Dan O'Herlihy Quotes

Grig Up to your old Excalibur tricks again, eh, Centauri? Did it ever occur to you that it is against the law to recruit from worlds outside the Star League?

The Old Man And so, people of the press, city officials, in a few minutes, Omni Consumer Products and the troubled city of Detroit will join in a bold new venture. Now, I'd like to explain just what this will mean: Sometimes, we just have to start over from scratch to make things right, and that's exactly what we're going to do. We're going to build a brand new city where Detroit now stands, an example to the world.

Conal Cochran It's time again. In the end, we don't decide these things you know, the planets do. They're in alignment and it's time again. The world's going to change tonight, Doctor. I'm glad you'll be able to watch it.

Alex Rogan Hold it! There's no fleet, no Starfighters, no plan? One ship, you, me and that's it?

Grig Exactly! Xur thinks you're still on Earth. Classic military strategy: surprise attack.

Alex Rogan It'll be a slaughter!

Grig That's the spirit!

Alex Rogan No, MY slaughter! One ship against the whole armada?

Grig Yes, one Gunstar against the armada. I've always wanted to fight a desperate battle against incredible odds.

Old Man How can we help you, officer?

Robocop Dick Jones is wanted for murder.

Dick Jones This is absurd! That...thing...is a violent, mechanical psychopath!

Robocop My program will not allow me to act against an officer of this company.

Old Man These are serious charges. What is your evidence?

Dick Jones I had to kill Bob Morton because he made a mistake; now it's time to erase that mistake.

Dick Jones I want a chopper! Now! We will walk to the roof, very calmly! I will board the chopper with my hostage. Anybody tries to stop me, the old geezer gets it!

The Old Man Dick, you're fired!

RoboCop Thank you.

The Old Man BEHAVE YOURSELVES!

Mayor Kuzack How are we supposed to raise that kind of money with things the way they are?

The Old Man You aren't.

Mayor Kuzack What the hell is he talking about?

The Old Man We don't expect you to pay.

Holzgang Let me refer you to our contract. "In the event of default, OCP shall have the uncontested right of foreclosure on all city assets.

Poulos You SIGNED this.

Mayor Kuzack So you're saying we miss one payment and you can foreclose.

The Old Man We can and we will. We're taking Detroit private.

Alex Rogan Wait a minute... when did the hangar go up?

Grig I told you, when Xur attacked!

Alex Rogan And where were the Starfighters?

Grig In the hangar!

Alex Rogan You mean they're dead?

Grig Death is a primitive concept; I prefer to think of them as battling evil, in another dimension!

Alex Rogan In another dimension?! How many are left?

Grig Including yourself?

Alex Rogan Yeah!

Grig One!

Alex Rogan ONE?!

ED-209 Please put down your weapon. You have 20 seconds to comply.

Jones I think you'd better do what he says, Mr. Kinney.

ED-209 You now have 15 seconds to comply. You are in direct violation of Penal Code 1.13, Section 9.

ED-209 You have 5 seconds to comply. 4. 3. 2. 1. I am now authorized to use physical force!

Bob Morton Somebody wanna call a goddamn paramedic?! Let's go, Johnson!

Donald Johnson You pull the plug on this thing?

Donald Johnson Don't touch him. DON'T TOUCH HIM!

Dr. McNamara He didn't hear the gun drop.

Donald Johnson He didn't hear it?

The Old Man Dick, I'm very disappointed.

Dick Jones I'm sure it's only a glitch. A temporary setback.

The Old Man You call this a glitch? We're scheduled to begin construction in six months. Your "temporary setback" could cost us 50 million dollars in interest payments alone.

Alex Rogan This reminds you of home????

Grig Aaah, yes, I live below ground with my wifeoid and six thousand little Griglings. At least, until Xur turns them into slaves. Where does your kind live?

Alex Rogan In houses, mostly, that's caves above ground. I live in a mobile home.

Grig What is that?

Alex Rogan It is like a cave that goes places. Only we never went anywhere.

Grig A mobile cave that never went anywhere. Fascinating.

Grig Remember, Death Blossom delivers only one massive volley at close range, theoretically.

Conal Cochran The surprising thing is that the internal components were quite simple to produce. The outer features took much longer to perfect but of course in the end it's just another form of mask making. Bless you. Convincing, aren't they? Loyal, obedient. Unlike most human beings.

The Old Man About a year ago, we gave this city RoboCop. I think he's worked out pretty well, but things have become a little rougher out there. And now, we need a law enforcement unit capable of meeting the enemy on his own ground, and carrying enough firepower... to get the job done. Ladies and gentlemen, with great pleasure, I give you RoboCop 2.

Conal Cochran Enjoy the horror-thon, doctor... and don't forget to watch the big giveaway afterwards.

Daniel Challis Why, Cochran, why?

Conal Cochran Do I need a reason? Mr. Kupfer was right, you know... I do love a good joke and this is the best ever, a joke on the children. But there's a better reason... you don't really know much about Halloween... you thought no further than the strange custom of having your children wear masks and go out begging for candy. It was the start of the year in our old Celtic lands, and we'd be waiting... in our houses of wattles and clay. The barriers would be down, you see, between the real and the unreal, and the dead might be looking in... to sit by our fires of turf. Halloween... the festival of Samhain! The last great one took place three thousand years ago, when the hills ran red... with the blood of animals and children.

Daniel Challis Sacrifices.

Conal Cochran It was part of our world... our craft.

Daniel Challis Witchcraft.

Conal Cochran To us, it was a way of controlling our environment. It's not so different now... it's time again. In the end... we don't decide these things, you know... the planets do. They're in alignment, and it's time again. The world's going to change tonight, doctor, I'm glad you'll be able to watch it. And... happy Halloween.

Grig You should be proud of Alex, Mrs. Rogan. You must all be proud of him. He saved the Star League and hundreds of worlds, including Earth.

Conal Cochran I do love a good joke and this is the best ever: a joke on the children.

Rylan Bursar Return the money, Centauri.

Centauri Return the money?! Are you delirious?! Do you know how long it took to invent the games? To merchandise them? To get them in the stores by Christmas?

Grig It must be terribly embarrassing for you and I do sympathize, however--

Centauri But I saw him fight! He could be the greatest Starfighter ever!

Alex Rogan That was just a game, Centauri!

Centauri A game! Well, you may have thought it was a game - but it was also a test! Aha, a test! Sent out across the universe to find those with the gift to be Starfighters. And here you are, my boy! Here you are!

Alex Rogan Right, here I am, about to be killed!

Centauri Killed! You don't seriously think it's dangerous, do you? Don't be silly! Trust me!

Mayor Kuzack So you deliberately undermined our credit.

Holzgang That was the easy part.

Mayor Kuzack And engineered the police strike. Do you want Detroit to-to... to tear itself apart so you can raid it like you would any other corporation? Do you know how many people are dying out there? You're murderers.

Holzgang I'd advise you to say nothing further. It might be... actionable.

Mayor Kuzack It's bullshit! BULLSHIT, YA SENILE OLD BASTARD!

Poulos All right, calm down.

Mayor Kuzack It's bullshit!

Poulos I think we better get out of here.

Mayor Kuzack I'm okay!

Poulos Calm down. I-I think we'd better leave.

Mayor Kuzack I'm calm.

Poulos Calm down.

Mayor Kuzack I'm okay. I'm okay.

Poulos All right. Good.

Mayor Kuzack I'm in control. Everything is fine. It's okay. I'm fine. One last thing, gentlemen: we will sue your asses.

The Old Man Give it your best shot.

Mayor Kuzack FUCK YOU, YA OLD SENILE BASTARD! This is bullshit! Fuck you! This is bullshit!

The Old Man This could look bad for OCP, Johnson. Scramble the best spin team we have.

Marshal Michel Ney Up to them. Up to them! Do I fight alone? Are you French? Fight with me! Are you the Guard? Stand with me! Do you know me? I am Ney! Ney, Marshal of France!

The Old Man My friends, welcome to our city as it should be, and as it will be in the hands of responsible private enterprise. And a special welcome to Mayor Kuzack and the outgoing administration.

Mayor Kuzack Oh, we're not going anywhere.

The Old Man Your Honor.

Mayor Kuzack You'll have to tear down a lot of people's houses before you can make that thing and take away their homes.

The Old Man We're going to raise towers of glass and steel. Every citizen will have a living unit. Safe, secure and clean. Now please, take your seat.

Mayor Kuzack Won't be much room for neighborhoods, huh? Not like the kind that we all grew up in.

The Old Man These days, neighborhoods just seem to be the sort of places where bad things happen. Don't be nostalgic.

Mayor Kuzack What about democracy? Nobody elected you.

The Old Man Anyone can buy OCP's stock and own a piece of our city. What could be more democratic than that?

Mayor Kuzack Well, let me tell you: there are a lot of people in this town who can't afford to buy your stock, and they're not gonna let you get away with this!

The Old Man You haven't been following the polls. Sit down.