John Reynolds Quotes in Volunteers (1985)

John Reynolds: I'll tell you what I'm going to do. I'm gonna kill you, I'm gonna skin you, and I'm going to use your shin bone for a pencil box.

John Reynolds: Bourne? Hey, I got a telegram about you.

[Reads telegram]

John Reynolds: You must have some friends in pretty high places, Bourne.

Lawrence Bourne III: Yah... Well, we do consider Washington our general store.

John Reynolds: Damndest thing I ever saw. Training waiver, vocational approval; just like that - you're officially in the Peace Corps.

Lawrence Bourne III: [Looses his cool. Cigarette drops from his mouth] HEY! John... John... John, this is ridiculous. Now, I am obviously not of Peace Corps fiber. It's not that I can't help these people, it's just that... I don't want to.

John Reynolds: You know, looking at you, I think that two years in Loon Ta might do you some good.

Tom Tuttle: [Breaks in; enthusiastically shakes John's hand] Hi! Tom Tuttle from Tacoma Washington. Where do we saddle up for Loon Ta?

Tom Tuttle: He's going, too?

Tom Tuttle: Hey! Larry!

John Reynolds: Yeah, I'll be taking y'all by chopper

Tom Tuttle: Chopper! Holy Cow! All, right, I call shotgun on this one! I got dibs on that, Larry, sorry.

[Turns to shake hands with Beth]

Tom Tuttle: Tom Tuttle, Tacoma Washington.

Beth Wexler: Hi. Beth. Are you going to Loon Ta?

Tom Tuttle: Loon Ta! Come on, I'll give you a hand.

[They go to find Beth's bags]

Lawrence Bourne III: I'm stationed with him?

[John nods]

Lawrence Bourne III: John, for what I'm about to do, you should be ashamed.

[Lawrence gets down on his knees]

Lawrence Bourne III: I'd like to go home, please. Please, can I go home? Just let me go home. Can I go home?

John Reynolds: There's no one else, Bourne. Just you, me, and Mike

[holding up his knife]

John Reynolds: . Now get up.

Lawrence Bourne III: You know there was never a time where brains didn't triumph over brawn. And I've got brains.

John Reynolds: Oh, yeah?

Lawrence Bourne III: Hey, is that a Russian MiG-25?

John Reynolds: [looking up at the sky] Where?

[Lawrence punches John, knocking him off the bridge]

John Reynolds: Tommy, that's a hundred thousand dollars on a goddam golf swing!

Thomas Crown: It's a beautiful Saturday morning, John... What the hell else have we got to do?