9/24/2008

Silver Surfer At the Movies

For whatever reason, that like, non-sequitur scene where the two dudes argue about the Silver Surfer from Crimson Tide just popped into my head. A little research reveals that comics nerd Quentin Tarantino did an uncredited rewrite on this movie and it's safe to assume he was the "brains" behind this exchange:

Hunter: Rivetti, what's up?
Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti: I'm sorry, Sir. It's just a difference of opinion that got out of hand.
Hunter: What about?
Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti: It's really too silly to talk about, Sir. I'd really just forget about...
Hunter: I don't give a damn about what you'd rather forget about. Why were you two fighting?
Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti: I said, the Kirby Silver Surfer was the only real Silver Surfer. And that the Moebius Silver Surfer was shit. And Bennefield's a big Moebius fan. And it got of hand. I pushed him. He pushed me. I lost my head, Sir. I'm Sorry.
Hunter: Rivetti, you're a supervisor. You can get a commission like that.
Snaps finger
Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti: I know, Sir. You're 100 percent right. It will never happen again.
Hunter: It better not happen again. If I see this kind of nonsense again, I'm going to write you up. You understand?
Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti: No answer
Hunter: Do you understand?
Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti:Yes, Sir.
Hunter: You have to set an example even in the face of stupidity. Everybody who reads comic books knows that the Kirby Silver Surfer is the only true Silver Surfer. Now am I right or wrong?
Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti: You're right, Sir.
Hunter: Now get out of here.
Petty Officer First Class Danny Rivetti: Yes, Sir.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I saw this in the theater around 1995-ish, and, given that the Surfer is far and away my favorite character, immediately thought that someone should have mentioned Ron Lim.