Minutemen (2008 TV Movie)

Luke Benward: Charlie Tuttle

Quotes 

• Virgil Fox : [about the first day of freshman year]  I have a chance to be somebody!

  Charlie Tuttle : All right, but know this; What happened down there is we became friends. That day we were tied to that stupid Rams statue. This day, this day that you hate so much because you got a little embarrassed. This is my favorite day. Even though I'd still be a nerd, it didn't really matter anymore. Because I had a real friend. And that would always make everything okay. So much for always, I guess.

  [walks away] 

• Virgil Fox : You're 14 years old. You're 2 years away from your driver's license. You still call your underwear underpants. Yet I'm supposed to believe you can build a time machine?

  Charlie Tuttle : Yes. And based on my specifications, a person should be able to go 48 hours into the past.

  Virgil Fox : [scoffs]  That's weak.

  Charlie Tuttle : Pardon me. How's YOUR time formula coming along?

• Jeanette : What's new, cockatoo? Hey, you look like a superhero!

  Charlie Tuttle : Thanks, pumpkin.

  [seizes Jeanette and kisses her] 

  Zeke Thompson : [after Charlie lets go, in an undertone]  The scene in the hallway hasn't happened yet, you've never kissed her before!

  Charlie Tuttle : Oh, right!

  [turns to the leaving Jeanette] 

  Charlie Tuttle : Jeanette! Jeanette, I-I'm sorry, I was just-I can explain!

  [as Jeanette is leaving, she smiles] 

  Zeke Thompson : Dude. It's okay.

• Charlie Tuttle : I know there's got to be an important use for the time machine.

  Virgil Fox : What's more important then being rich and popular? I'm kidding... mostly.

• Virgil Fox : Tell me I don't look as ridiculous as you do?

  Charlie Tuttle : It's not that bad, really.

• Virgil Fox : The Minutemen must use their powers for truth and justice

  Charlie Tuttle : Who's the Minutemen?

  Virgil Fox : Us. The all important minutes of time. Cool, eh?

  Charlie Tuttle : No.

  Zeke Thompson : .Not really.

• Virgil Fox : [in front of the whole high school cafeteria]  You robbed NASA?

  Charlie Tuttle : [pulls both his friends under the table and whispers]  It's not as bad as it sounds.

  Virgil Fox : Yes, this is *worse* than it sounds!

• Charlie Tuttle : [about to step in his time machine when he notices what Zeke has in his hands]  Oh, yes, we mustn't forget the grappling hook.

  Zeke Thompson : Oh, everybody's gotta make fun of the hook... you'll be sorry.

• [after skipping without notice hanging out in Charlie's room in favor of Derek's party] 

  Virgil Fox : Charlie, how many more times do I have to apologize?

  Charlie Tuttle : 212 times ought to do it.

• [as Jeanette wakes him up in his own bedroom] 

  Jeanette : Good monring, Magpie. Your mom let me in. It is such a nice day. You know, I was thinking. Maybe we could go on a walk and talk about our future together. And then... Oh! I'd like an orange house. I'd like to have an orange house.

  Charlie Tuttle : The results!

  Jeanette : That way, you wouldn't even have to have an address and-and on the envelope you could just say "Jeanette Pachelewski, orange house."

  Charlie Tuttle : It's done!

  Jeanette : Oh, um, I'm no scientist, but that doesn't look good.

  Charlie Tuttle : We created a... a...

  Jeanette : A... a... Spit it out, Bluebird.

  Charlie Tuttle : A black hole!

  Jeanette : That's bad, right?

• Charlie Tuttle : [after the NASA technicians tell him they already know about his time travels]  So you already know about the black hole?

  FBI Agent : What?

  Charlie Tuttle : The black hole. Oh, I knew you guys were underfunded, but come on!