The Wild Bunch Quotes

Coffer: Mr Thornton; you, ah, rode with Pike, what kinda man we up against?
Deke Thornton: [thinking back] He was the best; he never got caught.

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Deke Thornton: What I like, and what I need, are two different things.

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Dutch Engstrom: They'll be waitin' for us.
Pike Bishop: I wouldn't have it any other way.

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Dutch Engstrom: Give 'em hell Pike! [Pike goes down]

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Pike Bishop: He gave his word.
Dutch Engstrom: He gave his word to a railroad.
Pike Bishop: It's his word.
Dutch Engstrom: That ain't what counts! It's who you give it *to*!

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Sykes: Didn't figure to find you here.
Deke Thornton: Why not? I sent them back; That's all I said I'd do.
Sykes: They didn't get very far.
Deke Thornton: I figured.
Sykes: What are your plans, now?
Deke Thornton: Drift around down here. Try to stay out of jail.
Sykes: Well, me and the boys got some work to do. You want to come with us? It ain't like it used to be; but it'll do.

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Pike Bishop : I'd like to make one good score and back off...
Dutch Engstrom : Back off to what?

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Pike Bishop : He gave his word.
Dutch Engstrom : He gave his word to a railroad.
Pike Bishop : It's his word.
Dutch Engstrom : That ain't what counts! It's who you give it *to*!

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Don Jose : We all dream of being a child again, even the worst of us. Perhaps the worst most of all.

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Sykes : Didn't figure to find you here.
Deke Thornton : Why not? I sent them back; That's all I said I'd do.
Sykes : They didn't get very far.
Deke Thornton : I figured.
Sykes : What are your plans, now?
Deke Thornton : Drift around down here. Try to stay out of jail.
Sykes : Well, me and the boys got some work to do. You want to come with us? It ain't like it used to be; but it'll do.

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Crazy Lee : Well, how'd you like to kiss my sister's black cat's ass?

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Pike Bishop : We're not gonna get rid of anybody! We're gonna stick together, just like it used to be! When you side with a man, you stay with him! And if you can't do that, you're like some animal, you're finished! *We're* finished! All of us!

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Pike Bishop : If they move, kill 'em!

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Pike Bishop : [ Holding a lit cigar to the fuses ] You know what this is?
Herrera : Cuidado!
Pike Bishop : Any trouble, no guns for the General.
Herrera : Ha, ha-ha-ha-ha. Very smart. That's very smart for you damn gringos. So nobody can rob the guns.
Pike Bishop : Nobody.
Herrera : I am not afraid. They are not afraid. You blow up the wagon, you die. Or we kill you pretty soon. But we are amigos.

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Dutch Engstrom : [ impressed ] Well, I'd say those fellas know how to handle themselves!
Sykes : They been fightin' Apaches for a thousand years; That's a sure way to learn.
Pike Bishop : They ever get armed, with good leader*, this whole country'll go up in smoke!
Sykes : That it will son, that it will.
Lyle Gorch : They made damn fools out of us, Mr. Bishop! Gettin' so a feller can't sleep with both eyes closed for fear of gettin' his throat cut. Where in hell were you?
Tector Gorch : Now you listen to me, Lyle - You get up and help once in a while, I wouldn'a got caught near s'easy.

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Deke Thornton : What I like, and what I need, are two different things.

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Pike Bishop : You boys want to move on or stay here and give him a... decent burial?
Tector Gorch : He was a good man, and I think we oughta bury him.
Pike Bishop : He's DEAD! And he's got a lot of good men back there to keep him company!
Lyle Gorch : Too damn many!
Dutch Engstrom : [ removes his hat ] I think the boys are right. I'd like to say a few words for the dear, dead departed. And maybe a few hymns'd be in order. Followed by a church supper. With a choir!
Lyle Gorch : You crazy bastards! Both of ya!

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Tector Gorch : Silver rings.
Dutch Engstrom : [ upset ] "Silver rings", your butt! Them's washers! Damn!
Lyle Gorch : Washers. Washers. We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!
Pike Bishop : They set it up.
Lyle Gorch : "They"? Who in the hell is "they?"
Sykes : [ laughs hysterically ] "They"? Why, they is the plain and fancy they, that's who "they" is! Caught you, didn't they? Tied a tin can to your tail. Led you in and waltzed you out again. Oh my, what a bunch! Big tough ones, hunh? Here you are with a handful of holes, a thumb up your ass, and a big grin to pass the time of day with. They? Who the hell is "they?"
Pike Bishop : Railroad men... bounty hunters... Deke Thornton.

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Deke Thornton : [ upset ] Harrigan! Next time, you better plan your massacre more carefully or I'll start with you!

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Coffer : [ aiming at Tector Gorch ] I can nail him!
Deke Thornton : I said wait!
T.C. : [ flustered ] What if they slip out the back?
Coffer : [ annoyed ] It's covered, ya two-bit, redneck peckerwood!

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Angel : Would you give guns to someone to kill your father or your mother or your brother?
Pike Bishop : Ten thousand cuts an awful lot of family ties.
Angel : My people have no guns. But with guns, my people could fight! If I could take guns... I would go with you.
Dutch Engstrom : Hey, uh, how many cases of rifles did Zamora say was in that shipment?
Pike Bishop : Sixteen.
Dutch Engstrom : Well, give him one.
Pike Bishop : All right. One case... and one case of ammo; but you give up your share of the gold.
Angel : I will.
Pike Bishop : We know you will.
Sykes : I'm sure glad we got that settled.

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Pike Bishop : Let's go.

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Deke Thornton : Tell me, Mr. Harrigan, how does it feel? Getting paid for it? Getting paid to sit back and hire your killings... with the law's arms around you? How does it feel to be so goddamn right?
Harrigan : Good.
Deke Thornton : You dirty son of a bitch!

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[ repeated line ]
Pike Bishop : C'mon, you lazy bastard.

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[ the Bunch has just escaped from bounty hunters by blowing up a bridge ]
Dutch Engstrom : At least we won't have to worry about Deke Thornton.
Pike Bishop : [ laughs ] Hell, no; not after ridin' a half a case of dynamite into the river!
Sykes : [ calmly ] Well, don't expect him to stay there! He'll be along... and you know it!

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[ Crazy Lee has shot three hostages trying to escape ]
Crazy Lee : Feathers flew like a turkey! Well, they shouldn't have run; they shouldn't have run.

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[ referring to the bank customers ]
Crazy Lee : I kill 'em now?
Pike Bishop : No. Hold them here until the shooting starts.
Crazy Lee : I'll hold 'em here 'til Hell freezes over or you say different.

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Dutch Engstrom : They'll be waitin' for us.
Pike Bishop : I wouldn't have it any other way.

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Dutch Engstrom : Pike; "I wouldn't have it any other way", *either*!

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Dutch Engstrom : What's our next move?
Pike Bishop : Well, I figure Agua Verde's the closest... three days maybe. Then get the news and drift back to the border. Maybe a payroll, maybe a bank.
Dutch Engstrom : Maybe that damn railroad.
Tector Gorch : That damn railroad you're talkin' about, sure as hell ain't a-gettin' no easier.
Sykes : And you boys ain't gettin' any younger either! [ laughs ]
Pike Bishop : We've got to start thinking beyond our guns. Those days are closin' fast.

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