Armageddon (1998)
Ben Affleck: A.J. Frost
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Quotes
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A.J. : Just tell Grace that, uh, that I'll always be with her. Okay? Can you do that?
Harry Stamper : Yeah. Okay, kid.
Harry Stamper : [pulls AJ's air hose out and rips off his own mission badge and hands it to AJ] Give this to Truman. Make sure Truman gets that! Get in there.
[pushes AJ back into the hatch and closes the door]
Harry Stamper : It's my turn now.
A.J. : Harry! Harry! You can't do this to me! It's my job!
Harry Stamper : You go take care of my little girl now. That's your job. Always thought of you as a son. Always. But, I'd be damn proud to have you marry Grace.
A.J. : [beginning to cry] Harry.
Harry Stamper : You take care of yourself.
[pushes a button sending the hatch up]
A.J. : Harry, no!
Harry Stamper : I love you,pal.
A.J. : Harry, I love you! Don't Harry! Wait a minute! Harry, no!
Harry Stamper : Goodbye son.
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Harry Stamper : AJ, I got just five words for you: Damn glad to see you boy!
A.J. : That's six words.
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Lev Andropov : I'm stepping outside.
A.J. : You're-you're going outside?
Lev Andropov : I am the only certified astronaut. And I'm saving your American ass!
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A.J. : Have you ever heard of Evel Knievel?
Lev Andropov : No, I never saw Star Wars.
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Harry Stamper : How long you work for me?
A.J. : Five wonderful years.
Harry Stamper : In five years you have *never* apologized to me this quickly. Something's goin' on here, I'm gonna find out what it is.
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Grace Stamper : Baby, do you think its possible that anyone else in the world is doing this very same thing at this very same moment?
A.J. : I hope so, otherwise, what the hell are we trying to save?
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Harry Stamper : None of you have to go. We can all just sit here on Earth, wait for this big rock to crash into it, kill everything and everybody we know. United States government just asked us to save the world. Anybody wanna say no?
Chick : 20 years. Haven't turned you down once. Not about to start now. I'm there.
Freddy Noonan : Guess I can't let you go up there alone.
Bear : I'm with you.
Oscar : Man, this is - this is historic. Guys, this is, like, deep blue hero stuff! Of course I'm in.
Rockhound : While I don't share *his* enthusiasm, you know me. Beam me up, Scotty!
Harry Stamper : You all right, Max?
Max : I-I don't, I-I don't... Whatever you think.
Harry Stamper : [to A.J] How about you?
A.J. : I'm in.
Harry Stamper : All right then. We go.
Rockhound : I don't mean to be the materialistic weasel of this group, but do you think we'll get hazard pay out of this?
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Colonel William Sharp : It takes two people to fly this thing. Either we all stay and die, or you guys draw straws.
Rockhound : I say we all stay and die.
[pause, everyone looks at Rockhound]
Rockhound : But that's me.
AJ : I'll draw. Let's draw.
Harry : Nobody's gonna draw straws. I'll stay and take care of it.
Chick : Well, I can't live with that sort of thing.
Lev Andropov : Nobody asked you if you could live with it, all right?
Lev Andropov : Bullshit! No way I will let you volunteer for this, so I can go back to my home country like the man who did not volunteer! No way!
Bear : Hey man, let's draw, and let's see who's gonna stay up here and dance.
Rockhound : Hey guys? I-I know you guys think I'm crazy right now but, I would really like this responsibility.
Harry : All right. All right.
Rockhound : I can do it!
Harry : Let's just draw straws and get it over with. Come on.
Chick : I ain't drawin' against you, Harry.
Harry : Well, I'm gonna draw against you Chick, so you better just go ahead and do it.
[They draw straws]
Chick : Just gimme this thing.
Lev Andropov : [Lev looks at the straw he has drawn] Is this good, or bad?
[A.J. has drawn the short straw]
AJ : Oh man. Well, we all gotta die right? I'm the guy who gets to do it saving the world.
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A.J. : You know it's all funny until somebody gets shot in the leg.
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Harry Stamper : You wanna go home? Is that it? You wanna be fired?
A.J. : No, I don't. My crew was doin' the right thing.
Harry Stamper : [Interrupting] Your crew?
A.J. : Yeah.
Harry Stamper : Your crew just blew the whole transmission, A.J.
A.J. : Listen, that NASA computer is just playin' it safe. The machine you built - the rig - can do it.
Harry Stamper : [Interrupting] Shut up! Just shut up! Shut your mouth! Those men in that room have zero tolerence for showin' off, hot doggin', going by your gut instinct or you tryin' to be a hero. You got that? Say the words, A.J.
A.J. : I got it.
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A.J. : You know what I was thinkin'?
Grace Stamper : What?
A.J. : I-I really don't think that the animal cracker qualifies as a cracker.
Grace Stamper : Why?
A.J. : Well cause it's sweet, which to me suggests cookie, and, you know, I mean putting cheese on something is sort of the defining characteristic of what makes a cracker a cracker. I don't know why I thought of that, I just...
Grace Stamper : Baby, you have such sweet pillow talk.
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A.J. : You know, Harry, there are only, uh, five words, I want to hear from you right now and those words are: you know A.J., I really look up to you, you been a hero of mine for sometime, and I'm really impressed with your work and I'm emotionally closed off...
[pause]
A.J. : That's like - I dunno, that's like eleven words or something. You know what how bout just: A.J., I'm sorry and I love you?
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A.J. : FUCK, HARRY!
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A.J. : This is great. We just happen to run into the Grand Canyon on the asteroid.
Lev Andropov : I told you, you took wrong way, wrong road.
A.J. : What? What road? Do you see any roads around here?
Lev Andropov : You know what, I do not have much pleasure being near God's ear, but you think this is looking good or what?
A.J. : Lev, why don't you just do humanity a favor and just shut the hell up?
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A.J. : If you had like little animal cracker Discovery Channel thing watch the gazelle as he graze's through the open plains, and now look as the cheetah approachs. Watch as he stalks his prey. Now the gazelle has looked spooked and he could head north, to the mountainous peeks above, or he could go south. The gazelle now faces man's most perilous question, north... Or south...
