China Beach (TV Series)

Pilot (1988)

Nan Woods: Cherry White

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Quotes 

• Cherry White : Who's that?

  K.C. Koloski : The Ambassador at large, here to see how we're winning the war.

  Cherry White : Are we?

  K.C. Koloski : Would you believe what I told you?

  Cherry White : Maybe.

  K.C. Koloski : Would you believe what they told you?

  Cherry White : Maybe not.

  K.C. Koloski : [Chuckles]  That's a start.

• [On her knees to pick something up, Cherry looks up to find Dodger towering over her] 

  Cherry White : Hi. We're locked out. What is it?

  Soldier : The Lock seems to be malfunctioning.

  [Dodger levels his M-60 at the door and cocks it, about to fire] 

  Pvt. Elroy : Dodger! Civilization baby. You can't just blow the door away.

  [after a moment Dodger takes the butt of his M-60 and smashes the door open instead] 

• K.C. Kolowski : Tomorrow this room will be all yours. Cards, Monopoly, ping-pong, just like what the boys want.

  Cherry White : What games do they like to play the most?

  K.C. Kolowski : Not in here.

  Cherry White : Well, where then?

  K.C. Kolowski : Try looking in a mirror.

  Cherry White : Why?

  K.C. Kolowski : Are you for real?

• Cherry White : I went to work today and it wasn't what I expected. There were some nice boys and some sad boys. There was one who was so filthy and made me so uncomfortable. He made me feel like I couldn't help.

  K.C. Kolowski : Why did you come here... to Vietnam in the first place?

  Cherry White : To do that, to help the boys.

  K.C. Kolowski : Help the boys?

  Cherry White : My brother Rick came here last year and he wasn't like that. Not him.

  K.C. Kolowski : You're just an American Red Cross donnut dolly. You make it worse with your little outfit. You're a tease and that's all they can't have. I know what they want and I give it to them. Well, I don't exactly "give it" to them.

  Cherry White : [thrown off guard]  You what?

  K.C. Kolowski : Duty honor country. I know all about honor. I charge $100 an hour for my services. I take Visa, Mastercharge, checks, cash, American Express, even Wells Fargo bank transfers.

  Cherry White : I don't believe you.

  K.C. Kolowski : When they're away from home... away from their girlfriends or wives, I put my services to work. How about some stocks? Jade? I sell what I can sell. I got a heart of gold. It's not even 14 to 24 carrots.

  Cherry White : You sell your body for money? That's disgusting.

  K.C. Kolowski : Yeah? What do you give them? Some nice chit-chat? Then you send them back out there to be shot at or shafted? Or maybe begin a life-long relationship with a green piece of plastic that sips? Take off those invisible white gloves. Open you naive eyes. We all do the same thing. Except I am a former real service.