An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Louis Gossett Jr.: Sgt. Emil Foley
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Quotes
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Mayo : [while hoisting and securing the "morning colors," Zack glances up at the barracks' orderly-room. He notices a stone-faced Sid coming down the steps, in street clothes, escorted by Foley] ... You didn't kick him out, did you? Wait, sir! Didn't he tell you what he's been going through?
Foley : It doesn't matter what he's been going through; that's what bartenders are for. What DOES matter is that he freaked out for SOME reason at twenty-five thousand feet, and that can't happen. Period.
Mayo : There's this girl he's gotten pregnant, and she's putting him through hell, sir.
Worley : He's right, Zack. It doesn't matter.
Mayo : Just like that? It's all over? With less than two weeks to go, you're out?
Foley : It can still happen to you too, Mayonnaise.
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Foley : [his second cadence, for Zack alone] Casey Jones was a sonofabitch; Drove his train through a 30 foot ditch; Came on out with his dick in his hand; Said "Listen ladies, I'm a hell of a man!"; Went into town and lined up a hundred; Swore up and down he'd fuck every one; Fucked 98 'til his balls turned blue; Then he backed off, jacked off, and fucked the other two!
[TV edit of same]
Foley : Jack Armstrong was a son-of-a-gun; Hitchhiked to Vegas in the summer sun; Hit the tables, won 73 grand; Said "Check it out, girls, I'm the man!"; Went out for dinner and treated a hundred; Swore on his life he'd kiss every one; Kissed 98, then his lips were blue; So he caught his wind before he kissed the last two!
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Foley : In every class, there's always one joker who thinks that he's smarter than me. In this class, that happens to be you. Isn't it, Mayonnaise?
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[Mayo presents a silver dollar to Foley. Foley accepts it, slips it into his right pocket, and salutes]
Foley : Congratulations, Ensign Mayo.
Mayo : [returns the salute] I won't ever forget you, sergeant.
Foley : I know.
Mayo : I wouldn't have made this if it weren't for you.
Foley : [visibly touched] Get the hell out of here.
Mayo : Thank you, sergeant.
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Foley : [second part of his first cadence, for Zack and the other OC's] Family of gooks are sitting in the ditch; Little baby sucking on his mama's tit; Chemical firms don't give a shit; That napalm sticks to kids!
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Foley : Wave good-bye to your buddies, Mayonnaise! Oh, I forgot. You don't have any buddies, do you? Only customers!
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Foley : [Speaking to the newly-arrived recruits] ... I know why most of you are here; we weren't born yesterday. Before you get to join United Airlines and sell them what we teach, you gotta give the Navy six years of your life! Lots of things can happen in six years, including another war. And if any of you are too peace-loving to dump napalm on an enemy village where there MIGHT be women and children, that's what I'm here to discover...! I expect to lose at least half of you before I'm finished. I will use every means necessary, fair and unfair, to trip you up - that is, to expose your weaknesses... both as a potential aviator, and as a human being. The prize at the other end is a flight education worth $1 million! But first, you gotta get past ME.
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Foley : [Giving some "fatherly" advice to the newly-arrived male recruits] Not all the obstacles that can trip you up are on this base. Let me tell you something about the local girls. Ever since there's been an OCS here, there's been what we call the Puget Sound Debs. Poor girls who come over on the ferry every weekend, with just one thing in mind: to marry themselves a naval aviator. A Puget Deb will tell you, "Don't worry about contraceptives. I've got that all taken care of." Don't believe it. A Puget Deb will do anything and say anything to trap you. I know this sounds silly, especially in this so-called modern age. But you scuzzy college pukes better watch out, because they're out there. And YOU are the answer to their dream!
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Foley : [his first cadence, for Zack and the other OC's; edited for TV] ... Sergeant Foley, can't you see; A Puget Deb is after me; Please don't let her catch my tail; I'd be better off in the county jail...! My mom was a Deb, my grandma too; That's all them gals know how to do; She'll catch my butt before she's through; Sergeant Foley, it's up to you!
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Foley : [his second cadence, for Zack alone; edited for TV] ... Candidate Mayo's strutting in the dirt; Look at his face, he's starting to hurt; Here he is, thinking he's a great big star; But before too long he's gonna D.O.R.; Seen guys like you a hundred times; I'm telling you, Mayo, I'm one of a kind; Gonna give you more than you can take; I'm gonna watch you crumble and watch you break!
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Foley : [CUTTING-ROOM FLOOR-LINE, over Seeger's reaction to his perceived insults] ... Necessary or not, I am authorized to call you a beaver sandwich - or anything else I see fit - until and unless the day comes when I have to salute you and call YOU "Sir". And that goes for the rest of you, as well! If anyone among you is so God-fearing as to be offended by what I say - and/or how I say it - then, in all likelihood, the Navy is not your fix. So I suggest you D.O.R. here and now, because you will hear a dozen times worse out in the fleet; I bullshit you not!
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Foley : [first part of his first cadence, for Zack and the other OC's] Flying low and feeling mean; Spot a family by the stream; Pickle a pair and hear them scream; 'Cause napalm sticks to kids!
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Foley : [as Zack is about to ride the Dilbert Dunker] You ought to be good at this, Mayo; something you can do ALONE... You never know when or how this program's gonna trip you up, huh, Mayonnaise? Could be a grade, or some flaw in your character that comes out under stress!
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Foley : I don't believe what I'm seeing. Where have you been all your lives, at an orgy? Listening to Mick Jagger
[punk rock]
Foley : music and bad-mouthing your country, I'll bet...! Better stop eyeballing me, boy; you're not worthy to look your superiors in the eye. Use your peripheral vision, or I'll rip your eyeballs out of their sockets and eat them for breakfast! Understand...? Every time I say "Understand," I want the whole group to say "Yes, Sir"! UNDERSTAND...?
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[TV edit, referring to Della Serra's haircut]
Foley : Now this is my idea of a ladies' man. Wait till the local girls get a look at you, Skinhead.
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Foley : There's not gonna be any liberty for you boys cause you'll be going home by then.
