The Last Days of Patton (1986 TV Movie)

George C. Scott: General George S. Patton Jr.

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Quotes 

• General George S. Patton Jr. : [the General is paralyzed, and is talking to his doctors]  If there's no doubt in your minds that I'll be paralyzed for the rest of my life, then let's cut out all of this crap right now and let me die.

• General George S. Patton Jr. : [General Patton's staff car has been stopped, and the guard wants to see the General's ID]  Hap, we have a gentleman here who is not impressed with Old Blood and Guts... What do I do?

  Gen. Hobart 'Hap' Gay : Charm him, Georgie.

• Gen. Hobart 'Hap' Gay : [to Patton about Bedell Smith]  Watch out for Bedell... He's Ikes personal hatchet man.

  General George S. Patton Jr. : A son-of-a-bitch is what he is.

  [Patton chuckles] 

• General George S. Patton Jr. : There's never been a better chance of producing a war in Europe than we have right now... With the German troops I'm holding and my own men, I can push the Russians all the way back to Moscow.

• General George S. Patton Jr. : [General Patton and General Gay are riding through the streets of a bombed out Germany]  I don't know, Hap... All I wanted to do was help rebuild Germany... All this bally-hoo about denazification...

  Gen. Hobart 'Hap' Gay : I know, but you were Ike's champion end-runner... When you didn't follow his directive, he took you out of the game... It's as simple as that.

• General George S. Patton Jr. : [General Patton is telling General Gay about his dog, Willie]  I got him from a pound in London, ugliest thing I've ever seen... He's gonna be a real scrapper I thought... I'm gonna name him after William the Conquerer... He's the biggest coward in dogdom... Maybe I should have slapped him.

  [Patton chuckles] 

  Gen. Hobart 'Hap' Gay : Very funny.