Earthquake (1974)

George Kennedy: Slade

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• Sgt. Lew Slade : [clumsily attempting to comfort a young woman who has just been sexually assaulted]  C'mon, Rosa, settle down. Earthquakes bring out the worst in some guys, that's all

• Sgt. Lew Slade : I'm sorry I ever arrested you two, I've been paying for it ever since.

• [last lines] 

  Dr. James Vance : This used to be a helluva town, officer.

  Sgt. Lew Slade : [on the edge of tears]  Yeah...

• Sgt. Lew Slade : [to the citizens bombarding him for help]  Now look. STOP! You're all going to have to help yourselves! Most of the police in this district were killed in that station house. And the guys that were on patrol when the quake hit, well they probably got more to do than they can handle. Now look you, get as many volunteers as you can, go to that hardware store over there. Now if it's locked, break in, find as many picks and shovels as you can, and start looking for people who are buried alive, there are plenty of them believe me. Give him a hand. MOVE YOUR ASS!

• Sgt. Lew Slade : [Explaining to his irate captain why he punched a rival police officer in the face]  That kid stole a car. Then, he got stoned, and he slammed into a little girl, a little Mexican girl. That girl was thrown fifteen feet in the air, she was probably dead before she hit the sidewalk. Blood covered three whole cement squares, not splattered, solid, just like paint! The driver never even slowed down. And, he almost got away because some pecker-wood, rich man's whore in cop's uniform was worried about a hedge!

• Sgt. Lew Slade : Women first!

  Stewart Graff : Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Relax! There's lots of time!

  Sgt. Lew Slade : Take it easy! Take it easy! One at a time! Women first! Take it easy! Take it easy!

  Stewart Graff : Don't panic! Go on Remy!