The Deer Hunter

Steven's mother: I still do not believe this. My own boy with a strange girl and not so thin, if you understand my meaning...The next thing you know, he goes to Vietnam...I do not understand, Father. I understand nothing anymore, nothing...Can you explain? Can anyone explain? Steven's mother: You marry this girl, you leave her with me, and you go with these bums to Vietnam. Nick: Did you hear about the happy Roman? He was "GLAD HE ATE HER"! Linda: I was hoping, somehow Michael, maybe you had Nick with you...He never wrote to me, he never called me. Axel: You're so full of shit, you're gonna float away. Steven: The place is great...It's like a resort...I mean they got basketball, bowling...Princess Grace came to see us the other day.

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Steven Pushkov: Hey, look at that! Whoa! What the hell is that? Michael Vronsky: Where? Oh yeah. Holy shit! You know what that is? Those are sun dogs. Peter "Axel" Axelrod: What does it mean? Michael "Mike" Vronsky: It means a blessing on the hunter sent by the great wolf to his children. Stanley: What the fuck are you talking about? Michael "Mike" Vronsky: No, it's an old Indian thing.

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Michael: I'll tell ya one thing, if I found out my life had to end up in the mountains, it'd be all right, but it has to be in your mind. Nick: What? One shot? Michael: Two is pussy. Nick: I don't think about one shot that much any more, Mike. Michael: You have to think about one shot. One shot is what it's all about. The deer has to be taken with one shot. I try to tell people that - they don't listen. Do you ever think about Vietnam? Nick: Yeah. I don't know. I guess I'm thinkin' about the deer, goin' to 'Nam. I like the trees, you know? I like the way the trees are on the mountains, all different. The way the trees are. I sound like some asshole, right? Michael: I'll tell ya, Nick. You're the only guy I go huntin' with, you know. I like a guy with quick moves and speed. I ain't gonna hunt with no assholes. Nick: Who's an asshole? Michael: Who's an asshole? Who do you think's an asshole? They're all fuckin' assholes. I mean, they're great guys, I love 'em. But if it's not you and me,

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Nick: I hope they send us where the bullets are flyin' and the fightin's the worst, huh? Green Beret veteran: Fuck it. Michael: Well, what's it like over there? Will you tell us anything? Green Beret veteran: Fuck it.

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Nick: Will you marry me? Linda: Yeah. Nick: You would? [She nods] What I mean is, when we get back from...when we get back. I don't know what the hell I mean. Linda: What goes through your mind comes out your mouth.

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Michael: Everything's going so fast. Hey Nick, do you think we'll ever come back? Nick: From 'Nam? Michael: Yeah. Nick: You know somethin'? The whole thing - it's right here. I love this fuckin' place. [Michael laughs] I know that that sounds crazy. If anything happens Mike, you don't - don't leave me over there. You got, you gotta...Just don't leave me. You gotta promise me that, Mike. Michael: Hey! Nick: No man, you got, you gotta, you gotta promise definitely. Michael: Hey Nicky...You got it, pal.

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