Firefighter (1986 TV Movie)

Ed Lauter: B.C. Thompson

Quotes 

• [Cindy has just completed the ladder climb to the tower & reached the bottom in under the allotted time. Capt. Bukowski shows the results to Chief Thompson] 

  B.C. Thompson : [addressing the recruits]  As you all know, candidates who fail any part of the agility test are dismissed for the rest of the day's proceedings. Captain Bukowski will give you the results in a minute. But today, we're going to bend the rules a little bit. I wanted you all to be around & share in this moment. In Los Angeles County Fire Department's 60-year history, no woman has ever passed the agility test...

  [Long silence, then a smile spreads across the Chief's face] 

  B.C. Thompson : ...until today!

  [the recruits and Cindy break out in cheers as the chief & Capt. Bukowski shake Cindy's hand]