Apocalypse Now (1979)

Sam Bottoms: GM3 Lance B. Johnson

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Quotes 

• Kilgore : Smell that? You smell that?

  Lance : What?

  Kilgore : Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell? The whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end.

  [He reflects on this for a moment and frowns. Then he gets up and walks away. Willard stares at him in disbelief] 

• [the boat has arrived at the Do Lung bridge, which is a combat zone] 

  Chef : Lance! Hey, Lance! What do you think?

  Lance : It's beautiful!

  Chef : What's the matter with you? You're acting kinda weird!

  Lance : Hey, you know that last tab of acid I was saving? I dropped it.

  Chef : You dropped acid? Far out!

• Lance : Disneyland? Fuck, man, this is better than Disneyland!

• Soldier in Trench : [Captain Willard steps on a sleeping soldier in the dark]  Goddamn it. You stepped in my face.

  Lance : We thought you were dead.

  Soldier in Trench : Well, you thought wrong, damn it.

• [the patrol boat's crew are lighting up a joint] 

  Lance : Buddha Time!

• Injured Soldier : [Captain Willard steps on a sleeping soldier in the dark]  Goddamn it. You stepped in my face.

  Lance : We thought you were dead.

  Injured Soldier : Well, you thought wrong, damn it.