Pappy Quotes in Coonskin (1975)

Pappy: [narration] It was a tar rabbit, baby!

[waiting for Sampson and the Preacherman; getting impatient]

Randy: Damn, they ain't showed yet. I'm going to have to get out of here on my own.

Pappy: Sit down, boy. Don't you leave this wall. They'll pick your ass up, sure as shit! And I ain't never seen nobody that they picked up come back walking, talking, laughing, or breathing!

Pappy: I got the devil in me, but it's the man you see.

Sally: Hey, Pappy, you ex-wife's on the phone. This is the second time she's called today. She says your three months behind on your alimony payments... whatever that means. She says if you don't answer the phone and talk to her about it right now, she's gonna have your ass on a silver platter.

Pappy: Tell the old fart that I'm in Mexico!

Sally: All right, Pappy.

Pappy: [to Mike] My ex. God, that woman is an absolute menance! So... how are you doing with your beer?

Mike Thompson: Fine, Pappy. Fine

Pappy: Now, what's so damn important that you have to interrupt my afternoon water sports?

Mike Thompson: I need your help.

Pappy: [sarcastic] So what else is new?

Mike Thompson: This is different. It's Williams. I want you to help me find him.

Pappy: [serious tone] Williams? That no good bastard owes me 20 grand.

[writes something down on a notepad]

Pappy: Here, check this place out. It used to be one of his hangouts downtown. Meanwhile, I'll put the word out on the street.

Mike Thompson: Thanks, Pappy. I owe you one.

Pappy: Don't thank me. Now, just get the hell out of here and let me get back to my water sports.

[under fire from William's rapid firing machine gun]

Pappy: Jesus, Mike! When you build a gun, you sure don't fuck around!

[Thompson and Pappy are blocked from driving away from Thompson's house by Hansen and several agents]

Hansen: Hey, Thompson. Where are you going?

Mike Thompson: [sarcastic] We're going on a little hunting trip.

Hansen: Mind if me and my boys tag along?

Mike Thompson: This is none of your business, Hansen. We made a deal. You broke it. Now, get the hell out of my way!

[Hansen's men reach for their sidearms]

Hansen: Relax. Everyone relax. You're gonna see Williams, aren't you? Back it up. Care to level with me? Hey... I've got all day.

Mike Thompson: All right, I'll level with you. He's got Corey and he wants me. We're gonna make a trade. My life for hers.

Hansen: Now we're getting somewhere. Only, it's not quite going down that way.

Mike Thompson: You start screwing around Hansen, Corey's gonna die.

Hansen: Put your finger down, sucker! Corey's a big girl. She's an agent. She knows the risks. Now, here's how it's gonna go. You are going in there wearing a wire and my men are gonna follow you. If you don't cooperate, I'm gonna throw both your asses in jail. Now, you're no good rotting in a federal prison, are you?

Pappy: The man's definitely got a point, Mike.

Hansen: Very good, Pappy. Nice to see that you still have half-a-brain.

Mike Thompson: All right, Hansen. We'll do this your way.

[last lines]

Mike Thompson: Here you go, Pappy.

Pappy: What's this?

Mike Thompson: The keys to Williams' Porsche. I figure that ought to be more then enough to cover the 20 grand that Williams owes you.

Pappy: Ah, may the good lord bless you, Mike.

Corey Parker: I don't know about any of you, but I think it's about time I get out of this business.

Mike Thompson: Me too. What about you, Pappy? What are you gonna do next?

Pappy: Well, I always wanted to take up wrestling.

[cut to a silent montage of Pappy wrestling a large bear at a local bar before a group of patrons whom are cheering him on]

Pappy: Oh please, please, you call me Pappy! All my friends do!