You can do it.The Mask · 1994 — Chapter 8 of 8 · 4'02" · B1
Stanley at the Police Station, Explained: one hell of a time
Someone has just come back from the police, and the man waiting is not relieved. He links her to Stanley, hints at the bank job, and dangles a party. "Wouldn't want to start the celebration early, would you?" sounds festive. Under it, he sets the clock: nothing starts until he says so.
What happens
A man corners a woman after her talk with the police about Stanley. He calls them too close, hints at the bank job, shows what he found in her car, and orders a party dress. Elsewhere someone coaxes Milo to take a man's keys. At sundown, inside a police station, one warning says there is no way out. The reply agrees.
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one hell of a timeyou're rightget out of my sightstressed out
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Phrase of the scene
one hell of a time
an extremely good, or extremely wild, time
多里安挟着蒂娜宣布晚上要去派对，说要 have one hell of a time，笑得让人发冷。
We had one hell of a time at the reunion last summer.
Also in this scene
- you're right
agreement used right before ignoring the warning
- get out of my sight
leave immediately because I am furious with you
- stressed out
extremely worried and tense because of pressure
Everything marked in this scene
30 notes across 83 lines
Put some effort into it!Baby, there you are.I was beginning to get worried about you.past progressive
I was beginning to get worried about you.an informal word for the police
Nice talk with the cops?I just went to see what Ipkiss told them.You two are getting awfully close.Maybe you helped him out with the bank job.modal adverb maybe
Maybe you helped him out with the bank job.You planning a little trip without me, baby?To pick her out something pretty to wear.liaison
To pick her out something pretty to wear.an extremely good, or extremely wild, time
and we're going to have one hell of a time, aren't we?leave immediately because I am furious with you
Get out of my sight.I can't believe you did that.See that man over there?Go get 'em.Go on.an affectionate form of address
I wouldn't do that, darling.tag question
Wouldn't want to start the celebration early, would you?Hold it!extremely worried and tense because of pressure
Seriously stressed out here.liaison
Seriously stressed out here.Don't be an idiot.You're in the middle of a police station.There's no way you're walking out of here like this.present progressive for the future
There's no way you're walking out of here like this.agreement used right before ignoring the warning
You know, you're right.weak form
You know, you're right.Stanley at the Police Station, explained
What's really going on
The party line is not an invitation. After accusing a woman of helping Stanley with the bank job, a man tells the boys to pick her out something pretty and talks about one hell of a time. The dress and the cheer are a leash. What he found in her car turns a police visit into a secret trip. "You planning a little trip without me, baby?" sounds hurt. What follows is a dress order, then a dismissal: "Get out of my sight." The dog business runs on that same clock. Milo is sent for keys and comes back with cheese, and the laugh dies on "It's sundown" and "It's almost time." Inside the station, "There's no way you're walking out of here like this" gets "You know, you're right." That reply accepts the warning and still leaves the door problem unsolved. Earlier, "I wouldn't do that, darling" keeps the same curfew: nobody starts the night early.
Theme
DeceptionThe party, the pet name, and "you're right" all dress control and panic up as manners.
PowerHe picks her clothes, sets the party, and tells her when the celebration is allowed to start.
What you'll learn
- Use Put some effort into in the same situation
- Hear bank job as pressure, not small talk
- Catch who the line is aimed at
Listen for
- pick her out — liaison
- stressed out here — liaison
- you're right — weak form
Wouldn't want to start the celebration early, would you?He is not asking. The party will start when he allows it, and she does not get to move first.
There's no way you're walking out of here like this.A hard stop inside the station: walking out in this condition is treated as impossible.
I wouldn't do that, darling.Polite on the surface and a stop underneath, aimed at whatever she is about to do.
You two are getting awfully close.Jealousy stated as a fact. Her talk with the police about Stanley is being read as a partnership.
Questions about this scene
Why does he force the party on her?
He has just tied her to Stanley and to the bank job, and something in her car looks like a trip without him. The outfit order and one hell of a time pin the night to his plan instead of letting her leave.
What did he find in her car?
The lines never name the object. He has it shown off, asks if she is planning a little trip without him, and brushes past her no. What matters is the trip he thinks she was hiding.
Why does the station reply "You know, you're right"?
The previous line says there is no way to walk out of the police station like this. The reply accepts that limit out loud. It gives no plan, and it does not sound like someone calming down.
Why send Milo for the keys?
A man nearby is holding the keys, sundown has come, and someone says it is almost time. Milo brings cheese instead, so the order has to be repeated: not the cheese, the keys.
Does this scene settle the bank-job accusation?
No. He says she and Stanley are getting awfully close and that she may have helped with the bank job. The answer he gets is "That's ridiculous," then his own "Oh, is it?" He drops it and moves on to the car and the party.
The Mask · 8 chapters
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Chapter 1crème de la crèmeStanley Hands Over the Tickets
Chapter 2school is outArguing the Plan Against Niko
Chapter 3put downStanley Becomes the Mask
Chapter 4you can quote mePeggy Questions Stanley
Chapter 5beat him to the punchPolice Grill Ipkiss Over Pajamas
Chapter 6written in the starsThe Mask Cornered by Police
Chapter 7I'm historyStanley Confesses He's the Mask
Watching · Chapter 8one hell of a timeStanley at the Police StationThat's all 8 chapters of this film