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The Killer Shrews (1959)

James Best: Thorne Sherman

The Killer Shrews

James Best credited as playing...

Thorne Sherman

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  • [while hiding under oil drums, the refugees are attacked by gigantic shrews]
  • Thorne Sherman: Don't let their head get under! They'll flip us over!
  • Thorne Sherman: [finds Rook's gun] This is the gun we keep on the boat.
  • [finds part of Rook's jacket, to Jerry, murderously]
  • Thorne Sherman: They don't leave much, do they?
  • Thorne Sherman: Why, that's as big as a full-grown wolf!
  • Thorne Sherman: If you have to be isolated for your work you sure picked a lonely little island.
  • Dr. Milo Craigis: Well, I'm attempting to-to decrease the size by maintaining a low metabolism and result in a longer life-span.
  • Thorne Sherman: What reason?
  • Dr. Milo Craigis: Over-population. Not a problem now, but it will be in time. If we were half as big as we are now, we could live twice as long on our natural resources.
  • Ann Craigis: But this ends it. If we ever get off this island, I'll never have anything to do with it again.
  • Thorne Sherman: What will you do?
  • Ann Craigis: Live normally, like normal women do. It may seem a little dull after the life I've been living. But rather dull and alive than excited and...
  • Thorne Sherman: I'll take a dull, alive woman every time.
  • [They appear to be leaning to kiss when FADE OUT!]
  • Dr. Milo Craigis: In 24 hours there will be one shrew left on the island, and he will be dead of starvation. An excellent example of overpopulation.
  • Thorne Sherman: You know something doctor?
  • Dr. Milo Craigis: What's that?
  • Thorne Sherman: I'm not going to worry about overpopulation just yet
  • [Kisses Ann, Fade Out]

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