The Valley of Gwangi (1969)

James Franciscus: Tuck Kirby

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• Professor Bromley : I can't go now!

  Tuck : Professor, there's a big lizard back there and he's heading this way. Now get aboard!

• Professor Bromley : Eohippus, if you are one, what are you doing here over 50 million years after you should be extinct. Could be a freak of nature, of course.

  Tuck : Is there any way you can tell?

  Professor Bromley : By checking its origin. If I could prove that this is the genuine article I should undoubtedly receive a knighthood, Mr Kirby, for the greatest scientific discover of the age.

  Tuck : The greatest scientific discovery of the age? T.J. doesn't know what she's got herself.

• Professor Bromley : I'm prepared to pay a guide handsomely.

  Tia Zorina : To lead to you the forbidden valley? No, not for all the gold in the world.

  Tuck : What's this forbidden valley?

  Tia Zorina : From there came the little horse and until he is returned a great evil will fall upon us.

  Professor Bromley : Rubbish!

  Tia Zorina : I tell you, unless the little horse is returned we shall all suffer the curse of hell.

  Professor Bromley : Superstitious clap-trap! There's nothing hocus-pocus about that little horse. Don't you realise, we've discovered a living specimen of the Eohippus.

  Tuck : What, you mean that thing really is an Eohippus?

  Professor Bromley : Of course!...well, naturally we'd have to prove it by scientific research.

• Rowdy : In all my travels I never seen anything like that two-ton lizard. If we could just get him back alive.

  Tuck : Yeah, the only thing I want to get back alive is me.

• Tuck : Well, you don't seem very glad to see me, Champ.

  Champ Connors : About as glad as a dying mule to see a vulture.

• Professor Bromley : This circle of mountains, jagged peaks, steep cliffs, could be the perfect barrier against man and the elements.

  Tuck : No wonder they call it the forbidden valley.

  Professor Bromley : Yes, it might be the answer to many things. We shall soon see, Mr Kirby.

• Tia Zorina : It is as I foretold. Gwangi has killed Carlos just as he killed his brother, Miguel.

  Tuck : Well, how d'ya know that?

  Tia Zorina : In a dream I saw it...the great jaws snapping, the riderless horse. He was doomed and so will you be doomed ALL OF YOU unless the evil one is set free!

  Professor Bromley : Balderedash, my good woman, balderdash! He's no more evil than an alligator. The only thing evil about him are his jaws. Spells? He can cast no spells.

• Professor Bromley : In the name of world science I beg you...I implore you to think again.

  Tuck : Later, professor, we've got a show to put on.

  Professor Bromley : A show! A show! But it's disgraceful to think of putting this fabulous creature on display in a cheap circus.

  T.J. : We can do what we like with Gwangi. He's our property.

  Professor Bromley : He belongs to us all, to mankind, to scientific research.

  Tuck : Easy, professor.

  T.J. : You can do your research in the time we give you. You can follow us on our world tour.

  Professor : You must be mad...raving mad. World tour? We'll see what The Royal Society has to say about this.