Quotes

Coup de Cinema

Adrian Dreyfus: It's not working. Something's not right.
Daniel: Maybe it's the fact that they're in an evergreen forest in the middle of winter and it's supposed to be passing as the Congo jungle.
Adrian Dreyfus: No. That's not it.

Adrian Dreyfus: Okay, now also, I want to replace the whole background there with mountains and a smoking volcano. And a couple of birds flying over... and then down in front here, a whole bunch more jungle stuff - jungly - and then a snake, kinda hissing and salivating. What do you think?
Daniel: So you want everything changed.
Adrian Dreyfus: Yeah. Why not? I mean... this sucks.
Daniel: Then why don't we just film this in the studio in front of a green screen? It would be a lot easier.
Adrian Dreyfus: Daniel, if we do that, we lose the natural lighting. We lose the integration.
Daniel: But you're just gonna take out everything they're integrating with in the first place.
Adrian Dreyfus: [pause] What?
Daniel: [Speaking slowly and carefully] It would be much easier if we filmed this in front of a green screen. In a controlled atmosphere we can match the lighting there.
Adrian Dreyfus: Yeah, but then we wouldn't be filming here.

Buster Owens: Come on just... be straight with me, would you? I'm not gonna tell anybody.
Miles Smith: I was, uh... hijacking the movie.

Jake: [as "Jack Derringer," speaking the final lines of the movie within the movie, "Marauders of the Door of Doom"] "You're the most amazing woman I've ever found... in this jungle.

Adrian Dreyfus: Ren, buddy. You seem pretty tense lately.
Ren Fields: Well... it's just that... I think I'm being watched.
Adrian Dreyfus: Okay. By who?
Ren Fields: CIA maybe. Likely the FBI.
Adrian Dreyfus: Maybe aliens!
Ren Fields: Don't be ridiculous!
Adrian Dreyfus: [laughing] Me, ridiculous! Talk about the pot calling the kettle fat!

Miles Smith: I seriously don't think we can make it with this piece of crap.
Daniel: I could see if I could squeeze some more horsepower out of it.
Miles Smith: Would you, please?
Daniel: I'll get started on that right now. I'm sure with the lack of sleep, I'll run a higher risk of soldering my hand to the motherboard.
Miles Smith: That's a risk I'm willing to take.

Buster Owens: You know, I don't think it's even allowed for somebody to get this jaded so soon.
Miles Smith: I came into this jaded. I mean, ever since college life's been one boot to the head after another.
Buster Owens: Yeah, well, I know how that goes.
Miles Smith: So then you understand why we have to do this.
Buster Owens: I think you're crazy.
Miles Smith: Takes one to know one, buddy.
Buster Owens: Come again?
Miles Smith: I looked you up online last night. You were a special brand of retro-crazy.
Buster Owens: Yeah, well, that was when I was young and stupid.

Miles Smith: Adrian didn't even think twice about it. I don't even think he's read the full screenplay.
Jake: [Chuckling] Well, neither have I!
[Wilhelm and Cynthia glare at him]

Adrian Dreyfus: That's just a little thing we do to the new guys. It, uh, weeds out the wimps. Hope I didn't scare ya!
Miles Smith: [laughs] No.
Adrian Dreyfus: [laughs] Good to have you aboard! You can touch the camera. I was just messin' with ya!
[laughs]
Adrian Dreyfus: Okay, everybody! Whattaya say we make some magic?
Buster Owens: Welcome to Bourgeois, kid.

Dolores: Do you think it's a smart idea, Buster?
Buster Owens: Well, it may not be smart, but... I sure as heck wanna do it. Come on! What have we got to lose here?
Tim: Our jobs!
Buster Owens: Sure. And are they so worth keeping? I know I'd get as much satisfaction out of shooting industrials as the garbage we shoot at Bourgeois.

Jake: You're lucky I like you guys, 'cause this was totally not in my contract. Being lit on fire, jumping into... lion pits...
Miles Smith: I definitely did not tell Tim to have you do that. Just let that be known.

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