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In reply to the discussion: Okay...so what are the BEST lines in movie history? [View all]UTUSN
(77,564 posts)28. "I *AM* the f***ing Shore Patrol !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" - Nicholson, "The Last Detail"
Context: 2 "lifer" sailors escorting an 18 year old sailor/offender to the brig, cross country. They turn it into a binge cross country. In D.C., they try to get beer at a bar and the bartender demands ID on the kid. NICHOLSON does his NICHOLSON thing, "Hey, just one, we'll be gone, blah blah." When the bartender loses his cool and tells them to get out or he will call the Shore Patrol, NICHOLSON pulls out his pistol from under his peacoat and slams it on the bar, uttering the quote. Then the three of them run out into the street laughing their fool heads off.
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"Little by little the look of the country changes because of the men we admire."
PoindexterOglethorpe
Oct 2021
#2
Are we supposed to identify the line, or just quote it so people can guess where it's from?
House of Roberts
Oct 2021
#3
"Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government..."
ZZenith
Oct 2021
#11