Vince Vaughn
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
An actor whose strong features and sinewy 6'4" physique appear to have been chiseled from a slab of testosterone, Vince Vaughn is Hollywood's closest human approximation of a Chevy pick-up. Born March 28th, 1979, Vaughn's roles invariably reflect these qualities, and have given him a genial affability among middle Americans. Thanks to Vaughn's skills as a performer, however, he continues to resist typecasting, lending effortless portrayals to characters ranging from slick bachelors to raging psychopaths to morally conflicted limo drivers. A tried-and-true Midwestern boy, Vaughn was born in Minneapolis on March 28, 1970, and raised in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Lake Forest. The son of a self-made businessman and a stock and real-estate broker, Vaughn diverged from the upwardly mobile path forged by his parents. A hyperactive teen (and lackluster student), Vaughn spent time in special ed. and ran with a fast crowd (though he later claimed that he never felt the need for all-out rebellion). Despite his poor scholastic performance, Vaughn derived ambition from his interest in acting -- an interest that first blossomed at the age of seven -- and even served as senior class president. Upon graduation, with only his diploma and a role in a Chevy commercial as his credentials, Vaughn headed for Hollywood. Upon arrival, he proceeded to work in almost complete obscurity for the next seven years.During this period, Vaughn made the acquaintance of Jon Favreau, another struggling actor who hailed from the East. Their ensuing friendship and real-life adventures provided the inspiration for their ticket to the bigtime, 1996's Swingers. Directed by Doug Liman, the comedy stars Vaughn and Favreau (who also co-wrote the script) as two amiable, Rat Pack-obsessed, "so money" bachelors prowling the streets and bars of L.A. for "beautiful babies" and the occasional job opportunity. This irreverent-but-insightful Miramax release became a bona-fide sleeper hit. Vaughn, whose character, Trent, was the film's resident fast-talking ladies' man, emerged as a sex symbol in the making. A supporting role in Steven Spielberg's The Lost World: Jurassic Park heightened the actor's profile and revealed his ability to transition with great fluidity between indie films and box-office blockbusters. Nevertheless, Vaughn subsequently took the small, quiet film route, starring in The Locusts (1997), an overheated but half-baked melodrama in debt to both Tennessee Williams and East of Eden, and A Cool, Dry Place, a family drama that garnered a cool, dry reception from both audiences and critics. In 1998, the actor fared substantially better with his turn as a limo driver who is called upon to make a great sacrifice for a friend in Joe Ruben's Return to Paradise, and he brought a fine admixture of dark humor and sublimated menace to his part as a charismatic sociopath in Clay Pigeons. Vaughn evoked colossal mental dysfunction as Norman Bates in Gus Van Sant's truly ugly and ill-advised remake of Psycho that same year. Critics and viewers regarded his performance -- like the film itself -- with a tepid blend of indifference and bewilderment. After that egregious misfire, Vaughn wisely took a couple of years off before re-emerging with a number of projects in 2000. These included The Cell, a surrealistic horror picture co-starring Jennifer Lopez and Vincent D'Onofrio, Prime Gig, with Vaughn as California's best telemarketer, and South of Heaven, West of Hell, an ensemble western that marked the directorial debut of country singer Dwight Yoakam. Following-up with a part in writer Favreau's Made, Vaughn's next big role arrived in the form of a deceptive stepfather harboring a dark secret in the thriller Domestic Disturbance. Unfortunately, the film bombed on a critical front. Vaughn again ducked out of sight for several years, but Todd Phillips's 2003 comedy Old School brought him back to the top of the heap. Teaming Vaughn with Will Ferrell and Luke Wilson as a trio of
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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82% | The Opening Act |
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— | 2020 |
47% | Arkansas |
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— | 2020 |
36% | Seberg |
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— | 2020 |
No Score Yet | North Hollywood |
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— | 2020 |
76% | Dragged Across Concrete |
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— | 2019 |
93% | Fighting with My Family |
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— | 2019 |
No Score Yet | Justice brutale |
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— | 2019 |
No Score Yet | GameChangers: Dreams of BlizzCon |
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— | 2018 |
No Score Yet | Give Us This Day |
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— | 2018 |
90% | Brawl in Cell Block 99 |
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— | 2017 |
No Score Yet | The Words That Built America |
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— | 2017 |
84% | Hacksaw Ridge |
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$67.2M | 2016 |
0% | Term Life |
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$13.5k | 2016 |
69% | Prescription Thugs |
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— | 2016 |
10% | Unfinished Business |
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— | 2015 |
40% | Delivery Man |
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$30.7M | 2013 |
47% | A Case of You |
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— | 2013 |
35% | The Internship |
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$44.5M | 2013 |
No Score Yet | The Rockford Files |
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— | 2013 |
18% | Lay the Favorite |
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$21.5k | 2012 |
16% | The Watch |
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$34.1M | 2012 |
24% | The Dilemma |
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$48.5M | 2011 |
No Score Yet | Sunny and 68 |
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— | 2010 |
10% | Couples Retreat |
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$109.2M | 2009 |
25% | Four Christmases |
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$120.2M | 2008 |
60% | Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland |
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$0.5M | 2008 |
21% | Fred Claus |
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$72M | 2007 |
83% | Into the Wild |
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$18.2M | 2007 |
34% | The Break-Up |
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$118.7M | 2006 |
22% | I Love Your Work |
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— | 2005 |
71% | Thumbsucker |
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$1.2M | 2005 |
76% | Wedding Crashers |
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$209.3M | 2005 |
60% | Mr. & Mrs. Smith |
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$186.2M | 2005 |
30% | Be Cool |
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$55.6M | 2005 |
41% | National Lampoon's Blackball |
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— | 2005 |
66% | Anchorman - The Legend Of Ron Burgundy |
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$84.2M | 2004 |
71% | Dodgeball - A True Underdog Story |
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$114.2M | 2004 |
62% | Starsky & Hutch |
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$87.2M | 2004 |
57% | Pauly Shore Is Dead |
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— | 2003 |
60% | Old School |
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$74.7M | 2003 |
24% | Domestic Disturbance |
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$44.4M | 2001 |
71% | Made |
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$3.7M | 2001 |
14% | South of Heaven, West of Hell |
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— | 2000 |
45% | The Cell |
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— | 2000 |
44% | The Prime Gig |
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— | 2000 |
39% | Psycho |
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— | 1998 |
54% | A Cool Dry Place |
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— | 1998 |
62% | Clay Pigeons |
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— | 1998 |
71% | Return to Paradise |
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— | 1998 |
18% | The Locusts |
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— | 1997 |
53% | The Lost World - Jurassic Park |
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— | 1997 |
87% | Swingers |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | Just Your Luck |
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— | 1996 |
TV
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92% |
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000-2020
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87% |
F Is for Family
2015
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No Score Yet |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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78% |
True Detective
2014-2019
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No Score Yet |
30 for 30
2009-2020
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No Score Yet |
Late Night With Seth Meyers
2014
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No Score Yet |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
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No Score Yet |
Jimmy Kimmel Live
2003
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No Score Yet |
Sullivan & Son
2012-2014
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No Score Yet |
Conan
2010
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No Score Yet |
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
2009-2014
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No Score Yet |
Late Show With David Letterman
1993-2015
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No Score Yet |
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
1992-2014
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No Score Yet |
Saturday Night Live
1975
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No Score Yet |
The Graham Norton Show
2007
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31% |
The Jay Leno Show
2009-2010
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100% |
The Larry Sanders Show
1992-1998
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No Score Yet |
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989-1993
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No Score Yet |
Sullivan Son
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Quotes from Vince Vaughn's Characters
Peter LaFleur: | Hey, White. |
White Goodman: | Yeah? |
Peter LaFleur: | You look awful fat in those pants. |
Ronny Valentine: | Let's face it. Electric cars are totally gay. I don't mean gay as in homosexual gay, I mean "My parents are chaperoning the dance" gay. |
Gary Grobowski: | Fate has me highly skilled and loaded with talent. |
Gary Grobowski: | Please don't touch my ruffles. Put that one back. |
Gary Grobowski: | Come on, grab some sky. |
Brad: | I'm sorry, I didn't know there was a ten dollar spending cap. |
Howard: | Well, maybe if you came home more than once a decade, you'd know crap like that! |
Brad: | My childhood was like the Shawshank Redemption, except I didn't have some old, warm, black man to share my story with! |
Darryl: | Look, Brad, I'm not trying to be your father, you already got one of those. I'm just hoping for a chance to be your friend. |
Brad: | You were my friend, Darryl. You were my best friend. We grew up together, we rode bikes together, we used to smell each other's hands. But now you're sleeping with my mom and it's a little bit weird for me. Can you appreciate that? |
Darryl: | I never had a sexual thought of your mom until I was thirty. |
Brad: | Can you leave it alone? You can't be my friend anymore. You can't be sleeping with my mom and still be my friend, okay? |
Connor: | Do you know who I am? |
Brad: | What? |
Connor: | Google me bitch! I might be famous one day. |
David Wozniak: | It is impossible to be the father of 533 children! |
Mr. Geary: | Have you had any other breakthroughs besides the book? |
Justin Cobb: | Uh... It used to be kind of a hassle to put on underwear in the morning, but now it's kinda easy... ya know... |
Peter LaFleur: | You're adopted, you're parents don't even love you. |
Billy McMahon: | there is no telling what this little girl on a squirrel diet could end up doing |
Billy McMahon: | There is no telling what this little girl on a squirrel diet could end up doing. |
Trent: | Our little baby's all growns up |
Trent: | Our little baby's all grown up. |
White Goodman: | Blade |
White Goodman: | Blade. |
White Goodman: | Laser |
White Goodman: | Laser. |
Peter LaFleur: | Blaser |
Peter LaFleur: | Blaser. |
Billy McMahon: | Professor Xavier is a total dick |
Billy McMahon: | Professor Xavier is a total dick. |
Beanie: | For what? Being Awesome? Besides Mitch, how old did you say this girl was, 17 years old? Mitch, that's a total grey area. |
Beanie: | Don't beat yourself up over this, Mitch. It's not your fault. Dammit, Blue was old. That's what old people do. They die. |
Beanie: | Oh, yeah. Cheeeeeese. Yeah, didn't we lock you in a dumpster one time? |
Gordon Pritchard: | Yea, I got out. |
Beanie: | Cool man. Good. Glad you did. |
Beanie: | Don't say sorry to me, Frank. Say it to the baby. |
Mitch: | I wasn't looking for a girl like that. |
Beanie: | Well, Columbus wasn't looking for America, my man, but that turned out to be pretty okay for everyone. |
Beanie: | Not funny. Not funny. And now the baby is upset. |
Beanie: | You think I like avoiding my wife and kids to hangout with nineteen-year-old girls everyday? |
Beanie: | Six weeks ago Abdul here had a one-way ticket to an arranged marriage with a broad he never met in Bangladesh. Now he's crushing ass every Thursday night at our mixers. |
Beanie: | Frank here was staring at a white picket fence. Now he's single, he's broke, and has second-degree burns all over his body. And I see a spark in his eye that I haven't seen in fifteen years. |
Beanie: | Yeah, that's it. I got a student alt rock band coming on next. Mitch, I own six speaker cities. I am worth three-and-a-half-million dollars that the government knows about. I got more electronics up there than a damn KISS concert. Tou think I'm gonna roll out this type of red carpet for a fucking marching band? Just make sure you can see the stage. |
Beanie: | Whoa. Whoa. Why the F-ing? Why in front of the kid? All ya gotta do is say "earmuffs" to him, and you can say "Fuck, shit, bitch." |
Frank "The Tank": | Cock. Balls. |
Beanie: | I'm just trying to make a point, Frank. You don't have to celebrate it. |
Beanie: | Well why don't you give me your number in case anything happens to my wife. |
Beanie: | All right, let me be the first to say congratulations to then. You get one vagina for the rest of your life. Real smart, Frank. Way to work it through. |
Beanie: | Max, can you earmuff for me? We are going to get so much ass here, it's going to be sick. I'm talking like crazy boy band ass. |
Peter LaFleur: | Hey White. You look awful fat in those pants. |
Jeremy Grey: | She's fit for a strait-jacket. This broad's fucked three ways towards the weekend. But you know what, Father? I dig it! It turns me on. |
John Beckwith: | Get up, you're making us look like pussies. |
Jeremy Grey: | If I had any air in my lungs I'd scream at you. |
Jeremy Grey: | I'm sorry. I'm not sorry. Okay? I'm not gonna apologize, I'm a cocksman! |
Jeremy Grey: | [on the phone with Gloria] Bunch those panties up into a little ball, and put that little ball right in your mouth. Oh, yeah... |
Jeremy Grey: | Todd, I notice you haven't even touched your food yet. |
Todd Cleary: | I don't eat meat or fish. |
Grandma Mary Cleary: | He's a homo. |
Jeremy Grey: | Listen, I'm getting married. |
John Beckwith: | Get out. |
Mike: | The whole Judy Garland thing kinda turned me on. Does that make me some kind of fag? |
Trent: | No baby, you're money. |
Elf: | Can I get a ho-ho-... |
Fred Claus: | No. |
Jamarcus: | In a few hours, a transmitter will become operational. When it signals, our armada will commence a global invasion starting here in Glenview, which is clearly not ideal for you. |
Bob: | What? |
Franklin: | Why? |
Jamarcus: | We're aliens, that's what we do. |
Ronny Valentine: | The conscience speaks, not in audible words, but through that small voice from within. |
Todd Cleary: | We had a moment had the dinner table didn't we? |
Jeremy Grey: | No we didn't have a moment at the dinner table!! |
Jeremy Grey: | No we didn't have a moment at the dinner table! |
Todd Cleary: | Yes we did have a moment. |
Jeremy Grey: | There was no moment, I was there. If I was there don't you think I would have noticed if there was a moment? |
Jeremy Grey: | There was no moment, I was there. If I was there don't you think I would have noticed if there was a moment? |
Jeremy Grey: | Just the tip, just to see how it feels... |
Jamarcus: | Nice to meet you. |
Bob: | Old guy: Fuck you curly |
Retiree #1: | Fuck you curly. |
Jeremy Grey: | why dont you try getting jacked off under the table in front of the whole family and have some real problems, Jackass, what were they like anyway they look pretty good are they real are they built for speed or for comfort, what you do with them motorboat, you play the motorboat, you motorboating son of a bitch you old sailor you. |
Jeremy Grey: | Why don't you try getting jacked off under the table in front of the whole damn family and have some real problems, jackass. Hey, what were they like anyway? They looked pretty good, are they real? Are they built for speed or comfort? What'd you do with them? Motorboat? You play the motorboat? |
Bob: | Who is this boy toy named Jason? What's his toy story? |
Bob: | This is inspiring for The Watch, we have a tiger, and flames, and wings, all in the same logo! It's like the chinese symbol for shut the fuck up and dance! |
Bob: | i dont understand, its 2012 cant you just get a ball transplant? |
Bob: | I don't understand, it's 2012 cant you just get a ball transplant? |
Ronny Valentine: | I'm a burn that face! Give me that stupid looking face! |
Bob: | A bunch of aliens have set up tents in your store. What are you gonna do about it? |
Evan: | ....Costco is for members only. |
Bob: | bob: thats terrible for the cow but this things fucking awesome. |
Bob: | That's terrible for the cow, but this thing's fuckin' awesome! |
Sergeant Bressman: | "Stay with me!" |
Sergeant Bressman: | Stay with me! |
Bob: | "His heart's out of his body fella, I don't think he's gonna make it." |
Bob: | His heart's out of his body fella, I don't think he's gonna make it. |
Kitty: | dont stress just relax |
Kitty: | Don't stress. Just relax. |
Reese Feldman: | i dont understand man i dont understand you can lose keys ya know you can lose your wallet how...how do you lose a plane |
Reese Feldman: | I don't understand man, I don't understand. You can lose keys, ya know, you can lose your wallet. How... how do you lose a plane? |
Terrence Meyers: | reese come on what do you want me to do you got 3 out of 4 planes in thats still alot of coke |
Terrence Meyers: | Reese, come on. What do you want me to do? You got three out of four planes in. That's still a lot of coke. |
Reese Feldman: | now see that thats the winning attitude thats gonna take this enterprise straight to the top |
Reese Feldman: | Now, see that? That's the kind of winning attitude that's gonna take this enterprise straight to the top. |
Beanie: | I'm not a talker. |
Nick Van Owen: | Making friends with Ahab, huh? |
Eddie Carr: | What's hurt? What do you need? |
Ian Malcolm: | We need rope! |
Eddie Carr: | Rope, okay! Anything else? |
Ian Malcolm: | Yeah, three double cheeseburgers with everything. |
Nick Van Owen: | No onions on mine. |
Sarah Harding: | And an apple turnover! |
Nick Van Owen: | Hammond told me these people might show up. He thought we'd be finished by the time they got started, but in case they weren't, he did send a backup plan. |
Sarah Harding: | What backup plan? |
Nick Van Owen: | Me. |
Peter LaFleur: | (At the Bar) O hey White, I didnt know Nazi camp got out until 8...did you decide to skip arts and craft? |
Peter LaFleur: | [at the bar] Oh hey White, I didnt know Nazi camp got out until 8... did you decide to skip arts and craft? |
White Goodman: | Yes I Did!!!! |
White Goodman: | Yes I did! |
Nick Van Owen: | The T-Rex exists on the planet for the first time in tens of millions of years and the only way you can express yourself is to kill it? |
Roland Tembo: | Remember that chap about twenty years ago? I forget his name. He climbed Everest without any oxygen and came down nearly dead. And they asked him, "Why did you go up there to die?" and he said, "I didn't. I went up there to live." |
Roland Tembo: | Remember that chap about twenty years ago? I forget his name. He climbed Everest without any oxygen and came down nearly dead. And they asked him, 'Why did you go up there to die?' and he said, 'I didn't. I went up there to live.' |
Roland Tembo: | The Rex was just fed, so it won't stalk us for food. |
Ian Malcolm: | Just fed? I assume you're talking about Eddie? You might want to show a little respect, the man saved our lives by giving his. |
Roland Tembo: | Then his troubles are over. My point is, the predators don't hunt when they're not hungry. |
Nick Van Owen: | No, only humans do. |
Roland Tembo: | Oh, you're breaking our hearts. Saddle up! Let's get this moveable feast on the way! |
Nick Van Owen: | How far is the village? |
Peter Ludlow: | Oh, a day's walk, maybe more. But that's not the problem. |
Roland Tembo: | What is the problem? |
Peter Ludlow: | Velociraptors. |
Jeremy Grey: | I happen to know everything there is to know about maple syrup. I love maple syrup! I love maple syrup on pancakes, I love it on pizza! Sometimes I take maple syrup and put a little in my hair. What do you think holds it up, slick? |
Peter LaFleur: | Thank you, Chuck Norris. |
Mr. Geary: | It's my professional opinion that you've become a monster. |
Fred Claus: | The world is what you make it. And it all starts with what you make of yourself |
Fred Claus: | The world is what you make of it and it all starts with what you make of yourself. |
Norman Bates: | "We all go a little mad sometimes...haven't you?" |
Norman Bates: | We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven't you? |
Peter LaFleur: | Uh, actually I decided to quit... Lance. |
Lance Armstrong: | Quit? You know, once I was thinking about quitting when I was diagnosed with brain, lung and testicular cancer, all at the same time. But with the love and support of my friends and family, I got back on the bike and I won the Tour de France five times in a row. But I'm sure you have a good reason to quit. So what are you dying from that's keeping you from the finals? |
Peter LaFleur: | Right now it feels a little bit like... shame. |
Lance Armstrong: | Well, I guess if a person never quit when the going got tough, they wouldn't have anything to regret for the rest of their life. But good luck to you Peter. I'm sure this decision won't haunt you forever. |
Dave: | I'm gonna be the biggest ass u ever seen |
Dave: | I'm gonna be the biggest ass you have ever seen. |
Ricky: | "Who put a nickel in you?" -- from deleted scene |
Ricky: | Who put a nickel in you? |
Jeremy Grey: | Lock it up! |
Patches O'Houlihan: | I drink my own urine cause it's sterile and it tastes good. |
Patches O'Houlihan: | Necessary? Is it necessary for me to drink my own urine? |
Peter LaFleur: | Probably not. |
Patches O'Houlihan: | No, but I do it anyway because it's sterile and I like the taste. |
Mike: | Well how long are you guys gonna wait to call your babies? |
Trent: | Six Days [Simultaneous] |
Trent: | Six Days. [Simultaneous] |
Sue: | Six Days [Simultaneous] |
Sue: | Six Days. [Simultaneous] |
Dave: | Please don't pee in that, it's not a real toilet. |
Dave: | Take the French out of your mouth and tell me what to do. |
Norman Bates: | A boy's best friend is his mother. |
Norman Bates: | We all go a little mad sometimes. |
Trent: | Vegas, baby. |
Trent: | You're so money, and you don't even know it. |
Ronny Valentine: | Nick, great moments come from great opportunities. And that's what you've earned here today. It's what you've earned here today |
Jeremy Grey: | Tattoo on the lower back? Might as well be a bullseye. |