James Keach credited as playing...
Motorcycle Cop
- Motorcycle Cop: Do you know what the penalty for animal cruelty is in this state?
- Clark Griswald: No, sir, I don't.
- Motorcycle Cop: Well... it's probably pretty stiff.
Helpful•281
- [Clark has just been pulled over by a Colorado motorcycle cop]
- Clark Griswald: Hi officer, what's the problem?
- Motorcycle Cop: Get out of the car!
- [Clark exits from the car]
- Clark Griswald: I don't think I was speeding. Was I weaving or something?
- Motorcycle Cop: Shut your mouth, sir! You know, if I weren't in uniform, I'd split your skull with the butt of this revolver faster than you can say, "police brutality!"
- Clark Griswald: Well whatever I did, I'm sure I can explain...
- [the motorcycle cop forcibily takes Clark by the arm and leads him to the rear of the car, which has a dog leash still tied to it]
- Motorcycle Cop: Explain this, you son-of-a-bitch!
- Clark Griswald: Oh my God...
Helpful•110
- Clark Griswald: Oh, you can't think I'd do this on purpose? Look... I tied him to the rear bumper while I was packing the car. It was very confusing. I must have forgot. I'm very sorry, I feel terrible.
- Motorcycle Cop: How do you think that little dog feels?
- Clark Griswald: Look, I told you I was sorry. It really was an accident.
- Motorcycle Cop: Well, I guess I can buy that, sir. But it is a shame. I had a pooch like this when I was a kid.
- [both Clark and the motorcycle cop sorrowfully look at the empty road behind them]
- Motorcycle Cop: Poor little guy. Probably kept up with you for a mile or so.
- [tearing up]
- Motorcycle Cop: Tough little mutt...
Helpful•100
- Aunt Edna: I was afraid you'd get pulled over, Clark. You've been exeeding the speed limit for thousands of miles!
- Rusty Griswold: Dad wasn't speeding. The cop stopped us because Dad forgot to...
- Ellen Griswold: He was speeding, Rusty!
- Rusty Griswold: No he wasn't, Mom. He...
- Clark: Rusty! Listen to your mother. I was speeding. I was driving like a maniac. We can all be grateful for this man for stopping us. You see kids...
- [the motorcycle cop appears at the car window with the dog leash]
- Motorcycle Cop: Here's the leash, sir. I'm going back to get the rest of the carcass off the road.
Helpful•151
More from this title
More to explore
Editorial lists
Related lists created by IMDb editors
User lists
Related lists from IMDb users
