The Thing from Another World (1951)
Margaret Sheridan: Nikki
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Quotes
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Ned "Scotty" Scott : Here's the sixty-four dollar question - what do you do with a vegetable?
Nikki : Boil it.
Ned "Scotty" Scott : What did you say?
Nikki : Boil it... bake it... stew it... fry it?
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Dr. Arthur Carrington : Miss Nicholson.
Nikki : Yes, Doctor?
Dr. Arthur Carrington : At 12:10 AM the hand became alive. The temperature of the forearm showed a 20-degree rise. Because of this rise in temperature I believe it was able to ingest the canine blood with which it was covered. I believe...
Ned "Scotty" Scott : You mean... You mean it lives on blood.
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Nikki : Say that again!
[She observes cold breath coming out of Scotty's mouth]
Ned "Scotty" Scott : Oh Nikki, not you, too!
Nikki : No, silly, your breath!
Ned "Scotty" Scott : Well, I'm sorry, but I've been under a great deal of strain lately!
Nikki : Oh, you ninny, look!
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Dr. Arthur Carrington : Well Captain, can we start now?
Hendry : You mind telling me where we're going, Doctor?
Dr. Arthur Carrington : Forty-eight miles due east from here.
Hendry : Your message said an airplane had crashed. Is that what we're looking for?
Dr. Arthur Carrington : I don't know, Captain.
Hendry : I think you'd better explain, Doctor.
Dr. Arthur Carrington : Oh, I'm sorry. Miss Nicholson, would you mind reading Captain Hendry my first notes?
Nikki : Surely.
Dr. Arthur Carrington : I was thinking only of the vagueness of my information. I dislike being vague.
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[repeated line]
Nikki : Who wants some coffee?