Volunteers (1985)
Tim Thomerson: John Reynolds
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Quotes
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John Reynolds : I'll tell you what I'm going to do. I'm gonna kill you, I'm gonna skin you, and I'm going to use your shin bone for a pencil box.
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Lawrence Bourne III : Excuse me, I'm, uh, just going by height of course, but, uh, are you in charge here?
John Reynolds : Yes, John Reynolds.
Lawrence Bourne III : Lawrence Bourne III, Johnny.
John Reynolds : Bourne, I've got a telegram for you.
Lawrence Bourne III : Hmm.
[Speaking to Beth]
Lawrence Bourne III : Last chance.
Beth Wexler : Over my dead body.
Lawrence Bourne III : Interesting.
John Reynolds : You must have some friends in pretty high places, Bourne.
John Reynolds : Yeah, well, we do consider Washington our General Store.
John Reynolds : Damndest thing I ever saw. Training waived, location approval, Just like that, you're officially in the Peace Corps.
[to Beth]
John Reynolds : Beth?
Lawrence Bourne III : [Bourne reads his telegram] Hey! John, John, John, This, this is ridiculous. Really, now I am obviously not, of Peace Corps fiber. It's not that I can't help these people, it's just that I don't want to.
John Reynolds : You know, looking at you I think two years in Loong Ta might do you some good.
Tom Tuttle : Hi, Tom Tuttle, from Tacoma Washington. Where do we saddle up for Loong Ta?
John Reynolds : He's going, too?
Tom Tuttle : Hey, Larry!
John Reynolds : Yeah, I'll be taking you all in by chopper.
Tom Tuttle : Chopper! Holy Cow! All, right, I call shotgun on this one! I got dibs on that, Larry, sorry.
[Turns to shake hands with Beth]
Tom Tuttle : Tom Tuttle, Tacoma Washington.
Beth Wexler : Hi, Beth.
Tom Tuttle : Hey!
Beth Wexler : Are you going to Loong Ta?
Tom Tuttle : Loong Ta? I'll give you a hand over here.
Lawrence Bourne III : I'm stationed with him?
[John nods]
Lawrence Bourne III : John, for what I'm about to do, you should be ashamed.
[Lawrence gets down on his knees]
Lawrence Bourne III : I'd like to go home, please. Please, can I go home? Please? Just let me go home. Can I go home?
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John Reynolds : Don't move, not an inch. Bourne, this is the end of the line.
Lawrence Bourne III : You make one move towards me, and I'll signal my friends down there, and they'll blow us both to kingdom come, and, hey, wait a minute!
John Reynolds : I tell you what I'm going to do, I'm going to kill you, and I'm going to skin you, and I'm going to use your shin bone for a pencil box. Ain't nobody around this time, Bourne. It's just you, me,
[John thumbs his knife's edge]
John Reynolds : and Mike.
Lawrence Bourne III : Well, that's fair.
John Reynolds : Stand up.
Lawrence Bourne III : You know, there never was a time when brains didn't triumph over brawn.
John Reynolds : Let's see what you've got, boy.
John Reynolds : Oh, I've got brains.
[Looks up at the sky]
John Reynolds : Is that a Russian Mig-25?
Lawrence Bourne III : [Looks up at sky and lowers his knife] Where?
Lawrence Bourne III : [Knocks John over the bridge railing and into the river]
John Reynolds : Gol Durn!
Lawrence Bourne III : [Dives into the river] Whoa!