Tremors (1990)

Bobby Jacoby: Melvin Plug

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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!

• 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!

• Melvin Plug : Burt, you asshole! There's no bullets in this gun!

  Burt Gummer : Got you moving, didn't it?

• 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!

• [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.

• 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.