Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Scott H. Reiniger: Roger
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Quotes
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[after the four's initial skirmish with zombies at the mall]
News Reporter on Radio : ...Information now on those early reports I gave to you that communications with Detroit have been knocked out, along with Atlanta, Boston and certain sections of Philadelphia...
Roger : [pensively] Philly.
Stephen : Well, I know GON's out by now. That place is a madhouse back there.
[chuckles]
Stephen : People are crazy. If they'd just organize! I can't believe they let it get this bad; I can't believe they couldn't handle it. Look at us: look at what we were able to do today.
[scoffs]
Stephen : Knocked the shit out of 'em; they never even touched us... not really.
Peter : They touched us good, Flyboy. We're lucky to get out with our asses - you don't forget that. You underestimate those suckers, and you get eaten. They got one big advantage over us: they don't think. And that bunch out there? That's just a handful. And every day, there's gonna be more.
Stephen : Those things can be stopped so easily! If people would just listen, do what has to be done...
Peter : How about it, Flyboy? Let's say the lady gets killed. You be able to chop off her head?
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Stephen : We've got to find more fuel. Maybe closer to Cleveland.
Roger : No. We've got to stay out of the big cities. If they're anything like Philly, we may never get out alive.
Peter : We may never get out of any place alive. We almost didn't get out of here.
Roger : We're getting out of here fine. As long as there's not too many of those things around, we can handle them easy.
Peter : Yeah, well it wasn't one of those things that nearly blew me away.
Roger : We gotta stay in the sticks! There's bound to be more of those little private airports upstate.
Stephen : There's the locks along the Allgheny. There's several fuel-pumping stations there, state- and private-owned.
Roger : No, those are probably still manned. We don't need those hassles either.
Stephen : They're just out after scavengers and looters.
Peter : Oh, you got papers for this limousine?
Stephen : I've got GON I.D., and so does Fran.
Peter : Right, and we're up here doing traffic reports! Wake up, sucker! We're thieves and we're bad guys. That's exactly what we are. We gotta find our own way.
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Roger : Jesus, it's everywhere.
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Roger : [over the radio while driving trucks] Hey, too tall, too slow, two, come back!
Peter : You look my size when you're sitting in a truck.
Roger : What I want to know is how we got to be in the same force with you being so large and all?
Peter : Well, they told me it was a midget force, and they needed somebody to look up to. Hey, where's Flyboy? What's his twenty?
Roger : He's probably up on the roof... with Flygirl!
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Roger : You'll take care of me when I go, won't you, Peter?
Peter : Just rest, man. Save your strength.
Roger : I don't want to be walkin' around... like THAT!... Peter... PETER?
Peter : I'm here, man!
Roger : Don't do it until you are sure I *am* coming back! I'm gonna try... not to... I'm gonna try... not to... come back. I'm gonna try... not to...
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[Roger was almost bitten by a zombie, and has snapped]
Roger : Bastards, you bastards! We got 'em, didn't we? We got this, man! We got this by the ass!
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Commander : [using a bullhorn] Martinez... the people in this project are your responsibility. We don't want any of them hurt, and neither do you.
Roger : [whispering] I'm giving you three minutes, Martinez.
Commander : I'm giving you three minutes, Martinez! Turn over your weapons and surrender!
Roger : There's no charges against you.
Commander : There are no charges against you or any of your people!
Roger : [to Rod, a young officer] Yet.
[they chuckle]
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[looking in a Civil Defense carton]
Francine Parker : Spam!
Roger : You bring a can opener?
Francine Parker : No, I guess I didn't.
Roger : Then don't knock it, it's got it's own key.
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Roger : One-stop shopping: everything you need, right at your fingertips.
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Roger : What's the problem, officer?
Officer at Police Dock : We caught your friends here stealing company gasoline.
Roger : What do you mean, friends?
Stephen : They know, Rog. They're running too.
Officer at Police Dock : Now it would be crazy to start shooting at each other.
Roger : It sure would.
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[after avoiding a bunch of the zombies]
Roger : Well, we're in, but how the hell are we gonna get back?
Peter : Who the hell cares! Let's go shopping!
Roger : Watches! Watches!
Peter : Wait a minute, man. Let's just get the stuff we need. I'll get a television and a radio.
Roger : Ooohh, ooohh, lighter fluid! And chocolate. Chocolate!
[he runs down a clothing aisle]
Roger : Hey, how about a mink coat?
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Roger : Hey, man, we can't carry all this shit.
[Peter wheels a gardening cart up with all of their supplies]
Roger : Oh, I see, we're just gonna wheel right by 'em, right?
Peter : We're gonna try, brother. We ain't doin' this for the exercise, so we might as well try to get what we can.
Roger : No way this is gonna happen.
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Roger : [to Peter] Man, a lot of people are running... I could run... I could run, tonight. A friend of mine, he's got this helicopter. He does traffic reports for GON. He asked me to come with him. Do you think it's right to run?
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Officer at Police Dock : Hey! Ya got any cigarettes?
Roger : Any of you guys got cigarettes?
[Francine shakes her head]
Roger : No, I'm sorry.
Stephen : Where you headed?
Officer at Police Dock : Down river. We got an idea maybe we can make it to the island!
Stephen : What Island?
Officer at Police Dock : Any island. What about you? Where are you headed?
Stephen : Straight up.
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Peter : We're gonna have a hell of a time getting back.
Roger : We've just got to wait a little longer before we move.
Peter : No, there's always a chance of some of them staying up on the balcony.
Roger : We can handle that. We can break right through them.
Peter : If any of them see us or hear us, they'll just follow us on up. It's no good.
Roger : We sure as hell can outrun 'em. We can load up with what we've got and get the hell out of here.
Peter : I've been thinking... maybe we've got a good thing going here. Maybe we shouldn't be in such a hurry to leave.
Roger : Oh, man.
Peter : If we could get back up there without them catching on, we could hole up for a while, at least long enough to catch a breath, check out the radio, see what's happening.
Stephen : There's some kind of passageway over the top the stores. I don't know if it's just heating ducts or some kind of access. I saw it on the map.
Peter : Upstairs. Let's go.
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[Roger and Peter are startled by the Old Priest]
Old Priest : Señores, please to let me pass.
Roger : Let's get him to the med unit.
Old Priest : No, no, please. Just let me pass. I go up to seventh floor to find my sister; just let me pass. The people of 107 will do what you wish now.
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Roger : Aww, God! Oh, Jesus Christ!
Peter : What is it?
Roger : My bag! I left my goddamn bag in the other truck!
Peter : [stops driving the truck] All right, trooper, you better screw your head on.
Roger : [hyped tone] Yeah, yeah, yeah; c'mon, c'mon c'mon, let's go!
Peter : [grabbing him by the collar] I mean it! Now you're not just playin' with your life, you're playin' with mine! Now... are you straight?
Roger : [subdued tone] Yeah.
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Roger : You better get some sleep, too.
Peter : I been thinkin'. There's an awful lot of stuff down there that we could use.
Roger : I know it.
Peter : It's a big place, but they're pretty spread out down there. I think we can outrun 'em.
Roger : Hit and run?
Peter : Hit and run.
Francine Parker : You're crazy!
Roger : This place could be a gold mine. We've got to at least check it out.
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[referring to Francine, who is in shock after being attacked by a zombie]
Peter : She alright? She looks blown.
Roger : What do you expect?
Peter : No, I mean she really looks sick - physically.
Stephen : She's pregnant.
[beat]
Roger : How far along?
Stephen : Three and a half, four months.
Roger : Jesus! Steve, maybe we should try to get moving.
Peter : We can deal with it.
Peter : Yeah, but maybe she needs a doctor or something.
Peter : We can deal with it. It doesn't change a thing.
[to Stephen]
Peter : You wanna get rid of it?
Stephen : [shocked] Huh?
Peter : [sternly] Do you want to abort it? It's not too late, and I know how.
[Stephen shakes his head]
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Peter : Somebody better sit watch all the time.
Roger : [points to the boarded up door] They'll never get through there.
Peter : Enough of them will. And it's not just those things we have to worry about. That chopper up there could give us away if somebody comes messin' around.
Roger : And what are they gonna do? Land another pilot to fly it out? They're not gonna mess with a little bird like that, they've got enough on their hands.
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Peter : [In the ultimate edition] Are any of you leaving people behind?
Francine Parker : An ex-husband.
Roger : An ex wife.