Day of the Dead (1985)

Greg Nicotero: Pvt. Johnson

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• McDermott : You think I'm not aware of our situation? You think I want to stay isolated down here? You know, I'd make a desperate effort to raise somebody in hopes of getting away from your nasty mouth Steel! But the fact is... the fact is, either we are the only ones left, or there's no one within range my puny Second World War radio signals.

  Johnson : We used to talk to Washington all the time. They could hear us then.

  McDermott : We were on relays then. We weren't over the air. The power is off on the mainland now in case you haven't heard, and all the shopping malls are closed!

• John : Gas up the machine. She's down to fumes.

  Sarah : No, wait 'til it's dark. There's too many of them out there.

  John : Hey, it's no good to leave the gas tank on the helicopter empty. Supposed we need to get out of here in a hurry?

  Sarah : Then we're shit out of luck! They're getting too riled up. Do it tonight after dark when they can't see you.

  John : They know we're in here even if they can't see us. What good is it to leave the gas tank empty?

  Sarah : The activity excites them! They're too many of them!

  Johnson : She's right. They're more and more of them every day.

  Sarah : If we get a lot more or if they might break down the fence, you can come out and shoot some of them. Otherwise say inside the building. Stay out of sight!

  McDermott : Thankfully you live out here in the suburbs, Johnson. You ougt to see how congested the cities are getting to be.

• Sarah : [sees six graves dug nearby, plus one new one with a fresh mound of dirt]  Hey, that's a new grave over there.

  Johnson : Major Cooper. He died this morning.

  John : [to Sarah]  And then there were twelve.

  Sarah : Of course, there was a burial this morning. That's why there's so many of them outside the fence.

  John : What's going to bring them out here tomorrow, Sarah? And the next day and the next day after that? There's hundreds of them out there. Thousands! A million of them! You stick your head in the sun, they're gonna come and bite off your ass! This is bullshit what we're doing here! It's crazy!