Tremors (1990)
Bobby Jacoby: Melvin Plug
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Quotes
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Rhonda LeBeck : I think I have a plan. What if we throw a bomb that way, the way we want to go? Then when it goes off, I mean, if it scares them away, we run like goddamn bastards!... Pardon my French.
Melvin Plug : But what if they don't get scared, what if they don't run?
Rhonda LeBeck : I don't think it *does* scare them, it *hurts* them! They're so sensitive to sound, they *gotta* run!
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Rhonda LeBeck : They only respond to vibration, right? Couldn't we... distract them somehow?
Valentine McKee : Yeah, something to keep 'em busy, like a... like a decoy!
Miguel : Hey Melvin... wanna make a buck?
Melvin Plug : [Flips him the bird] Eh, eat it!
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Melvin Plug : Burt, you asshole! There's no bullets in this gun!
Burt Gummer : Got you moving, didn't it?
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Valentine McKee : Wait wait wait. This one's not falling for it. This one ain't dumb. He's tryin' to trick us.
Earl Bassett : Use your bomb!
Valentine McKee : It's our *last one!*
Earl Bassett : Well what else you gonna use it for?
Valentine McKee : So what if we make it to the rocks? We'll be dead in three days anyway!
Earl Bassett : Well I wanna live for the three days!
Burt Gummer : What the hell, what's the matter? Use the bomb, for Chrissake!
Melvin Plug : Throw that bomb, man! Scare them away!
[pause, they look at Rhonda]
Rhonda LeBeck : Throw the bomb!
Valentine McKee : [looking at the bomb] This bastard ain't smarter than us.
Earl Bassett : For Christ's sake, Val!
Valentine McKee : I'm gonna go for it.
Earl Bassett : Go for *what?*
[Valentine takes off running; Earl runs after him as the graboid bursts out of the ground]
Earl Bassett : Shit! What're you *doing?*
Valentine McKee : I GOT A GODDAMN PLAAAAN!
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[Melvin has a Graboid snake tongue wrapped around his neck]
Melvin Plug : [screams] It's got me! It's got me!
[Melvin bursts into laughter. Everyone realizes he was playing a joke]
Walter Chang : Melvin!
Burt Gummer : Damn it, Melvin!
[gets in Melvin's face and Melvin stops laughing]
Burt Gummer : You came that close, too close. No more games.
Earl Bassett : Melvin, one of these days, somebody's gonna kick your ass.
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Melvin Plug : Hey, gimme a gun! I'll take one!
Burt Gummer : I wouldn't give you a gun if it was World War III.