First Blood (1982)
Richard Crenna: Trautman
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Quotes
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Trautman : [1:24:53] You did everything to make this private war happen. You've done enough damage. This mission is over, Rambo. Do you understand me? This mission is over! Look at them out there! Look at them! If you won't end this now, they will kill you. Is that what you want? It's over Johnny. It's over!
Rambo : Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off! It wasn't my war! You asked me, I didn't ask you! And I did what I had to do to win! But somebody wouldn't let us win! And I come back to the world and I see all those maggots at the airport, protesting me, spitting. Calling me baby killer and all kinds of vile crap! Who are they to protest me, huh? Who are they? Unless they've been me and been there and know what the hell they're yelling about!
Trautman : It was a bad time for everyone, Rambo. It's all in the past now.
Rambo : For *you*! For me civilian life is nothing! In the field we had a code of honor, you watch my back, I watch yours. Back here there's nothing!
Trautman : You're the last of an elite group, don't end it like this.
Rambo : Back there I could fly a gunship, I could drive a tank, I was in charge of million dollar equipment, back here I can't even hold a job *parking cars*!
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Trautman : I don't think you understand. I didn't come to rescue Rambo from you. I came here to rescue you from him.
Teasle : Well, we all appreciate your concern Colonel, I will try to be extra careful!
Trautman : I'm just amazed he allowed any of your posse to live.
Teasle : Is that right?
Trautman : Strictly speaking, he slipped up. You're lucky to be breathing.
Teasle : That's just great. Colonel, you came out here to find out why one of your machines blew a gasket!
Trautman : You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In Vietnam his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well Rambo was the best.
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Teasle : He was just another drifter who broke the law!
Trautman : Vagrancy wasn't it? That's gonna look real good on his grave stone in Arlington: Here lies John Rambo, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, survivor of countless incursions behind enemy lines. Killed for vagrancy in Jerkwater, USA.
Teasle : Now don't give me any of that crap Trautman. Do you think Rambo was the only guy who had a tough time in Vietnam? He killed a police officer for Christ's sake!
Trautman : You're goddamn lucky he didn't kill all of you.
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Deputy Lester : [referring to the mistreatment of Rambo] I was just talking to Mitch, and he said that Gault and a couple of the deputies were... a little hard on the guy.
State Police Capt. Dave Kern : Assholes!
Teasle : It doesn't make one goddamn bit of difference, Dave, and you know it! If one of my deputies... gets out of line with a prisoner then the prisoner comes to me with it. And if I find out it's like he says I kick the deputy's ass! *Me*! The *Law*! People start fucking around with the law then all hell breaks loose! Whatever possessed God in heaven to make a man like Rambo?
Trautman : God didn't make Rambo, I made him!
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Trautman : Company leader to identify Baker Team - Rambo, Messner, Ortega, Coletta, Jorgensen, Danforth, Berry, Krakauer confirm! This is Colonel Trautman. Talk to me, Johnny.
Rambo : They're all gone Sir.
Trautman : Rambo! Are you all right?
Rambo : Baker Team. They're all dead, sir.
Trautman : Not Delmar Berry, he made it.
Rambo : Berry's gone too Sir.
Trautman : How?
Rambo : Got himself killed in 'Nam, didn't even know it. Cancer ate him down to the bone.
Trautman : I'm sorry, I didn't know.
Rambo : I'm the last one Sir.
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Trautman : It's good to hear your voice Johnny, it's been a long time. Look John, you've done some damage here, they don't want anymore trouble. That's why I've come. I want to come in there and fly you the hell out. Just you and me. We'll work this thing out together. Is that fair enough?
Rambo : Where did you come from Sir?
Trautman : Bragg.
Rambo : I tried to get in touch with you, but the guys in Bragg never knew where to find you.
Trautman : You know I haven't been spending much time there lately, they've got me down in D.C. I'm shining a seat with my ass.
Rambo : I wish I was back in Bragg now.
Trautman : We'll talk about that when you come in.
Rambo : I can't do that Sir.
Trautman : Look John, we can't have you running around out there killing friendly civilians.
Rambo : There are no friendly civilians!
Trautman : But I'm your friend Johnny! I was there with you knee-deep in all that blood and guts. I covered your ass more than once. Seems like baling you out of trouble's got to be a life-time achievement for me.
Rambo : There wouldn't be no trouble except for that king-shit cop! All I wanted was something to eat. But the man kept pushing Sir.
Trautman : Well you did some pushing on your own John.
Rambo : They drew first blood, not me.
Trautman : Look Johnny, let me come in and get you the hell out of there!
Rambo : They drew first blood...
Trautman : Rambo, are you still reading me? Covey leader to Raven! Rambo! Acknowledge!
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Trautman : I came to get my boy.
State Police Capt. Dave Kern : *Your BOY*?
Trautman : I recruited him. I trained him. I commanded him for three years in Vietnam. I'd say that makes him mine.
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Trautman : Teasle, you and all your men couldn't handle him before what makes you think you can handle him now? Only God knows what damage he's prepared to do.
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Trautman : Covey leader calling Raven. Come on Raven. Covey leader calling Raven. Covey leader to Raven, talk to me, Johnny.
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Trautman : Setting him up for you? That's like bringing the pigeons to the cat.
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Trautman : In Vietnam, you can bet that Rambo and I got pretty confused. But we had orders. When in doubt... kill!
