Gallipoli (1981)
Mark Lee: Archy Hamilton
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Quotes
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[first lines]
Jack : What are your legs?
Archy Hamilton : Springs. Steel springs.
Jack : What are they going to do?
Archy Hamilton : Hurl me down the track.
Jack : How fast can you run?
Archy Hamilton : As fast as a leopard.
Jack : How fast are you going to run?
Archy Hamilton : As fast as a leopard!
Jack : Then let's see you do it!
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Archy Hamilton : I'll see you when I see you.
Frank Dunne : Yeah. Not if I see you first.
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Archy Hamilton : You of all people should be going.
Frank Dunne : Why me of all people?
Archy Hamilton : 'Cause you're an athlete.
Frank Dunne : [laughs] What's that got to do with it?
Archy Hamilton : I've got mates who'd be lucky to do the hundred in twelve and they're going to do their bit, so why shouldn't you?
Frank Dunne : Because it's not our bloody war.
Archy Hamilton : What do you mean, not our war?
Frank Dunne : It's an English war. It's got nothing to do with us.
Archy Hamilton : You know what you are? A bloody coward.
Frank Dunne : There's only one reason why I haven't knocked you down mate.
Archy Hamilton : What?
Frank Dunne : 'Cause I don't feel like carrying you to the next bloody water hole. Now shut up and don't open your yap about the war again!
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Frank Dunne : Have another drink.
Archy Hamilton : Whiskey doesn't make you look old.
Frank Dunne : Oh, doesn't it just? Have you seen my dad? I know he looks like a wreck, but he's really 35.
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Archy Hamilton : What are you going to join, the Infantry?
Frank Dunne : Not joining anything.
Archy Hamilton : But you gotta be in it.
Frank Dunne : Don't have to if you don't want to.
Archy Hamilton : You gotta be.
Frank Dunne : No I don't. It's a free country, or haven't you heard.
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Archy Hamilton : We don't stop them there, they could end up here.
Camel Driver : And they're welcome to it.
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Camel Driver : [talking about the war] How did it start?
Archy Hamilton : Don't know exactly, but it was the German's fault.
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Archy Hamilton : G'day.
Mary : G'day.