The Best of Times (1986)

Robin Williams: Jack Dundee

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Quotes 

• Reno Hightower : She's gonna leave me as soon as I fix her car.

  Jack Dundee : you gonna fix it?

  Reno Hightower : Hell no! I love her.

• Jack Dundee : You better watch it, Dr. Death! I'm pretty damn fast for a Caucasian.

• Jack Dundee : I will not even dignify that with a reply. I've never paid for it in my life.

• Jack Dundee : Elly, I have a new move for you.

  Elly Dundee : Oh? Show me.

  Jack Dundee : It's part Smokey Robinson, Part Gladys Knight, but it's all me.

  [Spins while undressing] 

  Jack Dundee : Jack....Aquarius...gotta gotta gotta gotta, satisfy.

  Elly Dundee : Sort of a white 'Pip', I love it.

• Jack Dundee : Come and get me sucka!

• Reno Hightower : I was never great. I was pretty good. I was great for around here. Every year I got better. The people remember me in my prime. The kids always ask me about the 6 touchdown passes against Porterville. Hell, I only threw 3 touchdowns.

  Jack Dundee : It was 7.

  Reno Hightower : I'm not going to argue. I like the idea of 7 better. In a couple more years it'll be 8. I get better with age. My knees are killing me. I'm slow.

  Jack Dundee : That's why you didn't want to play the game.

  Reno Hightower : No. I just... I didn't want to destroy the only thing I've got left, those stories about how great I was.

• Jack Dundee : That's fine Elly. But this town is still headed right into the bowels of hell. And only a great victory can act as an enema for its soul.

  Jaki : Eww! That is gross, dad.

  Jack Dundee : Sorry.

• Jack Dundee : Mr. Weasel's here.

• Reno Hightower : Okay Jack, you tell the Caribou whatever you want, but I'm gonna tell you something. You're a low-life, black mailing, chicken-shit squid.

  Jack Dundee : Low-life, black mailing, chicken-shit squid? Welcome aboard Reno.