The Last Detail (1974) - Quotes

The Harsh Reality of Marine Life

Buddusky: He don't stand a chance in Portsmouth, you know. You know that, don't you? Goddamn grunts, kickin the shit outta him for eight years... he don't stand a chance.

Mulhall: I don't want to hear about it.

Buddusky: Maggot" this, "maggot" that... Marines are really assholes, you know that? It takes a certain kind of a sadistic temperament to be a Marine.

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Understanding Emotions in Complex Relationships

Meadows: After... after... well maybe it was an act for her. I mean I know she was a whore. But I think she liked me.

Buddusky: They got feelings just like everybody else, kid; she probably did.

Meadows: Well, it was real for me. That's what counts.

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Marriage Perspectives in The Last Detail

Mulhall: You ever been married?

Buddusky: Not so you'd notice.

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A Moment of Quick Decision

Young Whore: Jesus Christ! That's what I call quick.

Buddusky: You wanna try it again, kid?

Meadows: Yeah.

Buddusky: [to prostitute] Okay, honey.

Mulhall: Don't worry about it, kid... plenty more where that came from.

Buddusky: We got all night, kid.

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Questioning the Value of Chanting

Meadows: If you're Catholic, do you think it's, uh, sacrilegious to chant?

Buddusky: Did it get you laid?

Meadows: No.

Buddusky: Then Meadows, what the fuck do you want to go on chanting for?

Mulhall: Chant your ass off, kid. But any pussy you get in this world, you gonna have to pay for, one way or another.

Buddusky: Hallelujah!

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Unexpected Party Expectations and Reactions

Meadows: Drop your socks and grab your cocks, we're going to a party.

Buddusky: If this kid gets pussy out of this, I'll eat my fucking flat hat, man.

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Life's Surprising Experiences and Perspectives

Meadows: [looking at porn] Are they really doing that when they take that picture?

Buddusky: [pause] Well kid, there's more things in this life than you can possibly imagine. I knew a whore once in Wilmington. She had a glass eye... used to take it out and wink people off for a dollar.

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Trust and Deception in a High-Stakes Situation

Buddusky: Now don't worry about a thing. I'm hustling this guy, you understand? I got him right where I want him.

Mulhall: Maybe he's hustling you.

Buddusky: [[w:New York City|New York] Yeah. Maybe he is, but, uh, this is not the time to argue about because if I don't win, we don't leave ], huh?

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Exploring Perspectives on Anger and Reaction

Meadows: Hey, you guys mind if I say somethin'? That guy at the bar, why did you get so mad at him? I don't blame him not givin me a beer.

Buddusky: Hey, don't you never get mad at nobody?

Meadows: Well, sure I do, yeah.

Mulhall: Who do you get mad at?

Meadows: Not at somebody who's doing their job.

Buddusky: Who, then?

Meadows: Injustice.

Buddusky: Bullshit! You never get mad at nobody. You're just a pussy!

Meadows: I do too get mad.

Mulhall: Did you ever get mad at the old man for what he done to you?

Meadows: Well, he was just...

Buddusky: ...doin his job. Hey, they're gonna take eight years outta your life, man.

Meadows: Six years. You said six!

Buddusky: Hey, what the fuck difference does it make? You don't even care about it.

Mulhall: Come on, Badass, that don't help him.

Buddusky: Fuck help, fuck fair! Fuck injustice! Don't you ever just wanna fuckin whomp and stomp on someone, bite off their ear, just to do it...? I mean just to do it, just to get it out of your system?

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Authority and Rebellion in a Bar Setting

Buddusky: I am the motherfucking shore patrol, motherfucker! I am the motherfucking shore patrol! Give this man a beer.

Meadows: I don't want a beer.

Buddusky: You're gonna have a fuckin beer!

Timing and Priorities Among Friends

Mulhall: We'd better catch that train.

Buddusky: We still got time for a beer.

Mulhall: Now wait a minute, man...

Meadows: I ain't old enough.

Buddusky: Ain't old enough for what?

Meadows: For a beer.

Buddusky: Everybody's old enough for a beer. Ain't that right, Mule?

Mulhall: Yeah.

Confronting a Dangerous Mindset in the Navy

Gunner's Mate First Class Richard "Mule" Mulhall: [to Buddusky] I consider myself in jeopardy with you man, understand? In jeopardy. This ain't no farewell party n he ain't retirin'. Understand? He's a prisoner n we're takin im to the jailhouse. N you have a tendency to forget that. You're a menace, man. You ain't no simple shit Bad-Ass, you're a motherfuckin menace. But from now on, MAA can go piss up a rope! You ain't no honcho! N I wanna hear no more of this horseshit psychology jive! No more turnin that boy's head around to prove what a fuckin big man you are! You're a lifer like me! Navy's the best thing ever happened to me, n I don't want'cha to fuck me up, y'understand?

Frustration with Unwanted Responsibilities

Gunner's Mate First Class Richard "Mule" Mulhall: I hate this detail. I hate this fucking chickenshit detail!

Introduction to Adult Experiences

Signalman First Class Billy L. "Badass" Buddusky: [to Meadows] Welcome to the wonderful world of pussy, kid.

Confronting Harsh Realities of Life

Signalman First Class Billy L. "Badass" Buddusky: [to Meadows] Boy, they really stuck it to ya, didn't they, kid! Stick it in and break it off. Up your giggy with a wah-wah brush, stick it in an break it off.