Daily Dialogue — July 3, 2016

Arthur Kirkland: The one thing that bothered me, the one thing that stayed in my mind and I couldn’t get rid of it, that haunted me, was ‘why?’ Why would she lie? What was her motive for lyin’? If my client is innocent, she’s lying. Why? Was it blackmail? No. Was it jealousy? No. Yesterday, I found out why. She doesn’t have a motive. You know why? Because she’s not lying. 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 weeks probation?
Frank Bowers: Damn it!
Arthur Kirkland: [to Judge Fleming] You, you son of a bitch, 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!

The Daily Dialogue for the week: Rant.

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!”. The line of dialogue has been frequently referenced and parodied in popular culture.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Most remember Arthur’s “you’re out of order” blow-up, however if you watch the entire scene, it’s compelling to watch his character working out his thoughts and feelings in real time as he makes his statement to the jury.