2012 (I) (2009)

Tom McCarthy: Gordon Silberman

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Quotes 

• [They're about to drive out from the plane with the Bentley] 

  Jackson Curtis : All right, let's go!

  Tamara : Wait! Where's Sasha?

  Gordon Silberman : Sasha's fine. We need to get out of here before he touches down.

  Tamara : No, no, no! We have to wait for him.

  Yuri Karpov : Go Jackson, go!

  Jackson Curtis : [Tries to start the car]  It won't start!

  [Everyone panics] 

  Yuri Karpov : Shut up, everbody!

  [Everyone stops screaming] 

  Yuri Karpov : Engine... start!

  [Car starts] 

• Kate Curtis : [on the phone with Jackson]  Hello?

  Jackson Curtis : [in the limo en route to Kate's house]  Kate, stop what you're doing.

  Kate Curtis : Jackson?

  Jackson Curtis : Listen to me. I've rented a plane. Pack up the kids, I'm gonna be there in five minutes.

  Kate Curtis : What are you talking about? We're gonna do our regular Saturday. Noah has music at 2 and Lil has karate.

  Gordon Silberman : Not gonna expect him to remember.

  Jackson Curtis : Kate, California is going down! Pack up the kids now!

  Kate Curtis : They just got back. God, you sound like a cray person. The Governor just said we're fine.

  Jackson Curtis : The guy's an actor! He's reading a script! When they tell you not to panic...

  [makes a hard left] 

  Jackson Curtis : that's when you run!

  Kate Curtis : Look, will you call me back when you calm down?

  [hangs up phone] 

  Lilly Curtis : Mommy, why is Daddy so crazy?

  [Gordon looks at Kate] 

  Kate Curtis : Finish your pancakes, Al Capone.

• Sasha : Boss, I found us a plane.

  Yuri Karpov : Can you still fly that thing?

  Sasha : Sure, boss. But I need co-pilot.

  Lilly Curtis : Gordon's a pilot.

  Gordon Silberman : No, I'm not. I'm not.

  Jackson Curtis : Yes, he is. Great pilot. Let's go.

  Yuri Karpov : Good. Let's go!

  [both groups set out for the plane] 

  Gordon Silberman : [just before going outdoors]  Jackson, stop saying I'm a pilot.

• Gordon Silberman : What he said about you and Sasha, is it true?

  Tamara : Sasha was worth 100 times a man like Yuri. I should have listend to you, Dr. Silberman. I actually like the way I looked before that monster talk me into it.

  Gordon Silberman : Did you know he asked for a discount? And he paid in installments.

  Tamara : Cheap bastard.

• Gordon Silberman : Honey, why don't we make a baby?

  Kate Curtis : We're not making a baby in the supermarket!

• Kate Curtis : Does anybody got any money? We could bribe them.

  Gordon Silberman : I do, I do.

  Jackson Curtis : You got a billion euros?

• Jackson Curtis : We gotta get to the Santa Monica Airport!

  Gordon Silberman : Well, take the freeway! It'll be half the time!

  Jackson Curtis : [as the freeway collapses from the earthquake]  Yeah, right!

• Kate Curtis : [as they escape Los Angeles in the plane]  I don't understand. How did you know this was to happen?

  Jackson Curtis : It's not just California. It's the whole goddamned world that gone to shit. I met this guy at Yellowstone, this crazy guy, but he's been right about that's happened so far. And he says that the government is building these ships, spaceships, I don't know what, but something.

  Gordon Silberman : What, ships?

  Jackson Curtis : Yeah, places where we can be safe. He knows where they are. He's got a map.

  Kate Curtis : Jackson...

  Jackson Curtis : Kate, you gotta just trust me on this, okay?

  Gordon Silberman : Guys... look.

  [L.A. is sinking into the Pacific as they fly away] 

• Gordon Silberman : Honey, women pay me thousands of dollars to handle their boobs, and you get it for free.