3rd most-quoted character in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985): in 3 of its 10 quotes
Most scenes with: John Rambo (2), Colonel Trautman (2)
Scenes with Murdock
3 scenes
Murdock [Col. Trautman's angry over the decision to leave Rambo and the truth about his mission]
Oh Trautman, I still don't think you understand what this is all about.
The same as it always is! Money! In '72 we were supposed to pay the Cong four-and-a-half billion in war reparations. We reneged, they kept the POWs... and you're doing the same thing all over again.
Murdock And what the hell would you do, Trautman? Pay blackmail money to ransom our own men and finance the war effort against our allies? What if some burn-out POW shows up on the six o-clock news? What do you want to do... start the war all over again? You wanna bomb Hanoi? You want everybody screaming for armed invasion? Do you honestly think somebody's gonna get up on the floor of the United States Senate, and ask for billions of dollars for a couple of forgotten ghosts?
Men, Goddamn it! Men... who fought for their country!
Murdock That's enough! Trautman, I'm gonna forget this conversation ever took place.
Murdock And if I were you... I'd never make the mistake of bringing this subject up again.
Oh, you're the one who's making the mistake.
Murdock Yeah? What mistake?
Murdock Rambo, I didn't make the orders, I take them, just like you. [Rambo takes his knife out of his scabbard] I swear to God, I didn't know it was supposed to happen like this. It was just supposed to be another assignment!
Mission... accomplished. [grabs Murdock by the neck, pinning him to his own desk; drives his combat knife into the desk right next to Murdock's head] You know there's more men out there, you know where they are. Find 'em, or I'll find you.
[Rambo after withstanding enough torture from Sgt. Yushin under Podovsky's orders complies to send out a radio transmission. But instead of the scripted commands, he calls for Murdock to respond]
Murdock.
Murdock [Trautman hands over the receiver to Murdock]
Rambo, this is Murdock, we're glad you're alive. Where the hell are you? Give us your position and we'll come to pick you up!
Murdock... [clenches the communicator microphone, seething with rage] I'm coming to get you!
[Rambo grabs the communicator microphone and smacks Yushin as he fights off his captors with the help of Co (underneath the bunker) providing additional firepower in support and escapes]
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