In Search of Santa (2003 Video)

Jason Michas: Eugene, Gardener Elf

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Quotes 

• [the camera pans down from the hole of the abandoned place to Crystal and Eugene, who wipes off the snow from his failed attempt] 

  Princess Crystal : Ahh! A human place.

  Eugene : The Deep Thinkers would have a fit if they found us trifling with human things.

  Princess Crystal : [She and Eugene starts exploring]  But how can we not explore this remarkable discovery?

  [They walk towards the broken oven; she opens the hatch] 

  Eugene : When it comes to the Deep Thinkers, I'm more chicken than penguin.

• [In the "human place", Crystal and Eugene discovers the compass that someone left behind] 

  Eugene : What's this strange gadget?

  Princess Crystal : [Picks up the compass]  The little arrow keeps pointing to N.

  Eugene : N must stand for Nowhere. S for Somewhere. E is obviously Elsewhere. W - Wherever.

  Princess Crystal : Or N is north and S is south.

  Eugene : Uh, could be.

• Eugene : [offscreen; Interrupting the start of the Terribly Deep Thinkers' signing of the "Lost at Sea" document]  Wait!

  [Eugene comes in as the penguin crowd is gasping and murmuring] 

  Eugene : I wish to say a few words of remembrance.

  King Calvin : Proceed, fool

  Agonysia : Oh! Do be brief

  Eugene : Most of you knew Princess Crystal as future queen. But she was also my best friend.

  [Crystal's maids and Philip crys, as with the rest of the crowd] 

• Eugene : [Grabs the compass that he gave to Crystal, almost a year ago, from Pup's mouth]  This is a message from Princess Crystal. She's alive!

  [the crowd, including The Terribly Deep Thinkers, King Calvin & Queen Penelope, and the Gaurds, gasp] 

  Eugene : I gave this to her.

  Agonysia : And it's probably all that's left of her after this savage seal gobbled her.

  Eugene : I'm no marine biologist, but this seal is just a pup.

  [Pup turns his around] 

  Mortmottimes : Your Majesties, we-we - we must keep clesr heads in this time of great grief.

  Derridommis : As much as we might wish to believe Princess Crystal and Lucinda are still alive, we must be brave and carry on.

  Agonysia : [Holds up the "Lost in Sea" document, in which it has one more signature left for Queen Penelope]  Her Majesty must finish her signature.

  Eugene : No! Crystal's here!

  [Pups starts barking and heading toward to the cave, where Princess Crystal is] 

  Eugene : And the seal knows where.

  [Pup is still barking as he leaves] 

  Queen Penelope : Follow the seal.

  [Every penguin in Royal Rookery Rock starts to follow Pup] 

• Princess Crystal : Mother!

  Princess Lucinda : Father!

  King Calvin : Lucinda!

  Queen Penelope : Crystal!

  Princess Crystal : Eugene!

  Eugene : Princess!

  Princess Lucinda : Phillip.

  Phillip : Lucy?

  [Calvin, Penelope and the rest of the crowd turn toward the Terribly Deep Thinkers] 

  King Calvin : Deep Thinkers!

  [the Deep Thinkers stops and turns around toward the crowd. Agonysia drops the "Lost at Sea" document] 

• [Crystal and Eugene pulls up a raft from the remains of the "human place" the Terribly Deep Thinkers burned down last night into the ocean] 

  Princess Crystal : Do you believe me, Eugene?

  [Camera zooms in to her] 

  Princess Crystal : About Santa Claus?

  Eugene : I believe in you, Princess. Isn't that what counts?

  [Crsytal feels proud of him] 

  Eugene : [Offscreen]  But as your attorney,

  [cut to him onscreen as he continues] 

  Eugene : I advise you not to go. It's a cold, cruel world out there, full of killer whales and leopard seals who eat you first and ask questions later.

  Princess Crystal : How terribly rude.

  Eugene : That's it. I'm comin' along to protect you.

  [Crystal gets into the raft and walks toward Eugene] 

  Princess Crystal : No, Eugene. This time I must protect myself. It's my quest. I'll be all right. I have the raft.

  Eugene : [Has a compass he and Crystal discovered last night]  Then take this to keep you on course.

  [Crystal gives the compass from Eugene] 

  Princess Crystal : Thank you, Eugene.

  [Eugene uses his strength to push the raft into the ocean. Crystal uses a oar to turn the raft around to go North to leave the Island of Royal Rookery Rock. The camera revolves around Eugene as he raises his right flipper to wave good-bye to Crystal] 

• The Wing Maidens : [together]  Happy hatchday, Princess Crystal.

  Eugene : Happy hatchday, Princess Crystal.

• Eugene : Glad to see everyone in black tie today. Hey is this a hatchday party or a maître d' convention?

  [the drummer in the band drumrolls and rimshot, as Eugene chuckles; The crowd grumbles and booing at Eugene] 

  Eugene : But seriously folks...

  Eugene : [to himself]  Go easy.

  Eugene : [Stammers]  I'm trying out new material today, and I'm so nervous my palms are... clammy.

• Eugene : [Comes into the court]  I advise my client to remain silent.

  [the crowd murmuring about Eugene] 

  Princess Crystal : Eugene?

  [the crowd is chattering about Eugene's enterence; Agonysia hits the mallet three times to remain silent] 

• Eugene : [Talking about sleigh bell]  Did it not dislodge from Santa's sleigh, plummet from the sky and wallop your sister on the royal noggin?

  [the crowd, including Crystal, Lucinda's maids and Queen Penelope & King Calvin, gasps and murmurs] 

  Princess Lucinda : I gave it to Crystal as a hatch-day present.

  Princess Crystal : Oh, no!

  Eugene : Remember, you're under oath!

• Derridommis : Has Princess Crystal hired a fool for her attorney?

  [Derridommis soft chuckles] 

  Eugene : As your attorney, I advise you to disregard the question and all its various implications.

  Princess Crystal : [to Eugene]  Do you know what you're doing?

  Eugene : [Whispering to Crystal]  No idea.

  [Eugene clears the throat and soft chuckles while he looking for "The Book of Santa Claus"] 

  Eugene : Your Honors, I shall prove to the court that the first two charges are completely circumstantial, and the thrid utterly preposterous. Princess Crystal could not lied about Santa Claus because Santa Claus is... nonfiction!

• Eugene : [after Lucinda comes into court]  Kindly tell the court what you saw the night of December 24th.

  Princess Lucinda : Um, I saw two fools leap off a mountain.

  [the Crowd and the Terribly Deep Thinkers laughed at Lucy] 

  Princess Lucinda : [to Eugene]  Then you found the human place and read forbidden scrolls.

  Eugene : Uh-huh. Anything else?

  Princess Lucinda : No.

• Princess Lucinda : [offscreen; spotted Princess Crystal, her friend Eugene, and the kids in the frozen pond]  There she is!

  [Princess Lucy arrives with two guards] 

  Princess Lucinda : [points at Crystal]  Arrest Princess Crystal.

  Eugene : [to Lucy and the guards]  On what charge?

• [Eugene walks up outside Princess Crystal's room in the castle] 

  Eugene : [softly shouting]  Princess!

  [Eugene makes a snowball and hits the wall. Crystal walks outside as Eugene throws another snowball] 

  Princess Crystal : [gets hit with a snowball]  Oh!

  [the camera zooms up to Eugene] 

  Eugene : Sorry.

  Princess Crystal : My fault.

• [Crystal and Eugene, with his backpack, heads off somewhere in the island on night of Christmas Eve, December 24th/25th] 

  Princess Crystal : [to Eugene]  Where on Earth are we headed?

  Eugene : To test my latest invention.

  Princess Crystal : Mount Gigantic?

  Eugene : To the very top.

• King Calvin , Queen Penelope , Agonysia , Mortmottimes , Derridommis , Eugene , Phillip , The Wing Maidens , The Crowd of Royal Rookery Rock : [together]  Happy hatchday to you / Happy hatchday to you / You're looking real swell / Since you shattered your shell / Happy Ha-aaa-atchday to yo-oooo-ou

• Eugene : [in a soaring bird outfit]  Brace yourself princess. This may shock you.

  Princess Crystal : [Uncovers her eyes]  You're not leaping off Mount Gigantic in that getup.

  Eugene : Not leap. Soar, like an eagle.

  Princess Crystal : But Eugene, we're swimmers, not flyers.

  Eugene : [Showing the evolution illustration]  It's my theory our ancestors were both. But, over the eons, Mother Nature made us flightless water-foul.

  Eugene : Tonight, I shall attempt to turn back the clock, of evolution itself!

• Princess Crystal : Eugene, this is madness.

  Eugene : But if it works, I can become the full-time inventor. Now stand back

  Princess Crystal : Stop. Cease. Desist. Put on brakes, I command you.

  Princess Crystal : [Jumps onto Eugene's skis]  Ahh.

  Princess Crystal : This can't be good.

  [Eugene screams] 

  Princess Crystal : Ooh. Eugene, it's working. It's working.

  Princess Crystal : [Eugene realizes that feathers is starting to wear out]  You're a genius.

  Princess Crystal : [Eugene gasps]  You're a-

  [They both scream, falling down into a slope, causing Crystal to cover Eugene's eyes] 

• Oliver, the Photographer Elf : [comes to Santa's Office in the castle]  Stachel's all packed, boss.

  Santa Claus : Ho, ho! Thank you, Oliver.

• Eugene : Princess Crystal, always believed in me. She taught me, to believe in myself.

  Mortmottimes : [Makes a loud raspberry with a tissue; sniffs]  Sorry.

• Derridommis : [to King Calvin]  The document, Your Majesty.

  Eugene : [Walks up]  But I'm not finished.

  Agonysia : Oh yes you are.

  Derridommis : Your signature- on the dotted line, please.

  [King Calvin uses Mortmottimes' quail to sign his three signatures in the document] 

• Princess Crystal : Happy hatchday, Lucinda

  Princess Lucinda : Your tiara's crooked.

  The Crowd of Royal Rookery Rock : [offscreen]  Happy hstchday!

  Eugene : Here they are: The Hatchday Girls.

• [Last scene] 

  [Eugene has some trouble with his new skates. He stops it when Crystal arrives] 

  Princess Crystal : Ready for your Christmas present? Close your eyes.

  [Eugene closes his eyes. Crystal uses all of a single serving of Santa's flying dust to spread around us] 

  Eugene : [laughs]  Oh! It tickles.

  Princess Crystal : [offscreen]  Brace yourself, Eugene.

  [Crystal & Eugene starts floating from the Frozen Pond] 

  Princess Crystal : What you're about to see may shock you.

  Eugene : We're- We're flying.

  [Crystal & Eugene floats so high above the Frozen Pond, so they can temporary soar away from the island of Royal Rookery Rock] 

  Princess Crystal : Now this is good.

  [Crystal soft chuckles] 

  Eugene : Whoa-ho-ho! Whoo-hoo!

  [Crystal & Eugene is laughing] 

  Eugene : Yeah!

  [They continue to laugh as they soar away towards the clouds. Fade to black] 

• [Crystal trips on a pebble and lands in the snow] 

  Santa Claus : [from up in the night sky; with jingling bells]  Ho, ho. Merry Christmas!

  [From the sky, the sleigh bell falls and bonks Crystal on her noggin] 

  Princess Crystal : Ow. Very funny.

  Princess Crystal : [Shakes her head]  Hello! Who's there?

  [From Crystal's POV, she sees the moon in the night sky. She discovers & picks up the bell. She rings it. Thankfully, she sees the sky again] 

  Eugene : Coming, Princess.

  Princess Crystal : Eugene, come and take a look at this.

  [Eugene shows up] 

  Princess Crystal : It fell from the sky.

  [Camera gets a close-uo of the bell. Eugene takes it] 

  Eugene : Hmm. Strange weather we were having.

• Eugene : [Cornered by the guards]  Huh?

  Eugene : [He sees Pup, holding Crystal's compass on his mouth]  Pup?

  Royal Rookery Rock's Guards : Nowhere to go now.

  Royal Rookery Rock's Guards : We got him cornered.

• [from the international trailer] 

  Female Narrator : But in the chilly spot,

  Female Narrator : at the end of the Earth,

  Female Narrator : lived the Penguins,

  Female Narrator : who never know of Christmas is worth.

  Princess Crystal : Do you believe me, Mom...

  Princess Crystal : [the King exits the room offscreen by closing the door]  about Santa Claus?

  Princess Crystal : I believe that you believe.

  [Crystal sighs] 

  Female Narrator : Until Crystal, the Princess,

  Female Narrator : sets out on a quest...

  Princess Crystal : There is a Santa Claus. I know it in my heart.

  Female Narrator : to prove Santa is real,

  Female Narrator : and the Christmas is best.

  Eugene : It's a cold, cruel world out there, full of, killer whales and, leopard seals who eats you first and ask questions later.

  Princess Crystal : How terribly rude!

• Princess Crystal : [sighs] 

  Eugene : You'd rather skip it, wouldn't you?

  Princess Crystal : [sighs]  I feel so stupid at parties.

  Eugene : Smile and wave a lot. You'll be fine.

  Princess Crystal : You'll be warming up the crowd?

  Eugene : Mm-hm. Who else?

  Princess Crystal : Break a wing, Eugene.

  Eugene : [Soft chuckles]  Yeah. If they don't break it for me first.

  Princess Crystal : [giggles] 

• Eugene : [Has clams, three each, in his flippers]  And speaking of clams...

  Agonysia : Pitiful.

  Eugene : ...they think the whole ocean belongs to them. Boy, are they shellfish?

  [Wipes off the clams] 

  Mortmottimes : I wonder if he does impressions.

  [the crowd throws snowballs at Eugene, as they heckle] 

• Eugene : [Through Santa's Magic Looking Glass in his City in the North Pole, sitting on one of the hills in a neighboring island beyond Royal Rookery Rock]  Oh, Crystal. Where are you?

  Princess Crystal : [In the Santa's castle in his city]  Oh, Eugene. I miss you, too.

• Eugene : [Two nighthawks passes by him and Crystal]  No longer shall you mock me, birds of flight.