Dog Soldiers (2002)
Liam Cunningham: Ryan
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Quotes
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Cooper : Well, Ryan, you heard the score. Maybe one or two of us'll make it through this, but I don't care much for our chances. D'you like football?
Ryan : What? "They think it's all over", and all that crap? No I don't.
Cooper : Yeah, well Joe, you remember Joe? He liked football. He fuckin' lived for it.
Ryan : Is this relevant?
Cooper : He missed the most important match of his life for this bullshit exercise, and now he's dead along with two other mates I'd have rightfully given my right arm for. Too fuckin' right it's relevant.
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Ryan : They tore them to pieces in front of my eyes!
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Ryan : Have you ever heard of Special Weapons Division? They're the ones in white coats that train dolphins to stick mines on submarines, and cute furry animals to tear your head off at the neck.
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Ryan : Fair enough. But you won't like what I have to tell you. There are some places you really shouldn't go.
Sergeant Harry Wells : Will be the judge of that, Ryan.
Ryan : Ever heard of Special Weapons Division? They're the men in white coats who train dolphins to stick mines on submarines. And cute furry animals to tear your head off at the neck. They saw an opportunity and called me in.
Cooper : To do what? Catch one of these things?
Ryan : And to bring it back. Alive if possible.
Megan : Only "it" turned out to be "them."
Ryan : We underestimated enemy numbers.
Cooper : Underestimated? I would have a serious word with your heads about the quality of their intelligence.
Ryan : It may have been there invitation, but it was my party. I planned it and executed it.
Cooper : And you loused it up!
Sergeant Harry Wells : We lost good men, Ryan. Yours and mine. Now I wanna know... where we fit in.
Ryan : The reality is you're expendable. And I had approval to put you at risk.
Cooper : [holds a knife to his neck] Get to the fucking point, Ryan!
Ryan : I made a gap in enemy lines. You were good enough to spot it and predictable enough to go for it. That was your bait. You were mine.
Cooper : [releases him from his knife] You bastard!
Ryan : I had to choose somebody. I remembered you. Monkey see monkey do.
Sergeant Harry Wells : [punches him making him fall to the floor] THEY WERE MY MEN!
Cooper : Get up, you shit. You know what we can do. Give us a fighting chance.
Ryan : [his eyes are shown to be yellow] Live and learn, Cooper
[he starts to transform into a werewolf]
Sergeant Harry Wells : I didn't hit him that hard.
Cooper : You tripped something loose.
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[about to turn into a werewolf]
Ryan : Live and learn, Cooper.
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[to Cooper]
Ryan : Then I remembered you. Monkey see, monkey do.
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Ryan : There are some places you really shouldn't go.
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Ryan : Of course, the real trick to survival lies not in running and hiding, but in removing your enemy's capacity to hunt you down.
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Megan : What can I do?
Cooper : What do you want to do?
Megan : Run and hide. I know what's coming.
Cooper : Take care of Sam. Keep an eye on Ryan. If he tries anything, pan him.
Ryan : Chasing that first kiss, are we, Cooper?
Cooper : It's as simple as this. You're not there for us, we're not here for you.
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Joe : Somebody must've heard some gunfire? Somebody must've heard something.
Megan : Who? The only other house within 50 miles of here is mine, and I'm not there.
Spoon : Well what about the road, man, passers by?
Megan : Do you have any idea what kind of luck you had running into me out there tonight?
Ryan : I thought you ran into us.
Cooper : Joe, check upstairs.
Megan : Even if anyone did come by, they'd only end up lambs to the slaughter like you. Our only hope is daylight. Sunrise is in six hours.
Cooper : We did the best we could. But if the Sarge's condition deteriorates, he'll have less than four. And the only thing holding them back is they don't know how much ammunition we have left.
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[tending to Megan's injured hand]
Spoon : Let's have a look at that.
Megan : Tell me, honestly, what are our chances?
Cooper : The morale seems good, considering. It'll only last as long as the ammunition holds out. High spirits is just no substitute for 800 rounds a minute, but I don't think that's what you want to hear.
Megan : Think about it, Cooper. Up until today you believed there was a line between myth and reality. It may have been a very fine line sometimes, but at least it was a line. Those things out there are real. If they're real, what else is real? You know what lives in the shadows now. You may never get another night's sleep as long as you live.
Ryan : So why worry, Cooper? You may not live that long.
Cooper : Shut your mouth. We are gonna make it through this. You know why? I don't scare that easy.
[Hands her a keychain]
Cooper : Here. It's supposed to be lucky.
Megan : For me or the rest of the rabbit?
Ryan : You'll need a lot more than luck this time.
Megan : Shut up, Ryan. Listen to me, Cooper. Ignore him. We can survive 'til sunrise. That's all that matters. It's just a few more hours.
Cooper : Wait a minute. Am I missing something here?
Megan : I know him. I was seconded to his team during their first visit here.
Spoon : First visit? What first visit? What the fuck are you talking about?
Megan : They came to check out the stories. They needed an expert. It's just a few more hours, Cooper. That's all it is.
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[after throwing Cooper to the ground]
Ryan : RTU this pathetic piece of shit. Send him back to his squad.
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Ryan : We're on a different level here, Cooper. For that, I need men of action, not deeds.
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Ryan : [to Cooper] You just can't get past the dog, can you?
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Ryan : What good are you to my team if you can't even kill a dog?
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Ryan : If I could tell you, I would. But I'm just a soldier like you.
Cooper : No stripes. No insignia. A suit and a uniform does not make a soldier. He's with Special Ops. His team were wiped out last night. He was the only survivor.
Ryan : I'd advise you against pursuing this line of questioning, Private Cooper.
Cooper : You're pulling rank on me now, Captain.
Joe : You can show that right off your arse.
Ryan : I'm saying my being here is a moot point since I'm now in as much shit as you are.
Cooper : We're on the same fucking shit. And we need each other.
Ryan : I doubt I need you.
Joe : You bloody did two hours ago.
[Cooper is looking at a picture of a family]
Megan : The Uaths.
Spoon : Crying like a baby, you were.
Ryan : That was then. Circumstances change.
Cooper : What?
Megan : Uath, it's Celtic. The family's lived in this glen for centuries. So what was he doing out there?
Cooper : I have an idea. I wanna hear it from the horse's mouth. Come to think of it, Ryan, how are you feeling?
Ryan : I'm fine.
Cooper : When we found you, you could barely open your eyes, let alone walk. And then later you manage to run. And now look at you. Fine and fit and sitting pretty. Hardly the behavior of a man who until recently was knocking on death's door.
Ryan : I have a strong constitution.
Joe : You're not bloody kidding.
Cooper : You won't mind if I have a look at that wound of yours.
Ryan : I just assumed you didn't.
Cooper : I have a responsibility to my patient.
Ryan : [threateningly] I'm warning you, Cooper, don't touch me.
[Cooper advances on him Ryan pulls out his handgun]
Ryan : Get back!
[Megan takes a frying pan and smacks the gun away causing it to shoot out the window Joe restrains Ryan and Cooper checks his wounds and sees that they have healed up]
Cooper : Tie him up. I want him to talk.
Megan : What are you gonna do? Torture him?
Cooper : I don't know. What would you do?
Megan : I'd torture him.
[the power goes out]
Cooper : What now?
Spoon : They shut down the generator.
Terry : Why would they do that?
Megan : Because they can see in the dark.
Ryan : And you're afraid of it.
Joe : This is a pile of rancid shit.
Megan : Now what do you believe?
Ryan : I'm beginning to believe you. I think Joe might've worded it better.
Terry : They're on the move.
Cooper : All right. This is it. Mark your targets and preserve your ammo. Three round busts. We only got one stun grenade apiece. So only use them if absolutely necessary. Stand to.
