Rat Race (2001)

Lanei Chapman: Merrill Jennings

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Quotes 

• [after Sinclair has told them repeatedly to "go", to no avail] 

  Merrill : So, when you say "go", you mean, just go?

  Donald Sinclair : Uh, begin, commence, start moving... theoretically you have been racing for about forty seconds now, and so far Mr. Schaffer is winning because he's nearest to the door.

• Merrill : I think this is some kind of scam!

  Vera Baker : Oh good, a scam! We'll do it!

• [Talking about Sinclair and his idea for them competing in the "race"] 

  Merrill : It's some sort of joke. It has to be.

  Duane Cody : What kind of jackass just gives away $2 million?

  Owen Templeton : Maybe it's a publicity stunt.

  Randy Pear : What kind of publicity? He swore us all to secrecy.

  Vera Baker : Maybe it's a secret publicity stunt.

  Randy Pear : A *secret* publicity stunt?

• Merrill : We're not crazy, lady!

  Vera Baker : We should've bought a squirrel, but we didn't buy a squirrel.

  Merrill : Which is why we stole the rocket car.

• Enrico Pollini : Food. Look at all this food!

  [gasps] 

  Enrico Pollini : Little Cock doggies!

  Merrill : They're called cocktail weenies.

  Enrico Pollini : Weenies! Ha! I'm so sorry. My English is not so good. But I'm learning!

• Rental Car Trainee : We have a midsized Caprice.

  Vera Baker : What color is it?

  Merrill : It doesn't matter! We'll take it.

• Test Driver : [to a crowd of spectators and the press]  Are there any questions?

  Reporter : Mr. Calvert, what is the current land speed record?

  Test Driver : That would be 742 miles per hour, but we hope to have a new record today. Anyone else?

  Vera Baker : [in the rocket car with Merrill, to the driver]  How do you start it?

  Test Driver : [to the crowd]  Ah, good question. There's a green lever to the left of the steering wheel in the cockpit, which engages the primary thruster, igniting the jet...

  Merrill : [pushes the green lever, causing the rocket car to blast off]