Cannonball! (1976)

Veronica Hamel: Linda Maxwell

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• Linda Maxwell : I knew you couldn't pass up this damn race.

  [flashes badge] 

  Linda Maxwell : Consider yourself busted.

  Coy 'Cannonball' Buckman : [shoves badge aside]  Don't give me that crap, Linda.

  Linda Maxwell : Now, you know what happens to parolees who cross state lines without permission?

  Coy 'Cannonball' Buckman : I don't give a damn about that red tape. My brother put up six thousand dollars for this car. I've got a chance to win with it. Our whole future is at stake.

  Linda Maxwell : One speeding ticket and you're back in prison. That's our future. Coy, you know how I feel about you. I've never pulled rank on you before, but I'm legally responsible.

  Coy 'Cannonball' Buckman : That's a technicality. This race is my last chance to get my career back together.

  Linda Maxwell : Oh, face facts, Coy. Your whole racing career ended when that girl died.

• Linda Maxwell : Coy! You're not going to make me drive all the way to the airport?

  Coy 'Cannonball' Buckman : Hell, I'm not. You're my security, in case we run into the cops.

  Linda Maxwell : Somehow, I'm going to have to explain this to the board when we get back.

  Coy 'Cannonball' Buckman : Yeah, they'll love it when they hear about your method of rehabilitation.

• Linda Maxwell : [after Coy is unable to pass Wolfe Messer]  I thought this car could beat anything on the road.

  Coy 'Cannonball' Buckman : This car's a winner.