Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

Gwilym Lee: Brian May

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• Brian May : It's America. They're puritans in public, perverts in private.

• [after listening to Bohemian Rhapsody] 

  Ray Foster : Bohemian...

  Brian May : Rhapsody. It's poetic.

  Ray Foster : What on earth is it about? Scaramouche? Galileo? Beelzebub? And that Ismallah business?

  Freddie Mercury : Bismillah.

• Freddie Mercury : You give me a chance to get my pitchy little vocal chords in order and we'll go and punch a hole through the roof of that stadium.

  John Deacon : Actually, Wembley doesn't have a roof.

  Freddie Mercury : All right...

  Brian May : He's right, it doesn't.

  Freddie Mercury : Then we'll punch a hole in the sky.

• [Freddie approaches bandmates wearing extravagant outfit, Brian May's eyes widen] 

  Brian May : Wow! I didn't know it was fancy dress, Fred.

  Freddie Mercury : I've got to make an impression, darling!

  Brian May : You look like an angry lizard!

• Brian May : I wanna give the audience a song that they can perform. So what can they do?

  [Brian stomps his foot twice and claps, he and other band members follow along to the beat of We Will Rock You] 

  Brian May : Imagine... thousands of people... doing this in unison. Hmm?

  Freddie Mercury : What's the lyric?

• [from trailer, Brian May finishes Bohemian Rhapsody guitar solo in studio] 

  Brian May : So now what?

  Freddie Mercury : Oh, this is when the operatic section comes in.

  Brian May : Ah. The operatic section, yeah...

• [after the band meets Mary's husband David] 

  Freddie Mercury : What do we think of David?

  [pause] 

  Brian May : [sighs]  Nice chap.

  Freddie Mercury : I think he's gay.

• Roger Taylor : [debating which song is better; Sweet Lady or I'm in Love with my Car]  "You call me sweet like I'm some kind of cheese"

  Brian May : It's good.

  Roger Taylor : WOW!

  Brian May : Is that, you know, "with my hands on your grease gun". That's very subtle isn't it?

  Roger Taylor : It's a METAPHOR Brian!

  John Deacon : It's just a bit weird Roger. What exactly are you doing with that car?

• Ray Foster : Bohemian...

  Brian May : Rhapsody.

  Ray Foster : Rhapsody. What is that?

  Freddie Mercury : An epic poem.

  Ray Foster : It goes on forever, six bloody minutes!

  Freddie Mercury : I pity your wife if you think six minutes is forever.

  [pause] 

  Freddie Mercury : And you know what? We're going to release it as our single.

  Ray Foster : [laugs]  Not possible. Anything over three minutes, and the radio stations won't program it. John?

  John Reid : Yeah, we need radio. Format is three minutes.

  Ray Foster : What about 'I'm in Love with My Car'?

  [disappointed look on Queen's faces before Freddie kicks Ray's desk] 

  Ray Foster : Well, that's the kind of songs teenagers can crank up the volume in their car and bang their heads to. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' will never be that song.

• [Roger threatens to throw a coffee machine at Brian and John] 

  Brian May , John Deacon : Not the coffee machine!

• Brian May : [to Freddie]  No one will play us on the radio. We need to get experimental.

• Brian May : [at press conference]  Does anyone have any questions about the music?

• Freddie Mercury : I also write songs. Might be of interest to you. Just a bit of fun, really.

  Roger Taylor : You're five minutes too late.

  Brian May : Our lead singer just quit.

  Freddie Mercury : Then you'll need someone new.

• Brian May : No Prenter? It's unusual to see you without your clone.

  Freddie Mercury : It's unusual seeing you be so bitchy.

• Brian May : [after Tim tells Brian and Roger he's leaving Smile for another band] 

  [sarcastically] 

  Brian May : Humpy Bong?

  Tim Staffell : Humpy Bong. They're going places! They're gonna be big!

  Roger Taylor : Humpy Bong? Are you joking?

• [from trailer] 

  Brian May : We want to do something different.

  Ray Foster : It's my money, I say what goes!

  Brian May : We can't simply repeat ourselves.

  Freddie Mercury : No... we can do better.

• [arguing over Queen's musical direction] 

  Roger Taylor : Drum loops? Synthesizers?

  Freddie Mercury : If you say so.

  Roger Taylor : It's not us.

  Freddie Mercury : Us?

  Roger Taylor : It's not Queen!

  Freddie Mercury : [yelling angrily]  Queen is whatever I say it is!

  Roger Taylor : [stepping up to Freddie]  Well, you can play your own bloody drums, then!

  [Freddie shoves him away] 

  Brian May : Fred...

  Roger Taylor : [getting right back in Freddie's face]  Okay, let's see how good a boxer you really are!

  Brian May : [trying to keep them apart]  Roger! Take it easy, take it easy! Take it easy.

  [gently pushing Freddie away] 

  Brian May : All right, Muhammad Ali.

  [while this is going on, John picks up his bass and begins playing the opening riff for "Another One Bites the Dust"; everyone stops to look at him] 

  Brian May : That's... that's, that's quite... that's quite a cool riff, actually.

  Freddie Mercury : Hm. You wrote that?

  [John glares at him and keeps playing] 

  Freddie Mercury : That's really good.

  [John stops] 

  John Deacon : Yes, it will be... if you all can just shut up and play.

  [Brian pats Freddie on the shoulder] 

  Freddie Mercury : [nodding at Roger]  He started it.

  Brian May : Oh, shut up.

• Freddie Mercury : I've been hideous. I know that, and... I deserve your fury. I've been conceited... selfish. Well, an asshole, basically.

  Roger Taylor : Strong beginning.

  Freddie Mercury : Look, I'm happy to strip off my shirt and flagellate myself before you. Or rather, I could ask you a simple question.

  Roger Taylor : I'm good with the flagellation.

  Freddie Mercury : What's it gonna take for all of you to forgive me?

  Brian May : Is that what you want, Freddie? I forgive you. Is that it? Can we go now?

• Ray Foster : Mark these words: if they're not careful, by the end of the year, no one will know the name Queen.

  [a rock is thrown through the window] 

  Ray Foster : Christ!

  Freddie Mercury : [down on the street]  You can take that out of our royalties! Twat!

  Ray Foster : Wanker!

  Brian May : You can shove your gold discs! You made a mistake, Foster!

  Freddie Mercury : Asshole!

  Ray Foster : You'll never have a gold disc, you medium talent!

  [to Paul] 

  Ray Foster : And to think, I worked with Hendrix.

• Roger Taylor : [on learning Freddie has signed a solo deal]  I don't believe this. How much?

  [Freddie looks away] 

  Roger Taylor : What did they pay you?

  [Freddie remains quiet] 

  Roger Taylor : I wanna know how much they paid you...

  Freddie Mercury : Four million dollars!

  [band reacts with shock and disbelief] 

  John Deacon : That's more than any Queen deal.

  Freddie Mercury : Look, the routine is killing us. I mean, you must all want a break from all the arguments. Whose song gets on the album, whose song's the single, who wrote what, who gets a bigger slice of the royalties, what's on the B side, all of it. You must need a break.

  Brian May : Freddie, we're a family.

  Freddie Mercury : No, we're not! We're not a family! You've got families, children, wives. What have I got?

  John Deacon : You've got four million dollars. Perhaps you can buy yourself a family.

• Freddie Mercury : [listens to May's guitar]  Give it a bit more rock and roll.

  Brian May : [smiles]  You know I'm always up for that, Fred.

• Brian May : Are you high again?

  Freddie Mercury : Well done, Columbo.

• Roger Taylor : We have a problem with the people around you.

  Freddie Mercury : [reassuring his bandmates]  Paul is out. I fired him.

  Brian May : On what pretext?

  Freddie Mercury : Villainy.