“Matt Eckert: Well, who is on our side? Col. Andrew Tanner: Six...” – Col. Bella, Red Dawn ... Movie Quotes Database

Matt Eckert

Well, who is on our side?

Col. Andrew Tanner

Six hundred million screamin' ****.

Darryl Bates

Well, last I heard, there were a billion screamin' ****.

Col. Andrew Tanner

There were. [Col. Tanner throws the whiskey into fire, and it violently ignites for a moment, possibly signifying the use of nuclear weapons against China by the Soviets]

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