Maria: All of you! You all killed him! And my brother, and Riff. Not with bullets, or guns, with hate. Well now I can kill, too, because now I have hate.
Riff: Boy, am I a victim of disappointment in you.
Doc: Why do you kids live like there's a war on?
Baby John: Hey... you gotta handkerchief first?
A-Rab: What's wrong with your sleeve?
Action: What are we doin', poopin' around with dumb broads for?
Graziella, Riff's Girl: I and Velma ain't dumb.
Tony: Well end your suffering little man. Why don't you pack up your gear and clear out of here?
Anybodys, Tomboy: Hey buddy boys.
Action: Ah, go wear a skirt.
Anybodys, Tomboy: Listen.
Ice: The first thing we do is we start showin' around like we have nothin' to hide.
Anybodys, Tomboy: Listen.
A-Rab: Supposin' they ask us about the rumble?
Anybodys, Tomboy: Supposin' they ask you where's Tony and what party's lookin' for him? with A GUN.
Ice: Hey, you know somethin'?
Anybodys, Tomboy: I know I gotta go get a skirt.
Lieutenant Schrank: Do you mind?
Doc: I have no mind. I am the village idiot.
Riff: Now I know Tony like I know me and I guarentee you can count him in.
Action: In, out, let's get crackin'.
Gee-tar: Where you gonna find Bernardo?
Riff: He'll be at the dance tonight at the gym.
A-Rab: But the gym's neutral territory.
Riff: A-rab, I'm gonna make nice with him! I'm only gonna challenge him.
Ice: Great daddy-o.
Doc: When do you kids stop? You make this world lousy.
Action: We didn't make it, Doc.
Answer: Actually there were a number of changes made in the movie adaptation compared to the original stage version. There were cuts, new additions, and changes to music, lyrics, dialogue, and characters. A few of the musical numbers were switched around because it was felt the storyline flowed better on screen, for different reasons. Some examples are "Gee, Officer Krupke" and "I Feel Pretty" which are cheerful, light-hearted songs and were moved to before "The Rumble", and "Cool" was moved to after "The Rumble" which gives that song's lyrics gravitas.
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