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"True Grit" quotes

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A drunken, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger help a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer in Indian Territory.

Director: Henry Hathaway
Writer: Charles Portis, Marguerite Roberts
Production: N/A
Genre: adventure, drama, western
Year: 1969
MetaScore: 83/100
ImdbRating: 7.4
BoxOffice: $276,418
Released: 21 Jun 1969
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 7 nominations total

67 video clips

Rooster CogburnMattie RossFrank RossNed PepperGoudyCapt. Boots FinchEmmett Quincy'moon'LaboeufChen LeeCol. G. StonehillTom ChaneyLawyer DaggettMrs. FloydTalkative Woman At HangingSheriff
Farrell you and your brother stand clear - True Grit 00:32 Farrell you and your brother stand clear What's your intention You think one on four's a dogfall - True Grit 00:26 What's your intention You think one on four's a... I believe you testified that you backed away from old man Wharton - True Grit 00:12 I believe you testified that you backed away from old man... They don't call him Lucky Ned Pepper for nothing - True Grit 00:11 They don't call him Lucky Ned Pepper for nothing Boots I got Hayes and some youngster outside - True Grit 00:14 Boots I got Hayes and some youngster outside When's the last time you saw Ned Pepper - True Grit 00:20 When's the last time you saw Ned Pepper Do you need a good lawyer I need a good judge - True Grit 00:05 Do you need a good lawyer I need a good judge You can't serve papers on a rat baby sister - True Grit 00:09 You can't serve papers on a rat baby sister By God She reminds me of me - True Grit 00:09 By God She reminds me of me By God girl that's a Colt's Dragoon - True Grit 00:24 By God girl that's a Colt's Dragoon Give me your cup - True Grit 00:15 Give me your cup Place had a billiard table You never told me you had a wife - True Grit 01:02 Place had a billiard table You never told me you had a wife Mr Rat - True Grit 00:27 Mr Rat There's an old saw that says One white foot buy them - True Grit 00:15 There's an old saw that says One white foot buy them Damn that Texan When you need him he's dead - True Grit 00:09 Damn that Texan When you need him he's dead How many men have you shot since you became a marshal Mr Cogburn - True Grit 00:18 How many men have you shot since you became a marshal Mr... That Texican saved my neck twice - True Grit 00:09 That Texican saved my neck twice Now is it not true that you sprang upon old man Wharton and his two sons - True Grit 00:17 Now is it not true that you sprang upon old man Wharton and... Who's the best marshal they have - True Grit 00:26 Who's the best marshal they have Are you going to let him do this I don't believe I will - True Grit 00:20 Are you going to let him do this I don't believe I will Why do you keep that one chamber empty - True Grit 00:07 Why do you keep that one chamber empty Do you know a Marshal Rooster Cogburn - True Grit 00:13 Do you know a Marshal Rooster Cogburn Everything happens to me Now I'm shot by a child - True Grit 00:05 Everything happens to me Now I'm shot by a child Watch out for the chicken and dumplings - True Grit 00:15 Watch out for the chicken and dumplings Baby sister I was born game and I intend to go out that way - True Grit 00:06 Baby sister I was born game and I intend to go out that way La Boeuf you get crossways of me - True Grit 00:10 La Boeuf you get crossways of me Well a fellow that carries a big bore Sharps Carbine - True Grit 00:11 Well a fellow that carries a big bore Sharps Carbine Those horses can't get away from Little Blackie - True Grit 00:07 Those horses can't get away from Little Blackie A little earlier I gave some thought to stealing a kiss from you - True Grit 00:15 A little earlier I gave some thought to stealing a kiss from... So this is the man who shot Ned Pepper's horse from under him - True Grit 00:16 So this is the man who shot Ned Pepper's horse from... What are you doing - True Grit 00:10 What are you doing Damn you Bo - True Grit 00:08 Damn you Bo You take care of your mama - True Grit 00:06 You take care of your mama I'm here to take you back to Fort Smith and hang you - True Grit 00:08 I'm here to take you back to Fort Smith and hang you Most girls like little play prettys but you like guns don't you - True Grit 00:08 Most girls like little play prettys but you like guns... Now I know you can drink whiskey and I saw you kill a rat - True Grit 00:19 Now I know you can drink whiskey and I saw you kill a rat Do you entertain plans of ever leaving this city - True Grit 00:31 Do you entertain plans of ever leaving this city That tastes like iron - True Grit 00:26 That tastes like iron I'll take it up with my attorney - True Grit 00:13 I'll take it up with my attorney I will pay a total of 200 to your father's estate - True Grit 00:15 I will pay a total of 200 to your father's estate Now I'm sure you'll find a buyer for those ponies very soon - True Grit 00:16 Now I'm sure you'll find a buyer for those ponies... This man wants to take Chaney back to Texas That's not what I want - True Grit 00:23 This man wants to take Chaney back to Texas That's not... You're not getting on this ferry - True Grit 00:40 You're not getting on this ferry Now what are you doing here - True Grit 00:19 Now what are you doing here Judge Parker old carpetbagger but he knows his rats - True Grit 00:12 Judge Parker old carpetbagger but he knows his rats Am I addressing Marshal Reuben J Cogburn - True Grit 00:53 Am I addressing Marshal Reuben J Cogburn Mr La Boeuf I have no regard for you - True Grit 00:07 Mr La Boeuf I have no regard for you I would not put a thief in my mouth to steal my brains - True Grit 00:05 I would not put a thief in my mouth to steal my brains Well I hope you don't think I'm going to keep you in whiskey - True Grit 00:19 Well I hope you don't think I'm going to keep you... I won't rest until Tom Chaney's barking in hell - True Grit 00:05 I won't rest until Tom Chaney's barking in hell You're useless in this condition I'll walk over there by myself - True Grit 00:16 You're useless in this condition I'll walk over... Give me my 25 back Hand it over - True Grit 00:36 Give me my 25 back Hand it over What outfit were you with during the war - True Grit 00:39 What outfit were you with during the war Hooray for the man from Texas Some bully shot - True Grit 00:06 Hooray for the man from Texas Some bully shot I wouldn't count too much on being able to shade somebody I didn't know fellow - True Grit 00:12 I wouldn't count too much on being able to shade... He never played me false until he killed me - True Grit 00:06 He never played me false until he killed me I want the other gold piece too Are you sure you don't want the snake - True Grit 00:07 I want the other gold piece too Are you sure you don't... I will not bandy words with a drunkard - True Grit 00:09 I will not bandy words with a drunkard We can't leave him like this I'm the one that's leaving him - True Grit 00:10 We can't leave him like this I'm the one... So this is the man who shot Ned Pepper's horse from under him - True Grit 00:16 So this is the man who shot Ned Pepper's horse from... What is your opinion of a federal marshal called Rooster Cogburn - True Grit 00:13 What is your opinion of a federal marshal called Rooster... Mr Rat - True Grit 00:27 Mr Rat What are you doing - True Grit 00:18 What are you doing You look like a hog on ice - True Grit 00:04 You look like a hog on ice Well sister the time has come for me to ride hard and fast - True Grit 00:07 Well sister the time has come for me to ride hard and fast You can never tell what's in a Chinaman's mind - True Grit 00:06 You can never tell what's in a Chinaman's mind I say we ride after them And I say no - True Grit 00:07 I say we ride after them And I say no

Cast

Rooster Cogburn - John Wayne
'La Boeuf' - Glen Campbell
Mattie Ross - Kim Darby
Emmett Quincy - Jeremy Slate
Ned Pepper - Robert Duvall
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