Fred Ward Quotes

Cast a Deadly Spell

Missed Opportunities in a Chaotic World

Connie Stone How's the hand?

[Lovecraft joins her in the car's back seat after it's all over]

Connie Stone Broken. What's going on?

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Just missed the fuck that saved the world.

Connie Stone I miss everything. I even missed being a god. What happens now?

[pause]

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Grimaldi takes you in for killing Borden.

Connie Stone We were a hell of a team, you and me. We still could be.

[pause]

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Maybe someday.

Connie Stone Phil?

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Yeah?

Connie Stone Kiss me before I faint.

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Tremors

Questioning Intelligence in Unusual Situations

Earl Bassett I ask ya: Is this a job for an intelligent man?

[''pricks his hand while setting up a fence'']

Valentine McKee Well, show me one. I'll ask him.

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Tremors

Cautionary Advice on Vehicle Maintenance

Earl Bassett Y'know, that's a good way to break an axle.

[''Valentine has just freed the truck from a hangup, after a struggle'']

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Tremors 2: Aftershocks

A Call for Silence and Action

Earl Bassett Will you shut up and get off the damn ground!

[''yelling to Grady'']

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Cast a Deadly Spell

Ceremony Requires Elimination of Blood-Stained Clothing

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft You'd better take that blouse off.

Olivia Hackshaw Oh... why?

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft You can't get blood stains like that out after they set.

Olivia Hackshaw Well, after the hunt I usually just take all my clothes off and burn them. You have to be naked for the ceremony.

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Oh yeah? What ceremony's that?

Olivia Hackshaw Tribute to Diana, Goddess of the Hunt. Would you like to watch?

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Thanks, but I'm supposed to get my teeth cleaned this afternoon.

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Tremors 2: Aftershocks

The Fragility of Paper Against Rock

Earl Bassett No! Rock rips through paper!

[''to Grady after losing at rock-paper-scissors'']

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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Focus Over Faith in Critical Moments

Remo Williams Jesus.

Chiun Concentrate. This is no time for prayer.

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Tremors 2: Aftershocks

Frustration with Relentless Creatures

Earl Bassett Goddamn worms never give you a break!

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Tremors

Confrontation and Consequences in Tremors

Earl Bassett Melvin! One of these days someone's gonna kick your ass!

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Cast a Deadly Spell

Belief in Magic Without Usage

Amos Hackshaw It's true... no tokens, no fetishes... nothing. You really don't use anything... any magic, that is.

[Lovecraft has just proved that he uses no magic talismans]

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Just like I told you on the phone.

Amos Hackshaw You don't believe in magic?

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft I believe it, just don't use it.

Amos Hackshaw Why?

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Personal reasons.

Amos Hackshaw And they are?

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Personal.

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Tremors

The Importance of a Solid Plan

Earl Bassett Run for it? Running's not a plan! Running's what you do once a plan fails!

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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Food Preferences and Unpleasant Comparisons

Chiun It would be better for you to eat this can than what is inside of it. Why must everything in this country be coated with monositi-... monosoti...

Remo Williams Monosodium glutamate. You can't even say it.

Chiun I can say "rat droppings." That does not mean I wish to eat them.

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The Crow: Salvation

Motivation Can Bring Back the Dead

The Captain The dead can return given sufficient motivation.

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Cast a Deadly Spell

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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Henry & June

Celebrating Liberation and Friendship

Henry Miller And that's our task. Liberation. Freedom. Let's toast to Lawrence. Let's toast to our defects. Toast, to our friendship. Drink cold, piss warm.

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Short Cuts

A Conversation About Neighbors and Work Schedules

Claire Kane Oops, excuse me, sweetie. I really like the Wymans, don't you?

Stuart Kane Who?

Claire Kane The doctor and his wife, Marian. Ralph, I think his name. You know, the ones from the concert.

Stuart Kane He seems kind of lofty. You're off to work early, huh?

Claire Kane Yeah, I got two birthdays today. He's a doctor, remember? And she is artist, I think.

Stuart Kane Oh yeah? What kind?

Claire Kane What kind? She's a painter. She paints pictures, you know? They really want us to come to dinner.

Stuart Kane Well, We'll see. I'm off.

Claire Kane What does that mean? We already agreed to go. We made a date. Bye. Close the door, Stuart.

Stuart Kane Sorry!

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Tremors 2: Aftershocks

A New Threat Beyond the Graboid

Earl Bassett That ain't no Graboid. It's something even more dangerous!

[as Burt arrives]

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Tremors 2: Aftershocks

A Friendly Debate on Night Fishing

Grady Hoover Jesus! Bagged himself another one.

[referring to Burt]

Earl Bassett The man never sleeps.

Burt Gummer Guys, Burt here. Doing a little night fishing. Got three of em on a cluster charge. I'd say we're about even now. Over.

[over radio]

Earl Bassett Come on, Burt. This isn't a competition.

Burt Gummer Well, who's competing? I'm just saying the score is tied, that's all. Over.

[over radio]

Grady Hoover Well, son', no it isn't, cuz we just caught a live one. How bout that.

Burt Gummer A live one? How in the hell...

[over radio]

Grady Hoover Well, that's our little secret. Happy hunting, Burt.

[turns radio off]

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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Cultural Identity and Perception in Dialogue

Remo Williams Do you always talk like a Chinese fortune cookie?

Chiun Chinese! I am Korean! The Korean is the most perfect creature ever to sanctify the earth with the imprint of its foot.

[striking Remo]

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Tremors

Debating the Definition of a Stampede

Valentine McKee STAMPEDE! Stampede, Earl! Get out of the way, get out of the way!

Earl Bassett You dumb shit. I was in a stampede once. Five hundred head, all hell-bent for the horizon.

[''waking up'']

Valentine McKee Now, exactly how many cattle are required for a stampede, Earl? Is it three or more? Is there a minimum to pede?

Earl Bassett I wish they'd stampede up your ass.

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Short Cuts

Unpleasant Odors and Personal Hygiene Discourse

Claire Kane Your hands stink.

[Stuart has just returned from his fishing trip]

Stuart Kane Kinda smells like pussy, don't you think?

[sniffs his fingers]

Claire Kane I hate that. Go wash your hands.

[laughs, smacks him on the shoulder]

Stuart Kane Smells like a rainbow to me!

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Cast a Deadly Spell

Discussion on Zombies and Progress

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft What happened to your regular leg-breakers?

[referring to Borden's zombie enforcer]

Harry Bordon Progress.

Tugwell Zombies don't eat, don't complain...

Harry Bordon Don't get ideas.

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Don't they start to smell after a while?

Tugwell They're good for three months, depending on the weather. Then they begin to rot.

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Then what?

Harry Bordon Then you get some more. Thirty bucks a head, come fresh from the West Indies, six to a box.

Tugwell Like bon-bons.

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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

The Challenges of a Dangerous Life

Conn MacCleary All I can promise you is terror for breakfast, pressure for lunch, and aggravation for sleep. Your vacations will be two minutes when you're not looking over your shoulder, and if you live to draw a pension, it'll be a miracle.

Remo Williams Are there any disadvantages?

Conn MacCleary Hell, I'm lucky I've lasted this long.

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Cast a Deadly Spell

Promises of Power and Divine Authority

Amos Hackshaw The wheel has turned. Yog-Sothoth knows the Gate. That is the promise of the Necromnomicon. Open the Gate, let the Old Ones back in and they will make you a god.

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Ooohhh, you get to be a god. What does Harry get?

Harry Bordon Tell him.

Amos Hackshaw For services rendered, Mr. Borden gets to be Ruler of the World.

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft What kind of world?

Amos Hackshaw A world of the unburied dead, and a sky dark with ashes. A blasted, maimed planet. But he'll be the most important person in it.

Harry Bordon How do you like them apples partner, huh?

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Cast a Deadly Spell

A Detective's Stance on Magic

Connie Stone I heard something about you at the club.

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Such as?

Connie Stone You don't use magic.

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft You heard right.

Connie Stone How do you expect to get out of dumps like this if you don't start playing the game?

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Seems to me we've already had this discussion.

Connie Stone Everybody uses magic.

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft I don't.

Connie Stone What have you got to show for it? Fly-specked office, a broken-down car and an ugly necktie, that's what all this integrity buys you. Damn it, everybody's got to compromise.

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft That's what I keep hearing.

Connie Stone And what makes you so special?

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft What makes me special is that I'm my own man. When I started out, I said there were things I would do and things I wouldn't do. Lot of guys start like that and a lot of them sell out along the way, but the more who fall, the easier it gets. See, look... everybody compromises, everybody cheats, everybody uses magic. So they empty ideals out of their pockets and get on with the job of sticking it to their neighbor before they stick it to them. That's the way it's done. To which I say "nuts." My collar may be a little frayed, maybe I need a shoeshine, but nobody's got a mortgage on my soul. I own it, free and clear.

Connie Stone I'm not gonna apologize for my life.

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Didn't ask you to.

Connie Stone I'm happy the way things are.

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Glad to hear it.

Connie Stone You've got to look ahead. You can't drag around the past. There's nothing you can do about it.

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Sounds like you have a real good grip on things.

Connie Stone Why did you have to walk back into my life?

[a few moments of silence]

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Why did you walk out of mine?

Connie Stone Because you're a wiseacre son of a bitch who doesn't know which way the wind is blowing.

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft And?

Connie Stone And did you really remember the sound of my breathing?

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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Conflict Over Traffic Enforcement and Courtesy

New York City traffic control cop Excuse me. What are you doin to that boy?

Remo Williams Oh, uh, unnecessary use of the horn, officer.

New York City traffic control cop Well, I'll make unnecessary use of my nightstick on your thick skull if you don't let him go.

Remo Williams Whatever happened to police courtesy and that kind of stuff, huh?

New York City traffic control cop We save that bullshit for the upper east side.

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Sweet Home Alabama

Choosing between conflicting desires and commitments

Earl Smooter You can't ride two horses with one ass, sugarbean.

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The Right Stuff

Debate Over Spacecraft Design Features

Gordon Cooper Uh, where are you putting the window?

German Scientist #1 Window? There is no window.

Gus Grissom No window? What about the hatch?

German Scientist #1 The hatch?

Gus Grissom Yeah, the hatch. We need a hatch with explosive bolts that we can open ourselves.

German Scientist #1 I think there is something you do not understand. This is the final form of the capsule. No hatch.

Deke Slayton What if the automatic controls went out?

German Scientist #1 Backups, checks, etcetera. This would not happen.

Deke Slayton I said, what would happen if it did?

Scott Carpenter The pilot would have to fly it back.

German Scientist #2 This is the way it is.

John Glenn You know, I wonder how the press is going to feel about this.

German Scientist #2 The press? What does the press have to say about this?

German Scientist #1 Yeah, what do they have to say about it?

Gordon Cooper You boys know what makes this bird go up? Funding makes this bird go up.

Gus Grissom That's right. No bucks, no Buck Rogers.

Gordon Cooper And, uh, the press over there, they want to see Buck Rogers.

Deke Slayton And that's us. Buck Rogers.

John Glenn You see, those fellas over there, they've been making us out as the seven finest, and bravest pilots in all America. And if a story were to come out in the press that we were not being allowed to fly as pilots...

Alan Shepard We want a window.

German Scientist #2 Uh, there could maybe be in future capsules, be a window, right here.

Gus Grissom No, that's where the hatch with explosive bolts goes.

German Scientist #1 The hatch with the explosive...? Yeah. There could be a hatch with explosive bolts on the capsule.

Alan Shepard That is a spacecraft, sir. We do not refer to it as a "capsule". Spacecraft.

German Scientist #1 Yeah. The hatch with explosive bolts on the... spacecraft. There. And there will be pitch and yaw thrusters which will enable the astronaut occupant—

Deke Slayton The pilot. "Astronaut occupant"?

German Scientist #1 Yeah, the astronaut... pilot to have some...

German Scientist #1 To have...

German Scientist #1 ... control of the re-entry procedures.

John Glenn Thank you. we appreciate it. You wouldn't mind if we had the press over here take a few photos of us by our spacecraft now, would you?

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Summer Catch

Father-Son Tensions Over Baseball Aspirations

Sean Dunne Tough loss tonight. Nine innings, six hits, five runs, three walks, eight strikeouts and one big mistake. I was talking to one of the scouts, the guy in the suspenders. He's from the Phillies. He was curious about your college career. I made up a few stories.

Ryan That's great, Dad.

Sean Dunne I'm trying to help here, hotshot. Most important thing in your life, you don't want my help? Not interested?

Ryan I got some place to be!

Sean Dunne Chasing some Shore Road princess who's trying to get Daddy's attention by screwing the lawn boy.

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Tremors

Planning Ahead in Uncertain Times

Earl Bassett Damn it Valentine, you never plan ahead, you never take the long view, I mean here it is Monday and I'm already thinking of Wednesday... It is Monday right?

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Henry & June

Illusions of Love and Marriage

Henry Miller All right, I'll tell you. June appeared like an Angel, and I offered her a fool's faith. She was a taxi dancer. I paid my dime, she put her head on my shoulder, but then the lies began. She told me her mother was a gypsy and her father was a count. Later, I saw a film and realized she swiped her whole childhood right out of the film.

Anaïs Nin And so?

Henry Miller So I married her.

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Tremors

Earl's Frustration with a Comedic Twist

Earl Bassett You little asswipe! You don't knock it off you're gonna be shittin this basketball... pardon my French!

[''To Melvin after he scares Earl by throwing his basketball at him'']

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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

A Humorous Exchange Between Remo and Chiun

Remo Williams You know, Chiun, sometimes you're a real pain in the ass.

Chiun That is because it is the shortest route to your brain.

Remo Williams Chiun, you're incredible!

Chiun No!... I am better than that...

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Tremors

Earl Bassett's Expressive Apology

Earl Bassett Pardon my French!

[''repeated line'']

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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

A Complex Relationship Between Friends

Remo Williams You know, Chiun, there are times when I really like you.

Chiun Of course. I am Chiun.

Remo Williams And there are times when I could really kill you.

Chiun Good! We will practice that after dinner.

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Tremors 2: Aftershocks

Facing Life's Challenges with Resilience

Earl Bassett Doesn't anything get you down?

[to Grady]

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Cast a Deadly Spell

Fate and Unfinished Business in Confrontation

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft But you know the thing that kills me is how out of the whole phone book he had the dumb luck to pick you. Maybe it wasn't luck, partner... maybe it's fate.

[referring to Amos Hackshaw]

Harry Bordon Thought you didn't believe in that stuff.

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft What I don't believe in is unfinished business! Took this to get us face to face so we could settle accounts!

Harry Bordon Oh, we'll settle up, you bet we will. No more Lovecraft, no more waking up with the shakes thinking about you hovering over me like some goddamn angel. No more.

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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Clumsy Driving and Middle Age Wisdom

Remo Williams Are you hurt?

Chiun No. When you approach middle age, there is a tendency toward bruising, my son.

Remo Williams What? What did you call me?

Chiun I called you a clumsy oaf! You drive like a monkey in heat!

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The Player

Concise Storytelling in Film Discussion

Griffin Mill So, what's the story?

Walter Stuckel Twenty-five words or less? Okay. Movie exec calls writer. Writer's girlfriend says he's at the movies. Exec goes to the movies, meets writer, drinks with writer. Writer gets conked and dies in four inches of dirty water. Movie exec is in deep shit. What do you think?

Griffin Mill That's more than 25 words and it's bullshit.

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Tremors

Desperation in the Face of Oblivion

Earl Bassett Well, there sure as hell ain't nothing to stop us now... everybody we know between here and Bixby's already dead.

Henry & June

Understanding Relationships in Henry & June

Henry Miller She is my fucking wife.

Anaïs Nin You don't understand your own fucking wife.

Henry & June

Conflict Over Art and Personal Relationships

Henry Miller I'm not a portrait painter.

June Miller I'll say you're not. Look what you've done to Anais. You make everything ugly! Beauty is a joke for you. You're so negative. You're a failure as a writer. You're not a man, you're a child! You use women! You used me, you fucker!

Henry Miller AAAHHH!

June Miller You fucker!

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

Seeking Assistance in a Difficult Situation

Earl Bassett We're gonna need some help!

Grady Who'd be crazy enough to help us with this mess?!

Cast a Deadly Spell

A New Dawn After Darkness

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft I was tired as hell, but I could afford to be tired now... now that it was over. Over for a lot of people... for Locksteader, Willis, Hackshaw and Borden... and all over for Connie. I needed it to be morning... I wanted to hear doors open and cars start and human voices talking about baseball and the weather. I wanted to make sure that there were still folks out there facing life with nothing up their sleeves but their arms. They didn't know it yet, but they had a better shot at happiness and a fair shake today than they did yesterday. Cause today... I've got the Book.

[voice-over]

Cast a Deadly Spell

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.

Tremors

Critique of Romantic Preferences and Standards

Earl Bassett Dammit, Valentine! You never go for any girl unless she fits that stupid list of yours from top to bottom.

Valentine McKee Well, sure.

Earl Bassett Yeah, and it's dumber than my hind end! Like that Bobbie Lynn Dexter.

Valentine McKee Tammy Lynn Baxter!

Earl Bassett Doesn't matter. They're all the same: dead weight. "Ooh, I broke a nail!" Ugh! Makes my skin crawl.

Valentine McKee I'm a victim of circumstance.

Earl Bassett I thought you called it your pecker?

Sweet Home Alabama

Judgment on a Yankee's Sobriety

Earl Smooter Well even if he is a Yankee, at least he's sober.

Cast a Deadly Spell

The Beginning of Knowledge and Danger

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Bradbury was right... there's bad and there's bad. But what I walked into when I left that night made all the magic and witchcraft I'd seen up til then look like a sideshow. My name's Lovecraft... and I'm the guy who knows. Just about the only guy who knows it all... who's still breathing. It started that night and it started with a woman. It always starts with a woman.

[voice-over]

Henry & June

The Divine Art of Dance

Henry Miller I'd believe only in a god that understood how to dance. Isn't that something?

The Crow: Salvation

Confrontation Before the Final Moment

Alex Corvis (The Crow) The jolt - eight amps at two to three-thousand volts. It lasts a few seconds. The current surges and is turned off. And they check to see if the heart is still beating. If it is... Ba-Boom! Another jolt is applied. Experts say unconsciousness occurs before pain has time to register. They agree that electrocution does not hurt. But it does. Unimaginably... Believe me... I... don't expect a call from the governor. Any last words... Captain?

The Captain Yeah, fuck you!

Alex Corvis (The Crow) Was that it?

The Captain I'm not dying for your goddamn illusion, you got that?! You think you and your girlfriend had some rosy future taken from you?! Bullshit! She was already bored! Why do you think she was lookin around?! You're nothing, Corvis! Less than nothing! You can't do this to me, you little fucks! You hear me?! You understand?! I'll be back! Just like you! A big, fucking, shit-spewing bird! And guess which little bitch I'm taking out first!

Erin Randall You are so dead.

[''Alex closes the execution mask over the Captain's face. Erin throws the execution switch. The Captain is violently electrocuted, as Alex watches grimly. Smoke starts to fill the execution chamber. The Captain's forearms swell, blood starts to trickle out. Blood also pours out at his neck; his clothes catch fire, and it quickly spreads around his head. In his eye, now surrounded by burned skin, the crow flies out.'']

Cast a Deadly Spell

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]

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

Humor in a Dangerous Situation

Earl Bassett Something's wrong with it. Must be sick.

Grady Hoover Probably ate someone that didn't agree with it.

Cast a Deadly Spell

A Subtle Request for Bourbon

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Bourbon. Show it some water, but be discreet.

[ordering a drink at Borden's club]

Bartender Like an orchid in the moonlight.

[grins]

Sweet Home Alabama

State Bird of Alabama Warning

Earl Smooter Careful, you just smashed the state bird of Alabama.

[to Kate]

Tremors

Breakfast Disagreement Between Friends

Earl Bassett No breakfast?

Valentine McKee I did it yesterday. It was baloney and beans.

Earl Bassett No, it was eggs. I made eggs. Over easy.

Valentine McKee The hell you did! Baloney and beans. It's your turn!

Valentine McKee Well, I guess when I'm your age, I'll forget what I eat, too.

Cast a Deadly Spell

Time and Perspective in Conversation

Amos Hackshaw Do you realize how long they've waited for me? Centuries! Millennia!

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft How long is that in dog years?

Henry & June

Meeting of Writers and Their Partners

Henry Miller Hell of a place you got here, Hugo. Peaceful. Been here long?

Hugo Guiler Just since the crash.

Hugo Guiler We lived well. This is Henry Miller, the American writer Osborn is putting up. My wife, Anaïs Nin.

Henry Miller How are you, Anaïs?

Hugo Guiler Eduardo Sanchez, Anaïs cousin. Anaïs, you should read Henry's stuff.

Richard Osborn For my money, he's got it over ].

[[D.H. Lawrence]

Anaïs Nin I'd love to read your writing.

Richard Osborn He hasn't been published yet.

Tremors

A Plan for Escape and Survival

Earl Bassett Here's the plan. We don't even stop. Ride like hell. Tonight we keep right on going. We'll walk the horses.

[''To Val'']

Cast a Deadly Spell

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.

Cast a Deadly Spell

Questioning Intentions Through Fashion Choices

Olivia Hackshaw I'm serious!

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft Then why do you wear that hat?

Memorable Quotes from Fred Ward