Bite the Bullet (1975)
Robert Donner: Reporter
Quotes
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[Carbo's abusive riding tactics have killed his horse]
Sam Clayton : Bury him.
Carbo : What with?
Sam Clayton : Your god-damned hands!
[to reporter]
Sam Clayton : See he does it. You see to it!
Carbo : What he said, is it that important?
Reporter : Must be, he said it twice.
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[first lines]
Gebhardt : I heard your newspaper is running an honest race.
Reporter : You heard right, Mr. Gebhardt.
Gebhardt : Who the hell handicapped this owlhead as the favorite?
J.B. Parker : The smart money!
Gebhardt : That's what we come to get.
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Reporter : Two important regulations. Rule One...
Carbo : Win!
Reporter : Rule One: each horse must carry no less than 160 pounds including rider, saddle and extras. Rule Two: You'll be issued a compass and a map for each leg of the race. On it, you will find the safest route. You don't need to take it. You do have to make every checkpoint. Miss one, you're disqualified - out of the race. Any questions? Jump off time - six in the morning.
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Reporter : To the West!
Norfolk : Awesome and inspiring.
Jack Parker : I don't see what's so inspiring about a flash flood or a blizzard, or a landslide or a sandstorm or a dust storm or any sudden disaster, personal or financial. Today the desert will broil you royal, tomorrow the mountain will freeze you stiff. That's your West: violent, treacherous. Every prairie dog hole is a gold mine, every molehill is a mountain, every creek is a river and everybody you meet is a liar.
Miss Jones : When you call me that smile, stranger.
