Silver Streak Quotes
On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.
[Grover had just rammed several police cars with the one they had stolen]
Sheriff Chauncey: Hello, Car 36, what the hell happened to you guys?
Grover Muldoon: [into the radio] Hey Chauncey, this is Grover T. Muldoon. You wanna know what happened? We just whooped your ass. We whooped your ass. Ha ha ha!
Sheriff Chauncey: Hello, Car 36, what the hell happened to you guys?
Grover Muldoon: [into the radio] Hey Chauncey, this is Grover T. Muldoon. You wanna know what happened? We just whooped your ass. We whooped your ass. Ha ha ha!
George Caldwell: What do you think?
Grover Muldoon: I think you better make a right up here and then a sharp left. I'm coming over.
[climbs over the seat. George suddenly swerves the car, causing Grover to lunge forward]
Grover Muldoon: Jesus Christ, man, is that how you murdered your victims? Put them in a car and bounced them to death?
George Caldwell: Sorry.
Grover Muldoon: Sorry, my ass. You dangerous... Proves one thing though, you don't do this for no living.
George Caldwell: No I don't.
Grover Muldoon: I think you better make a right up here and then a sharp left. I'm coming over.
[climbs over the seat. George suddenly swerves the car, causing Grover to lunge forward]
Grover Muldoon: Jesus Christ, man, is that how you murdered your victims? Put them in a car and bounced them to death?
George Caldwell: Sorry.
Grover Muldoon: Sorry, my ass. You dangerous... Proves one thing though, you don't do this for no living.
George Caldwell: No I don't.
George Caldwell: I can't pass for black.
Grover Muldoon: Who you tellin'?I didn't say I was gonna make you black. I said I was gonna get you on the train. Now we got to make them cops think you're black.
[rubs shoe polish on George's face]
George Caldwell: It'll never work. Never.
Grover Muldoon: What, you afraid it won't come off?
Grover Muldoon: Who you tellin'?I didn't say I was gonna make you black. I said I was gonna get you on the train. Now we got to make them cops think you're black.
[rubs shoe polish on George's face]
George Caldwell: It'll never work. Never.
Grover Muldoon: What, you afraid it won't come off?
Sheriff Chauncey: Is he with the feds?
George Caldwell: Who?
Sheriff Chauncey: This guy Rembrandt.
George Caldwell: Rembrandt is dead.
Sheriff Chauncey: Dead? That makes four. Listen, fella, are you sure you're not making this up as you go along? I'm an officer of the law and I got a lot better things to do than listen to that kind of funnin'.
[buzzer sounds]
Sheriff Chauncey: That's my hotline. Now you take your time to get your facts straight 'cause when I come back I want your answers clear and to the point. Got that? And you can start with who shot Rembrandt!
George Caldwell: Who?
Sheriff Chauncey: This guy Rembrandt.
George Caldwell: Rembrandt is dead.
Sheriff Chauncey: Dead? That makes four. Listen, fella, are you sure you're not making this up as you go along? I'm an officer of the law and I got a lot better things to do than listen to that kind of funnin'.
[buzzer sounds]
Sheriff Chauncey: That's my hotline. Now you take your time to get your facts straight 'cause when I come back I want your answers clear and to the point. Got that? And you can start with who shot Rembrandt!
Grover Muldoon: So this is Mr. Big.
George Caldwell: That's the man.
Grover Muldoon: You ain't saying shit now, Mr. Big.
Roger Devereau: I must admit that I'm slightly at a loss for words. But on the other hand, I should warn you that you are a killer and you are wanted by the police in every state and I recommend that you, uh... be careful.
George Caldwell: That's the man.
Grover Muldoon: You ain't saying shit now, Mr. Big.
Roger Devereau: I must admit that I'm slightly at a loss for words. But on the other hand, I should warn you that you are a killer and you are wanted by the police in every state and I recommend that you, uh... be careful.
Night Watchman: [Grover has hot wired a Jaguar; the night watchman approaches from behind, shotgun poised] Hold it right there, nigger.
Grover Muldoon: Hey, how you doing, old dude, what's happenin'?
Night Watchman: [Gestures with gun] Step away from the car.
Grover Muldoon: Oh, I was listening to the engine. 'Sounds real good, man. Does it come with white walls?
Night Watchman: Just move!
Grover Muldoon: All right, I'm gonna move. You just take it easy, lower that rifle.
Night Watchman: I said mo -
[George tackles him]
George Caldwell: A pussy, huh? A PUSSY? Can we go now?
Grover Muldoon: Hey, how you doing, old dude, what's happenin'?
Night Watchman: [Gestures with gun] Step away from the car.
Grover Muldoon: Oh, I was listening to the engine. 'Sounds real good, man. Does it come with white walls?
Night Watchman: Just move!
Grover Muldoon: All right, I'm gonna move. You just take it easy, lower that rifle.
Night Watchman: I said mo -
[George tackles him]
George Caldwell: A pussy, huh? A PUSSY? Can we go now?
Jerry Jarvis: I've received a report from the signal towers they see no engineer in the cab.
Chief Donaldson: Great, now you got the facts; why don't you just throw one of the switches and have the train run off on a siding.
Jerry Jarvis: That's the problem; all the tracks are computer programed. Switching the Silver Streak would only cause a collision with another train.
Chief Donaldson: Then what the hell are you going to do? There're people riding on that train!
Jerry Jarvis: Oh God... You see the standard procedure in such a case would be to derail the train.
Chief Donaldson: Derail it, in the middle of a yard?
Jerry Jarvis: Yes, actully I can't take that responsibility; I better get my boss.
Chief Donaldson: You better do something you idiot, because in ten minutes; you're going to have 200 tons of locomotive smashing into Central Station on it's way to Marshall Fields!
Chief Donaldson: Great, now you got the facts; why don't you just throw one of the switches and have the train run off on a siding.
Jerry Jarvis: That's the problem; all the tracks are computer programed. Switching the Silver Streak would only cause a collision with another train.
Chief Donaldson: Then what the hell are you going to do? There're people riding on that train!
Jerry Jarvis: Oh God... You see the standard procedure in such a case would be to derail the train.
Chief Donaldson: Derail it, in the middle of a yard?
Jerry Jarvis: Yes, actully I can't take that responsibility; I better get my boss.
Chief Donaldson: You better do something you idiot, because in ten minutes; you're going to have 200 tons of locomotive smashing into Central Station on it's way to Marshall Fields!
[Grover is attempting to hot wire a Jaguar]
Grover Muldoon: I'm following the plan. Just changed my mind.
George Caldwell: Are you crazy? I thought we were gonna take the Chevy in back.
Grover Muldoon: Chevy? That's a jerk-off, man. This here is pure pussy.
George Caldwell: Pure pussy? Tell that to the judge.
Grover Muldoon: Don't worry about no judge, Man, this thing gonna get us to Kansas City on time.
George Caldwell: How about jail? Did you know that the office is right in front of us?
Grover Muldoon: I'm following the plan. Just changed my mind.
George Caldwell: Are you crazy? I thought we were gonna take the Chevy in back.
Grover Muldoon: Chevy? That's a jerk-off, man. This here is pure pussy.
George Caldwell: Pure pussy? Tell that to the judge.
Grover Muldoon: Don't worry about no judge, Man, this thing gonna get us to Kansas City on time.
George Caldwell: How about jail? Did you know that the office is right in front of us?
George Caldwell: Is there any way to get to the engine from here?
Ralston: There's no way to get to the engine at all. How come we're going so fast?
George Caldwell: There's nobody driving the train.
Ralston: Oh, that's impossible. The train would stop.
George Caldwell: Does it look like it is stopping to you?
Ralston: [looks out the window] Sure in the hell don't. I'm gonna pull the emergency brake.
Grover Muldoon: The emergency brakes have been cut.
Ralston: [pauses] Damn hippies!
Ralston: There's no way to get to the engine at all. How come we're going so fast?
George Caldwell: There's nobody driving the train.
Ralston: Oh, that's impossible. The train would stop.
George Caldwell: Does it look like it is stopping to you?
Ralston: [looks out the window] Sure in the hell don't. I'm gonna pull the emergency brake.
Grover Muldoon: The emergency brakes have been cut.
Ralston: [pauses] Damn hippies!
Grover Muldoon: [driving away in a stolen car] Take it easy, killer. Stay loose.
Hilly Burns: What's he doing?
George Caldwell: He's crazy.
Hilly Burns: Crazy? He's got the right idea. Let's get out of here and go to a park.
George Caldwell: A park?
Hilly Burns: Yeah, I wanna lie back on the grass and have you teach me some more about gardening.
[they kiss]
Hilly Burns: What's he doing?
George Caldwell: He's crazy.
Hilly Burns: Crazy? He's got the right idea. Let's get out of here and go to a park.
George Caldwell: A park?
Hilly Burns: Yeah, I wanna lie back on the grass and have you teach me some more about gardening.
[they kiss]
George Caldwell: [climbs into the sheriff's car while pointing a gun] Keep those hands up! Keep'em up!
Moose: Uncle Oliver, he's taking your car.
[George speeds away]
Sheriff Chauncey: You ain't never gonna get away with... You ain't never...!
Moose: Uncle Oliver. Uncle Oliver, he's got your car...
Sheriff Chauncey: Moose! One more word out of you and I'm gonna smash your mouth.
Moose: Uncle Oliver, he's taking your car.
[George speeds away]
Sheriff Chauncey: You ain't never gonna get away with... You ain't never...!
Moose: Uncle Oliver. Uncle Oliver, he's got your car...
Sheriff Chauncey: Moose! One more word out of you and I'm gonna smash your mouth.
Chief Donaldson: [Running from Helicopter to van] How's it going?
Agent: They don't believe us!
Jerry Jarvis: Look the Engineer is probably anxious to bring the train in on Schedule.
Chief Donaldson: [Gets on radio] This is Chief Donaldson. Who's this?
Jerry Jarvis: This is Jerry Jarvis, I'm the assistant controller.
Chief Donaldson: Assistant... get me your boss.
Jerry Jarvis: Uh he's out to lunch, but I'm sure I can handle any problem you might have.
Chief Donaldson: It's not my problem, you've got a dead engineer and a runaway train that's going to hit Chicago in 15 Minutes. Now what are you going to do about it?
Jerry Jarvis: All right, I'll check with the signal towers. But um, you see that's impossible, if the engineer is dead, who's driving the train?
Agent: They don't believe us!
Jerry Jarvis: Look the Engineer is probably anxious to bring the train in on Schedule.
Chief Donaldson: [Gets on radio] This is Chief Donaldson. Who's this?
Jerry Jarvis: This is Jerry Jarvis, I'm the assistant controller.
Chief Donaldson: Assistant... get me your boss.
Jerry Jarvis: Uh he's out to lunch, but I'm sure I can handle any problem you might have.
Chief Donaldson: It's not my problem, you've got a dead engineer and a runaway train that's going to hit Chicago in 15 Minutes. Now what are you going to do about it?
Jerry Jarvis: All right, I'll check with the signal towers. But um, you see that's impossible, if the engineer is dead, who's driving the train?
