The Last Detail - The Harsh Reality of Marine Life
Buddusky:
He don't stand a chance in Portsmouth, you know. You know that, don't you? Goddamn grunts, kickin the shit outta him for eight years... he don't stand a chance.
Mulhall:
I don't want to hear about it.
Buddusky:
Maggot" this, "maggot" that... Marines are really assholes, you know that? It takes a certain kind of a sadistic temperament to be a Marine.
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The Last Detail - Marriage Perspectives in The Last Detail
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The Last Detail - A Moment of Quick Decision
Young Whore:
Jesus Christ! That's what I call quick.
Buddusky:
You wanna try it again, kid?
Meadows:
Yeah.
Buddusky: [to prostitute]
Okay, honey.
Mulhall:
Don't worry about it, kid... plenty more where that came from.
Buddusky:
We got all night, kid.
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The Last Detail - Questioning the Value of Chanting
Meadows:
If you're Catholic, do you think it's, uh, sacrilegious to chant?
Buddusky:
Did it get you laid?
Meadows:
No.
Buddusky:
Then Meadows, what the fuck do you want to go on chanting for?
Mulhall:
Chant your ass off, kid. But any pussy you get in this world, you gonna have to pay for, one way or another.
Buddusky:
Hallelujah!
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The Last Detail - Trust and Deception in a High-Stakes Situation
Buddusky:
Now don't worry about a thing. I'm hustling this guy, you understand? I got him right where I want him.
Mulhall:
Maybe he's hustling you.
Buddusky: [[w:New York City|New York]
Yeah. Maybe he is, but, uh, this is not the time to argue about because if I don't win, we don't leave ], huh?
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The Last Detail - Exploring Perspectives on Anger and Reaction
Meadows:
Hey, you guys mind if I say somethin'? That guy at the bar, why did you get so mad at him? I don't blame him not givin me a beer.
Buddusky:
Hey, don't you never get mad at nobody?
Meadows:
Well, sure I do, yeah.
Mulhall:
Who do you get mad at?
Meadows:
Not at somebody who's doing their job.
Buddusky:
Who, then?
Meadows:
Injustice.
Buddusky:
Bullshit! You never get mad at nobody. You're just a pussy!
Meadows:
I do too get mad.
Mulhall:
Did you ever get mad at the old man for what he done to you?
Meadows:
Well, he was just...
Buddusky:
...doin his job. Hey, they're gonna take eight years outta your life, man.
Meadows:
Six years. You said six!
Buddusky:
Hey, what the fuck difference does it make? You don't even care about it.
Mulhall:
Come on, Badass, that don't help him.
Buddusky:
Fuck help, fuck fair! Fuck injustice! Don't you ever just wanna fuckin whomp and stomp on someone, bite off their ear, just to do it...? I mean just to do it, just to get it out of your system?
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The Last Detail - Timing and Priorities Among Friends
Mulhall:
We'd better catch that train.
Buddusky:
We still got time for a beer.
Mulhall:
Now wait a minute, man...
Meadows:
I ain't old enough.
Buddusky:
Ain't old enough for what?
Meadows:
For a beer.
Buddusky:
Everybody's old enough for a beer. Ain't that right, Mule?
Mulhall:
Yeah.
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