The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film) Quotes

The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film) is a television program that first aired in 1970 . The Manchurian Candidate ended its run in 1970.

It features Jonathan Demme, Ilona Herzberg, and Scott Rudin; Tina Sinatra as producer, Rachel Portman in charge of musical score, and Tak Fujimoto as head of cinematography.

The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film) is 130 minutes long. The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film) is distributed by Paramount Pictures.

The cast includes: Meryl Streep as Eleanor Shaw, Liev Schreiber as Congressman Healy, Ann Dowd as Congresswoman Becket, Simon McBurney as Noyle, Bruno Ganz as Delp, and Jon Voight as Senator Thomas Jordan.

The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film) Quotes

Meryl Streep as Eleanor Shaw

• (Unnamed) "I served under him. He was a good man."
• (Meryl Streep) "Well, that's what the neighbors always say about serial killers."

• (Meryl Streep) "Sergeant Shaw."
• (Unnamed) "What?"
• (Meryl Streep) "Sergeant Raymond Shaw."
• (Unnamed) "Mother, I --"
• (Meryl Streep) "Raymond Prentiss Shaw."
• (Unnamed) "Yes."
• (Meryl Streep) "Listen."

• (Unnamed) "Yes, senator?"
• (Meryl Streep) "Is this Captain Marco?"
• (Unnamed) "Yep."
• (Meryl Streep) "Captain Bennet Marco?"
• (Unnamed) "Yes."
• (Meryl Streep) "Bennet Ezikiel Marco?"
• (Unnamed) "-- yes."
• (Meryl Streep) "-- Listen."

• (Meryl Streep) "I will do whatever is necessary to protect America from anyone who opposes her. I can't -- am I the only person in this room who's been reading these NSA reports?"
• (Liev Schreiber) "I've read them."
• (Meryl Streep) "All right, then. You know -- you know we are on the brink of another cataclysm, probably nuclear, on our own soil."
• (Ann Dowd) "Oh, Ellie, that's a bit extreme."
• (Meryl Streep) "And it's not from random terrorists, but from covert alliances of disaffected nations who've all been made bold by this kind of Jordan one-worlder who believes that human beings are essentially good and that our powers are somehow, I don't know, shameful or evil and never to be used. Make no mistake. The American people are terrified. They know something's coming. They can feel it. And we can either shovel them the same old s*** and call it sugar or we can arm them. We can arm them with a young, vibrant Vice President. We can give them heat, energy. Give them a war hero with heart, forged by enemy fire in the desert in the dark when American lives hung on the balance."

• (Meryl Streep) "Oh, God. Where are all the men anymore? My father, Tyler Prentiss, never asked, "Is this okay? Is this okay?" You know what I'm saying, Mark? He just did what needed to be done."

Bruno Ganz as Delp

• (Bruno Ganz) "I thought you said you lost this."
• (Unnamed) "I bit a guy. I found another one."

• (Unnamed) "What about my dreams?"
• (Bruno Ganz) "What if all this is your dream and you are really still back in Kuwait?"

Jon Voight as Senator Thomas Jordan

• (Jon Voight) "And you bring me rumors and conjecture."
• (Unnamed) "I started with nightmares. Rumors, conjectures, that's a giant leap forward."

Simon McBurney as Noyle

• (Simon McBurney) "Hello, Captain. Do you remember me?"

• (Simon McBurney) "Now, when you're rescued and returned with your patrol to command headquarters, what will be among the first of your duties that you'll undertake?"
• (Unnamed) "I'll recommend Sergeant Shaw for the Medal of Honor, sir. He saved our lives. He terminated the enemy. Led us across the desert to safety."
• (Simon McBurney) "Excellent. And there were casualties?"
• (Unnamed) "There's always casualties in war, sir."

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