Free Willy (1993)

Michael Madsen: Glen

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Quotes 

• Glen : [grabbing Wade]  Let go of my boy!

  [Glen punches Wade in the face] 

• Glen : Jesse what's going on? What the heck you doing with my truck? This whale?

  Jesse : They tried to kill Willy.

  Annie : Kill the whale?

  Jesse : So we're putting him back in the ocean.

  [Glen refuses to listen] 

  Jesse : Glen, help us. Help us and I'll do anything. Anything.

  Glen : What is it that you think I want from you, Jesse?

  Jesse : I don't know. I don't know what you want from me. Look, I got to look out for Willy and I got to do what's best for him. You understand?

  [Willy cries as Glen looks to Randolph and Rae who aren't sure if he's going accept Jesse's help] 

  Jesse : Please, Glen, please. I'm asking for your help. He's gonna die.

  Glen : [pauses]  There's a 10 foot length of chain and the winch control behind the seat of the truck. Go and get it.

  Jesse : [hugs Glen]  Thanks, Glen.

• Jesse : So how much they payin' you to be my jailer?

  Glen : [clears throat]  A jailer, huh? Yeah, boy, I'm making such a great deal on you you wouldn't believe it. You're a regular cash cow, kid. That, plus a million dollars I could probably retire by the time I'm 300 years old. Look, you're gonna have to help me out a little bit here. Okay? Dwight says that I was supposed to make some rules for you and, uh, problem is, I've always been a better rule-breaker than rule-maker, myself and, uh. So you're gonna have to tell me what you think you need.

• Annie : [putting dinner on the table]  You interested in computers, Jesse?

  Jesse : No.

  Annie : Well, I could teach you. I just learned last summer myself.

  Jesse : I'm not into it.

  Glen : That makes two of us.

  [Jesse and the Greenwoods start eating dinner] 

  Annie : Well, I wasn't either. But then I decided that I want a second career in journalist and a teacher, and so I'm, uh, taking the summer off to write. A couple of weeklys have, uh, taken couple stories. I haven't earned anything yet.

  Glen : [watching Jesse go after the food]  Go ahead. Just, uh, dig right in.

  [Jesse glares at Glen] 

  Annie : In fact, that's what I know, Dwight did a story on Cooperton.

  Jesse : Dwight's a jerk.

  Glen : So what are you exactly into, Jesse?

  Jesse : I'm not into talking while I'm eating.

• Glen : Just be straight up with us from now on, alright. If there's something that you need just ask us. Think you can do that? Alright, it's past your bedtime. I think you should get in the house, son.

  Jesse : I'm not your son.

  [Jesse heads inside] 

  Glen : Yeah, I know that.

• Glen : Hey, Brody.

  Brody : Hey, Glen.

  Glen : You heard anything about a stolen pickup?

  Brody : It's yours?

  Glen : Yup.

  Brody : The whale's yours, too?

  Glen : The what?

  Annie : The whale?

• Annie : [touches Jesse's head]  Jesse, where have you been? You're soaked.

  Jesse : I was at work.

  Glen : You snuck out of the house in the middle of the night to clean up graffiti? That's an amazing story.

• Glen : How do you like that? Just when you think you're starting to get through, starting to make some sense, starting to make a connection, whammo!

  [Jesse stares at the present while in his room] 

  Annie : Well, he's scared and he's pushing us away.

  Glen : Well, I'd like to give him a push right out the door.

  Annie : Hey, don't say things like that.

  Glen : What's the matter? Does that make you angry?

  Annie : Yes it makes me angry. It didn't help if you use that tone of voice when you came into the door.

  [Jesse takes the unopened present] 

  Glen : He's driving me crazy. Look what he's doing.

  Annie : You know why you're really angry?

  Glen : Know why I'm really angry? Yeah.

  Annie : Is because you have feelings for him and that scares you because he reminds you of yourself.

  [Jesse opens welcome gift and letter from Greenwoods] 

  Glen : Okay. You're right.

  Annie : I know I'm right.

  Glen : I don't like it. We don't owe anybody anything, okay? We tried, did the best we could do. It doesn't have to be any more than that.

  [Annie disagrees] 

  Glen : What is this? Another one of your crusades?

  [Jesse witnesses the argument] 

  Annie : This is not a crusade, Glen. We're talking about a human being.

  Glen : Annie, I'm happy. Just you and me.

• Dwight : Well, Glen, got a little paperwork. Always got to have the paperwork. You know, I bought a new car recently, man, with the contracts and it all came with 37 pages.

  Glen : [examining the paperwork]  Well, this is a lease. I ain't buying yet.

• Glen : Jesse, adults argue sometimes. But that doesn't mean that anybody's gonna get hurt. I would never hurt Annie or you. You should know that.