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James Averill: You're not my class, Canton, and you never will be. You'd have to die first and be born again.
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John L. Bridges: It's gettin' dangerous to be poor in this country.
James Averill: It always was.
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Captain Minardi: Do you know what I really dislike about you, Jim? You're a rich man with a good name. You only pretend to be poor.
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Ella Watson: I never cheated on you. I always made Nate pay.
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Ella Watson: Do you think a woman can love two men?
James Averill: Sure you can. Why not three? But it sure as hell isn't convenient.
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Frank Canton: Mr. Champion, my grandfather was the Secretary of War to Harrison. His brother was the governor of the state of New York. My brother-in-law is Secretary of State. And to you, I represent the full authority of the government of the United States and the President.
Nathan D. Champion: Fuck him too.
Billy Irvine: Bravo, sir!
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Wolcott: They're an ignorant, degraded gang of paupers. Their only stock in trade consists of having large numbers of ragged kids.
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Nathan D. Champion: Why don't you come in for a while? You haven't been here for a long time. I fixed the place up inside.
Ella Watson: What have you done to it?
Nathan D. Champion: [whispers] Wallpaper.
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Billy Irvine: James, do you remember the good gone days?
James Averill: Clearer and better, every day I get older.
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Frank Canton: If we fail, the flag of the United States will fail.
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Ella Watson: Pie? I think it's the best one I ever did.
James Averill: It's beautiful. It belongs in a museum.
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Nick Ray: Now, you know that I am not gonna believe that a man can fight a wolf bare-handed. It ain't possible
Trapper Fred: Is.
Ella Watson: How?
Trapper Fred: First, ya let the critter attack ya.
Nick Ray: Attack?
Trapper Fred: Yessir. You don't do a thing. You just have to stay real calm.
Nick Ray: Then what?
Trapper Fred: As soon as that sonofabitch opens his jaws to take your fool head off - you reach right into his mouth, fast as lightning, and grab his tongue.
Nick Ray: Grab his tongue! What in the hell good does that do?
Trapper Fred: He can't bite ya if ya got hold of his tongue.
Nick Ray: I don't see that.
Trapper Fred: Stick out your tongue, I'll show ya.
Ella Watson: Come on, Nick. Stick out your tongue.
Nathan D. Champion: Yeah, Nick, show us what ya got in there.
Nick Ray: Aw, hell. Here!
[Nick sticks out tongue. Trapper Fred grabs it, immobilizing him. Everyone laughs]
Trapper Fred: Try to git me, come on!
[Nick struggles but he can't get loose. His eyes tear up. Finally, Trapper Fred lets go]
Nick Ray: Sonofabitch! He was right! What happens when you let go?
Trapper Fred: He kills ya.
Heaven's Gate Quotes
Extended Reading
Director: Michael Cimino
Language: English,Serbo-Croatian,Russian,French,Polish,German,Ukrainian Release date: April 24, 1981