Carriers (2009) - Quotes

The Consequences of Breaking the Rules

Taglines: The rules are simple. You break them, you die...

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A Past Bond Amidst Present Challenges

Danny: I need those keys, Brian.

Brian: Sure. And I need a ride.

Danny: You know I can't.

Brian: Come on. The ocean, you and me, one more time. You remember how it was. Hittin those waves before everything turned to shit.

Danny: Just give me those keys.

Brian: You want em? Shoot me. Or take me with you.

Danny: Brian, don't do it.

Brian: I am not gonna end up like em, Danny. Rotting alive. Alone. You can't tell whether they're alive or dead.

Danny: Please, Brian, don't. It's what we decided.

Brian: I'm dying, Danny! I don't give a fuck about the rules!

Danny: You made them.

Brian: My little brother. I taught him everything he knows.

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Confrontation Between Brothers in Crisis

Danny: You don't talk to me. You hear me? You don't tell me what to do! You don't walk away from me, you son of a bitch, I'm talking to you!

Brian: I am talking to you, and I'm telling you what to do, you self-righteous fuck! It must be nice, sitting on the sidelines while your dumb brother wades in shit for you. Somebody had to do it. Was it gonna be you, Danny?

Danny: You fucking killed them!

Brian: You remember our last day at home? It wasn't you who went up to Mom and Dad's room to get his gun, was it? It wasn't you! It wasn't you, who had to go up there and lie, and tell em not to worry, that you'd be back real soon!

Danny: They were alive? Alive?

Brian: You knew they were.

Danny: They were? You told me-

Brian: What. You wanted. To hear.

Danny: You asshole!

Brian: [silence] I'm an asshole for what, Danny? Asshole for what? Letting you walk by with a clean conscience? Huh? Well, that's what you like, Danny! You remember Bobby? Huh? You remember Bobby? I was the one who had to drag her out of the car while you just sat there, watching me do it! Bobby was right. You got all the brains.

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Conflict Over Staying or Leaving

Brian: Get out. I said get out.

Bobby: I'll get in the back.

Brian: That's not what I said.

Bobby: [Brian gets out and forces her out of the Suburban] Brian, please let me stay. Brian, please don't! Brian, do not do this!

Brian: There's a town down that road.

Bobby: These are just bruises! I have been bouncing around in the back of that stupid car for days-

Brian: I'm sure there's plenty of water in town, but here's half a gallon.

Bobby: Of course I have bruises, but I am fine! I love you.

Brian: If you ration it, it should last you a few days.

Bobby: You love me, don't you?

Brian: The same goes for the food.

Bobby: Brian, I'll wear a mask. I didn't know-

Brian Green: The HELL YOU DIDN'T KNOW! Don't you DO that! DON'T YOU LIE TO ME!

Bobby: I wasn't sure.

Brian: When you get to town, you find a comfortable place, you know, with a good bed. And get yourself a blanket, even if it feels hot now. And lots of water. Do it before you're too weak.

Bobby: Brian-

Bobby: I warned you about the girl. I told you to stay away from her; why the hell couldn't you have listened to me.

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Desperation for Medical Help in Crisis

Frank: Are you in charge here?

Doctor: No, you want Dr. Lindus. His office is on the 2nd floor of the old math building. But, you won't find him there. He died on Thursday.

Frank: Doctor, we've come all the way from Colorado. We heard that you had a serum here. It's my daughter. She's... My daughter's very sick.

Doctor: How long?

Frank: Little over a week.

Doctor: Is she bleeding from her ears yet?

Frank: No.

Doctor: Well, bring her in. Okay, kids. These nice people are gonna take you to your parents, who're all waiting outside. So, as soon as we finish our medicine, we'll all be right as rain.

Kate: What're you doing to those kids? What's that? Where's the serum?

Doctor: A serum? Yes, we had a serum. For three days it stabilized the patients; a few actually improved. Three days. That's the best we could do. Or anyone else in the world as far as I know. Staved off the virus for three days, prolonged sickness and pain for 72 hours. Well, I'm not prolonging it any more.

Frank: What's in the punch?

Doctor: [starts dragging a curtain closed, concealing the group of children] Potassium. Lots and lots of potassium. Now, if you'll excuse us.

Kate: No! No, stop! You can't do this!

Brian: Kate, they're sick, they're already dead. Let's go.

Kate: Brian, they're kids.

Frank: Who's dead? My daughter's alive!

Kate: There are other places-

Frank: [the doctor ignores him] Stop pulling the goddamn curtain!

Kate: Please. Please.

Frank: Give me your gun.

Brian: Frank, stay where you are.

Frank: Give me your gun, Brian.

Brian: Frank, you know I can't do that.

Brian: Danny!

Frank: Stop. Stop! Stop, goddamn you! Stop it! Now!

Doctor: Look around you. We lost power two weeks ago. We sucked the town dry of gas just to run the generators. There's nothing left.

Frank: Don't. Please don't.

Doctor: Sometimes, choosing life is just choosing a more painful form of death.

Last Message from a Dying Survivor

Laura Merkin: I don't know if there's anybody listening... but, my generator is dying. So, if there is someone out there, this my last call. This is Laura Merkin, last survivor of Corpus Christi, Texas, saying goodbye.

Consequences of Staying with the Group

Kate: [''Danny has just found out Bobby is infected, and is viewing a memorial at a gas station''] Do you want to end up like them? We will if she stays.

Facing Isolation in a Beautiful World

Danny Green: I drive, and wait for a storm to come and wash us all away. But it doesn't. It's a beautiful day. And it shouldn't be a beautiful day. I wait... but nothing happens to me. And for the first time, I feel like I am alone in the world. We made it. Two strangers with nothing left to say. Brian used to love this place. The hotel, the beach- they still look exactly the same. But they're just places now. I don't know what'll happen next. I don't know how long I'll live. But I know I will be alone.

Advice on Overcoming Fear and Pressure

Danny Green: [''In a mock narration''; ''Brian misses''] Brian Green steps up to the tee. He needs a hole-in-one here to get to the Masters, but he's really worried about his people finding out that he's GAY! Dude, my advice to you is to put the club down, wait 10 minutes... just never pick it up again.

Survival Rules in a Contagious World

Danny Green: The rules are simple. At least that's how my brother sees it. One, avoid the infected at all costs. Their breath is highly contagious. Two, disinfect anything they've touched in the last 24 hours. Three, the sick are already dead, they can't be saved. You break the rules, you die. You follow them, you live. Maybe.

Presence in Absence

Brian Green: [''On being 'chosen' as immune''] I'm here and they're not.

Recklessness Amidst Rule-Breaking Attitude

Brian Green: And we wouldn't want to break any rules, right? He said, drinking his beer as he drove the stolen Mercedes ridiculously over the speed limit. And look- no hands!