Thanksgiving (I) (2023)

Patrick Dempsey: Sheriff Eric Newlon

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Quotes 

• Sheriff Newlon : Be careful who you trust, because this is a matter of life and death.

• Sheriff Newlon : Show some enthusiasm. Thanksgiving is an institution here.

• McCarty's Dad : Sorry, Sheriff. My son's a fucking idiot.

  Sheriff Newlon : He's a fucking goober chucker!

  McCarty's Dad : [to McCarty, offscreen]  Get in the car, you fucking idiot!

• Sheriff Newlon : It's about the details. Small mistakes, that's how they get caught.

• [last lines] 

  Sheriff Newlon : When I told your stepmother that she would make an excellent dinner... that was not a lie!

• [first lines] 

  Sheriff Newlon : [Newlon comes to the Collins residence and pushes the doorbell, then Mitch opens the door to answer]  Hey there. Sorry to bother you folks but, uh, we're looking for an individual: golden-brown complexion, 15 pounds, no head.

  Mitch Collins : I know where he is. I'll even serve him up on a silver platter for you. Now get in here.

• Sheriff Newlon : [hands her a homemade pumpkin pie]  I baked this for you. I couldn't eat it by myself, it would just be to depressing.

  Amanda Collins : [inspects the pie]  Wow. You baked this?

  Sheriff Newlon : Yeah. You know, for a single guy, I know my way around the oven.

  Amanda Collins : Ah... a guy in uniform who knows how to bake, I have a feeling you're not going to be single for long.