Casualties of War (1989) · 24 quotes
4th most-quoted character in Casualties of War (1989): in 3 of its 24 quotes
Most scenes with: Eriksson (3)
Pardon me sir, what's your point, sir?
Capt. Hill There ain't no point, Eriksson. I'm simply trying to illuminate the terrain in which we currently find ourselves deployed. You don't mind that, do you? And if you do, **** YOU! You on my frequency?
Yes SIR!
Capt. Hill You couldn't let it rest, could you? You had to push it?
Go to hell. SIR.
Capt. Hill Eriksson, these men **** up good. But you bringing formal charges against them, is that gonna help that poor girl one little bit?
Maybe if you'd have been there, sir. Maybe if you had heard her screaming, you'd feel—
Capt. Hill YOU DON'T TELL ME SHIT ABOUT SCREAMING, BOY! I've heard a LOT of ****in' screaming in this country! Most of it's come from wounded American boys. [pauses] I'm gonna transfer you out of my company, Eriksson. That alright with you? I'll get you out of the bush, out of the infantry- any ****in' place you wanna go, you name it. I saw your 201 file in the rear. Said you volunteered to be a tunnel rat. Is that what you want, Eriksson?
I'd like to get out of this particular company, yes, sir.
Capt. Hill Well, that's a Rog, Eriksson- you're a tunnel rat. We get to the rear, you pack your trash-
That's not gonna keep me from trying to bring this thing out, sir.
Capt. Hill Nobody's trying to keep you from doing a goddamn thing. My function here is just to tell you just how something like this is gonna come down. And you oughta be advised that military court-martials are notoriously lenient, and stateside review boards are even more lenient. Even if these four guys get convicted they're not gonna do any real time.
Yes, sir.
Capt. Hill In fact, they're gonna be out of the stockade before you can flick flies offa shit, Eriksson. And if I was them, I'd be pissed off- wouldn't you? I'd be lookin' for a little PAYBACK! Now, a man like you- wife, baby daughter- I'd be considering those factors very carefully.
Pardon me sir, what's your point, sir?
Capt. Hill There ain't no point, Eriksson. I'm simply trying to illuminate the terrain in which we currently find ourselves deployed. You don't mind that, do you? And if you do, **** YOU!
Yessir.
Capt. Hill You on my frequency?!
Yes, SIR!
Capt. Hill YOU ****IN' MAGGOT! Who the hell do you think you are?! You're in that report recommending Meserve for a Bronze Star- he pulled you out of a VC tunnel, boy! Now the shit with that girl, that was wrong. But he's a kid, Eriksson, he's twenty goddamn years old! And you're gonna ruin his life! He saved yours.
