Three Amigos! (1986)
Philip Gordon: Rodrigo
Quotes
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Rodrigo , Carmen : [Carmen and Rodrigo have entered the telegraph office to send a telegram to the Three Amigos to enlist their help with El Guapo] Three Amigos, Goldsmith Pictures, Hollywood California...
Telegrapher : [nods as he is typing]
Carmen : We have seen your deeds, and think you are very great.
Telegrapher : ... seen your deeds...
[continues typing]
Carmen : We can pay you... One Hundred Thousand Pesos.
Rodrigo : One Hundred Thousand Pesos?
[telegrapher stops typing]
Rodrigo : We do not have a hundred thousand pesos!
Carmen : Don't worry Rodrigo, they will refuse it. But it would be an insult, not to offer it to them.
Telegrapher : [nods head, continues to type]
Carmen : One Hundred Thousand Pesos, if you come to Santo Poco, and put on a show of your strength, and stop the... the...
Rodrigo : Evil! Murdering!...
Carmen : Villaneous, El Guapo. So that once again, we can be, a peaceful village.
Telegrapher : [nods as he finishes typing] Whew.
[wipes his brow, grabs a pencil and counts the words to determine the price]
Telegrapher : 23 pesos.
[he smiles]
Carmen : [looks to Rodrigo. Rodrigo looks at the cash, looks back to Carmen and shakes his head no] We only have... ten.
Telegrapher : Hm. Okay, I give you the ten peso version!
[begins to mark through some of the words]
Telegrapher : You are very great! One Hundred Thousand Pesos, if you come to Santo Poco, put on show, stop the...
[looks at the telegram, then looks up in thought, then back to Carmen]
Telegrapher : I put, infamous, El Guapo!
Carmen : Infamous?
Telegrapher : Si!
[Spanish for "yes"]
Telegrapher : ! It means, evil, murdering, all like you said! And it will save you money!
Carmen : Oh, thank you!
Telegrapher : Como no!
[Spanish for "of course". He begins to enter the message via morse code to its destination]
Telegrapher : .