Pa Angel Quotes in Judge Dredd (1995)

Pa Angel: This here is Mean. We had to make some alterations when he was a child. Well, the Cursed Earth's a tough place on young folks.

[after Dredd has been found guilty and sentenced to life, he is transported with other convicts in a shuttle to Aspen prison. Fergee, who sits next to Dredd, is rather surprised to see him]

Fergee: Dredd?

[Dredd grabs Fergee's hand, shushing him - but a prisoner who sits behind Dredd, who has ugly scar on his right cheek, hears that]

Fergee: Don't hit me. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Don't hurt me.

[Dredd lets go of Fergee's hand. The scarred prisoner bends forward, eavesdropping]

Fergee: [whispers] What are you doing here?

Judge Dredd: I was convicted of a crime. Wrongly convicted.

Fergee: [chuckles] Really? That's kinda weird! What are the odds? Two wrongly convicted guys sitting right next to each other?

Judge Dredd: You received the sentence the law required.

Fergee: [angrily] Five years? Just for saving my own ass? That was a mistake!

Judge Dredd: The law doesn't make mistakes.

Fergee: Really? Then how do you explain what happened to YOU?

[Dredd looks at Fergee. He has no answer]

Fergee: You can't, can you? Great. Mr. "I am the law" can't!

[the scarred prisoner draws a pocketknife from his right sock. The prisoners sitting next to him notice that, but say nothing. Using the knife, the scarred prisoner starts unlocking the metal framework which restrains him to his seat]

Fergee: So maybe this is some kind of typo. Maybe it's a glitch. Or maybe it's poetic justice!

[meanwhile, the shuttle is spotted by several lawless inhabitants of the Cursed Earth - the Angel gang]

Junior Angel: Shuttle comin'! Shuttle! Shuttle! Shuttle comin', Pa! Look!

[Pa and Link Angel approach. Junior points at the shuttle]

Pa Angel: Praise the Lord for bringing us this generous bounty. My sons... gather the harvest!

[Junior and Link rush to bring weapons]

[while Fergee continues teasing Dredd, the scarred prisoner manages to free himself. A guard passes by. The prisoner waits for the guard to walk away]

Fergee: So maybe you're here as some sort of field trip. Yeah! Maybe this is some sort of... surprise party.

[Junior aims a rocket launcher at the shuttle]

Junior Angel: Whoo! Gonna catch me some city boy!

[the scarred prisoner moves forward, attempting to slice Dredd's throat with his knife. Fergee yells in fear. The guards turn their attention to the fight]

Brutal Prisoner: It's payback time, Dredd!

[while Dredd struggles to move the knife away, Junior shoots a rocket at the shuttle. Just as Dredd punches the scarred prisoner away from him, the rocket hits the shuttle. The guard, who rushed to stop the fight, collapses. His gun goes off, hitting the pilots and the shuttle controls. The shuttle is caught in fire and goes down, deviating from course]

Fergee: Dredd, what's happening?

[the Angel gang watch how the shuttle is partially destroyed in series of explosions and crashes to the ground]

Pa Angel: By a blast of God they perish, and by a breath of His nostrils are they consumed. Hallelujah!

[when Dredd and Fergee regain consciousness, they find themselves in a dark building, their hands tied with thick ropes to the ceiling, several feet above the ground]

Fergee: Am I dead? Am I dead? I'm dead!

[the notorious Angel gang enters the room, chuckling. They are dirty, vicious-looking thugs. The most hideous is the cyborg Mean - he has a mechanical right arm, and his skull is covered with a metal dome with a dial on the front. Link and Junior carry a body from the shuttle. Mean carries a helmet on his mechanical arm. Pa Angel looks at the captives]

Pa Angel: Awake? Good! We're running out of sinners.

[Mean throws the helmet away. The four thugs approach the captives. Fergee is filled with fear]

Fergee: Oh, my God! Dredd, do something!

Pa Angel: [surprised] Dredd?

Judge Dredd: [whispers to Fregee] You talk too much.

Pa Angel: Can it be?

[Fergee gasps in fear when Pa Angel points his staff, but he only uses it to press on Dredd's right arm in order to see his face]

Pa Angel: The great man of the law himself.

[convinced that the prisoner is indeed Dredd, Pa Angel bursts out laughing]

Pa Angel: O Lord, you have blessed us indeed! Judge "rat" Dredd.

Judge Dredd: You creeps are under arrest.

Mean Machine: [unimpressed, waving his mechanical arm menacingly] Is that so? Let me crush him, Pa!

Fergee: Excuse me. We're not together.

[the Angels burst out laughing]

Pa Angel: Allow me to introduce you to my family. There's Link, my oldest.

Link Angel: Bite me!

Fergee: Hi!

Pa Angel: My youngest, Junior.

Junior Angel: [slightly moves his hat] Howdy!

Fergee: Hi!

[Pa Angel introduces Mean]

Pa Angel: [pats on Mean's shoulder] And this here is Mean.

[Pa Angel caresses Mean's cheek]

Pa Angel: We had to make some alterations when he was a child. The Cursed Earth's a tough place on young folks.

[Pa Angel turns the dial on Mean's skull to level 1. Mean snarls]

Pa Angel: Now have him set on 1. I don't suggest you make him angry.

[Fergee shakes his head]

Judge Dredd: [contemptuously] The legendary Angel family. Cursed Earth pirates, murderers, scavengers. And, of course, scumbags.

Fergee: [rolls his eyes upward] Oh, that'll win 'em over!

Judge Dredd: Did I leave something out, "Pa"?

[Pa Angel smiles widely, amused rather than offended]

Junior Angel: Let me kill 'im, Pa. I want his ears.

Link Angel: I want his teeth!

[Mean draws several blades from his mechanical arm, holding them close to Dredd's throat. Mean chuckles, but Dredd is unimpressed]

Judge Dredd: Does that come with a fork, handsome?

[Mean snarls, then bends his head backwards and butts into Dredd's face. Fergee shuts his eyes. The blow leaves bleeding gash on Dredd's left temple. Again, Mean holds the blades close to Dredd's throat]

Fergee: Hallelujah, brother!

[surprised, the Angels turn their attention to Fergee]

Pa Angel: [caresses Fregee's cheek] Wait a minute. Can it be? Can it be that from the city of the fallen we have one of the faithful?

[hearing that, Fergee believes incorrectly that he has hope of survival]

[Fergee tries to convince the Angel gang that he is a believer, thinking incorrectly that they will let him live. While the attention of the Angels is turned on Fregee, Dredd struggles to get his hands free]

Fergee: Amen, brother! Praise the Lord! I'm a believer!

Judge Dredd: [whispers] Fergee, don't do it.

Pa Angel: It sounds like we have a believer in the gallery.

Fergee: Yes!

Pa Angel: Cut him down.

Fergee: Go tell it on the mountain!

Judge Dredd: Fergee!

[Fergee ignores Dredd's warnings. Link steps forward and cuts Fergee's bindings]

Fergee: Yeah!

Judge Dredd: [to Fergee] You're making a big mistake.

Fergee: [chuckles gloatingly] Well, Dredd, maybe the law doesn't make mistakes, but I'm free - and you're a toast.

Judge Dredd: [dryly] Actually, YOU'RE a toast. I forgot to mention it. Your new friends... they're cannibals.

[Fergee's smile fades as the Angels grab him roughly and drag him to the fire]

Link Angel: Fresh meat.

Pa Angel: Prepare the supplicant for sacrifice!

[as Link and Junior drag poor Fergee to the fire, Dredd manages to free his left hand from the ropes. The Angels fail to notice that]

Fergee: No, wait. You can't eat me! I've got eczema. I've got warts. I've had gonorrhea. Eat Dredd! He works out.

[Fergee's eyes widen in fear when he sees what is cooking over the fire - something that clearly was once human]

Pa Angel: [looks disgustingly at Dredd] Yum, yum. It's been fun, lawman.

[Pa Angel turns Mean's dial to level 2. Mean snarls]

Pa Angel: [pats on Mean's shoulder] Finish Dredd.

Mean Machine: My pleasure, Pa!

[Mean is about to attack Dredd]

Judge Dredd: C'mon...

[as Mean bends his head backwards and charges, Dredd removes his left hand from the ropes and dodges, getting himself free. Mean butts a column. The column breaks on impact, leaving Mean momentarily stunned]

Pa Angel: [to Link and Junior] C'mon!

[Junior charges at Dredd, waving a gun]

Judge Dredd: C'mon, kid!

[before Junior can shoot, Dredd wraps the rope around his hand, snatches the gun and punches Junior's face. Junior collapses. Link draws a dagger and charges at Dredd]

Judge Dredd: Guilty!

[Dredd shoots and kills Link. Mean recovers, snarling]

Judge Dredd: Oh, shut up!

[before Mean can get up on his feet, Dredd turns his dial to zero, shutting him off. Junior draws a dagger and charges Dredd. Dredd dodges, wraps the rope around Junior's neck and drops on over his shoulder, breaking his neck]

Fergee: Dredd, look out!

[Pa Angel growls in rage and charges at Dredd, waving his heavy staff. Dredd rolls away and grabs a dagger, preparing to fight Pa Angel, when suddenly several shots hit Pa, killing him. Some guards appear]

Guard: There's Dredd!

[Dredd drops the dagger and jumps to the platform above, dodging the guards' shots. He tackles one of the guards and grabs his weapon. Dredd shoots and kills the other four guards. When the shooting cease, Fergee rises on his feet. Dredd waits for more guards, but when none appear, he drops the gun. Fergee approaches Dredd, warily pats on his shoulder]

Fergee: [talks as if he took part in the fight] Well, we did it. We got 'em all. Pussies! Is that all you got? They are dead, right?

[Dredd turns to Fergee and grabs his upper lip]

Judge Dredd: [touches Fergee's cheek] Have you been crying?

Fergee: [angrily] I'm not crying. I got something in my eye. You ever have allergies?

[Dredd lets go of Fergee. Fergee looks behind Dredd, and suddenly he spots one more guard]

Fergee: Dredd, look out!