The Mouse and His Child (1977)

Alan Barzman: The Mouse

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Quotes 

• The Mouse Child : Papa, I'm afraid! I wanna go home! What's gonna happen to us?

  The Mouse : Well, something good, son, as easily as something else. Why, anything can happen.

  Manny the Rat : But it won't! Not this evening, my lads!

• The Mouse : [after witnessing Ralphie dismantle the donkey]  That was horrible!

  The Mouse Child : You're a bad rat!

  Manny the Rat : You noticed?

• The Frog : What would you have from the future? It could be anything you like.

  The Mouse Child : I want the Elephant to be my mama.

  The Mouse : You what - ?

  The Mouse Child : And the Seal to be my sister. And we'll all live together in the toy store.

  The Frog : An elephant? That's rather a large order. And you?

  The Mouse : I don't want anything given to me. I want something taken away.

  The Frog : What's that?

  The Mouse : Our key. The world being what it is, we'd be better off if we were free to wind ourselves.

• The Mouse : [underwater]  Please, take us to the surface

  The Mouse Child : ...And wind us up

  C. Serpentina : Wind you up? Hm'... In what sense?

• The Mouse Child : I wanna go home.

  Manny the Rat : The very place I had in mind. Come on, now, my lovelies, I'm taking you home.

  The Mouse Child : We're going back to the toy shop?

  The Mouse : I don't think that's the home he's talking about.

• Ralphie : [talking to himself]  Now, let's see, first thing, I go, uh, in the morning I go to the, um, uh, the guard!

  The Mouse Child : No, the manager.

  The Mouse : Son, don't help him. They'll make us thieves soon enough.

• Manny the Rat : Home. Modest, perfect, even humble. But didn't Lincoln start out in a log cabin? Yes, he did. And I have my plans, I have my plans: An empire, built on these... the sharpest teeth in the dump. One day, one day, it will all be MINE!

  The Mouse : And what will you do with us?

  Manny the Rat : [points at a parade of wind-up slaves marching in and carrying food for him]