Silverado
1985
Emmett: Blind Pete always said you'd hang. I guess tomorrow at dawn he'll be proved right. Sheriff Langston: Ten A.M. Emmett: Oh, right, I always thought they did it at dawn.
Sheriff Langston: What's all this then? Carter: This nigger came in here and started bustin' up my bar. Sheriff Langston: I don't like that word, Carter.
Deputy: That them shootin'? Sheriff Langston: No, it's coming from those rocks. Deputy: Well, let's go. He ain't hittin' nothin'. Sheriff Langston: You idiot, he's hit everything he's aimed at! Deputy: Well, they ain't out of our jurisdiction 'til they reach the flattop. (Sheriff Langston's hat is shot off his head) Sheriff Langston: Today, my jurisdiction ends here. Pick up my hat.
Conrad: Wait a minute. Even if you do get the money, how do we know you'll come back? Emmett: Well, if we don't you can keep my brother.
Paden: Hangin' around with you is no picnic.
Stella: I am the Evening Star. I'm always there, but I only shine at night.
Jake: I got things to do, kid, I'm a busy man. Auggie: I go with you. Jake: A grown man can't have a little boy with him everywhere he goes. Auggie: Well, who's a grown man?
Cobb: You know, Paden, part of what makes this work is me doing my job. (points to his sheriff's badge) Cobb: Those fellas you came into town with are causin' some trouble. It's gonna take some straightenin' out. I just want you to know it's got nothin' to do with us. Paden: What is it you want from me? Cobb: Nothin'. Do nothin'. Don't get between us. Paden: I'm a great believer in doin' nothin'. Cobb: We understand each other then? Paden: Don't worry about me. If you're taking on Emmett, the LAST place I want to be is between you.
Cobb: We're gonna give you a fair trial, followed by a first class hanging.
Stella: Some people think because they're stronger or meaner, they can push you around. But it's only true if you let it be. The world is what you make of it.
Stella: The world is what you make of it, friend. If it doesn't fit, you make alterations.
(Sheriff Cobb has just found two of his men dead in the jail) Cobb: Get Kyle and Dusty over here. And keep your eyes open! I'm runnin' out of deputies.
Shopkeeper: What's goin' on, sheriff? Cobb: Hide and watch.
(Emmett saves Paden's life with a sip of water from his canteen after discovering him abandoned and baking in the desert) Paden: Pleased to meet you.
Paden: They just jumped you out of the blue? Emmett: I had to get up anyway.
Jake: All I did was kiss a girl! Emmett: They got you in jail for that? Jake: Yeah, I kissed a girl, and this other fella didn't like it, so we had some words, and then I just walked out of there. You know me, Emmett, I don't want no trouble. So, I go outside, and this fellow tries to shoot me in the back. Emmett: You had to kill him? Jake: No, no, I winged him. And he dropped his gun. Emmett: They got you in jail for winging a guy? Jake: Well... no, not exactly. Because, see, then his friend opened up on me. Emmett: What friend is that? Jake: The one with the shotgun. Sheriff Langston: The DEAD one.
(Paden has gotten his horse back and they're "kissing" each other) Cavalry Sgt.: How do I know this is your horse? Paden: Can't you see this horse loves me? Cavalry Sgt.: I had a gal do that to me. It didn't make her my wife.
Hobart: Baxter! Hawley! Where the hell've you been? You're late and I tell you, I don't like it. It's a bad start, boys. I got my people down there throwin' snowballs and rarin' to go. Emmett: I'm afraid it is a bad start, friend, 'cause my name ain't Baxter, he ain't Hawley. Hobart: You're not Baxter? Emmett: Name's Emmett. Hobart: You're not Baxter either? Paden: No, I'm not *Hawley*.
Sheriff Langston: What's all this, then?
Mal Johnson: I wanted a drink and a bed. I guess I came to the wrong place. Sheriff Langston: Came to the wrong town. I don't tolerate this sort of thing. It's hard on the peace, and it's hard on the furniture. Now, knowing a bit about Carter here, I'm going to let you go without paying for the damages, but go you will, and I mean now. Mal Johnson: Is there a place in town that takes "my kind?" Sheriff Langston: You misunderstand. I want you out of town. In fact, I want you all the way out of my jurisdiction. Mal Johnson: That ain't right. Sheriff Langston: I decide what's right in this jurisdiction. Now, move.
Mal: Mister, you got a lot to learn about people.
Hannah: I want to build something. Make things grow. That takes hard work. A lifetime of it. That's not why a man comes to a pretty woman. After a while I won't be so pretty. But this land will be.
Mal Johnson: Now, I don't wanna kill you, and you don't wanna be dead.
(Cobb and Paden face each other, hands poised for a fast draw) Paden: Goodbye, Cobb. Cobb: Goodbye, Paden.
Paden: You're wearing my hat. What else you got that's mine? Man at card game: Mister, I don't know what you're talkin' about. Paden: I hope your fingers aren't tickling my ivory-handled Colt. Stand up real slow and you just might live through this night.
Slick: Calvin Stanhope. But my mother used to call me "Slick."
Slick: Excuse me, Sheriff, I'm a gambler who'd like to run an honest game in your town. To whom do I speak about that? (notices the dead man lying in the dirt) I hope it's not this gentleman.
Jake: "We'll be back!
(Watching two guys start to gang up on Mal) Paden: Doesn't look quite fair, does it? Emmett: Which way do you mean?
Mal: If I find any cattle on our land, I'm gonna start carvin' them into steaks. And believe me, that's one thing I know about.
Jake: You've been to Chicago? Mal: Yeah. Jake: Was it wonderful? Mal: No.
(Paden comes back to the fire the night after Conrad is killed) Emmett: Where you been, Paden? Paden: Oh, I was just, uh... checking the, uh... (Mal laughs) Jake: Geez, Paden, her old man ain't even cold yet.
Cobb: I was hoping you'd changed your mind about the job. Paden: You didn't tell me you owned a saloon. Cobb: (laughs) Oh, that ain't the half of it, friend. (reveals his sheriff's badge) Welcome to heaven.
Emmett: (holds up a pistol) Put on one of these. Mal: (holds up two Henry rifles) This oughta do.
(Emmett runs out while under fire from the "posse") Baxter: Brave man! Dawson: I think there's just a couple o' guys up there and this asshole is one of them!
Tyree: I guess you couldn't hear us comin'. (To the other deputies) He's practicin' so hard for a fight, he missed the whole thing.
Jake: Come one, boys! Jake's in town! Let's start the ball!
Stella: From what I've seen, Paden doesn't seem to care about money. Cobb: Ha! Paden doesn't seem to care about anything, except he does. You just can never tell what it's going to be. Howdy, Mr Slick. Slick: Sheriff. Cobb: Let me tell you about your friend Paden. A long time ago, me, Paden, Tyree, and a couple of other fellas did a lot of riding together. On business, and business was pretty good. We moved around a lot, the way you have to in that line of work. Somewhere along the way, we picked up this dog. One of us took to feeding it, so it followed us everywhere. Well, one day we're leaving this little Missouri town, in kind of a hurry with a bunch of the locals hot on our tail. Somehow this dog got tied up with Tyree's horse. Tyree went flyin'. (laughs) Cobb: Well, Tyree was pretty mad when he got up, and, being Tyree, he shot the dog. Didn't kill him, though. The next thing you know, Paden's down off his horse, and he's holdin' this dog, sayin' we should go on without him. I thought he was kidding, except he wasn't. Tyree was ready to plug 'em both - all this with the posse ridin' down on us. (Paden has entered) Cobb: I thought we were pals after all that riding we did together. All of a sudden he's worried about some mutt. Well, we did like he asked. We left him, and he went to jail for a dog. You want to hear the funny part? Paden didn't even like that damn dog. Paden: It evened out in the end. They locked me up; the dog sprung me. Cobb: (laughs) C'mon, Paden... I'll buy you a drink.
(Cobb gives Paden his first amount of wages from the saloon) Paden: This is a lot of money. Cobb: Told you this was a sweet setup. Paden: It is that. Cobb: Maybe you could run it without Stella. Paden: This is her life. I'll go before she does. Cobb: Easy, boy. Just a suggestion. Paden: Yeah, well, thanks but forget it.
Cobb: (Cobb and Paden meet Tyree as he's being released from jail) Hey, Tyree, look who's here. Our old riding buddy. I invited Paden to join us, but he's not havin' any. (laughs) Tyree: (Tyree gets on his horse and rides up to Paden) Where's the dog? Cobb: You owe me thirteen dollars. Yah! (rides away with Tyree and others) Paden: Thirteen. Bad luck.
Dawson: (responding to Emmett's hurried explanation) Mind? You bring a posse to my best hideout and you ask me if I mind? Mister, I don't know any of those names. You're about to die.
Emmett: Auggie, where's Jake? Auggie: He's dead. He was trying to get away. He fell off his horse! Emmett: Jake... (processing) ... fell off his horse? (hugs Auggie, suppressing a grin)
Jake: (riding into town to face Cobb and his men) Let's get 'em!