"Night Moves" movie quotes follow the suspense as three environmental activists join together for an attention-grabbing stunt that will change their lives forever. The thriller was directed by Kelly Reichardt using a screenplay she co-wrote with Jonathan Raymond. After appearing at the 70th Venice International Film Festival, "Night Moves" opened theatrically in the United States on May 30, 2014.
In "Night Moves," organic farmer Josh (Jesse Eisenberg) and black sheep Dena (Dakota Fanning) join up with a somewhat disturbed but highly trained former U.S. Marine Harmon (Peter Sarsgaard) to make a statement. Together, they plan to carry out an attack on an Oregon hydroelectric dam which will start a revolution to bring the power back to the people and the land.
But when things don't go exactly as they anticipated, the best-laid plans crumble and each find themselves in delicate situations. Eve worse, word of their actions spread around town and each face their own threats and as a result, tough decisions.
The drama film co-stars Alia Shawkat, Logan Miller, Kai Lennox and Katherine Waterston.
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Night Moves Movie Quotes,
You Said No One Would Get Hurt
Josh: "What are you going to do?"
Dena: "What do you mean?"
Josh: "I mean, are you going to do anything?"
Dena: "You said no one would get hurt."
Josh: "Are you going to be able to get through this and keep on going?"
Dena: "You mean, am I going to call the cops?"
Josh tries to feel out where Dena is after word spreads of their job. Josh wants her to be quiet but Dena finds that a hard promise to keep especially since the work didn't go as planned.
God Knows That Dam Wants to Come Down
Dena: "2048 the oceans are going to be empty. How deep is this anyway?"
Harmon: "200 feet"
Josh: "God knows that dam wants to come down."
Dena and Josh talk about the dam that they plan to blow up. As environmental activists, they despise everything about the dam and want to make a statement saying just that.
Joseph Macca
Josh: "Joseph Macca"
Dena: "I'll call you Joey."
Harmon: "I'm Edward. Just call me Ed."
Josh: "These look really good, man. Nice work."
Harmon hands out the new identities he's created for the three of them. Harmon took care of a lot of the preparation for their mission now all they need to do is finish the job.
Let the Revolution Begin
Dena: "Let the revolution begin for the future, for the people, for the planet."
Josh: "People are going to start thinking anyway. People are going to start thinking. They have to."
Dena and Josh express their motives for the job. They want to start a revolution to save the planet and get people talking. Their motives are good, their actions however are questionable.
You Trust Him?
Dena: "Are we almost there?"
Josh: "He's pretty out there."
Dena: "I thought you said he lived close."
Josh: "He does. This is close."
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Dena: "You trust him? He knows what he's talking about?"
Josh: "Yeah, he was trained by the best, the United States Marine Corp."
Dena and Josh head out to meet with Harmon, the third in their trio. While Josh trusts that Harmon is legit, Dena has her doubts.
No Contact
Harmon: "When we split up, we shouldn't talk."
Josh: "Yeah, no contact"
Dena: "No contact"
The three make a pact to go radio silent once the job is done. This plan however does not go as planned, complicating this pact.
People Are Talking
Harmon: "People are talking."
Josh: "Who's talking? What, you don't think she would do anything stupid?"
Harmon: "I don't know. That's why I'm calling you."
After the job, Harmon breaks radio silence to tell Josh that people are talking about what they did. Harmon and Josh don't want to think Dena told anyone what they did, but neither are sure.
Could You Please Shut Up?
Dena: "We all should know what we're dealing with here."
Josh: "Look, could you please shut up?"
Dena has a little issue with keeping her mouth shut. She asks a lot of questions and talks in public just a little too much. This worries the guys.