Fantastic Four (I) (2005)
Michael Chiklis: Ben Grimm
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Quotes
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Johnny Storm : Wake up, Ben. Hey, rise and shine, big boy. How you feeling?
Ben Grimm : Where am I?
Johnny Storm : Back on Earth. We're in quarantine. Victor's medical facility.
Ben Grimm : Reed? Sue?
Johnny Storm : Oh, they're fine. Everybody else is fine.
Ben Grimm : What's wrong with me?
Johnny Storm : I swear to you, Ben, they've done everything humanly possible. The best plastic surgeons in the world are here, Ben. You had the best.
[Johnny picks up a hand mirror on the bed table before Ben can reach it, reluctant to give it to him]
Ben Grimm : Give me that mirror.
Johnny Storm : I don't think if that's a good idea. They said the shock alone...
Ben Grimm : I said, give me that goddamn mirror!
Johnny Storm : Okay, Ben. Just be strong.
[Ben grabs it from him. Then slowly raises it to look and see that he's totally normal]
Johnny Storm : Unfortunately, the doctors just couldn't do anything to fix your face.
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Ben Grimm : You know, living through something like this you really appreciate having the right woman in your life.
Reed Richards : Yeah, you and Debbie are perfect.
Ben Grimm : I'm not talking about Debbie.
[indicates to Sue]
Reed Richards : What? Come on! She's got a good thing with Victor. He's smart, he's powerful, he's successful...
Ben Grimm : [coy] Well, maybe *you* should date him, then!
Reed Richards : [smiles] Ben, she ended up with the right guy. Everything's worked out for the best.
[Reed walks away]
Ben Grimm : [shakes his head] Do I have to do everything myself?
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Ben Grimm : Hey, no more wise cracks about the way I look.
Johnny Storm : Hey, call me Mr. Sensitivity.
Johnny Storm : [walking through the crowd] Okay, wide load coming through! Everybody move! He's huge!
Ben Grimm : Hey! Come here, Mr. Sensitive.
Johnny Storm : Flame on!
Ben Grimm : Show-off!
[Johnny flies into the sky to make a fiery 4]
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Reed Richards : How many times have I ever asked you to do something that you said you absolutely could not do?
Ben Grimm : Five times.
[walks off]
Reed Richards : I had it at four.
Ben Grimm : [from offscreen] Well, this makes five!
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Ben Grimm : [Sitting on the Brooklyn Bridge] Oh yeah Ben, few days in space, it'll be great, what's the worst that could happen?
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Ben Grimm : Ladies, I'm gonna need to borrow your car.
Old Lady with Car #2 : The transmission sticks.
Ben Grimm : Not gonna be a problem!
[hurls the car in the direction of Doom]
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X Games Reporter : [referring to Ben] What is that? What do you call that thing?
Johnny Storm : That's it - the Thing. Yeah, you think this is bad, you should have seen him before!
Ben Grimm : Okay. Now I'm gonna go kill him!
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Victor Von Doom : I've always wanted power. Now I have an unlimited supply.
Ben Grimm : And no Thing to stand in your way.
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Ben Grimm : [complaining about Johnny] That underwear model washed out at NASA for bringing two Victoria's Secret wannabes into a flight simulator.
Reed Richards : Youthful high spirits.
Ben Grimm : They crashed it into a wall.
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[as the four enter the elevator, it creaks and from Ben's massive body weight]
Johnny Storm : Either we're moving really fast or not at all.
[the elevator's "exceed maximum weight" sign lights up]
Ben Grimm : I'll take the stairs.
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Victor Von Doom : It's time to end this.
Ben Grimm : No, Vic. It's clobbering time!
[he sends Dr. Doom flying. A metal painting falls on the latter]
Ben Grimm : Damn, I've been waiting to do that!
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[Johnny hurls a fireball that smacks Ben in the back of his head]
Ben Grimm : Did you just...?
[gets another fireball in the face]
Susan Storm : Johnny, stop it!
Ben Grimm : That's it, Tinker Bell! You wanna fly? Then fly!
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Ben Grimm : [shaking head sadly, trying to make Alicia understand] You don't know what it's like out there. Walking around like some kind of circus freak. People staring, whispering...
Alicia Masters : [sarcastically] I wouldn't know anything about that.
Ben Grimm : [instantly contrite] I mean...
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[first lines]
Ben Grimm : Typical of Victor Von Doom to build a thirty-foot statue of himself.
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Ben Grimm : [after finding out that he's working for Johnny] I cannot take orders from the underwear model.
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Ben Grimm : [referring to Reed, Susan and Johnny in their new outfits] You guys look like an '80s rock band!
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Johnny Storm : Come on, Ben. Smile. They wanna like you, bud. Say hi.
[to a group of little kids]
Ben Grimm : Uh, don't do drugs!
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Reed Richards : Ben, I've been crunching the numbers on the machine. I think if we can rework the power settings...
Ben Grimm : [casually] Forget it, egghead. I'm good as is.
Alicia Masters : [approaches and hands Ben a large metal mug of beer] Better than good, baby.
[they clink glasses causing hers to shatter]
Alicia Masters : You just... need to work on your touch.
Ben Grimm : [hugging her and smiling widely] I like the sound of that.
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Ben Grimm : [after Victor was talking about him] Reed does the talking. I do the walking.
Victor Von Doom : So take a walk, Ben.
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Alicia Masters : You know, being different isn't always a bad thing.
Ben Grimm : Trust me, this ain't one of them times.
Alicia Masters : Not if you don't want it to be.
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Susan Storm : Johnny!
Johnny Storm : What?
Susan Storm : You gave us names? You don't think! So now you're the face of the Fantastic Four?
Ben Grimm : A face that's about to be broken!
Reed Richards : This isn't permanent, Johnny. We need to be careful until we're normal again.
Johnny Storm : What if I don't *wanna* be normal?
[indicates Ben]
Johnny Storm : *I* didn't turn into a monster!
[Ben goes to punch Johnny, but stops himself and walks away]
Susan Storm : Johnny, say you're sorry.
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Johnny Storm : Please tell me your guy's not trying to rekindle things with my sister again.
Ben Grimm : Of course not. It's strictly business.
Johnny Storm : Yes. Well, his eyes say differently, don't they?
Ben Grimm : Hey. Two hearts got busted last time. Maybe she's not over it either.
Johnny Storm : Wow, Dr. Phil, that's deep. Let's think about that. You got Victor: more money than god, stud of the year. And you got Reed: world's dumbest smart guy, worth less than a postage stamp. That's a real toss-up.
Ben Grimm : Don't trouble your tiny little mind.
Johnny Storm : Don't wander off now, boy.
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Ben Grimm : How bad is it? You know, I used to smoke.
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[Ben zips Johnny's suit all the way up]
Johnny Storm : Thank you. That's so sweet.
Ben Grimm : I can handle this ship. I can even handle Mr. Blonde Ambition. But I don't know if I should be flying or doing Swan Lake in these suits.
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Johnny Storm : If you're good, maybe daddy'll let you drive.
Ben Grimm : You keep talking and there won't be a next time!
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[watching Johnny on TV at the Moto-X Games]
Susan Storm : He didn't.
Ben Grimm : Oh, yes, he did! Flame boy never listens!
Susan Storm : What did he do to his uniform?
X Games Reporter : Johnny, I've got to ask you about this outfit.
Johnny Storm : Yeah, it's sorta Armani meets astronaut.
X Games Reporter : So, what are your superhero names?
Johnny Storm : They call me the Human Torch. Ladies call me Torch.
X Games Reporter : What about the rest of the team?
[Sue's picture is shown on the huge screen]
Johnny Storm : That's the Invisible Girl.
Susan Storm : "Girl"?
X Games Reporter : What about your leader, Reed Richards? I hear you call him Mr. Fantastic.
Ben Grimm : Could've been worse.
Reed Richards : I guess.
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Susan Storm : We're all in this together, Ben.
Ben Grimm : Together? Susie, look at me. You got no idea what I'd - what I'd give to be invisible.
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[Ben Grimm sees a man about to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge]
Ben Grimm : Hey! You think you got problems, you take a good look, pal.
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Ben Grimm : [after he accidentally shatters his vat of alcohol] If there is a God, he hates me.
Alicia Masters : *She* is not so into hate.
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Ben Grimm : You know, you could'a run an ad in the personals.
Alicia Masters : Sensual blind chick seeks three-ton, rock-hard he-man for deep spiritual relationship.
Ben Grimm : [sounding more hopeful than realistic] This ain't permanent. My friend Reed is working on a cure... I think.
Alicia Masters : Bennie... you feel good 'as is'.
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Ben Grimm : [about Reed's re-transformation machine] So, how long til this contraption is up and running?
Reed Richards : I don't know, it's hard to say.
Ben Grimm : How long, Reed?
Reed Richards : I don't know, uh...
Ben Grimm : [upset] You don't know?
Reed Richards : You don't want this to get worse?
Johnny Storm : Worse than *that*?
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Ben Grimm : You done good, kid.
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[Susan and Reed enter the laboratory happily chatting, but fall silent when they become aware of Ben waiting for them]
Ben Grimm : Yeah - I have that effect on people.
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Ben Grimm : Good thing you're flexible enough to watch your own back... 'cause I ain't doing it no more.
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Reed Richards : His internal organs are completely solid.
Ben Grimm : How bad is it? You know, I used to smoke!
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Ben Grimm : [after trying to make a phone call when first becoming the Thing] Little buttons!
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Ben Grimm : [in a fight with Reed] Get off me, rubber boy!
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Reed Richards : Victor, wait. I just wanted to say I'm sorry the mission didn't go as planned.
Victor Von Doom : Didn't go as planned? It was a catastrophe. You ruined the lives of four people.
Reed Richards : With all due respect, we're both to blame. I told you to abort.
Victor Von Doom : Abort? I put my company, my name, billions of dollars on the line. I will not let you make me look like a fool!
Reed Richards : Victor, if we can understand...
Victor Von Doom : I don't wanna understand it! This isn't one of your science projects! I just wanna fix it FAST!
Ben Grimm : Is there a problem?
Victor Von Doom : No. No problem, Ben. Just pay your damn electric bill and get to work on finding a cure.
