Ron Eldard credited as playing...
Manning
- Pvt. David Manning: If I can help you in any way without endangering my own life, I won't hesitate. But I'm not taking a bullet for anybody!
- Lt. Lukas: That's not good enough.
- Pvt. David Manning: That's as good as it gets.
- Sgt. Talbot: You know it's amazing really when you stop to think about it. Whole platoon fingers its way into the Factory and one guy makes it out to talk about it. You got twenty-five or thirty guys dead or dying and you walk out without a scratch on you.
- Pvt. David Manning: It's my lucky day.
- Sgt. Talbot: Yeah lucky. That's one way of looking at it.
- Pvt. David Manning: But not the only way, right Talbot?
- Sgt. Talbot: There isn't anything sacred with you, is there Manning?
- Pvt. David Manning: Warm dry feet.
- Sgt. Talbot: How'd you manage to get out Manning? Did you get cut off from the rest of your platoon? Trees get pretty thick out there? Did you get lost? Come on, what happened?
- Pvt. David Manning: You got something in that vat of yours, just spill it.
- Sgt. Talbot: Alright. Look it's like this. See, your routine isn't as seamless as you think it is. Always hanging back a little bit, never volunteering. Doing just enough to keep out of trouble, but never enough to really help out.
- Pvt. David Manning: [Sarcastic] I'm kind of an emotional guy.
- Sgt. Talbot: [Grabs Manning's shoulder] Get one thing fucking straight, man. There is no hang-back now. You got a glob of greenies looking at you to keep 'em alive and if I find out that one of them answers the last muster because of your yellow streak, I will personally put a bullet in your brain.
- Lt. Lukas: Captain Pritchett sir? You have a Private Manning here.
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: Alright
- [Looks at Manning]
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: You Manning?
- Pvt. David Manning: I think so.
- Lt. Lukas: Give him a straight answer Private.
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: Relax!
- [Turns back to Manning]
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: You can stop looking for your platoon. They didn't make it.
- Pvt. David Manning: What?
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: Looks like you were the only one who made it out. Your lucky day.
- Pvt. David Manning: [Sarcastic] Lucky day?
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: You're alive.
- Pvt. David Manning: Am I?
- [last lines]
- [Pvt. Sanderson is carrying David on his back, mortally wounded after the final battle, mirroring the movie's opening scene]
- Pvt. David Manning: I'm not gonna make it. I'm losing too much blood.
- Warren Sanderson: You're gonna make it. You're gonna owe me big, lieutenant.
- Pvt. David Manning: I'm gonna owe you shit.
- Warren Sanderson: Less than a mile, in less than a mile.
- Pvt. David Manning: It's too far.
- Warren Sanderson: It's not too far.
- [David lets out a sad, disheartened laugh]
- Warren Sanderson: What's so funny?
- Pvt. David Manning: ...You.
- Warren Sanderson: You mean what?
- Pvt. David Manning: Forget it.
- Warren Sanderson: I'm taking you home, Dave.
- Pvt. David Manning: Sure.
- Warren Sanderson: You're going home.
- [David loses consciousness as the two go off into the distance]
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: Congratulations Private, you're a sergeant now.
- Pvt. David Manning: I am absolutely the wrong man!
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: You've managed to stay alive for a week: that's something the rest of your platoon couldn't do. Call me crazy, but from where I'm standing, that qualifies you for the job!
- Pvt. David Manning: [Hands Capt. Zenek the dog tags of Lt. Lukas' platoon] You wanted to know the status of his platoon?
- Lieutenant Colonel: Just a minute soldier, you're treading dangerously close to a court-martial!
- Pvt. David Manning: That gets me out of here, right... sir?
- Lieutenant Colonel: You're Manning aren't you?
- Pvt. David Manning: What do you care?
- Sgt. Talbot: [Points gun at Manning's head] You executed Baxter!
- Pvt. David Manning: You're damn right I did! He ran, you'd have done the same thing!
- Medic Chamberlain: Put the gun down, Talbot!
- Sgt. Talbot: Shut up!
- Pvt. David Manning: Go ahead. We're all dead anyway.
- Pvt. David Manning: [Is being promoted against his wishes] I was a private three days ago
- Captain Zenek: This isn't up for discussion, Lieutenant. You've got no choice in this. And as it is... neither do I.
- Bobby: [about his wound] It hurts... Don't pick me up anymore.
- Pvt. David Manning: Listen Bob, if I leave you, ain't nobody gonna find you. You're gonna die out here.
- Bobby: Just sit here for a bit.
- [after a pause]
- Bobby: I AM dying.
- Pvt. David Manning: [evasively] We can't sit here.
- Pvt. David Manning: [has just shot one of his own troops in order to hide their position] Go! Go, Sanderson!
- Pvt. David Manning: Listen, I'm getting the hell out of here. I've done my share, and I'm getting out!
- Pvt. David Manning: Baxter!
- Baxter: No! No fucking way, no fucking way, no fucking way!
- Pvt. David Manning: Get up there, Baxter!
- Pvt. David Manning: Goddamn you, stick with it, Bobby! Fucking dig in, Bobby! Come on, whose tough as nails?
- Bobby: Me, sir.
- Pvt. David Manning: That's right, you're tough. Tough as what?
- Bobby: Nails.
- Pvt. David Manning: That's right, now you say it.
- Bobby: Tough as nails!
- Pvt. David Manning: You're goddamn right, you're tough as nails!
- Pvt. David Manning: What is your name?
- Doug Despin: Doug... Despin.
- Pvt. David Manning: Well, Doug Despin, this is the second time I'm telling you to shut up.
- Medic Chamberlain: [Running forward in the smoke] Manning!
- Pvt. David Manning: [Sees a German soldier aiming his gun at Chamberlain] No!
- Pvt. David Manning: Request permission for a section eight. I'm fucked up, I can't do this, I - I'm no good.
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: Listen to me soldier. A week ago I had a company of almost 200 men, now I've got 50. As hard as this may be for you to swallow, your efforts to stay alive hold very little value at this particular time and place. What does hold value are the objectives. The longer it takes to obtain them, the more dead we'll be stockpiling at the side of the road. Now, it's my job to obtain those objectives, and I will utilize anybody at my disposal to do so, that includes you Sergeant. Now I'm just as sorry as hell about your bruised nerves, but you are out of your skull if you think I'm gonna let you bail on a section eight. Is that clear?
- Pvt. David Manning: Yes sir.
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: At 1400 hours you will rendezvous with your new squad. You've got until then to get your shit together. Is that clear?
- Pvt. David Manning: Yes sir.
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: Good. Now get out of my sight.
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: We're getting replacements in from the channel, tonight you'll be fitted with a new squad. Congratulations Private, you're a sergeant now.
- Pvt. David Manning: I don't want it.
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: You'll get used to it.
- Pvt. David Manning: I don't wanna get used to it.
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: I don't give a damn what you want. I'll put up with that mouth of yours because I figure after surviving a week up here, you've earned that right. You have not earned the right to question my orders.
- Pvt. David Manning: I am absolutely the wrong man.
- Capt. Roy Pritchett: That may be your opinion Sergeant, but it's not mine. You managed to stay alive for a week, that's something the rest of your platoon couldn't do. Call me crazy, but from where I'm standing that makes you qualified for the job.