Plot SynopsisIn the memorable opening scene on a warm day in 1945, the Streamliner diesel train - running on a single line of railroad track - ramrods its way across the Southwestern desert.Bilbo, who almost lost his life and was increasingly fearful of the journey, was thought of disparagingly by a disappointed Thorin, who thought the Hobbit wasn""t up to the quest: "He""s been lost ever since he left home...Listen, you don""t know where you are.Here, everything goes backwards.People walk backwards and dance backwards and sing backwards, and even talk backwards.Constanze: That""s stupid.Mozart: Why? People fart backwards.(high-pitched, giggling laugh) Ssa-ym-ssik! Ssa-ym-ssik! [Sounded like "Say I""m sick," but was Translated: "Kiss my ass" - backwards]Constanze: Yes, you are.Temple, from start to finish.You""d have been proud of him, like every man in his regiment was.....And with good reason.It wasn""t just a matter of doing his duty.He was always looking for a way o do more, and finding it.George was a born hero, Mr.Temple.He couldn""t imagine his death, only dishonor....It""s a wonder he lasted till Cassino."Nora: "When you believe like George believed, maybe dying isn""t very important."McCloud: "Once outside San Pietro, George and a couple of others established a forward observation post.