Cocoon Quotes
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigour.
Joseph Finley: [to Alma] They say if we go with them, we'll live forever. And that's good. It's probably going to take you an eternity to forgive me... Alma, I'm sorry. I guess I was being ridiculous. I'm sorry. I love you. You're my whole life. I wanna go. But if it's a choice of only six more months here with you or living forever all by myself, well I'll take the six more months here with you. I don't want to live forever if you're not going to be with me.
Art Selwyn: [singing] Oh I'm in the mood for love.
Ben Luckett: Will you listen to this guy, he'll be chasing them dolls 'til his dick runs off.
Art Selwyn: Oh I'm too old for that sort of thing.
Joseph Finley: Age isn't everything.
Art Selwyn: Nope.
Joseph Finley: Anyway it's all up here.
Ben Luckett: Not all up there, Pal. Some of it's down here, which I might add is stiff as a board.
Art Selwyn: You too? You got a boner too?
Ben Luckett: Blue steel. Cat couldn't scratch it.
Joseph Finley: I thought I was the only one.
Art Selwyn: [singing] We're in the mood for love, simply because we've got one.
Ben Luckett: Will you listen to this guy, he'll be chasing them dolls 'til his dick runs off.
Art Selwyn: Oh I'm too old for that sort of thing.
Joseph Finley: Age isn't everything.
Art Selwyn: Nope.
Joseph Finley: Anyway it's all up here.
Ben Luckett: Not all up there, Pal. Some of it's down here, which I might add is stiff as a board.
Art Selwyn: You too? You got a boner too?
Ben Luckett: Blue steel. Cat couldn't scratch it.
Joseph Finley: I thought I was the only one.
Art Selwyn: [singing] We're in the mood for love, simply because we've got one.
Ben Luckett: So you went to the doctor, what did he say?
Joseph Finley: Oh it's a breeze. Everything is fine.
Ben Luckett: Hey wait a minute. This is ME you're talking to. Now you went to the Goddamn doctor. What did he say?
Joseph Finley: [after a pause] Doctor's don't know everything.
Ben Luckett: Well there is the one school of thought that says they don't know nothing.
Joseph Finley: Oh it's a breeze. Everything is fine.
Ben Luckett: Hey wait a minute. This is ME you're talking to. Now you went to the Goddamn doctor. What did he say?
Joseph Finley: [after a pause] Doctor's don't know everything.
Ben Luckett: Well there is the one school of thought that says they don't know nothing.
Walter: I want you all to consider what I am about to suggest to you. You people seem to want what we've got. Well, we have room for you. We have room for you and about 30 of your friends. You would be students of course, but you'd also be teachers. And the new civilizations you would be travelling to would be unlike anything you've ever seen before. But I promise you, you will all lead productive lives.
Ben Luckett: Forever?
Walter: We don't know what forever is.
Ben Luckett: Forever?
Walter: We don't know what forever is.
Bernard Lefkowitz: I'm a citizen. I believe in this country. In 1945, Dutch Scholtz walked into my store and he said...
Joseph Finley: Bernie, if you don't wanna do this for Rose and you don't wanna do this for yourself that's fine, that's your business, but if you screw this up for the rest of us...
Bernard Lefkowitz: Don't threaten me, Joe, I don't need any of your threats. We're not doing it and that's final!
[Walks away]
Ben Luckett: Anyone having second thoughts?
Art Selwyn: I'm a citizen too. I was in the navy. I don't see anything wrong with it.
Ben Luckett: Then you drive. I got no license.
Joseph Finley: Bernie, if you don't wanna do this for Rose and you don't wanna do this for yourself that's fine, that's your business, but if you screw this up for the rest of us...
Bernard Lefkowitz: Don't threaten me, Joe, I don't need any of your threats. We're not doing it and that's final!
[Walks away]
Ben Luckett: Anyone having second thoughts?
Art Selwyn: I'm a citizen too. I was in the navy. I don't see anything wrong with it.
Ben Luckett: Then you drive. I got no license.
Jack Bonner: Look, I don't want to get rough with you, pal, but I'm not taking half the money.
Passenger: Alright then, give it back.
Jack Bonner: Hey, what are you... Just... Get your ass of my boat, Man. Get your ass off my boat. Do you believe this? And, take your embarrassing beach towel with you.
Passenger: Alright then, give it back.
Jack Bonner: Hey, what are you... Just... Get your ass of my boat, Man. Get your ass off my boat. Do you believe this? And, take your embarrassing beach towel with you.
