Dawson Quotes in Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

Sarah: [about Dawson] Its Thor!

Brad: No it's no not Sara.

Sarah: [to Dawson] Don't listen to him, he says you're a homo.

Dawson: [Angrily grabs Brad by shirt] You spreading lies about me, kid?

Brad: [Nervously] Who, me? Never!

Sarah: Hey, wait! I know why you aren't acting like yourself. You don't have your special helmet!

[off the look Dawson gives her]

Sarah: See you have the baseball cap, but you're supposed to be wearing this

[takes off her Thor helmet]

Sarah: Here, take mine. Go on, take it!

Dawson: You're giving this to me?

Sarah: Well, yeah, you're my hero!

Dawson: [Smiles] Here. Here, take the car.

[Tosses Chris the keys]

Sarah: Thanks, Thor.

Dawson: Hey kid! I got one of these at home

[throws Sarah's helmet back]

Chris: Could I get your address so I can mail you the five dollars?

Dawson: Go!

[the group piles into the station wagon and pulls out of the Garage]

Emmett: You're Dawson, ain't ya? Tex Larue. I used to ride with Rye Marsh, you know him. Well, Andy Simms told me there's a hideout near here, so I headed for it. I hope you don't mind.

Dawson: Mind? You brought a posse to my best hideout and you ask me if I mind? Mister, I don't know any of those names. You're about to die.

[Emmett runs out while under fire from the "posse"]

Baxter: Brave man!

Dawson: I think there's just a couple o' guys up there and this asshole is one of them!

Dawson: What brings you out of your hole, Ezra?

Ezra: My son. He's come home.

Dawson: Ain't that sweet! I'm afraid you boys are trespassing on McKendrick land.

Mal: You got it all wrong, Mister. This is our land.

Dawson: Mr. McKendrick bought this land from your father.

Ezra: That's a lie!

Mal: Tomorrow we'll go into town and straighten this out once and for all. And then we'll be back here, farming. If I catch any of those cattle on our land after tomorrow, I'm gonna start carvin' them into steaks. And believe me, that's one thing I know about.

Dawson: Killin' cattle is a hanging offense in these parts! If we shot you down right now, we'd be within our rights.

Mal: Mister - you ever seen what a Henry rifle can do in the hands of somebody who knows how to use it?

Dawson: Who would that be? You?

[Ezra cocks the rifle]

Dawson: [Riding off] This ain't the end of it!

Rockwell: Mr. Dawson, sir, here comes the Captain.

Dawson: Look at him - on a three days hangover. And watch him grouse. Of all the ungrateful brass-hearted skippers of a rusty old tea kettle.

Captain Alan Gaskell: What have you got in your mouth?

Dawson: Chewing tobacco, sir.

Captain Alan Gaskell: Its bad enough to have a ship that looks like this and a Captain that looks like me, without having a Chief Officer who looks like you!

Harry: [to Bill] Did you hear about the Irish girl who took the Pill twice a night?

Dawson: To be sure, to be sure.

Harry: To be sure, to... be... sure.

[Gives Dawson a dark look]

Rogers: Hey Harry, we'll stir up the indigenous population when we get there, eh?

Harry: Remember what the man said Rogers. You are the Special Air Service, you are visitors to South Vietnam.

Scott: Better it's over there and not here.

Medic: What do ya mean?

Scott: That we're visitors.

Dawson: Yeah, I can just see my mums face now if old missus Wilson from next door came over for a bit of a natter and sprayed up the place with a seven-point-six-two tracer.

Harry: Scare the Christ out of your flying ducks, wouldn't it?

The Rider: Why do you run, boy?

Will Stanton: Who are you? What do you want?

The Rider: The Sign.

Will Stanton: I don't know what you're talking about.

The Rider: Are you frightened of me? You should be, Will. I'm very angry. All this time it was you. Give me the Sign.

Will Stanton: What Sign?

The Rider: Give it me now!

Will Stanton: I don't know what you're talking about.

The Rider: You've escaped me once before. A mistake I won't repeat. Now, give me the Sign.

Dawson: Leave him be.

Merriman Lyon: Leave the boy alone, Rider. You can't fight us all. You're not strong enough.

The Rider: Not yet, but I will be. My power rises now. Five days are all I need, then you and all your kind will be destroyed. Merry Christmas, Will.

Merriman Lyon: Walk with us, Will.

Will Stanton: Where?

Merriman Lyon: Through time.

Dawson: So, this is Will Stanton, eh? A pleasure to meet you.

Will Stanton: And you, Sir.

Dawson: Hey, George, look here. It's Will.

Old George: So it be. And with a birthday today as well.

Dawson: Hey, George. Look here. It's Will.

Old George: So it be and with a birthday today as well.

Mary Stanton: Can I get you gentlemen something? Coffee or tea?

Dawson: No, we were stopping. Too much to do before the storm sets in.

Mary Stanton: The storm?

Dawson: Yes. Odd weather along the way. Tomorrow would be a bad night. A night's after beyond imagining.

Mary Stanton: Really?

Dawson: Well, all I'm saying is that I want to look back and say that I did I the best I could while I was stuck in this place. Had as much fun as I could while I was stuck in this place. Played as hard as I could while I was stuck in this place... Dogged as many girls as I could while I was stuck in this place.

Freshman Girl: Will you marry me?

Dawson: I don't know. What's in it for me?

Freshman Girl: Anything you want?

Dawson: Anything?

Freshman Girl: Anything.

Dawson: [opening his mouth wide] Go like this. Do you spit or swallow?

Freshman Girl: Whatever you like.

Dawson: Whatever I like? I would definitely marry you.

Dawson: You know that Julie chick? Loves you. You want her? Gotta play it cool, you know. You can't let her know how much you like ?cause if she knows, she'll dump you like that. Believe me. Like, if she asks you if you want a ride, you say, "No, I've got my own ride, but maybe I'll see you later." Sounds stupid, doesn't it? It works.

Dawson: Not bad for a little freshman but you gotta watch out for older girls

Melvin Spivey: Hey. Come here. We just wanna know something. You gonna be fucking that tonight, or are you gonna be a little wimp?

Mitch: [laughs] How do you know I haven't already

Melvin Spivey: [clearly pleased, laughs] Go along man, I think its past your bedtime!

Jodi: Hey, I got a favour to ask you guys. You know my little brother?

Benny O'Donnell: Yeah, Mitch Kramer

Jodi: Ya, Mitch Kramer. Well, take it easy on him this summer will ya?

Pink: Don't worry sis, little brother's safe with us.

Jodi: Well just don't get him worse than the other guys. He's kinda little.

[walks off]

Benny O'Donnell: Ok. I promise.

[Jodi walks off]

Dawson: There was just a little bit of bullshit in all that right?

Benny O'Donnell: Major bullshit. He's a dead man.

Shavonne Wright: You're an asshole.

Dawson: I know I am.

Shavonne Wright: Hey can we have a couple of those beers?

Dawson: These beers? Why?

Shavonne Wright: Just gimme a beer.

Dawson: Mmm... bowling ball. Bowling ball. Yeah throw it. Faggot, sissy, pussy, freshman.

Dawson: There's Shavonne. I think she might still be mad at me Watch me get something going here.

[the girls show up]

Dawson: Hey, what's going on?

Shavonne: Hey, not much. How about you?

Slater: Oh, a little weed, you know. There may be a beer bust later on.

Shavonne: Oh really? Cool, so I guess we'll see ya there?

Slater: All right, check ya later!

[the girls leave]

Dawson: Slate man, why are you always such a dork man?

Slater: What are you talking about man?

Dawson: Check ya later! Check ya later!

Slater: Hey man, get off my case man.

Dawson: Did you hear that O'Bannion flunked?

Pink: Yeah, what a dumbshit.

Pink: They're really doing this

Dawson: Yeah, they want it back by the end of the day too. Can you believe it?

Pink: And everybody's signing it?

Dawson: Just to get the coaches off our backs, they're being fucking assholes. That's why you sign it and never think about it again. Just ket it go.

Pink: [looks pissed and crumples it]

Dawson: You're gonna make a big deal outta this aren't you?

Dawson: Vicki. Come on, let's skip out and go get naked. Come on let's go.

Lars: [tied to a tree, campers come at him with lit torches] AHHHHHH!

Dawson: Shut up! Hey Lars, guess what? We're in charge now. You know what we found out? We found out that if you don't have a job

[laughs]

Dawson: You get deported! So Lars, buddy, you with us, or against us?

Lars: I'm with you.

[turns to other camper]

Lars: I love you.

Dawson: I love who I am when I'm with you, Amanda.

Dawson: You are my dearest friend, my deepest love.

Dawson: You are the very best of me.

Downey: [after the verdict was read] I don't understand... Colonel Jessup said he ordered the Code Red.

Galloway: I know but...

Downey: [nervously] Colonel Jessup said he ordered the Code Red! What did we do wrong?

Galloway: It's not that simple...

Downey: [anxiously] What did we do wrong? We did nothing wrong!

Dawson: Yeah we did. We were supposed to fight for people who couldn't fight for themselves. We were supposed to fight for Willy.

Kaffee: [Stops Dawson as he is leaving the courtroom] Harold.

Dawson: Sir?

Kaffee: You don't need to wear a patch on your arm to have honor.

Dawson: Ten-hut!

[salutes]

Dawson: There's an officer on deck.

Dawson: [to Danny in the interrogation room with Joanne and Downey present] We joined the Marines because we wanted to live our lives by a certain code, and we found it in the Corps. Now you're asking us to sign a piece of paper that says we have no honor. You're asking us to say we're not Marines. If a court decides that what we did was wrong, then I'll accept whatever punishment they give. But I believe I was right sir, I believe I did my job, and I will not dishonor myself, my unit, or the Corps so I can go home in six months... Sir.

Capt. Ross: Why did you go into Santiago's room?

Galloway: The witness has rights!

Capt. Ross: The witness has been read his rights, Commander.

Judge Randolph: The question will be repeated.

Galloway: Your Honor!

Capt. Ross: Why did you go into Santiago's room?

Downey: Hal?

Capt. Ross: Did Lance Corporal Dawson tell you to give Santiago a Code Red?

Downey: Hal?

Capt. Ross: Don't look at him!

Dawson: Hal?

Dawson: Private, answer the captain's question!

Downey: Yes, Captain, I was given an order by my squad leader, Lance Corporal Harold W. Dawson, United States Marine Corps, and I followed it.

Dawson: [talking privately in an interogation room] Do you think we were right?

Kaffee: It doesn't matter...

Dawson: [pounds his fist on the table] DO YOU THINK WE WERE RIGHT?

Kaffee: I think you'd lose.

Dawson: You're such a coward, I can't believe they let you wear a uniform.

Kaffee: [in an interogation room] Did you assault Santiago with the intent of killing him?

Dawson: No, sir.

Kaffee: What was your intent?

Dawson: To train him, sir.

Kaffee: To train him to do what?

Dawson: To train him to think of the unit before himself. To respect the code.

Kaffee: What's the code?

Dawson: Unit. Corps. God. Country.

Lt. Weinberg: I beg your pardon?

Dawson: [speaking slower] Unit. Corps. God. Country. Sir.

Kaffee: The government of the United States wants to charge you two with murder. And you want me to go to the prosecutor with unit, corps, God, country?

Dawson: That's our code, sir.

Kaffee, Lt. Weinberg: It's a code.

Kaffee: [while packing up their belongings] We'll be back. You guys need anything? Books, papers, cigarettes, ham sandwich?

Dawson: Sir, no thank you, sir.

Kaffee: Harold, I think there's a concept that you'd better start warming up to.

Dawson: Sir?

Kaffee: I'm the only friend you've got.

Kaffee: [in an interogation room] This your signature?

Dawson: Yes, sir.

Kaffee: You don't have to call me "sir."

[to Downey]

Kaffee: Is this your signature?

Downey: Sir, yes, sir.

Kaffee: You certainly don't need to do it twice in one sentence.

Kaffee: [in the interrogation room] cutie-pie shit will not win you a place in my heart, Corporal, I get paid no matter how much time you spend in jail.

Dawson: [contemptuously] Yes sir, I know you do, sir.

Kaffee: [shouts] Fuck you Harold!

Dawson: [in an interogation room] Permission to sp...

Kaffee: [cutting him off, loudly annoyed] SPEAK! Jesus!

Kaffee: [Sarcastically to Harold as he enters the interogation room] looks like someone hasn't been playing and working well with others.

Dawson: Sir yes sir

Kaffee: What's a code red?

Dawson: A code red is a disciplinary engagement

Kaffee: What's that mean exactly?

Dawson: A marine falls out of line then it's up to his unit to get him back on track.

Kaffee: What's a "garden variety" code red?

Dawson: Sir?

Kaffee: You say "sir" and I turn around to look for my father, People call me "Danny", people called my father Daniel Kaffee, "garden variety", "basic", what's a basic code red?

Dawson: A marine refuses to obey the orders he's given on a regular basis.

Kaffee: [to Dawson and Downey in the interrogation room referring to the government's offer of a plea bargain deal in exchange for a lesser sentence with Joanne present] here's the story: the government's offering involuntary manslaughter, you'll get two years, home in six months

Kaffee: [after Dawson and Downey remain silent for several minutes, sarcastically] wow Kaffee you're the greatest lawyer in the world, how can we ever thank you, fellas did you hear what I just said? You're going home in six months.

Dawson: I'm afraid we can't do that sir

Kaffee: do what?

Dawson: make a deal sir.

Kaffee: what are you talking about?

Dawson: we did our job and if that has consequences then I'll accept them, but I won't say that I'm guilty sir.

Lt. Weinberg: [to Dawson in the interrogation room with Danny and Downey present] on the night of August 2nd, did you fire a shot across the fence line into Cuba?

Dawson: yes sir

Lt. Weinberg: why?

Dawson: my "mirror" engaged, sir

Kaffee: his mirror"?

Lt. Weinberg: [to Danny] for every American century post there's a Cuban counterpart, they're called "mirrors. "Lance Corporal is claiming his mirror was about to fire at him

Kaffee: Santiago's letter to the NIS said you fired illegally, he's saying that guy, the "mirror," he never made a move.

Kaffee: [in an interrogation room with Sam and Downey present] if Santiago didn't anything on you, why did you give him a code red?

Dawson: because he broke the chain of command sir

Kaffee: he what?

Kaffee: he went outside of his unit sir, if he had a problem, he should've spoken to me sir.

Galloway: [in the interrogation room, after Dawson criticizes Danny and enraging him causing him to respond with a profanity] Alright, at ease, let's sort this thing out. There was a platoon meeting on September sixteen at four in the afternoon, Lieutenant Kendrick said he gave strict instructions that nothing was to happen to Santiago, no is this true?

Dawson: [Dawson and Downey remain silent]

Galloway: I want you to speak freely

Dawson: Ma'am that's correct, then he dismissed the platoon then we all went to our rooms.

Galloway: And what happened then?

Dawson: Lieutenant Kendrick came to our room Ma'am

Kaffee: When?

Dawson: About five after the meeting broke sir, about 1620.

Kaffee: And what happened then?

Dawson: Lieutenant Kendrick ordered us to give Santiago a code red.

Kaffee: [to Dawson in the interrogation room, referring to Joanne, after he refused the government's plea deal] Did she put you up to this?

Galloway: [sitting nearby] No.

Dawson: We have a code sir...

Kaffee: [interrupts him] Oh well, zip a dee doo dah you and your code, plea not guilty, you will be in jail for the rest of your life.

Kaffee: [after Dawson remains silent for a few minutes, pleading with him] I'm telling you you'll be home in six months, do it, six months, it's nothing, it's a hockey season.

Kaffee: [to Dawson after waving his hand in front of Downey's face and not responding in an interrogation with Sam present] does he ever talk?

Dawson: sir PFC Downey will answer direct questions you ask him

Kaffee: swell, private Downey, the rag you stuffed in Santiago's mouth, was there poison on it?

Downey: no sir

Kaffee: silver polish, Turpentine Anti-Freeze?

Downey: no sir, we were just going to shave his head sir

Kaffee: when all of a sudden?

Downey: we saw blood dripping down his mouth, and we pulled the tape off, and there was blood down his face sir. That's when Lance Corporal Dawson called the ambulance

Kaffee: [to Dawson] did anyone see you call the ambulance?

Dawson: no sir

Kaffee: were you there when the ambulance arrived?

Dawson: yes sir, that's when we were taken under arrest.

Sam Lowry: Excuse me, Dawson, can you put me through to Mr. Helpmann's office?

Dawson: I'm afraid I can't sir. You have to go through the proper channels.

Sam Lowry: And you can't tell me what the proper channels are, because that's classified information?

Dawson: I'm glad to see the Ministry's continuing its tradition of recruiting the brightest and best, sir.

Sam Lowry: Thank you, Dawson.

Dawson: Schreck? That's a German word isn't it? Means fear or horror.

Dr. Schreck: A more exact translation would be terror. An unfortunate misnomer for I am the mildest of men.