Jack Dundee Quotes in The Best of Times (1986)

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.

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.

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: Mr. Weasel's here.

Jack Dundee: Come and get me sucka!

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

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.