Fantastic Four (I) (2005)

Michael Chiklis: Ben Grimm

Photos 

33 more photos

Quotes 

• Johnny Storm : Wake up, Ben. Hey, rise and shine, big boy. How you feeling?

  Ben Grimm : Where am I?

  Johnny Storm : Back on Earth. We're in quarantine. Victor's medical facility.

  Ben Grimm : Reed? Sue?

  Johnny Storm : Oh, they're fine. Everybody else is fine.

  Ben Grimm : What's wrong with me?

  Johnny Storm : I swear to you, Ben, they've done everything humanly possible. The best plastic surgeons in the world are here, Ben. You had the best.

  [Johnny picks up a hand mirror on the bed table before Ben can reach it, reluctant to give it to him] 

  Ben Grimm : Give me that mirror.

  Johnny Storm : I don't think if that's a good idea. They said the shock alone...

  Ben Grimm : I said, give me that goddamn mirror!

  Johnny Storm : Okay, Ben. Just be strong.

  [Ben grabs it from him. Then slowly raises it to look and see that he's totally normal] 

  Johnny Storm : Unfortunately, the doctors just couldn't do anything to fix your face.

• Ben Grimm : You know, living through something like this you really appreciate having the right woman in your life.

  Reed Richards : Yeah, you and Debbie are perfect.

  Ben Grimm : I'm not talking about Debbie.

  [indicates to Sue] 

  Reed Richards : What? Come on! She's got a good thing with Victor. He's smart, he's powerful, he's successful...

  Ben Grimm : [coy]  Well, maybe *you* should date him, then!

  Reed Richards : [smiles]  Ben, she ended up with the right guy. Everything's worked out for the best.

  [Reed walks away] 

  Ben Grimm : [shakes his head]  Do I have to do everything myself?

• Ben Grimm : Hey, no more wise cracks about the way I look.

  Johnny Storm : Hey, call me Mr. Sensitivity.

  Johnny Storm : [walking through the crowd]  Okay, wide load coming through! Everybody move! He's huge!

  Ben Grimm : Hey! Come here, Mr. Sensitive.

  Johnny Storm : Flame on!

  Ben Grimm : Show-off!

  [Johnny flies into the sky to make a fiery 4] 

• Reed Richards : How many times have I ever asked you to do something that you said you absolutely could not do?

  Ben Grimm : Five times.

  [walks off] 

  Reed Richards : I had it at four.

  Ben Grimm : [from offscreen]  Well, this makes five!

• X Games Reporter : [referring to Ben]  What is that? What do you call that thing?

  Johnny Storm : That's it - the Thing. Yeah, you think this is bad, you should have seen him before!

  Ben Grimm : Okay. Now I'm gonna go kill him!

• Ben Grimm : [Sitting on the Brooklyn Bridge]  Oh yeah Ben, few days in space, it'll be great, what's the worst that could happen?

• Ben Grimm : Ladies, I'm gonna need to borrow your car.

  Old Lady with Car #2 : The transmission sticks.

  Ben Grimm : Not gonna be a problem!

  [hurls the car in the direction of Doom] 

• Victor Von Doom : I've always wanted power. Now I have an unlimited supply.

  Ben Grimm : And no Thing to stand in your way.

• Ben Grimm : [complaining about Johnny]  That underwear model washed out at NASA for bringing two Victoria's Secret wannabes into a flight simulator.

  Reed Richards : Youthful high spirits.

  Ben Grimm : They crashed it into a wall.

• [as the four enter the elevator, it creaks and from Ben's massive body weight] 

  Johnny Storm : Either we're moving really fast or not at all.

  [the elevator's "exceed maximum weight" sign lights up] 

  Ben Grimm : I'll take the stairs.

• Victor Von Doom : It's time to end this.

  Ben Grimm : No, Vic. It's clobbering time!

  [he sends Dr. Doom flying. A metal painting falls on the latter] 

  Ben Grimm : Damn, I've been waiting to do that!

• [Johnny hurls a fireball that smacks Ben in the back of his head] 

  Ben Grimm : Did you just...?

  [gets another fireball in the face] 

  Susan Storm : Johnny, stop it!

  Ben Grimm : That's it, Tinker Bell! You wanna fly? Then fly!

• Ben Grimm : [shaking head sadly, trying to make Alicia understand]  You don't know what it's like out there. Walking around like some kind of circus freak. People staring, whispering...

  Alicia Masters : [sarcastically]  I wouldn't know anything about that.

  Ben Grimm : [instantly contrite]  I mean...

• [first lines] 

  Ben Grimm : Typical of Victor Von Doom to build a thirty-foot statue of himself.

• Ben Grimm : [after finding out that he's working for Johnny]  I cannot take orders from the underwear model.

• Ben Grimm : [referring to Reed, Susan and Johnny in their new outfits]  You guys look like an '80s rock band!

• Johnny Storm : Come on, Ben. Smile. They wanna like you, bud. Say hi.

  [to a group of little kids] 

  Ben Grimm : Uh, don't do drugs!

• Reed Richards : Ben, I've been crunching the numbers on the machine. I think if we can rework the power settings...

  Ben Grimm : [casually]  Forget it, egghead. I'm good as is.

  Alicia Masters : [approaches and hands Ben a large metal mug of beer]  Better than good, baby.

  [they clink glasses causing hers to shatter] 

  Alicia Masters : You just... need to work on your touch.

  Ben Grimm : [hugging her and smiling widely]  I like the sound of that.

• Ben Grimm : [after Victor was talking about him]  Reed does the talking. I do the walking.

  Victor Von Doom : So take a walk, Ben.

• Alicia Masters : You know, being different isn't always a bad thing.

  Ben Grimm : Trust me, this ain't one of them times.

  Alicia Masters : Not if you don't want it to be.

• Susan Storm : Johnny!

  Johnny Storm : What?

  Susan Storm : You gave us names? You don't think! So now you're the face of the Fantastic Four?

  Ben Grimm : A face that's about to be broken!

  Reed Richards : This isn't permanent, Johnny. We need to be careful until we're normal again.

  Johnny Storm : What if I don't *wanna* be normal?

  [indicates Ben] 

  Johnny Storm : *I* didn't turn into a monster!

  [Ben goes to punch Johnny, but stops himself and walks away] 

  Susan Storm : Johnny, say you're sorry.

• Johnny Storm : Please tell me your guy's not trying to rekindle things with my sister again.

  Ben Grimm : Of course not. It's strictly business.

  Johnny Storm : Yes. Well, his eyes say differently, don't they?

  Ben Grimm : Hey. Two hearts got busted last time. Maybe she's not over it either.

  Johnny Storm : Wow, Dr. Phil, that's deep. Let's think about that. You got Victor: more money than god, stud of the year. And you got Reed: world's dumbest smart guy, worth less than a postage stamp. That's a real toss-up.

  Ben Grimm : Don't trouble your tiny little mind.

  Johnny Storm : Don't wander off now, boy.

• Ben Grimm : How bad is it? You know, I used to smoke.

• [Ben zips Johnny's suit all the way up] 

  Johnny Storm : Thank you. That's so sweet.

  Ben Grimm : I can handle this ship. I can even handle Mr. Blonde Ambition. But I don't know if I should be flying or doing Swan Lake in these suits.

• Johnny Storm : If you're good, maybe daddy'll let you drive.

  Ben Grimm : You keep talking and there won't be a next time!

• [watching Johnny on TV at the Moto-X Games] 

  Susan Storm : He didn't.

  Ben Grimm : Oh, yes, he did! Flame boy never listens!

  Susan Storm : What did he do to his uniform?

  X Games Reporter : Johnny, I've got to ask you about this outfit.

  Johnny Storm : Yeah, it's sorta Armani meets astronaut.

  X Games Reporter : So, what are your superhero names?

  Johnny Storm : They call me the Human Torch. Ladies call me Torch.

  X Games Reporter : What about the rest of the team?

  [Sue's picture is shown on the huge screen] 

  Johnny Storm : That's the Invisible Girl.

  Susan Storm : "Girl"?

  X Games Reporter : What about your leader, Reed Richards? I hear you call him Mr. Fantastic.

  Ben Grimm : Could've been worse.

  Reed Richards : I guess.

• Susan Storm : We're all in this together, Ben.

  Ben Grimm : Together? Susie, look at me. You got no idea what I'd - what I'd give to be invisible.

• [Ben Grimm sees a man about to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge] 

  Ben Grimm : Hey! You think you got problems, you take a good look, pal.

• Ben Grimm : [after he accidentally shatters his vat of alcohol]  If there is a God, he hates me.

  Alicia Masters : *She* is not so into hate.

• Ben Grimm : You know, you could'a run an ad in the personals.

  Alicia Masters : Sensual blind chick seeks three-ton, rock-hard he-man for deep spiritual relationship.

  Ben Grimm : [sounding more hopeful than realistic]  This ain't permanent. My friend Reed is working on a cure... I think.

  Alicia Masters : Bennie... you feel good 'as is'.

• Ben Grimm : [about Reed's re-transformation machine]  So, how long til this contraption is up and running?

  Reed Richards : I don't know, it's hard to say.

  Ben Grimm : How long, Reed?

  Reed Richards : I don't know, uh...

  Ben Grimm : [upset]  You don't know?

  Reed Richards : You don't want this to get worse?

  Johnny Storm : Worse than *that*?

• Ben Grimm : You done good, kid.

• [Susan and Reed enter the laboratory happily chatting, but fall silent when they become aware of Ben waiting for them] 

  Ben Grimm : Yeah - I have that effect on people.

• Ben Grimm : Good thing you're flexible enough to watch your own back... 'cause I ain't doing it no more.

• Reed Richards : His internal organs are completely solid.

  Ben Grimm : How bad is it? You know, I used to smoke!

• Ben Grimm : [after trying to make a phone call when first becoming the Thing]  Little buttons!

• Ben Grimm : [in a fight with Reed]  Get off me, rubber boy!