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Waterworld Quotes

PG-13 1995 · 2h 15m 62 Audience
31 quotes
Deacon's Command to Release the Kamikazes
Deacon Bring out the kamakazees. Well, that made a hole!
[''Kamakazees are flying out of water on jet skis and skid on ski jumps to fly over the Floating Cage's walls and take out the inhabitants. One kamakazee is sent in a tugboat to drive into the base of the Floating Cage'']
Measurement of the Black Stuff Discussed
Depth Gauge Sir? Your Deaconship? Good day! Or night. Whatever the case may be...
Deacon What is it? I'm a busy man.
Depth Gauge I thought you should know. There's exactly nine feet and four inches of THE BLACK STUFF... Oh, thank you!
[''the Deacon spits on the Depth Gauge's head'']
A Vision of Greatness and Emotion
Deacon I've had a vision so great, as it came to me I wept.
Recognition on the Water's Surface
Mariner I've seen your boat before. Haven't seen you.
Deacon's Observation of the Gentleman Guppy
Deacon Look, it's the gentleman guppy.
Action and Urgency in Waterworld
Deacon Don't just stand there, kill something!
[''To Smokers'']
The Influence of Smoking on Youth
Deacon How bout a cigarette? Nothing like a good smoke when you miss your mom... Never too young to start...
[''To Enola'']
A Desperate Search for Information
Deacon What you got?
Nord Couple of heartbeats over there. Aren't saying much.
Deacon If you'll notice the arterial nature of the blood coming from the hole in my head, you can assume that we're all having a real lousy day. So here it is, I need to know about that tattooed girl. First one that tells me lives.
[''To two Atoll captives hanging up on gear spindles'']
Atoll captive 1 I saw a girl. I saw...
Atoll captive 2 It was... she had a big tattoo on her.
Deacon You won. Start over.
[''Shoots Atoll captive 1, to Atoll captive 2'']
Atoll captive 2 I saw a girl. I'm not sure, but I think she got on that boat with three hulls.
Deacon The boat that cost me 1,000 G's of go-juice?
Atoll captive 2 Yeah, the mute-o's boat.
Deacon Mute-o?
Atoll captive 2 Yeah. He got these slits here. Like... ]. He wasn't really a man. ].
[''laughs''; [w:fish gill|like fish gills; [w:Evolution|fluke of evolution]
Deacon Oh, I'm sorry. A fluke of, uh...
Atoll captive 2 Evolution.
Deacon ]. ], ]
[[w:Intelligent design movement|I know! Let's have an intelligent conversation here: I'll talk, and you listen; [w:Book of Genesis|In the beginning, the provider said, 'Let there be water, and the seas came forth. He created everything that we know. The sun, the air that we breathe. He made, also, both man and fish; [w:Objections to evolution|and no combination thereof. He does not abide the notion... ''OF EVOLUTION!'']
Nord Amen!
[''Raises a fist'']
Smokers Amen!
Atoll captive 2 No! No, you said you wouldn't kill me!
Deacon Did I say that?!
Atoll captive 2 Yes, yes, yes! You said... you said it!
Deacon Oh, I may have... I may have! We get to the Deez, tank up ], send it out on patrol. We gotta keep an eye out for ].
[''Gives gun to Nord who then executes the screaming Atoll captive 2''; [w:Hot air balloon|that sky boat; ''Pulls down eye patch to reveal empty eye socket''; [w:Ichthys|that ichthy-freak]
Threat of Preservation in a Jar
Deacon Deacon: He'll see what's left of you in a goddamn jar!
The Nature of an Unnamed Fear
Enola He doesn't have a name, so death can't find him. He doesn't have a home or people to care for. He's not afraid of anything, men least of all. He's fast and strong like the big wind. He can hear 100 miles and see 100 miles underwater. He can hide in the shadow of the noon sun. He can be right behind you and you wont even know it till your dead.
A Call for Intelligent Dialogue
Deacon Let's have an intelligent conversation here: I'll talk, and you listen.
Addressing Authority with Humor
Deacon Maybe he doesn't answer to Chuck! Call him Charles!
[''Referring to the Hellfire Gunner's boat whose line of fire is being pulled to the Deacon's boat by the Mariner '']
Prioritize survival over possessions in adversity
Drifter Forget the bag. It's not worth it. You'll never make it with your sails down.
[''To the Mariner with two smokers in pursuit''; ''The Mariner sabotages the Drifter's boat who gets killed by the two pursuing smokers'']
Exploration Beyond Dreams and Experience
Mariner Because I haven't seen it. And I've sailed further than most men have dreamed.
[''Referring to dry land'']
Ownership and Independence on the Water
Mariner This is my boat. I got it the way I like it. You take up space and you slow me down.
Deacon's Dark Promise of Revenge
Deacon If I ever see him again, I'm going to cut open his head and eat his brain.
Unexpected Recognition in a Tense Moment
Deacon Why aren't you rowing?
[''After the deck of the Deez clears, one lone figure walks toward the bridge''; ''The Mariner removes his mask'']
Nord It's him.
[''Derisively laughs'']
Enola It is him! You guys are in so much trouble!
Deacon Well, I'll be damned. It's the gentleman guppy.
Nord You know, he's like a turd that won't flush.
Mariner I want the girl.
Deacon You know, I thought you were stupid, friend. But I underestimated you. You are a total freaking retard!
[''Derisively laughs']
Mariner I want the girl. That's all.
Deacon Well, what on this screwed-up earth of ours makes you think you're gonna get her? ] from his belt, and holds it over a fume pipe leading down to the Deez's fuel hold]
[''The Mariner takes [[Flare#Roadside and rail|a flare]
Mariner You know what this is. I drop it, you burn.
Doctor We all burn...
Deacon Now-now-now, let's not do anything rash here. I mean, are you sure this kid is worth it? I mean, she never does stop talking, she never shuts up!
Mariner I noticed.
Deacon So what is it, then? It's the map.
Mariner She's my friend.
Deacon Golly gee, a single tear rolls down my cheek. You're gonna die for your friend.
Mariner If it comes to that.
[''Ignites the flare, and holds it over the fume pipe again'']
Nord He's bluffing! I'll kill him.
Enola He's not bluffing, he never bluffs.
Deacon SHUT UP! I- I- I- I- I don't think you're gonna drop that torch, my friend.
[''To the Mariner'']
Mariner Why not?
Deacon Because you're not crazy. NO...!
[''The Mariner smiles, lifts his hand, and drops the flare down the hole'']
Deacon Inquires About the Situation
Deacon Well? How's it look?
[''After the Doctor has been painting a ball bearing in the Deacon's eye socket to resemble a prosthesis'']
Concern for Others in a Scarce World
Helen I thought you all stopped for each other. Maybe he has some FOOD!
Desperation in a Deteriorating Situation
Deacon If you'll notice the arterial nature of the blood coming from the hole in my head, you can assume that we're all having a real lousy day. So here it is, I need to know about that tattooed girl. First one that tells me lives.
[''To two Atoll captives being interrogated'']
Expression of Relief in Waterworld
Depth Gauge Oh, thank God!
[''Sees the Mariner's lit flare plunging into the tanker hold's of [[w:crude oil|crude oil; ''The reserve detonates'']
A New World Amidst Rising Waters
Narrator The future... The polar ice caps have melted, covering the earth with water. Those who survived have adapted, to a new world.
The Significance of Dry Land in Destiny
Deacon Dry land is not just our destination, it is our destiny!
Urgency in Action Command
Hellfire Gunner Floor it. Floor it!
Dealing with a jammed weapon
Hellfire Gunner Swab it. Swab it! I'm jammed.
The Concept of Mutation in Waterworld
Gatesman Mu-u-ta-tion!
[''While wrestling with Mariner trying to apprehend him, sees with horror a gill behind the Mariner's ear; with abhorrence'']
The Temptation of Early Smoking
Deacon Wanna cigarette? You're never too young to start.
[''To Enola'']
Confrontation at the Atoll
Atoll enforcer You know me ?
[''To the Mariner having just arrived at the Atoll'']
Mariner I know what you are.
Atoll enforcer Good. Then you know if you look for trouble while you're here, you'll find more than you can handle.
Atoll enforcer You got two hours.
Mariner I'll only need one.
Questioning Ambitions and Dreams
Enola Was this your big vision?
[''After the Mariner drops the flare and the tanker ship is imploding, to the Deacon looking on disamyed'']
Advice to Avoid Danger Underwater
Nord You should have stayed under water.
[''To the Mariner'']
Deacon's Unexpected Comparison of a Character
Deacon Well, I'll be damned. It's the gentleman guppy. You know, he's like a turd that won't flush.