The character RICK from the movie Casablanca is the owner of the cafe in the film. He is a cynical American expatriate who runs a nightclub in Casablanca, Morocco during World War II. He is portrayed by Humphrey Bogart and is known for his famous line 'HERE's looking at you, kid'. He is a complex character who is initially portrayed as a selfish opportunist but eventually reveals his noble side when he helps his former lover Ilsa and her husband Victor Laszlo escape from the Nazis.