Night on Earth (1991)
Armin Mueller-Stahl: Helmut (segment "New York")
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Quotes
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Yoyo : What's your name, man?
Helmut Grokenberger : Helmut Grokenberger.
[pointing to his cab license]
Helmut Grokenberger : Here, you can read it. That's me.
Yoyo : Helmet?
Helmut Grokenberger : Helmut.
Yoyo : That's your name?
Helmut Grokenberger : Yeah.
Yoyo : Ha ha ha ha ha. That's a fucked up name to be namin' your kid! Helmet! See, 'cause in English, a helmet would be like, you know, like somethin' you would wear on your head, you know? You a... a helmet! Ha ha ha! In English, that would be like callin' your kid, uh, oh shit, "Lampshade" or some shit like that: 'Hey, Lampshade! Come here and clean up your room!' Ha ha ha ha ha!
Helmut Grokenberger : So, what's your name?
Yoyo : Yoyo.
Helmut Grokenberger : What?
Yoyo : Yoyo. That's my name.
Helmut Grokenberger : Is your Name? Yoyo?
Yoyo : What? Yoyo!
Helmut Grokenberger : Yoyo. Yoyo.
[laughing]
Helmut Grokenberger : Yoyo. Ist Spielzeug für Kinder.
Yoyo : It ain't got nothin' to do with that. It's my name. Yoyo.
Helmut Grokenberger : It's a toy for kids, Yoyo.
Yoyo : Ain't got nothin' to do with that, man.
Helmut Grokenberger : Okay. Your name Yoyo, my name Helmut. Yoyo, Helmut. It's good.
Yoyo : Helmet?
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Helmut Grokenberger : [objecting to Yoyo asking to drive the cab] No, no, it's...
Yoyo : What chu mean 'No'?
Helmut Grokenberger : It's not allowed. Not allowed.
Yoyo : Look, yeah, it's allowed! This is New York!
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Helmut Grokenberger : [Yoyo and Helmut happen to be wearing markedly similar winter hats] We have the same... we have the same hat.
Yoyo : What?
Helmut Grokenberger : The same hat.
Yoyo : No, no no, mine's different.
Helmut Grokenberger : Oh no, it's the same hat!
Yoyo : Mine's different, man!
Helmut Grokenberger : [pointing to the front of the hat] This is different, here.
Yoyo : Mine's-mine's the newest/latest, m-mine's fresh!
Helmut Grokenberger : No, the ear things here. The same! Here...
Yoyo : Naw, naw man, look mine is the, the hype!
Helmut Grokenberger : What is this? Hype?
Yoyo : The hype.
Helmut Grokenberger : What's a hype?
Yoyo : It's fresh!
Helmut Grokenberger : Fresh? Fresh hat?
Yoyo : It's the jammin', the newest/latest.
Helmut Grokenberger : Fresh hat! That sounds good, fresh hat!
Yoyo : ...right.
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Helmut Grokenberger : It's nice.
Yoyo : It's New York. It's cool.
Helmut Grokenberger : No, it's cold. It's cool.
Yoyo : Nah, nah, nah, It's hip!
Helmut Grokenberger : It's cool.
Yoyo : It's happening!
Helmut Grokenberger : Ah, I understand.
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Helmut Grokenberger : It goes good. Goes good.
Yoyo : Yeah, yeah. It goes good. In English we say, "It's good to go."
Helmut Grokenberger : It's good to go!
Yoyo : Yeah.
Helmut Grokenberger : It's good to go. It's good. It's good to go! It's good. Good to go.