Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Pom Klementieff: Mantis

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• [the Guardians bring Thor aboard] 

  Peter Quill : How the hell is this dude still alive?

  Drax : He is not a dude. You're a dude. This... this is a man. A handsome, muscular man.

  Peter Quill : I'm muscular.

  Rocket Raccoon : Who are you kidding, Quill? You're one sandwich away from fat.

  Peter Quill : Yeah, right.

  Drax : It's true. You have put on weight.

  Peter Quill : What?

  [Drax gestures at his chin and gut] 

  Peter Quill : Gamora, do you think I'm...

  Mantis : [sensing Thor]  He is anxious, angry, he feels tremendous loss and guilt.

  Drax : It's like a pirate had a baby with an angel.

  Peter Quill : Wow. This is a real wake-up call for me. Okay, I'm gonna get a Bowflex. I'm gonna commit. I'm gonna get some dumbbells.

  Rocket Raccoon : You know you can't eat dumbbells, right?

  Gamora : [touching Thor's arms]  It's like his muscles are made of Chitauri metal fibers.

  Peter Quill : Stop massaging his muscles.

• Thor : There are six stones out there. Thanos already has the Power Stone because he stole it last week when he decimated Xandar. He stole the Space Stone from me when he destroyed my ship and slaughtered half my people. The Time and Mind Stones are safe on Earth, they're with the Avengers.

  Peter Quill : The Avengers?

  Thor : The Earth's mightiest heroes.

  Mantis : Like Kevin Bacon?

  Thor : He may be on the team. I don't know, I haven't been there in a while.

• Peter Quill : [notices Drax has been watching him and Gamora]  Dude. How long have you been standing there?

  Drax : An hour.

  Peter Quill : An hour?

  Gamora : Are you serious?

  Drax : I've mastered the ability of standing so incredibly still... that I become invisible to the eye... Watch.

  [slowing starts moving his hand] 

  Peter Quill : You're eating a Zargnut.

  Drax : My movement... is so slow... that it's imperceptible.

  Peter Quill : Mmm, no.

  Drax : I'm sure I'm invisible.

  Mantis : Hi, Drax.

  Drax : [after a pause]  Dammit.

• Peter Quill : Wait, who are you?

  Peter Parker : We're the Avengers, man.

  Mantis : You're the ones Thor told us about.

  Tony Stark : You know Thor?

  Peter Quill : Yeah, tall guy, not that good-looking, needed saving.

• [Groot is playing a video game called Defender. Peter Quill turns to Groot] 

  Peter Quill : Groot, put that thing away. Now, I don't wanna tell you again... Groot?

  Groot : [in a mocking tone]  I am Groot!

  Peter Quill : Whoa!

  Rocket Raccoon : Language!

  Mantis : Hey!

  Drax : Wow.

  Peter Quill : You got some acorns on you, kid.

  Rocket Raccoon : Ever since you got a little sap, you're a total D-hole.

  [turns to Groot, angrily] 

  Rocket Raccoon : Now, keep it up and I'm gonna smash that thing to pieces!

• Mantis : We are arriving.

  Peter Quill : All right, Guardians, don't forget this might be dangerous, so let's put on our mean faces.

• Mantis : [on Thanos]  Death follows him like a shadow.

• Peter Quill : What the hell happened to this planet? Eight degrees off its axis, gravitational pull is all over the place.

  Tony Stark : Yeah. We got one advantage, he's coming to us. We'll use it. Alright I have a plan. It's pretty simple: we'll draw him in, pin him down, get what we need. Definitely don't wanna dance with this guy, we just want the gauntlet.

  [to Drax] 

  Tony Stark : Are you yawning? In the middle of this, while I'm breaking it down? Huh? Did you hear what I said?

  Drax : I stopped listening after you said "We need a plan"

  Peter Quill : See, not winging it isn't really what they do.

  Peter Parker : [Referring to Drax and Mantis]  Uh, what exactly is it that they do?

  Mantis : Kick names, take ass.

  Drax : Yeah, that's right.

  Tony Stark : [long pause]  Alright. Just get over here, please? Mr Lord, can you get your folks to circle up?

  Peter Quill : "Mr Lord", Star Lord is fine.

  Tony Stark : We've gotta coalesce. Cause if all we come out with is a plucky attitude...

  Peter Quill : Dude! Don't call us plucky. We don't know what it means. Alright, we're optimistic, yes. I like your plan, except it sucks. So let me do the plan, and that way it might be really good.

  Drax : Tell him about the dance off to save the universe.

  Tony Stark : What dance off?

  Peter Quill : It's not a... it's not a... it...

  Peter Parker : Like in Footloose the movie?

  Peter Quill : Exactly like Footloose. Is it still the greatest movie in history?

  Peter Parker : It never was.

  Tony Stark : Don't encourage this, alright. We're getting no help from "Flash Gordon"...

  Peter Quill : "Flash Gordon", by the way, that's a compliment. Don't forget I'm half human so that 50% of me that's stupid, that's a 100% you.

  Tony Stark : Your math is blowing my mind

  Mantis : Excuse me, but does your friend often do that?

  Tony Stark : Strange? You alright?

  Tony Stark : You're back here.

  Peter Parker : Hey, what was that?

  Dr. Stephen Strange : I went forward in time. To view alternate futures. To see all the possible outcomes of the coming conflict.

  Peter Quill : How many did you see?

  Dr. Stephen Strange : Fourteen million, six hundred and five.

  Tony Stark : How many did we win?

  Dr. Stephen Strange : One.

• Peter Quill : [Pointing guns at Stark and Parker]  Everybody stay where you are, chill the eff out!

  [to Iron Man] 

  Peter Quill : I'm gonna ask you this one time: where is Gamora?

  Tony Stark : Yeah, I'll do you one better: WHO'S Gamora?

  Drax : I'll do YOU one better: WHY is Gamora?

  Peter Quill : Tell me where the girl is, or I swear to you, I'm gonna french-fry this little freak!

  [puts his gun to Spider-Man's head] 

  Tony Stark : Let's do it! You shoot my guy and I'll blast him! Let's go!

  [points his blaster in Drax's face] 

  Drax : Do it, Quill! I can take it.

  Mantis : No, he can't take it!

  Dr. Stephen Strange : She's right, you can't.

  Peter Quill : Oh yeah? You don't wanna tell me where she is? That's fine, I'll kill all three of you and I'll beat it out of Thanos myself!

  [to Spider-Man] 

  Peter Quill : Starting with you!

  Dr. Stephen Strange : Wait, what? Thanos? Alright, let me ask you this one time: what master do you serve?

  Peter Quill : What master do I serve? What am I supposed to say, Jesus?

  Tony Stark : You're from Earth?

  Peter Quill : I'm not from Earth, I'm from Missouri.

  Tony Stark : Yeah, that's on EARTH, dipshit. What're you hassling us for?

  Peter Parker : So you're not with Thanos?

  Peter Quill : [incredulous]  "With Thanos?" No! I'm here to kill Thanos! He took my girl -- wait, who are you?

  Peter Parker : [retracts his helmet]  We're the Avengers, man.

  Mantis : You're the ones Thor told us about!

  Tony Stark : You know Thor?

  Peter Quill : Yeah. Tall guy, not that good-looking, needed saving.

  Dr. Stephen Strange : Where is he now?

• [Mantis places her hand on Thanos] 

  Mantis : [shocked]  He is in anguish... he mourns...

  Drax : What does this MONSTER have to MOURN?

  Nebula : Gamora. He went to Vormir with her, he came back with the Soul stone, which means...

  Peter Quill : [enraged]  Asshole!

• [from trailer] 

  Thor : [smashes into the windshield of the Milano] 

  Rocket Raccoon : Wipers! Wipers! Get it off!

  Peter Quill : [Inside the Milano, Thor's on a table with the Guardian surrounding him and Peter says to Mantis]  Wake him up.

  Mantis : [touches Thor]  Wake.

  [Thor violently gasps and wakes up] 

  Thor : [Staring at the Guardians]  Who the hell are you guys?

• [Spoiler] 

  [Tony and Peter are trying to get the gauntlet off of Thanos' hand while Mantis is controlling his mind] 

  Peter Quill : Not so strong now, huh? Where's Gamora?

  Thanos : My Gamora...

  Peter Quill : Oh, bullshit! Where is she?

  Mantis : He is in anguish.

  Peter Quill : Good.

  Mantis : He... he mourns.

  Drax : What does this MONSTER have to mourn?

  Nebula : Gamora.

  Peter Quill : [turns to Nebula in disbelief]  What?

  Nebula : He took her to Vormir. He came back with the Soul Stone... and she didn't.

  Tony Stark : Okay, Quill, you gotta cool it right now. You understand? Don't. Don't engage, we almost got this off!

  Peter Quill : Tell me she's lying.

  [Thanos doesn't answer] 

  Peter Quill : ASSHOLE! Tell me you didn't do it!

  Thanos : I... had... to.

  Peter Quill : [choking up]  No, you didn't... No, you didn't.

  [starts punching Thanos] 

  Peter Quill : NO, YOU DIDN'T!

• Tony Stark : Yeah, we got one advantage. He's coming to us. We use it. Alright, I have a plan. At least the beginnings of one. It's pretty simple. We draw him in, pin him down, get what we need. Definitely don't want to dance with this guy, we just want the gauntlet.

  [Drax yawns] 

  Tony Stark : Are you yawning? In the middle of this, while I'm breaking it down? Huh? Did you hear what I said?

  Drax : I stopped listening after you said we need a plan.

  Tony Stark : Okay, Mr. Clean's on his own page.

  Peter Quill : See, not winging it isn't really what they do.

  Peter Parker : Uh, what exactly is it that they do?

  Mantis : Kick names, take ass.

  Drax : Yeah, that's right.

  Tony Stark : All right, just get over here, please? Mr. Lord, can you get your folks to circle up?

  Peter Quill : Mr. Lord... Star-Lord is fine.

  Tony Stark : We've gotta coalesce. Because if all we come at him with is a plucky attitude...

  Peter Quill : Dude, don't call us plucky. We don't know what it means. All right, we're optimistic, yes. I like your plan, except it sucks. So let me do the plan, and that way, it might be really good.

  Drax : Tell him about the dance-off to save the Universe.

  Tony Stark : What dance-off?

  Peter Quill : It's not a, it's not a, it's not a...

  Peter Parker : Like in Footloose? The movie?

  Peter Quill : Exactly like Footloose! Is it still the greatest movie in history?

  Peter Parker : It never was.

  Tony Stark : Don't encourage this alright? We're getting no help from Flash Gordon.

  Peter Quill : Flash Gordon? By the way, that's a compliment. Don't forget, I'm half-human. So that's 50% of me that's stupid, and that's 100% you.

  Tony Stark : Your math is blowing my mind.

• Iron Man : [after subduing Thanos]  Is he under? Don't let up.

  Mantis : Be quick. He is very strong.

  Iron Man : Parker, help. Get over here. She can't hold him much longer. Let's go.

  [they start to pull the Gauntlet off] 

  Spider-Man : We gotta open his fingers to get it off.

  Star-Lord : [flies down in front of Thanos]  I thought you'd be harder to catch. By the way, this was my plan. Not so strong now, huh? Where is Gamora?

  Thanos : [weakly]  M-My Gamora.

  Star-Lord : Oh, bullshit. Where is she?

  Mantis : He is in anguish.

  Star-Lord : Good.

  Mantis : He... he mourns.

  Drax : What does this monster have to mourn?

  Nebula : Gamora.

  Star-Lord : What?

  Nebula : He took her to Vormir. He came back with the Soul Stone. But she didn't.

  Iron Man : [as Quill turns to face Thanos]  Okay, Quill, you gotta cool it right now. You understand? Don't, don't, don't engage. We almost got this off!

  Star-Lord : [to Thanos]  Tell me she's lying. Asshole, tell me you didn't do it!

  Thanos : I had to.

  Star-Lord : No, you didn't. No, you didn't.

  [whips out his blaster and starts punching Thanos] 

  Star-Lord : NO, YOU DIDN'T!

  Iron Man : [lunging onto Star-Lord]  Quill! Hey, stop! Hey, stop, stop!

  Spider-Man : [pulling the Gauntlet free]  It's coming, it's coming, it's coming! I got it! I got it!

  [Thanos opens his and pulls the Gauntlet back on. He then blasts the heroes back. He throws Mantis off his shoulders] 

  Spider-Man : Oh, God.

  [he leaps up and catches Mantis. He uses his spider-legs to cushion their fall] 

• Spider-Man : [after arriving on Titan]  Let me just say, if aliens wind up implanting eggs in my chest, or something and I eat one of you, I'm sorry.

  Iron Man : I do not want another single pop culture reference out of you for the rest of the trip. Do you understand?

  Spider-Man : I'm trying to say that something is coming.

  [a grenade rolls across the floor toward the trio. It explodes, knocking them backwards. Dr. Strange looks up to see Star-Lord, Drax, and Mantis enter the ship through a hole] 

  Drax : Thanos!

  [throws his knives at Dr. Strange, who conjures a magic shield to stop them. Drax yells and tries to charge, but the Cloak of Levitation wraps itself around Drax's face, tackling him to the ground. Star-Lord flies up while firing at Iron Man. Iron Man fires back while rocketing upward as well. He fires a rocket at Star-Lord, who dodges, but the explosion throws him backward. Iron Man grabs him and throws him to the deck. Star-Lord activates a device he had attached to Iron Man's chest, which pulls him toward the wall and sticks him there. Spider-Man wakes up to find Mantis standing in front of him] 

  Spider-Man : Whoa, whoa, whoa! Please don't put your eggs in me!

  [webs her up, but before he can do any more, Star-Lord comes flying in and kicks him aside] 

  Star-Lord : Stay down, clown.

  [Star-Lord fires his blasters at Spider-Man, who leaps into the rafters and dodges the blasts. He lands on the ground and tries to leap toward Star-Lord, but Star-Lord throws a electrical bola at him, sending him tumbling to the ground] 

  Drax : [wrestling with the Cloak of Levitation]  Die, blanket of death!

  [Iron Man frees himself from the wall, flies over to Drax, and pins him under his boot while the Cloak of Levitation flies back to Dr. Strange] 

  Star-Lord : [holding Spider-Man in a headlock]  Everybody, stay where you are. Chill the F out.

  [he retracts his helmet] 

  Star-Lord : I'm gonna ask you this one time. Where is Gamora?

  Iron Man : Yeah, I'll do you one better. Who is Gamora?

  Drax : I'll do *you* one better. Why is Gamora?

  Star-Lord : Tell me where the girl is, or I swear to you I'm gonna French fry this little freak.

  Iron Man : Let's do it. You shoot my guy and I'll blast him. Let's go!

  [aims his arm cannon at Drax] 

  Drax : Do it, Quill! I can take it.

  Mantis : No, he can't take it!

  Doctor Strange : She's right. He can't.

  Star-Lord : Oh, yeah? You don't wanna tell me where she is? That's fine. I'll kill all three of you and I'll beat it out of Thanos myself.

  [to Spider-Man] 

  Star-Lord : Starting with you.

  Doctor Strange : Wait, what, Thanos? Alright, let me ask you this one time. What master do you serve?

  Star-Lord : What master do I serve? What am I supposed to say, Jesus?

  Iron Man : You're from Earth.

  Star-Lord : I'm not from Earth, I'm from Missouri.

  Iron Man : Yeah, that's on Earth, dipshit. What are you hassling us for?

  Spider-Man : So you're not with Thanos?

  Star-Lord : *With* Thanos? No, I'm here to kill Thanos. He took my girl. Wait, who are you?

  Spider-Man : [retracts his mask]  We're the Avengers, man.

  [Star-Lord releases him] 

  Mantis : You're the ones Thor told us about.

  Iron Man : You know Thor?

  Star-Lord : Yeah. Tall guy, not that good-looking, needed saving.

  Doctor Strange : Where is he now?

• Mantis : Death follows him like a shadow...

• Thor : Knowhere.

  Mantis : He must be going somewhere.

  Peter Quill : No, no. Knowhere? It's a place, we've been there. It sucks.

• Iron Man : [trying to come up with a plan]  We're getting no help from Flash Gordon here.

  Star-Lord : Flash Gordon? By the way, that's a complement. Don't forget I'm half human. So that's fifty percent of me that's stupid, that's one hundred percent of you.

  Iron Man : Your math is blowing my mind.

  Mantis : Excuse me, but does your friend often do that?

  [Strange is sitting cross-legged in midair, using the Time Stone's power. Tony runs up to him as he collapses] 

  Iron Man : Strange? We all right? You're back. You're alright.

  Spider-Man : Hey, what was that?

  Doctor Strange : I went forward in time to view alternate futures. To see all the possible outcomes of the coming conflict.

  Star-Lord : How many did you see?

  Doctor Strange : Fourteen million, six hundred and five.

  Iron Man : How many did we win?

  [long beat] 

  Doctor Strange : One.