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The Kid's Gun Collection and Recommendations
The Kid
This here's the Eagle Butt Peacemaker. Solid ivory handle, Mexican emblem. Only thirty of these ever made. This is the, uh, customized Remington New Model Army .44. It's probably more accurate than your Colt. I had the wooden handles removed and replaced with solid silver. Used with great success on, um, thirty-s...naw, thirty-five bank robberies by its late owner. And this? This is the best help a man can get. The Smith and Wesson Schofield .45. Just meat and potatoes. Me and Jesse James think it's the best handgun in the world. I had the trigger guard removed, it saves drawin time. Don't ever wear it when you're drunk, or you'll kill your feet.
[Showing off guns for sale in his shop]
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Power Dynamics in a Small Town
Blind Boy
John Herod owns that house. He gets 50 cents of every dollar in this town.
Ellen
What's the town get?
Blind Boy
Heh. They gets to live.
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The Importance of Timing in Action
Cort
There's a click before the strike. Listen to the clock.
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Uninterested in Cort's Advances
Cort
Last night, The Kid. Tonight, Herod. You're a busy woman. Any man in this town you're not interested in?
Ellen
Yeah: you.
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The Morality of Revenge and Justice
Ellen
Don't you even want to fight back?
Cort
Sure. I'd like to kill them all for what they've done. But I won't. Killing people is wrong.
Ellen
Some people deserve to die.
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Questioning Speed and Geography
The Kid
Am I fast, or is Sweden just a very small place? Tell me now!
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Confrontation Between Ellen and John Herod
Ellen
You would fight your own son? I'm gonna kill you if I have to ride all the way to Hell to do it.
[after Herod accepts the Kid's challenge]
John Herod
Do you have some particular problem with me?
Ellen
I'll let you know.
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Betrayal and Loss in Relationships
Ellen
Thought a man like you would have a woman.
John Herod
I was married, to a beautiful woman. She was unfaithful.
Ellen
Where is she now?
John Herod
I told you, she was unfaithful.
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A Life Taken Away
Ellen
You stole my life.
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Mind Over Muscle in Gunfights
The Kid
The gunfight is in the head, not the hands.
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Power and Control in a Desperate Town
John Herod
I'm confused. All I hear from you, you spineless cowards, is how poor you are; how you can't afford my taxes, my protection. And yet somehow, you've all managed to find the money to hire a professional gunfighter to kill me. Where's all this money coming from? What am I to think? If you got so much to spare, I'm just gonna have to take some more off you. Because you clearly haven't got the message! This is my town! If you live to see the dawn, it's because I allow it! I'm in charge of everything! I decide who lives or who dies! Your gunfighter's dead. Old news.
[After shooting and wounding Cantrell; Shoots the gun on Cantrell's belt before he can draw it; Cantrell raises his gun; Herod kills him with a headshot]
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Justice and Consequences in Life and Death
Ellen
Some people deserve to die.
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The Kid's Impressive Criminal Record
The Kid
I'm worth $3,000 in four states. Seventy-five offenses and no convictions. My name's Fee but, uh ... everyone calls me the Kid.
Ellen
Congratulations.
The Kid
I'm so damned fast I can wake up at the crack of dawn, rob two banks, a train and a stage coach, shoot the tail feathers off a duck's ass at 300 feet, and still be back in bed before you wake up next to me.
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A Conversation About a Notorious Shootout
John Herod
Mr. Hanlon, I wanted to ask you about Indian Wells. Did that fight really take place?
Ace Hanlon
Sure did.
[combing his mustache]
John Herod
Then it's true that you gunned down four men?
Ace Hanlon
Two with my left hand, two with my right hand. You see, the truth is that I am just as good with either.
John Herod
You must be the fastest gun in the west. That, or the biggest liar.
Ace Hanlon
It's a pity you weren't there to find out.
John Herod
Oh, but I was, Ace. You see, I was the one that really killed the Terrence brothers. And I doubt if a lying little chickenshit like you was even in the same state!
John Herod
How about that left hand, Ace? How about that left-handed draw?
John Herod
Mr. Ace Hanlon, the scourge of the sagebrush! The terror of Tucson! A bladder full of hot air!
[draws both pistols; shoots twice, barely missing Ace's feet; shoots twice again; guns Ace down]
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Questioning the Nature of Perfection
The Kid
Is it possible? Is it possible to improve on perfection?
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A Challenge of Speed and Skill
John Herod
I said, are you still fast?!
Cort
Faster than you.
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A Deadly Encounter in the Wild West
Dog Kelly
I am going to kill you, bitch!
Townsman
We're gonna have to bury this old man deep. He stinks something awful.
Ratsy
And that concludes the lessons for the day.
[throwing Cort into The Kid's gun shop]
Spotted Horse
Spotted Horse cannot be killed by a bullet! See! I've taken four bullets in my arm, three in my left leg, one in my right, and two bullets in the back. Another bullet went through my lip. Another bullet went through my left foot. And another bullet went into my head today, here, and has not even come out yet!
[showing off old gunshot wounds]
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Speed or deception in the Wild West
John Herod
You must be the fastest gun in the west. That or the biggest liar!
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Fearlessness Born from a Troubled Past
John Herod
My father was a judge. That surprised you. He used to make my mother and me watch people being hanged, for our improvement. One day, he said there was too much bad in this world. He took a bullet, put it in his gun, spun the chamber, and took it in turns clicking it at each of us – – until he finally blew the back of his head off with the final click. Understand this. There is nothing on this earth that frightens me now. Nothing.
[To Ellen, during dinner; chuckles bitterly]
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Debate on Women Competing in Quick Draw
Ellen
Sign me up!
Horace
No women in quick draw! It's against the rules!
John Herod
No rule against ladies. It's just that women can't shoot for shit!
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Accepting Challenges as a Matter of Honor
John Herod
The rules say you have to accept every challenge. You got a problem with that, scuttle your butt out of town.
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A Question About Spelling
Cantrell
Sergeant Cantrell.
Horace
How do you spell that?
Cantrell
Correctly.
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Changing the Rules of Fairness
Cort
Sorry, John. Changed the rules. From now on, all the fights are fair.
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A Life Extended, Not Saved
Ellen
In case you forgot preacher, I saved your life last night.
Cort
No, I think you just stretched it out a bit. I might've even gone to heaven if you'd let me die.
Ellen
Sorry.
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A Game of Poker and Deception
Ace Hanlon
You wanna play poker with me, little lady?
[shuffling a deck of cards]
Ellen
Looks like you're having a pretty good time playing with yourself.
Ace Hanlon
This is a very special pack. See, I put an ace in every time I kill a man.
[fans it; most of the cards are aces]
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Challenge of Speed and Skill
John Herod
You're not fast enough for me!
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The Value of Earned Wealth
John Herod
I could give you more money than you could ever spend.
Ellen
I wouldn't feel like I'd earned it.
John Herod
Oh yes, you would.
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Trust in the Gun's Accuracy
The Kid:
That gun shoots straight. I wouldn't sell it if it didn't.
Cort
It's okay, Kid. I won't draw.
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Cunning Strategies for Success
John Herod
Like I always say – put a fox in the henhouse and you'll have chicken for dinner every time.
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A Remark on Speed
The Kid
Shit, that was fast.
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Suggestion of Nearby Companionship
Ellen
How about a room?
[walking up behind Horace, who's standing on a stool with his back to the door]
Horace
Whores next door.
Ellen
Say that again.
Horace
I said whores next door.
Ellen
: Now, do you have a room available?
[kicks the stool out from under him]
Horace
Uh, room and bath, yes ma'am. Coming up!
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