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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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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
I swear to you, I know her! I would know her voice anywhere! Don't say anything! Don't...
[McClane picks up his handset]
John McClane
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?
[speaks into the radio. Mai, along with Gabriel and several other henchmen, listen in]
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
Officer McClane.
[over radio]
John McClane
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.
[Trey begins pulling up information on McClane on his computers]
Thomas Gabriel
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.
[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]
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Survival Amidst Technical Challenges
John McClane
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?
[taunts Thomas Gabriel]
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Scars and Their Appeal in Relationships
John McClane
Hey, chicks dig scars. Not that one.
[sees Farrell's leg wound; notices Farrell looking at his daughter Lucy]
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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
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!
[seethingly]
John McClane
Nice poster.
[checking out a Boba Fett stand-up 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
A "Star Wars kinda guy"?!
[Annoyed and disbelieving at McClane's stupidity]
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Unexpected Wisdom in Action Films
Taglines
Yippee Ki Yay Mo - John 6:27
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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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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
Great...
[under his breath, remembering the two Agents Johnson at [[Die Hard (film)|Nakatomi]
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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
It's an unauthorized broadcast.
[from the mobile command center]
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
hands. ]
[[George W. Bush#Freedom and_Fear Are at_War (September 2001)|We will not tire. We will not falter. And we will not fail.]
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
That was creepy!
[impressed]
Trey
I tried to find more Nixon.
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