PT 109 (1963)

James Gregory: Commander C.R. Ritchie

Quotes 

• Charles 'Bucky' Harris : Good afternoon, sir. Crew's compartment ready for inspection. Harris, Gunner's Mate Second, standing by.

  Cmdr. C.R. Ritchie : Good afternoon.

  [He looks around, and then opens one of the lockers. On the inside of the door is a picture of a luscious pin-up girl] 

  Cmdr. C.R. Ritchie : Somebody's kid sister?

  Charles 'Bucky' Harris : Sorry, sir.

  Lt. John F. Kennedy : He's very sorry, sir.

  Cmdr. C.R. Ritchie : Oh, no, no. Don't apologize... the most seaworthy thing I've seen on this boat.

• Webb : You might as well face it, Commander. The 109's gone.

  Cmdr. C.R. Ritchie : Just a minute, you! You think I worry too much about those boats, don't you? No, but that's what you're thinking, and so are a lot of other people around here. Well, let me tell you something, mister - I worry about those boats, yes, and for one reason. Those boats have a deck on them, and men stand on those decks. That's why I won't give up the 109. She had men on her deck. I don't want the deck back, I want the men that were standing on it! That's the only thing that matters in this whole big hairy world! And don't you give me any of your smart-mouth again!

• Commander C.R. Ritchie : [shouting at his yeoman]  Schnibbe! This thing is full of strikeovers again, I could chain up a monkey in the basement to get better results! Try using your elbows.

  [to Kennedy] 

  Commander C.R. Ritchie : Come in. Come in, sit down. Ah, it's not like the old Navy. In the old days, you could eat off the deck. I mean it, you could eat off the deck.

  Lt. (J.G.) John F. Kennedy : Yes, sir, they told us that at Melville.

  Commander C.R. Ritchie : Now these kids, you see, these hottentots? They take the boats out, they bounce them around like yo-yos, they... Where?

  Lt. (J.G.) John F. Kennedy : Melville.

  Commander C.R. Ritchie : Mr. Kennedy, I don't care where you've been. I don't want to know anything about you. I don't care if you've got a mother, a father - an orphan child. You just run a taut ship and hang onto Navy regulations. If you do, you'll find me a friendly man, a damn friendly man. If you don't, you...

  [sits back and shouts at his yeoman] 

  Commander C.R. Ritchie : Schnibbe, where's that memo? I'm going to chain up that monkey!

• Cmdr. C.R. Ritchie : [Movie's Last Line]  Jockeys. Just a bunch of jockeys!