Follow TV Tropes

Following

Quotes / "Wanted!" Poster

Go To

"Wanted: The extremely dangerous felon; Eric Marcom, has recently escaped from prison. He poses a threat to the public while on the run. Citizens who provide information and or help with his apprehension will be rewarded, and those who fail to report and or help with his escape will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."

"Guy passed by here in person and added on those two zeros. He was spittin' mad when he saw what they was offerin'; he wasn't flattered. He said, "A measly thousand bucks for me is much too little. I'm worth a lot more than that!" He said that, and then he added the zeros on the thousand. There isn't anyone got the guts to face that killer, eh?"
(Colonel Mortimer takes down the Wanted Poster)
"At least, it's been that way till now..."
Telegraph clerk, For a Few Dollars More

"I'm going to put a price on your head that's so big, when you look in the mirror your reflection's gonna want to shoot you in the face."
Dean Sanderson, The Mechanic (2011)

Avon: Doesn't it make you feel good to be wanted?
Vila: I've been a wanted man all my life. What I need now is to be unwanted.

"You really ought to talk to someone about your poster, Horace. That likeness is a crime in itself."
Bounty hunter, Westworld

Leo: Do we get WANTED posters? And do they have our bounties, like, broken down on a price list?
Hazel: What are you talking about?
Leo: Just wondering how much I’m going for these days. I mean, I can understand not being as pricey as Percy or Jason, maybe...but am I worth, like, two Franks, or three Franks?

"I'm a cowboy / On a steel horse I ride / I'm wanted...dead or alive!"
Bon Jovi, Wanted: Dead or Alive

Cobb: That price on my head — was that dead or alive?
Eames: Don't remember. Let's see if he starts shooting.

Mòrag: So, you are the Torna ruffian. I must say, you look a little different from your poster.
Nia: A LITTLE different?! Whoever drew that should be the one in jail!

Top