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Consequences of Choices in The Wild Bunch
Rev. Wainscoat
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou nor thy sons with thee least ye shall die. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red and when it bringeth his color in the cup when it moveth itself aright. At the last, it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder. Now folks, that's from the Good Book. But in this here town, it's 5 cents a glass. Five cents a glass. Does anyone really think that that is the price of a drink? The price of a drink - let him decide who has lost his courage and his pride who lies a groveling heap of clay not far removed...
Pat Harrigan
You go after them in ten minutes. Get them. Get Pike and you'll be rich! If one of you tries to quit on me, I'll pay a bonus of a thousand dollars to the man that kills him.
Ross
Whoo-ee! This is better than a hog-killing!
[after Crazy Lee is killed by Harrigan]
Buck
Pike, is that you? I can ride, Pike. I can ride. I can't see but I can ride. God. No! I can't ride. Finish it, Mr. Bishop.
Tector Gorch
Riding with Brother Pike and old man Sykes makes a man wonder if it ain't time to pick up his chips and find another game.
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Strategizing Their Next Move
Dutch
What's our next move?
Pike
Well, I figure Agua Verde's the closest... three days maybe. Then get the news and drift back to the border. Maybe a payroll, maybe a bank.
Dutch
Maybe that damn railroad.
Tector
That damn railroad you're talkin about sure as hell ain't a-gettin no easier.
Sykes
And you boys ain't a-gettin any younger either.
Pike
We've got to start thinkin beyond our guns. Those days are closin fast.
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Loyalty and Unity in Difficult Times
Pike Bishop
We're not gonna get rid of anybody. We're gonna stick together, just like it used to be. When you side with a man, you stay with him. And if you can't do that, you're like some animal - you're finished! We're finished! All of us!
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Moral Dilemmas in Law and Violence
Thornton
Tell me, Mr. Harrigan. How does it feel gettin paid for it? Gettin paid to sit back and hire your killin's with the law's arms around you? How does it feel to be so god-damned right?
Harrigan
Good.
Thornton
You dirty son-of-a-bitch!
Harrigan
You've got thirty days to get Pike, or thirty days back to Yuma. You're my Judas goat, Mr. Thornton. I want all of them back here, head down over a saddle.
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Disappointment Over Deceptive Dealings
Dutch
Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers! Damn!
Pike
Bastards!...
Lyle
We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes.
Pike
They set it up.
Lyle
They? Who in the hell is they'?
Sykes
They'? Why, they is the plain and fancy they', that's who they is! Caught you didn't they, eh? Tied a tin can to your tail. Let you in and waltz you out again. Ha, ha, ha. Oh my, what a bunch. Big, tough one, eh? Ha, ha, ha. Here you are, with a handful of holes, a thumb up your ass, and a big grin to pass the time of day with! They'? Who the hell is they'?
[laughing; angrily]
Pike
Railroad men, bounty hunters, Deke Thornton.
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Regret and Consequences of Carelessness
Pike Bishop
She had a husband. If I'd had any sense, I'd have killed him. He wasn't around. I got careless. One night, he walked in on us. Got her with the first shot. Got me here with the second. Then the damned coward turned and ran. There isn't a day or an hour that passes that I don't think about it.
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Decisive Action in a Dangerous Situation
Pike Bishop
If they move, kill em!
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Unity in the Face of Fate
Pike Bishop
We started together. We'll end it together.
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Confrontation Over a Failed Mission
Harrigan
You stupid damn fools. Why did you shoot this employee and let the others get away?
Thornton
The next time you better plan your massacre more carefully or I'll start with you!
Harrigan
Why didn't you kill Pike when you had the chance?
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Betrayal and Consequences in Warfare
Pike Bishop
I figure that damn General will try to take this load without payin for it and shoot us in the bargain. Only thing that'll change his mind is if somethin would happen to these guns.
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Determined to Learn and Understand
Pike Bishop
What I don't know about I sure as hell am gonna learn.
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Tension Before the Conflict Begins
Crazy Lee
I kill em now?
Pike
No. Hold them here until the shooting starts.
Crazy Lee
I'll hold em here til Hell freezes over or you say different.
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The Burden of Justification and Morality
Deke Thornton
Tell me, Mr. Harrigan...how does it feel, getting paid for it? How does it feel to sit back and hire your killin', with the law's arms around you? How does it feel to be so god damn right?
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Deciding on a Burial for a Comrade
Pike
You boys want to move on or stay here and give him a... decent burial?
Tector
He was a good man, and I think we oughta bury him.
Pike
He's dead. And he's got a lot of good men back there to keep him company.
Lyle
Too damn many.
Dutch
I think the boys are right. I'd like to say a few words for the dear, dead departed. And maybe a few hymns'd be in order. Followed by a church supper. With a choir.
Lyle
You crazy bastards. Both of ya.
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Consequences of Fear and Flight
Crazy Lee
Feathers flew like a turkey! Well, they shouldn't have run; they shouldn't have run.
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Conflicting Priorities Among The Wild Bunch
Lyle
All your fancy plannin and talkin damn near got us shot to pieces over a few lousy bags of washers. Well, this was goin to be me and Tector's last job before we quit and headed south. We spent all our time and money a-gettin ready for this!
Pike
You spent all your time and money runnin whores in Hondo while I spent my stake settin it up. Hell, I should have been runnin whores instead of stealin Army horses.
Lyle
While you was doin all that plannin', me and Tector was gettin our bell rope pulled by two... two, mind you, Hondo whores!
[starts laughing]
Dutch
And Pike was dreamin of washers... you were matching whores... in tandem!
[laughing]
Lyle
What's that?
Tector
That's one behind t'other.
Lyle
That's right! That's what we was doin'!
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Perceptions of Beauty in Different Lands
Angel
Mexico Lindo.
Lyle
I don't see nothin so lindo about it.
Tector
Just looks like more Texas far as I'm concerned.
Angel
Aw, you don't have no eyes!
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The Burden of Pride and Learning
Pike
There was a man named Harrigan. Used to have a way of doin things. I made him change his ways. A hell of a lot of people, Dutch, just can't stand to be wrong.
Dutch
Pride.
Pike
And they can't forget it... that pride... being wrong. Or learn by it.
Dutch
How bout us, Pike? You reckon we learned - bein wrong, today?
Pike
I sure hope to God we did.
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Assessing the Strength of an Opponent
Coffer
You rode with, uh, Pike. What kind of man are we up against?
Thornton
The best. He never got caught.
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Journey to Mexico Begins
Coffer
From here on, it's Mexico, Mr. Thornton.
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Desire vs. Necessity in Deke Thornton's Words
Deke Thornton
What I like and what I need are two different things.
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Ambition and Power in Northern Mexico
Deke Thornton
He's a killer for Huerta who calls himself a general. He's been fighting Villa - and losing. But with enough guns, he can become a power in northern Mexico. My guess is, Pike will try to get them for him.
[about Mapache]
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Deke Thornton's Frustration with His Crew
Deke Thornton
You think Pike and old Sykes haven't been watchin us. They know what this is all about - and what do I have? Nothin but you egg-suckin', chicken-stealing gutter trash, with not even sixty rounds between you. We're after men, and I wish to God I was with them. The next time you make a mistake, I'm gonna ride off and let you die.
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Final Chance for Redemption
Pike Bishop
This is our last go-around, Dutch. This time, we do it right!
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A Provocative Invitation from Crazy Lee
Crazy Lee
Well, how'd you like to kiss my sister's black cat's ass?
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Planning a Final Score
Pike
This was gonna be my last. Ain't gettin around any better. I'd like to make one good score and back off.
Dutch
Back off to what? Have you got anything lined up?
Pike
Pershing's got troops, spread out all along the border. Every one of those garrisons are gonna be gettin a payroll.
Dutch
That kind of information is kind of hard to come by.
Pike
No one said it was going to be easy but it can be done.
Dutch
They'll be waitin for us.
Pike
I wouldn't have it any other way.
Dutch
Pike, I wouldn't have it any other way either.
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Tension and Conflict Among Characters
Coffer
I can nail him.
Thornton
I said wait.
T.C.
What if they slip out the back?
Coffer
It's covered, ya two-bit, redneck peckerwood.
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Anticipating Deke Thornton's Return
Dutch
At least we won't have to worry about Deke Thornton.
Pike
Hell, no; not after ridin a half a case of dynamite into the river.
Sykes
Well don't expect him to stay there. He'll be along and you know it.
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The Consequences of Leadership in Turmoil
Pike Bishop
If they ever get armed with good leaders, this whole country will go up in smoke.
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Disagreements Over Fair Distribution of Shares
Pike
Sharin up will be the same as always.
Lyle
Well, me and Tector don't think that he oughtta get the same amount. He's just startin out and this is mine and Tector's openin for a new territory!
[points at Angel]
Tector
That's right, and I figure a share to that old goat for watchin them horses is damn sure a share too much!
[points at Sykes]
Lyle
So we decided. It ain't fair.
Pike
If you two boys don't like equal shares, why in the hell don't you just take all of it? Well, why don't you answer me, you damn yellow-livered trash!
Lyle
Now Pike, you know damn well--
Pike
I don't know a damn thing, except I either lead this Bunch or end it right now.
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A Plan for Hidden Supplies
Pike Bishop
When I get my share of the gold, twenty five hundred dollars worth, I'll tell you where four cases are. The others are waiting for me back at the wagon. If I don't show up pretty quick, they'll blow it...The quicker I get back, the quicker you get the next load...Up the arroyo about two miles, you'll find three cases of rifles and one case of ammunition hidden in the bush.
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Demand for Experienced Men in Tough Times
Deke Thornton
I need 20 trained men, not recruits. And not this gutter trash you've given me.
[to Harrigan]
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