Independence Day (1996)
Harvey Fierstein: Marty Gilbert
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Quotes
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Marty Gilbert : A countdown... wait, a countdown to what David?
David Levinson : It's like in chess: First, you strategically position your pieces and when the timing is right you strike. They're using this signal to syncronize their efforts and in 5 hours the countdown will be over.
Marty Gilbert : And then what?
David Levinson : Checkmate.
Marty Gilbert : Oh, my God. I gotta call my brother, my housekeeper, my lawyer. Ah, forget my lawyer.
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Marty Gilbert : [on the phone] Ma, I know, just try and stay calm.
David Levinson : Tell her to pack up and leave town.
Marty Gilbert : What?
David Levinson : Just do it!
Marty Gilbert : Ma, listen, pack your stuff and head for Aunt Esther's. Don't argue with me; just go.
[hangs up]
Marty Gilbert : David, why did I just send my mother to Atlanta?
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Marty Gilbert : [seeing the approaching explosion] Oh, crap.