pecker this big.
Louise Callan : I - I beg your pardon?
Mrs. Hocheiser : This big. Just like his Poppa.
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Mrs. Hocheiser : Oh, I want to wear my red dress today. Oh! Oh!
Gordon Hocheiser : Why?
Mrs. Hocheiser : Wow, this one is Poppa's favorite. Oh, yeah. You know, it shows off my figure.
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[Gordon tries to give his mother a fatal heart attack by dressing in a gorilla suit and jumping onto her bed as if he was going to attack her]
Mrs. Hocheiser : Aw Gordon, you almost scared me to death.
Gordon Hocheiser : "Almost" doesn't count.