Isle of Dogs (2018)

Edward Norton: Rex

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Quotes 

• Rex : I used to sleep on a lamb's wool beanbag next to an electric space heater. That's my territory, I'm an *indoor* dog.

  King : I starred in twenty-two consecutive Doggy Chow commercials. Look at me now, I couldn't land an audition.

  Boss : I was the lead mascot for an undefeated high school baseball team.

  [sneezes] 

  Boss : I lost all my spirit, I'm depressing.

  Duke : I only ask for what I've always had, a balanced diet, regular grooming, and a general physical once a year.

  Rex : I think I might give up.

  Duke : What, right now?

  Rex : Right now.

  [turns around] 

  Rex : There's no future on Trash Island.

  Duke : [sneezes, then turns to Boss and King]  You heard the rumor, right? About Buster?

  [All the four dogs murmur] 

  Boss : Who's Buster?

  Duke : Uh, my brother from another litter.

  King : What happened to him?

  Duke : Suicide. Hanged himself by his own leash.

  Boss : Aw, boy...

  Rex : I want my master.

  Chief : [scoffs in disgust]  You make me sick.

  [vomits off to the side and walks up to the four dogs] 

  Chief : I've seen cats with more balls than you dogs.

  [shouts at Duke] 

  Chief : STOP LICKING YOUR WOUNDS!

  [Duke looks around awkwardly with his tongue out. Chief walks up to Boss] 

  Chief : You hungry? Kill something and eat it.

  [walks up to Duke] 

  Chief : You sick? Take a long nap.

  [walks up to King] 

  Chief : You cold? Dig a hole in the ground, crawl into it, and bury yourself.

  [walks up to Rex] 

  Chief : But nobody's giving up around here, and don't you forget it, ever. You're Rex. You're King. You're Duke! You're Boss! I'm Chief. We're a pack of scary indestructible alpha dogs. You're talking like a bunch of housebroken... pets.

  Rex : You don't understand. Uh, how could you, I mean you're a...

  Chief : Go ahead say it. I'm a stray, yeah.

• [Two packs of feral dogs growling at each other over a garbage bag potentially containing food] 

  Rex : Wait a second. Before we attack each other and tear ourselves to shreds like a pack of maniacs, let's just open the sack first and see what's actually in it. It might not even be worth the trouble.

  Igor : Alright.

  Rex : A rancid apple core, two worm-eaten banana peels, a moldy rice cake, a dried-up pickle, tin of sardine bones, a pile of broken egg-shells, an old smushed-up rotten gizzard with maggots all over it...

  Chief : Okay, it's worth it.

  [All dogs proceed to fight] 

• Rex : Anyone in favor of kicking Chief out of the group and never speaking to him again?

  Boss , Rex , King , Duke : [falling down]  Aye!

• Chief : That kid is gonna get us all put to sleep. Euthanized. We won't find the dog, but we will die trying.

  Rex : Not a bad way to go.

• Chief : Rex! King! Duke! Boss! You made it!

  Rex : What happened to you?

  Chief : I took a bath.

  Rex : What, he's got soap?

  Chief : Just a little.

  Rex : You're too fluffy.

  Chief : We played fetch.

  Rex : With a stick?

  Chief : With a hunk of rubber radiator tubing.

  Rex : And you brought it back to him?

  Chief : Yeah. He's a good boy.

  Rex : Don't you tell me that! I was the one that tried to make you be loyal to him in the first place!

  Chief : Stop, *stop*! This is the rendevous! Where's that trash-tram taking you?

  Rex : You think we booked this flight through a travel agent? We were fighting for our lives in a high-velocity trash-processor while you were getting scrubbed and brushed!

  Chief : Jump!

  Rex : Where?

  Chief : Here!

  Rex : When?

  Chief : Now!

  Rex : Why?

  Chief : *What*?

• Rex : [from trailer]  To the North; a long rickety causeway over a noxious sludge marsh, leading to a radioactive landfill polluted by toxic chemical garbage. That's our destination. Get ready to jump.

• Rex : I'm your Dog. I can hear you, Master! I can hear you. I can hear you. I can hear you.

• Rex : Oh, you need a Key.

• Rex : We get the idea! You're looking for your Dog, Spots!