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City Slickers Quotes

"Yesterday they were businessmen. Today they're cowboys. Tomorrow they'll be walking funny."

PG-13 1991 · 1h 54m
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65
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31 quotes
Puppy Dog Happiness Expression
Clay Stone I feel as happy as a puppy dog with two peters.
Unexpected Experiences on the Ranch
Mitch Robbins To Curly, as they're delivering a calf.] You know, this was not in the brochure.
Visa Charge for a New Shirt
Ed Furillo Charge all this to my Visa I'll take that shirt, too.
[spits out chewing tobacco and it lands on a denim shirt for sale]
Seeking Peace Amidst Personal Turmoil
Phil Berquist Now let's have some peace and quiet around here, for Christ's sakes! I'm tired! I been under a lot of stress! I lost my wife, I lost my job, and I got some sort of rash from making in the bushes!
Phil's Hyperbolic Expression of Hatred
Phil Berquist If hate were people, I'd be China!!
Celebrating with Cake in City Slickers
Mitch Robbins Let's bring out the cake!
Transformation of Tenderfeet into Competent Ranchers
Clay Stone When you three first got here, you were as worthless as hen shit on a pump handle. But look at ya now; a bunch of tenderfeet bringin in a whole herd!
Reflections on Attraction and Life
Phil Berquist You know, when I was alive, I would've found her attractive.
[Seeing Bonnie for the first time]
Humorous remark about unconventional fashion choice
Ed Furillo No, that was "I like your ass; can I wear it as a hat?".
The Contrast Between Cowboys and City Dwellers
Ed This guy, Curly, is a true cowboy. One of the last real men. He's untamed. A mustang. We're trained ponies. It'll do us good to be in his world for a while.
Mitch Do us good? Didn't you guys see? He was hanging the help! Did you see his eyes? He's got crazy eyes. He's a lunatic! I am telling you, we are going into the wilderness being led by a lunatic!
Mitch He's behind me, isn't he?
Curly Time to turn in.
Everyone, in unison Goodnight!
Mitch I'm sorry; I didn't mean anything by it!
[frightened]
Curly I crap bigger than you.
Mitch He's gonna kill me.
Mitch Robbins' Humorous Spin on Life's Challenges
Mitch Robbins Rollin', rollin', rollin', keep them dogies rollin', man my ass is swollen, Rawhide! Get em up, move em out, wake em up, get em dressed, get em shaved, comb their hair, Rawhide! Tie me down, tell me lies, pull my hair, smack my thighs - with a big wet strap of, Rawhide!
[singing]
Questioning Trust and Motivation in Leadership
Ed Furillo TRUSTED us? They don't even KNOW us! They followed us because we yelled "yah!".
Defining the Best Day of Your Life
Phil Alright what is the best day of your life?
Curly's Preference for Redheads
Curly She a redhead? I like redheads.
Self-Reflection on Personal Growth
Phil Berquist I've gotta stop being a schmuck.
A Dispute Over Personal Pride and Appearance
Mitch I wish you hadn't worn this jacket.
Ed What's wrong with it?
Mitch Well, look at it; it's got your name and your picture on it. It's a little grotesque.
Ed I'm proud of what I do.
Phil So is the President; he doesn't put his picture on a suit.
Mitch Hi, Mitch Robbins.
[shakes Ben's hand]
Ed I'm Ed Furillo; I sell sporting goods.
Mitch Show him your jacket.
Phil I'm Phil Berquist. I committed adultery, lost my job and my family.
Mitch His jacket's being made.
Unexpected Nature Encounter
Clay Stone Great gobs of goose shit!
The Perspective of City Folk
Curly City folk.
Cattle Disturbance Concerns
Curly You're spookin the cattle.
Unexpected Visit Brings Trouble for Phil
Nancy Umm is Mr. Phil Berquist here?
[Shows up at the door during Mitch’s party]
Barbara Can I get you something to…?
[Nancy walks past her and over to Phil]
Nancy Mr. Berquist your housekeeper told me where you were. I’m in trouble.
Phil What are you doing here, Nancy? Who’s on Register 9?
Nancy I don’t know what to do.
Mitch Rumaki?
[Holds up a tray next to Nancy]
Phil I don’t think this is the time or the place to talk about this!
[Becoming anxious]
Nancy I'm late!
Phil What?
Nancy I missed my period!
Mitch Whoops.
Phil What!?
Nancy I was at work and on my break and I took one of those home pregnancy tests from Aisle 11.
Phil The ones on special?
Nancy Yes, and it came up blue!
Arlene Why is she telling you this, Phil?
Phil Because... because I'm her boss! And... we have a health plan!
[Embarrassed]
Arlene You son of a bitch, you screwed this little girl in my father's store!?
Phil No, no, no!
Nancy It was in his car!
Phil Oh, Jesus.
Nancy And I'm not a little girl, I'm 20.
Arlene Get out of this house, you little whore!
Phil Hey! I will not permit you to talk to her that way.
Arlene Fine. I'll tell my father what you did!
Phil No, do not call Mr Levine! Hey! Put down that phone!
[struggles to take the phone from her and the phone jack is torn from the wall]
Mitch That’s my phone!
Arlene You're crazy!
Phil That's right - not having sex for 12 years will do that to a person!
Mitch Stop it.. come on, not in front of your friend’s..
[Trying to break them up]
Arlene I’m not afraid of you! I'll call from the bedroom.
[let’s go of the phone and leaves the room]
Phil The bedroom? How the hell would you know where the bedroom is?
Arlene I'm calling...
[from the other room]
Phil Go ahead, call him, I'm sure he's home! It's his night to meet with the other escaped Nazis!
Arlene I hate you!
Phil I hate you more! If hate were people, I'd be China!
Mitch Let's bring out the cake!
[awkward pause]
Panic and Leadership in a Crisis Situation
Mitch Whose idea was this anyway!?
[While running with the bulls in Pamplona]
Phil THEY'RE GAINING ON US!
Ed Andele, ANDELE!
Preserving Dignity in Difficult Times
Ed Furillo Phil, let the man keep what's left of his dignity.
[while Phil is taking pictures of Mitch getting his butt wound stitched]
Acknowledging Feelings of Inadequacy
Mitch Feel like a schmuck?
[to Phil]
Phil Oh yeah, big schmuck. A big one!
Gender Perspectives on Sexual Motivation
Mitch Robbins Women need a reason for having sex, men just need a place.
Consequences of an All-Bacon Diet
Phil Berquist The man ate bacon at every meal... you just can't do that!
[at Curly's impromptu funeral]
Ed's Question on Protection Choices
Ed Furillo What'd ya use for protection, Phil; paper or plastic?
Surgical Caution from Mitch Robbins
Mitch Robbins Excuse me, el doctor! Helloooo...? Don't sew anything up that's supposed to remain open, OK?
[to a Spanish doctor treating a puncture wound on his buttock]
A Bold Statement of Size and Strength
Curly I crap bigger than you.
Facing Uncertainty Together
Barbara Go ahead, go with Phil and Ed. Find your smile.
Mitch What if I can't?
Barbara We'll jump off that bridge when we get to it.
[sighs]
Reflections on a Midlife Crisis Adventure
Mitch Robbins I'm 39, and I'm saying "Moo, cow!" in a river! Do you believe this!?
The Passage of Time and Life Choices
Mitch Robbins Value this time in your life kids, because this is the time in your life when you still have your choices, and it goes by so fast. When you’re a teenager you think you can do anything, and you do. Your twenties are a blur. Your thirties, you raise your family, you make a little money and you think to yourself, “What happened to my twenties?” Your forties, you grow a little pot belly, you grow another chin. The music starts to get too loud. One of your old girlfriends from high school becomes a grandmother. Fifties you have a minor surgery. You’ll call it a procedure, but it’s a surgery. Sixties you have a major surgery, the music is still loud, but it doesn’t matter because you can’t hear it anyway. Seventies, you and the wife retire to Fort Lauderdale, start eating dinner at two o'clock in the afternoon, lunch around ten, breakfast the night before. And you spend most of your time wandering around malls looking for the ultimate soft yogurt and muttering “How come the kids don’t call? How come the kids don’t call?” The eighties, you’ve had a major stroke, and you end up babbling to some Jamaican nurse who your wife can’t stand but who you call mama. Any questions?
[to a classroom full of children on Career Day]