L.Q. Jones credited as playing...
Styles
- Mickey Morse: So you built this place by yourself with your own hands?
- Styles: Yes, ma'am. Been building it all my life. Okay. Right this way, folks. Now, you don't have to worry about keys because we got no locks. Kitchen is always open. You can fix whatever you like. The bedrooms and outhouses are upstairs. Now, we want you to relax, kick off your shoes, and just get down home comfortable.
- Styles: Oh, oh! Hey! Uh, listen up, folks. We got a problem with bears around here. Now, never leave food uncovered, even in the lodge. Never. You see a bear near ya, stand still. Let him know that you know that he sees you. Then back up. Hmm? Real slow. Anybody's in trouble, get my attention. I'll be on it like a duck on a June bug. Now, make yourselves comfortable.
- Charles Morse: Seems you can make a compass out of a needle.
- Styles: By god. That's a new one on me. You spend much time in the woods?
- Charles Morse: No, I'm afraid, uh, most of my knowledge is theoretical.
- Styles: Such a perfect spot. Such privilege. It's a shame, uh, everyone can't enjoy it.
- Charles Morse: Yeah. It is remote, and, uh...
- Styles: That's true. Now, you think this spot is so remote that only the few can enjoy it, but I got a plan. I got a scheme to develop this lake, and I think that you could appreciate it. Now, no need really for you to look at these, see, cause you can envision this better than these folks can draw. But I want you to look at these figures. Now, here's the interesting part. For only 30 or 40 million dollars, you can...
- Charles Morse: Ah.
- Styles: I beg your pardon?
- Charles Morse: I thought for a moment you were just being courteous.
- Styles: Well, what do you mean?
- Charles Morse: Nothing. It's not...
- [looking at a photograph of a man holding a rifle]
- Robert Green: Hey, Stephen.
- Stephen: Yeah?
- Robert Green: This is what I'm talking about. See? That's what I want for tomorrow, an unsentimental photograph. You know, to get a truly unselfconscious photograph, you almost have to go all the way back to the 19th century. How old is that?
- Styles: Took it last fall. That's Jack Hawk, a friend of mine.
- Robert Green: You took the photo?
- Styles: I took the photo. He took the bear. And I'd be out huntin' with him right now if you folks weren't here and I had my rifle sighted in. Ah, you interested in books?
- Charles Morse: Yeah. Why can't you get your rifle sighted in?
- Styles: Uh, what?
- Charles Morse: I said, why can't you get your rifle sighted in?
- Styles: Oh, I need to rig up a bench rest.
- Charles Morse: Well, an ironing board makes a good bench rest.
- Styles: No disrespect, I'm surprised you know what a bench rest is.
- Mickey Morse: Charles knows what everything is. Got a question? Ask him. Charles knows everything.
- Styles: Take a mighty accomplished man to claim that.
- Charles Morse: I didn't claim it. I don't claim anything.
- Mickey Morse: You ask him. You see if I'm wrong. Bet you can't stump him.
- Styles: Bet you I can. I tell you what.
- [Pulls down a paddling oar]
- Styles: I will give you $5, you can tell me what's on the other side of this blade.
- Charles Morse: It's a rabbit smoking a pipe.
- [He turns it over to show a rabbit smoking a pipe]
- Robert Green: A rabbit smoking a pipe. Why in the world would that be, Charles?
- Charles Morse: Uh, well, it's a symbol of the, uh, Cree Indians. On one side, there's the panther, on the other, his prey, the rabbit. Uh, he sits, unafraid. He smokes his pipe. It's a traditional motif.
- Styles: Why is he unafraid?
- Charles Morse: Because he's smarter than the panther.
- Styles: Huh. Sir, you impress me.
- [Give him $5]
- Charles Morse: Oh, thank you.
- Robert Green: Amazing accomplishment.
- Charles Morse: No, it's not an accomplishment. It's a freak.
- Robert Green: Is that so?
- Charles Morse: I seem to retain all these facts, but, uh, bring them to any useful purpose is another matter.
- Styles: Huh. Kodiak bear. As soon kill you as look at you. And the ones that killed a man, manhunter for the rest of his life. Nothing he'd rather eat. Got the taste of human flesh. A man killing machine.
- Robert Green: I must leave here today, so let's get the boys shoes polished. Can't find any shoe polish. Do I need to walk you through this whole thing?
- Stephen: No. The shoes... .
- Robert Green: Well, then scrap the shoes. For God sake. What the... For God sakes, what is this, brain surgery? It's a fucking pair of shoes. Now, let's get James down here.
- Stephen: Robert, he's sick.
- Robert Green: He's sick, the shoes look like shit, and everything I asked you for... I mean, this is lame. This is really fucking lame.
- Charles Morse: The inside of a banana peel will shine shoes.
- Robert Green: Come with me. A fount of information. Shine shoes with banana. You should know that.
- Stephen: He's sick, Bob. James is sick.
- Robert Green: Well, how sick is he?
- Stephen: Well, he'd have to get better to die.
- Robert Green: Ha!
- [Looks at photograph of Jack Hawk]
- Robert Green: That guy. That guy. He's the guy for my photograph. Excuse me. Where is this guy? He's your friend, right? Where is he, this guy in the photo? Where is he? This is the guy we want. Not some fucking model. This guy. Wh... Where is he?
- Styles: Uh, Jack Hawk? Cabin up north, 80 miles.
- Robert Green: Well, can we get to him? Does he have a phone?
- Styles: No phone, no radio. Any case, he'll likely be out hunting.
- Robert Green: Well, then we'll just go and find him. That's what we'll do. Let's go.