American Graffiti (1973) Poster

Charles Martin Smith: Terry

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  • Debbie Dunham : Is that tuck and roll?

    Terry Fields : Yeah!

    Debbie Dunham : That's bitchin' tuck and roll! You know, I really love the feel of tuck and roll upholstery.

    Terry Fields : You do?

    Debbie Dunham : Yeah.

    Terry Fields : Yeah? Well, get in and I'll let you feel it... I mean, you know, you can touch it... uh... I'll let you feel the upholstery.

    Debbie Dunham : Okay.

  • Terry Fields : Pardon me, sir, but I lost my I.D. in... in a flood and I'd like to get some Old Harper, hard stuff. Would you mind buying a bottle for me?

    Bum at Liquor Store : Why certainly! I lost my wife, too - her name wasn't Idy, though, and it wasn't in a flood - but I know what ya...

    Terry Fields : Thanks, here's enough for a pint.

  • Man at Accident : [after Terry has backed into his car]  Excuse me, but I think we've had an accident.

    Terry Fields : Well, goddammit, I won't report you this time, but next time just watch it, will ya?

  • Terry Fields : [to Debbie]  Hello. Buenos Noches. You sure you don't need a lift somewhere? Huh? Hey, you know John Milner? John Milner's a good friend of mine. Hey, did anybody ever tell you that you look just like Connie Stevens?

  • Debbie Dunham : Maybe if it's the goat killer, he'll get somebody and we'll see the whole thing.

    Terry Fields : I don't want to see the whole thing.

  • [last lines] 

    John Milner : I know, uh... you probably think you're a big shot, goin' off like this...

    John Milner : [he slaps Curt]  ... but you're still a punk.

    Curt Henderson : OK, John... So long... So long!

    [Steve, Terry, Laurie and John wish Curt goodbye] 

    Terry Fields : Have a good trip!

    Laurie Henderson : Bye, Curt. Good-bye!

  • Vic : Hey Deb, How's my soft baby?

    Debbie Dunham : Come on, beat it, Vic. I'm not your baby.

    Vic : Aw, come on honey. Look, so I never called you back. I've been, you know, busy.

    Debbie Dunham : Yeah, three weeks? Besides, it only took me one night to realize if brains were dynamite you couldn't blow your nose.

    Vic : Look who's talking. Hey, who's the wimp you're hanging out with now? Einstein?

    Debbie Dunham : Tiger happens to be very intelligent, unlike you. I know everything your dirty little mind is thinking - it shows.

    Terry Fields : Hey now, buddy, look. The lady obviously doesn't want to have...

    Vic : Look, creep. You want a knuckle sandwich?

    Terry Fields : Uh, no thanks. I'm waiting for a double Chucky Chuck.

    Vic : Then keep your smart-ass mouth shut.

    Vic : [pauses] 

    Vic : Hey, I'll call you some night Deb. Some night when I'm hard up.

    Debbie Dunham : I won't be home.

    Debbie Dunham : [lights a match and throws it at him as he makes an obscene gesture at her] 

    Debbie Dunham : Get out of here.

    Terry Fields : You seem to know a lot of weird guys.

    Debbie Dunham : That creep's not a friend of mine, he's just... *horny*. That's why I like you, you're different.

    Terry Fields : I am? I mean, do you really think I'm intelligent?

    Debbie Dunham : Yeah, and I bet you're smart enough to get us some brew.

    [she puts her arm around him, leans over and kisses him] 

    Debbie Dunham : Yeah.

    Terry Fields : Brew?

    Debbie Dunham : Yeah.

    Terry Fields : You mean liquor. Yeah, yeah right, liquor. Yeah, this place is too crowded anyway.

    [starts the car, backs up and pulls out of Mel's Drive-in] 

  • Terry Fields : Jesus, what a night!

  • John Milner : What the hell's goin' on here, Toad? Hey, man, are you all right?

    Terry Fields : Yeah, I'll die soon, then it'll all be over, John.

    Debbie Dunham : Wow, you're just like the Lone Ranger.

    John Milner : Yeah, yeah. Listen, are you with him?

    Terry Fields : You're talking to the woman I love.

    John Milner : What happened, man?

  • Bob Falfa : Hey, you know a guy around here with a piss yellow deuce coupe, supposed to be hot stuff?

    Terry Fields : You mean John Milner?

    [Falfa nods slowly] 

    Terry Fields : Hey, nobody can beat him, man. He's got the fastest...

    Bob Falfa : [cutting him off]  I ain't nobody, dork! Right?

    Terry Fields : [intimidated]  Uh... right.

    Bob Falfa : Hey, you see this Milner, you tell him I'm lookin' for him, huh? Tell him I aim to blow his ass right off the road.

  • Terry Fields : What a babe! What a bitchin' babe!

  • [first lines] 

    Terry Fields : Hey, what do you say, Curt? Last night in town... you guys gonna have a little bash before you leave?

    Steve Bolander : The Moose have been looking for you all day.

    [hands a check to Curt] 

    Steve Bolander : They got worried... thought you were trying to avoid them or something.

    Terry Fields : What is it? What do ya got?

    Curt Henderson : Oh, great.

    Terry Fields : That's $2,000 man! Two thousand dollars!

    Steve Bolander : Mr. Jennings gave it to me to give to you. He says he's sorry it's so late, but it's the first scholarship the Moose Lodge has given out. And he, uh, says they're all very proud of you back at the lodge.

    Curt Henderson : Cute. Why don't you hold it for me for awhile?

    Steve Bolander : Hey, I don't want it. Take it... it's yours.

    Terry Fields : I'll take it!

  • Terry Fields : Oh, that was beautiful, John. Just beautiful.

    John Milner : I was losing man.

    Terry Fields : What?

  • Terry Fields : I'll love and protect this car until death do us part. This is a superfine machine! This might even be better than Daryl Starbird's superfleck moonbird. It is better than Daryl Starbird's superfleck moonbird.

  • Terry Fields : Let me have a Three Musketeers, and a ball point pen, and one of those combs there, a pint of Old Harper, a couple of flash light batteries and some beef jerky.

    Clerk at Liquor Store : Okay, you got an I.D. for the liquor?

    Terry Fields : Oh, umm, yeah. Oh, nuts, I left it in the car.

    Clerk at Liquor Store : Sorry. You'll have to get it before...

    Terry Fields : Well, I... I also... I forgot the car.

    Debbie Dunham : [goes out to the car]  Hey, did you get it? Did you get it? Did you get it? Did you get it? You got it! You got it! You didn't get it? Why didn't you get it?

  • Steve Bolander : Where's my rod?

    Terry Fields : Your rod?

  • Terry Fields : Jesus, what a night.

  • Terry Fields : Stay cool, man. And - don't do anything I wouldn't do.

  • Terry Fields : [referring to Steve's car]  This is a super fine machine!

  • Terry Fields : A double Chubby-Chuck, a chili-barb, two orders of French fries and...

  • Debbie Dunham : I can't see what he's doing. Darn it, I wish I could see.

    Terry Fields : I can't see anything. I don't wanna see anything.

    [Debbie walks away] 

    Terry Fields : Just keep him away from me, that's all I want. How do I get into these things? We're all right up... Debbie? Debbie?

  • Terry Fields : Are you guys ready?

  • Terry Fields : You'll always be Number One, John. You're the greatest.

  • Debbie Dunham : Hey, why don't we go get your jeep?

    Terry Fields : What? What are you talkin' about?

    Debbie Dunham : You know, your jeep, the one you sold the hunting horses for. The one with the four-wheel drive.

  • Terry Fields : I got a really sharp record collection. I even have "Pledging My Love" by Johnny Ace. Look, how can you love Nelson when he's going out with Marilyn Gator. Since he dumped on you...

    Budda : He didn't dump on me, you little dip!

  • Debbie Dunham : Wow, it's really beautiful out tonight. It's a perfect night for horseback riding. I was going with a guy who had a horse once.

    Terry Fields : Oh yeah? I used to have a couple of horses myself.

    Debbie Dunham : Really?

    Terry Fields : I used them for hunting. I do a lot of hunting, you know. Yeah, deer mostly. I got a couple of bear last year. Yeah, those were good ponies. I had to train 'em special myself. It took a lot of time.

    Debbie Dunham : Yeah? Do you still have 'em? We can go for a ride.

    Terry Fields : No, no, I had to sell 'em. To get these wheels and a jeep. I got a jeep pick-up, with four-wheel drive. It's got a gun rack. And I use that for hunting mostly.

    Debbie Dunham : Why do you kill little animals? I think that's terrible.

    Terry Fields : Oh, well, yeah, I figure with bears, though, it's me or them.

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