Donovan's Reef (1963)

Lee Marvin: Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley

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Quotes 

• [Gilhooley about to throw bottle during fight] 

  Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan : Not the brandy, you dope!

  Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley : [puts bottle carefully down on bar]  Sorry!

• Miss Lafleur : [while being pushed off by Gilhooley]  Oh, you've come back to marry me.

  Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley : Oh, now look LaFleur, you're the love of my life. You're the only dame that meant anything to me, but I already told you I'd make a -

  [takes a big gulp of beer] 

  Miss Lafleur : I know.

  Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley : I got a wife in Hoboken.

  Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan : ...and San Pedro, and San Diego and Norfolk, Virginia.

  Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley : That's right. You wouldn't want me to go up on a bigamy charge, would you?

• Australian Navy officer : I beg your pardon sir. Did I understand you to say, "Limeys?"

  Diminutive Australian Navy Officer : I heard him.

  Australian Navy Officer : Me too.

  Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan : [Enters]  Gilhooley! Where the Hell is my suit?

  Diminutive Australian Navy Officer : [Slaps Donovan on the chest]  Stay out of this little man. You might get hurt.

  Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley : You guys uh, looking for trouble?

  Australian Navy officer : Tipperary born and bred Limeys.

  Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan : Oh Monk, you're not gonna let three guys gang up on one guy even if it is Gilhooley.

  Sergeant Monk Menkowicz : [Shakes his head]  I seen it done.

  Australian Navy officer : Three against two.

  [Pokes Donovan in the chest] 

  Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan : Me?

  Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley : [laughs] 

  Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan : Its the holidays. Christmas. Have a drink.

  Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley : I will, then.

  Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan : On the house. Look, we're noble allies. Coral Seas - we were with you.

  Australian Navy officer : He's got a point

  Diminutive Australian Navy Officer : Yeah, a definite point.

  Australian Navy officer : Ah, my apologies to you sir.

  Diminutive Australian Navy Officer : And a Happy New Year to us all.

  Australian Navy officer : FESTUS!

  [Enter Festus, smiling and eager] 

  Australian Navy officer : My little brother. Festus, we're having a sporting event. Turn your hat around. You are now a Yank. Three against -

  [punched by Festus] 

• Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan : [Sending Morse Code message to Doc]  Let's have it.

  Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan : [Reads note from Gilhooley]  "Doc, Mayday, your Boston dotter here." Dotter, D-O-T-T-E-R.

  Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley : That's right. Two T's.

  Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan : Insert name of? Her name's AMEILIA, you dope!

  Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley : How do I know? I ain't shackin' up with her!

• Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley : Hey, I got an idea. You know how I am when it comes to broads huh?

  Marquis Andre de Lage : Yes

  Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley : All right. So I meet her on the beach and invite her up here.

  Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan : And then what?

  Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley : Then I slip her a Mickey.