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Shirley Baniszewski: I thought we were just teaching her.
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Sylvia Likens: Reverend Bill used to say, "For every situation God always has a plan." I guess I'm still trying to figure out what that plan was.
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Gertrude Baniszewski: There are things in life we have to do, whether we like it or not.
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Leroy K. New: Are you scared?
Gertrude Baniszewski: I've been scared about a lot of things for a long time.
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Shirley Baniszewski: Don't worry Jennie. Mamma's just teaching her.
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Gertrude Baniszewski: [preparing to write the tattoo onto Sylvia's belly] Ricky... she came back from juvenile! Started stirring up trouble again... Johnny hold her!
Sylvia Likens: No, please, please!
Gertrude Baniszewski: Keep her still!
Marie Baniszewski: If you move, it'll only be messy.
Gertrude Baniszewski: [gives Marie a lighter and a safety pin] Light that.
Sylvia Likens: No! No! No! Please! No! No! Please! Please!
Gertrude Baniszewski: Stop it!
Shirley Baniszewski: You got it right, mama?
Gertrude Baniszewski: Make sure it's hot!
Sylvia Likens: I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
Gertrude Baniszewski: You liar!
Sylvia Likens: Please stop, please no! Please!
[Marie gives Gertrude the safety pin]
Gertrude Baniszewski: You branded my daughters... now I have to brand you.
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Gertrude Baniszewski: Who's in charge here?
Johnny Baniszewski: You are, mama.
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Gertrude Baniszewski: You know what it's like to be sick, Sylvia. I've been sick for so long, too. I can't... discipline my kids they was I should. I punish them I know, but... sometimes with my medicine I gets so I don't know what I'm doing.
[begins to cry]
Gertrude Baniszewski: And I care for them so much. Paula, the thing is... Paula's a lot like me. I had her when I was just about your age. Then Stephanie. Then all the others. Then John left... And here I am on medicine, doing whatever I can to keep my family together. I want something better for Paula... There has to be something better... And I need to protect my children...
[cries]
Gertrude Baniszewski: Do you understand that? You kids... you're all I've got... Thank you, Sylvia. Thank you for understanding, thank you.
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Sylvia Likens: She sacrificed me to protect her children, and she sacrificed her children to protect herself.
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Ricky Hobbs: [sees her "escaping"] Sylvia.
Sylvia Likens: [sobbing, whimpering and cringing as he comes near her] No, no, please. Please don't, please.
Ricky Hobbs: No, no, no, I'm not gonna hurt you. I swear to God, I promise, I promise. Look, I'm sorry. I didn't know what the hell I was doing, all right? Look, you gotta believe me, please. Please. You wanna get out of here? You wanna go? Let's go.
[helps Sylvia up]
Ricky Hobbs: Come on. You're all right.
[they go to the car and Ricky gets in after helping Sylvia in]
Ricky Hobbs: Where are we going?
Sylvia Likens: [slurred from exhaustion and suffering] I don't know.
Ricky Hobbs: Do you want to go to the police? We can tell them everything.
Sylvia Likens: I gotta get to my mom.
Ricky Hobbs: Where's your mom at?
Sylvia Likens: [sounding close to tears] I think she's in Porridge.
Ricky Hobbs: We're going to Porridge.
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Sylvia Likens: [after they've been lashed, Sylvia sits down next to Jenny, hoping to comfort her] Come on, Jenny. It's not like we've never had a spanking before.
[Sylvia puts her hand on her sister's shoulder]
Sylvia Likens: That check's gonna come along, I swear.
[When Jenny doesn't answer, Sylvia puts her lips to her sister's head and strokes her hair]
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Stephanie Baniszewski: What was Momma so mad about yesterday?
Sylvia Likens: You heard. I told everyone Paula was a slut.
Stephanie Baniszewski: That's not true, is it?
An American Crime Quotes
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Percival 2022-03-27 09:01:21
① Difficult life produces a morbid personality, and a morbid personality abuses others for psychological compensation ② It is human nature to take the blame, but sometimes the consequences are very serious ③ Just like the Mao’s guards, a Nazi regiment, with the above incitement, what kind of atrocities are the middle two teenagers? You can do it all ④ Don’t be rude, don’t pretend to be wrong, and only by exposing the dark history can you move towards a bright future
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Vita 2022-03-29 09:01:08
The movie is actually poorly shot, but every second of watching this movie is a torture, I just want to say that what those people did is right to themselves? They have committed more crimes than they have endured. What the movie showed me was the annihilation of humanity at that time. That crazy woman is probably the most hated of all the movies I have ever watched. She was pitiful but vented her pain. It is utter ignorance in others.
