It’s amazing how quickly things can go from bad to total shit storm.
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Columbus, Jesse Eisenberg, imdb.com
Movie
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most
It’s amazing how quickly things can go from bad to total shit storm.
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Columbus, Jesse Eisenberg, imdb.com
[after his neighbor changes into a zombie] You see? You just can’t trust anyone. The first girl I let into my life and she tries to eat me.
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Columbus, Jesse Eisenberg, imdb.com
The first rule of Zombieland: cardio. When the zombie outbreak first hit, the first to go, for obvious reasons...were the fatties.
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Columbus, Jesse Eisenberg, imdb.com
You are like a giant cock-blocking robot, like, developed in a secret fucking government lab.
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Columbus, Jesse Eisenberg, imdb.com
Wichita: Let’s play the quiet game. Columbus: I’ve actually been meaning to ask you, have you been to Columbus, because I’ve been trying to... Wichita: Have you never played the quiet game?
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Wichita (Krista), Emma Stone, imdb.com
Columbus: [Columbus and Wichita are drinking wine] 1997. Was that a good year? Wichita: Yeah! 1997 was a great year! I saw my first R-rated movie...Anaconda. Got my first tattoo, a porpoise. Fake. Had my first kiss...Scotty Lynch. Columbus: Did you guys...[gestures with fingers]...use tongue? Wichit…
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Wichita (Krista), Emma Stone, imdb.com
So until next time, remember: cardio, seatbelts, and this really has nothing to do with anything, but a little sunscreen never hurt anybody. I’m Columbus, Ohio from Zombieland, saying goodnight.
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Columbus, Jesse Eisenberg, imdb.com
Wichita: You have just survived the zombie apocalypse and drove halfway across the country...where are you gonna go? Little Rock: [sticks arms up in air] I’m going to Pacific Playland! Woo!
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Wichita (Krista), Emma Stone, imdb.com
Wichita: Yeah. I mean you got the guts of a guppy, but I could hit that. Columbus: Really? Wichita: Or at least give you the intentional walk to first.
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Wichita (Krista), Emma Stone, imdb.com
In Mexico, you know what they call Twinkies? ‘Los submarinos.’
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Tallahassee, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
You’ve got a pretty mouth. [hits a zombie with a banjo]
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Tallahassee, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Hop in the car, Evel Knievel. Let’s go ride the rollercoaster.
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Tallahassee, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Come on! Anybody hungry? Tallahassee’s nice this time of year.
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Tallahassee, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Where are the fucking Twinkies?
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Tallahassee, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Tallahassee: Wow, these fellas really let themselves go. Columbus: And they’re so fat.
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Tallahassee, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Columbus: Hey, for fuck’s sake, enough already! We are being chased by ravenous freaks. Like we don’t have enough problems. Oh, they stole my Hummer. Oh, we have trust issues. Well, get over it! We can’t just fucking drive down the road playing I Spy or some shit for two hours like four normal-ass A…
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Tallahassee, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Hey, a little help with movin’ the couch. We’re makin’ a fort.
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Tallahassee, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
[Upon finding a Hummer filled with rifles] Thank God for rednecks.
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Tallahassee, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Columbus: [in voiceover] You see, he was in the ass-kicking business and... Tallahassee: [Tallahassee, in flashback, rounds corner holding two chainsaws and wearing a welding mask, flips mask up] ...business is good.
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Tallahassee, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com
Here’s the deal: I’m not easy to get along with, and I’m sensing you’re a bit of a bitch.
— Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Tallahassee, Woody Harrelson, imdb.com