Zulu (1964)

James Booth: Pvt. Henry Hook

Quotes 

• Private Henry Hook : [Throws Sergeant Maxfield across his shoulder]  Twenty eight days field punishment! No pay! You know what he did? Sent my money to my Missus.

  [Slaps Sereant Maxfield's buttocks] 

  Private Henry Hook : What did you do that for?

• Pvt. John Williams : Hooky, come on old boy, do something!

  Pte. Henry Hook : I'm excused duty.

  Pvt. John Williams : Well, I haven't excused you, have I?

  Pte. Henry Hook : Oh, YOU want some help? Well, why didn't you say so?

  [grabs a rifle and starts defending the mission] 

• Private Henry Hook : Rourke's Drift... It'd take an Irishman to give his name to a rotten stinking middle o' nowhere hole like this.

• Hughes : Hey, Hooky... who's doing all that shooting? Who do you think?

  Private Henry Hook : Who do you think? Mister flamin' Bromhead, shooting flamin' defenseless animals for the flamin' officers' flamin' dinner.

• Surgeon Maj. Reynolds : You know what you've got there, my malingering Hector?

  Private Henry Hook : No, sir. Hook's the name, sir.

  Surgeon Maj. Reynolds : You've got a fine glistening boil, my friend. There's one glistening boil for every soldier in Africa. You may not get any medals in this campaign, Hook, but you'll certainly get more boils. For every gunshot wound I probe, I expect to lance 3 boils.

  [brandishing a lance] 

  Private Henry Hook : A spot of medicinal brandy would set me up, sir!

  Surgeon Maj. Reynolds : Brandy's for heroes, Mr. Hook. The rest of you will make do with boils on your skin, flies in your meat and dysentery on your bellies!

• Private Henry Hook : [after being ordered to help prepare for the Zulu attack]  What for? Did I ever see a Zulu walk down the city road? No! So what am I doing here?

• Sgt. Robert Maxfield : You're no good to anyone, except the Queen and Sergeant Maxfield!

  Private Henry Hook : Well, thank you very much, the both of you!

• Private Henry Hook : [At Maxfield, whom is singing in delirium]  Shut up, you cripple!

• Private Henry Hook : [as Sergeant Maxfield raves deliriously in the hospital]  Stuff me with green apples! If a dog was as sick as him, they'd shoot it!