We Gotta Do Something … Whether It Makes Sense Or Not

as I recall, that quote was by George Kennedy to Paul Newman in "Cool Hand Luke", but I could be mistaken... I was wrong once but I was mistaken.

Fred

It was Strother Martin's character(the warden) who said that to Paul Newman.

With all respect.

Glenn

What we've got here is (a) failure to communicate
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The phrase "What we've got here is (a) failure to communicate" is a famous line from the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke.

There are actually two close variants of the line that are spoken at different points in the film. Nuances of accent, delivery, and intonation aside, they are as follows:

"What we've got here is...failure to communicate." — spoken by "The Captain", the imperious prison warden played by Strother Martin.
"What we've got here is a failure to communicate." — spoken by "Luke", the reprobate inmate played by Paul Newman near the film's climax.
The SmartFella?

What we've got here is (a) failure to communicate
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The phrase "What we've got here is (a) failure to communicate" is a famous line from the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke.

There are actually two close variants of the line that are spoken at different points in the film. Nuances of accent, delivery, and intonation aside, they are as follows:

"What we've got here is...failure to communicate." — spoken by "The Captain", the imperious prison warden played by Strother Martin.
"What we've got here is a failure to communicate." — spoken by "Luke", the reprobate inmate played by Paul Newman near the film's climax.
The SmartFella?

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