Other People's Money - A Candid Conversation Between Coles and Jorgensen
Bill Coles:
Jorgy? Have you got a minute, Jorgy?
Andrew Jorgensen:
Sure, Bill.
Bill Coles:
Do you mind if I speak frankly to you, Jorgy?
Andrew Jorgensen:
You always have, haven't you?
Bill Coles:
You know I'm trained to think in contingency. You know I've spent my whole life managing businesses, and-
Andrew Jorgensen:
Bill, you're in a panic.
Bill Coles:
Well, you know how it is with business, Jorgy, when things don't work out quite right, and people have invested a lot of their time, a lot of their energy, a lot of themselves... Management takes care of its own, Jorgy; happens all the time. And given the... uncertainty surrounding us these days, and the fact that you haven't set up any financial guarantees for us, Jorgy... I hate... I hate giving this speech, Jorgy.
Andrew Jorgensen:
When I retire in two years, I've told you you're taking over the business. I promised you that.
Bill Coles:
There won't be any business in two years, Jorgy. There won't be any business in one year. You're holding onto a dream.
Andrew Jorgensen:
Go home, Bill, have a drink. Give my best to Jenette.
Bill Coles:
I don't want the rug pulled out from under my feet so close to the finish line!
Andrew Jorgensen:
Goodnight.
Bill Coles:
Jorgy, I've been here fifteen years, I have a family! Something's due me! Now I've worked my ASS off for fifteen years, and you're gonna let that man come in and take over the company. It's not right!
Andrew Jorgensen:
I'm sorry, Bill. Up here we don't plan the funeral until the body is dead.
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Other People's Money - The Frustration of Frankness in Conversation
Bill Coles:
Can I speak frankly?
Lawrence Garfield:
No. Lie to me! Tell me how thrilled you are to know me. I always speak frankly. I hate people who say, "Can we speak frankly?" It means they're bullshittin me the rest of the time.
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Beethoven - Animal Experiment Preparation Scene
Vernon:
Nice dog, huh, Doc? He's perfect for the animal experiment.
Dr. Varnick:
Get everything ready. I'll be by in the morning. We'll do the test on him first thing.
Harvey:
Sure thing.
Harvey:
Okay, good doggie. Good doggie. OK, close the door. Close the door.
Vernon:
I've got him. Come on!
Harvey:
Good doggie. Come here, doggie. Come on!
Harvey:
Okay, I got him. Good, good. I got him. Come on, doggie.
Vernon:
Not you! Not you! The dog!
Vernon:
Put him in. Okay, you got him? In the cage. Get in.
Vernon:
SHUT UP!! There. Doc will work on him first thing in the morning, and then he's one dead puppy.
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Beethoven - Veterinarian Discusses Dog's Condition with Owner
Dr. Varnick:
Here for his shots?
George:
Yes.
Dr. Varnick:
Well, he'll be a little groggy this evening.
George:
That'll be nice.
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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo - Misunderstanding in Conversation
Jim Douglas:
Now wait a minute, buddy…
Diane Darcy: [takes off her helmet]
What do you mean "buddy"?
Jim Douglas:
Uh, Miss Buddy.
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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo - Discussion on a Character's Obsession
Jim Douglas: [about Herbie]
He's out of his mind.
Wheely Applegate:
He's out of his mind, all right. Over that luscious little Lancia.
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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo - Race Tensions Rise Before Heat Competition
Jim Douglas: [signing in to the qualifying sound]
Douglas and Applegate.
Race official:
Douglas. Ah, yes, Monsieur Douglas. You're in the heat after this one. Good luck.
Bruno Von Stickle:
That's the same heat I'm in, Douglas. You're going to need more than luck. You're going to need wings.
Wheely Applegate:
Oh, yeah? Well, you may just be in for a little surprise.
Bruno Von Stickle: [chuckles]
I can see your surprise. It is very little.
Jim Douglas:
Look for an even bigger surprise when the race starts.
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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo - Focus on Racing, Not Romance
Wheely Applegate:
All taken care of, Jim. Had a little tank with Herbie. Had to straighten him out. I don't mind having a car that's got a heart, but I will not tolerate a car falling in love with another car.
Jim Douglas:
What did you expect him to fall in love with? The Goodyear blimp?
Wheely Applegate: [laughs]
The Goodyear — Yeah. Anyway, I said "Listen, Herbie, we're over here for one thing and one thing only. And that's to make the biggest comeback in racing history. So, no women in training camp. You just forget that little chick, and you can do it. Just a matter of mind over metal.
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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo - Conflict Over Herbie's Presence
Jim Douglas: [noticing that Herbie is gone]
Herbie!
Wheely Applegate:
You mean "no Herbie.
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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo - Racing Decisions: Mechanics vs. Drivers
Jim Douglas:
Is that knocking I hear in the gas tank?
Wheely Applegate:
Not in my gas tank. Never!
Jim Douglas:
Sounds like something clunking around in here.
Wheely Applegate:
Well, we either listen to the driver and stop to take the gas tank apart, or we listen to the mechanic and try to win this race.
Jim Douglas:
I'm listening to the mechanic. Let’s go, Herbie!
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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo - The Complexity of Communication in Relationships
Wheely Applegate:
They never say what I mean. That's what makes the female the species deadlier than the male.
Jim Douglas:
You read that some place?
Wheely Applegate:
Yes, and I've got a mother, three sisters, and two ex-wives to prove it. Oh, they never told me they wanted me out of the house, but every time I came home, the lock was changed.
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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo - Miscommunication Among Friends
Wheely Applegate:
I didn't understand what he was saying.
Jim Douglas:
That's OK. He didn't understand what you were saying either. Come to think of it, I don't think *I* understood what you were saying.
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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo - Driving Skills and Road Challenges
Wheely Applegate:
Dirty road hog! Why doesn't he learn how to drive?
Jim Douglas:
He knows how to drive, that's the trouble!
Wheely Applegate:
Yeah, I see what you mean.
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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo - A Call for Action and Respect
Jim Douglas:
Now you listen to me, Herbie, and you listen good. Now, you and I did not come out of mothballs to be the laughingstock of the continent. Either get the lead out of your pants right now, or I’m gonna ship you back to the States, have you stuffed and hung on a wall in Retirement Village!
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The Love Bug - Questioning Sanity and Humor in Conversation
Mr. Thorndyke:
Have you gone mad?
Jim Douglas:
Okay, what's the joke?
Mr. Thorndyke:
What do you mean?
Jim Douglas:
I don't know how you rigged it, but I'm sure that car is a real cut-up when a convention comes to town.
Mr. Thorndyke:
What in the name of...
Jim Douglas:
If I'd wanted a trick car, I would have bought one at a joke shop.
Mr. Thorndyke:
Allow me to say that I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about. You come billowing up in that beastly little car, and assault my personal Rolls-Royce!
Jim Douglas:
...I brought it back! I want my money, I want the papers I signed, and then I'll get outta here, and you two clowns can, can have your little laugh.
Carole:
Mr. Douglas, if there is anything wrong with the car, would you be good enough to tell me what it is?
Jim Douglas:
Well, there's nothing essentially wrong with the car. It's just that it wants to go one way and I'd like to go the other-
Mr. Thorndyke:
Well, whatever it is, none of it is covered in our guilt-headed guarantee.
Jim Douglas:
Oh, I'm sure of that.
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The Love Bug - Reputation and Misconceptions in Relationships
Carole:
I wonder if your reputation is altogether true.
Jim Douglas:
What's my reputation?
Carole:
Well, I've heard that Jim Douglas is only interested in fast cars and easy money.
Jim Douglas:
Not true.
Carole:
Oh.
Jim Douglas:
Mm-hmm. You know something else?
Carole:
What?
Jim Douglas:
When the light hits you just right, you're as beautiful as General Grant on a $50 bill.
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The Love Bug - Unexpected Car Troubles and Shared Insights
Jim Douglas:
What do you know? Engine stalled.
Carole: [tries to get out]
How about that? Door's stuck. That's how it is with cars sometimes. I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens next.
Jim Douglas:
Well, as someone very wisely once said, "That's how it is with cars sometimes.
Carole:
I just said that.
Jim Douglas:
Oh.
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The Love Bug - Negotiating a Price in a Business Deal
Mr. Thorndyke:
I take it that the question of price does not concern a gentleman like yourself.
Jim Douglas:
I wouldn't haggle, if that's what you mean.
Mr. Thorndyke:
And what might your desired price range be, sir?
Jim Douglas:
Oh, about $75.
Mr. Thorndyke: [laughs, thinking this is a joke]
$75.
Jim Douglas:
I could do $80 in a pinch. What do you have in the way of cheap, honest transportation?
Mr. Thorndyke: [visibly annoyed; snatches back the glass of sherry]
Cheap honest transportation." I will bid you good day, sir.
Jim Douglas: [a Volkswagen Beetle rolls through the mechanic's shop doors and gently bumps him]
Good day. Hey! Well, now, where did this come from?
Mr. Thorndyke:
Havershaw!
Havershaw:
Mr. Thorndyke, yes, sir?
Mr. Thorndyke:
What is this thing doing in my showroom, may I ask?
Havershaw:
I believe Miss Bennett may know something about this.
Mr. Thorndyke:
Miss Bennett?
Carole:
Yes, you remember when Mrs. van Lewett purchased a new Bentley? Well, she also asked us to purchase a small used car for her upstairs maid.
Mr. Thorndyke:
Then why isn't Mrs. van Lewett's maid in her blasted vehicle?
Carole:
Well, the car was returned this morning, Mr. Thorndyke; she was having some kind of trouble with it.
Mr. Thorndyke:
Get it out of here.
Jim Douglas:
What's that for?
Mr. Thorndyke:
I beg your pardon?
Jim Douglas:
Well, why don't you let the little car alone?
Mr. Thorndyke:
Are you presuming to tell me what to do in my own establishment?
Jim Douglas:
Ok, I'm out of line. It just bugs me to see somebody abusing a decent piece of machinery.
Mr. Thorndyke: [laughs coldly]
How fascinating. Now that you've had the benefit of your point of view, shall we regard our relationship as terminated? Havershaw! Get this eyesore out of my showroom. And if ever I find it in here again, someone is going to find himself in a great deal of trouble!
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The Love Bug - The Decision to Let Go
Jim Douglas:
Where's the beast? You didn't cut up the Edsel!
Tennessee Steinmetz:
Came over me all of a sudden. Seemed like the only decent thing to do. Believe me, Jim, it'll be happier up there.
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The Love Bug - Unusual Food Choices Spark Conversation
Jim Douglas:
Why is it the only food we have in this house is parrot food? I mean, we don't *have* a parrot.
Tennessee Steinmetz:
Eat that! That's good! That's pressed kelp. That aerates your liver.
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The Love Bug - The Love Bug - Jim Douglas
Jim Douglas: [[flying saucer]
Has everybody gone nuts around here? I can understand how Tennessee feels, he's just in off a ].
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The Love Bug - Believing in a forgotten dream machine
Jim Douglas:
I may be kidding myself, but I think I can make something out of that sad little bucket of bolts.
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The Love Bug - The Mystery of Unique Cars Explained
Jim Douglas:
You don't understand what happens, do you? They make ten thousand cars, they make them exactly the same way, and one or two of em turn out to be something special. Nobody knows why.
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The Love Bug - Identity and Worth Tied to Possessions
Jim Douglas:
Without a real car, I'm only half a man.
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