Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke I love it when I win.
2nd most-quoted character in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001): in 24 of its 140 quotes
Most scenes with: Milo Thatch (6), Jebidiah Allardyce "Cookie" Farnsworth (6), Helga Katrina Sinclair (5)
Well, I gotta hand it to you. You're a bigger pain in the neck than I would have ever thought possible! I consider myself an even-tempered man; it takes a rotten lot to get under my skin. But congratulations - you just won the solid gold kewpie doll!
More lines from Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke
14 quotes Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke Next time, get it in writing.
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke [upon meeting Milo Thatch for the first time]
Milo Thatch. Pleasure to meet the grandson of old Thaddeus. I see you got the journal. Nice pictures, but, I prefer a good western myself.
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke Yes, this should be enriching for all of us.
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke [The Leviathan attacks the submarine]
Tell Cookie to melt the butter and break out the bibs, I want this lobster served up on a silver platter.
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke [repeated line]
Lieutenant!
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke Seven hours ago, we started this expedition with 200 of the finest men and women I've ever known. We're all that's left. I won't sugar-coat it, gentlemen - we've got a crisis on our hands. But we've been up this particular creek before and we've always come through, paddle or no paddle. I see no reason to change that policy now. From here on in, everyone pulls double duty. Everyone drives, everyone works. Looks like all our chances rest with you, Mister Thatch. You and that little book.
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke Like a kid at Christmas.
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke This changes nothing.
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke Academics, you never want to get your hands dirty. Think about it: if you gave back every stolen artifact from a museum, you'd be left with an empty building; we're just providing a necessary service to the archaeological community.
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke I gotta admit I'm disappointed, you're an idealist just like your grandfather. Do yourself a favor, Milo, don't be like him; for once, do the smart thing.
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke [to Milo, about to leave him in a dying Atlantis, just after punching Milo]
Look at it this way, son; you're the man who discovered Atlantis and now you're part of the exhibit.
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke We're losing altitude, lighten the load.
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke [last words]
Tired, Mr. Thatch? Aw, that's a darn shame, cause I'm just getting warmed up!
Scenes with Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke
9 scenes Rourke Looks like we hit a roadblock. [looks to Vinny] What do you think, Vinny?
Vinny
I could unroadblock that if I had about two hundred of these [points to a stick of TNT in his hand]... Only problem is I got about [counts on fingers] ten, plus, [pulls up a small bag] five of my own... Couple of cherry bombs... [pulls out a flare]... Road flare...
Vinny
[Rourke just looks at Vinny]
Hey! Too bad we don't have some nitroglycerin, eh, Milo? [Milo gives Vinny a "drop dead" look while Mole laughs]
Commander Rourke Looks like all our chances for survival rest with you, Mr Thatch. You and that little book.
Packard
We're all gonna die.
Someone needs to talk to that girl.
Mole
I will go!
Vinny
Someone with good people skills.
Mole
I will do it!
Someone who won't scare her away.
Mole
I volunteer!
Packard Someone who can speak the language.
Mole
For the good of the mission, I will go!
Commander Rourke [to Milo, who is not paying attention]
Good man, Thatch. Thanks for volunteering.
[Mole cries]
Rourke! We got a big hit and we're taking in water fast! I don't wanna be around when it hits the boilers!
Rourke How much time do we have?
20 minutes, if the bulkhead holds.
[BOOM!]
You better make that 5.
Rourke You heard the girl. Let's move!
Move where?
Packard, let's go!
Packard
[on the phone]
And he took his suitcase? Marge, honey, I don't think he's coming back.
PACKARD!
Packard
Gonna have to call you back. [slight pause] No-no, I'll call you.
[Everyone sleeping on the tents, Kida appears and hunters with the masks while hunting trip. She look for Milo's bag search for picture to Thaddeus and Milo and he's yawning up out of the tent. Kida and the hunters it startled runs off the tent. Milo turns a flashlight on with the shovel toilet paper.] [Snores in the tent]
The redhead's got a gun. [snores]
[As Milo took the flashlight sees a Firefly hive, glowing flies, he zip down the pants, it buzz off the fireflies then drops a flashlight and squish by shovel toilet paper turns to fire]
Holy-- Whoa! [Fireflies burns a tents and there many glowing flies out of hive] Fire. [Fireflies chases and he alarm calling to everyone out of tent] Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
Commander Rourke [Glances at a clock reading 2:00 A.M]
I'm gonna kill him. [out the tent] Thatch, go back to bed.
Get some water on that fire!
Commander Rourke No time! Get us into those caves! Move it! Move it! Move it!
Yah-ha! Gertie, pull!
Mole
[It is destroyed by watertank truck, crash his trucks it burns by fireflies, The Hive breaks down to the bridge] [Mole's digger backs up to steering tires squealing wheel]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
[The Bridge crash down by glowing fireflies in the cave, as everyone drive trucks going back down into Big Hole, and hitting bumps ahead get shocked by an accidents]
Whoa! Whoa!
Aah!
Commander Rourke Aah!
[the screen cuts to black, and a crash is heard]
I know what you seek, and you will not find it here. Your journey has been in vain.
Commander Rourke But we are peaceful explorers. Men of science.
[chuckles grimly as he sees Commander Rourke's sidearm]
And yet you bring weapons.
Commander Rourke Our weapons allow us to remove... obstacles we may encounter.
Some obstacles cannot be removed with a mere show of force. Return to your people. You must leave Atlantis, at once.
Commander Rourke Your Majesty, be reasonable.
Sir?
Commander Rourke Not now, son.
Uh, trust me on this. We'd better do as he says.
Commander Rourke May I respectfully request that... we stay one night, sir? That would give us time to rest, resupply, be ready to travel by morning.
Very well. One night. That is all.
Commander Rourke [Milo is confronted by Commander Rourke and the others, who are holding guns]
You have a nice swim?
Hey, guys. What's going on? What's- What's with all the guns? [notice that they are staring at him] Guys? [suddenly realizes; exhales] I'm such an idiot. This is just another treasure hunt for you. You're after the crystal!
Commander Rourke [reveals the missing page]
Oh, you mean this?
Commander Rourke Yeah, about that, I would've told you this sooner, but it was strictly on a need-to-know basis, and, well, now you know. I had to be sure you were one of us. [raises his hand to Milo] Welcome to the club, son.
Commander Rourke [Commander Rourke's mercenaries grab Kida, resulting in a struggle which takes place, which ends with Kida restrained.]
Mercenary? I prefer the term "venture capitalist". Besides, you're the one who got us here. You led us right to the treasure chest.
Commander Rourke What's to know? It's big, it's shiny, it's gonna make us all rich.
You think it's some kind of a diamond. I thought it was some kind of a battery, but we're both wrong. It's their life-force. That crystal is the only thing keeping these people alive. You take that away, and they'll die.
Commander Rourke Well, that changes things. Helga, what do you think?
Knowing that, I'd double the price.
Commander Rourke I was thinking triple.
Rourke, don't...do this.
Commander Rourke Academics. You never want to get your hands dirty. Think about it. If you gave back every stolen artifact from a museum you'd be left with an empty building. We're just providing a necessary service to the archeological community.
Not interested.
Commander Rourke I got to admit, I'm disappointed. You're an idealist, just like your grandfather. Do yourself a favor, Milo. Don't be like him. For once, do the smart thing. [Milo silently stares at Commander Rourke with anger] I really hate it when negotiations go sour. [Snap his fingers allowing his men to point the gun at Kida and **** them] Let's try this again. [shows Milo the missing page on the Heart of Atlantis again]
Vinny
[Commander Rourke and the others destroy the door to the throne room with a bomb]
Knock, knock.
[Nedakh's guards raise their spears] [Holds Kida as hostage]
Tell them to drop their weapons, now!
[Nedakh, in Atlantean, tells his guards to drop their spears and they do so] [Commander Rourke's men search the room for the Heart of Atlantis]
Spread out! Search everywhere!
Commander Rourke You're not applying yourself, son. There's got to be something else.
Well, there isn't. It just says, "The heart of Atlantis lies in the eyes of her king."
Commander Rourke Well, then maybe Old King Cole here can help us fill in the blanks. How about it, chief? Where's the crystal chamber?
You will destroy yourselves.
Commander Rourke Maybe I'm not being clear.
[Commander Rourke punches Nedakh hard in the chest, shocking everyone including Kida. Nedakh falls on the ground, wounded] [Angry Atlantean speaking]
Rourke, this was not a part of the plan!
Commander Rourke Plan's changed, doc. I'd suggest you put a bandage on that bleeding heart of yours. It doesn't suit a mercenary. [Sits on Nedakh's throne, knocking over a bowl of fruit and spilling its contents everywhere] Well, as usual, diplomacy has failed us. [To Nedakh] Now I'm going to count to 10 and you're going to tell me where the crystal is. 1. [**** pistol] 2. [Aims at Nedakh, shocking everyone] 9. T- [stops as he looks at the water than back at the book]
Commander Rourke [The presence of Heart of Atlantis has been revealed in the water]
"The heart of Atlantis lies in the eyes of her king"? This is it, we're in! [throws the Shepherd's Journal back at Milo and heads to the entrance to Heart of Atlantis]
Rourke, for the last time, you've got to listen to me. You don't have the slightest idea what this power is capable of.
True, but I can think of a few countries who'd pay anything to find out.
Commander Rourke Hurry. Get on.
Commander Rourke [Milo, Kida, Commander Rourke and Helga Sinclair get on the platform leading to find the Heart of Atlantis]
Jackpot.
[as Commander Rourke is pushing the balloon with the crystal and Kida attached to it, he notices Thatch's rescue squad]
There they are!
Commander Rourke [to his men]
We've got company!
Other characters in Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Milo Thatch
Michael J. Fox
Jebidiah Allardyce "Cookie" Farnsworth
Jim Varney
Dr. Joshua Strongbear Sweet
Phil Morris
Vincenzo Santorini
Don Novello
Helga Katrina Sinclair
Claudia Christian
Wilhemina Bertha Packard
Florence Stanley
Audrey Rocio Ramirez
Jacqueline Obradors
Princess 'Kida' Kidagakash
Cree Summer
The King of Atlantis
Gaëtan "Mole" Molière
Gaeton "Mole" Moliere
Corey Burton
King Kashekim Nedakh
Preston B. Whitmore
John Mahoney
The Queen of Atlantis
Wilhelmina Bertha Packard
Florence Stanley
