Radio Announcer Quotes in Dick Tracy (1990)

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Radio Announcer Quotes:

  • [first lines]

    Radio Announcer: Gangland enforcers broke the arms of an elderly newsdealer this afternoon when he refused to share his week's receipts with them. Stacks of newspapers were tossed in the gutter as the thugs wrecked the business and made their getaway. Lunchtime crowds were paralyzed by the suddenness of the crime. Not a hand was raised in protest.

  • [a coded message to the Resistance, spoken in French]

    Radio Announcer: Wounds my heart with a monotonous languor.

  • [Coded radio message to the French Resistance]

    Radio announcer: There is fire at the travel agency.

  • [a coded message to the Resistance, spoken in French]

    Radio Announcer: John has a long mustache.

  • Radio announcer: ...we have no plans to visit the United States. Now here's a special announcement from the overseas service of the BBC. Big Ben...

    Bond: Shh!

    Radio announcer: ...actually did strike seven times at six o'clock this evening. This was caused by a mechanical failure which last occurred during a violent electrical storm in eighteen hundred and ninety-eight. Now here once again are the headlines...

    Bond: Obviously stalling for time.

  • Radio Announcer: There are no known survivors.

  • Radio Announcer: A candlelight vigil to mark the one year anniversary of the crash of flight 180 will be held at eight PM tonight, at the Mt. Abraham High School auditorium.

  • [last lines]

    Radio Announcer: Well, I think you should definitely dump the dude!

  • [Goro, Hiroshi and Rokuro are on their way back to the laboratory, and listen to a radio on their car]

    Radio Announcer: And now for the latest news flash: Earthquakes are still being experienced in many parts of the Pacific. It is feared many lives have been lost. According to the National Seismic Institute, the disturbances were undoubtedly caused by the nuclear tests. They also warn that more tremors are expected.

    Hiroshi Jinkawa: Incredible, isn't it? What the hell are they trying to do, wipe us all out or something?

    Inventor Goro Ibuki: You're right. They'll kill the whole world off in one day, submerge the land and drown us all. We'll vanish like Mu and Lemuria.

    Rokuro 'Roku-chan' Ibuki: What's that? Where's those places? I never heard of them before.

    Inventor Goro Ibuki: I'll tell you. They were continents that existed a long time ago. One in the Pacific, one in the Indian Ocean. Then, one day, there was a big earthquake... and they both vanished. Mind you, I must say, the majority of historians believe they only existed in legend.

  • Radio announcer: And now we shall hear the Senator from Massachusetts who will speak on what the government should do about big business.

    Red Jones: [to Ann, over the surplus radios in the warehouse, about the life rafts] Blow 'em up! Blow 'em up! Hurry, blow 'em up!

    Chess-Playing Club Member: That's the Democrats for ya!

  • [first lines]

    Radio announcer: I don't know about you, it's just too hot today, isn't it? And it's going to get even worse. Temperatures up in the mid 30's Celsius, that's the mid 90's Fahrenheit, tomorrow maybe even hitting 100. So please, remember to cover up and stay cool with the hottest hits on your FM dial.

  • [first lines]

    Radio Announcer: OK, what we're getting now is - yes, they're saying it was in fact a fire that erupted inside the external tank of the ship, exactly ninety-eight seconds after it entered the asteroid field. No one is sure what caused the fire which led to the massive explosion, killing all twelve crew members and scientists aboard the space shuttle Deliverance, taking with them our last and only hope. Once again, if you're just tuning in, the CSA space shuttle Deliverance has been destroyed. The final mission to save mankind has failed. The seventy mile wide asteroid known commonly as Matilda is set to collide with Earth in exactly three weeks time, and we'll be bringing you up-to-the-minute coverage of our countdown to the 'End of Days', along with *all* your classic rock favorites. This is Q 107.2.

    Dodge: [listening on the car radio] I think we missed the exit.

  • Radio Announcer: And now I'll ask one of Schnarzan's guests to say a few words. Ladies and Gentlemen, Robert Young.

    Robert Young: Greetings, Ladies and Gentlemen. Is this a party! You should see them pouring in with that whoopie look in their big blue eyes. Gorgeous girls! Brunettes, once were blondes. Blondes that were once brunettes. Hello. And here comes a little Platinum. Hello Benzie! That was a girl, not a man. Hello doll. Oh, is she a dream and you should see that dream walking!

  • Radio announcer: Poland is no longer alone.

  • radio announcer: So here we go with Voice of America. News for Southeast Asia. It's 6:45 and a partly cloudy morning here. Clouds too in Washington. President Nixon has announced that he will address the nation on the Water Gate case within the next few days. The speech will be Mr. Nixon's first comments since May on the scandal which has resulted in resignations and nearly paralyzed the White House staff. It has also led to a tense confrontation, and perhaps a constitutional crises, with Senate investigators and the special Water Gate prosecutor. His speech was announced after the Gallop Poll disclosed that Mr. Nixon's popularity had fallen to the lowest point for an American president in 20 years...

  • [Drummond contemplates a radio microphone in the courtroom]

    Henry Drummond: Radio! God, this is going to break down a lot of walls.

    Radio Announcer: You're not supposed to say "God" on the radio!

    Henry Drummond: Why the hell not?

    Radio Announcer: You're not supposed to say "Hell", either.

    Henry Drummond: This is going to be a barren source of amusement!

  • [opening lines]

    Radio Announcer: It is a beautiful day in Chicago. Temperatures in the upper 70's.

  • Radio Announcer: Lots of tie-ups this mornin'. It's 20 minutes for the Lincoln, 10 for the Holland. The B.Q.E. is backed up for about 2 miles, and if you're takin' the Van Wyck, better allow an extra 15. Whateva ya do, stay outta midtown. It's gonna be wall-to-wall limos as socialite Clarice Kensington finally lands her man!

  • Radio Announcer: This is another kids... alert. The candy thief has struck again. All the kids are crying.

  • [first lines]

    Radio Announcer: Market reports today, barrows and gilts uh two hundred twenty to two hundred sixty pounds, they're lower at forty dollars uh sows are steady three hundred five hundred pounds thirty four to thirty seven dollars going over to feeder cattle, beef steers - one hundred twenty to one hundred fifty dollars and two hundred to three hundred

    [fade out]

  • [first lines]

    Radio Announcer: After a hotly contested race Americans go to the polls today for what promises to be a very close election. The Republican incumbent Andrew Carrington is hoping to hold on to the Oval Office, taking on Democratic challenger...

  • Radio Announcer: In sports, the Los Angeles Cougars have won the W.A.B.A. championship.

  • Radio Announcer: Hella Burger is Hella Good!

  • Radio Announcer: That was "The Sorceress of Plemiannikov" adapted for radio by Vadim.

  • Radio Announcer: In sports today, the Nassau Coliseum opened its doors and its heart when it announced it will house a charity basketball game between the Harlem Globetrotters and a team made up of members of the Gay Liberation movement.

    Radio Announcer: The gay libbers in a prepared statement said they did not expect to win, since their team is young and have only been playing with each other since December.

  • Radio Announcer: A member of the Albanian diplomatic corps was mugged and robbed today in Central Park, despite the fact that two mounted patrolmen were only a hundred yards away. The Albanian claimed he screamed loudly for two minutes, but unfortunately did not know the English word for "Help".

  • Radio Announcer: There's mass confusion on the platform. This is unprecedented.

  • Radio Announcer: Extreme happiness is a form of misery.

  • [first lines]

    Radio announcer: It's a sunny, woodsy day in Lumberton, so get those chainsaws out. This is the mighty W.O.O.D., the musical voice of Lumberton. At the sound of the falling tree, it's 9:30. There's a whole lotta wood waitin' out there, so let's get goin'.

    Nurse Cindy: Mr. Beaumont? Your son Jeffrey's here to see you.

  • Radio Announcer: And now one for all the nostalgics out there. A blast from the past all the way back from 2003, that beautiful time when people refused to accept that the future was just around the corner.

  • [first lines]

    Radio announcer: President Truman'll be here tomorrow, so all you folks in Dallas turn out, chuh hear? This is Cowboy Rhythms on KTRN, Wichita Falls, here's Hank Williams' big hit tune, "Cold Cold Heart".

    Sam the Lion: You ain't ever gonna amount to nothing. Already spent a dime this morning, ain't even had a decent breakfast. Gimme the chalk. Why don't you comb you hair Sonny, it sticks up, look like you smelled'm wolf. I'm surprised you had the nerve to show up this morning after that stomping y'all took last night.

  • [first lines]

    Radio announcer: You give us 22 minutes, we'll give you the world

    [1010 WINS Radio]

    Radio announcer: .

  • Radio Announcer: [on Emergency Broadcast System] The President today has sent to Congress a package of initiatives, aimed at what sources call a most sweeping sense of emergency measures.

  • Radio Announcer: Because of the obvious threat to untold numbers of citizens due to the crisis that is even now developing, this radio station will remain on the air day and night. This station and hundreds of other radio and TV stations throughout this part of the country are pooling their resources through an emergency network hook-up to keep you informed of all developments. At this hour, we repeat, these are the facts as we know them. There is an epidemic of mass murder being committed by a virtual army of unidentified assassins. The murders are taking place in villages and cities, in rural homes and suburbs with no apparent pattern nor reason for the slayings. It seems to be a sudden general explosion of mass homicide. We have some descriptions of the assassins. Eyewitnesses say they are ordinary-looking people. Some say they appear to be in a kind of trance. Others describe them as being misshapen monsters. At this point, there's no really authentic way for us to say who or what to look for and guard yourself against. Reaction of law enforcement officials is one of complete bewilderment at this hour. Police and sheriff's deputies and emergency ambulances are literally deluged with calls for help. The scene can be best described as mayhem. The mayors of Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Miami, along with the governments of several eastern and Midwestern states indicated that the National Guard may be mobilized at any moment, but that has not happened as yet. The main advice news reporters have been able to get from official sources is to tell private citizens to stay inside their homes behind locked doors. Do not venture outside for any reason until the nature of this crisis has been determined, and until we can advise what course of action to take. Keep listening to radio and TV for special instructions as this crisis develops further. Thousands of office and factory workers are being urged to stay at their places of employment, not to make any attempt to get to their homes. However, in spite of this urging and warning, streets and highways are packed with frantic people trying to reach their families or, apparently, to flee just anywhere. We repeat, the safest course of action at this time is simply to stay where you are. Ladies and gentlemen, we've just received word that the President has called a meeting of his Cabinet to deal with the sudden epidemic of murder that has seized the eastern third of this nation. The meeting is scheduled to convene within the hour. Members of the Presidential Cabinet will be joined by officials of the FBI and military advisers. White House spokesmen are saying there will be an official announcement immediately following that meeting. This is the latest dispatch just received in our news room. The latest word also - this is from nation press services in Washington, D.C. - tells us that the emergency Presidential conference which we just mentioned will include high-ranking scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. So far, the best advice they are able to give the public is this quote from Chief T. K. Dunbar from Camden, North Carolina, who is quoted as saying, "Tell the people for God's sake to get off the streets! Tell them to go home and lock their windows and doors up tight! We don't know what kind of murder-happy characters we have here!" Eyewitness accounts described the assassins as ordinary-looking people, misshapen monsters, people who look like they're in a trance, and creatures that look like people but behave like animals. Some tell of seeing victims that looked as if they had been torn apart. This whole ghastly story began developing two days ago, and from that point on, these terrible events kept on snowballing in a reign of terror that has not abated. Military personnel and law enforcement agencies have been working hard in an attempt to gain some kind of control of this situation, but most of their efforts have been marginally futile up to this particular time.

  • Radio Announcer: Civil defense officials in Cumberland have told newsmen that murder victims show evidence of having been partially devoured by their murderers. Consistent reports from witnesses to the effect that people who acted as if they were in a kind of trance were killing and eating their victims prompted authorities to examine the bodies of some of the victims. Medical authorities in Cumberland have concluded that in all cases, the killers are eating the flesh of the people they kill. And so this incredible story becomes more ghastly with each report. It's difficult to imagine such a thing actually happening, but these are the reports we have been receiving and passing on to you, reports which have been verified as completely as is possible in this confused situation.

  • [first lines]

    Radio Announcer: [voice] And now, some tragic local news. We have a report of another murder tonight. A young girl has been found dead in Rogers Park. The body was badly mutilated. Because of these murders, the police request that all women stay inside their homes after dark. If you must go out, please have someone accompany you. Keep your door locked.

  • Radio Announcer: Hope you're all enjoying our excursion down memory lane. I apologize for the technical problems were having but these old recordings don't last forever, you know.

  • Radio Announcer: This is the beginning of duck season...

    [An artillery shell blasts through the shack's window]

    Sally Richards: What kind of ducks have they *got* around here?

  • Radio Announcer: Did you see the submarine that torpedoed your ship?

  • Radio Announcer: Four Aces! The greatest backfield ever assembled, together again for the first time this season. I guess Gore slipped one over this time and does it change the picture. What a ball game! Anything can happen now!

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