Firestarter

Irv Manders: You men are tresspassin. Show me a warrant or get off my land. Agent: We don't need a warrant. Irv Manders: You do unless I woke up in Russia this morning!

Firestarter (1984 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Captain Hollister: Welcome back, Rainbird. How was Venice? John Rainbird: Hm. Sinking. Captain Hollister: Is our problem there solved? John Rainbird: Our problem there... is solved. Dr. Wanless is here. Captain Hollister: [Dr. Wanless enters the room] Oh, Christ. There goes a beautiful day. Captain Hollister: Ah, the good doctor. What do you want, Joe? Doctor Joseph Wanless: Have you caught them yet? Captain Hollister: We'll catch 'em. What do you want? Doctor Joseph Wanless: What do I always want? Why do I stay alive? To try to persuade you to sanction them both, expunge them, wipe them from the face of the Earth. Andrew McGee and his daughter constitute the greatest threat that's ever confronted this nation. Captain Hollister: That's a lot of crap. Doctor Joseph Wanless: You feel guilt! Because eight out of ten of our young volunteers have died, committed suicide! You want to justify your participation! Captain Hollister: You were all in favor of it at the time. Doctor Joseph Wanless

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Captain Hollister: What's to stop me from having you erased right here and now? John Rainbird: My word - that I've already made certain provisions that should I "disappear", The Shop will cease to exist within six weeks. And within six months, you will stand in front of a judge awaiting sentence for crimes serious enough to keep you behind bars for the rest of your life.

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Charlie McGee: What have you done to my father? Captain Hollister: He's resting, and he's fine, just like you. And he knows you're alright, and he sends his love, and he wants you to cooperate with us. Charlie McGee: You're a liar! Captain Hollister: Now, what kinda talk is that from a nice little girl like you? Charlie McGee: GO TO HELL! Captain Hollister: Oh. A very stubborn nice little girl. That's alright, I understand. I know you're tired, and you're not quite sure where you are, or why you're here, so I just wanna ease your mind, Charlie. Do you mind if I call you Charlie? Captain Hollister: Alright, Charlene...

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John Rainbird: It's just... The dark. I can't stand it. It's just like the place they put me when I was captured. Charlie McGee: Who put you? John Rainbird: The Cong. Charlie McGee: Who's "the Cong"? John Rainbird: You mean to tell me... Oh, no, of course not, you're too young. It was the war, see. Vietnam. The Cong were the bad guys. They wore black pajamas. In the jungle we were on patrol. Walked into an ambush. Only about six of us got out. We ran. Went the wrong way. They caught me. Threw me in a hole in the ground. Like being buried alive. It was always dark like this. Charlie McGee: What did you eat? John Rainbird: They threw down rotted rice. Sometimes I'd eat spiders. Live ones. Great, big spiders. I'd chase them around in the dark... and kill them and eat them. Charlie McGee: Gross. John Rainbird: They turned me into an animal. You got it a little easier than me, kid, but it all comes down to the same thing. Like a rat in a trap.

Firestarter (1984 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Captain Hollister: When we find out all we need to know from her... John Rainbird: When you give her to me. Captain Hollister: [after a pause] What are you going to do with her? John Rainbird: John, the friendly orderly, will come in. He will greet her, talk to her, get her to smile... John, the friendly orderly, will make her happy because he's the only one who can. And when John feels she has reached the moment of her greatest happiness, he will strike her across the bridge of the nose, breaking it explosively and sending bone fragments into her brain. It'll be quick. And he'll be looking at her face at the time. He will know her power. And when he dies, which I hope is very soon, perhaps he can take that power with him... into the other world. Captain Hollister: [finishes off his drink and heads for the door] You are crazy!

Firestarter (1984 film), CC BY-SA 4.0