Name: Spartan
Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Released: 2004-03-12
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, William H. Macy, Tia Texada, Ed O'Neill

Spartan

The Importance of Effective Combat Training

Scott What they gotcha teachin here, young sergeant?

Jackie Black Edged weapons, sir. Knife fighting.

Scott Don't you teach em knife fighting. Teach em to kill. That way, they meet some sonofabitch who studied knife fighting, they send his soul to hell.

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Spartan

A Knife's Unwelcome Gift

Grace Nice knife.

Scott Yeah. Got it off an East German fella.

Grace He give it to ya for a gift?

Scott No. As I recall, he was... rather reluctant to part with it.

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Spartan

Choosing Between Gossip and Action

Agent Jones Do you wanna gossip or do you wanna shoot somebody?

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Spartan

Returning Home After a Long Journey

Jackie Black We got the girl back.

Scott Yeah. She just took the long way home.

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Emotional Moments Among Marines

Grace Yeah, I always knew you Marines were a weepy buncha motherfuckers.

Scott I got something in my eye.

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Spartan

The Consequences of a King's Indulgence

Master Gunnery Sergeant Robert Scott There was a king, and he had a daughter, and she was abducted. The king, he swore to protect her, but while he was indulging himself shamefully, she was abducted. Now, the king's advisors, they knew that if she came home, she would reveal the king's shame to the country. So they told the king that she was dead.

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Spartan

Trust and Betrayal in Uncertain Circumstances

Laura Newton Did my father send you?

Scott That's right.

Laura Newton Why? Why? He wants me dead.

Scott He sent me.

Laura Newton One man.

Scott One riot, one Ranger." You ever heard that?

Laura Newton ], King of Sparta... when a neighboring state would plead for military aid, would send one man.

[[Leonidas I|Leonidas]

Scott Well, there you go.

Laura Newton You ever hear that?

Scott No. I think we went to different schools.

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Spartan

Consequences of Recognition in Dangerous Situations

Burch She dyed her hair. They see that red hair, what do they do, her hair grows out, when they see that red hair? Somebody recognizes her? What do they do when they realize who they took?

Scott They kill her.

Burch You're fuckin'-A right, they kill her.

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Spartan

Gratitude in Uncertain Circumstances

Laura Newton Thank you.

Scott For what?

Laura Newton For coming for me.

Scott Ah, what the hell.

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Unwavering Loyalty in Mission-Driven Context

Burch What about if we had to go off the meter? I need a man, a man who can unquestioningly follow orders.

Scott The door is closed sir.

Burch I need to ask you to do something.

Scott I am here to get the girl back, sir. And there is nothing I will not do to get the girl back.

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Unnecessary Introductions in Tough Conversations

Curtis My name's Curtis.

Scott Do I need to know that? If I want camaraderie, I'll join the Masons.

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The Importance of Honesty to a Ranger

Curtis There's an Army depending on us for the truth. You can lie to anyone else. Never lie to a Ranger.

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Spartan

The Mind as the Battlefield

Master Gunnery Sergeant Robert Scott It's all in the mind, sergeant. That's where the battle's won.

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Spartan

The Challenge of Perception and Reality

Curtis I saw the sign. Sir.

[draws the Picasso symbol on the hood of a car]

Scott You saw the sign? You were up for a week. You coulda seen Jack Ruby. You don't know what you saw your first time out.

Curtis Sir, I know what I saw.

Scott You didn't see no sign baby, cause she wasn't there. The hardest thing, y'know what it is? It isn't going in the door, it's coming out. You ever come down offa drugs? The most powerful drug in the world is adrenaline. I told you everything I know. Stand down.

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Spartan

Reflections on Choices and Experiences

Master Gunnery Sergeant Robert Scott You wanted to go through the looking glass. How was it? Was it more fun than miniature golf?

Spartan

Consequences of Good Intentions in Action

Curtis I fucked up. I tried to help.

Scott That's usually when people fuck up.

Spartan

City, Woods, and Desert Reflections

Scott In the city always a reflection, in the woods always a sound.

Curtis What about the desert?

Scott You don't wanna go in the desert.

Spartan

Understanding Roles in Decision-Making

Curtis They sending you in?

Scott We'll leave that to our betters.

Curtis Why don't you ask them?

Scott Why would I want to know? I ain't a planner, I ain't a thinker. I never wanted to be. You got to set your motherfucker to receive. Listen to me. They don't go through the door, we don't ask why. That's not a cost, it's benefit. Because we get to travel light. They tell me where to go. Tell me what to do when I get there.

Spartan

Struggles of Home and Identity

Laura Newton Fuck it. I don't want to go home. Nobody there cares about me. I'm just a whore. I'm just a little whore.

Scott Yeah, how'd you get like that?

Laura Newton I was raised by wolves. I don't wanna go home.

Scott Look, you go home some wave their hats, some turn their backs. It's all the same. None of them know where you've been.

Spartan

Authority and Consequences in Leadership

Master Gunnery Sergeant Robert Scott Honey, you got all the slack in the world until I leave this room. Then I'm gonna zero you out.

Spartan

Avi's Proposition to Scott

Avi There are some people in this house...

Scott Avi...

Avi That if you were go, while you were there, if you said hello to them for me, it would cut your price.

Scott Avi, what do you think I am?

Avi I don't know what you are. You ain't a planner. You're a shooter. I don't know what you're doing here, and I think you've gone off the reservation.

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