Listen, loyalty is very touching. But it is not the most important thing in your life right now! But what IS important is gravity!
—Col. Matrix, Commando
It was tough work, carrying 220 pounds of sociopath to the top of Gotham Towers — the highest spot in the city. The scream alone is worth it.
Maroni: From one professional to another, if you're going to threaten somebody, pick a better spot! From this height... the fall wouldn't kill me.
Batman: I'm counting on it. (drops Maroni)
Batman: I'm counting on it. (drops Maroni)
Mook: Forget it, I won't tell you anything!
Fisher: (laughing) Are you crazy? We're on the 60th floor!
Mook: Wha— whaddya mean?!
Fisher: Y'know, it's not true that you go unconscious before you hit the ground. You see it coming the whole way.
Mook: You— you wouldn't!
Fisher: You wanna convince me not to?
Fisher: (laughing) Are you crazy? We're on the 60th floor!
Mook: Wha— whaddya mean?!
Fisher: Y'know, it's not true that you go unconscious before you hit the ground. You see it coming the whole way.
Mook: You— you wouldn't!
Fisher: You wanna convince me not to?
— Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Eret: If we don't show up with dragons, and fast—(gets snatched off the boat by Stormfly)
Astrid (riding Stormfly): Careful what you wish for!
Eret: What is this?
Astrid: A kidnapping...You're going to show us the way to Drago.
Eret: And help dragon riders sneak into Drago's camp? Just kill me now!
Astrid: That can be arranged. Stormfly, drop him. (Stormfly lets go of Eret, who falls helplessly, screaming.) Good girl! Stormfly, fetch!
Eret: Okay! Okay! I'll take you to Drago's! (Stormfly snatches Eret before he hits the ground)
Astrid: Works every time.
Astrid (riding Stormfly): Careful what you wish for!
Eret: What is this?
Astrid: A kidnapping...You're going to show us the way to Drago.
Eret: And help dragon riders sneak into Drago's camp? Just kill me now!
Astrid: That can be arranged. Stormfly, drop him. (Stormfly lets go of Eret, who falls helplessly, screaming.) Good girl! Stormfly, fetch!
Eret: Okay! Okay! I'll take you to Drago's! (Stormfly snatches Eret before he hits the ground)
Astrid: Works every time.
The Fledgling: And you worked all that out by sniffing around?
Beckett: Actually, there were two hunters on the roof of the building opposite the hotel who were positively delighted to tell me everything they knew - provided I stop dangling them headfirst over the side.
Beckett: Actually, there were two hunters on the roof of the building opposite the hotel who were positively delighted to tell me everything they knew - provided I stop dangling them headfirst over the side.
The truth or I drop you! Where the Hell is Kara Gordon? Where is she hiding?
"The flight plan I just filed with the agency lists me, my men, Dr. Pavel here, but only one of you! First one to talk gets to stay on my aircraft!"
— CIA Agent, The Dark Knight Rises
"But here's the thing about messing with people who can fly when you can't... They choose how you land."
— Supergirl, Adventures of Supergirl
Bolt: [holding Mittens by the scruff with his mouth over an overpass] This is becoming tiresome, cat. In fact, I feel a yawn coming on!!!
— Bolt
"I have only one question. Can you fly?"
—Teth-Adam to two people about to be submitted to this, Black Adam (2022)
The "Who talks first?" interrogation technique originally involved taking two blindfolded prisoners up in a helicopter and tossing one out to get the other to talk. When a helicopter's not available, any tall building will do. You really don't want to kill anyone, of course. The screaming is all you need.
—Michael Westen, Burn Notice, "Do No Harm"
