Daddy Day Camp (2007)

Richard Gant: Buck

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Quotes 

• Charlie Hinton : You missed your train.

  Buck : I missed *a* train. Haven't really decided which one I'm getting on yet.

  Charlie Hinton : Thought you had to be back for manoeuvres.

  Buck : That's true, but *next* year. That's about as often as they let a broke-down retiree come out and play with the reservists.

  Charlie Hinton : [closes his eyes, nods and sighs]  Retiree.

  Buck : Yeah.

  [leans back on the bench] 

  Buck : About the only action I get these days is when college students are doing... research papers on military history.

  [Charlie sighs; Buck widdles a bit of wood with his knife] 

  Charlie Hinton : So, uh, you abandoned your post this morning.

  Buck : [looks up]  Good soldier knows when he's in hostile territory.

  Charlie Hinton : You heard me last night, didn't you? I guess I've had a few things on my mind over the last... thirty years or so.

  Buck : [points to Charlie]  I didn't even know you felt that way. Strange, getting older.

  [pauses] 

  Buck : Easier remembering things the way you wish they were.

  [Charlie listens intently; Buck sticks out his chin and stares straight ahead] 

  Buck : I want you to know I'm proud of the man you've become.

  [Charlie blinks] 

  Buck : The way you make adjustments in the field, like opening a day care centre when you lost your job.

  [cocks his head to one side and takes a deep breath] 

  Buck : Me, I wouldn't be able to do that.

  [a fleeting smiles plays on Charlie's lips] 

  Buck : I've always needed more structure.

  [Buck hangs his arm over the back of the bench and looks away] 

  Charlie Hinton : [sighs]  I'm far from perfect, believe me. Far from it.

  [glances at Buck, then stares ahead with a look of determination] 

  Charlie Hinton : I know one thing, though. Those kids are gonna be crushed unless your leathery old butt comes back.

  [Buck truns swiftly and looks Charlie in the eye; Charlie beams and Buck smiles back at him] 

• Charlie Hinton : You were *way* out of line with what you did today. Now, if we do this thing, we do it *my* way! You got it?

  Buck : [crosses his arms]  Affirmative.

  Charlie Hinton : Good! Now... what do you think we should do?