Brilliant, even. Thinking too much. Crash: Hit me in the chest with that. The rose goes in the front, big guy. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Listen, sweetheart. You want a stable pony., Crash Davis: My Triple-A contract gets bought out so I can hold the flavor of the months dick in the bud leagues? His speech was followed by Annie's classic, breathless response: "Oh, my!" She followed after him to the door as he walked out, and pleaded: "Crash, wait! 1. : Crash, a friend of Maxs, sends over a couple of drinks to their table. Ump: Youre pushing it, buddy. Crash Davis Hopeless. Crash, to the pitcher: Throw that s again, meat. (Long pause) Why do you get to choose? Go get 'em. : Crash: No, just no. Throw that weak-ass shit again. Your shower shoes have fungus on them. Oh, hey, and another thing, Meat. Nope. Its an egg. Crash Davis Nuke: What do I got? Man that ball got outta here in a hurry. A good friend of mine used to say, This is a very simple game. Lollygaggers! You hit white balls for batting practice. Crash Davis : You got a gift. Ebby Calvin LaLoosh : I ain't pissing nothing away. The setup: Annie invites both Crash and LaLoosh back to her place, as she tries to pick her baseball boyfriend/project for the season. Call me a cocksucker again, and you're outta here. What the fuck is that? You believe that shit? Beats the hell out of working at Sears. Crash Davis Ebby Calvin LaLoosh I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Bull Durham isn't just about a pair of hard-headed ballplayers. Hes looking for heat. Does that mean what I think it means, "limping jets of love"? Plus, its the first time he calls him Meat. I never told him to stay out of your bed. : Usually start me off with a hammer. And hes throwing a brilliant game, the best of his career to that point. Havent you ever noticed how Fernando Valenzuela, he just doesnt even look when he pitches? She trusts everything will work out and just goes with her guts; she is an example of a truly empowered woman. 29. He came up and announced his promotion to the big leagues, but Crash reacted very little to the news: "Congratulations. Here are some baseball related 'Bull Durham' quotes. Relax. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days. Well he hasn't seen my heat! Dont think, just throw. Annie: Cute? We want you to room with him on the road, stay on his case all year. I know. Which means that great lines like this one , Annie Savoy: Bad trades are part of baseball. Youre pushing it! Crash Davis Each strikes up a romance with Annie (Susan Sarandon), the team's \"mascot\" who takes it upon herself to sleep with a new player every season. When you were a baby, the Gods reached down and turned your right arm into a thunderbolt. Right. Quick bat., 13. Stay back. Yeah, I've been in the majors. Bring me the gas. . Think classy, you'll be classy.. Dont try to strike everybody out. Throw some ground balls, it's more democratic., Skip: You can keep going to the ballpark, and keep getting paid to do it. : The last five pitched he threw were faster that the first five, He has the best young arm I've seen in 30 years. Crash Davis Wheres your head? I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Lyrics by Michel Vaucaire. In reel life: Annie makes a pretty big deal of pointing out that there . Who is this Annie? Hey, he's waving. Here are some 'Bull Durham' quotes to inspire you. Theyre your friends. Now we have got a 12-day road trip starting tomorrow. So how does it feel to get your first professional win? Your place or mine? 2 thumbs up from Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert for the baseball comedy Bull Durham starring Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon. Another player: Theyre really, hot, huh?Why its the best: Crash tells these guys about the dream, and that horny bastards only response is the girls are hot, huh? Sheesh. When Nuke gets back from a road trip, she turns on the charm. YOU been in the majors? Hold it like an egg. If he's so good how come Annie wants me instead of him? We hope you love our recommendations for products and services! Nuke: How come you dont like me? And I wanna hear every damn one of them, but now, Im tired, and I dont want to think about baseball. Crash I just want to be., 5. Crash, thinking: Alright, youve seen all his pitches. In addition, he hit the sportswriters, the public-address announcer, the bull mascottwicealso new league records. Ebby Calvin LaLoosh Well, he really hit the shit out of that one, didnt he? Well, he really hit the shit outta that one, didn't he? [watching Ebby from across the clubhouse] Everyone has their own problem. ', Crash Davis: I'm the player to be named later.. The story belongs to Annie as much as it does to Crash and Nuke. Please note that Kidadl is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon. Our Craig Monroe demonstrates the proper approach at the plate with a runner at third and fewer than two outs. : : Its an egg. Crash: You dont want a player. You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes. : Had a gun on him tonight. Damn, Crash. [after their confrontation outside the bar, watching Annie dance with Max Patkin] Annie: Yes, you did! If you win 20 in the show, you can let the fungus grow back on your shower shoes and the press will think youre colorful. I mean anything travels that far oughta have a damn stewardess on it, don't you think? Ebby Calvin LaLoosh Crash Davis If you purchase using the buy now button we may earn a small commission. Why, there are laws we dont understand that bring us together and tear us apart. Annie Savoy, 2. : Skip Riggins: You guy, you lollygag the ball around the infield. Annie, in the stands: Cmon, Crash. Crash Davis 'Bull Durham' is partly based on minor-league baseball experience of writer and director Ron Shelter along with the fans and players of the Durham Bulls. A Major League love story in a Minor League town. Well, Nuke's scared because his eyelids are jammed and his old man's here. Whoa! I want you. Throw some ground balls. Where are you going?, Crash Davis: After 12 years in the minor leagues, I dont try out. Poetry, philosophy, history, and movies are all topics I love writing about! We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability. Larry says, Whos this? And Crash says, Im the player to be named later. And then shows the mental baseball knowledge that makes him the perfect guy to mentor LaLoosh. What? Huh? With Tenor, maker of GIF Keyboard, add popular Bull Durham animated GIFs to your conversations. As an Amazon Associate, Kidadl earns from qualifying purchases. Im Crash Davis; Im your new catcher, and you just got lesson No. Ump: You missed him! : : Kidadl has a number of affiliate partners that we work with including Amazon. : 35. The setup: Annie and Crash are at the batting cages. But you don't respect the game, and that's my problem. So many classic lines in one short scene. Theyre your friends. Crash thinks he makes the play, but the ump disagrees. EBBY I ain't hitting a man first. Annie: Oh, no. She is inspired by Kevin Costners speech about things he believes in. : Why do you get to choose?, Crash: Because you don't respect yourself, which is your problem. However, if you think that the movie focuses only on games and training, youre wrong. [pause] Crash: I got a lot of time to hear your theories. : That means if you get just one extra flare a week, just one; A gork, a groundballyou get a groundball with eyesyou get a dying quailjust one more dying quail a week, and you're in Yankee Stadium. The setup: Annie has Nuke wearing her garter on days when he pitches, to keep the other half of his brain occupied. Until you win 20 in the show, however, it means youre a slob. Crash Davis, 21. Lord Alfred Tennyson, Rudyard Kipling and Will Rogers endorsed the product. Im figuring Im just gonna cave in and sleep with her. Its arrogance, not ignorance., 19. : Crash Davis : Bull Durham is all about the fans and players of the Durham Bulls, a minor-league baseball team tucked away in North Carolina. Nuke: I knew it. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. Ump: Safe! This guys a first-ball fastball hitter. Annie Savoy is labeled to be a baseball groupie, and because of that, many people might believe shes objectifying herself. I want to be exotic and mysterious. Annie. And, well, you two are the most promising prospects of the season so far, so I just thought we should kinda get to know each other. Write it down!, Crash Davis: Im just happy to be here. Skip: Lollygaggers! The setup: Crash walks into the Durham managers office for the first time. : The rose goes in the front, big guy. Crash Davis, 6. The records 246. You told him I was gonna throw a deuce, didn't you? The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. The film treats the sport of baseball with a sort of casual reverence, highlighting both the drama and the humor inherent in the game, illustrated by Annie's numerous references to baseball as \"her religion.\"CREDITS:TM \u0026 MGM (1988)Cast: Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins, Trey Wilson, Robert WuhlDirector: Ron SheltonProducers: Mark Burg, Thom Mount, Charles Hirschhorn, David V. LesterScreenwriter: Ron SheltonWHO ARE WE?The MOVIECLIPS channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Well, fuck this fucking game! CRASH PULLS A BASEBALL from his jacket pocket, tosses it to Ebby. You're gonna have to study them, you're gonna have to know them. God! Your fastball's up, your curveball's hanging. Huh? This belief was further amplified when I joined Quote Ambition. : Annie Savoy Annie, voiceover: For one extraordinary June and July, the Durham Bulls began playing baseball with joy and verve and poetry.Why its the best: Because baseball, played at its highest level, should be played with joy and verve and poetry. Crash Davis Go get 'em, boys! You want a stable pony. Nuke: Oh yeah, Im having a blast. Instead, Annie has power over herself; she chooses to get into a relationship and lend a helping hand to a rookie. Performed by dith Piaf. Cmon, bring it. You dont want a ballplayer; you want a stable pony.. Larry: Excuse me, but what the hell's going on out here? Youll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes. : No. Theyre too strong and powerful for that.. Crash: Dont tell anybody. C'mon Meat, throw me that weak-ass shit! Skip: Its a miracle. MORE: To Crash Davis, former home run king: Sporting News is sorry. What do I got? Crash Davis Instead, it gives us a taste of all the aspects of baseball, from the training, the struggles, the conflicts, and even the groupies! Crash Davis: [exasperated] No. Anything that travels that far ought to have a damn stewardess on it, dont you think?Why its the best: Listen to Crash, Nuke. You just got lesson number one: don't think; it can only hurt the ball club., 23. The moment's over. Larry: What the hell was that? Nuke: Good Lord willing Company Credits : I need to learn. : But this week, Ive rewatched "Bull Durham" a couple of timesto rank this brilliant movies best quotes/scenes, and now Im just as convinced this ones my favorite. : I want to be exotic, and mysterious!, 12. Share the best GIFs now >>> From what I hear, you couldnt hit water if you fell out of a fin boat. Think classy and youll be classy. We yada yadad the best part. Umpire 1: Dont think. Crash Davis But bad trades are part of baseballnow, who can forget Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas, for Gods sake? You got a gift. Walt Whitman once said, I see great things in baseball. You're gonna have to learn your clichs. LaLoosh: No way. Max: Hes played in more ballparks than I have. At the time of filming, the Durham Bulls were a high single-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, while Bluefield was the Appalachian League (rookie) affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. [Larry jogs out to the mound to break up a players' conference] Is that it? : : Crash Davis Annie: I can do that, too.Why its the best: Those two crazy kids were meant to be together. [On playing in the "show" - major league baseball]. Find the exact Time out! It can only hurt the ball club. You know, just because sometimes you manage to be clever and you have a nice smile does not mean you are not full of shit. Annie Savoy, 12. The American game. : Annie Savoy: Yeah? This guys got some serious s.Why its the best: All I can think is that, in todays game, theres zero chance a bonus-baby youngster would even be allowed to stay in a game long enough to face at least 36 batters 18 Ks, 18 BBs but that was a different time. Ump: I did not spit on you! In the show, everybody can hit a fastball! By joining Kidadl you agree to Kidadls Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receiving marketing communications from Kidadl. Beats the hell out of working at Sears., 18. Got to play it's pretty boring. She never allowed anyone to choose anything for her or order her around. Crash: Are you out of your mind? Crash Davis You dont need a quadraphonic Blaupunkt. Fun goddamnit. My interviews? Watching through on Monday, I typed in 79 different quotes/scenes, and on Tuesday I cut down that list to 37, including the parts I felt had to make the list. The Braves' Appalachian League affiliate at the time was the Pulaski (Va.) Braves. What we suggest is selected independently by the Kidadl team. : Crash Davis Youre exotic and mysterious and cute and thats why Id better leave.Why its the best: Stupid Nuke, always saying dumb things. Fast ball. [Gets in Crash's face] Annie: Yeah, like the lava lizards of the Galapagos Islands. Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. Larry?, Skip Riggins: Lollygaggers! Larry Crash: Good. I got a Porsche already. Nuke: One day at a time Twenty-one greatest days of my life. Because it sure aint baseball. Teddy Cullinane, 7. God, I love this song. The world is made for people who arent cursed with self-awareness. Annie Savoy, 3. Crash, to himself: Son of a b throws hard. If you wanna make it to the bigs, you'll listen to me. : Nuke: Sucker teed off on that like he knew I was gonna throw a fastball. Come on, Rook. This one should probably be higher. : Crash Davis: Time out. I've been known on occasion to howl at the moon. Ebby Calvin LaLoosh I know. Good! | Quick bat, quick bat. Nuke: My eyelids? Annie Savoy Our goal is to provide our readers with the best collections of quotes on topics like love, life, relationships and more. Honey, you are a regular nuclear meltdown. Im doing a damn poor job of it. Crash Davis (Kevin Costner, showcasing his Midwestern charm) is a perennial Minor Leaguer assigned to the Durham Bulls, a hapless team with a long tradition of mediocrity. What goes around comes around. This page was last edited on 13 August 2022, at 23:08. : Annie: Of course Im trying to seduce you, for Gods sake! Ebby Calvin LaLoosh Annie: You hit 227 home runs in the minors. Ebby Calvin LaLoosh What you need is a curveball., 11. Hey, Annie, what's all this molecule stuff? Never fuck with a winning streak., 30. Crash Davis You know why? I ranked everything before I put actual numbers on the list. Just relax. Hit them where they ain't. Nuke: God, I think youre real cute. Annie Savoy Annie: What do you believe in, then? I dont want to think about quantum physics, and I dont wanna think about nothin. Nuke: Got to play thats pretty boring, you know? He's shaking me off. Because they don't - -they don't happen very often. They say the darndest things. Crash Davis Larry I just want to be. Larry Oops. The last five pitched he threw were faster that the first five, He has the best young arm I've seen in 30 years. That's the secret. Look at that, he hit the fucking bull! Ebby Calvin LaLoosh Crash: Hows Annie? Shorten up, Crash. You have subscribed to: Remember that you can always manage your preferences or unsubscribe through the link at the foot of each newsletter. 19. Time out. When you were a baby, the gods reached down and turned your right arm into a thunderbolt. Even Nuke and his five-cent head understood that. Quote Ambition is your source for quotes. Nuke: My interviews? I actually saw him read a book without pictures once!Why its the best: Mostly, I wanted to mention Max Patkin at least once. [pauses] Larry: New league record! Hey! It didnt make it, either, because its seeing the bull fall to the ground thats the funny part, not necessarily the dialogue. Just brilliant script writing. Women never get lured. Release Dates What you need is a curveball.Why its the best: Curveball > Quadraphonic Blaupunkt. Crash: I never told him to stay out of your bed. You know you never handle your luggage in the show? 3. Besides, uh, I dont believe in quantum physics when it comes to matters of the heart. Crash: No! Larry Annie (Sarandon) and Crash Davis work together to help Ebby Calvin Laloosh reach his true potential. Hope I can help the ball club. I have been known on occasion to howl at the moon. Charlie, here comes the deuce. Crash Davis You just got lesson number one: don't think; it can only hurt the ball club. Nuke: Im just talking about one time. Crash: Christ! Crash: I fing quit. Batting practice at 11:30.Why its the best: Yeah, hes pissed. This game's fun, OK? Bob's Burgers (2011) - S09E02 The Taking of Funtime One Two Three. Nah. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. Crash Davis Oh my. Annie: I looked up your records. Bus leaves six in the morning., 15. In retrospect, "Bull Durham" (released by Orion Pictures) was part of a golden age of sports movies. Someone else carries your bags. Nuke (LaLoosh) is known as a pitcher with a million-dollar arm, but a five-cent head , who has the potential to join the major league.