Tremors (2003)

Michael Gross: Burt Gummer

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• Burt Gummer : Excuse me, ladies, but I really don't think every tourist who comes to town is on a need-to-know basis.

  Nancy Sterngood : Well, why not? Thought you didn't like cover-ups, Burt.

  Burt Gummer : I don't.

  Nancy Sterngood : Well?

  Burt Gummer : Well, what?

  Nancy Sterngood : Well, either you believe in a free flow of information, or you don't.

  Burt Gummer : It's not that simple. My point is, we have to maintain at least some control over...

  Nancy Sterngood : ...over who knows what. And who decides that, Burt? I mean, come on, it's the same as a cover-up.

  Burt Gummer : Disseminating information in a controlled manner to protect the integrity of an investigation is not a cover-up.

  Nancy Sterngood : Listen to yourself.

  Burt Gummer : I'd rather do that than listen to you.

• Tyler : [after shocking shriekers with a lamp the power goes out]  There goes the backup generator...

  Burt Gummer : [lights power back on]  Backup backup-generator

• [Crushing a stray acid plant seed underfoot] 

  Burt Gummer : Sloppy.

• Larry : We gotta do what we can with what we got.

  Burt Gummer : I'll remember that.

• Burt Gummer : Don't fire until you see the whites of their heat-seeking organs.