Folks--Somewhere long ago, I remember seeing a pilot/cargo pilot version of Jack Nicholson's "You Want Me on that Wall; You Need Me on that Wall" monologue from "A Few Good Men." Can anyone give me a location or cut & paste? Tried Google/bing with no joy. 'Preciate the help.

And for those poet lariats/laureates out there, feel free to try your own hand..

 

I searched Google with: "a few good men" airline pilot

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Remember the movie “A Few Good Men”??
Remember Jack Nicholson’s famous soliloquy when on thewitness stand, being questioned by Tom Cruise…

Here is the civilian Airline version….

Captain: “You want answers?”

Chief Pilot: “I think we are entitled”

Captain: “You want answers?!”

Chief Pilot: “I want the truth!”

Captain: “You can’t handle the truth!!!”

Captain (continuing): “We live in a world that requires revenue. That revenue must be flown by people with elite skills. Who’s going to do it? You, Mr. CEO? You Mr.. Finance? You, Ms. Human Resources? We have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You scoff at the Line Pilots and you curse our mediocre incentives. You have that luxury.You have the luxury of not knowing what we know. And my very existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, drives REVENUE! You don’t want to know the truth because deep down in places you don’t talk about at staff meetings, you want me in that airplane. You NEED me in that airplane!! We use words like working radar, good weather, on time departures, airworthiness, upgrades, commuting, another round, medium-rare,on-the-rocks, Cohiba. We use these words as the backbone of all Professional Aviation. You use them as a punch line! I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to people who rise and sleep under the very blanket of service I provide and then question the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said “thank you” and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a flight bag. Either way, I don’t give a damn what you think you’re entitled to!”

Chief Pilot: “Did you expense the lap dancers?”

Captain: “I did the job I was hired to do.”

Chief Pilot: “Did you expense the lap dancers?!”

Captain: “You’re ******* right I did !!!!

 

Thanks much--exactly what I was looking for!

 

That's about the funniest thing I have ever read on apc.

I can actually envision Jack Nicholson, in a rumpled airline uniform, saying all this.

 

Right on, glad I could help

 

Let me google that for you

duhhhh

 

Maybe you missed a part of the original post.

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