Battle Los Angeles (2011)

Aaron Eckhart: Ssgt. Michael Nantz

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• SSgt. Michael Nantz : All right, Lockett. You wanna go there. Let's go there. I commanded men and men died. Kids. 19 years old. The best men I ever led. Do you think for a second I wouldn't rather trade places with them? I know you think I got my men killed. They're dead. I'm here. Like the punchline to some bad joke. You think I like that? Do you think a minute goes by that those faces aren't right here

  [points to head] 

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : seared into my brain?

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : Dante, Thomas T. Corporal. 1-5-6-5-0-9-3-8-6.

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : Ambruster, William R. Private. 8-7-6-6-6-2-3-5-4.

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : Wharton, Jeffrey H. Lance Corporal. 8-7-4-2-7-3-9-9-3.

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : Lockett, Duane G. Corporal. 1-5-6-8-7-0-9

  SSgt. Michael Nantz , Cpl. Jason Lockett : 5-5.

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : Your brother was an outstanding Marine. He was my friend. And I miss him every day. And you remind me of him.

• TSgt. Elena Santos : You remind me of my older brother.

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : How's that?

  TSgt. Elena Santos : He never smiles either.

• Cpl. Lee Imlay : [looking at map]  This map shows where all the units were deployed... what do all these red marks mean?

  [map is covered with red X's] 

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : It means they're gone.

  Cpl. Lee Imlay : You mean the units got moved...

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : Wiped out.

  Cpl. Lee Imlay : All of them?

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : All of them.

• 2nd Lt. William Martinez : Get them out!

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : No, I'm not leaving you!

  2nd Lt. William Martinez : Get them out!

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : No! Not again!

  2nd Lt. William Martinez : I have a bag of C-4 on the bus. Give this to my wife

  [hands SSgt. Nantz a piece of paper] 

  2nd Lt. William Martinez : , and get them off this freeway. That's an order.

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : Yes, sir.

  2nd Lt. William Martinez : Right behind you.

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : Cover the lieutenant!

  2nd Lt. William Martinez : Here we go.

  [into radio] 

  2nd Lt. William Martinez : This is Lieutenant William Martinez, Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines. Hoorah!

• SSgt. Michael Nantz : ...but none of that matters right now.

• 1st Sgt. John Roy : [trying to talk him out of his retirement decision]  You know, we could always use another lean mean typing machine.

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : Shit, I ain't built like you John. Ugly, slow, soft.

• SSgt. Michael Nantz : U.S. Marines! How many?

  Michele : Five of us! Three kids!

• Michele : You should have the doc take a look at that.

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : I thought you were a doctor.

  Michele : [smiles]  Animals and aliens only.

• SSgt. Michael Nantz : It's OK to cry.

• 2nd Lt. William Martinez : Looks like we're getting into some heavy shit.

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : It's been my experience, Lieutenant, heavy shit is highly overrated.

• SSgt. Michael Nantz : We are not dying here, Lockett!

• SSgt. Michael Nantz : Stavro, Harris, the lieutenant needs recon on a bus. If it runs, bring it back here... Either of you know how to hotwire a bus?

  Cpl. Kevin Harris : Um, Stvrou can. He's from Jersey, sir.

• Michele : Do you have kids?

  SSgt. Michael Nantz : No.

  Michele : I used to regret that, but maybe it was for the best.