To me this film is one of the best sports comedies of all time. Here's just a few of my favorite quotes.
"I'm not a has-been, I'm a never-was. I aspire to be a has-been."
"Sounds like you're afraid.....YEAH! That you'll drop the damn ball again."
"You better watch out Dr Death. I'm pretty damn fast for a caucasian."
"He's wearing his white shoes!!!"
shareReno: Jack, you're full of s**t, you're made of S**t, you're just S**T
Jack: Reno, just what are you implying?
Jack: But Reno, you were great!
Reno: I was NEVER great. I was pretty good. I was great for around here!
Reno (to jack) This is all real easy for you, isnt it? You stunk twenty years ago and you stink tonight.
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"you know what shooter'd say to that: Lords of Lucifer, are you horny to win?"
"In 1974 the score wasn't 59-0, it was 52-0. This graffiti's all wrong!"
shareReno: "You're soft, you're slow, and your hands are for *beep*
Luther: "Hey, who woke you up?"
Jack: "When he was a prick, Reno Hightower was the best god damn quarterback in the history of Kern county."
It's been a while since I've seen this so may not be exact......but when they were in the huddle on the last play and Jack tells Reno he can get open and Reno says ...."Jack, you drop that ball again your life is over"
and then "are you really gonna throw it to Jack"...."what are you crazy"
"we'll never win without Philipe, Mando, Bam Bam and Dickie Larue"
Reno to Jack "what do you care? you stunk 13 years ago and you stink today. This is my nightmare now"
Jack to Reno "you're not a leader any more. Not only on the football field, but in life. There, I said it. I'm sorry. And I'm ready to die"
Jack and Reno's wives "They're so goddamned well behaved....they're scared to say anything....it's great!"
"watch out Jack, Dr. Death's covering you."
"isn't he in jail?"
"he's out on parole"
"Parole!"
"...1971?! That wasn't forty-two to nothin', that was thirty-five to nothin'. This graffiti's all wrong!"
share'WE CAN HAVE IT ALL RENO....THE WOMEN AND THE GAME'
shareunknown player in the huddle "great catch luther!"
reno "great catch my azz thats what your supposed to do when the ball hits you in the hands!!!"
unknown bakersfeild player "yo mamma"
reno "you drop that ball again and your life is over"
"old creepy"the last man standing
Jack...Aquarious, gotta,gotta,gotta,gotta satisfy
shareJack...jack...jack...you've done one significantly correct thing in your life...you dropped the ball. You verified the order of things...
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"And Jack.. jock strap goes on the INSIDE of your uniform!"
"Better watch out, doctor death. Im pretty darned fast for a causacian!"
"Ohhh what a catch!!!!"
"I did it"...."Nice catch"...."I was so lucky"....."No..no.... you were due"
"Did you see that great move?... that was my son-in-law!"
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Life is really to short to fill with conflict.
Reno; women are just like us, they put their pants on one leg at a time don't they?
Jack; who knows, maybe they just jump in, both legs at once!
Jack; When I was seven I had it all Reno, I won the Amber Waves of Grain essay contest.
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Ah Jack you can't even pose.
Johnnie-O, Johnnie-O, Johnnie-O
You're right Reno, you're not a quarterback anymore, you're a van specialist, and I shouldn't have thought a van specialist could lift the town out of Lethargy. You've lost it Reno, not just in football, but in life. There i've said it, and now I'm ready to die.
20 years later and I still use this one:
"I propose we head for the bar!"
:-D
This movie is a hidden gem....a very underrated comedy.
I love movies that are generally very independent in feel or somehow very unconventional. This movie is incredible in how it is an unconventional film that fits within the basic framework of the status quo, formulaic films. I have always loved this movie since the 80 or 90's or whenever I first saw it and I continue to watch it occasionally -- on my old VHS copy of it, no less -- and it holds up so well.
Reno: "Damnit Jack, you drop that thing again and your life is over."
"Bakersfield 82 Taft 6.......Seems like every year they beat us 82-6"
"Then in 1972 something happened........................"
BAKERSFIELD MUST BE DESTROYED!!!!
shareMy favorite line(due to the angry delivery by Kurt Russell):
"No, you're the TWIG, GODDAMMIT!"
I thought I was the bottle cap.
"check the imdb cast list before asking who portrayed who in movies please"
One of my favorites, and it's obvious I've never lived in Bakersfield:
"No one hates the scum of Bakersfield more than I do...." (Eddie the fullback)
One of my favorites, and it's obvious I've never lived in Bakersfield:
"No one hates the scum of Bakersfield more than I do...." (Eddie the fullback)
Jack: And somebody's open! The ball hits him right in the hands... and that son-of-a-b*tch dropped it. I... was that son-of-a-b*tch.
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Jack: She thinks I'm an idiot.
Elly: No she doesn't. I DO.
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Darla: There's no such thing as an un-natural act - I SHOULD KNOW!
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Reno: You know - you are full of s*it. In every way that it's possible for a person to be full of it, Jack, YOU ARE. Even your bulls*it is bulls*it. There's a certain style to that, a certain confidence... I mean, you're a decent enough guy, basically, Jack. You're just FULL OF S*IT.
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Reno: My bazooka's dead.
Jack: Don't tell me this!
Reno: No, I mean my arm.
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Jack: Thank you very much for calling.
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Reno: Do you think Taft is lethargic?
Charlie: Damn right it is. That way, nobody bothers us.
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