Silver Streak (1976) - Quotes

Most Hilarious Suspense Ride Ever

Taglines: It's the Most Hilarious Suspense Ride of Your Life!

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Unstoppable Force of the Silver Streak

Taglines: Nothing can stop the Silver Streak

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Hilarious suspense ride awaits you

Taglines: By plane, by train, by the edge of your seat, it's the most hilarious suspense ride of your life!

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Embracing Calm in Chaotic Situations

Grover: [driving away in a stolen car] Take it easy, killer. Stay loose.

Hilly: What's he doing?

George: He's crazy.

Hilly: Crazy? He's got the right idea. Let's get out of here and go to a park.

George: A park?

Hilly: Yeah, I wanna lie back on the grass and have you teach me some more about gardening.

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Train Without a Driver Raises Concerns

George Caldwell: Is there any way to get to the engine from here?

Ralston: There's no way to get to the engine at all. How come we're going so fast?

George Caldwell: There's nobody driving the train.

Ralston: Oh, that's impossible. The train would stop.

George Caldwell: Does it look like it is stopping to you?

Ralston: [looks out the window] Sure in the hell don't. I'm gonna pull the emergency brake.

Grover Muldoon: The emergency brakes have been cut.

Ralston: [pauses] Damn hippies!

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Dining Experience on the Silver Streak

Devereau: The Silver Streak does have its drawbacks, but please try the marmalade. They do provide an excellent cuisine.

Grover: Oh, thank you, sir. I'll tell the boys in the kitchen. We aims to please. Coffee, miss?

Hilly: No, thanks.

Grover: He ain't bullshittin about the cuisine.

Devereau: Steward?

Grover: Is that your lady, man? She's somethin else.

Devereau: Steward!

Grover: Stand up, mama. Let me get a look at you.

Devereau: Steward!

Grover: Mm, mm, mm! Have mercy!

Devereau: Steward, you may go.

Grover: Just a little more coffee?

Devereau: No, thank you.

Grover: [pours coffee in Devereau's lap] Half a cup? Oh, sorry, sir. Look what I've done.

Devereau: You... Get out of...

Grover: See what I've done...

Devereau: You ignorant nigger!

Grover: [pulling a gun] Who you callin nigger, huh? You don't know me well enough to call me no nigger! I'll slap the taste out your mouth! You don't even know my name! I'll whoop your ass! Beat the white off your ass!

Hilly: Who are you?

Grover: I'm a thief.

George: It's all right, Hilly. He's a friend of mine.

Hilly: Hello.

Grover: Hi.

Hilly: Hi.

Grover: So this is Mister Big?

George: That's the man.

Grover: [to Devereau] You ain't saying shit now, Mister Big.

Devereau: I must admit that I'm slightly at a loss for words. But on the other hand, I should warn you that you are a killer and you are wanted by the police in every state and I recommend that you, uh, be careful.

George Caldwell: [points the gun at Devereau] You're the killer who's wanted by the police in every state. That man you had shot wasn't a vitamin salesman, he was a federal agent. They've been after you for two years, ever since that plane crash in Cologne, Germany, when you caused a hundred people to die just to cover up your link with the scandal at the Metropolitan Gallery. So why don't we get them the proof that they wanted? Let's go and get the Rembrandt letters. Get up.

Roger Devereau: If you insist.

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Disguises and Demands in Silver Streak

Grover: [George hands him the gun] Give me the gun. Now, give me your wallet.

George: What the...

Grover: I gotta buy a disguise...a porter's uniform.

George: You know, these disguises are getting expensive.

Grover: What can I say, man? Crime costs.

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Embracing Confidence and Self-Expression

George: [to himself, in the mirror; Shoe Shiner enters] Come on, man, get some jive goin'. Be cool. Shake it, but don't break it. Yeah! Hey man, how do I look? You look sharp, brother. I feel sharp! You hear? I feel like the sun around midnight. You dig? Outta sight! Get down! Get down! Feelin good! Feelin fine! Feelin real fine! That's it. Just loosen up those hips, sugar. All you whiteys got a tight ass. Yeah, get that ass movin there. Outta sight! I'm a macaroni! Get down! I'm the king! Number one, baby! Um, um, I'm not...

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The Unpredictability of Love and Memory

Grover: You thinking about her?

George: Yeah. Crazy thing is I just met her two nights ago.

Grover: That's the way love is. I always lose my memory when I fall in love.

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Changing Plans and Unexpected Opinions

Grover: [attempting to hotwire a Jaguar] I'm following the plan. Just changed my mind.

George: Are you crazy? I thought we were gonna take the Chevy in back.

Grover: Chevy? That's a jerk-off, man. This here is pure pussy.

George: Pure pussy? Tell that to the judge.

Grover: Don't worry about no judge, Man. This thing gonna get us to Kansas City on time.

George: How about jail? Did you know that the office is right in front of us?

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Confrontation Between Grover and Sheriff Chauncey

Sheriff Chauncey: Hello, Car 36, what the hell happened to you guys?

Grover Muldoon: [into the radio] Hey Chauncey, this is Grover T. Muldoon. You wanna know what happened? We just whooped your ass. We whooped your ass. Ha ha ha!

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Navigating Confusion and Humor in Conversation

George: What do you think?

Grover: I think you better make a right up here and then a sharp left. I'm coming over.

Grover: Jesus Christ, man! That's how you murdered your victims? Put em in a car and bounced em to death?

George: Sorry!

Grover: Sorry, my ass! You dangerous. Proves one thing, though: you don't do this for no living.

George: No I don't.

Grover: What are you slowing down for?

George: There's a truck up ahead.

Grover: [George begins to accelerate and overtake the truck] So....there is a truck up ahead. Be a man! Let's turn on the siren. Let's get them hippies off the road. Put some foot in it!!

George: Would you like to drive for a while?

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Discussion of Rembrandt's Status

Sheriff Chauncey: Is he with the Feds?

George: Who?

Sheriff Chauncey: This guy Rembrandt.

George: Rembrandt is dead.

Sheriff Chauncey: Dead? That makes four. Listen, fella, are you sure you're not making this up as you go along? I'm an officer of the law and I got a lot better things to do than listen to that kind of funnin'.

Sheriff Chauncey: That's my hotline. Now you take your time to get your facts straight cause when I come back I want your answers clear and to the point. Got that? And you can start with who shot Rembrandt!

A Lesson in Unfamiliar Tasks

George: Milk her? I've never milked a cow before.

Rita: [laughs] Cut the gas, Steve, you're a grown man. I'm sure you've had some similar experience. Look, you just sit down, take a tit in each hand and let nature take its course.

The Benefits of Small Spaces for Juggling

George: I can't get over the size of this room without the partition. They are small rooms by themselves.

Hilly: They're perfect for juggling.

George: For what?

Hilly: For juggling. When you practice...the balls would always bounce off the walls.

George: Do you juggle a lot?

Hilly: I know what goes where and why.

George: I like that song. If I ever hear it again...it'll be difficult not to think of you.

Hilly: You put that very nicely.

George: Thanks. To traveling by train.

Hilly: Trains that pass in the night.

Publishing Diverse Genres in Conversation

Hilly: What do you publish?

George: Oh, mostly nonfiction. Gardening, cook books, how-to-do-it books.

Hilly: Like sex manuals?

George: I've edited a few.

Hilly: An authority, huh?

George: I know what goes where...and why.

Hilly: That's very interesting. Are you married?

George: Divorced.

Hilly: How come?

George: My friends all told me that my wife was too good for me...and after a couple of years I decided they were right.

Embracing Rhythm and Confidence Through Music

Grover Muldoon: [to George] That's bad, man! You're lookin good! Now here, take this radio. When you step out of here, step out like King Shit. You bad! Put that radio to your ear. That's gonna help cover your face. Just move with the rhythm of the music. Move your body with the rhythm of the music. That's all you gotta remember, okay? Let me see you try it. Step to the music. Step to the music. Yeah. Step to the music. Stop. How come you whiteys got such a tight ass, man? How are you gonna walk outta here with a tan face and that white walk? Just get into the music. Come on, George. Loosen up. Listen to the beat. Let your feet move. Now, do it! Can't you feel it? The tempo's right here. Right in there. That's all you gotta do. Yeah, now try it! Don't you feel it? Yeah. Needs work, George. Needs a lot of work. You know that? Will you practice? Man, you gotta practice, but let it be loose! Listen to the music. Follow the beat. Hear?

Frustration Expressed in Strong Language

George Caldwell: [running gag whenever he's ejected from the train in any manner] Son of a bitch!

Frustration with Ignorance and Stupidity

George Caldwell: You stupid, ignorant, son of a bitch, dumb bastard! Jesus Christ, I met some dumb bastards in time, but you outdo them all! Get over there!