Halloween (1978)
Jamie Lee Curtis: Laurie
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Quotes
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Annie : Still spooked?
Laurie : I wasn't spooked.
Annie : Lies!
Laurie : I wasn't! I saw someone standing in Mr. Riddle's back yard.
Annie : Probably Mr. Riddle!
Laurie : He was watching me.
Annie : Mr. Riddle was watching you? Laurie, Mr. Riddle is eighty-seven!
Laurie : He can still watch.
Annie : That's probably all he can do!
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Annie : [Michael Myers' car cruises by the girls walking home from school] Hey, jerk! Speed kills!
[the car screeches to a halt]
Annie : God, can't he take a joke?
Laurie : You know, Annie, some day you're going to get us all in deep trouble.
Lynda : Totally.
Annie : I *hate* a guy with a car and no sense of humor.
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Lynda : [concerning Annie] The only reason she babysits is to have a place for...
Laurie : [realizing she had forgot something] Shit.
Annie : I have a place for *that*!
Laurie : I forgot my chemistry book.
Lynda : So, who cares? I always forget my chemistry book and my math book, and my English book, and my, let's see, my French book, and... well, who needs books anyway? I don't need books. I always forget all my books. I mean, it doesn't really matter if you have your books or not... Hey, isn't that Devon Graham?
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[the Shape is lurking by a bush on the sidewalk]
Laurie : Annie, look!
Annie : Look where? I don't see anything.
Laurie : That guy who passed us in the car before, the one you yelled at!
Annie : Subtle, isn't he?
[marches over to the bush]
Annie : Hey, creep!
[pauses]
Annie : Laurie, dear. He wants to talk to you. He wants to take you out tonight.
Laurie : [seeing there's nobody there] He was standing right there.
Annie : Poor Laurie! Scared another one away. It's tragic, you *never* go out. You must have a small fortune stashed away from babysitting so much.
Laurie : Guys think I'm too smart.
Annie : I don't. I think you're wacko. Now you're seeing men behind bushes!
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Laurie : Sleep tight, kids.
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Lynda : So Annie, are we still on for tonight?
Annie : I wouldn't want to get you in deep trouble, Lynda!
Lynda : Oh, come on, Annie! Bob and I have been planning it for weeks.
Annie : All right, the Wallaces leave at seven.
Laurie : I'm babysitting the Doyles, it's two houses down. We can keep each other company!
Annie : Oh, terrific. I've got three choices: watch the kid sleep, listen to Lynda screw around, or talk to you!
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Laurie : [sees Annie wearing a shirt because her clothes are in the laundry] Oh, fancy!
Annie : This has not been my night. I spilled butter all over my clothes, they're in the wash. I got stuck in the laundry room...
Laurie : Listen, I want you to call Ben Tramer and tell him you were just fooling around.
Annie : I can't.
Laurie : Yes, you can.
Annie : No, I can't. He went drinking with Mike Godfrey and won't be home until late. You'll have to call him tomorrow. Besides, I'm on my way to pick up Paul.
Laurie : Wait a minute...
Annie : If you watch her, I'll consider talking to Ben Tramer in the morning. Deal?
Laurie : Deal.
[to herself after Annie leaves]
Laurie : The old Girl Scout comes through again.
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Laurie : Lynda, if this is a joke, I'll kill you!
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Tommy : I don't like that story anymore.
Laurie : I thought King Arthur was your favorite.
Tommy : Not anymore.
[takes a stack of comics from under the couch]
Laurie : Why do you keep them under there?
Tommy : Mom doesn't like me having them.
Laurie : Laser Man, Neutron Man. I can understand why. Tarantula Man...
Tommy : Laurie, what's the Boogeyman?
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Laurie : [to herself, watching kids trick-or-treating] Well, kiddo, I thought you outgrew superstition.
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Laurie : Tommy, unlock the door! Come here, now you listen to me. I want you to go down the stairs, and out the front door. I want you to go down the street to the Mackenzie's house. I want you to tell them to call the police and tell them to send them over here. Now, do you understand me? Go do as I say!
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Tommy : What about the jack-o-lantern?
Laurie : After the movie.
Tommy : What about my comics?
Laurie : After the jack-o-lantern.
Tommy : What about the boogeyman?
Laurie : There's no such thing.
Tommy : Richie said he was coming after me tonight.
Laurie : Do you believe everything Richie tells you?
Tommy : No.
Laurie : Tommy, Halloween night it's when people play tricks on each other. It's all make-believe. I think Richie was just trying to scare you."
Tommy : I saw the boogeyman. I saw him outside.
Laurie : There was nobody outside.
Tommy : There was.
Laurie : What did he look like?
Tommy : The boogeyman!
Laurie : We're not getting anywhere. All right. The boogeyman can only come out on Halloween night, right?
Tommy : Right.
Laurie : Well, I'm here tonight. I'm not about to let anything happen to you.
Tommy : Promise?
Laurie : Promise.
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Laurie : [Deleted Scene from Alternate T.V. Version; Laurie is coming the down the stairs in her bathrobe and towel wrapped around her head, as the doorbell rings; She answers the door to find Lynda] Hi.
Lynda : [Hurrying inside] Hurry up, hurry up!
Laurie : What's wrong?
Lynda : Shut the door! Shut the door!
[Laurie shuts the door, and as they look out the window]
Lynda : Some guy is following me.
Laurie : You sure?
Lynda : Yeah, I'm sure. I think it's the guy that passed us in the street in that station wagon. I couldn't see him very well, but I think it's Steve Todd. His brother has a Station Wagon.
Laurie : [Still looking out the window] You know, he was parked outside the school today. Right outside the window, he was starring at me.
Lynda : Steve Todd was starring at you?
Laurie : Somebody was. A while ago, he was in my backyard.
Lynda : Well, maybe he just wants a date.
Lynda : Or shut up!
Lynda : Well, someone could want a date.
Laurie : [Suspicious of Lynda wanting to borrow something] So, what do you want?
Lynda : Oh, Laurie, I totally have nothing to wear tonight. I was kind of hoping that you'd lend me that silk blouse that you got on your birthday.
Laurie : I haven't even worn it yet.
Lynda : I know, but I promise I won't spill anything on it or tear it or, or rip it or do any of those things.
[Laurie looks out the window again, a little worried about the man following the girls]
Lynda : Laurie, stop worrying! It was Steve Todd.
[the phone rings, with Laurie still on a little edge]
Lynda : Well, answer it, it's just the phone.
Laurie : [Laurie goes to answer the phone] Hello?
Lynda : [Whispering] Who is it?
Annie : [Annie on the other end of the phone line] Laurie, I have to ask a big favor. I can't find anything to wear.
Laurie : [Covering the phone with her hand to tell Lynda] Annie. She wants to borrow something.
Lynda : You promised!
Laurie : [Softly] No, I didn't.
[Back to Annie on the phone]
Laurie : Hi. Lynda's here, she wants to borrow my new blouse.
Annie : Lynda's a creep.
[Lynda, having heard Annie's response, looks surprised]
Annie : Is that guy still creeping around your backyard?
Laurie : He followed Lynda over here.
Annie : Well, if you see him, just go right up to him and tell him to buzz off... or if he's cute, ask him out.
Laurie : Annie, I gotta go. You gonna pick me up?
Annie : Right after Dinner. Hey, how about that ski sweater you got for Christmas?
Laurie : [Holding the phone away, but still close enough to speak] Bye.
Lynda : [Laurie holds the phone to Lynda] Bye, creep!
[Laurie and Lynda laugh]
Annie : See ya.
[They each hang up their phones; Annie takes another look at her wardrobe]
Annie : Yuck.
Lynda : Where's the blouse?
Laurie : It's in my closet.
Lynda : I'll get it.
[She happily runs over to the stairs and begins to ascend the staircase]
Laurie : Promise me you won't rip it!
Lynda : I totally promise.
[She runs on upstairs]
Laurie : I totally don't believe.
[She gets up from the couch and heads back over to the window, singing her favorite song]
Laurie : "I wish I had you all alone, just the two of us. I'll hold you close to me, so close to me, just the two of us. So close to me".
