Cool Hand Luke

"Oh come on! Stop beatin' it! Get out there yourself! Stop feedin' off me! Get out of here! I can't breathe! Give me some air!"

"That's my darlin' Luke. He grin like a baby, but he bites like a 'gator."

"We got a couple men here doing 20 spots. We got one that's got all of it. We got all kinds, and you gonna fit in real good. Of course, unless you get rabbit in your blood and you decide to take off for home. You give the bonus system time and a set of leg chains to keep you slowed down just a little bit, for your own good. You'll learn the rules. Now, it's all up to you. Now I can be a good guy, or I can be one real mean son-of-a-bitch. It's all up to you."

"You run one time, you got yourself a set of chains. You run twice, you got yourself two sets. You ain't gonna need no third set 'cause you're gonna get your mind right. And I mean RIGHT. [To the other inmates] Take a good look at Luke. Cool Hand Luke?"

"The man...and the motion picture that simply do not conform."

"On The Chain-Gang They'd Seen Every Kind Of Man - But Luke Became A Legend"

"What we have here is 'failure to communicate'."

"He was a cool customer. . .until the law made it hot for him!"

"Paul Newman - Lucas "Luke" Jackson"

"George Kennedy - Dragline"

"J.D. Cannon - Society Red"

"Strother Martin - Captain"

"Jo Van Fleet - Arletta"

"Clifton James - Carr"

"Morgan Woodward - Boss Godfrey"

"Luke Askew - Boss Paul"

"Robert Donner - Boss Shorty"

"Joy Harmon - The Girl (Lucille)"

"John McLiam - Boss Kean"

"Andre Trottier - Boss Popler"

"Lou Antonio - Koko"

"Robert Drivas - Loudmouth Steve"

"Marc Cavell - Rabbitt"

"Richard Davalos - Blind Dick"

"Warren Finnerty - Tattoo"

"Dennis Hopper - Babalugats"

"Wayne Rogers - Gambler"

"Harry Dean Stanton - Tramp"

"Ralph Waite - Alibi"

"Anthony Zerbe - Dog Boy"

"Buck Kartalian - Dynamite"

"Joe Don Baker - Fixer"