Tim Curry
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Grappenhall, Cheshire, England, UK
For several years, the name of British actor Tim Curry was known only to the privileged few who'd seen his performance as transvestite mad scientist Dr. Frank N. Furter in the stage and screen versions of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. By one of those wondrous quirks of fate, the 1975 Rocky Horror film was resuscitated from its disappointing initial run and became the archetypal "midnight movie," and for nearly two decades its faithful fans have lined up in front of theaters in bizarre costumes and makeup, toting toilet paper and toast (suitable for throwing at the screen). Unlike these fans, Curry was not content to relive his past triumphs, but moved on to such prestige assignments as the role of Mozart in the Broadway production of Amadeus and the part of William Shakespeare in a TV movie biography. A polished farceur, Curry was seen at his best in comedy film roles, notably the repressed music teacher in Oscar (1991) and the supercilious concierge in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). But audiences must have their villains, and Curry has aimed to please in such insidious roles as Cardinal Richelieu in 1993's Three Musketeers (possibly the most lascivious Richelieu ever -- so much so that Milady De Winter pulls out a knife and threatens to "change his religion.") Curry's heart remained in the theater, and for an unfortunately short period in the early '90s he excelled in the Peter O'Toole role in a musical stage version of the 1982 film My Favorite Year. He has also contributed his vocal talents to such animated cartoon series as Peter Pan and the Pirates, winning an Emmy for his con brio portrayal of Captain Hook. Curry's reputation preceded him when he was hired to give voice to a nasty character on Hanna-Barbera's Paddington Bear cartoon series in 1988; appropriately, even the character's name was Mr. Curry.In 1990 Curry played one of pop culture's scariest clowns when he took the part of Pennywise in a small-screen adaptation of It, and a few years later he was the fiendish Cardinal Richelieu in The Three Musketeers. He continued to work steadily in projects as diverse as Congo, Muppet Treasure Island, McHale's Navy, and Addams Family Reunion where he took over the part of Gomez Adams after the passing of Raul Julia. He became well-known to a whole new generation of fans doing voices for The Wild Thornberrys, Rugrats, and Jimmy Neutron at the beginning of the 2000s. He was eventually cast as Mr. Salamone, the forever put-upon hotel employee who is subjected to the whims of little Eloise in a series of made-for-TV movies based on the enduringly popular children's books. In 2010 he appeared in John Landis' comedy Burke & Hare.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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27% | The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again |
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— | 2016 |
No Score Yet | Ribbit |
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— | 2014 |
No Score Yet | Axel: The Biggest Little Hero |
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— | 2014 |
No Score Yet | Gingerclown |
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— | 2013 |
17% | Saving Santa |
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— | 2013 |
No Score Yet | Action Pack: Clue Quote-along |
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— | 2013 |
No Score Yet | Back To The Sea |
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— | 2012 |
No Score Yet | Strange Frame: Love & Sax |
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— | 2012 |
No Score Yet | Outback |
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— | 2012 |
33% | Burke and Hare |
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$947 | 2011 |
No Score Yet | Barbie and the Three Musketeers |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Ladies or Gentlemen |
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— | 2009 |
22% | Alice |
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— | 2008 |
23% | The Secret of Moonacre |
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— | 2008 |
20% | Fly Me to the Moon |
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$13.6M | 2008 |
No Score Yet | The Chosen One |
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— | 2008 |
No Score Yet | The Colour of Magic |
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— | 2008 |
No Score Yet | Mythic Journeys |
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— | 2008 |
No Score Yet | Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King |
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— | 2008 |
0% | Christmas in Wonderland |
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— | 2007 |
No Score Yet | Hair: Let the Sunshine In |
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— | 2007 |
10% | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties |
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$28.3M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | Queer Duck: The Movie |
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— | 2006 |
No Score Yet | Sesame Street - A Sesame Street Christmas Carol |
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— | 2006 |
32% | Valiant |
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$19.4M | 2005 |
20% | Bailey's Billion$ (Bailey's Billions) |
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— | 2005 |
90% | Kinsey |
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$10.3M | 2004 |
39% | Rugrats Go Wild |
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$39.5M | 2003 |
No Score Yet | Kids Ten Commandments: The Not So Golden Calf |
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— | 2003 |
80% | The Wild Thornberrys Movie |
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$39.8M | 2002 |
91% | The Cat Returns |
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— | 2002 |
No Score Yet | The Scoundrel's Wife (The Home Front) |
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— | 2002 |
14% | Scary Movie 2 |
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— | 2001 |
No Score Yet | Attila |
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— | 2001 |
0% | Voodoo Asesino |
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— | 2001 |
No Score Yet | Wolf Girl (Blood Moon) |
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— | 2001 |
No Score Yet | Redwall - The Movie |
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— | 2000 |
76% | Rugrats in Paris - The Movie |
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— | 2000 |
68% | Charlie's Angels |
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$124.5M | 2000 |
No Score Yet | Sorted |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | Four Dogs Playing Poker |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | Pirates of the Plain |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | Jackie's Back |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | Bartok the Magnificent |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | First Snow of Winter |
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— | 1999 |
71% | Get Bruce |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | Addams Family Reunion |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | Wind in the Willows |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | Titanic Chronicles |
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— | 1999 |
50% | Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost |
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— | 1999 |
59% | The Rugrats Movie |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | The Story of Santa Claus |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | The Easter Storykeepers |
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— | 1997 |
No Score Yet | Doom Runners |
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— | 1997 |
13% | Beauty and the Beast - The Enchanted Christmas |
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— | 1997 |
3% | McHale's Navy |
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— | 1997 |
No Score Yet | Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off |
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— | 1997 |
No Score Yet | Easter Story Keepers |
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— | 1997 |
No Score Yet | A Christmas Carol |
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— | 1997 |
No Score Yet | Titanic |
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— | 1996 |
70% | Muppet Treasure Island |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | Lover's Knot |
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— | 1996 |
22% | Congo |
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— | 1995 |
10% | The Pebble and the Penguin |
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— | 1995 |
35% | The Shadow |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | Daisy-Head Mayzie |
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— | 1994 |
28% | The Three Musketeers |
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— | 1993 |
21% | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible |
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— | 1993 |
34% | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York |
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— | 1992 |
63% | FernGully - The Last Rainforest |
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— | 1992 |
10% | Passed Away |
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— | 1992 |
12% | Oscar |
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— | 1991 |
67% | Stephen King's It |
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— | 1990 |
89% | The Hunt for Red October |
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— | 1990 |
No Score Yet | Roger Waters - The Wall Live in Berlin |
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— | 1990 |
No Score Yet | The Best of Dr. Seuss |
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— | 1989 |
No Score Yet | Pass The Ammo |
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— | 1988 |
No Score Yet | Scholastic Critics' Choice Collection |
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— | 1988 |
No Score Yet | The Worst Witch |
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— | 1986 |
65% | Clue |
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— | 1985 |
38% | Legend |
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— | 1985 |
No Score Yet | The Ploughman's Lunch |
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— | 1984 |
No Score Yet | Blue Money |
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— | 1984 |
57% | Annie |
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— | 1982 |
No Score Yet | Oliver Twist |
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— | 1982 |
46% | Times Square |
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— | 1980 |
87% | The Shout |
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— | 1979 |
No Score Yet | Will Shakespeare |
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— | 1978 |
79% | The Rocky Horror Picture Show |
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— | 1975 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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No Score Yet |
Phineas and Ferb
2007-2015
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No Score Yet |
Criminal Minds
2005-2020
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No Score Yet |
Masterpiece
1971-2014
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33% |
Alice
2009
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89% |
Psych
2006-2014
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No Score Yet |
Loonatics Unleashed
2005-2007
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No Score Yet |
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
2002-2006
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91% |
Monk
2002-2009
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No Score Yet |
Will & Grace
1998-2006
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No Score Yet |
The Wild Thornberrys
1998-2004
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No Score Yet |
Teamo Supremo
2002-2004
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93% |
Samurai Jack
2017
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62% |
Bette
2000-2001
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No Score Yet |
Jumanji
1996-1999
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29% |
The Net
1998-1999
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No Score Yet |
Teen Angel
1997-1998
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No Score Yet |
The Mask
1995-1997
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No Score Yet |
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994-1997
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No Score Yet |
The Little Mermaid
1992-1994
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91% |
Dinosaurs
1991-1994
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76% |
Roseanne
1988-2018
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82% |
Tales from the Crypt
1989-1996
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No Score Yet |
Wiseguy
1987-1990
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No Score Yet |
Saturday Night Live
1975
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13% |
Fish Police
1992
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No Score Yet |
Lexx
2002
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No Score Yet |
Mighty Ducks
1997
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17% |
Over the Top
1997
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No Score Yet |
Peter Pan & the Pirates
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No Score Yet |
Regular Show
2010-2018
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40% |
Rick Moranis in Gravedale High
1990
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100% |
The Pirates of Dark Water
1992
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No Score Yet |
Voltron: The Third Dimension
2000
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Quotes from Tim Curry's Characters
Pennywise: | Excuse me sir! Do you have Prince Albert in a can? You do?!? Well then you better let the poor guy out! (laughs) |
Pennywise: | Excuse me sir! Do you have Prince Albert in a can? You do? Well then you better let the poor guy out! |
Pennywise: | Don't you want it? |
Mr. Jigsaw: | Wilderness girls! |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | That's a rather tender subject. Another slice, anyone? |
Wadsworth: | Three murders. |
Mr. Green: | Six altogether. |
Wadsworth: | This is getting serious. |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | Don't be upset...It was a mercy killing...He had a certain naive charm, but no muscle |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | Don't be upset...It was a mercy killing. He had a certain naive charm, but no muscle. |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | I hope you're adaptable, Dr. Scott. I know Brad is. |
Janet Weiss: | What have you done to Brad? |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | Nothing. Why, do you think I should? |
Pennywise: | I'll kill you all! Aha, I'll drive you crazy, and I'll kill you all! I'm every nightmare you've ever had. I am your worst dream come true! I am everything you ever were afraid of! |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | [singing] I'll tell you once, I won't tell you twice, you better wise up, Janet Weiss. Your apple pie don't taste too nice. You better wise up, Janet Weiss. [Janet knees him in the balls and runs away] |
Riff Raff: | Master, Rocky has broken his chain and vanished. Your new playmate is loose and somewhere in the castle grounds. Magenta has just released the dogs. |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | Hmmm? Coming. |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | He'll do press-ups, and chin-ups. Do the snatch, clean and jerk. He thinks dynamic tension must be hard work. Such strenuous living I just don't understand. When in just seven days, oh baby, I can make you a man |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | He'll do press-ups, and chin-ups. Do the snatch, clean and jerk. He thinks dynamic tension must be hard work. Such strenuous living I just don't understand. When in just seven days, oh baby, I can make you a man. |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | In just seven days, I can make you a man. Dig it if you can |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | In just seven days, I can make you a man. Dig it if you can. |
Magenta: | I ask for nothing! |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | And you shall receive it, IN ABUNDANCE! |
Janet Weiss: | What have you done to Brad? |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | Nothing. Why, do you think I should? |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | Give yourself over to absolute pleasure. Swim the warm waters of sins of the flesh - erotic nightmares beyond any measure, and sensual daydreams to treasure forever. Can't you just see it? Don't dream it, be it. |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | A mental mind fuck can be nice. |
Doctor Monroe: | And how are your students enjoying your lectures? |
Doctor Knox: | Not as much as they are enjoying your wife, sir! |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | That's a rather tender subject, another slice anyone? |
Father Clemente: | By the way, congratulations on your daughter marrying Bruce Underwood! |
Sofia Provolone: | Umm I'm afraid there's been a change father she's now marrying a nice Italian boy, Anthony Rossano |
Father Clemente: | that's all for the better! nothing but a BIG Italian wedding Anthony Rossano |
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone: | Naw forget Anthony, she's not marrying him anymore |
Sofia Provolone: | WHAT!! |
Father Clemente: | Well that's a shame, but she's young, someday she'll find the right one |
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone: | She's found the right one |
Sofia Provolone: | WHO!! |
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone: | DR. Poole |
Sofia Provolone: | DR. POOLE?!! |
Dr. Thornton Poole: | HELLO!! |
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone: | Get back into the room! |
Father Clemente: | looks like a nice young man |
Sofia Provolone: | why is she marrying Dr. Poole, she barely knows him? |
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone: | she barely knew the chofer too |
Sofia Provolone: | Don't drag out Oscar in front of the father! |
Father Clemente: | Who's Oscar? |
Sofia Provolone: | Why isn't she marrying Anthony?! |
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone: | Because Anthony is marrying Theresa |
Sofia Provolone: | WHO"S THERESA?!! |
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone: | Look, it's really very simple but i ain't got time to explain, I've got to call Nora |
Father Clemente: | Whos Nora? |
Sofia Provolone: | our maid |
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone: | EX MAID!! |
Sofia Provolone: | Now You fire the maid!! |
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone: | no, she quit to marry Bruce Underwood! |
Sofia Provolone: | when did that happen?!! |
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone: | I DON"T KNOW!! Somewhere between my vest and my pants |
Cardinal Richelieu: | You of all people should know, that the cardinal does not answer to the laws of men/ |
Cardinal Richelieu: | You of all people should know, that the cardinal does not answer to the laws of men. |
Aramis: | Then you'll answer to God. |
Aramis: | Leaving so soon? |
Cardinal Richelieu: | I abhor bloodshed. |
Aramis: | Especially your own. |
Cardinal Richelieu: | All for one and more for me. |
Cardinal Richelieu: | I thought it best to act quickly. |
Louis XIII: | I will be the judge of what is best, for me and for France. |
Darkness: | What is light without dark? What are you without me? I am a part of you all. You can never defeat me. We are brothers eternal! |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | I see you shiver with antici........ PATION! |
Pennywise: | Well I'm Pennywise. . . and you're Georgie. . . so I guess we know each other now! |
Pennywise: | Well I'm Pennywise... and you're Georgie... so I guess we know each other now! |
Pennywise: | Kiss me fat boy! |
Pennywise: | Hi Georgie,(Pennywise appears) I said Hello. (Georgie gets surprised) Oh, come on puckle, don't you want a baloon. |
Pennywise: | Hi Georgie, [pennywise appears] I said Hello. [Georgie gets surprised] Oh, come on puckle, don't you want a baloon. |
Darkness: | Oh, Mother Night! Fold your dark arms about me. Protect me in your black embrace. I sit alone, an impotent exile, whilst this form, this presence, returns to torment me! |
Wadsworth: | You see? Like the Mounties, we always get our man. |
Mr. Green: | Mrs. Peacock was a man?! [Colonel Mustard slaps Mr. Green, who turns to get slapped by Wadsworth] |
Von Talon: | Pipsqueak! |
Valiant: | My name is not Pipsqueak! My name is VALIANT! |
Pennywise: | Hahahahahaha say hello to your friends Beverly! Hahaha you'll die if you try to fight us! You'll die if you try! |
Miss Scarlet: | Wadsworth, don't hate me for trying to shoot you. |
Wadsworth: | Frankly Scarlet, i don't give a damn. As i was trying to tell you there are no more bullets left in this gun see- [Gun Shot]. |
Wadsworth: | Frankly Scarlet, i don't give a damn. As i was trying to tell you there are no more bullets left in this gun see. [gun shot]. |
Pennywise: | BEEP BEEP Richie! They ALL float down here. When you're down here with us, you'll float too! |
Dr. Thornton Poole: | no way |
Dr. Thornton Poole: | No way. |
Wadsworth: | Your first husband also disappeared. |
Mrs. White: | But that was his job. He was an illusionist. |
Wadsworth: | But he never reappeared! |
Mrs. White: | He wasn't a very good illusionist. |
Col. Mustard: | "Are you trying to make me look foolish in front of the other guest?!?" |
Col. Mustard: | Are you trying to make me look foolish in front of the other guest?! |
Wadsworth: | " You don't need any help from me Sir." |
Wadsworth: | You don't need any help from me Sir. |
Col. Mustard: | That's right! |
Janet Weiss: | Brad! |
Brad Majors: | Janet! |
Janet Weiss: | Dr. Scott! |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | Rocky! |
Peter McCallister: | I don't think you'll be running over New York City all by yourself?. |
Peter McCallister: | I don't think you'll be running over New York City all by yourself? |
Kate McCallister: | I think our son can do it, I can do it?. |
Kate McCallister: | I think our son can do it, I can do it? |
Peter McCallister: | Kate, it... |
Kate McCallister: | Peter, I'll be fine. The way I'm feeling right now no murder mugger would dare mess with me?. |
Kate McCallister: | Peter, I'll be fine. The way I'm feeling right now no murder mugger would dare mess with me? |
Concierge Mr. Hector: | Madame, there are hundreds of parasites out there, arm to the teeth?. |
Concierge Mr. Hector: | Madame, there are hundreds of parasites out there, arm to the teeth? |
Kate McCallister: | (slaps him in the face) |
Kate McCallister: | [slaps him in the face] |
Concierge Mr. Hector: | Do bundle it up, it's awfully cold outside?. |
Concierge Mr. Hector: | Do bundle it up, it's awfully cold outside? |
Long John Silver: | Look at us, Jim. We're a festival of conviviality. |
Kevin McCallister: | (talking to the concierge as he points to Harry and Marv after he crosses the street and being chased by them) You gotta help me, these two guys after me?. |
Kevin McCallister: | [talking to the concierge as he points to Harry and Marv after he crosses the street and being chased by them] You gotta help me, these two guys after me? |
Concierge Mr. Hector: | What's the matter... store wouldn't take your... |
Concierge Mr. Hector: | (takes the credit card out of Kevin's hand) Stolen credit card... Let's see what the police has to say about this. |
Concierge Mr. Hector: | [takes the credit card out of Kevin's hand] Stolen credit card... Let's see what the police has to say about this. |
Concierge Mr. Hector: | (chasing Kevin with the credit card at The Plaza) Get back here you little feast. |
Concierge Mr. Hector: | [chasing Kevin with the credit card at The Plaza] Get back here you little feast. |
Concierge Mr. Hector: | (talking to the Bellman about Kevin) Stop that child. |
Concierge Mr. Hector: | [talking to the Bellman about Kevin] Stop that child. |
Concierge Mr. Hector: | Grab him. |
Bellman: | Grab him. |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | (to Brad & Janet) So... Come Up to the Lab, and See What's on the Slab. |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | So come up to the lab and see what's on the slab. |
Magenta: | I want nothing! |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | And you shall receive it. In abudnance! |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | Give yourself over to absolute pleasure. Swim the warm waters of sins of the flesh - erotic nightmares beyond any measure - and sensual daydreams to treasure for ever. |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | Give yourself over to absolute pleasure. Swim the warm waters of sins of the flesh, erotic nightmares beyond any measure, and sensual daydreams to treasure for ever. |
Dr. Everett V. Scott: | Janet! |
Janet Weiss: | Dr. Scott! |
Brad Majors: | Janet! |
Janet Weiss: | Brad! |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | Rocky! |
Rocky: | ... |
Herkermer Homolka: | I will pay.... I.. Will pay! |
Herkermer Homolka: | I will pay! |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | What ever happened to Fay Wray??? |
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: | What ever happened to Fay Wray? |
Pennywise: | We all float down here |
Pennywise: | They all float down here. |