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Al is one of the hitmen who takes George, Nick, and Sam hostage in Henry’s diner. While Max and George stay in the front of the diner, Al guards Nick and Sam with the same gun he plans on using to kill Ole. Max makes the anti-Semitic and misogynistic comment that Al is from a “kosher convent,” revealing some possible tension between the two of them. Al rarely speaks directly to the hostages and frequently expresses his anxiety about Max talking “too much” about what they are doing and why. On the other hand, Al also reveals that he is more willing to actually murder someone when he complains that leaving witnesses is “sloppy.”
Al Quotes in The Killers
The The Killers quotes below are all either spoken by Al or refer to Al. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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“I’ll have a roast pork tenderloin with apple sauce and mashed potatoes,” the first man said.
“It isn’t ready yet.”
“What the hell do you put it on the card for?”
“That’s the dinner,” George explained. “You can get that at six o’clock.”
George looked at the clock on the wall behind the counter.
“It’s five o’clock.”
“The clock says it’s twenty minutes past five,” the second man said.
“It’s twenty minutes fast.”
“Oh, to hell with the clock,” the first man said. “What have you got to eat?”
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“You’re a pretty bright boy, aren’t you?”
“Sure,” said George.
“Well, you’re not,” said the other little man. “Is he Al?”
“He’s dumb,” said Al.
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“Where do you think you are?”
“We know damn well where we are,” the man called Max said. “Do we look silly?”
“You talk silly,” Al said to him.
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“In their tight overcoats and derby hats they looked like a vaudeville team.”
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“They put us out in the kitchen,” Nick went on. “They were going to shoot you when you came in to supper.”
Ole Andreson looked at the wall and did not say anything.
“George thought I better come and tell you about it.”
“There isn’t anything I can do about it,” Ole Andreson said.
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Al Quotes in The Killers
The The Killers quotes below are all either spoken by Al or refer to Al. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Killers
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“I’ll have a roast pork tenderloin with apple sauce and mashed potatoes,” the first man said.
“It isn’t ready yet.”
“What the hell do you put it on the card for?”
“That’s the dinner,” George explained. “You can get that at six o’clock.”
George looked at the clock on the wall behind the counter.
“It’s five o’clock.”
“The clock says it’s twenty minutes past five,” the second man said.
“It’s twenty minutes fast.”
“Oh, to hell with the clock,” the first man said. “What have you got to eat?”
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“You’re a pretty bright boy, aren’t you?”
“Sure,” said George.
“Well, you’re not,” said the other little man. “Is he Al?”
“He’s dumb,” said Al.
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“Where do you think you are?”
“We know damn well where we are,” the man called Max said. “Do we look silly?”
“You talk silly,” Al said to him.
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“In their tight overcoats and derby hats they looked like a vaudeville team.”
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“They put us out in the kitchen,” Nick went on. “They were going to shoot you when you came in to supper.”
Ole Andreson looked at the wall and did not say anything.
“George thought I better come and tell you about it.”
“There isn’t anything I can do about it,” Ole Andreson said.
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