"The Purge" movie quotes follow the action in the science fiction thriller where all crime is allowed for 12 hours each year. James DeMonaco, who previously wrote films such as "Assault on Precinct 13" and "The Negotiator," wrote and directed the film. The film first premiered in May 2013 at the Stanley Film Festival before its United States release on June 7, 2013.
In "The Purge," the setting is the United States in the year 2022. The world is quite pleasant with an unemployment rate of only 1%, very little crime and with the vast majority of residents happy and healthy. To keep things running smoothly, the US Government organizes an annual purge on March 21 during which all crime is allowed and no emergency services are available for a 12-hour overnight period. The government encourages residents to use this time to commit any crime they wish, murder included, to get it out of their system so the remainder of the year can be prosperous. While many choose to steal and kill during that time, others, especially those wealthy enough to abstain, spend the purge period in the safety of their highly fortified homes.
During this specific purge, the Sandin family, father James (Ethan Hawke), mother Mary (Lena Headey), daughter Zoey (Adelaide Kane) and son Charlie (Max Burkholder), gathers in their secure home and wait out the madness. Their plan changes however when Charlie disengages their security system to allow a stranger (Edwin Hodge), who was pleading for help in the street, into their home. Not soon afterwards a hoard of masked men and women and their leader Henry (Tony Oller), approach the Sandin home in search of the stranger, their target to kill during the purge. The Sandins are then tasked with deciding between breaking their personal morals and giving up the stranger or potentially becoming a victim themselves if they choose to try to keep everyone safe.
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James: "Tonight allows people a release for all the hatred and violence that they keep up inside them."
Charlie: "Why don't you guys kill someone tonight?"
James: "Because we don't feel the need to, Charlie."
Mary: "Just remember all the good the purge does."
James: "We can afford protection so we'll be fine just like always, okay?"
Everything's Gonna Be Okay
James: "We're gonna make it through tonight and everything's gonna be okay."
Zoey: "Nothing is ever going to be okay again."
They Can't Get In, Right?
Mary: "They can't get in here, right? They can't get into our home."
Mary seeks reassurance that they are indeed safe in their fortified home. They've successfully waited out the purge from the comfort of their home in the past but never before has that involved a gang of masked men and women who tried to break in either.
Suspended for 12 Hours
Emergency Broadcast System: "This is the Emergency Broadcast System announcing the commencement of the annual purge. At the siren, all emergency services will be suspended for 12 hours. Your government thanks you for your participation."
The family watches and listens to the emergency alert on the television warning of the coming purge and how it works. The voice explains that during the 12-hours period there are no laws and there are no emergency services, but everyone is encouraged to get out in the world and work off some aggression while they can.
