Stand Alone (1985)

Charles Durning: Louis Thibadeau

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Quotes 

• Louis Thibadeau : I am death, come with me.

• Gordie : What about the bad guys?

  Louis Thibadeau : What bad guys?

  Gordie : The bad guys that are taking over the neighborhood.

  Louis Thibadeau : Now where did you hear that?

  Meg : Go watch TV, Gordie.

  Louis Thibadeau : That's probably where he heard it.

• Gordie : Everybody calls you Mr. Thibadeau. Is that because of what you did in the war?

  Louis Thibadeau : No, Gordie, it's because I'm old. Besides that war was a long time ago, nobody remembers it.

  Gordie : Paddy does.

• Meg : [about the shooting]  It's all over the front page.

  Louis Thibadeau : Meg, if a dog has pups it's on page one.

• Louis Thibadeau : [walking Gordie to band practice]  We're late.

  Gordie : So why don't we drive?

  Louis Thibadeau : Because you need the exercise.

  Gordie : What for?

  Louis Thibadeau : So you don't have a heart attack before you're 12.

  Gordie : That's why I gave up smoking and drinking.

• Meg : I wish you'd talk to Paddy about giving Gordie so many donuts.

  Louis Thibadeau : [absentmindedly]  Yes Meg.

  Meg : And Louis, no more war stories.

  Louis Thibadeau : [absentmindedly]  Yes Meg.

  Meg : And we're gonna have rattlesnakes for dinner.

  Louis Thibadeau : [absentmindedly]  Yes Meg.

• Meg : I thought you were going to quit playing with that tank.

  Louis Thibadeau : So did Mrs. Whitehead.

• Nurse Warren : Would you like something for the pain?

  [Louis grumbles] 

  Nurse Warren : What?

  Louis Thibadeau : Bourbon.