The Killer Shrews (1959)

James Best: Thorne Sherman

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• [while hiding under oil drums, the refugees are attacked by gigantic shrews] 

  Thorne Sherman : Don't let their head get under! They'll flip us over!

• Thorne Sherman : [finds Rook's gun]  This is the gun we keep on the boat.

  [finds part of Rook's jacket, to Jerry, murderously] 

  Thorne Sherman : They don't leave much, do they?

• Thorne Sherman : Why, that's as big as a full-grown wolf!

• Thorne Sherman : If you have to be isolated for your work you sure picked a lonely little island.

• Dr. Milo Craigis : Well, I'm attempting to-to decrease the size by maintaining a low metabolism and result in a longer life-span.

  Thorne Sherman : What reason?

  Dr. Milo Craigis : Over-population. Not a problem now, but it will be in time. If we were half as big as we are now, we could live twice as long on our natural resources.

• Ann Craigis : But this ends it. If we ever get off this island, I'll never have anything to do with it again.

  Thorne Sherman : What will you do?

  Ann Craigis : Live normally, like normal women do. It may seem a little dull after the life I've been living. But rather dull and alive than excited and...

  Thorne Sherman : I'll take a dull, alive woman every time.

  [They appear to be leaning to kiss when FADE OUT!] 

• Dr. Milo Craigis : In 24 hours there will be one shrew left on the island, and he will be dead of starvation. An excellent example of overpopulation.

  Thorne Sherman : You know something doctor?

  Dr. Milo Craigis : What's that?

  Thorne Sherman : I'm not going to worry about overpopulation just yet

  [Kisses Ann, Fade Out]