Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983)
Jack Thompson: Hicksley
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Quotes
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Group Capt. Hicksley : [about something Yonoi just said] What the hell's Gyo?
Col. John Lawrence : Uh... It's a Japanese cure for laziness.
Group Capt. Hicksley : Laziness! Jesus Christ, what makes he...
Col. John Lawrence : Why don't you listen? He means *spiritual* laziness, and he believes that if he takes away the food and the water, then he also takes away the nourishment of laziness.
Group Capt. Hicksley : You don't believe that bullshit, do you?
Col. John Lawrence : I don't fucking know! Sir, I will tell you something that may surprise you! If *we* do it, *he'll* do it.
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Group Capt. Hicksley : You know you don't have to obey this man, Lawrence.
Col. John Lawrence : Well, I'm the liaison officer, so I'm liaising.
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[first lines]
Sgt. Gengo Hara : [in Japanese] Wake up, Lawrence.
Col. John Lawrence : [in Japanese] What is it? Why so early, Sergeant Hara?
Sgt. Gengo Hara : [in Japanese] Hurry up!
Group Capt. Hicksley : What does he want?
Col. John Lawrence : [in English] I'll find out?
Sgt. Gengo Hara : [in Japanese] What?
Group Capt. Hicksley : You don't have to take orders from this man, you know, Lawrence.
Col. John Lawrence : Well, I'm the liaison officer, so I'm liaising.
Sgt. Gengo Hara : [in Japanese] What did he say?
Group Capt. Hicksley : You're sure you know what you're doing, old man?
Col. John Lawrence : Yes, and whatever this is, it's important to him that I see it.
[in Japanese]
Col. John Lawrence : Let's go, Sergeant.
Sgt. Gengo Hara : [in Japanese] You don't understand. Only Lawrence understands.
POW : I'll keep an eye on them, sir.
Group Capt. Hicksley : Very good.
Group Capt. Hicksley : [Sgt. Hara whacks the POW on the head with a bamboo cane. The POW collapses in pain and blood spills from his injury] Bastards!
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Col. John Lawrence : Sir, I know these people. I wish you'd be guided by my knowledge.
Group Capt. Hicksley : I know these people, too. They're the enemy! And you're a British soldier.
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Group Capt. Hicksley : I am not required under International Law to furnish the enemy with any information.
Yonoi : This is not North Africa. We are not Germans! There is no Geneva Convention here.
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Group Capt. Hicksley : I don't know what to make of you, Lawrence. You're either very clever or you're bloody stupid.
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Group Capt. Hicksley : He's pissed as a newt.
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Yonoi : Do you think you can get away with such as obvious lie?
Group Capt. Hicksley : I'm told it is the Japanese way to lie, sir.
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Group Capt. Hicksley : Understand them do you, Lawrence? If I were you, I would commit harakiri.
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Group Capt. Hicksley : [to Lawrence] You Jap lover!