30 quotes
Politics and its Intriguing Facets
Rico Dredd
Now who says politics is boring?
[''After slaughtering the entire Council of Judges'']
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Value of Humanity in Dredd's World
Barbara Hershey
Feels good to be human, don't you think?
Joseph Dredd
I knew you'd say that.
[''smiling'']
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Judgment and Consequences in a Dystopian World
Rico Dredd
Now, Joseph Dredd, I hereby judge you. To the charge of betraying your own flesh...guilty. To the charge of being human, when we could have been GODS...guilty. The sentence is death.
[''last words'']
Joseph Dredd
Don't miss.
Lawgiver
Lethal rounds exhausted.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Court Session Concluded by Judge Dredd
Judge Joseph Dredd
Court's adjourned.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
New DNA Sample Alters Dredd's Situation
Judge Griffin
Rico! Dredd got away from the hunters.
Rico Dredd
Well, he's about to be seriously outnumbered. Right, Central?
Central
Affirmative, Judge Rico. The new DNA sample has been multiplexed and the gametes are already dividing.
Judge Griffin
New sample?!
Rico Dredd
You left the DNA in there for over 30 years. Sooner or later, somebody's gonna clean out the fridge.
Judge Griffin
That sample was created from the finest specimens on the Council of Judges! What did you replace it with? (realizing) No...my God...
Rico Dredd
You should congratulate me right now, cause I'm about to be a daddy. You're being very, very rude.
Judge Griffin
You don't know what you're doing!
Rico Dredd
The next batch of Janus Judges are not going to be the puppets that you want! They're gonna be my brothers and sisters! And mine to control!
Judge Griffin
I can't let you do this. You're both insane! I have to stop- (turns and raise his pistol at Rico)
Judge Griffin
CENTRALLLL... HELP MEEEE!!
Central
I'm sorry, Chief Justice, the A.B.C. robot is not tied into my main processor.
Rico Dredd
That's right, Griff. You gotta get with this high-tech stuff. Robot, rip his arms and legs off.
Judge Griffin
NOOOO!
Rico Dredd
And you save his head for last. I don't want him to miss a thing! Anything!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Betrayal of the Law Acknowledged
Judge Joseph Dredd
You betrayed the law!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Timing of Guilt and Innocence
Rico Dredd
Guilt, and innocence, is a matter of timing.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Authority and the Law in Judge Dredd
Judge Joseph Dredd
I never broke the law! I AM THE LAW!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Recognition of Identity and Role
Rico Dredd
Gee, how do you like that? I must be a judge.
[''Picking up a Lawgiver, which a merchant has warned him can't be used by anyone but a judge'']
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Graduation Rewards for Future Judges
Judge Dredd
Kevlar 9 helmet and body armor. Yours when you graduate. Lawgiver 2, 25-round sidearm with mission variable, voice-programmed ammunition...Signal Flare!
Gun
Flare.
Judge Dredd
Yours, if you graduate. Mark 4 Lawmaster, improved model, with dual onboard laser cannons and vertical takeoff and landing capabilities. Range, 500 kilometers. Men?
[''shoots a blinding flare at the target wall'']
Technicians
Yes sir! (presses a button and the hoverbike turns on and begins to hover.)
Hoverbike
Active. (sparks fly from hoverbike and screen suddenly blinks red) Malfunction! Malfunction! Malfunction!
[''hoverbike goes dead and thuds back onto the floor'']
Judge Dredd
Hm. Yours if you can ever get it, to work.
Judge Dredd
All of these things you see here are toys. At the end of the day, when you're alone in the dark, the only thing that counts is this (holds up the lawbook)...the law (slams the lawbook onto the table). And you will be alone, when you swear to uphold these ideals. For most of us, it is only death in the streets. For the few of us that survive to old age, the proud loneliness of the Long Walk. A walk that every Judge must take outside these city walls into the unknown wastes, and there spend your last remaining days taking law to the lawless. This is what it means to be a Judge. This is the commitment I expect. Class dismissed.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
One Man's Role in Justice System
Taglines
One man is Judge, Jury, AND Executioner.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Embracing Fear and Chaos as a New Beginning
Rico Dredd
You want fear? I'm fear. You want chaos? I'm the chaos. You want a beginning? Here - I am the new beginning!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Judges Coordinate Tactical Movement Under Fire
Judge Dredd
They are firing 20 millimeter caseless fletchette rounds at 300 meters. Their effective lethal range is 200 meters. You're safe. So what are you doing down there, Judge Hershey?
Judge Hershey
Waiting for backup.
Judge Dredd
It's here. Let's move it out. Keep it simple. Single file, standard relay. I'm point. (to rookie Judge) You're last!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Consequences of Repeated Violations in Law Enforcement
Mr. Souza
Okay, this is getting boring. What's the tab? Come on, how much is this going to cost me? You name your price.
Judge Dredd
Hmmm. Hershey, call Central for an H Wagon. (crosses the street facing the red sports car)
Mr. Souza
What? I don't believe it. You're gonna tow me?!
Judge Dredd
Towing is for the first offense. This is your fourth violation, bar breath. You're a menace. How do you plead?
Mr. Souza
Not guilty?
Judge Dredd
I knew you'd say that.
[''menacingly''; ''Draws his gun'']
Mr. Souza
Hey, wait a second! What are you doing?
Judge Dredd
Grenade!
[''to his gun'']
Lawgiver Gun
Grenade. vrrrrrm
Mr. Souza
Nooooo!
[''Dredd destroys the car and Souza staggers over towards its remains, horrified'']
Judge Dredd
Happy motoring.
Judge Hershey
Subtle.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Law's Stance on Apologies
Judge Joseph Dredd
The law can't apologize!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Creation of a Perfect Being
Chief Justice Fargo
Four decades ago DNA samples were taken from the four members of the council. One was chosen, mine. They altered it to enhanced the best qualities and screened off the worse weaknesses and frailties. We created you.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Reflection on Justice and Order
Chief Justice Fargo
The blind lady.
Joseph Dredd
Who is she?
Chief Justice Fargo
Justice, before your time. We should have never taken it from her hands.
Joseph Dredd
You brought order to chaos, sir.
Chief Justice Fargo
That we did. Solved many problems, and created many more! Being a Judge, Joseph, perhaps too much power in one person's hands. We once tried to compensate: Create the perfect Judge. We called it Janus. Four decades ago, D.N.A. samples were taken from the original Council. One was chosen: Mine. We altered it to enhance the best qualities...and screen out the worst: Weaknesses, frailties. We created you.
Joseph Dredd
You didn't create me, sir. I have a family.
Joseph Dredd
At the Academy, you told me they were killed when l was very young.
Chief Justice Fargo
A lie.
Joseph Dredd
I have a picture of them.
Chief Justice Fargo
A fake. We lied... to both of you.
Joseph Dredd
(confused) Both?
Chief Justice Fargo
There was another infant created in that experiment, but something went wrong. Genetically mutated to the perfect criminal.
Joseph Dredd
I have a brother?
Chief Justice Fargo
You were best friends at the Academy. Star pupils. And then he turned. And for his crimes, you judged him.
Joseph Dredd
(realizing) Rico...Rico... You let me judge my own brother? You never told me, sir.
Chief Justice Fargo
I couldn't.
Chief Justice Fargo
You were like a son to me.
Joseph Dredd
(contemplating) A son...my whole life is a lie...
Chief Justice Fargo
Rico had to be executed to protect you, to protect the city.
Joseph Dredd
(seething) Rico...Rico... (turns to Fargo) He's alive!
Chief Justice Fargo
No. I signed the order myself. I saw the report.
Joseph Dredd
I didn't kill Hammond. It was him. It was his D.N.A. that convicted me.
Chief Justice Fargo
(realizing) Griffin. Hmph. It was Griffin.
Joseph Dredd
(nodding) Griffin, yes.
Chief Justice Fargo
We've both been deceived, Joseph. I'm so sorry. Rico's killed me and destroyed you! (gasping his last breaths) Fi.. find him, Joseph.
Joseph Dredd
Don't die.
Ferguson
What do we do? (Dredd says nothing for a bit) What do we do?
Joseph Dredd
(Dredd turns to Ferguson with a determined but angry look, cocking the Shotgun in reply) Find Rico.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Judgment Delivered in MegaCity Court
Judge Dredd
MegaCity municipal code 213, willful destruction of property, that's 2 years. Code 310, possession of illegal assault weapons, 5 years. Code 457, resisting arrest, 20 years!
Judge Dredd
Thank you, Hershey. And Code 3613, the first degree murder of a Street Judge...
Block Warlord
Let me guess, Life? Yaaaah!
[''pulling a gun from behind his belt'']
Judge Dredd
Death. Court's adjourned.
[''turns around and shoots'']
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Final Request for Leniency
Chief Justice Fargo
Joseph Dredd, you are aware that the law allows only one punishment for your crime. Death. However, it has long been our custom to carry out the last order of a retiring senior judge. And so, I step down. As I leave, to take my long walk into the cursed earth, I ask that this court honor my last order: be lenient with Judge Dredd, in gratitude for his years of service.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Consequences of Illegal Tampering in MegaCity
Judge Dredd
MegaCity Code 7592, willful sabotage of a public droid, that's 6 months, citizen. Let's see your unicard.
Herman Ferguson
Aww, give me a break, Judge... Dredd. Dredd?!
[''Looks at Dredd's badge'']
Judge Dredd
Mmmhmm.
Judge Hershey
Ferguson, Herman, hacker, illegal tampering with city droids, computers, cash machines, taxi robots...
[''Reading from a display on a handheld device after swiping Ferguson's unicard'']
Judge Dredd
And you haven't even been out of jail for 24 hours. He's habitual, Hershey. An automatic five year sentence. How do you plead?
Herman Ferguson
Not guilty?
Judge Dredd
I knew you'd say that.
Ferguson
Five years?! No! No! I had no choice! They were killing each other in there.
Judge Dredd
You could have gone out the window.
Ferguson
Forty floors? It would have been suicide!
Judge Dredd
Maybe...but it's legal. Judges!
Judge
Yes, sir!
Judge Dredd
Five years, Aspen Penitentiary. Case closed, take him away.
Ferguson
Don't close the case! You're misjudging- you're misjudging me! Open the case! Y-you're not gonna be able to sleep tonight!
Judge Hershey
He might've been telling the truth, you know? Haven't you heard ever of extenuating circumstances?
Judge Dredd
I've heard it all, Hershey.
Judge Hershey
I knew you'd say that.
[''Mockingly'']
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Fear of Danger in a High-Stakes Situation
Joseph Dredd
All right, you ready, kid?
Ferguson
No!
Joseph Dredd
Now what's wrong?
Ferguson
What's wrong? Are you kidding? Does wearing that helmet all those year compress your brain?! You're going to get me killed!
Joseph Dredd
There's a maniac loose in the city!
Ferguson
What a coincidence! There's one out here, too!
Joseph Dredd
Oh.
Ferguson
Great time I'm having. The shuttle crash, the Cursed Earth, cannibals, and now a fireball up my ass! This is all your fault!
Joseph Dredd
My fault?
Ferguson
Yes.
Joseph Dredd
Care to explain that, citizen?
Ferguson
If you hadn't judged me, I wouldn't be out here in the first place. Hey, Dredd, what if you just kill me now?
Ferguson
That's it! I'm through schlepping. I'm gonna stay here until I'm caught or until you apologize!
Joseph Dredd
The Law can't apologize.
Ferguson
That's just it. You're not the Law anymore. Now apologize. I think I deserve that.
Joseph Dredd
(shaking his head) I've never apologized before...
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Law Against Emotions
Judge Joseph Dredd
Emotions. There oughta be a law against them.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Call to Action in Judge Dredd
Hammond
DREDD!
[''last words'']
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
One Man Enforces the Law in Future
Taglines
In the future, one man is the law
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Dangerous Plan for Entry
Ferguson
Dredd, there's no way in! Hello? Are you even listening to me? We can't just knock on the wall and say, "Hello, Cursed Earth Pizza.
Joseph Dredd
There is a way in. Six years ago, two refugees figured it out. The vents to the city's incinerators, there's a burst twice a minute. That means someone can run through that tube would have 30 seconds before it flames again.
Ferguson
And these two refugees, they made through, right?
Joseph Dredd
Actually, they were roasted. But the theory is sound. Shall we?
Ferguson
Maybe we should consider other theories? Dredd!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Confrontation of Justice and Vengeance
Mean Machine
You've got three strikes, Lawman!
Mean Machine
Strike one!
[''blocks Dredd's swing with his mechanical arm'']
Mean Machine
Strike two!
[''blocks Dredd's swing with his mechanical arm again'']
Mean Machine
Strike...three. You're out, Lawman! You killed Link! You killed Junior! You killed all my brothers! You even killed my Paw. Yaaah!
[''unfazed''; ''knocks Dredd away''; ''swinging wildly at Dredd'']
Joseph Dredd
Mega-City Municipal Code 4722, illegal use of city electricity. How do you plead?
[reaching underneath his mechanical arm and snaps free one end of his electrical line still crackling with electricity and brushes it over his mechanical arm]
Mean Machine
Raaaaaawwwr!
Joseph Dredd
I knew you'd say that!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Unexpected Encounters in Unlikely Situations
Ferguson
I'm alive! I'm alive! (looks over and sees Dredd next to him) Oh, so are you.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Denial of Survival in Shuttle Wreck
Street Judge Group Leader
This is Capture Team. There's no sign of Dredd—he appears to have survived the crash.
Chief Judge Jürgen Griffin
You are in error, Capture Team. No one survived the shuttle wreck. Understand? Just find Dredd!
[speaking over radio]
Street Judge Group Leader
The pilot, sir—he's alive.
Chief Judge Jürgen Griffin
No one survived the shuttle wreck! Do I make myself clear?
Street Judge Group Leader
Yes, sir!
[draws his weapon at the pilot]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Moral Conflict Between Brothers in Judgment
Rico Dredd
You know, I never understood that. Why did you judge me? Why did you judge me?
Joseph Dredd
You killed innocent people!
Rico Dredd
The means to an end!
Joseph Dredd
You started a massacre!
Rico Dredd
I caused a revolution!
Joseph Dredd
You betrayed the law!
[''Yelling'']
Rico Dredd
LAAAAW! I BETRAYED THIS! Your council's experiment, which failed in you! I was your brother, your blood, your friend. Who betrayed who? When are you going to stop being a goddamn slave and grow up? That's your birthright! That's your family! I'm your family! I'm the only family you ever had! Now choose!
[''Mockingly'']
Joseph Dredd
The best thing you could do is kill me.
Rico Dredd
...Why?
Joseph Dredd
Because it's your only chance...'brother'.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Authority and Command in Law Enforcement
Judge Joseph Dredd
I am... the law! Drop... your weapons! These blocks... are under... arrest! This is your final... warning!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.