Swan Lake (1981)

David Hemmings: Rothbart

Quotes 

• Rothbart : Someone's been chewing! Must be those rats again.

  Hans : Who's he calling a rat?

• Rothbart : Make Odette fall in love with me, and I'll give you a whole planet to rule.

  Odille : We make Siegfried fall in love with someone else.

  Rothbart : Hmmm, but suppose that idiotic prince won't fall in love with anyone except Odette. What do we do then?

  Odille : I'll show you, Daddy.

  Rothbart : Huh? What are you... What are you doing?

  [Odille transforms into Odette] 

• Odille : [sees that Rothbart is sleeping]  All he ever wants to do is sleep. It's time to wake up now, daddy. It's dark outside.

  [Rothbart's eyes open] 

  Rothbart : Hmm? Huh?

  Odille : You're looking worse than usual, daddy... Is something wrong?

  Rothbart : Every single time, I turned someone into a statue. It really takes it out of me, you know. Especially, broad daylight.

  [groaning, he gets up] 

  Odille : You're certainly crazy about that boring Odette, aren't you, daddy?

  [He gets out of the bed tree] 

  Rothbart : Crazy? Why, that's not a word for it. She's the only thing in the world, we're feeling out of bed for.

• Prince Siegfried : Rothbart! Fight like a man!

  Rothbart : *Me*? Prince Siegfried wants to fight me?

  Prince Siegfried : I'll fight you to the death if I have to!

  Rothbart : Poor boy. Perhaps you don't realize that standing in front of you is Rothbart the Magnificent?

• Rothbart : So... This is what I get for loving a princess.

• Odille : He's invited her to a dance at his castle tomorrow, and you can bet your wolfsbane, he'll ask her to marry him.

  Rothbart : Why, that lousy pipsqueak! I'll turn him into a goose and I'll have him for dinner!

  [He runs out of the castle, angrily] 

  Odille : Your blood pressure, daddy.

• Rothbart : What will I do? How can I make her love me?

• Rothbart : Are you telling me, the rat's out of the trap?

  Odille : And he almost got the cheese.

• Rothbart : [points his sword at Siegfried's throat]  Watch me now, prince!

  Princess Odette : Stop! You can't kill him!

  Rothbart : [snickers]  So you want him to live?

  Princess Odette : Please, don't kill him.

  [Odille steps forward] 

  Odille : Finish him off!

  Rothbart : Oh, I'll let him live, Odette. If you'll accept my humble offer of marriage. Everything has its price. Now, have you fallen in love with me all of a sudden? Or do you want me to ask more nicely? You always were a romantic, weren't you? O, most beautiful of princesses, from the bottom of my heart, I humbly beg you to be mine!

  Prince Siegfried : [to Odette]  You can't say yes! Forget about me! Don't give into this monster! I'm not worth it!

  Rothbart : It's up to you now. Please, shall I put him out of his misery?

  Princess Odette : [rushes forward]  Wait!

  Prince Siegfried : [to Odette]  Don't try to stop him!

  Rothbart : Well? Please give me your answer, princess. I haven't got all day. Will you love me forever, or will you let Siegfried die like a rat?

  Prince Siegfried : Odette, let him kill me! My life doesn't matter!

  Rothbart : Give me your answer, Odette. I'm waiting.

  Princess Odette : I promise that I will love you, Rothbart, for the rest of my life.

  Prince Siegfried : [yells]  NO, ODETTE!

  [grabs Rothbart's blade with his hands, grunts] 

  Rothbart : No, no! You mustn't...!

  [Siegfried pushes the sword into his chest, screaming. He flashes with a yellow light. Rothbart and Odille scream, turns into owls and fly out of the castle. But instantly they are obliterated by the sunlight] 

  Rothbart : Ugggh! Odille, help me!

  [Odille shrieks] 

• Rothbart : All the power and all the wizard in the world can't move a single human heart!

• [Rothbart and Odille as owls, leaving his castle at night] 

  Rothbart : Have a pleasent evening, Odette! Curl up with a good book or play a few hands of solitaire! I want you rested for your wedding tomorrow!

  [cackling] 

  Princess Odette : [sobbing]  Prince Siegfried, Prince Siegfried.

• Odille : You better stop laughing like an idiot and get some rest.

  Rothbart : Yes! Beautiful sleep, that's what Rothbart leaves.

  [running to the bed tree, laughing] 

  Rothbart : Lucky, lucky!

• Rothbart : You'd better go back to your castle now, prince, while you still can.

• Rothbart : Please, Odette. Take pity on me, I'm a much better person than you think. Would you rather marry that primping little prince on his ridiculous prancing palomino?

  Princess Odette : Yes.

  Rothbart : But, why? How could you be in love with someone you never laid eyes on until today?

  Princess Odette : You're wrong about that. I've been in love with Siegfried since the first time I swam out into that lake.

  Rothbart : [shocked]  What? For three years?

  Princess Odette : Every time, he went out hunting with his friends. I go down to the lake and watch him go by.

  Rothbart : So, that's why you never fell in love with me. Even a little bit. Don't push your luck with me. There's only so much humiliation a sorcerer can take, you know even from the only woman for he'll ever love. Why if you felt like it, I could turn you into a slimy little snake! If you don't do what I say, I'll turn you into a caterpillar, Odette. Just watch me.

  [Rothbart's eyes transforms a canary bird into a caterpillar, Odette notices it and shocked] 

  Princess Odette : Oh, no.

• Rothbart : Would you please stop crying for one minute? One of these days, you will have to forget about Siegfried. But I'm patient. I'm sure if I just wait to long enough you will finally give in and marry me.

  [hears Siegfried's horse neighing, gasps] 

  Rothbart : What?

  Princess Odette : Prince Siegfried!

  Rothbart : [growling]  That little runt! I've had enough of him!

• Rothbart : No more Mr. Nice Guy, my little princess.

• Odille : Good idea, don't you think?

  Rothbart : No, that something I could never do ever in a million years. I could never do anything to hurt my beautiful Odette.

  Odille : Oh, how did you get to be such a softee? If you don't have to discuss to do it, I'll do it myself.

  Rothbart : No! And please, put that horrible thought out of your mind! I love her too much, Odille. Please...

  [Odille cackling] 

• Prince Siegfried : [sees that Rothbart is carrying Odette]  What? Who are you? And how did you get into my castle?

  Rothbart : [cackling]  Just call me dad! Now, that you're planning to marry my daughter Odille!

  Prince Siegfried : [turns to Odille]  You mean he's your father?

  Odille : I'm afraid he is.

  Prince Siegfried : [turns back to Rothbart]  You must be that evil sorcerer Rothbart!

  Rothbart : Very smart. Now, Odette belongs to me!

  [cackling] 

  Prince Siegfried : But, if that's princess Odette, who do I just proposed to?

  Odille : Well, I told you my name is Odille, didn't I?

  [transforms back into normal, Siegfried gasps] 

  Odille : It's too late to be shocked, prince. You've already to given your solemn oath to marry me and till love me for the rest of your ever loving life.

  Prince Siegfried : [turns to Odette]  My princess!

  [Odette opens her eyes and sees Prince Siegfried and turns away] 

  Prince Siegfried : No! Please forgive me, Odette!

  Rothbart : [cackles]  Forget it, Siegfried. She's my princess now.

  [sees that Odette is waking up and turns to her] 

  Rothbart : You're waking up at last, Odette.

  Princess Odette : [shoves Rothbart]  Farewell, Prince Siegfried.

  [runs away] 

• Princess Odette : If you really want to prove how much you love me. If you really want to prove it, then leave my room immediately. Because, you're the last person in the world I care to see.

  [Rothbart began to angry, growling] 

  Rothbart : How dare you, how dare you say that! Odette, do you want to go to this Siegfried ball? Hmm? And do you think I let you go?

  [he leaves out of her room] 

  Rothbart : And that you obviously don't know very much about Rothbart the Magnificent!

  [chortling, opens and closes the door] 

• Rothbart : Ah! I know had solve my problem. I'll murder Prince Siegfried.

  Odille : Murder the prince?

  Rothbart : Yes. Once the prince is dead, she'll be so unhappy, she'll have to fall in love with me.

  [chuckles] 

  Odille : Oh, that's brilliant, daddy. You are such a fabulous understanding human nature.

• Rothbart : Let's come to an understanding, Siegfried. I'm a reasonable man. You agreed to marry my daughter, I won't squash you like a bug.

  Prince Siegfried : I'll never marry your daughter! Do you hear me? Never!

  Odille : [gasps in shocked]  Well, of all the nerve! I don't want him anymore! Go ahead and kill him, daddy!

  Rothbart : You don't have to ask me twice, my sweet! Now, comes the fun part. Hyah!

  [slices his spiky green vines with his sword] 

• Rothbart : So, it's that puny little prince Siegfried you're in love with, isn't it?

• [Rothbart the Owl watches Siegfried and Odille dancing together. He turns and sees Odette was running enter to his castle. He flies to Odette and transforms into a human. Odette turns to him, gasps. He stops her] 

  Rothbart : What brings you here?

  [Hans and Margarita sees that Rothbart, screams and runs away] 

  Rothbart : Well, now. As long as you are here, I might just will show you something. I think you'll be amused.

  [snickering, carrying Odette] 

• [Rothbart comes to Odette's room. He pointing the door with his finger] 

  Rothbart : Odette, it's me.

  [cut to Odette, she turns to the door, gasps] 

  Rothbart : I hope your decent, because I'm coming in.

  [He opens the door, comes in and closes it] 

  Rothbart : Hello there. How are you this fine evening?

  [comes to Odette] 

  Rothbart : And who is that young man you were chatting with today? Prince Siegfried from that silly castle.

  Princess Odette : But, how... But, how did you know?

  Rothbart : You can't hide anything from Rothbart, princess. I let you meet him, because I thought it time you found out. How pathetic all the men in the world are compare to me.