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The Lightship

A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back.

Director

Jerzy Skolimowski

Year

Genre

crime, drama, thriller

Box Office

N/A

Production

CBS Theatrical Films,Castle Hill Productions

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

Alex

Michal Skolimowski

Captain Miller

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Coop

Stump

Robert Costanzo

Thorne

Nate

Calvin Caspary

Gene

William Forsythe

Eddie

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Subtitles by: Yucatán Verbatim,
The Lightship, f/s: 23.976 English. - The Lightship

Subtitles by: Yucatán Verbatim, The Lightship, f/s: 23.976 E...

My old man was a
captain in the Coast Guard. - The Lightship

My old man was a captain in the Coast Guard.

He even wore his uniform to
the ceremony. - The Lightship

He even wore his uniform to the ceremony.

Were you fighting because of me? - The Lightship

Were you fighting because of me?

What difference does it make? - The Lightship

What difference does it make?

Now recorded and signed. Anything else?
The pen sir. - The Lightship

Now recorded and signed. Anything else? The pen sir.

- Mr. Thorne, this is my son Alex.
- Hi Alex. - The Lightship

- Mr. Thorne, this is my son Alex. - Hi Alex.

- Can you call the shore?
- Whom do you want to call? - The Lightship

- Can you call the shore? - Whom do you want to call?

How's the weather? We have a storm
coming in from the south. It should be here tonight. - The Lightship

How's the weather? We have a storm coming in from the ...

I'd rather be in jail.
Captain! - The Lightship

I'd rather be in jail. Captain!

Ever been in one of those situations where you were trapped - The Lightship

Ever been in one of those situations where you were trapped

Eddie. No thank you. Ed you're eating?
Not shit on a shingle. Eugene. - The Lightship

Eddie. No thank you. Ed you're eating? Not shit on a s...

Of course the death of the father does free the son - The Lightship

Of course the death of the father does free the son

Learn not to judge me by what you know of other men - The Lightship

Learn not to judge me by what you know of other men

Stay calm, Eugene.
You’re a good boy. - The Lightship

Stay calm, Eugene. You’re a good boy.

You just keep cooking boy - The Lightship

You just keep cooking boy

Well, well...
Regular cowboy's here. - The Lightship

Well, well... Regular cowboy's here.

Eugene. Eugene! - The Lightship

Eugene. Eugene!

45 breaks my heart.
Oh boy. - The Lightship

45 breaks my heart. Oh boy.

What a difference a day... - The Lightship

What a difference a day...

Your flooding it! - The Lightship

Your flooding it!

Ask and it shall be done - The Lightship

Ask and it shall be done

The truth is a bore Miller it's without charge Bye boys it was real nice to meet you - The Lightship

The truth is a bore Miller it's without charge Bye boys...

Here I come. - The Lightship

Look, I'm sorry, it just
pisses me off! I know what you mean. - The Lightship

Look, I'm sorry, it just pisses me off! I know what you...

Listen kid if I were you I'd just
forget about it. - The Lightship

Listen kid if I were you I'd just forget about it.

Come in, Caspary. - The Lightship

Come in, Caspary.

You were a handsome young man, Captain. - The Lightship

You were a handsome young man, Captain.

Blow your brains out - The Lightship

Blow your brains out

I don't know what kind of game they
had going. - The Lightship

I don't know what kind of game they had going.

What are you doing? - The Lightship

What are you doing?

I killed me a black bird Mr Caspary Now I'm going to kill me a black man - The Lightship

I killed me a black bird Mr Caspary Now I'm going to...

Your predecessor? - The Lightship

Your predecessor?

I would think it comes when you break chains destroy rules and sail at will - The Lightship

I would think it comes when you break chains destroy rules...

To the Captains of the lightship... - The Lightship

To the Captains of the lightship...

Put it down Eddie. - The Lightship

Put it down Eddie.

Quiet. - The Lightship

Go below! We can do it Captain!
I don't want to bury you at sea tomorrow. - The Lightship

Go below! We can do it Captain! I don't want to bury y...

Alex? What do think you're doing here?
Leave me alone Dad. Come on! Get down! - The Lightship

Alex? What do think you're doing here? Leave me alone ...

They think you're a coward!
And I know they are right. - The Lightship

They think you're a coward! And I know they are right.

People love to tell me about it. - The Lightship

People love to tell me about it.

Alex. - The Lightship

Eddie. - The Lightship

Dr. Caspary, please... - The Lightship

Dr. Caspary, please...

Is this log book - The Lightship

Is this log book

Fuck, forget it...
You stupid shit, there are four of them... - The Lightship

Fuck, forget it... You stupid shit, there are four of them.....

Do you think they play that at
Las Vegas? - The Lightship

Do you think they play that at Las Vegas?

Dr. Caspary! Dr. Caspary
come in here and tell Gene... - The Lightship

Dr. Caspary! Dr. Caspary come in here and tell Gene...

Hold on you son of a bitch you. - The Lightship

Hold on you son of a bitch you.

You all right Eddie?
- Did you kill him, Eddie? - The Lightship

You all right Eddie? - Did you kill him, Eddie?

Eddie, you take Eugene down and get him
some ice cream. It'll soothe him. - The Lightship

Eddie, you take Eugene down and get him some ice cream. It&...

A dead man is an amazing thing - The Lightship

A dead man is an amazing thing

... and we know that the son of God
has come and has given us an understanding ... " - The Lightship

... and we know that the son of God has come and has given u...

My father god rest his soul - The Lightship

My father god rest his soul

Hey, Cook. - The Lightship

Hey, some pie would go good with this.
Would you get me some pie? Please. - The Lightship

Hey, some pie would go good with this. Would you get me some...

Help me! - The Lightship

Eugene? - The Lightship

Here. - The Lightship

I want to go home. - The Lightship

I want to go home.

Here I'll help you. - The Lightship

Here I'll help you.

Nice gun. - The Lightship

It didn't hurt. - The Lightship

It didn't hurt.

What is it? - The Lightship

I never saw him like that. - The Lightship

I never saw him like that.

I don't know what kind of deal he made. - The Lightship

I don't know what kind of deal he made.

Gene? - The Lightship

Thirty seconds
Mr. Thorne. - The Lightship

Thirty seconds Mr. Thorne.

Don 't touch the anchor! - The Lightship

Don 't touch the anchor!

You've been sensible so far Miller
now don't turn stupid. - The Lightship

You've been sensible so far Miller now don't turn ...

No. - The Lightship

Are we moving? - The Lightship

My father told me once - The Lightship

My father told me once

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A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back.

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Director: Jerzy Skolimowski

Writer: Siegfried Lenz, William Mai, David Taylor

Production: CBS Theatrical Films,Castle Hill Productions

Genre: crime, drama, thriller

Year: 1985

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 26 Sep 1986

Awards: 3 wins & 1 nomination

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