Bully in Bar Quotes in The Presidio (1988)

Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell: Now, are you sure you want to have a fight? Because I'm only gonna use my thumb.

Bully in Bar: Thumb?

Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell: My right thumb. Left one's much too powerful for you.

[Lt.Col Caldwell has just beaten up the bully in the bar who had started a fight with him]

Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell: You see these little oak leaves?

[points to the silver oak leaves on his lapels]

Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell: They're silver. That means I'm a lieutenant colonel. If they were gold, THEN I'd be a major! You understand?

Bully in Bar: [grunts & nods] Yes sir!

Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell: That's good. Because the next time you see an officer of the Army, you'll be able to recognize his rank... and he won't get pissed off, and accidentally hurt you. Understand?

Bully in Bar: Yes sir.

Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell: Good.

[Lt-Col. Caldwell punches him and walks out of the bar]