38 Movie Quotes about Deadlines (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Mar 15, 2026

Memorable quotes about deadlines, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

1 Now, listen, you idiots! I'll be back first thing in the morning, and the job better be done, or I'll call the police! Do you understand?

Betty Lou Gerson as Cruella De Vil in 101 Dalmatians (1961)

2 I want the job done tonight!

Rod Taylor as Pongo in 101 Dalmatians (1961)

3 Finish the job, or you're fired!

Head Elf in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

4 Remember, it must be ready tonight.

Barrie Ingham as Basil The Mouse Detective in The Great Mouse Detective

5 And he said if you didn't hurry, you'd spend the rest of your lives as houseflies. Or was it horseflies?

Kelly Sheridan as Barbie in Barbie in the Nutcracker

6 Well, I can't stand around lollygagging all day. Got a tight schedule.

Gopher From Winnie The Pooh in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

7 I do not intend to run around like a wet hen. There will be plenty of time, sir.

Christopher Plummer as Duke Of Wellington in Waterloo (1970)

8 You have... Oh, no! Fifteen minutes! Hurry! Hurry! We've gotta get back on schedule!

Rabbit From Winnie The Pooh in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

9 It's just you know, I just can't afford any more delays. And you're one of those fish that 'cause delays.

Albert Brooks as Marlin in Finding Nemo

10 There is your reality. This shows the position work should have reached by noon today. And this shows the position of actual progress.

Sessue Hayakawa as Colonel Saito in The Bridge on the River Kwai