The Poseidon Adventure Movie Quotes
Mrs. Linda Rogo
I saw a young officer on deck the other day, and he looked DAMN familiar... even with his clothes on.
Mike Rogo
So... he recognized ya, so?
Mrs. Linda Rogo
So doesn't that bother you?
Mike Rogo
If it bothered me, I wouldn'ta married ya.
Mrs. Linda Rogo
Well first you arrested me six times.
Mike Rogo
Well I had to figure out some way to keep you off the streets... until you'd marry me.
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[Steam covers the escape route. Looking up]
Reverend Frank Scott
What more do you want of us? We've come all this way, no thanks to you. We did it on our own, no help from you.
[moves closer to steam valve]
Reverend Frank Scott
We did ask you to fight for us but damn it, don't fight against us! Leave us alone! How many more sacrifices? How much more blood?
[jumps to steam valve. Steam burns his hands as he hangs there]
Reverend Frank Scott
How many more lives?
[Starts turning valve]
Reverend Frank Scott
Belle wasn't enough. Acres wasn't. Now this girl! You want another life? Then take me!
[Steam stops. Turns on valve to face survivors]
Reverend Frank Scott
You can make it. Keep going. Rogo! Get them through.
[falls into flaming water below]
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Reverend Frank Scott
Please GOD NOT this woman.
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Robin Shelby
I'm sorry Mrs. Rosen, I didn't mean it to sound like that.
Mrs. Belle Rosen
What, I miss something?
Robin Shelby
When I said I helped my dad pull in a 600 pound swordfish. I didn't mean that I thought you weighed that much.
Mrs. Belle Rosen
All that's going on and THAT'S what you're worried about?
Robin Shelby
Sure, what else?
Mrs. Belle Rosen
You're a good boy.
Robin Shelby
Tell my sister.
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Nurse Gina Rowe
They're suppositories Mr Rogo. You don't swallow them.
Mike Rogo
Then what the hell do you do with them?
Linda Rogo
For Christ's sake! I know what to do with suppositories. Just get them outta here!
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Mike Rogo
You took from me the only thing I ever loved in the whole world, my Linda.
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Reverend Frank Scott
So what resolution should we make for the new year? It's to let God know that you have the guts and the will to do it alone. Resolve to fight for yourselves, and for others, for those you love. And that part of God within you will be fighting with you all the way.
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Mike Rogo
Ya had a lotta guts, lady... a lotta guts.
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James Martin
Long enough
Robin Shelby
The Andrea Doria stayed afloat 10 hours before she sank.
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Mike Rogo
You better watch your language, Preacher. You sound like you come from the slum or something.
Linda Rogo
You son-of-a-bitch! Go help him!
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Reverend Frank Scott
Through the kitchens and go deeper and deeper in the ship till we reach the hull. That way!
Mike Rogo
And you just kick out the botton and we swim ashore, huh?
Linda Rogo
Or maybe you could yell 'This is the police' and it'll open right up!
Mike Rogo
Don't be a smartass!
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Mrs. Belle Rosen
You see, Mr. Scott? In the water I'm a very skinny lady.
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Mr. Manny Rosen
I want to stay with her a little longer.
Reverend Frank Scott
You've got one minute.
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Captain Harrison
[discussing the approaching tidal wave]
It seems to be piling up in those shallows. By the way, Happy New Year.
First Officer Larsen
Thank you, sir. Same to you.
First Officer Larsen
60 knots, sir.
Captain Harrison
It must be mountainous.
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Reverend Frank Scott
Give her your shirt.
Mike Rogo
My shirt?
Linda Rogo
Come on!
Mike Rogo
Linda, next time you put something on, like I told you to put on!
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Martin, Wireless Operator
Yes, sir!
Captain Harrison
Get off a Mayday!
Martin, Wireless Operator
[puzzled]
A Mayday, sir?
Captain Harrison
That's right, I said Mayday. Mayday, Mayday, Mayday!
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Robin Shelby
Don't worry, Mrs. Rosen, I once helped my dad pull in a 600 pound swordfish in Hawaii.
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Reverend Frank Scott
If you don't come with us, her death is meaningless.
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Robin Shelby
Sis? Susan!
Susan Shelby
Robin! Reverend Scott!
[Everyone looks up and sees Susan clinging to the underside of a table]
Susan Shelby
[frightened]
Can you help me?
Robin Shelby
How'd you get up there, sis?
Susan Shelby
That's a stupid question!
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Captain Harrison
That's right, Mrs Rogo. The Greek God Poseidon. God of storms, tempests, earthquakes and other miscellaneous natural disasters. Quite an ill-tempered fellow.
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Robin Shelby
Why don't you shove it.
Susan Shelby
Don't you ever say that to me again.
Robin Shelby
Shove it. Shove it. Shove it.
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Mike Rogo
She's got nothin' on underneath.
Linda Rogo
Just panties. What else do I need?
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Mike Rogo
You! Preacher! Murderer! I started to believe in your promises, that we had a chance. What chance?
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Reverend Frank Scott
I said I was gonna get everybody out of here and goddamit I'm gonna do it!
Linda Rogo
Well, what do you want us to do?
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Mike Rogo
Wait a minute! This is no goddamn engine room!
Linda Rogo
Then where the Hell are we?
Reverend Frank Scott
There was a corridor leading to the engine room.
Mr. Manny Rosen
But now it's underwater.
Reverend Frank Scott
All right. We'll swim through it. Give me the rope.
Linda Rogo
You've gotta be kidding!
Mike Rogo
She's right. If the corridor's underwater what about the engine room?
Reverend Frank Scott
It's in the clear. It's one deck up. It's above us. We'll swim through the bulkhead, down a short corridor and up a companionway. It can't be more than thirty five feet at the most.
Linda Rogo
Oh, is that all!
Reverend Frank Scott
We can do it. Trust me, we can do it!
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Linda Rogo
Just shoot me Mike. For Christ's sake just shoot me!
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James Martin
What'll I tell the others?
Mike Rogo
Tell 'em to break out their hymnals and start singing "Nearer My God To Thee" !
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Linda Rogo
Jesus Christ! What happened?
Reverend Frank Scott
We've turned over.
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Mr. Manny Rosen
My wife can't stand to see anybody not married.
Mrs. Belle Rosen
No, it comes from caring.
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[Sound of the toilet flushing]
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Reverend Scott
God is pretty busy! He's got a long term plan for humanity that stretches far beyond our comprehension. So its not reasonable to expect Him to concern Himself with the individual. The individual is important - only to the extent of providing a creative link - between the past and the future, in his children, or in his grandchildren or his contributions to humanity. Therefore, don't pray to God to solve your problems. Pray to that part of God within you. Have the guts - to fight for yourself. God wants brave souls. He wants winners! Not quitters. lf you can't win, at least try to win. God loves tryers.
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Mr. Linarcos
I did not suggest full ahead, Captain. As the new owner's representative on this ship, I ordered it!
Captain Harrison
Damn it man, the Poseidon is too fine a lady to be rushed to the junkyard on her last voyage!
Mr. Linarcos
We're already three days behind schedule! And it's costing my consortium thousands of dollars every day to maintain a wrecking crew. I demand we dock Monday night!
Captain Harrison
And I can't afford to gamble with the lives of my passengers!
Mr. Linarcos
Your business is to deliver this ship, where we want it, WHEN we want it!
Captain Harrison
Running an unstable ship at full ahead is dangerous!
Mr. Linarcos
I'm sure...
Captain Harrison
Especially one as old as this!
Mr. Linarcos
I'm sure I don't have to remind you of my legal right to have you relieved of command. Three other officers aboard this ship have their Master's License. Now, order Full Ahead!
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Mr. Manny Rosen
Belle, be careful.
Mrs. Belle Rosen
You think I'm planning on being careless?
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Linda Rogo
I'm going next. So if ole' fat ass gets stuck, I won't get stuck behind her.
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Purser
For God's sake, Reverend, what you're doing is suicide!
Reverend Frank Scott
We're cut off from the rest of the world. They can't get to us. Maybe we can get to them. You've said enough, now get out of the way.
Purser
Pray for us, but don't do this!
[to the others]
Purser
Climbing to another deck will kill you all!
Reverend Frank Scott
And sitting on our butts is not going to help us either. Maybe by climbing out of here, we can save ourselves. If you've got any sense, you'll come along with us.
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Mike Rogo
This is the first trip since we got married, you know.
Linda Rogo
Yeah, and why we didn't fly I'll never know.
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Mr. Manny Rosen
He's right Mrs Rogo, there are air pockets all over this ship.
Linda Rogo
Air pockets?
Mr. Manny Rosen
Yes, just because that deck flooded doesn't mean this one will.
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Mike Rogo
That preacher was right. That beautiful son of a bitch was right!
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Mike Rogo
Linda, Linda honey, you all right?
Mrs. Linda Rogo
Hi... where the hell have you been?
Mike Rogo
Where do you think? Flying around on my ass.
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Reverend Frank Scott
[Rogo has refused to help move the Christmas tree]
You get your ass down here with us, mister, right away.
Mike Rogo
Hey... You oughta watch your language, Preacher. You sound like you come from the slum, or somethin'!
Linda Rogo
You son of a bitch, go help him!
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Mike Rogo
You! Preacher! You lyin', murderin', son of a bitch! You took from me the one thing I loved in the whole world! My Linda!
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Mr. Manny Rosen
She has this illusion, always thinks she's too fat.
Mrs. Belle Rosen
Remember Manny, if I get stuck, push.
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Linda Rogo
Shut up! Shut up! C'mon get up this goddamned ramp!
James Martin
Nobody can be as composed as you are Mrs Rogo.
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Mr. Manny Rosen
Something must have happened to them. I tell you. Belle would have signalled!
Mike Rogo
Okay. That does it. I'm going through to find out what's happened.
Linda Rogo
Oh no you're not! You'll drown too!
Mr. Manny Rosen
Let me go, Mr Rogo. It's my wife!
Linda Rogo
Let him go, Mike!
Mike Rogo
I'm going through. All of you stay put till I get back.
Linda Rogo
Mike, please!
Mike Rogo
Take it easy, baby. I'll be back.
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Linda Rogo
We're sinking and nothings going to keep us from drowning.
Mike Rogo
Keep moving.
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Mike Rogo
That's enough outa you, Mister.
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Mike Rogo
Aww, Jesus!
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Linda Rogo
Oh my God. Who's not dying!
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Captain Harrison
[On bridge]
Do you know what the hell's going going on down there? Is there nothing more you can do with those stabilizers?
Chief Engineer Joe
There's nothing wrong with the stabilizers, so there's nothing more I can do with them! Besides, I got my hands full with this pump! You know damn well what the trouble is. It's that bastard Linarcos!
Captain Harrison
Would you care to repeat yourself? He's standing right here.
[holds phone out to Mr. Linarcos]
Chief Engineer Joe
GOOD! I HOPE HE HEARD ME!
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Robin Shelby
The third engineer promised to show me the propeller shaft!
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Chief Engineer Joe
Chief here. Go ahead.
Captain Harrison
Joe, what the hell's going on down there? Is there nothing more you can do with those stabilizers?
Chief Engineer Joe
There's nothing wrong with the stabilizers, so there's nothing more I can do with them. Besides, I've got my hands full with this pump! You know damn well what the trouble is - it's the bastard Linarcos!
Captain Harrison
Would you care to repeat yourself? He's standing right here.
Chief Engineer Joe
Good! I hope he heard me!
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Mrs. Belle Rosen
All you need is a pretty wife.
James Martin
I think perhaps I've been a bachelor too long.
Mrs. Belle Rosen
Sure, you're too busy taking all those pills.
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Mike Rogo
What do we do, goddamit? What do we do?
Linda Rogo
Pull him back! Pull him back!
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Purser
We must stay until help arrives.
Reverend Scott
Help from where? From the captain? He's dead. Everyone above us before the ship turned over is dead. Because now they're under the water.
Purser
That's not true!
Reverend Scott
It is true, you pompous ass!
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Mrs. Belle Rosen
You see, swimming through corridors and up and down stairwells I'm the only one trained to do things like that.
Linda Rogo
Will you shut up?
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Mrs. Belle Rosen
Mr. Scott, a fat woman like me cannot climb.
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Reverend Frank Scott
[after giving Belle a boost up the tree]
Excuse me for getting so personal, Mrs. Rosen.
Mrs. Belle Rosen
What else could you do? Mrs. Peter Pan I'm not.
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Mike Rogo
I think what I don't like about you, Scott, is your attitude. Or does it go deeper than that?
Reverend Frank Scott
Maybe we're two of a kind, Mr. Rogo. You don't like looking at yourself.
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Reverend Scott
John, you've got to use your church for something more positive than prayer.
Chaplain
If you deliver sermons like this, its a wonder that you're still an ordained minister. Or are you?
Reverend Scott
The best kind. Angry. Rebellious. Critical. A renegade.
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Mike Rogo
l always thought l was gonna catch it in some tenement by some criminal.
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Terry
Susan, would you like to dance?
[Susan is staring at Reverend Scott, enraptured]
Robin Shelby
[nudging Susan]
Sis!
[Susan turns around and smiles at Terry]
Terry
I was just asking... if you'd like to dance.
Susan Shelby
Yes, I'd like to.
[Susan takes her party hat off and goes to dance with Terry]
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Reverend Scott
There's nobody alive but us! And nobody's going to help us except ourselves. lt's up to each one of you. lt's up to all of us. Together.
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Reverend Frank Scott
Lets make a toast.
Linda Rogo
Great. What will we drink to?
Reverend Frank Scott
To Love.
Linda Rogo
Here here. To love. To Love. To Love, dummy!
Mike Rogo
Oh.
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Linda Rogo
Come here, you lousy cop.
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James Martin
Nonnie, your brother's dead.
Nonnie Parry
Did you like his music?
James Martin
I would have danced to it... if I'd had somebody to dance with.
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Reverend Frank Scott
Are you gonna give us a hand, Mr Rogo?
Mike Rogo
No. Didn't you hear what that Purser said. He said to stay here and keep calm. Help will be here, and I'm staying right here.
Linda Rogo
There he goes, that's my old man.
Mike Rogo
Look Linda.
Linda Rogo
Everything by the book.
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Mike Rogo
You weren't on the streets that long! How many guys did you know! Do you realise how slim the chances are even one of those characters is on this boat?
Linda Rogo
You don't have to shout!
Mike Rogo
I said do you realise...
Linda Rogo
I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID!
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Reverend Frank Scott
I said don't look down!
Linda Rogo
Okay, okay.
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Linda Rogo
He only invited us because you're a Detective Lieutenant. Why don't you just go without me!
Mike Rogo
And what am I supposed to do at midnight? Kiss the Captain?
Linda Rogo
Don't knock it!
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Reverend Scott
Get down on your *knees* and pray to God for help? And then maybe everything will work out fine? Garbage.
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Purser
ln spite of what you may have heard to the contrary, he really runs the ship. Not the captain, the purser. You see, the Poseidon isn't really a ship. lt's a hotel with a bow and a stern stuck on - and l'm the hotel manager.
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James Martin
Nonnie, you will go on. We do, you know. We have to. At first we don't think it's possible, but in time, believe me, in time you'll find other things, other people. Someone else to care for. You'll see.
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Reverend Scott
Your place is with the living. lf you don't come with us, her death is meaningless. Now come on!
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Mike Rogo
Brandy. Rope. Axe.
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Reverend Frank Scott
Maybe by climbing out of here, we can save ourselves. You got any sense, you'll come along with us. Grab a hold!
[He, Rogo and several other men grab a hold of the Christmas tree]
Reverend Frank Scott
On three! One, two...
[the men lift the Christmas tree]
Mike Rogo
Holy fuck, it's heavy.
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Mr. Tinkham
[Mortally wounded]
Please.. help me.. help me, please.
Reverend Frank Scott
[hearing him, tries to tend to his wounds]
Mr. Tinkham
[weakly, not realizing that the ship has overturned]
Must... go to the lifeboat stations.
Reverend Frank Scott
Soon. Very soon.
Mr. Tinkham
Please... go to... life... boat... stations...
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Mike Rogo
Linda! Ya hear me?
Linda Rogo
Will you shut up! I'm busy in here.
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Linda Rogo
Where the Hell have you been?
Mike Rogo
What do ya think? Flyin' around on my ass!
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Mike Rogo
I think what I don't like about you, Scott, is your attitude - or does it go deeper than that?
Reverend Frank Scott
Maybe we're two of a kind, Mr. Rogo, and you don't like looking at yourself.
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Mike Rogo
Do you know what it means to be picked out from all the people on this boat to sit at the captain's table on New Year's Eve? Well, l'll tell you one thing it means. It means all your worries about those other women looking down on you is a lot of bull!
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Dining Room Steward
"Morning After" - oh, I can't take this stuff. Give me a Stauss waltz anytime.
Acres
I rather fancy it.
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Nonnie Parry
[singing]
Oh, can't you see the morning after? It's waiting right outside the storm, Why don't we cross the bridge together, And find a place that's safe and warm? It's not too late, we should be giving, Only with love can we climb...
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Belle Rosen
There's something different up there than there is from down here?
Reverend Scott
Yes. Life. Life is up there. And life always matters. Very much.
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Manny Rosen
lt looks like vitamin E to me.
James Martin
lt is, Mr. Rosen.
Manny Rosen
Doesn't that increase virility?
James Martin
That's the rumor.
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Belle Rosen
Mr. Tinkham, are you married?
Mr. Tinkham
No marriage for me, Mrs. Rosen. l've got a mistress.
Belle Rosen
What?
Mr. Tinkham
The sea.
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Mike Rogo
How do you know! Have you been there? Have you seen the bow? How do you know! What makes you so fired sure that you're right and all those other people are wrong! How do you know?
Reverend Frank Scott
That's great! That's just great! Get yourself killed just because twenty other people want to die! That's typical!
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Martin - Wireless Operator
May Day. May Day. May Day. This is S.S. Poseidon calling.
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Susan Shelby
Will you stop jumping up and down on my bed and go take a shower.
Robin
What shower? I'm going to the engine room.
Susan Shelby
You're going to church services.
Robin
On my vacation?
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Captain Harrison
Get off a May Day!
Martin - Wireless Operator
A May Day, sir?
Captain Harrison
Yes, I said May Day! May Day! May Day!
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Reverend Scott
Come with us.
Chaplain
l can't leave these people. l know l can't save them and l suspect we'll die. But l can't leave them.
Reverend Scott
They don't want to go. They've chosen to stay. Why should you? What good's your life then? What's it all been for?
Chaplain
l have no other choice.
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James Martin
Mrs. Rosen, when you see your grandson tell him not to become a haberdasher.
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Mike Rogo
Don't be a smart ass.
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Reverend Scott
I need a monkey.
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