Blue Thunder (1983)
Roy Scheider: Murphy
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Quotes
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[Braddock and Murphy have watched Blue Thunder perform a selective firepower demonstration]
Icelan : [33:08] Well, look at that, all the red dummies are blown to hell.
Frank Murphy : And a few white ones!
Fletcher : One civilian dead for every ten terrorists. That's an acceptable ratio.
Frank Murphy : [Leaning closer to Braddock] Unless you're one of the civilians!
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Frank Murphy : Uh-oh... uh-oh. You'd better hold your nose. We're in deep shit.
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Frank Murphy : [35:48] Finally made Colonel, eh?
Col. F.E. Cochrane : If you're a nice guy, nice things happen to you.
Frank Murphy : I'll try to remember that!
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Frank Murphy : Catch ya later!
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Frank Murphy : That's Cochrane, F.E., US Army.
Lymangood : Cochrane, F.E. What's the "F.E." stand for?
Frank Murphy : "Fuck Everybody."
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Frank Murphy : What's the sensitivity of those mikes?
Sgt. Short : You can hear a mouse fart at 2000 ft!
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Lymangood : You mind if I ask you what you're doing.
Frank Murphy : No... I don't mind at all.
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[Murphy walks out to the pad]
Jack Braddock : Well Murph, feeling any pressure?
Frank Murphy : Yeah. About 15 pounds per square inch at sea level.
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Frank Murphy : [reading off a monitor] File under repair?
Lymangood : Did you break your file?
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Jack Braddock : [26:16] I've been trying to get you all night. Why don't you answer your fucking beeper?
Frank Murphy : I just wanna tell you, Jack, that the next time I'm suspended, so is my fucking beeper!
Jack Braddock : Feel better?
Frank Murphy : Yeah. A little.
Jack Braddock : Well then get your ass on down here. We just came up with a hot mince pie under each arm.
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[Murphy and Lymangood are flying a formation exercise with Cochrane]
Col. F.E. Cochrane : Come on, Keep it tight!
Lymangood : Christ! Any closer and we start eating blades!
Frank Murphy : [mimicking Cochrane's British accent] We're following his leader!
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Frank Murphy : Grab your ankles and kiss your ass goodbye Jafo. We're going down.
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Col. F.E. Cochrane : You threatening me, Murphy?
Frank Murphy : No, I'm telling you. Back off!
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[Murphy is looking over Blue Thunder's cockpit after the demonstration]
Col. F.E. Cochrane : Could have used this in 'Nam.
Frank Murphy : Could have used something.
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[Murphy and Lymangood are on patrol]
Lymangood : All those people. What do you suppose they're all doing down there?
Frank Murphy : Well, according to the latest statistics, about 1 million, 775 thousand of them are... getting it on!
Lymangood : That many, eh!
Frank Murphy : The rest are waiting for 'Laverne and Shirley'!
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[after the demonstration, Murphy and Braddock walk over to meet Blue Thunder's pilot]
Frank Murphy : [recognizes Cochrane as the pilot]
[35:27]
Frank Murphy : Well, what do you know!
Jack Braddock : Friend of yours?
Frank Murphy : [smiling ruefully] An old war buddy. Bastard tried to have me court-martialed once.
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[repeated line]
Frank Murphy : Outstanding!
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Lymangood : Big Brother: on or off?
Frank Murphy : What's Big Brother?
Lymangood : The cabin mike. It records everything we say.
Frank Murphy : I think we can lose that.
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Mobile Operator : Los Angeles Mobile?
Frank Murphy : Mobile, listen get me KBLA TV!
Mobile Operator : That number is listed in your directory sir.
Frank Murphy : Don't give me any static lady. This is a police emergency. Get me KBLA TV right now.
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Frank Murphy : Lymangood, Lymangood. What brings you to Air Support?
Lymangood : Oh, I don't know, I just... I just put in for Observer. I kind of like the idea of it. no guns, no kicking in doors - quiet!
Frank Murphy : [Glancing upwards with a pleading look] Oh, yeah!
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Frank Murphy : [trying to force the helicopter into doing a full flip] Come on, you tub of shit!
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Frank Murphy : Stop calling me Sir - you sound like David Copperfield!
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Lymangood : Sir, what was that business with the watch? Back in the ready room, with the watch?
Frank Murphy : It's sort of a test.
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Frank Murphy : All right, Murphy, it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
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Frank Murphy : [watching Kate drive] You're really riding with the angels, sweetheart.
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Lymangood : Hey, I've got a black guy in a beanie down there! Looks like he's selling dope out of a van!
Frank Murphy : Is that a red beanie?
Lymangood : Yeah, that's him!
Frank Murphy : He's our's - undercover buy program.
Lymangood : Oh, right, right right right, yeah!
Frank Murphy : You *were* at the briefing?
Lymangood : Yes, Sir, Sir! I guess I just forgot, Sir!
Frank Murphy : [laughs] You're going to fit right in!
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Lymangood : [after the liquor store robber shoots at them and the bullet pierces the chopper] Jesus! Christ!
Frank Murphy : Welcome to air support.
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Col. F.E. Cochrane : Do you think you can fly it?
Frank Murphy : YOU flew it, didn't you?
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Frank Murphy : Orange shirt and a Cowboy hat! Whatever happened to inconspicuous?
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Frank Murphy : [Watching Cochrane's Corvette pulling into a building] Oh, he's going in there!
Lymangood : Where are we?
Frank Murphy : Federal Building.
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Lymangood : Hey what time do you got?
Frank Murphy : Ohh... You've been talking to Montoya haven't you?
Lymangood : Well he did say something about Encino.
Frank Murphy : Ahh what the hell." "You've been shot at, you mine as well have your picture taken too!
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Lymangood : Hey, do you think she can see us?
Frank Murphy : All she has to do is look out the window." "Don't press on the pedals!
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Col. F.E. Cochrane : Rather a near thing today huh, Murph. I heard your turbine failed or was it your flying?
Frank Murphy : Back off, asshole!
Col. F.E. Cochrane : Oh, what's this hear I threats? My what a change. We are acting brave nowadays. Are you threatning me, Murphy?
Frank Murphy : No. I'm telling you. Back off!
Col. F.E. Cochrane : Catch you later!
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Frank Murphy : Bright red cowboy hat and Hawaiian shirt. Whatever happened to inconspicous?