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Memorable Quotes from Kurt Russell

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Confusion in a Supernatural Encounter
Jack Burton What does that mean? huh? ‘China is here?’ I don’t even know what the hell that means! All I know is this Lo Pan character comes out of thin air in the middle of a goddamned alley, while his buddies are flying around on wires, cutting everybody to shreds...and he just stands there, waiting for me to drive my truck straight through him?! With LIGHT coming out of his mouth?!
Survival and Trust in Desperation
MacReady I'm gonna hide this tape when I'm finished. If none of us make it, at least there'll be some kind of record. The storm's been hitting us hard now for 48 hours. We still have nothing to go on. One other thing: I think it rips through your clothes when it takes you over. Windows found some shredded long johns, but the nametag was missing. They could be anybody's. Nobody... nobody trusts anybody now, and we're all very tired. Nothing else I can do, just wait... R.J. MacReady, helicopter pilot, US outpost number 31.
[talking into tape recorder; turns off tape recorder and takes a drink of whisky. He looks at the torn long johns and turns it back on; turns off recorder]
Jack Burton's Confusion Over Lo Pan
Jack Burton Which Lo Pan? Little ol’ basketcase on wheels, or the ten-foot-tall roadblock?!
Learning to Navigate the Unknown Ocean
Martin Harvey We don't know how to drive a boat.
Captain Ron The best way to find out Kitty is to get her out on the ocean. If anything is going to happen, it's going to happen out there.
Katherine Harvey But we don't even have supplies.
Good News and Bad News Scenario
Michael Zane I've got good news and bad news.
Jesse Waingrow What's the good news?
Michael Zane Your mom's in the trunk.
Jesse Waingrow What's the bad news?
Michael Zane She's still alive.
Pirates and Cars in Cuba
Benjamin Harvey All right! They're pirates of the Caribbean, just like you said Captain Ron.
[being chased by pirates]
Captain Ron Yeah, squirt. Pirates are easy to deal with. It's the Cuban cops that you gotta worry about. Grand theft auto is a major biggie here in Cuba.
Martin Harvey Grand theft auto? You stole this car?
Captain Ron Nah, I didn't steal it, boss. I borrowed it. Sort of...
The Fate of Different Paths
Michael Zane Guys like me die caught. Guys like you die bloody.
Confrontation and Consequences in Tombstone
Wyatt Earp Go ahead, skin it. Skin that smokewagon and see what happens.
Responsibility and Consequences in Firefighting
Stephen McCaffrey I had that fire. He just didn't listen to me.
[angrily]
Brian He's a candidate; Your responsibility! You shouldn't have had him up there in the first place! You burned him, Stephen!
Jack Burton's Famous Catchphrase
Jack Burton Ol Jack always says...what the hell?
Preparation for a Thrilling Ride
Stuntman Mike Get ready to fly, bitch!
Team Identity Over Individual Recognition
Herb Brooks You better think about something else, each and every one of you. When you pull on that jersey, you represent yourself and your teammates...and the name on the front is a hell of a lot more important than the one on the back. GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEAD! AGAIN!
Trust and Identity in Uncertain Situations
MacReady Somebody in this camp ain't what he appears to be. Right now that may be one or two of us. By Spring, it could be all of us.
Childs So, how do we know who's human? If I was an imitation, a perfect imitation, how would you know if it was really me?
Destination Discussion in Captain Ron's Journey
Caroline Harvey Captain Ron, I was wondering. Are we going to be going to any more "human" type places?
Captain Ron Well, you heard of St. Croix?
Caroline Harvey Yeah.
Captain Ron We're going to the island just to the left of it.
Caroline Harvey What's it called?
Captain Ron Ted's.
Unity and Belief in a Historic Victory
Herb Brooks Two days later, the miracle was made complete. My boys defeated Finland to win the gold medal, coming from behind once again. As I watched them out there, celebrating on the ice, I realized that Patti had been right. It was a lot more than a hockey game, not only for those who watched it, but for those who played in it. I've often been asked in the years since Lake Placid what was the best moment for me. Well, it was here - the sight of 20 young men of such differing backgrounds now standing as one. Young men willing to sacrifice so much of themselves, all for an unknown. A few years later, the U.S. began using professional athletes at the Games - ]. I always found that term ironic because now that we have Dream Teams, we seldom ever get to dream. But on one weekend, as America and the world watched, a group of remarkable young men gave the nation what it needed most - a chance, for one night, not only to dream, but a chance, once again, to believe.
[Epilogue voiceover; [w:Dream Team|"Dream Teams"]
Truck Loss Sparks Jack's Anger
Jack Burton My truck! Son of a bitch must pay!
The Inequity of Survival and Chance
Robert Ramsey You know, there's nothing fair about who lives and dies. You gave Elena a chance. You gave everybody a chance.
[to Dylan]
Sailors' Affection for Rum and Diesel Fuel
Captain Ron A diesel loves her oil same as a sailor loves rum.
Misadventure Near the Great Barrier Reef
Captain Ron Yeah, it happened when I went down off the coast of Australia.
[telling how he lost his eye]
Katherine Harvey Your boat sank?
Captain Ron No, no, no, no. Not my boat. My boss's boat. Yeah, we hit this reef. Huge son-of-a-bitch. Ran the whole coast.
Katherine Harvey Wait. The Great Barrier Reef?
Captain Ron You've heard of it, huh? Smart lady.
The Duke of New York Revealed
Snake Plissken Where's the President?
Cabbie The Duke got him. Everybody knows the Duke's got him. You don't have to put a gun to my head. I'll tell you.
Snake Plissken Who's the Duke?
Cabbie The Duke? The Duke of New York, A-Number-1, the Big Man, that's who!
Snake Plissken I wanna meet this Duke.
Cabbie You can't meet the Duke! Are you crazy? Nobody gets to meet the Duke. You meet him once and then you're dead!
Time to Begin the Task
Michael Zane It's time to go to work, baby.
More Than a Game: A Deeper Meaning
Herb Brooks I got a telegram from a lady in Texas today, and you know what it said?
Patti Brooks What?
Herb Beat those Commie bastards." We're playing a hockey game against the greatest team in the world, and they're the best that's ever played this game. Why can't we just leave it at that?
Patti Because this is more than a hockey game to a lot of people.
Herb Yeah and I keep running through them all. Johnson on Mikhailov. Broten on Petrov. Pav against whoever-Ov. We just ... We don't match up, Patti.
Patti You might want to skip that when you talk to the boys tomorrow. Herb, there's no disgrace in losing to this team.
Herb Yeah, I know.
Patti The important thing is, you got this far.
Herb The important thing? The important thing is that those twenty boys know in twenty years, they didn't leave anything on the table. They played their hearts out. That's the important thing.
[leans over and kisses Patti on the cheek, while she rests her head on his shoulder]
The Importance of Customization in Life
Captain Ron It never did fit anyway. Guess you gotta get em custom made.
[after losing his glass eye]
Stuntman Mike's Unique Bookkeeping System
Stuntman Mike Well, that's alright. You're still a nice girl, and I still like you. But you know how people say ] drawl] "you're okay in my book" or "in my book that's no good"? Well, I actually have a book. And everybody I ever met goes in this book, and now I've met you, and you're going in the book too. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to file you under chicken...shit.
[''after Arlene turns him down for a lapdance''; ''in a [[John Wayne]
The Nature of Expansion and Connection
Ego I call it the Expansion. It is mypurpose. And now it’s yours aswell.
Quill It’s beautiful.
Ego Over thousands of years I implanted thousands of extensions of myself on thousands of worlds. In the dioramas, the cosmic plants overgrow and cover each of the planets, like chocolate on a malt ball needed to fulfill life’s one true purpose: to grow and to spread, covering all that exists, until everything... is me. I only had one problem. A single Celestial doesn’t have enough power for such an enterprise. But two Celestials - well now, that just might do. For the first time in my existence... I am truly NOT ALONE! What is it, son?
[''Turns to see Peter looking doubtful'']
Quill My friends...
Ego Now, well, you see, that's the mortal in you, Peter.
Quill Yes...
Ego We are beyond such things.
Quill Yes...
Ego Now--
Quill But my mother... you said you loved my mother.
Ego And that I did. My River Lily, who knew all the words to every song that came over the radio. I returned to Earth to see her three times, and I knew if I returned a fourth, well... I'd never leave. The Expansion... the reason for my very existence would be over, so I did what I had to do. But... it broke my heart to put that tumor in her head.
Quill What?!
[''Outraged, shaking off Ego's influence'']
Ego Now, now, all right, I know that sounds bad--
Ego Who... in the HELL do you think you are?!
[''Reforming'']
Quill YOU KILLED MY MOTHER!
Ego I tried so hard to find the form... ...that best suited you, and this is the thanks I get?! You really need to grow up! I wanted to do this together, but I suppose you'll have to learn by spending the next thousand years as a BATTERY!
[''Changes into David Hasselhoff''; ''Changes back''; ''Pierces Quill with a tendril of energy'']
The Illusion of Safety in Stuntman Mike's Car
Pam Hey, I, I get it. It's just a joke. I know all about jokes but if you can just let me out now, I promise I won't tell anybody because I know it's a joke. Please just-
Stuntman Mike Hey Pam, remember how I said this car is death proof? Well that wasn't a lie, this car is a hundred percent death proof. But in order to get the full benefit of it honey, you really need to be sitting in my seat.
[''slams on the brakes and sends Pam face first into the dashboard, killing her'']
Introduction of Snake Plissken's Identity
Snake Plissken Call me Snake.
Encouragement and Humor in Sailing Adventure
Captain Ron Alright, that's more like it, now you're talking! You can do it, mates! I've never seen such sailors. Not in all my born days, I ain't. Naturals! My God, everyone of you, naturals... We're gonna fucking die!
[beat; to himself]
Conflict of Authority and Parental Determination
Captain Bradford You may not leave this ballroom.
Robert Ramsey Excuse me?
Captain Bradford I am within my authority to compel you to stay, you know that.
Robert Ramsey Captain, I understand- you have no choice. You have sick and injured people here, you need to stay with them. But I am going to find my daughter, and don't think for one second that you're going to stop me.
[Bradford nods]
Humanity and Paranoia in Isolation
MacReady I know I'm human. And if you were all these things, then you'd just attack me right now, so some of you are still human. This thing doesn't want to show itself, it wants to hide inside an imitation. It'll fight if it has to, but it's vulnerable out in the open. If it takes us over, then it has no more enemies, nobody left to kill it. And then it's won.
Navigating Boundaries on a Large Ship
Robert Ramsey Now I know we're on this ship, but technically you two are still under my roof and it makes me uncomfortable... you two... alone.
Jennifer Ramsey Dad, do you have any idea how big this ship is? Don't you think if we really wanted to we could find somewhere away from you to do that thing you're so afraid of us doing?
Understanding and Purpose in Uncertainty
Jack Burton I don't get this at all. I thought Lo Pan—
David Lo Pan Shut up, Mr. Burton! You were not brought upon this world to "get it!
A Warning of Imminent Justice
Wyatt Earp All right, Clanton. You called down the thunder, well, now you've got it! You see that? (shows badge) It says "United States Marshal." (gestures to Stilwell) Take a good look at him, Ike, because that's how you're gonna end up! The Cowboys are finished, you understand me? I see a red sash, I kill the man wearin it! So run, you cur! Run! Tell all the other curs the law's coming! You tell em I'm coming and Hell's coming with me, you hear? Hell's coming with me!
Pathways to Becoming a Stuntman
Pam How did you get into the stuntman industry?
Stuntman Mike I'd assume the way everyone else gets into it.
Pam How is that?
Stuntman Mike My brother got me into it.
Pam And who's your brother?
Stuntman Mike Stuntman Bob.
Sweetness Compared to Salt
Stuntman Mike Well, ain't you so sweet that you make sugar taste just like salt!
A Tense Exchange Between Friends
Wyatt Earp It's not your problem, Doc. You don't have to mix up in this.
Doc Holliday That is a hell of a thing for you to say to me!
[Glares at Wyatt]
A Casual Conversation About an Eye Injury
Benjamin Harvey Man. What happened to your eye?
Martin Harvey Ben.
Katherine Harvey Sweetie, that's rude.
Captain Ron No, that's alright. Shark attack, swab.
Benjamin Harvey A shark ate your eye?
Testing Blood to Identify the Alien Threat
MacReady We're gonna draw a little bit of everybody's blood... cause we're gonna find out who's The Thing. Watching Norris in there gave me the idea that.. maybe every part of him was a whole. Every little piece was an individual animal.. with a built-in desire to protect its own life. You see when a man bleeds.. it's just tissue. But blood from one of you Things won't obey when it's attacked; It'll try and survive. Crawl away from a hot needle the same.
Confrontation Escalates Among the Earp and Ringo
Virgil Earp What do you want, Ringo?
Johnny Ringo I want your blood...and I want your souls. And I want em both right now.
Wyatt Earp We don't want any more trouble.
Johnny Ringo Well, you've got trouble! And it starts with you.
[points to Wyatt]
Wyatt Earp I'm not gonna fight you, Ringo, there's no money in it. Sober up. C'mon boys.
[opens his coat, showing he's not armed; Earp brothers start to walk away]
Johnny Ringo Wretched slugs. Don't any of you have the guts to play for blood?!
Doc Holliday I'm your huckleberry. That's just my game.
[steps forward, one gun in a shoulder holster in full view, holding his other behind his back]
Johnny Ringo Alright, lunger, you go to hell. I'll put you outta your misery!
Doc Holliday Say when!
Curly Bill Johnny, don't!
Curly Bill Don't mind him. He's just drunk, that's all.
[chuckles]
Johnny Ringo No! I want them spitting blood!
Curly Bill Easy, son, easy. Now ain't the time! I tell you, boys, even I'm worried what's going to happen once Ringo runs this outfit. God have mercy!
[Johnny staggers away and runs into some coffins at the funeral parlor, knocking them over]
Trust and Uncertainty in Challenging Times
MacReady How you doin', old boy?
Blair I don't know who to trust.
MacReady I know what you mean, Blair. Trust's a tough thing to come by these days. Tell you what - why don't you just trust in the Lord?
Seizing the Moment in Sports
Herb Brooks Great moments...are born from great opportunity. And that's what you have here, tonight, boys. That's what you've earned here tonight. One game. If we played em ten times, they might win nine. But not this game, not tonight. Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them...and we shut them down because we can! Tonight, we... are the greatest hockey team in the world. You were born to be hockey players. Every one of you. And you were meant to be here tonight. This is your time. Their time...is done. It's over. I'm sick and tired of hearing about what a great hockey team the Soviets have. Screw em! This... is your time! Now go out there and take it!
[Addressing the team before the US-USSR game]
Facing Challenges with Confidence
Jack Burton Just remember what ol Jack Burton does when the earthquakes and the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake. Yeah, Jack Burton just looks that big ol storm right in the eye and says "Give me your best shot. I can take it.
Unexpected Items in a Game of Monopoly
Martin Harvey What's this?
[Walks down to the Ship's Cabin]
Caroline Harvey Monopoly.
Martin Harvey No, this.
[Holding a handgun]
Benjamin Harvey Two .45's and a Mac-10.
Caroline Harvey It's this total macho trip, Dad, just ignore it.
Martin Harvey Where'd they come from?
Benjamin Harvey Captain Ron traded the Guerrillas for em.
Captain Ron Yeah, I thought we'd ought to have them, Boss. Cause, you know, we're gettin into pirate waters, here, pretty quick.
Martin Harvey What pirates?
Captain Ron Pirates, of the Caribbean.
Martin Harvey Been to Disney World one too many times, have we, Captain Ron?
Benjamin Harvey It's true, Dad! They come up on you in high speed boats!
Captain Ron You know, I don't believe I've been to Disney World...I've been to DollyWood.
Perceptions of Reality in Unusual Circumstances
Egg Shen Can see things no one else can see. Do things no one else can do.
Jack Burton Real things?
Egg Shen As real as Lo Pan!
Jack Burton Hey, what more can a guy ask for?
Egg Shen Oh, a six-demon bag!
Jack Burton Terrific, a six-demon bag. Sensational. What's in it, Egg?
Egg Shen Wind, fire, all that kind of thing!
Understanding the Void Within Ringo
Wyatt Earp What makes a man like Ringo, Doc? What makes him do the things he does?
Doc Holliday A man like Ringo has a great empty hole through the middle of him. He can never kill enough, or steal enough, or inflict enough pain to ever fill it.
Wyatt Earp What does he need?
Doc Holliday Revenge.
Wyatt Earp For what?
Doc Holliday Being born.
Rallying Call for Team Unity and Determination
Herb Brooks Listen to em (the crowd chanting ]). That's what you've done. We've come from behind in every game in this tournament so far and we can do it again. We can beat ]! Everybody in! Let's go! Let's do this! Who do you play for?
[Speaking to team during the last intermission in the US-USSR game; [w:U-S-A! cheer|U-S-A!; team blankly stares; [w:Soviet Union national ice hockey team|these guys]
Playing by Bangkok Rules
Snake Plissken I'm gonna give you assholes a chance. What do you say we play a little Bangkok rules? Nobody draws until this hits the ground. You ready? Draw.
[facing four gunmen at once; picks up a tin can; throws can up, draws, kills all four before it lands]
Finalizing the Team Roster Challenge
Herb Brooks Take a look at this.
Craig Patrick What's this?
Brooks Twenty-six names. The tough part will be getting it down to 20 before the opening ceremonies.
[pause]
Patrick This is the final roster? You're kidding me, right? This is our first day, Herb. We've got a week of this. What about the advisory staff? Aren't they supposed to have a say in this?
Brooks Technically, I guess. I don't know.
Patrick You're missing some of the best players.
Brooks I'm not looking for the best players, Craig. I'm looking for the right ones.
Patrick You have Jim Craig to back up ]?
[[w:Steve Janaszak|Janaszak]
Brooks Other way around.
Patrick Other way around? I'm sorry didn't Janaszak just win you a national championship?
Brooks Janny is a solid goal tender, but we're not playing for the national championship here, Craig.
Patrick You know people I speak to say that Craig's game has been off since his mom died.
Brooks They ever see him when his game's on?
The Weight of Taking a Life
Wyatt Earp In all that time workin those cow towns, I was only ever mixed up in one shooting, just one. But a man lost his life and I took it! You don't know how that feels, Morg, and believe me boy, you don't ever want to know. Not ever!
Navigating Uncertainty at Sea
Captain Ron The boss is right. We should be okay. Cause I know we're near land.
[in a heavy storm]
Martin Harvey Great, Cap. Great. Ya hear that? We're almost there. Explain to the kids how you know that, Captain Ron. Someone translate for General Armando.
Captain Ron Alright, now stay with me: When we left, we had just enough fuel to make it to San Juan. And now... we are out of fuel!
Unwanted physical contact disrupts focus
Jack Burton Would you stop rubbing your body up against mine? Because I can’t concentrate when you do that...
Family Tensions Amidst Past Mistakes
Lucky Larry You know, I forgot. Big hero. Rescued all those women and children from the fires. Got elected. Man of the people. But you're not the boss anymore. Hm? You quit. Couldn't hack it. If I recall correctly, you couldn't even hang onto your wife. Come on. Come on.
Jennifer Ramsey Dad. Calm down. Let it go. Okay. Please?
Lucky Larry Daddy, please". Come on.
[mocking]
Robert Ramsey Hey, man. Hey, you got it. Knock yourself out.
Dylan Johns It's okay. Go ahead.
Lucky Larry Assholes, both of you.
[pointing to Robert and Dylan]
Job Reinstatement After Foiling Cipher's Plans
Mr. Nobody Cipher's still on the loose. There's been some reports she's in Athens. But she won't be nuking any city anytime soon. Thanks to you guys. So, I got you a parting favor.
Luke This can't be good.
[Sam gives a gift to him]
Mr. Nobody Your record's been cleared. Full reinstatement. You got your job back.
Little Nobody That is, if you want it.
Luke If I want? You know, after 16 years, I figured it's time for a little break.
[chuckles; looks at his daughter]
Mr. Nobody Wow!
[enthusiastic]
Luke Daddy's staying home. Nobody.
[chuckles at Sam embraces her father and he kisses her, shakes to Mr. Nobody]
Mr. Nobody Keep in touch. Ah, hang on a second. This could be interesting.
[shakes to Luke; leave for Little Nobody]
Defiance Against Authority
Wyatt Earp I don't think I'll let you arrest us today, Behan.
Isolation and Suspicion in the Antarctic
MacReady Blair's been busy out here all by himself.
[on finding a partially-assembled spaceship beneath the tool shed]
Incentive System on Shipboard Duties
Captain Ron Hey swab. C'mere. Listen up. Now, the way it works shipboard is, you do your job. You do it good, you get a better job. Maybe you get promoted from swab to mate.
[to Ben]
Captain Ron Alright. Get on it.
Captain Ron Sort've an incentive kind of a deal, huh?
[to Martin]
Martin Harvey Ah. Good.
Captain Ron Yeah, incentives are important. I learned that in rehab.
Character Introduction in Death Proof
Pam So what's your name, Icy?
Stuntman Mike Stuntman Mike.
Pam Stuntman Mike's your name?
Stuntman Mike You ask anybody.
Pam Hey, Warren. Who is this guy?
Warren Stuntman Mike.
Pam And who the hell is Stuntman Mike?
Warren He's a stuntman.
Conflict Over Team Assignments
MacReady All right, we gotta find him. Nauls, why don’t you come with me and we'll go outside. Palmer, you and Windows check the inside.
Palmer I ain't going with Windows. I ain't going with him, I'll go with Childs--
Windows Hey, FUCK YOU, Palmer!
Palmer I ain't going with you!
Childs Who says I want you going with me?!
MacReady ALL RIGHT, CUT THE BULLSHIT! Windows, you come with us. Norris, you stay here. Any of them move, you fry them. You hear anything, anything at all, you cut loose on the sirens. We all meet here in 20 minutes regardless. And everybody watch who you're with, real close.
Stuntman Mike's Farewell to the Ladies
Stuntman Mike Hey! Ladies! That was fun. Well... Adios!
[''laughs'']
A Proposition Between Allies
Bob Hauk You're gonna kill me now, Snake?
Snake Plissken I'm too tired. Maybe later.
[pause]
Bob Hauk I've got another deal for you. I want you to think it over while you're resting. I want to give you a job. We'd make one hell of a team, Snake!
Snake Plissken The name's Plissken!
[coldly glares at Hauk; leaves in disgust]
Miscommunication About Intentions in a Ride
Pam Listen, double fucks, he's just giving me a ride. I'm not gonna fuck him!
[''to Julia and Abernathy'']
Stuntman Mike I can hear you.
Pam He's old enough to be my dad!
[''walks further away from him; lowers her voice'']
Stuntman Mike I can still hear you!
Jack Burton assures everyone of his presence.
Jack Burton Everybody relax, I'm here.
Confrontation Among Notorious Figures in Tombstone
Curly Bill Wyatt Earp, huh? Heard of you.
Ike Clanton Listen now, Kansas Law Dog. Law don't go around here, savvy?
Wyatt Earp I'm retired.
Curly Bill Good. That's real good.
Ike Clanton Yeah, yeah, that's real good, law dog. Cause the law just don't go around here.
Wyatt Earp Yeah, I heard you the first time. Winner to the king. $500.
[draws a card, to Curly Bill; Morgan pays Curly Bill out]
Curly Bill Shut up, Ike.
Johnny Ringo And you must be Doc Holliday.
[steps up to Doc]
Doc Holliday That's the rumor.
Johnny Ringo You retired too?
Doc Holliday Not me. I'm in my prime.
Johnny Ringo Yeah, you look it.
Doc Holliday And you must be Ringo. Look, darling, Johnny Ringo. The deadliest pistoleer since Wild Bill, they say. What do you think, darling? Should I hate him?
Kate You don't even know him.
Doc Holliday Yes, but there's just something about him. Something around the eyes, I don't know, reminds me of... me. No. I'm sure of it, I hate him.
Wyatt Earp He's drunk.
[to Ringo]
Doc Holliday In vino veritas.
[When I drink, I say the truth]
Johnny Ringo Age quod agis.
[Do what you do best]
Doc Holliday Credat Judaeus apella, non ego.
[I don't believe drinking is what I do best]
Johnny Ringo Eventus stultorum magister.
[pats his gun; Fools must learn from experience]
Doc Holliday In pace requiescat.
[smiles; It's your funeral]
Fred White Come on boys. We don't want any trouble in here. Not in any language.
Doc Holliday That's Latin, darlin'. Evidently Mr. Ringo's an educated man. Now I really hate him.
[to Kate]
Jack Burton's Self-Identification in Crisis
Jack Burton Ah, you know what ol Jack Burton says at a time like this?
Thunder Who?
Jack Burton Jack Burton! Me!
Confusion Over Strategy in Team Meeting
Herb Brooks Boom he can hit him. Boom. Boom. Boom. We're opening up options. We've got four options off of one play. Allright. Any questions? Good, let's go.
[silence]
Buzz Schneider What the hell is he talking about?
Rob McClanahan No clue!
Skepticism Towards Blame for Misfortune
Jack Burton Look, I'm going to tell you about an accident and I don't wanna hear "act of God," okay?
Reflection on Promises and Journey Ahead
Stuntman Mike The woods are lovely, dark and deep, and I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep. Do you hear me, Butterfly? Miles to go before you sleep.
Emergency Preparedness and Communication Advice
Jack Burton Sit tight, hold the fort, keep the home fires burning. And if we're not back by dawn...call the president.
Navigating Chaos on the Water
Martin Harvey Slow down! There's boats all over the place!
Captain Ron Don't worry. They'll get out of the way. I learned that driving the Saratoga.
Confrontation and Defiance in Tense Moment
MacReady YEAH, FUCK YOU TOO!!!
[the Thing roars at MacReady; throws stick of dynamite]
A Humorous Exchange Over Leftover Fries
Michael Zane Finish your fries.
Jesse Waingrow You can't tell me what to do. You're not my dad.
Michael Zane Didn't anybody ever tell you about starving kids in Africa?
Jesse Waingrow Why? Are you gonna send them my fries?
Driving Philosophy and Quick Reflexes
Jack Burton Like I told my last wife, I says, "Honey, I never drive faster than I can see." Besides that, it's all in the reflexes.
Tensions Rise Among Survivors in Isolation
Blair Nobody gets in and out of here! NOBODY! You guys think I'M crazy! Well, that's fine! Most of ya don't know what's goin on around here, but I'm damn well sure SOME of you do!
[throwing a fit in the radio room]
MacReady Christ!
Childs He got most of the chopper and the tractor. And he's killed the rest of the dogs.
MacReady Garry, wait a minute, wait a minute. Now, Childs, go around to the map room door. Talk to him.
[as Garry advances with his gun]
Childs Yeah.
MacReady Norris, get a table from the lab.
Blair D'ya think that thing wanted to be an animal?! No dogs make it a thousand miles through the cold! No, you don't understand! That thing wanted to be US! If a cell gets out, it could imitate everything on the FACE OF THE EARTH! AND NOTHING CAN STOP IT!
[still smashing up the radio room with an axe while yelling]
Childs Okay, Blair. Come on, man, you don't wanna hurt anybody.
[appearing in the map room doorway]
Blair I'LL KILL YOU!
Survivors Question Each Other's Actions
Childs You the only one who made it?.
MacReady Not the only one.
Childs Did you kill it?
MacReady Where were you, Childs?
Childs Thought I saw Blair. I went out after him and got lost in the storm. Fire's got the temperature up all over the camp. Won't last long, though.
MacReady Neither will we.
Childs How will we make it?
MacReady Maybe we shouldn't.
Childs If you're worried about me...
MacReady If we've got any surprises for each other, I don't think we're in much shape to do anything about it.
Childs Well...What do we do?
MacReady Why don't we just...Wait here for a little while? See what happens.
[slumping back]
Building Team Unity in Hockey
Herb Brooks Well, how bout it boys? Look like hockey to you? Looks more like a couple monkeys trying to hump a football to me, I don't know. What do you think Craig?
Craig Patrick Yeah.
Brooks You wanna settle old scores, you're on the wrong team. We move forward starting right now. We start becoming a team RIGHT NOW! Skating. Passing. Flow. Creativity. That is what this team is all about, gentlemen, not old rivalries. So, why don't we start with some introductions. You know, get to know each other a little bit. Where you from. Who you are. Go ahead.
[looks at McClanahan]
Rob McClanahan Rob McClanahan. St. Paul, Minnesota.
[rolls his eyes]
Brooks Who do you play for?
McClanahan I play for you, here at the U.
Brooks Jack?
[looks at OC]
Jack O'Callahan Jack O'Callahan. Charlestown, Massachusetts. Boston University.
Brooks Over here.
[looks at Ralph Cox]
Ralph Cox I'm Ralph Cox. I'm from wherever's not gonna get me hit!
Brooks Very good. Everybody on the line, let's go!
A Journey of Self-Discovery and Desire
Wyatt Earp I spent my whole life not knowing what I want out of it, just chasing my tail. Now for the first time I know exactly what I want... and who... and that's the damnable misery of it.
Sharing Drinks on a Boat
Captain Ron Hey! Get your hands off that.
Benjamin Harvey I was just moving it, I wasn't going to drink it.
Captain Ron You're darn right you weren't, if you want a beer you get your own beer.
Desperate Measures in Arctic Isolation
MacReady Blair... he got back inside and blew the generator. In six hours, it'll be 100 below in here!
Garry Well, that's suicide!
MacReady Not for that Thing. It wants to freeze now. It's got no way out of here. It just wants to go to sleep in the cold until the rescue team finds it.
Garry What can we do? What can we do?
MacReady Whether we make it or not, we can't let the Thing freeze again. Maybe we'll just warm things up a little around here. We're not gettin outta here alive. But neither is that Thing.
Confrontation Between Hauk and Plissken
Bob Hauk I'm not a fool, Plissken. S.D. Plissken... American, Lieutenant: Special Forces Unit "Black Light". Two Purple Hearts, Leningrad and Siberia. Youngest man to be decorated by the President. Then you robbed the Federal Reserve Depository... life sentence, New York maximum security penitentiary. I'm ready to kick your ass out of the world, war hero...
[He puts his glasses on, leans forward; reading Plissken's file; puts down the papers he has read; to Plissken, directly]
Snake Plissken Who're you?
[calmly strikes a match against Hauk's desk to light his cigarette and in a bored tone of voice]
Bob Hauk Hauk, Police Commissioner.
[takes his glasses off and sets them down on his desk]
Snake Plissken Bob Hauk...
[thinking]
Bob Hauk Special Forces Unit "Texas Thunder"... we heard of you too, Plissken.
Snake Plissken Why are we talking?
[annoyed]
Bob Hauk I have a deal for you. You'll receive full pardon for every criminal action you've committed in the United States. There was an accident. About an hour ago, a small jet went down inside New York City. The President was on board.
[he opens a drawer on his desk and takes out a certificate; lays the certificate on the desk; stiffly]
Snake Plissken The President of what?
[bored]
Bob Hauk That's not funny, Plissken. You go in, find the President, bring him out in 24 hours, and you're a free man.
Snake Plissken 24 hours, huh?
Bob Hauk I'm making you an offer.
Snake Plissken Bullshit!
Bob Hauk Straight, just like I said.
Snake Plissken I'll think about it.
Bob Hauk No time. Give me an answer.
Snake Plissken Get a new president!
[looks around the room]
Bob Hauk We're still at war, Plissken. We need him alive.
Snake Plissken I don't give a fuck about your war... or your president.
[directly to Hauk; seriously]
Bob Hauk Is that your answer?
Snake Plissken I'm thinking about it.
Bob Hauk Think hard.
Snake Plissken Why me?
[pause, while he smokes]
Bob Hauk You flew the Gullfire over Leningrad. You know how to get in quiet. You're all I got.
Snake Plissken I guess I go in one way or the other... doesn't mean shit to me. All right... I'll do it. Give me the pardon paper.
[pause]
Bob Hauk When you come out.
Snake Plissken Before.
Bob Hauk I told you I wasn't a fool, Plissken.
Snake Plissken Call me Snake.
Nuclear Fusion and a Urgent Mission
Bob Hauk In 22 hours, the Hartford Summit Meeting will be over. China and the Soviet Union will go back home. Now, the President was on his way to the summit when his plane went down. He has a briefcase attached to his wrist. The tape recording inside has to reach Hartford in 22 hours.
Snake Plissken What's on it?
Bob Hauk You know anything about nuclear fusion?
Snake Plissken No.
Bob Hauk The survival of the human race, Plissken. Something you don't give a shit about.
Cronenberg I'm going to inject you. It will sting for a second.
[approaching Snake with two injection guns; places both guns on the sides of Snake's neck and injects him, producing a loud bang]
Bob Hauk That's it, Plissken.
Cronenberg Tell him.
Snake Plissken Tell me what?
Bob Hauk That idea you had about turning the Gullfire around 180 degrees and flying off to Canada.
Snake Plissken What did you do to me, asshole!?
Bob Hauk My idea, Plissken. Something we've been fooling around with. Two microscopic capsules lodged in your arteries. They're already starting to dissolve. In 22 hours, the cores will completely dissolve. Inside the cores are a heat-sensing charge. Not a large explosion, about the size of a pinhead, just big enough to open up both of your arteries. I'd say you'd be dead in 10-15 seconds...
[makes the OK sign with his right hand]
Snake Plissken Take them out, now!
[chokes Hauk]
Cronenberg They're protected by the cores. Fifteen minutes before the last hour is up, we can neutralize the charge with X-rays.
[nervously]
Bob Hauk We'll burn out the charges if you have the President.
Snake Plissken What if I'm a little late?
Bob Hauk No more Hartford Summit. And no more Snake Plissken.
Snake Plissken When I get back, I'm going to kill you.
Bob Hauk The Gullfire's waiting.
Appreciating the Wonders of Our Planet
Jack Burton I'm not saying I've been everywhere, and I've done everything. But I do know this is a pretty amazing planet we live on here. And a man would have to be some kind of fool to think we're all alone in this universe.
Captain Ron's Quick Recovery and Belief
Captain Ron Hey! Uh, leg feels a lot better now, boss. I always been a fast healer, you know. Course I believe in Jesus, so that helps.
A Toast to Valor and Liberty
Wang Chi Here's to the Army and Navy and the battles they have won; here's to America's colors, the colors that never run.
Jack Burton May the wings of liberty never lose a feather.
Unexpected Costs in Negotiation
Captain Ron Three houses, 375! That's 37 cents.
[playing Monopoly for money]
Benjamin Harvey Well that's... half the money I have left.
Captain Ron Yeah, shit happens. Cough it up.
Facing Challenges with Confidence and Humor
Jack Burton Just listen to the ol "Porkchop Express" and take his advice on a dark and stormy night, alright? When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, looks you crooked in the eye, and asks you if you paid your dues; you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have you paid your dues, Jack?" "Yes, sir, the check is in the mail.
Learning the Importance of Preparation
Martin Harvey You gotta learn the basics.
[stressing to his family that they need to learn all the things about seamanship that Capt. Ron is trying to drill into them]
Captain Ron And, you gotta be prepared.
Martin Harvey That's right...
Captain Ron I'm not talkin Boy Scout prepared, I mean big-time prepared.
Martin Harvey Well, prepared for any kind of normal accident...
[downplaying it]
Captain Ron This is the Caribbean, guys. "El Caribe." The Spanish Main. The land of hoo-doo and voodoo and all kinda weird shit.
Benjamin Harvey Whoa!
Talent Alone Is Not Enough to Win
Herb Brooks You think you can win on talent alone? Gentlemen, you don't have enough talent to win on talent alone.
Misunderstanding a Warning Sign
Jack Burton What does that say?
[pointing to Chinese writing in an elevator]
Wang Hell of Boiling Oil.
Jack Burton You're kidding.
Wang Yeah, I am. It says "Keep Out.
Fear and Attraction in a Unique Encounter
Stuntman Mike Do I frighten you? Is it my scar?
[''Arlene nods'']
Arlene It's your car.
Choosing Directions in Conversation
Stuntman Mike Alright Pam, which way are you heading?
Pam Right.
Stuntman Mike That's too bad...
Pam Why?
Stuntman Mike Well there was a fifty-fifty chance on which direction you'd take. You see we're both going left, you could've just as easily been going the same and if that happened it might have been awhile before you started to get scared. But seein as you're going right, I'm afraid you're gonna have to get scared...immediately.
Navigating Family Dynamics in Crisis
Jennifer Ramsey We're going downstairs now.
[walks to poker table with Christian]
Robert Ramsey Ok, have fun... Hey Jen...
Jennifer Ramsey The twins? Dad...
[looks down at her cleavage]
Robert Ramsey Just one more button.
Jennifer Ramsey Pair of 5's, huh dad?
[closes a button of her shirt]
Dylan Johns All in.
Robert Ramsey I fold.
[frowns]
Skepticism Towards Extraterrestrial Claims
MacReady I don't know. Thousands of years ago it crashes, and this thing... gets thrown out, or crawls out, and it ends up freezing in the ice.
Childs I just cannot believe any of this voodoo bullshit.
Palmer Childs, happens all the time, man. They're falling out of the skies like flies. Government knows all about it, right, Mac?
Childs You believe any of this voodoo bullshit, Blair?
Palmer Childs, Childs... ], man. They practically own South America. I mean, they taught the Incas everything they know.
[[w:Chariots of the Gods?|Chariots of the Gods]
Garry So, come on now, MacReady, Norwegians get ahold of this... and they dig it up out of the ice.
MacReady Yes, Garry, they dig it up, they cart it back, it gets thawed out, wakes up - probably not the best of moods - I don't know, I wasn't there!
Nauls Which one of you disrespectful men been tossing his dirty drawers in the kitchen trash can, huh? From now, I want my kitchen clean, all right? Germ free!
[skates in with ripped long johns]
Childs So how's this motherfucker wake up after thousands of years in the ice?
Bennings And how can it look like a dog?
MacReady I don't know how. Cause it's different than us, see? Cause it's from outer space. What do you want from me? Ask him!
[motions to Blair]
Childs You buy any of this Blair?