Daddy Day Camp (2007)
Richard Gant: Buck
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Quotes
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Charlie Hinton : You missed your train.
Buck : I missed *a* train. Haven't really decided which one I'm getting on yet.
Charlie Hinton : Thought you had to be back for manoeuvres.
Buck : That's true, but *next* year. That's about as often as they let a broke-down retiree come out and play with the reservists.
Charlie Hinton : [closes his eyes, nods and sighs] Retiree.
Buck : Yeah.
[leans back on the bench]
Buck : About the only action I get these days is when college students are doing... research papers on military history.
[Charlie sighs; Buck widdles a bit of wood with his knife]
Charlie Hinton : So, uh, you abandoned your post this morning.
Buck : [looks up] Good soldier knows when he's in hostile territory.
Charlie Hinton : You heard me last night, didn't you? I guess I've had a few things on my mind over the last... thirty years or so.
Buck : [points to Charlie] I didn't even know you felt that way. Strange, getting older.
[pauses]
Buck : Easier remembering things the way you wish they were.
[Charlie listens intently; Buck sticks out his chin and stares straight ahead]
Buck : I want you to know I'm proud of the man you've become.
[Charlie blinks]
Buck : The way you make adjustments in the field, like opening a day care centre when you lost your job.
[cocks his head to one side and takes a deep breath]
Buck : Me, I wouldn't be able to do that.
[a fleeting smiles plays on Charlie's lips]
Buck : I've always needed more structure.
[Buck hangs his arm over the back of the bench and looks away]
Charlie Hinton : [sighs] I'm far from perfect, believe me. Far from it.
[glances at Buck, then stares ahead with a look of determination]
Charlie Hinton : I know one thing, though. Those kids are gonna be crushed unless your leathery old butt comes back.
[Buck truns swiftly and looks Charlie in the eye; Charlie beams and Buck smiles back at him]
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Charlie Hinton : You were *way* out of line with what you did today. Now, if we do this thing, we do it *my* way! You got it?
Buck : [crosses his arms] Affirmative.
Charlie Hinton : Good! Now... what do you think we should do?