The Wild Bunch Quotes

Lyle Gorch : All your fancy plannin' and talkin' damn near got us shot to pieces over a few lousy bags of washers. Well, this was goin' to be me and Tector's last job before we quit and headed south. We spent all our time and money a-gettin' ready for this!
Pike Bishop : You spent all your time and money runnin' whores in Hondo while I spent my stake settin' it up. [ throws down washer ]
Pike Bishop : Hell, I should have been runnin' whores instead of stealin' Army horses.
Lyle Gorch : While you was doin' all that plannin', me and Tector was gettin' our bell rope pulled by two... two, mind you, Hondo whores! [ starts laughing ]
Dutch Engstrom : [ laughing ] And Pike was dreamin' of washers... you were matching whores... in tandem!
Lyle Gorch : What's that?
Tector Gorch : That's one behind t'other.
Lyle Gorch : That's right! That's what we was doin'!

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Pike Bishop : You know what we are then?
Don Jose : Si, the both of you!
Pike Bishop : [ laughing ] And you!

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Pike Bishop : [ the Gorches are protesting the dividing up of the loot ] Sharin' up will be the same as always.
Lyle Gorch : Well, me and Tector don't think that he [ points at Angel ]
Lyle Gorch : oughtta get the same amount. He's just startin' out and this is mine and Tector's openin' for a new territory!
Tector Gorch : That's right, and I figure a share to that old goat [ points at Sykes ]
Tector Gorch : for watchin' them horses is damn sure a share too much!
Lyle Gorch : So, we decided; it ain't fair.
Pike Bishop : If you two boys don't like equal shares, why in the hell don't you just take *all* of it? [ pauses ]
Pike Bishop : Well, why don't you *answer* me, you damn yellow-livered trash?
Lyle Gorch : [ realizing the rest are backing Pike ] Now, Pike, you know damn well...
Pike Bishop : [ angered ] I don't know a damn thing, except I either *lead* this bunch, or end it *right now*!

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Sykes : Say, back there in Starbuck. How'd my boy do?
Pike Bishop : Your boy? Crazy Lee?
Sykes : Yeah, C.L., Clarence Lee, my daughter's boy. Not too bright, but a good boy.
Pike Bishop : [ thinks back on Crazy Lee agreeing to remain behind while the rest escaped ] Why didn't you tell me he was your grandson?
Sykes : Well, you had enough things on your mind; besides he had to pull his own weight just like the rest of us. I just wanted to make sure he didn't let you down: run when things got hot. Huh? Huh?
Pike Bishop : No, he did fine... just fine.

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

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Ross : [ after Crazy Lee is killed by Harrigan ] Whoo-ee! This is better than a hog-killing!

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Deke Thornton : [ addressing his posse ] You think Pike and old Sykes haven't been watchin' us. They know what this is all about - and what do I have? Nothin' but you egg-suckin', chicken stealing gutter trash with not even sixty rounds between you. We're after men - and I wish to God I was with them. The next time you make a mistake, I'm going to ride off and let you die.

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Pike Bishop : [ talking about the railroad ] There was a man named Harrigan. Used to have a way of doin' things. I made him change his ways. A hell of a lot of people, Dutch, just can't stand to be wrong.
Dutch Engstrom : Pride.
Pike Bishop : And they can't forget it... that pride... being wrong. Or learn by it
Dutch Engstrom : How 'bout us, Pike? You reckon we learned - bein' wrong, today?
Pike Bishop : I sure hope to God we did.

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Pike Bishop : With the way the Generalissimo's cleaned out this part of the country, he ought to have a lot [ of silver ]
Pike Bishop : to spare.
Dutch Engstrom : Eh, "Generalissimo", hell! He's just another bandit grabbin' all he can for himself.
Pike Bishop : [ amused ] Like some others I could mention? [ laughs ]
Dutch Engstrom : [ serious ] Not so's you'd know it, Mr. Bishop. We ain't nothin' like him! We don't HANG nobody! I hope, someday, these people here kick him, and the rest of that scum like him, right into their graves.
Angel : We will. If it takes forever.

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Lyle Gorch : [ the Bunch is riding into Angel's village ] Hey, Angel! Why don't you tell your folks to feed them dogs?
Angel : Any insult to my family while we are here and I will kill you!
Lyle Gorch : Hey, Angel; do you have a sister?
Angel : [ angrily ] Si!
Lyle Gorch : [ very politely ] I'd be pleased to make her acquaintance. And that of your mama too!
Tector Gorch : [ laughing ] And the same goes for your grandma, too Sonny!

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Ross : [ Coming into Aqua Verde after the massacre ] Whoeee! If Jess is waitin' for the buzzards to lead him to old Sykes, he's got a long wait! Looks like we got 'em all!
Coffer : T.C.! Look! It's the Gorchs, Engstrom, and look, here's Pike. You don't look like so much now, do you Mr. Pike? [ Turns to Thornton ]
Coffer : It's them, Mr. Thornton. Shall we load 'em up?
T.C. : Ain't we goin' to wait on Jess?
Coffer : No, no, no! These boys'll start goin' ripe on us before too long!

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Dutch Engstrom : [ Dutch and Angel are delivering the last load of rifles to Mapache ] In the ravine south of here, you'll find the rest of the rifles in the wagon. You can have the wagon, we'll take the horses.
Maj. Zamorra : Por favor; how many cases of rifles did you take from the train?
Dutch Engstrom : Sixteen. We lost one on the trail
Gen. Mapache : [ Chuckling and indicating Angel ] He stole it. The mother of the girl he killed told me.
Dutch Engstrom : [ Angel tries to escape but is caught and brought back before Mapache ] Well, I guess I better get going.
Maj. Zamorra : Y Angel?
Dutch Engstrom : [ Looking around at the Mexican soldiers ] He's a thief; let the General handle him.
Gen. Mapache : Bueno; adios gringo.

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Harrigan : And who is Mapache?
Deke Thornton : He's a killer for Huerta, who calls himself a general. He's been fighting Villa, and losing.

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

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Pike Bishop : Let's go!
Lyle Gorch : Why the hell not?

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Pike Bishop : [ after getting shot in the back by a whore ] Bitch! [ Shoots whore ]

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Deke Thornton : We're after men. And I wish to God I was with them.

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Rev. Wainscoat : Do not drink wine or strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, least ye shall die. Look not though upon the wine when it is red, and when it bringeth his color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright at the last, it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder. Now folks, that's from the Good Book, but in this here town it's five cents a glass.

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Paymaster : [ scolding an employee ] I don't care what you *meant* to do- it's what you *did* that I don't like!

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