Marlon Borunki Quotes in The End (1978)

Marlon Borunki: [Sonny is running away] That man's nuts! Grab 'im!

Marlon Borunki: You sure got a lotta rules about pee'in.

Marlon Borunki: [Talking about why he strangled his father, which caused him to be put in the mental institution] You know, a lot of doctors have different theories about why I did it: Mother complex. Father complex. Feelings of inferiority. Suppressed rage. But I, and I alone, know the reason that I did it... It was because... he was so Polish!

Wendell Sonny Lawson: [a bit confused] "Polish"?

Marlon Borunki: When I was a kid, I was tormented with Polish jokes. Oh, you know, "Who was Poland's Man of the Year?" - Nobody. "How do you sing the Polish National Anthem?" - Ya' don't sing it, ya' fart it. "How do you tell a Polack's identification?" - By the shit in his wallet.

[starts to sob]

Wendell Sonny Lawson: [Grudgingly showing some sympathy] Kids can be very cruel.

Marlon Borunki: What "kids"? My father told me those! He was ALWAYS teasing me! He was a big, loud, hairy, sweaty... POLACK!... He was covered with sweat, always. The only man I know who could sweat... while he was swimming! And I could NEVER have friends over because... he'd challenge them to a nose-picking contest... and he always won!

Marlon Borunki: It's very interesting the way you woke up cursing. A large percentage of attempted suicides wake up with exclamations of hostility.

Wendell Sonny Lawson: Where am I?

Marlon Borunki: 92% of them ask that. You're in La Playa.

Wendell Sonny Lawson: The nut house?

Marlon Borunki: That's a cruel label. We prefer, booby hatch.

Marlon Borunki: Sane people make a lot of crazy rules. Do you like me?

[last lines]

Marlon Borunki: You don't like me any more.

Wendell Sonny Lawson: I like ya, Marlon. I like ya, I really do.

Marlon Borunki: You do?

Wendell Sonny Lawson: I do. But you gotta understand. Tell me you understand.

Marlon Borunki: I understand. I love ya, Sonny. I really do.

Wendell Sonny Lawson: I love ya to, Marlon.

Marlon Borunki: I love ya, Sonny.

Wendell Sonny Lawson: I love you too.

Marlon Borunki: [hugging then Marlon suddenly pulls a knife] Surprise!

[and chases Sonny down the beach]

Marlon Borunki: You're right! It's not high enough!

Marlon Borunki: Do you think we'll ever change to the metric system?

Marlon Borunki: I hope your nuts rust!