The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985 TV Movie)

Lee Marvin: Maj. John Reisman

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• Arlen Dregors : [telling his story]  We were on patrol in this village. There we five men. Officers. They had this young girl trapped. They each took their turns with her. None of us did nothin' to stop 'em. You see, they were white officers, we were negro soldiers. When they finished, they got into their Jeep and... just drove away. Something just happened inside me.

  Maj. John Reisman : You hit a lieutenant in the back of the head at 220 yards. That's a nice shot.

  Arlen Dregors : The Army didn't think so.

  Maj. John Reisman : But they're prejudiced. I'm not.

• Maj. John Reisman : You've got a record like a roll of toilet paper. AWOL, desertion of post, striking an NCO, refusing to take orders, drunk on duty, assaulting a superior officer, resulting in his death. And yet you managed to get yourself the Silver Star, Purple Heart, Bronze Star. You've got a lot of talent. You just don't know how to use it. But I do.

• Maj. John Reisman : Tell me, son, what happened between you and the Sergeant?

  Otto Deutsch : We were in a bar. I'd been drinking. He was calling me names.

  Maj. John Reisman : That a reason to kill 'im?

• Otto Deutsch : I would like to die like an American soldier.

  Maj. John Reisman : You've got a good chance of doing just that.

• Arlen Dregors : Recruiting new victims, Major? Heard all about your last mission. Yeah, twelve go out, only one comes home. Those are lousy odds.

  Maj. John Reisman : It's a lousy war. This is a lousy prison. And you have a lousy future.

  Arlen Dregors : You ain't offering me nothin' better.

  Maj. John Reisman : Oh, come on, Dregors. It'll be more fun than you've had in years.

  Arlen Dregors : Hand grenade and hookers? That ain't my style.

  Maj. John Reisman : But shooting an officer in the back of the head is?

• MP Sgt. Clyde Bowren : Perkins, sir. Conrad E.

  Maj. John Reisman : What's he in for?

  MP Sgt. Clyde Bowren : Thirty years of hard labor for robbery, sir.

  Maj. John Reisman : Who'd he rob?

  MP Sgt. Clyde Bowren : American soldiers, sir. Dead ones.

  Maj. John Reisman : You let me in there, Sergeant. I'll kill 'im myself.

• Conrad E. Perkins : Didn't seem like much at the time. Just a few souvenirs.

  Maj. John Reisman : Yeah, I know, I've done it myself. Only the Army calls it looting.

• Maj. John Reisman : Would the General mind stop playing with his choo-choo and tell me what I'm supposed to do?

• Maj. John Reisman : For those of you who forgot, my name is Reisman. You have all volunteered for a mission that gives you three ways to go. You can foul up during training, you can foul up in action, in which case I will blow your brains out, or you can do as you're told. In which case you may just get by. This is your new home. Do not try to escape. There will be no excuse, no appeal. Any attempt by one of you and you will all be sent directly back to prison for execution of sentence. You are therefore dependent upon each other. Any one of you try anything smart, and you all get it right in the neck. Am I clear?