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Custer was a pussy

posted 11 years ago by woodssd9
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That line made me laugh out loud right after such a somber sequence of scenes

[–] bomarl1969 11 years ago

ANY scene with Sam Elliott makes me laugh out loud! Ever see him in Roadhouse?

Live for nothing, or die for something, your call.

[–] Marvelouis 10 years ago

How does he die in Roadhouse but live through this???

[–] foster1234 10 years ago

He had a Colt 1911 in this.

You don't have to stand tall, but you have to stand up!

[–] leighburne 10 years ago

ANY scene with Sam Elliott makes me laugh out loud! Ever see him in Roadhouse?

Yeah, he owned this movie. My personal favourite is, "Can't take no pictures lyin' down there, sonny" as all hell kicks off around him.

[–] MrSiegal 10 years ago

That's a good'un. I liked, "If any of you sons of bitches calls me grandpa, I'll kill you."

How do the angels get to sleep when the Devil leaves his porch light on?

[–] rb_mcgee 9 years ago

After seeing all the posts in here saying how Elliott was great in this--
I haven't read the book nor ever knew the guy he portrayed, but...

I can tell you that:
In a normal U.S. Army combat-arms battalion, the Sergeant Major is the advocate of the enlisted men, not the hard-ass against them.
I just totally didn't believe his "don't talk to me" schtick at Ft. Benning. The Sergeant Major is supposed to work to improve morale and welfare amongst the enlisted ranks of his unit, not to intimidate them.

Personally, I think Sam Elliott is one-dimensional as a slurring-thru-stache "tough guy" and I think that poisoned his portrayal here.

[–] nickm2 9 years ago

You'll notice he was ass chewing the shavetail Lieutenants.

Why can't you wretched prey creatures understand that the Universe doesn't owe you anything!?

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