Shootout at the saloon in "Unforgiven"
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That movie has several great lines. I'm partial to a lot of them but the one about dying ain't much of a living cracks me up every time. Here are a few more of my favorites.
"I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it.”
“It's a hell of a thing; killin' a man. You take away everything he ever had and ever would have.”
“Deserve's got nothin' to do with it.”
“I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it.”
And one he actually said as himself,
“Participating in a gun buyback program because you think that criminals have too many guns is like having yourself castrated because you think your neighbors have too many kids.”
But there are so many more. He really has the knack of making a line stick in your head.
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Double-O-Dave
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That would be the original "Dirty Harry" movie from 1971:
Dirty Harry (1971) - IMDb
I was 15 yrs. old when that movie came out, and my friends and I who were deer hunters were more fascinated by the .458 Winchester Magnum rifle than the Model 29 S&W. Yes, I know, but the Model 29 was a very close second. After the movie came out, you could not find any .44 Magnum revolver for many, many years. Then, when they started becoming available on the used market, we used to laugh because inevitably, an almost full box of ammo (usually 49 rounds) was offered along with the revolver.
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It was great but the look in the eyes of Strawberry Alice is priceless. It was just a tenth of a second that her look changed completely. You can see the blood drain from her face. That was a fantastic bit of acting. In the OP's linked video you can see this between 1:09 and 1:10. That's all it took for her to go from looking normal to going into shock. Some of the best acting I've ever seen in that one second time span.
Unforgiven is the Casa Blanca of westerns.
It will be a long time before a better one is made.
It will be a long time before a better one is made.
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From the Outlaw Jose Wales.
"Just when I get to liken someone, they ain't around long."-JW,
"I noticed that when you get to disliken someone, they ain't around for long neither."-LW
"So, that there tonic works on just about everything. (Juicy tobacco spit). How's it with stains?"
"Just when I get to liken someone, they ain't around long."-JW,
"I noticed that when you get to disliken someone, they ain't around for long neither."-LW
"So, that there tonic works on just about everything. (Juicy tobacco spit). How's it with stains?"
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I used this line on an ex boss who was up in my face about something personal.
Harry Callahan:May I make a statement, McKay?
Capt McKay: Go ahead!
Harry Callahan: Your mouthwash ain't makin' it.
Harry Callahan:May I make a statement, McKay?
Capt McKay: Go ahead!
Harry Callahan: Your mouthwash ain't makin' it.
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My favorite line from that movie when gunny speaks to the general
It's a cluster **** !
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I dont even want to think that far ahead. Thankfully he's as healthy as a 30 year old.
Josey will whoop anything til the end.
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It was the end of an era. No one could ever replace the Duke. He was at ground zero when talking movies first started and he lasted nearly 50 years as an actor. From the lead role in "The Big Trail" in 1930 (a great movie BTW) to "The Shootist" in 1976 he made it 46 years as a leading actor. There were a lot of great movies along the way.
"Reckon so Josey Wales". My wife uses that line at work every day it seems. There was a bunch of great lines in that movie from a "Missouri boat ride" to "Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?" and all the others already mentioned. Plus:
Senator: "The war's over. Our side won the war. Now we must busy ourselves winning the peace. And Fletcher, there's an old saying: To the victors belong the spoils."
Fletcher: "There's another old saying, Senator: Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining."
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Lone Watie: "I'm an Indian, all right; but here in the nation they call us the "civilized tribe". They call us "civilized" because we're easy to sneak up on. White men have been sneaking up on us for years."
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And another all time great although it wasn't Clint that said it:
Lone Watie: "Get ready, little lady. Hell is coming to breakfast."
There are a lot more actually. Too many to list.
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"Gonna paint our wagon, paint it good. We ain't braggin', we're gonna coat that wood!"
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One of my favorite scenes is the butt-kicking some local neighborhood guys give Callahan when they think he is a peeping Tom pervert. The rookie cop arrives and wants to arrest them, but a bleeding busted up Callahan says "Let 'em go."
Harry really lives his beliefs. He thinks you should beat the stuffing out of a pervert! If you make a mistake, well, it happens.
Harry really lives his beliefs. He thinks you should beat the stuffing out of a pervert! If you make a mistake, well, it happens.
I feel a song coming on.
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Old Clint makes quite a case for the wheelgun in that saloon scene...
Anybody notice the sign on the wall, "No Firearms On Premises"?
If William Shakespeare had been into making Westerns I think he'd have made that movie...
Anybody notice the sign on the wall, "No Firearms On Premises"?
If William Shakespeare had been into making Westerns I think he'd have made that movie...
