Moonrise Kingdom Quotes
Sam: Listen to some reason. I don't like you. You don't like me. So, why don't you just let us disappear?
Redford: Well, it's tempting, but we can't allow it.
Redford: Well, it's tempting, but we can't allow it.
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Social Services: [to Scout Master Ward and Captain Sharp]You two are the most appallingly incompetent custodial guardians Social Services has ever had the misfortune to encounter in a TWENTY-SEVEN year career!
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Walt Bishop: [during a storm]I hope the roof flies off and I get sucked up into space.
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Suzy: I know what you do with that sad, dumb policeman.
Laura Bishop: [long shocked stare]He's not dumb... But I guess he is kind of sad.
Laura Bishop: [long shocked stare]He's not dumb... But I guess he is kind of sad.
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Laura Bishop: Poor Suzy. Why is everything so hard for you?
Suzy: We're in love. We just want to be together. What's wrong with that?
Suzy: We're in love. We just want to be together. What's wrong with that?
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Scout Master Ward: Skotak, what's all this lumber for?
Skotak: We're building a treehouse.
Scout Master Ward: Where?
Skotak: Right here. [all look up at treehouse perched ridiculously high on a tall swaying tree]
Scout Master Ward: That's not a safe altitude. Why is it up so high? If someone falls from there, that's a guaranteed death.
Skotak: Well, where would you have built it?
Scout Master Ward: Lower.
Skotak: We're building a treehouse.
Scout Master Ward: Where?
Skotak: Right here. [all look up at treehouse perched ridiculously high on a tall swaying tree]
Scout Master Ward: That's not a safe altitude. Why is it up so high? If someone falls from there, that's a guaranteed death.
Skotak: Well, where would you have built it?
Scout Master Ward: Lower.
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Suzy: It doesn't make me feel very good. I found this on top of our refrigerator. [Pulls out a book Coping with the very troubled child]
Sam: Does that mean you?
Suzy: I think so, yeah.
Sam: Does that mean you?
Suzy: I think so, yeah.
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Walt Bishop: Why can't you control your scouts?
Scout Master Ward: I'm trying.
Walt Bishop: [Mr. Bishop throws shoe at Scout Master Ward]
Scout Master Ward: I'm trying.
Walt Bishop: [Mr. Bishop throws shoe at Scout Master Ward]
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Scout Master Ward: Roosevelt, how's that lanyard coming?
Roosevelt: Horrible.
Roosevelt: Horrible.
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Sam: [Sniffs twice]You smell like perfume.
Suzy: Oh, it's my mother's!
Sam: Hm! Hm!
Suzy: Oh, it's my mother's!
Sam: Hm! Hm!
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Sam: [whispering loudly]Get out of my chimney.
Skotak: Listen to me. We're here for friendship. We're going to get you off this island.
Sam: [whispering]No, thanks.
Skotak: Yes, thanks. This is an emergency rescue.
Sam: [in normal voice]It's worthless to me. There's no point, not without Suzy.
Skotak: Listen to me. We're here for friendship. We're going to get you off this island.
Sam: [whispering]No, thanks.
Skotak: Yes, thanks. This is an emergency rescue.
Sam: [in normal voice]It's worthless to me. There's no point, not without Suzy.
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Suzy: We might have to swim for it.
Sam: How deep is it? I didn't bring my life jacket.
Suzy: I don't know but if it's too shallow, we'll break our necks anyway.
Sam: How deep is it? I didn't bring my life jacket.
Suzy: I don't know but if it's too shallow, we'll break our necks anyway.
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Lazy-Eye: What's your real job, sir?
Scout Master Ward: I'm a math teacher.
Lazy-Eye: What grade?
Scout Master Ward: Eighth.
Lazy-Eye: Do you need a PhD for that?
Scout Master Ward: Lazy-Eye, no, but you know what? We're actually in the middle of something here, in case you didn't notice. One of our scouts is missing and that's a crisis. Anybody else? Redford.
Redford: What if he resists?
Scout Master Ward: Who?
Redford: Shakusky, are we allowed to use force on him?
Scout Master Ward: No, you're not. This is a non-violent rescue operation. Your mission is to find him, not to hurt him, under any circumstances. Am I making myself understood?
Scout Master Ward: I'm gonna change my answer, in fact. This is real my job. Scout master, Troop 55. I'm a math teacher on the side.
Scout Master Ward: I'm a math teacher.
Lazy-Eye: What grade?
Scout Master Ward: Eighth.
Lazy-Eye: Do you need a PhD for that?
Scout Master Ward: Lazy-Eye, no, but you know what? We're actually in the middle of something here, in case you didn't notice. One of our scouts is missing and that's a crisis. Anybody else? Redford.
Redford: What if he resists?
Scout Master Ward: Who?
Redford: Shakusky, are we allowed to use force on him?
Scout Master Ward: No, you're not. This is a non-violent rescue operation. Your mission is to find him, not to hurt him, under any circumstances. Am I making myself understood?
Scout Master Ward: I'm gonna change my answer, in fact. This is real my job. Scout master, Troop 55. I'm a math teacher on the side.
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Walt Bishop: How can we help her? She's got so many problems. It's getting worse.
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