Unexpected Wisdom in Action Films
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Yippee Ki Yay Mo - John 6:27
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Tombstone Witty Remarks in Action Film
Thomas Gabriel:
On your tombstone, it should read, "Always in the wrong place at the wrong time"!
John McClane:
How about, "Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker"?!
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Agent Johnson Takes Charge of the Sedan
Agent Johnson:
Special Agent Johnson, We'll take the sedan.
John McClane:
Agent Johnson?
Agent Johnson:
That's right. This way please.
John McClane: [under his breath, remembering the two Agents Johnson at [[Die Hard (film)|Nakatomi]
Great...
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Confrontation Between McClane and Gabriel
Thomas Gabriel:
Mai, talk to me. What's going on?
John McClane:
Mai? Oh yeah, the scrawny little Asian chick, likes to kick people? I don't think she's going to be talking to anyone for a very long time. Last time I saw her, she was at the bottom of an elevator shaft with an SUV rammed up her ass. Listen, jackass; your fire sale is over. Just pack up your little circus, or I'm gonna come and I'm gonna kick your ass.
Thomas Gabriel: [seethingly]
You. Have no idea. Who I am, or what. I am capable of! When I'm finished here - and I promise it'll be soon! - I will focus. All my attention. On you! You want to make things personal, fine!
John McClane: [checking out a Boba Fett stand-up poster]
Nice poster.
Warlock:
What, like you a big fan of The Fett?
John McClane:
No. I was always more of a Star Wars kinda guy.
Warlock: [Annoyed and disbelieving at McClane's stupidity]
A "Star Wars kinda guy"?!
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Presidential Voices on Fear and Action
John F. Kennedy:
My fellow Americans:
Ronald Reagan:
It is time to
Harry S. Truman:
strike
George W. Bush:
fear
George H. W. Bush:
into
Franklin D. Roosevelt:
the minds of
George W. Bush:
the citizenry.
Molina: [from the mobile command center]
It's an unauthorized broadcast.
John F. Kennedy:
Ask not what your country can do
George W. Bush:
to avert
Bill Clinton:
this
Jimmy Carter:
crisis. The answer is
Harry S. Truman:
nothing whatsoever.
George W. Bush:
Our military
Ronald Reagan:
strength
Richard Nixon:
is
Ronald Reagan:
in
Bill Clinton:
this
George W. Bush:
case
Harry S. Truman:
useless!
George H. W. Bush:
Read my lips:
Ronald Reagan:
The
George W. Bush:
great
Jimmy Carter:
confident
Richard Nixon:
roar
George W. Bush:
of
Ronald Reagan:
the American progress
Lyndon B. Johnson:
and
Gerald Ford:
growth
George W. Bush:
has
Franklin D. Roosevelt:
come
Harry Truman:
to
Richard Nixon:
an end.
George W. Bush:
All the
Harry S. Truman:
vital
Bill Clinton:
technology
Richard Nixon:
that
George W. Bush:
this
Lyndon B. Johnson:
nation
Gerald Ford:
holds
Franklin Roosevelt:
dear -
John F. Kennedy:
all
Bill Clinton:
communication,
Gerald Ford:
transportation,
Bill Clinton:
the Internet connectivity,
George W. Bush:
electrical power,
John F. Kennedy:
critical
Bill Clinton:
utilities -
Lyndon B. Johnson:
Their
Ronald Reagan:
fate
George W. Bush:
now
Franklin D. Roosevelt:
rests
Ronald Reagan:
in
Richard Nixon:
our
George W. Bush: [[George W. Bush#Freedom and_Fear Are at_War (September 2001)|We will not tire. We will not falter. And we will not fail.]
hands. ]
Molina:
I don't know how they're getting in.
George W. Bush:
Thank you.
Richard Nixon:
And a
George W. Bush:
happy Independence Day
Dwight D. Eisenhower:
to everyone.
Casper: [impressed]
That was creepy!
Trey:
I tried to find more Nixon.
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Identifying the Threat in a Critical Moment
Matt Farrell:
That's her!
John McClane:
Her" who?
Agent Johnson:
What're you talking about?
Matt Farrell:
It's them.
John McClane:
Are you saying it's "them" them?
Matt Farrell: [McClane picks up his handset]
I swear to you, I know her! I would know her voice anywhere! Don't say anything! Don't...
John McClane: [speaks into the radio. Mai, along with Gabriel and several other henchmen, listen in]
Just keep your mouth shut for a minute. Hey, Metro, how's your day going over there? Gotta be pretty, uh, crazy over there, what with all those 587s, huh?
Mai Linh:
Yes sir; we've had to dispatch all units.
John McClane:
Yeah, you had to dispatch all units for all the naked people walking around? Cut the bullshit, honey, just put your boss on.
Thomas Gabriel: [over radio]
Officer McClane.
John McClane: [Trey begins pulling up information on McClane on his computers]
It's Detective McClane, asshole. Don't worry, though, we're gonna have plenty of time to get to know each other when I come visit you in prison.
Thomas Gabriel: [looks at Holly Gennaro-McClane's license plate and other personal details; reads McClane's pension fund; presses a button that wipes out McClane's 401k]
But, John, I already know so much about you: your address in Brooklyn; payments on your mortgage; how long you've been a member of the NYPD; and how's Holly? Well that's sad - you're divorced. Was that tough on little Jack and Lucy? Now this is sad: after 30 years I'd have thought you'd have a better pension plan than what I see here. Oh, and it gets worse: your 401k no longer exists! Tell you what, let me make it up to you: shoot Mr. Farrell in the head and drive away, and by the time you reach the end of the next block, all your debts will be wiped clean, and your children will be set for life.
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Recognition of a False Threat
John McClane:
Bowman. Bowman, did you see that? Bowman! It's a fake!
Miguel Bowman:
I see it. Thank God. McClane.
John McClane:
Bowman.
Miguel Bowman:
Satellite's down.
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Scars and Their Appeal in Relationships
John McClane: [sees Farrell's leg wound; notices Farrell looking at his daughter Lucy]
Hey, chicks dig scars. Not that one.
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Survival Amidst Technical Challenges
John McClane: [taunts Thomas Gabriel]
I know I'm not as smart as you guys at all this computer shit. But, hey... I'm still alive, ain't I? I mean, you've GOT to be running out of bad guys by now, right? Huh? Gabriel? Honestly, you can tell me. I mean, how does that work? Got some kind of service or something? Some kind of 800 number? 1-800-HENCHMEN? Oh, you know what? I bet you're still on hold with, "Can I get another dead Asian hooker bitch over here right away?
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