The Rundown poster

The Rundown Quotes

"Bulls, guns, whips, gold and one sacred cat."

PG-13 2003 · 1h 44m
64
Audience
64
Audience
22 quotes
A Negotiation with Rising Offers
Travis I'm just saying that whatever my father is paying you, I will double it.
Beck No.
Travis I'll quadruple it.
Beck No.
Travis I'll double it and quadruple it.
Beck No.
Travis You're being unreasonable.
Beer Offer Amidst Bar Destruction
Mariana I'd offer you a beer, but I think you blew up my bar.
Beck Presents Two Choices to Knapmiller
Beck Knapmiller, you have two choices. Option A, you give me the ring. Option B, I make you give me the ring.
Threats and Humor in Conflict
Beck What are you threatening me? Threatening me with pee?
Confrontation and Options in The Rundown
Beck Mr. Hatcher, are you out there?
[speaking into a walkie talkie]
Hatcher What can I do for you, Mr. Beck?
[presses reply button]
Beck I have no desire to fight with you or your men. For that reason you have two options. Option A, you leave the Gato and the girl, and you walk out of town no questions asked.
Hatcher What's option B?
Beck Option B? I make you.
Beck Wrong choice.
[slowly shakes head]
Hatcher Lock down the town.
A Demanding Request for Immediate Action
Mariana You're going to take me to O Gato do Diabo. And you're going to take me now.
[Cocks gun]
Longing for a Lost Childhood Experience
Hatcher I feel like a little boy who's lost his first tooth, put it under his pillow, waiting for the tooth-fairy to come. Only two evil burglars have crept in my window, and snatched it, before she could get here... Wait a second, do you understand the CONCEPT of the tooth-fairy? Explain it to them... Wait. She takes the god damned thing, and gives you a quarter. They've got my tooth. I want it back.
Desire for Home in The Rundown
Beck I WANNA GO HOME!!!
A Threat of Violence
Beck I'm gonna kill you.
Confrontation Over Territory and Relationships
Travis You come into my town. Mess up my bar. Eyeballin my woman.
Beck Eyeballin your woman?
Travis Oh it's on.
Travis What's this over here? Is this your little friend, do you know him? You want a little thunder! Or a little lightning! Thunder, lightning, thunder, lightning--
Travis EARS!!!
The Smiling Fool Comment by Mariana
Mariana (to Beck) The smiling fool.
Cultural Naming Differences in Brazil
Beck Do you know, back in America, Brazil Nuts like these go for $15 a pound.
Mariana Well we don't call them Brazil nuts here.
Beck So what do you call them?
Mariana Well we're in Brazil, so we just call them nuts.
Observing a Large Number of Cows
Hatcher That's a lot of cows.
Life's Illusion of Existence
Hatcher You're dead already. You just don't know it.
Inquiry About Duct Tape
Beck Is that duct tape?
[Referring to a plane's wing]
Ready for the next challenge
Beck You done beatin me up? Let's go.
Consequences of Using Guns
Beck When I use guns, bad things happen and I don't like that.
Seeking Answers from an Unseen Enemy
Hatcher I suppose now we have a conversation where you enlighten me. How many more of you are out there? Enlighten me. Where are the rest of your compadres? Enlighten me.
Discussion on Gun Use Principles
Travis Let me get this straight - you never use guns?
Beck No.
Travis Never.
Beck Never.
Travis What if your best friend was gonna die, you wouldn't pick up a gun?
Beck No guns.
Travis Santa Claus would pick up a gun to save his best friend.
Beck Do I look like Santa Claus? Do I look like Santa Claus to you? I pick up a gun, bad things happen to people. I don't like that.
Travis What kind of things?
Beck Very bad things, Travis. Move.
[points behind Travis]
Travis What about knives? You know, my father doesn't share the same distaste for guns you do.
[starts to walk, then pauses; Beck gives him a shove to get him moving]
Beck He's your father; he's not gonna kill you.
Travis The only thing Billy Walker cares about is what's good for business. Now, the question is, Mr. Beck: What's good for your business?
Beck I don't make deals with men like you.
[stops and looks at Travis]
Travis You don't even know me.
Beck You're just like every other jackass I've taken down. First they try to run, then they try to fight, then they try to negotiate. And when that doesn't work, they do the same thing you're about to do when you realize it's over.
Travis What's that?
[unimpressed]
Beck You're gonna get down on your hands and knees, and you're gonna beg me for a break. Well, guess what? I don't give breaks. No breaks.
Travis You don't understand the situation.
Beck You shot the wrong guy. You borrowed money from the wrong guy. You slept with the wrong guy's wife. I. Don't. Care. Your mistake.
Travis What about you, Mr. Beck? Haven't you ever made a mistake? I know. Move. No breaks. That's just lame. "Noo breaks. Oh, I don't give breaks. Santa Claus doesn't give any breaks!
[Beck pauses, then points again; continues walking; mocking Beck]
The Value of Purpose Amidst Chaos
Hatcher Where you see Hell, I see a spellbinding sense of purpose. I see the value of keeping your eye on the ball. When a bride slips the ring on her finger, when a businessman lays his hands on a Rolex, when a rapper gets a shiny new tooth, this is that cost, Mr. Beck, my horror for their beauty, my Hell for their little slice of Heaven. Somebody's gotta keep his eye on the ball. That somebody is me, Mr. Beck. I am down here every day, keeping my eye on the ball. That's just a simple fact of life. And if you're bold enough to face that cold hard fact... you can make a lot of money.
Beck Presents Two Options to Hatcher
Beck Mr. Hatcher, you have 2 options. Option A, you leave town, no questions asked. Option B? I make you do it.
Declaring Neutrality in Conflict
Beck I am not your enemy.