Tanaki Quotes in Medicine Man (1992)

Dr. Robert Campbell: Not get my head knocked off in the process.

[Campbell and the Medicine Man are in a battle of wills and walking sticks, while Campbell asks more specifics about the makeup of the serum to cure cancer]

Medicine Man: [shouting at Campbell, and banging his walking stick on the ground]

Tanaki: [translating for Rae] He say, he born of a monkey...

Dr. Robert Campbell: [speaks in the native tongue]

Tanaki: [translates for Rae] Father, you talk gods, know all things...

Dr. Rae Crane: Yeah, nice kiss.

Medicine Man: [shouting at Campbell in native tongue]

Medicine Man: [translating to Rae] He say, he have no father...

Dr. Robert Campbell: [speaks in native tongue]

Tanaki: [translates to Rae] Father, need ju-ju for sick boy. World hold many sick boy...

Medicine Man: [shouting at Campbell in native tongue]

Tanaki: [translates to Rae] He say, bring here...

Medicine Man: [shouting at Campbell in native tongue while fighting Campbell]

Tanaki: [translating to Rae] He say, he no more can get it up than...

Dr. Robert Campbell: [looks back to Tanaki and Rae, momentarily distracted] I don't need a fuckin' interpreter!

Dr. Rae Crane: I do!

[Campbell gets hit in the thigh by the Medicine Man's staff as a result of the distraction, Rae winces in sympathy pain]

Dr. Rae Crane: Awwwww!

Dr. Robert Campbell: [in a slightly low but agitated tone] Watch your step, runt!

Dr. Rae Crane: Campbell...

[Rae cautions Campbell to continue to eat crow to get the information they came for]

Dr. Robert Campbell: [Campbell makes a peaceful motion, slightly raising his staff horizontally in the air but not leaving himself open for attack and speaks in the native tongue]

Tanaki: [translating for Rae] Father, its too far. Ju-Ju in sky flower?

Dr. Robert Campbell, Medicine Man: [both Campbell and the Medicine Man circle each other, feigning and parrying off each attack from each other, talking as they fight]

Dr. Rae Crane: What did he say, what did he say?

Medicine Man: AHHHHHHHHH!

[the Medicine Man tries to knock Campbell off his feet with his staff as he shouts a reply, but Campbell blocks the attack and the fight ends, a distressed look comes over Campbell's face. The Medicine Man snuffs Campbell, and walks away]

Dr. Rae Crane: What did he say, what did he say?

Tanaki: [translates to Rae] No ju-ju sky flower... only house for bugs. Campbell's a fool.