Back to the Future Part II (1989)

James Tolkan: Strickland

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Quotes 

• S. S. Strickland : Is that liquor I smell Tannen?

  Young Biff : Ahhh, I wouldn't know. I don't know what liquor smells like, cuz I'm too young to drink it.

• Marty McFly : [reading a newspaper]  1985... it can't be...

  [shotgun cocks behind him] 

  S. S. Strickland : Drop it!

  [Marty drops the newspaper] 

  S. S. Strickland : So you're the son of a bitch who's been stealing my newspapers.

  Marty McFly : Mr. Strickland! Mr. Strickland. It- it- it's me, sir. It's Marty!

  S. S. Strickland : Who?

  Marty McFly : [terrified]  Marty McFly! Marty McFly! Don't you know me, sir? From school, sir!

  S. S. Strickland : I've never seen you before in my life, but you look to me like a slacker!

  Marty McFly : Yeah! That's right! That's right, I am a slacker! Don't you remember, you gave me detention last week!

  S. S. Strickland : Last week? The school burned down six years ago! Now you got exactly three seconds to get off my porch with your nuts intact! One!

  Marty McFly : [screams]  Oh, please! Mr. Strickland! I just wanna know what the hell's going on here!

  S. S. Strickland : Two!

  Marty McFly : [covers groin]  Ahhhhh!

  [gang members in a truck round the corner] 

  Gang Member : Hey, Strickland!

  [they do a drive-by] 

  Marty McFly : [covering his ears]  Ah! Ah! Oh! Oh!

  [jumps over porch] 

  S. S. Strickland : [fires two rounds]  Eat lead, slackers!

• S. S. Strickland : Sports statistics. Interesting subject. Homework, Tannen?

  Biff Tannen : No, it ain't homework, 'cause I ain't at home.

  S. S. Strickland : [giving him an authoritative shove]  You've got a real attitude problem. You know that, Tannen? Just watch it. Because one day, I'll have you right where I want you, in detention. Slacker!