Memorable Quotes from Charles Hallahan
7 quotesOrganism's Perfect Imitation Explained
Blair
You see, what we're talkin about here is an organism that imitates other life-forms, and it imitates em perfectly. When this thing attacked our dogs it tried to digest them... absorb them, and in the process shape its own cells to imitate them. This for instance. That's not dog. It's imitation. We got to it before it had time to finish.
[showing the remains of the dog-thing to the entire camp]
Norris
Finish what?
Blair
Finish imitating these dogs.
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Navigating Danger with Confidence and Skepticism
Det. Morris Bradbury
Phil, this doesn't have to be a trip to the dentist. Like I say, we've got no beef with you. Fella's partner goes bad, goes on the take, that happens. You are square with us... just because Harry Borden-...
Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
I don't need a history lesson!
Det. Morris Bradbury
Someone's throwing lesser demons at you, black magic from the Pit of Asagoth, and you don't even carry a rabbit's foot!
Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
I can handle it.
Det. Morris Bradbury
Well, I'm not worried about you, Phil... I'm worried about the people who might get in the way.
Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
How is it?
Det. Morris Bradbury
Bad.
Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
It's always bad.
Det. Morris Bradbury
There's bad and then there's bad. Something's coming, something ugly. And it's guys like me got to clean up the mess. Now I got enough to worry about, Phil, so do us both a favor... watch your back.
Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
Thanks.
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Tension Amidst Uncertainty in Isolation
Norwegian passenger with rifle
Se til helvete og kom dere vekk. Det er ikke en bikkje. Det er en slags ting! Det imiterer en bikkje. Det er ikke virkelig! Kom dere vekk, idioter! (Get the hell away. That's not a dog. It's some kind of thing! It's imitating a dog. It's not real! Get away, idiots!)
Clark
I don't know what the hell's in there, but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is.
Garry
I know you gentlemen have been through a lot. But when you find the time... I'd rather not spend the rest of the winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!
[after passing the blood test]
Norris
This is just what it wants! To pit us against each other!
Windows
Are you guys gonna listen to Garry?! Are you gonna let him give the orders?! I mean, he can be one of those things!
Blair
Hey, wait a minute. Wait a minute, man. I want to come back inside, don't you understand? I'm alright, I'm much better. And I won't harm anybody. Now you gotta let me come back inside.
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Modern Methods of Murder
Det. Morris Bradbury
What's this?
[Lovecraft shows Bradbury a voodoo doll]
Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
It's the murder weapon. Well, Bradbury, at least she found a nice clean way to bump him off.
Det. Morris Bradbury
Time was you had to look a man in the eye before you could kill him... you owed him that.
Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
Yeah, now with the miracle know-how you can do it by tying six knots in a piece of string. Ain't modern living grand?
Det. Morris Bradbury
Magic... gives me the shakes what you can buy in this town.
Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
Well, they said it would make things easier.
Det. Morris Bradbury
And it has.
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Detectives Discuss Ethics and Business Practices
Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
Sorry, angel, but I don't play the sap for anybody. Bad for business.
[to his female client, whom the police have just arrested]
Det. Otto Grimaldi
Hey, Lovecraft... too bad you're losing out on your fee! With a client like this, maybe you already collected... up front, if you know what I mean.
Det. Morris Bradbury
Get up, Grimaldi... people'll think you've never been socked by a dame before.
[arriving on the scene]
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Casual Conversations Over Coffee and Danger
Paul Dreyfus
How about a nice adult beverage?
Greg
Yes! It's coffee time! Coffee! Coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee! Cappuccino! Java! Yes!
[seeing Rachel get out of her car with the coffees]
Harry
This little puppy's called Spider Legs. She goes in when it's too dangerous for us. Boldly goes, I might add.
Terry
You guys see this? Do you see this? I expect apologies and six-packs from each one of ya.
Paul
That's Terry's answer to everything. Kick it if it doesn't work.
Sheriff Turner
Attention all citizens. There will be a meeting held…in the high school gymnasium at 6 PM to discuss the evacuation of Dante's Peak. To repeat: All citizens are urged to attend the meeting…that will be held in the high school gymnasium…
Nancy
Why look at computers when you can look at the real thing?
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Changing Trust Between Two Detectives
Det. Morris Bradbury
I used to hate your guts... you know that, don't you?
[in Bradbury's office]
Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
You told me often enough.
Det. Morris Bradbury
Now you're about the only man in this town I can trust.
Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
Gosh, Bradbury... I didn't know you cared.
Det. Morris Bradbury
It's just you're the only guy now walking around without a magic wand up his ass. I got vampires in West Hollywood, salamanders coming out of the fire hydrants in Santa Monica, black rain, red rain, hail the size of your fist.
Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
Magic is the way of the future. You wouldn't want to buck the future, would you, Bradbury?
Det. Morris Bradbury
If this is the future,
[he slams his office door shut]
Det. Morris Bradbury
I'll take vanilla.
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