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Major Payne

Major Payne (1995) - Quotes

Audience Score
65

A Search for Mature Recruits

Taglines: He's looking for a few good men...or at least a few guys old enough to shave.

House of Payne Invitation

Taglines: Welcome to the House of Payne.

Confrontation Over Cadet Disqualification

Col. Braggart: Lieutenant, I can only disqualify the cadet who started the disturbance.
Lt. Col. at the Games: That's not enough. Look at them, these animals are so pathetic that even their own commander didn't even show up.
Major Payne: Ain't no need for name calling.
Col. Braggart: Major Payne, what are you doing here? I was told you were away on an important assignment.
Major Payne: What could be more important than having my boys winning this here competition? I suggest we get this party started. Is that OK with you Col.?
Col. Braggart: Cadets I'm pleased to announce the top two rated squads that will compete for first and second place in the Parade Drill Competition. Wellington Academy and Madison Academy.

Authority and Responsibility in Family Dynamics

Major Payne: [Grabs the arm of Alex's stepdad mid-swing] You hit that boy again, Im'ma do more than salute you.
Alex's Stepdad: This is between me and my son.
Alex: Stepson!
Major Payne: Whoever he is, he's on my time now.
Major Payne: Now, Im'ma ask you nicely: please, return to your vehicle. You go on now.
Major Payne: Go on back to your bunk, son.

A Special Gift from the Heart

Major Payne: [puts a piece of metal in Emily's hand] Here I got somethin for ya.
Emily: What is it?
Major Payne: A bullet. It's somethin special. It's from my heart.
Emily: Really? Well, where did you get it?
Major Payne: From my heart, left ventricle; took it out myself with a field knife.

Discomfort with Affection

Emily: He's trying to show you some affection.
Major Payne: I don't like it. It makes me feel all funny.

Major Payne's Impact on the Situation

Major Payne: [Facing closet; Tiger nods; Payne unloads several rounds into the closet] He in there? If he's still in there he ain't happy!
Tiger: Major Payne just terminated that Bad man with extreme prejudice! And if he's still in there, he ain't happy!

Feeling Good in Uniform

Major Payne: Got no worries, got no stress.
Major Payne: Cause we feel good in our dress.
Cadets: Cause we feel good in our dress.
Major Payne: Major Payne's a major diss.
Cadets: Major Payne's a major diss.
Major Payne: He makes us squat when we piss.
Cadets: He makes us squat when we piss.
Major Payne: Got no worries, got no care.
Cadets: Got no worries, got no care.
Major Payne: I'm a bald-headed son of a bitch without hair.
Cadets: I'm a bald-headed son of a bitch without hair.
Major Payne: Used to be Samson, now I'm Ann.
Cadets: Used to be Samson, now I'm Ann.
Major Payne: Got to earn my right to be called a man.
Cadets: Got to earn my right to be called a man.
Major Payne: I tell you, ladies; you're the prettiest unit ever under my command!
Student: Their pantyhose is falling down.
Major Payne: Gonna have to change my name to Pimp-Daddy Payne! A-hee hee hee!
Emily: Major! What are the boys doing in those dresses?
Major Payne: They're putting on a fashion show.
Emily: [angry] I thought we had a little talk about this kind of negative re-enforcement.

Major Payne Asserts Authority Over Cadets

Major Payne: [Addressing the Madison Cadets] My name is Major Benson Winifred Payne. As of 0800, I am replacing Major Frankfurt as your commanding officer.
Cadets: Boo. Booooooooo!
Major Payne: [Lowering his pistol] I see what we have here is a failure to communicate. Do not attempt to challenge my authority! I have 8 weeks to turn you gaggle of maggots into a well-discipline cadet unit. From this day forward, your sorry asses belong to me. You will not eat, sleep, drink, blow your nose or dig in your butts without my say so. Know this, killing is my business, ladies, and business is good!
Tiger: [pokes his head out] Boo-hoo!
Major Payne: What?
Tiger: I have to go to the bathroom!
Major Payne: You hold it, turd.
Tiger: I can't!
Major Payne: [glares] I said hold it, or I'll break that off and kick it around on the ground!

Return to Military Duty After Setback

General Decker: Payne, what happened? You've only been out one week.
Major Payne: It's civilian life, sir. I had a minor setback.
General Decker: Listen, I've made some calls and I have an assignment for you. It's not great, you understand, but it gets you back in the military.

Consequences of Military Advancement Decisions

General Decker: At ease, Payne. Relax. Do you know why you're here?
Major Payne: Sir, no, sir.
General Decker: The promotion board report came out last week. This is the new Lt. Col. list, your name's not on it. You get two chances to advance, then we have to show you the hatch. Basic man is cutting you discharge orders right now
Major Payne: General, are you telling me that in this man's military is there no room for trained weapon of destruction?
General Decker: Fighting is no longer being done out on the battlefields. Now all the blood is shed in the halls of Congress, boys like us are becoming dinosaurs.
Major Payne: There's got to be somebody who needs some killing.
General Decker: I'm sorry, Major. There's nobody left. You've killed them all.

Colon Cleansing with Major Payne's Humor

Major Payne: Nope, but I can clean out your colon faster than one of those burritos with extra gucamole sauce!

Pressure and Distraction in Painful Moments

Marine Private: AHHHH my arm, my arm!
Major Payne: Want me to show you a little trick to take your mind off that arm?
Major Payne: Now you might feel a little pressure.
Marine Private: AUGGGGH! My finger, my finger!
Major Payne: Works every time.

Major Payne's Determination to Win

Major Payne: Know this, pukes: We are going to win the Virginia Military Games this year! You will note my emphasis on win! Whiskey! India! November! GET USED TO HEARING THAT WORD!

The Importance of Unity in Teamwork

Major Payne: [Introducing the squad to their new barracks] A squad that lives together, wins together! "Unity", turds; that is the key word in "unit", without the "Y"!

A Humorous Remark on Size

Major Payne: [To a hulking biker dude, whom the squad hired to muss him up] I heard tell your mother's so fat, she uses planets for billiard balls.

Request for Field Knife

Major Payne: [Payne's adopted son, Tiger steps out in front and faces him] Hey Corporal. Go tell Mom to get my field knife.

Pets Not Allowed on the Premises

Major Payne: [While confronting a blind kid with his dog] You know there ain't no pets allowed on this here premises, Mr. Ace Ventura.

Major Payne's Compliment to His Unit

Major Payne: [''To the squad, while watching them all run wearing dresses''] I tell you, ladies; you're the prettiest unit ever under my command! Gonna have to change my name to Pimp-Daddy Payne! A-hee hee hee!

Military Life and Personal Relationships

Major Payne: [''To Emily about being married''] Negative. I figure if the marines wanted me to have a wife, they'd of issued me one.

Transformation from Soggy to Resilient

Major Payne: You're still a shit sandwich... you're just not a soggy one. I will no longer refer to you as turds. From this day forward, you will be called maggots!

Major Payne's Warning About Respect

Major Payne: ONE...don't you feel dumb. TWO...look at you! THREE...don't you ever make jokes about me behind my back or else I'll stomp you in the ground!

Major Payne's Take on Sympathy

Major Payne: Move it, turds! You'll get no sympathy from me! You want sympathy, you look in the dictionary between spit and syphilis! That's where you'll find my sympathy!

Major Payne's Paranoia and War Experiences

Major Payne: Know this about me, Private Ass-Eyes! War has made me very paranoid! And when a man gets to eyeballing me, it makes my Agent Orange act up; and I get the urge to kill. Do not aggravate my condition!

Embrace the Major Payne Way

Major Payne: From now on, my little group of scrotum sacks, you will walk like me, talk like me, eat like me, and until you win those games, you will be BALD like me.

Discipline and Control in Leadership

Major Payne: I have eight weeks to turn you gaggle of maggots into a well-disciplined cadet unit! From this day forward, your sorry-ass asses belong to ME! You will not eat, sleep, drink, blow your nose, or even dig in your butt without my say-so!

Struggling with Restlessness and Desire for Action

Major Payne: [''After being discharged from the Marines''] It's been two whole weeks since I killed me a man. And already I'm startin to get the itch. Problem is I got nothin to scratch. God, I'm hungry. Hungry for action, hungry for blood. Hell, I'm just plain ol hungry. Feel like I'm gettin weaker, while Charlie's gettin stronger in the jungle. Gotta maintain discipline; gotta keep up my strength! Cause the hard reality is, I gotta get a job.

The Business of Killing

Major Payne: Know this: Killing is my business, ladies; and business is GOOD!