Transcript: (1x9) Battling Baker Brothers

From Bravo 3/44th

Directed by: Bill L. Norton

Story by: Bill L. Norton

Teleplay by: Bill L. Norton and J. David Wyles

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[1:42] Chopper Flies into Camp Ladybird

[2:06] Baker Musters the Squad

BAKER: Come on you guys, come on. Come on, get with the program. Hut, hut, hut!

RUIZ: This better be good, Baker.

TAYLOR: Hey, what you got us meeting a chopper for?

BAKER: Come on. Hurry, we'll miss it!

PERCELL: We're coming!

ANDERSON: All right now, Baker, what is the big deal here?

BAKER: You'll see, uh... It's a real VIP, I promise you.

ANDERSON: Who is?

BAKER: It's a big surprise. You'll see when he gets here.

BAKER: You guys, come on, come on, come on. I want you guys lined up right here.

ANDERSON: All right.

BAKER: Come on, come on, come on.

BAKER: I want you guys looking STRAC, too, okay?

ANDERSON: What's he doing?

PERCELL: Hehe.

BAKER: Damn, you guys oughta see yourselves, man. You look disgusting, okay? Would you show a little bit of pride?

RUIZ: Am I hearing what I'm hearing?

TAYLOR: I know one thing: this better be at least a two-star general.

BAKER: You got that harmonica?

ANDERSON: What?

BAKER: Your harmonica, the harmonica.

ANDERSON: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

BAKER: Come on, get it out.

ANDERSON: Yeah.

BAKER: Do you know, uh, "Hail to the Chief?"

ANDERSON: Yeah, what they play for the President, you mean?

BAKER: Exactly, let's hear you do it, come on, come on.

ANDERSON: I mean, you gotta hum a few bars.

BAKER: Oh okay, fine. Hum, dum da dum dum da dum da dum da dum. Dum dum da dum dum da dum da dum, dum— Jeez that stinks.

ANDERSON: Oh, well, excuse me, Baker, why don't I just go on back to my tent and get 76 trombones for you all, then.

BAKER: No, come on, come on, I really want this to be good, okay? Can you try it again? Come on, try it again. Hum dum da dum, dum da dum da dum da dum. Dum dum da dum dum da dum da dum do dum... That'll have to do.

RUIZ: Do you think he knows the President?

PERCELL: Oh, you kidding? The only thing he knows is when the surf's up.

BAKER: What if we had a red carpet to roll out.

BAKER: Detail, ten-hut! Come on, music, music, hit it! Hit the music!

[4:00] Brother Arrives

KARL: Cowabunga! I'm stoked!

BAKER: Man, give me a bonk!

KARL: Check it out, man. I got you something, dude.

BAKER: Yeah?

KARL: Yeah.

BAKER: Oh man, I didn't get you anything, I'm sorry.

ANDERSON: Oh man, I'm seein' double.

RUIZ: Man, that's exactly two Bakers more than this world needs.

BAKER: Oh, ho ho ho! A new skateboard, man. That's boss!

BAKER: You guys, look, it's our birthday!

BAKER: Thanks, man. Let's go.

[4:39] Skateboard Battle Begins

PERCELL: Woo! Man. Woo!

TAYLOR: Come on, one more time, one more time!

SOLDIERS [o.s.]: Woo hoo!

PERCELL: Oh yeah!

(lots of cheering and shouting)

ANDERSON: California, Lieutenant.

GOLDMAN: Yeah, I'm gettin' outta here before I catch it. Hang ten, Sergeant.

[5:34] Skeptics Abound

RUIZ: So are you guys exactly the same, or what?

KARL: To tell you the truth, man, we are exactly opposite, man.

BAKER: It's true. You know how I eat my health food and all that stuff?

RUIZ: Yeah.

BAKER: This guy eats Twinkies and Ding Dongs.

RUIZ: All right.

KARL: You don't even drink though. Me, God, I love to drink and party with sick, twisted, young women.

KARL: See, I'm a lot more experienced than him and much more sophisticated. I'm oldest by eighteen minutes.

BAKER: Yeah, but I was bigger by three ounces.

KARL: "Was," Scott, was three ounces bigger. I think I got the edge on you now.

BAKER: You don't, no way.

KARL: I got ten pounds on you at least, I can just tell you've been sloughing off on your workout.

BAKER: I have been working out religiously, okay? Even in the field I've been doing my isometrics. Okay, you don't believe me? I'll show ya.

[6:21] Lift That Jeep

RUIZ: Percell! Taylor! Come here.

BAKER: Aaah. I told you I was stronger than you.

KARL: Stronger smellin', maybe.

BAKER: There's only one way to settle this.

KARL: That table right over there?

BAKER: You got it.

TAYLOR: Tell you what, I've got five bucks on the brother on the right.

PERCELL: You're on. You're on, I'll take the other guy— Which one are you?

KARL: Karl, man.

PERCELL: Okay, Karl.

BAKER: Percell, man, you're wastin' your money. I will eat this guy for breakfast.

BAKER: You ready?

PERCELL or TAYLOR (?): Come on.

PERCELL: Come on, Karl.

TAYLOR: Come on, Baker.

KARL: Hey, there's sumptin' behind your back, Scott.

BAKER: Shut up, I'm not fallin' for that.

KARL: Seriously, there's a lizard crawling—

PERCELL: Come on, Karl.

TAYLOR: Come on, Baker.

KARL: No, really, I'm not joking. It's a lizard. It's a lizard crawlin' right behind you, Scott. I swear, man.

BAKER: A lizard?

KARL: Yeah, a lizard.

TAYLOR: Don't fall for it, Baker.

BAKER: God, I hate when you do that, man!

BAKER: Come on, man, come on. I'll kill you. Come on, Karl. I'll kill you, man. Come on, man.

TAYLOR: Oh my God.

KARL [o.s.]: Yeah? Yeah? You don't got it.

RUIZ: Hey, maybe they'll kill each other.

PERCELL: Yeah, that's the way to settle this.

ANDERSON: Hey! Knock it off!

GOLDMAN: What's goin' on?

ANDERSON: The battling Baker brothers. I think this is how they show they like each other.

[7:55] One Candle C-Rat Parade

PERCELL: Hey, Baker! Where's your brother?

BAKER: I don't know. He took off a while ago. What you got there?

RUIZ: A big surprise.

RUIZ: Hey, Taylor!

TAYLOR: Yo.

RUIZ: You seen Baker's brother, man?

TAYLOR: Yeah, I just saw—

TAYLOR: I thought I saw Baker over at the motor pool.

BAKER: No, I'm Baker, man. You musta seen my brother.

TAYLOR: You sure?

BAKER: Of course I'm sure. You think I don't know who I am?

TAYLOR: Sometimes I wonder.

BAKER: No, I'm me, the handsome one. What's my brother doing over at the motor pool?

TAYLOR: He said the captain wanted him to drive into [Khy Ha?] and pick up somethin' for him. I guess the sergeant must've thought it was you, 'cause he let him split with a deuce-and-a-half.

BAKER: Why'd he do somethin' like that?

TAYLOR: Maybe we oughta ask him.

[8:42] Deuce And A Half Birthday Gift

BAKER: What's going on, man? You stole this truck, huh?

KARL: Hey, relax, relax. No harm, no foul.

BAKER: No, dude, stealing a truck's like—

KARL: Relax, okay, relax. I'll explain it. I'll explain—

BAKER: But, dude, you just can't—

KARL: Listen. Listen, you're in with a pretty good bunch of guys here, right?

BAKER: Yeah, so?

KARL: And they know it's our birthday, right? And 'cause they're such good guys, they're probably gonna throw a candle on a C-rat pound cake, and call that a birthday party.

PERCELL: Yeah, here it is.

KARL: That's... That's really nice, you guys, and, speaking for my brother and I, we're both really touched. But a c-rat pound cake, that just ain't the essential items.

PERCELL: What exactly are the essential items?

KARL: Come on back here.

KARL: This here is your essential items. Direct from Mama-san's in fabulous Khy Ha (?), the Baker brothers' gift to the third squad.

PARTY GIRL: Party time!

TAYLOR: Oooh!

RUIZ: Ha!

PARTY GIRLS: Hi GI.

PARTY GIRL: What's your name?

BAKER: God. What, are you crazy, man? You know how much trouble we could get in for this?

RUIZ: Yeah!

TAYLOR: Baker, get outta here.

RUIZ: Ow! ¿Qué pasa? Party time.

TAYLOR: Man, I don't believe it.

RUIZ: Hey, hey, what's that word that Baker says?

PERCELL: Cowabunga.

RUIZ: Yeah. Cowabunga, cowabunga. God bless this guy. I love this guy. I love this guy as much as I used to hate you.

BAKER: (?) This is really, really against the rules.

KARL: It sure is. Women on a forward firebase, it's probably never been done before. It's against all Army regulations. Don't you love it?

TAYLOR: Number one GI right here, number one...

[10:30] Let The Party Begin

SOLDIER [o.s.]: Lai dai, lai dai. (transl: Come here, come here.)

KARL: Hey, don't be selfish.

PERCELL: Hey, Baker, why ain't you dancin'?

BAKER: Oh, I don't know how to dance.

PERCELL: (laughs)

TAYLOR: So, where you come from, anyway?

KARL: The same place as my brother. I just get a head start.

TAYLOR: No, man, I'm talkin' about where you come from now, before you got here?

KARL: Headquarters in Qui Nhon.

TAYLOR: Rough, huh?

KARL: In the rear with the gear, Taylor. That's how I get to know all the right people in Supply. Get you guys anything you want: booze, cigarettes, candy bars. Here you go. I know you like chocolate, Taylor.

TAYLOR: Thought I didn't?

KARL: And girls.

TAYLOR: All right.

TAYLOR: Hey, let's here it. Three cheers for brother Karl—

RUIZ: All right, all right. Quietly.

TAYLOR [whispering]: Three cheers for brother Karl. Hip hip...

RUIZ, TAYLOR and (?): Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!

TAYLOR: You know what? After tonight you'll always be a brother to me.

KARL: Thanks a lot brother, give me some skin.

[Karl and Taylor make funny noises!]

RUIZ: Hey, my man, I don't understand. How does a cool guy like you have such a doofus brother like Baker?

KARL: Freak of Mother Nature, you know? Brother's a health food freak. Me? I'm just a freak.

TAYLOR: Hey Karl. You know what? It's a shame I didn't know you back in Detroit.

TAYLOR: Here's to the freak!

BAKER: Gimme that.

[12:27] Smoke Break Outside at Night

BAKER [coughing]: I'm not used to tobacco; those lungs are virgins.

CRYING WOMAN: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl. The other girls (the girls you want) are in there.)

BAKER: You know, you really shouldn't be out here. Someone might see you, you know that?

CRYING WOMAN: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl. I don't know how to speak English.)

BAKER: Are you okay? I mean, I know it's none of my business, but are you all right?

CRYING WOMAN: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl. I don't know what you're trying to say.)

BAKER: Oh, no English, huh? Why are you— Why are you crying? Why the tears? Oh, you don't like the party, huh?

CRYING WOMAN: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl. I don't know what you're saying at all.)

BAKER: Yeah, hey, I'm no good at parties myself.

CRYING WOMAN: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl. What are you asking me?)

BAKER: You know, I-I got this brother, Karl. And Karl loves parties, and-and that's why the guys, they naturally like him better than me. He— He's just more... never mind.

BAKER: Did you know you— You're... you're beautiful? I mean, you are really, really pretty. Prettiest Vietnamese I've ever seen. You, you understand? You, pretty face?

CRYING WOMAN: Diên cái đầu, GI. (transl: You are crazy, GI.)

BAKER: Dinky dau war, if you ask me.

TAYLOR: Three hundred P? Girl, you sure you ain't from Detroit? I tell you what, you give me two hundred P, and then I give you two hundred P. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea, huh?

KARL: Hey, looks like you two need a freshen up.

TAYLOR: All right, see? Number one GI, number one GI, yeah. Oh, I'll tell you what, let's just get married. Yeah, that's a better idea, yeah.

[14:45] Damsel With Dead Dog Story

BAKER: Oh, a dog?

CRYING WOMAN: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl. This is my dog... but it got killed.)

BAKER: I'm— I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean. I mean, I would like to help you, if I could.

CRYING WOMAN: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl. My dog got killed!)

BAKER: You mean your, your dog died?

CRYING WOMAN: Mama-san (?). Chop-chop and mama-san, mama-san... [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl. Mama-san killed my dog! Mama-san ate it.)

BAKER: Mama-san ate your dog? Mama-san killed and ate your dog? Oh man! That's terrible. I mean, I-I know how you must feel, I used to have this pet racoon. And Ka-Karl thought it was just a dumb rodent, but I loved that animal more than anything. And then the dogs ate him. Hey, it takes a really sensitive person to love an animal.

BAKER: You're beautiful. You're very, very beautiful. You understand me? I wi— God, I wish you could understand me. 'Cause, I... I mean, I'd really like to kiss you.

BAKER: God, I... I really do wish you could understand me, 'cause as crazy as this may sound, I think I could really fall for you. What d'ya think of that, huh?

[16:29] Soldier Boy Gift

CRYING WOMAN: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl. Hold this, I'm going to (?) for you. I'm going to sing for you, okay?)

BAKER: Tape recorder.

BAKER: Oh man, I'm stoked.

CRYING WOMAN: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl. How frustrating! The batteries are dead already!)

BAKER: No, um, I'm gonna go get some more batteries, okay? You just sit down, stay here please, okay? I'll be right back. Stay though, please, okay?

CRYING WOMAN: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl. You run back quick, okay?)

BAKER: I'll be right back, all right?

BAKER: You know what? I think this may be love.

BAKER: Hey, Karl.

KARL: Hey, join our party, huh?

BAKER: Yeah.

KARL: Party hearty, bro.

[18:00] Search For Batteries

KARL: Oh, good golly, Miss Molly!

CRYING WOMAN: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl. Oh, did you find the batteries already?)

KARL: Oh yeah, I got just what you want.

TAYLOR: Baker, what are you doin'?

BAKER: I gotta get in my box... Here we go.

TAYLOR: Hey, hey, hey, those are my batteries.

BAKER: Oh, you gotta let me use 'em all right?

TAYLOR: Why?

BAKER: I... I-I... I think I'm in love, man. I-I met this girl out there, dude, and uh... Well, thanks, man.

TAYLOR: Okay, Bak— Ooh!

[18:40] Brotherly Love Betrayal Battle

BAKER: Honey... where'd you go? Hello? Honey?

CRYING WOMAN (not crying anymore): Mm, mmm, mm, ooh...

CRYING WOMAN: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl. Hey, how bizarre! Why do you two look exactly the same?)

KARL: Oh. Hi, Scott.

CRYING WOMAN: [speaking in Vietnamese]

BAKER: I'm gonna kill you, man.

SOLDIER [o.s.]: Wait, what's goin—?

ANDERSON: Hey, hey! Knock it off. Team - Halt! (could it be "Ten-Hut?")

GOLDMAN: What the hell's goin' on in here?

ANDERSON: How did these women get in here?

BAKER: Well, just—

[19:39] Butt Chewing and Poop Burning Time

GOLDMAN: This is a U.S. military installation, not a cathouse. Now, we're supposed to be fighting a war here. How you gonna do that with your pants down? All right. I want a thousand sandbags, by noon.

TAYLOR: A thousand?

SOLDIERS [o.s.]: Aw, man. . . . Oh, you've gotta be kidding me. . . . Come on, fellows. . . . Alright.

RUIZ: (?) believe it.

PERCELL: Okay.

BAKER: Yes, Sarge.

ANDERSON: Oh, Baker? The next time you have yourself a party, you be sure to invite your platoon sergeant.

BAKER: (Various snorting and other noises)

[22:52] Chopper Departure After Falling Out

KARL: Hey, I'm sorry about last night. I mean, the girl an' all. I was just trying to have a good time. I guess I got a little carried away, huh?

KARL: Hey, aren't you gonna talk to me?

KARL: That's my ride, Scott. I gotta go.

KARL: I don't wanna leave you like this, man. I said I was sorry. What can I say, okay? Do you wanna hit me? If it's gonna make you feel better, go ahead and hit me, all right?

KARL: Scott, you're my brother.

BAKER: I don't have a brother. Not anymore, I don't.

PARTY GIRLS: Bye... Bye.. Bye!

TAYLOR: Hey girls (?) Adios! You leavin' me?

RUIZ: I love you!

TAYLOR [o.s.]: You gonna leave me like this?

[23:18] Radioman Tries To Contact Chopper

RADIO OPERATOR: Redbird nine-one, Redbird nine-one, say your location, over. Redbird nine-one, this is Bravo six-one-niner, over. Redbird nine-one, Redbird nine-one, say your location, over. I think they've gone down.

[23:54] Brotherly Search Begins

PILOT: We've got smoke, one o'clock.

[24:48] Dealing With Grief and Anderson

PERCELL: Look at Baker. Can you imagine what it's like? Lose your own brother?

ANDERSON: Yeah, I know he feels terrible.

ANDERSON: All right, Baker? We got 'em all loaded up now, son. It's time to go.

BAKER: That wasn't my brother.

ANDERSON: Oh, come on, Baker. Now, how can you tell that? I mean, th-those guys were all burnt to a crisp—

BAKER: There were four people on that chopper and only three bodies. I gotta stay here and look a while.

ANDERSON: No. Now Baker, now you listen to me, now. It's getting dark. We gotta get on outta here. Come on, buddy.

BAKER: You don't understand, okay? I can't just abandon him.

ANDERSON: Baker, you get on the chopper. That's a direct order. Now, come on.

[25:52] Baker Leaps to Search and Trail

ANDERSON: Baker! Hey! Baker!

ANDERSON: Put it down!

GOLDMAN/ANDERSON: Put it down!

PILOT: I gotta circle back!

[26:53] Baker Encounters Two Locals

WOODCUTTER: [speaking in Vietnamese] (something about the rain)

BAKER: Stop! Dừng lại, dừng lại! Do you speak any English? VC, you see VC?

WOODCUTTER: [speaking in Vietnamese] Papa-san no biết, papa-san no biết! VC number ten! (transl: I don't know, I don't know! VC number ten!)

BAKER: Look, Jack, I ain't messin' around. Talk! You seen a big GI? American? Look like me?

BOY: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl: I saw three Viet Cong, three Viet Cong, taking an American—)

BAKER: You have seen him, you've seen him. Where?

WOODCUTTER: Three VC. One GI.

BAKER: VC? Beaucoup VC? Beaucoup VC?

WOODCUTTER: Three VC. One GI.

BAKER: Yeah, yeah, right.

WOODCUTTER: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl: Let's get home, son...) (and something about the rain)

[27:27] Squad Quick Searches and Abandons

GOLDMAN: I know it's getting dark. Can you give us another hour? Go.

RADIO: Uh, negative.

ANDERSON: LT. Not a trace.

RADIO: Return to base immediately.

GOLDMAN: Wilco. Redwing two-six, out. The old man says we gotta go, so we gotta go.

ANDERSON: All right, we'll load 'em up.

[28:16] Evening Rescue Attempt In Local Village

VC: [speaking in Vietnamese] (something about "bringing him here")

KARL: Ow owww. I don't know anything. Get away from me.

VC: [speaking in Vietnamese]

GUARD #1: [speaking in Vietnamese]

GUARD #2: [speaking in Vietnamese]

KARL: (moaning)

BAKER: Karl. Karl, Karl. Hey, buddy, how y'doin'?

KARL: Scott. Scott...

BAKER: How are you?

KARL: You came.

BAKER: I'm gonna get you outta here.

KARL: I knew you'd come, I knew you'd come.

BAKER: I'm gonna get you outta here, man. I'm gonna get you outta here.

BAKER: How ya doin'?

BAKER: Shh.

BAKER: Shh. Shh.

BAKER: Let's do it.

GUARD #1: [speaking in Vietnamese] ??? dừng lại! (transl: Stop where you are!) ???

BAKER: Go. Go.

GUARD #1: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl: You want to hide, eh? You stupid... (?) Why aren't you bleeding? (?) Why isn't there any blood?)

GUARD #2: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl: Why is that? Huh? Tell me why you aren't bleeding!)

BAKER: Yeah, I heal quick.

GUARD #2: [speaking in Vietnamese]

[31:20] Both Baker Brothers Captured

GUARD #3: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl: Got you guys now. I will beat you guys. Beat you guys to death.)

[31:25] Anderson and Goldman Appeal to Captain

ANDERSON: No, sir, he's not AWOL. He's just out there lookin' for his brother, now.

WALLACE: His brother is in a body bag.

ANDERSON: Excuse me, sir. Now, now shouldn't we let Graves Registration determine that? I mean, we don't know that. I mean, Baker could be right.

WALLACE: He disobeyed a direct order to get in the helicopter, didn't he?

ANDERSON: No, sir. He got on the helicopter just fine. It's just that he got off again.

GOLDMAN: Look, sir, if you could just give us 24 hours before you list him as anything. The point is, we gotta go out there and find him if we can, and bring him back.

WALLACE: Oh yes, because I sure as hell don't want to be the one to write their mother and tell her one of her sons is dead and the other one is MIA. And I can't figure out why the Army would send two brothers to Vietnam in the first place.

GOLDMAN: Well sir, apparently they both wanted to be here.

WALLACE: Gung-ho, huh?

GOLDMAN: Yes, sir.

WALLACE: Oh... okay. You've got your 24 hours.

GOLDMAN: Thank you, sir.

ANDERSON: You know, sir, if you had a brother, you'd do the same thing.

WALLACE: I don't have a brother.

[32:19] Baker Boys Tied Up Together

KARL: Hey, you okay?

BAKER: Uh, yeah, I guess. I just got a coupla' loose teeth.

KARL: Feels like I got a few broken ribs.

BAKER: We gotta get outta here.

KARL: But how?

BAKER: Can you reach my hands?

KARL: No, I can't reach 'em. You think they're gonna kill us?

BAKER: I don't know.

KARL: I'm sorry I got you into this mess.

BAKER: Hey, hey, hey, you're my brother. You know what? I haven't hurt this much since that fight we got in in the ninth grade.

KARL: Yeah, if Mom hadn't caught you with that butcher knife, you probably would've killed me.

BAKER: Probably.

KARL: Hey, Scott, what were we fightin' about anyway?

BAKER: Uh... Mary Lou Pope. Remember, you were tryin' to steal her away, an' she was my girl?

KARL: Oh you gotta get a handle on this jealous streak o' yours, bubba.

BAKER: God, I swear if we get outta here alive, I'm gonna kill you.

[33:29] Bravo Company To The Rescue

NVA COMMANDER: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl: Bring them out! Go!)

[34:26] Bravo Two-six Begins The Search

GOLDMAN: Bravo-six, this is Bravo two-six. Over.

RADIO: Yeah, [I hear you -or- Unit] Bravo-six. Go.

GOLDMAN: No sign of 'em. What's the word from the bird? Over.

RADIO: Uh... Negative. Haven't seen a thing. Over.

GOLDMAN: I want one more look to my Sierra. We found something that may be tracks. Go.

RADIO: Affirmative. Bravo six, out.

[34:48] Company Ambushed

GOLDMAN: All right, let's mount up. We're movin' out. I want—

ANDERSON: To the left, tree line!

SOLDIERS [o.s.]: All right, men, watch for wires. . . . This one's wasted, Sarge. . . . We've got movement up ahead!

ANDERSON: Dừng lại! Dừng lại! Okay, you make one false move, little buddy, I'm gonna blow a hole in you big enough for my mama to drive her pickup through. Get that Kit Carson scout up here!

RUIZ [o.s.]: Khoi!

SOLDIER [o.s.]: Hurry up! Hurry up, now!

[35:49] Prisoner Gives Directions To Baker Boys

ANDERSON: All right, you ask him if he saw two Americans—two big guys, twins.

ARVN SCOUT: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl: Did you see two American soldiers pass through here?)

WOUNDED VC: Không! (transl: No!)

WOUNDED VC: Aaaaaaah! Aaaaaaah!

GOLDMAN: Hey! Knock it off!

ANDERSON: LT, we wanna find Bakers.

GOLDMAN: I don't give a damn, Sergeant. This kind of stuff doesn't go on in my command! Now you leave this man alone!

WOUNDED VC: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl: Tell-tell him, tell him not to kill me! I-I will show him the way. I will show him the way. I know the way and I will show him.)

ARVN SCOUT: He no understand English. He think you say to kill him. He want to talk now.

WOUNDED VC: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl: I-I-I saw two GIs. They took, they took this road over here. I will show him the way. I will show him—tell him not to kill me, okay?)

ARVN SCOUT: He say he see two big GIs. He say the NVA have them now.

GOLDMAN: Ask him where the NVA are.

ARVN SCOUT: Viet Cong bây giờ ở đâu? (transl: Where are the VC now?)

WOUNDED VC: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl: Believe me, I'm telling the truth. I'm not lying anymore. I know, I know, already! Don't-don't-don't-don't kill me.

ARVN SCOUT: He say he will show us. I don't know if I trust him.

ANDERSON: LT, I think we got lucky.

WOUNDED VC: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl: Hey, I-I-I-I'm telling the truth! I'm telling the truth, I am! Don't-don't-don't-don't kill me. I-I will show you. I know, already...)

[36:23] Prisoner Leads Platoon To Road

ARVN SCOUT: đi mau lên. (transl: Hurry up.)

WOUNDED VC: [speaking in Vietnamese] (transl: It hurts!)

ARVN SCOUT: đi mau lên. Viet Cong bây giờ ở đâu? (transl: Hurry up. Now where are the VC?)

WOUNDED VC: ở hướng này, ở hướng này. (transl: This way, this way.)

TAYLOR: Hey. What if this guy's leadin' us into a trap?

PERCELL: If he is, he's gonna be the first one to die.

RUIZ: You know, it makes you wonder. You see this guy spilling his guts, you wonder what you'd do if you were in his spot.

TAYLOR: If it was you I was rattin' on, I'd spill my guts.

RUIZ: Yeah, I believe you.

ANDERSON: Shut up.

[37:31] Company Discovers Enemy Convoy

ARVN SCOUT: He say they're on the other side right now.

ANDERSON: My eyes may be bad, LT, but I don't see squat.

GOLDMAN: Neither do I. Binoculars.

GOLDMAN: Oh my God. I don't believe this. Have a look, tell me if you see what I see.

GOLDMAN: Radio.

ANDERSON: Oh yeah, you bet your bippy I do.

GOLDMAN: Bravo six, this is Bravo two-six. Over.

RADIO: This is Bravo six. Go.

GOLDMAN: Bravo six, looks like we hit a bull's-eye. We've got a November Victor Alpha battalion and support team. Go.

RADIO: We copy Bravo two-six.

ANDERSON: Rockets, there are 107 rockets on those [bikes?].

GOLDMAN: Looks like there may be rockets in the unit. Over.

RADIO: Give me your coordinates. I'll call in Marine Air.

GOLDMAN: From checkpoint [Beer?], 200 meters west, 700 meters north. Over.

RADIO: Bravo six, out.

RADIO: This is Bravo six. Air strike is confirmed. The birds are inbound, napalm in twenty mikes. Over.

PERCELL (?): There's Baker.

ANDERSON: LT, I think I spotted him, over by the truck.

GOLDMAN: Bravo six, request you abort mission. Confirm sighting of two American Papa Oscar Whiskey, over. Repeat confirm sighting of two American Papa Oscar Whiskey. Over.

RADIO: We got communication failure. We can't get through to them. Over.

TAYLOR: Man! I don't believe it.

GOLDMAN: Six, have you got an ETA on those birds? Go.

RADIO: Affirmative. Echo Tango Alpha: twelve mikes. Over.

GOLDMAN: We've got twelve minutes.

ANDERSON: [Sir/So?] we gotta move.

[38:50] Twelve Minutes to Rescue Baker Boys

NVA SOLDIER: Ngồi xuống. Ngồi xuống! Ngồi xuống. (transl: Sit down. Sit down! Sit down.)

NVA SOLDIER #1: [speaking in Vietnamese]

NVA SOLDIER #2: [speaking in Vietnamese]

BAKER: I'm not gonna eat this.

NVA SOLDIER #1: [speaking in Vietnamese]

NVA SOLDIER #3: Lửa cháy! Lửa cháy! (transl: A brushfire!)

NVA SOLDIERS: Lửa cháy! (transl: A brushfire!)

BAKER: What's goin' on?

KARL: Hey, look.

BAKER: Hey gook!

NVA SOLDIER: [speaking in Vietnamese]

KARL: Yo!

NVA SOLDIER: [speaking in Vietnamese]

ANDERSON: Dammit.

GOLDMAN: What is it?

ANDERSON: More of 'em.

NVA SOLDIERS: [speaking in Vietnamese]

GOLDMAN: Three minutes.

ANDERSON: You wanna scrub it?

NVA SOLDIER: [speaking in Vietnamese]

[41:33] Baker Boys Turn The Truck Over

BAKER: Go, get under the truck.

KARL: Scott, the truck, the truck.

BAKER: What d'ya mean?

KARL: Roll it on them.

BAKER: Yeah.

BAKER: Get up, get up, get up! Come on, go! Go!

[42:47] Ruiz and His M-60 Charges

GOLDMAN: We're out of time! The fighters are comin' in!

BAKER: Get up! Get up!

GOLDMAN: Ruiz!

RUIZ: Come on! Come on. Come on.

BAKER: Untie me (?)! You're crazy, man!

RUIZ: Come on! Hey, it ain't for you, it's for your brother.

BAKER: I got it.

GOLDMAN: Come on... Come on... Come on!

TAYLOR: Yeah! Go Roo, baby!

ANDERSON: Come on, come on.

BAKER: Go! I got it, got it. Go!

NVA COMMANDER: Máy bay, máy bay! (transl: Fighter jet! Fighter jet!)^[1]

GOLDMAN: Come on!

ANDERSON: Come on, Baker. Come on, Baker!

PERCELL: Come on Roo!

TAYLOR: Come on, baby!

(lots of "Come on Roo" and "Come on Baker")

ANDERSON: I said move it, Baker! Come on! Move it!

[44:19] Napalm Bombs Away!

[44:44] Camp Ladybird Baker Boys Separate Again

KARL: Thank you, sir.

KARL: Hey, Ruiz, man, take care of my little brother, all right?

RUIZ: Yeah.

KARL: Well, I guess I'll be seeing you!

BAKER: Yeah, I'll be seein' ya.

KARL: Hey listen. My outfit's being transferred to Khe Sanh up by the DMZ. Anything happens—

BAKER: Nothing's gonna happen.

KARL: Well, if it does, I just want you to know you've got my comic book collection. The complete Spider-man!

BAKER: Thanks. You really are the best brother I got. You take care of yourself, all right?

KARL: You too. Give me a bonk.

KARL: Give me a real bonk!

KARL: SURFERS RULE!

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