Jim Parker Quotes in The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)

Jim Parker: Isn't that - water up ahead?

David Herdeg: No. This is a desert. And that's a mirage.

Jim Parker: [later, walking through the flooded plain] How much longer you think this mirage is gonna last?

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[the conductor reads about a train robbery in Jim's newspaper]

Train conductor: I'm glad it didn't happen on my run. That Dawson gang is plenty tough.

Jim Parker: So I've heard!

[Jim flags down a stagecoach in the middle of nowhere and requests a ride]

Andy Kline: OK, but you'll have to give up your gun.

Jim Parker: What for?

Andy Kline: Road agents.

Jim Parker: But I'm not a road agent!

Andy Kline: Maybe not, but since these parts have become the campin' ground for every scallywag from Hades to breakfast, you can't take any chances.