The Rocketeer (1991)
Timothy Dalton: Neville Sinclair
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Quotes
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Neville Sinclair : [on the road leading to the Griffith Observatory] C'mon, Eddie. I'm paying you well. Does it really matter where the money comes from?
[siding with the G-men to fight the Nazis]
Eddie Valentine : It matters to me. I may not make an honest buck, but I'm 100% American. I don't work for no two-bit Nazi. Let the girl go!
[Neville laughs, then calls out - in German - a group of hidden armed Sturmabteilung German soldiers who promptly hold everyone at gunpoint]
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Cliff Secord : [Cliff knocks Neville down inside the control cabin of the Zeppelin] Where's your stuntman now, Sinclair?
Neville Sinclair : [knocking Cliff down] I do my own stunts!
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Jenny : [while inside a hidden room behind the bookcase inside his mansion] Oh my God. Neville Sinclair's a...
Neville Sinclair : [confronting her] A what? Spy? Saboteur? Fascist? All of the above.
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[Valentine and his gang have brought Secord and the rocket to Neville Sinclair]
Cliff Secord : [on the road leading to the Griffith Observatory] What's it like working for a Nazi, Eddie? Does he pay you in dollars or Deutschmarks?
Eddie Valentine : What's he talking about, Sinclair?
Cliff Secord : Oh, yeah, Eddie! I got it straight from the Feds. Nazi spy ring, Flying Commandos, the works!
Neville Sinclair : He's been flying where the air's too thin.
Jenny : Tell him about the secret room. Tell him about the Germans on the radio!
Goose : [pointing a gun at Lothar] Easy, Frankenstein. You ain't bulletproof!
Eddie Valentine : Start talking, Sinclair!
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Jenny : [inside the control cabin of the Zeppelin] Everything about you is a lie.
Neville Sinclair : It wasn't lies, Jenny. It was acting.
[laughs evilly, unaware of the gas leak]
Neville Sinclair : I shall miss Hollywood.
[Neville straps the rocket on and leaves]
Cliff Secord : I don't think so.
[the rocket explodes, killing Neville and crashes into the Hollywoodland sign, destroying the last four letters]
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Jenny : [to Neville, inside his mansion] Do you have to drug all your women to seduce them? You're part of this. You kidnapped me.
Neville Sinclair : Against my will, believe me. I'm as much a victim as you are. They're blackmailing me. These are brutal, ruthless men, Jenny.
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Charlie, Filmstage Actor : [Engaged in swordfight with Neville] Prepare to die that we may learn the identity of The Laughing Bandit!
Neville Sinclair : Why wait?
[removes mask]
Noblewoman in Laughing Bandit : [gasps]
Nobleman in Laughing Bandit : Good heavens, it's Sir Reginald!
Neville Sinclair : None other!
[stabs Charlie]
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Neville Sinclair : [regarding what he's after] It's a rocket.
Eddie Valentine : [surprised] A rocket?
Neville Sinclair : [laughing inside his mansion] Yeah. Like in the comic books.
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Neville Sinclair : Valentine, we're going to do what I think is necessary.
Eddie Valentine : [inside his office inside the south Seas Club] And that includes breaking one of my men in half, huh? The next time you go after one of my men, I'll kill ya.
Neville Sinclair : Don't threaten me, Eddie. Just do your job.
Eddie Valentine : Hey, Sinclair? If the Feds take me, I'm taking you with me. I'm gonna tell you everthing.
Neville Sinclair : Who are they going to believe? A cheap crook, or the number-three box-office star in America?
Eddie Valentine : [throwing his cigar down] Nummber-three *jerk*!
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[about to leave with Jenny to board the Zeppelin]
Neville Sinclair : Goodbye, Eddie. Happy Valentine's Day.
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Zeppelin Captain : [inside the control cabin of the Zeppelin] We are losing altitude! We must drop some weight!
Nazi Agent : [to Neville] You, you... actor!
[Neville shoots the Agent, sending him dropping out the window. The Captain stares at him]
Neville Sinclair : For the Fatherland!
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Zeppelin Captain : Do not worry, Herr Sinclair. My pilot is the finest in Germany. We are in very capable hands. He will not let us down.
[Lothar promptly crashes through the cockpit window, sending the pilot crashing through the opposite window and falling screaming to his death. After a stunned silence, Sinclair and the Captain look up at the heavy object swinging across the window]
Neville Sinclair : Lothar...
