Reporter #2 Quotes in The Edge (1997)

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Reporter #2 Quotes:

  • Reporter #1: Mr. Morse, what happened to your friends?

    Reporter #2: How did they die?

    Charles Morse: They died... saving my life.

  • [inside an astronomical observatory, scientists hold a press conference]

    Reporter #1: Dr. Shiga! The same galactic waves were caught in England. Uh, last year, accordingly. Are they the same one?

    Dr. Shiga: No. That was different. The one before, was from beyond the solar system we think. But this one is very much nearer. According to our calculations.

    Reporter #2: Does that mean... people on Solar... are the same system planet?

    Dr. Shiga: No. That's hard to say. You have that ready?

    [Dr. Shiga points to some slides]

    Dr. Shiga: There's no! Air or water on the Moon? So no living thing inhabits it. As you know for sure. And... there are... no rivers on Mars. And on Venus... it has several hundred degrees Centigrade. And... the surface of... Jupiter is covered with... frozen ammonia. Saturn... is also... the same. No advanced vertebrates there, of course.

    Reporter #3: So... what do those waves mean?

    Dr. Shiga: Assuming. They come from... Proxima Cenauri

    [sic]

    Dr. Shiga: , which is nearest to us... How long? Will it take Apollo. One of the newest. Spaceships as you know. How long will it take us to get there do you think?

    [the audience mutters and mumbles to themselves]

    Dr. Shiga: Five hundred thousand years.

  • Reporter #1: [to McQueen] How you feeling?

    Reporter #2: [to McQueen] Have you seen the latest record Storm's been set?

    Reporter #3: [to McQueen] Have you given any thought to retiring?

    Reporter #4: [to McQueen] McQueen, over here!

  • Reporter #2: How do you plan to change the school finance formula?

    George W. Bush: I for one will not stand for the subsidization of failure. How do you know if you measure up if you have a system that simply

    [sic]

    George W. Bush: suckles them through.

    Reporter #2: What about our failed schools? Do you think the state needs to take them over?

    George W. Bush: More government's not the answer. We must have the attitude that every child in America, regardless where raised can learn. Rarely is the question asked is their children learning.

  • Karl Rove: Here they come they'll be bringing the heat.

    George W. Bush: I know, don't swing at anything I can't hit.

    Reporter #1: Mr. Bush, Mr. Bush, you didn't talk much about education. What are your plans for reform?

    George W. Bush: Well, uh, I'm gonna deregulate school districts so that teachers and administrators can, you know, can develop programs to best fit their kids

    Reporter #2: Sir, are you proposing to measure student's progress?

    George W. Bush: Oh, well, we need to make a wholesale effort against racial profiling, you know? Which is, uh, illiterate children. You need to be able to teach a child to read and then he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.

    Karl Rove: We're in the very early stages of developing our program.

  • Reporter: Thousands gathered to witness the maiden voyage of the Baron's technological marvel, Southland's newest wonder, the Treer MegaZeppelin.

    Reporter#2: ...at the hills above Los Angeles today, while on the ground, authorities are bracing the first riots since 1992.

    Reporter#3: You can see right there a car bomb went off just moments ago.

  • Reporter 1: Have you located the splurge gun yet, sir?

    O'Dreary: I'm afraid I can't answer that.

    Reporter 1: You're not at liberty to say?

    O'Dreary: [annoyed] No, I don't know the answer.

    Reporter 2: Do you know where the guns are coming from, Lieutenant?

    O'Dreary: Eh, I'm not at liberty to say. You'll have to ask Captain Smolsky that question.

  • Reporter #2: Is that box registered to a name?

    Postal Clerk: Yes, of course that box is registered to a name, but I can't give it out to you.

    Detective #1: [holds out his police badge] But you can to me.

    Postal Clerk: Yes, sir, I can get it for you... instantly. That box is registered to a Mr. Charles U. Farley, 112 Crescent.

    Reporter #2: But that's the address of the school!

    Detective #1: Heh, Chuck U. Farley!

  • Reporter #1: Are you gonna keep on with your detective work then?

    Nick Charles: I retired. I'm just going to take care of my wife's money, so I'll have something in my old age.

    Reporter #2: You said you'd retired in New York; but, I noticed you took that Thin Man case.

    Reporter #3: Oh, that Thin Man was a beaut! They're still talking about it.

    Reporter #1: Pick us up another Thin Man, will ya Nick?

  • Reporter #2: That's your castle on the Hudson, Tommy.

    Tommy Connors: Hi ya, Sing Sing. What a lousy name. Sounds like a Chop Suey joint.

  • Reporter 1: What's that?

    Reporter 2: Another Venus.

    Reporter 1: Twenty-five thousand bucks. That's a lot of money to pay for a dame without a head.

  • [first lines]

    Reporter #1: Tonight, investigators are questioning the credibility of those clinical trials.

    Woman #1: I'm very angry. I can't believe doctors could betray so many people.

    Man #1: I was part of the initial test group for the drug Vypraxilin. And, I can say without a doubt it was probably the worst decision I've ever made in my life.

    Man #2: These people knowingly put out inaccurate information and they were being selective in the facts about the case.

    Woman #2: She looked at me and then collapsed. Her mouth filled with blood and... it was terrifying.

    Reporter #2: In fact, an investigation by the fda found no evidence of false data from Pierson pharmaceuticals.

    Reporter #3: This is the third death attributed to the medication, with many more claims surfacing each day.

    Woman #3: They need to be held accountable.

  • [last lines]

    Kit Winter: It's easy. It's like breathing. It's like a heartbeat.

    Reporter 1: Have you been following the Tom and Theo trial?

    Reporter 2: Where's Barnaby?

    Reporter 3: Carmen, who made your dress?

    Bouncer: Get that camera out of here!

  • Dr. Adam Steele: Gentlemen, we have just returned from our last meeting with our science advisors, and I'm happy to report that the launch is ready to go on schedule. The countdown will begin at 0800 tomorrow. And now, gentlemen, I want to introduce the astronaut chosen for this mission... Colonel Frank Saunders. Colonel Saunders will answer any questions that you might have. Frank?

    [shows Frank to the podium]

    Col. Frank Saunders: Dr. Steele is an optimist. What he means is I'll *try* to answer your questions.

    Reporter #1: Colonel, aren't you just a little concerned about making a trip of 49 million miles alone? And when you *do* get to Mars, you still expect to be alone, or... you expect to find other life?

    Col. Frank Saunders: I'm completely trained and ready for this mission, I'm not concerned. Now, fear is either physiological, or the result of ignorance and superstition. I'm in good physical condition, and haven't had the time to get superstitious. On the basis of all available data, it would be impossible to determine conclusively whether or not there is life on Mars. That's one of the things I expect to find out.

    Reporter #1: Colonel, we understand that the radio telescope located on the down range island complex has been receiving signals in answer to their transmissions. It should maybe be from another civilization or a space vehicle itself.

    Col. Frank Saunders: These signals could come from several sources. There's been no official agreement as to their origin, nor has there been anything to prove that they were sent by other intelligent beings.

    Reporter #2: Colonel, how did you get picked for this project? Aren't there more experienced astronauts available?

    Col. Frank Saunders: My career in the military, prior to this mission, was in test flight operations. Now, as I understand it, all the data on available test pilots was fed into a computer, and the results seem to indicate that I am the most likely candidate. Of course, I'm proud and happy to have been chosen, but I make it a rule never to question the decisions of my superiors.

    Reporter #1: Colonel, I, uh, I've been covering the space program for *quite* a long time, yet, uh, prior to the day, I've never even heard of you. How do you explain that?

    [Steele, Karen, and General Bowers look at each other nervously]

    Col. Frank Saunders: [smiles] I guess I'm the shy type!

    [Frank, smiling, freezes perfectly still, much to everyone's concern]

    Reporter #1: [chuckling nervously] Colonel? Colonel?

    Dr. Adam Steele: Gentlemen, the Colonel wasn't kidding, he really *is* shy! He, um... it's been a long day and we're all rather tired.

    [Steele and Karen take the stiff Frank out of the conference room]

  • Reporter #2: Why are you filming in Mexico?

    Sam Vogel: In Africa you would ask me the same question. Should I crank at the north pole?

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