Lee Marvin credited as playing...
Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley
- [Gilhooley about to throw bottle during fight]
- Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: Not the brandy, you dope!
- Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: [puts bottle carefully down on bar] Sorry!
- Miss Lafleur: [while being pushed off by Gilhooley] Oh, you've come back to marry me.
- Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: Oh, now look LaFleur, you're the love of my life. You're the only dame that meant anything to me, but I already told you I'd make a -
- [takes a big gulp of beer]
- Miss Lafleur: I know.
- Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: I got a wife in Hoboken.
- Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: ...and San Pedro, and San Diego and Norfolk, Virginia.
- Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: That's right. You wouldn't want me to go up on a bigamy charge, would you?
- Australian Navy officer: I beg your pardon sir. Did I understand you to say, "Limeys?"
- Diminutive Australian Navy Officer: I heard him.
- Australian Navy Officer: Me too.
- Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: [Enters] Gilhooley! Where the Hell is my suit?
- Diminutive Australian Navy Officer: [Slaps Donovan on the chest] Stay out of this little man. You might get hurt.
- Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: You guys uh, looking for trouble?
- Australian Navy officer: Tipperary born and bred Limeys.
- Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: Oh Monk, you're not gonna let three guys gang up on one guy even if it is Gilhooley.
- Sergeant Monk Menkowicz: [Shakes his head] I seen it done.
- Australian Navy officer: Three against two.
- [Pokes Donovan in the chest]
- Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: Me?
- Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: [laughs]
- Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: Its the holidays. Christmas. Have a drink.
- Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: I will, then.
- Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: On the house. Look, we're noble allies. Coral Seas - we were with you.
- Australian Navy officer: He's got a point
- Diminutive Australian Navy Officer: Yeah, a definite point.
- Australian Navy officer: Ah, my apologies to you sir.
- Diminutive Australian Navy Officer: And a Happy New Year to us all.
- Australian Navy officer: FESTUS!
- [Enter Festus, smiling and eager]
- Australian Navy officer: My little brother. Festus, we're having a sporting event. Turn your hat around. You are now a Yank. Three against -
- [punched by Festus]
- Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: [Sending Morse Code message to Doc] Let's have it.
- Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: [Reads note from Gilhooley] "Doc, Mayday, your Boston dotter here." Dotter, D-O-T-T-E-R.
- Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: That's right. Two T's.
- Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: Insert name of? Her name's AMEILIA, you dope!
- Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: How do I know? I ain't shackin' up with her!
- Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: Hey, I got an idea. You know how I am when it comes to broads huh?
- Marquis Andre de Lage: Yes
- Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: All right. So I meet her on the beach and invite her up here.
- Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: And then what?
- Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: Then I slip her a Mickey.