Red Dawn (1984)

Ron O'Neal: Bella

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Quotes 

• Colonel Ernesto Bella : [writing a letter to his family back home] 

  [in Spanish; voice-over] 

  Colonel Ernesto Bella : I can't remember what it was to be warm. It seems a thousand years since I was a small boy in the sun. How did I come to this high, desolate place where there is nothing but loneliness? So much is lost. I want to look into your eyes and forget. It all seems so far away: a warm house where my shadow never falls; your long, black hair in my hands. There is no more revolution, only you to come back to. I will post my resignation from the Cuban Army.

• KGB Major : [in Russian; subtitled]  Do you want to see me?

  Colonel Ernesto Bella : [in Russian]  Yes... yes. Go to the sporting goods store. From the files obtain forms marked 4473. These will contain descriptions of weapons, and lists of private ownership.

• Mayor Bates : [in Mayor Bates' office, where he is being questioned by Colonel Bella]  Daryl, he wouldn't hurt a fly. I know my son, Colonel. He's not the guerrilla type.

  Colonel Ernesto Bella : According to records, Mayor... your son is a prominent student leader.

  Mayor Bates : Yes, well... he's a leader, but not in a violent or physical way. You see, Daryl... he's more of a politician, like his father.

  Colonel Ernesto Bella : A member of an elite paramilitary organization: "Eagle Scouts."

  Mayor Bates : Yes, but that's not military. If he's alive, he's scared, he's hungry... and he's just as anxious to avoid conflicts as you and me. He's not a troublemaker.

  Colonel Ernesto Bella : Then who is?

  Mayor Bates : It runs in some of the families.

  Colonel Ernesto Bella : [to an aide-de-camp; in Spanish]  This community is indeed fortunate to have a shepherd like him.

  Mayor Bates : Well, I just want to see this thing through, Colonel.

• General Bratchenko : [in Russian; subtitled]  What is a "Wolverine"?

  Colonel Ernesto Bella : [in Russian]  A small animal, like a badger, but terribly ferocious. It is also the name of the local sports collective.

  General Bratchenko : [in Russian]  They're beasts, Ernesto. You must kill every one of them eventually. It's the same as Afghanistan. They'll never stop.

• Colonel Ernesto Bella : [in the now-occupied Calumet, Colorado] 

  [in Russian; subtitled] 

  Colonel Ernesto Bella : Look, I was always on the side of the insurgents. I have no experience in these matters, but it would seem necessary to win the support of the people. As our opponents used to say in Vietnam: "Win their hearts and minds."

  General Bratchenko : [in Russian]  And they lost, Ernesto... Morale is crucial right now. Keep the men in the secured areas. You'll see how they forget about these "Wolverines."

  Colonel Ernesto Bella : [Toni blows up a nearby "Soviet-American Friendship Center."] 

  [in Russian] 

  Colonel Ernesto Bella : You were saying, Comrade?

  General Bratchenko : [in Russian]  Oh, shut up!

• Colonel Ernesto Bella : [in Spanish]  This... this is a madhouse!