Georgy Girl (1966)

Lynn Redgrave: Georgy

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Quotes 

• Georgy : No matter what I try... God's always got a custard pie up his sleeve.

• James Leamington : [taking Georgy into his study]  Now, Georgy, I want you to sit quiet and listen for a moment. I'm 49 today.

  Georgy : [nonchalantly starts singing "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"]  For he's a jolly good fellow...

  James Leamington : Shut up! I'm 49. Notice that: not 50 yet. When I first met your dad, I was 27 and just got married. Your dad was unemployed and couldn't afford to marry your mother. I took him on. She came along as housekeeper, and they got married. Ellen and I have never been blessed with children. As a result, I've tended to look upon you as my daughter. I've always been sorry that you weren't. But now I'm glad.

  Georgy : Because of what I did out there?

  James Leamington : No. I brought you in here to make you an offer.

  Georgy : You want to adopt me?

  James Leamington : Georgy, please! No, something quite different. I want you to be my mistress.

• Georgy : You're old enough to be my... managing director!

• [last lines] 

  Georgy : Well, say it properly then.

  James Leamington : Georgina...

  Georgy : [over song]  Oh my god! Mother! Wait! Mother! Wait! Mother!

• Georgy : [Walking onto the maternity ward]  Meredith, you're looking marvelous!

  Meredith : Where have *you* been?

  Georgy : I've just seen her!

  Meredith : Who?

  Georgy : Sara!

  Meredith : Oh, *that*.

• Jos Jones : God, isn't it marvelous without her?

  Georgy : Don't say that.

  Jos Jones : Oh, sorry. Say the first thing that comes into your head.

  Georgy : Yes, it is.

• Jos Jones : Why the hell did I marry you?

  Georgy : Oh, Jos, please go away.

  Meredith : Why did you marry me?

  [as she laughs, he spontaneously kisses Georgy] 

  Meredith : Thunderous chords on the piano. Scream of train going into tunnel. Don't pass out, dear.

• James Leamington : How's the pregnancy going?

  Georgy : Oh, lumping along.

  James Leamington : Still at the flat?

  Georgy : That's right.

  James Leamington : The three of you?

  Georgy : Four, soon.

  James Leamington : That's not very fair on you. The wife, the husband, too.

  Georgy : We share.

  James Leamington : You share? Share what? Him?

  Georgy : The flat.

  James Leamington : Well, it all seems very offbeat, if you ask me.

  Georgy : [sarcastic]  Ooh, it is. It's dead kinky. We all dress up as Boy Scouts and beat each other with our woggles.

• Georgy : I'm going to be the bridesmaid. And don't you throw that bouquet at me. You give it to me carefully, 'cause I won't have my glasses on and I might drop it.

  Meredith : No bridesmaids, darling. No confetti, organs, vicars, Mendelssohn, or Moss Bros. Up the registry, quick in and out, ta very much. Next, please.

  Georgy : Oh, Meredith, you must do something.

  Meredith : I'll tell you what, Georgy.

  Georgy : What?

  Meredith : You can be best man.

• Jos Jones : [while making out, he inexplicably stops]  That's enough of that, Georgy.

  Georgy : Why? I like it! Why are you stopping? I know I'm not pretty like Meredith.

  Jos Jones : [she cries]  Oh, god, no. You're not like Meredith. Well, I couldn't go to bed with you like I do with her, then grab a tomato sandwich and then rush out and catch the 72 bus. Hey. With you, it would be just one long, drawn-out bloody drama. All this whining and carrying on. You know, the trouble with you is you could say that you're a good girl. So I'm sorry, lass.

• Meredith : We going out?

  Georgy : Why? Aren't you going with Jos or anyone?

  Meredith : No.

  Georgy : Let's go and eat, then.

  Meredith : But at the first flicker of dust and all that nonsense, I'm leaving you.

• Meredith : Am I all right?

  Georgy : Sensational.

  Meredith : Am I all right?

  Georgy : Sensational! Where are you going?

  Meredith : Out.

  Georgy : But, Jos... isn't Jos coming?

  Meredith : Of course.

  Georgy : You can't go out!

  Meredith : Can't I? Bye.

• Jos Jones : Where's that rude girl, eh? Lying lasciviously in bed? Contemplating in the loo? Aha! Lounging in the bath.

  [singing] 

  Jos Jones : You'll look a little lovelier each day.

  Georgy : She's gone out, Jos. She had to. Suddenly.

  Jos Jones : Uh-huh. I brought some supper for the two of us.

  Georgy : [tasting a morsel]  Mm. Soggy.

  Jos Jones : I meant Meredith and me.

  Georgy : Obviously.

  Jos Jones : And now she's out. Did she say any time?

  Georgy : 8:00, Uh, 7:30.

  Jos Jones : Get out the Scrabble, then.

• Georgy : O-C-H-R-E. Ochre. I win!

  Jos Jones : Oh! I had "ZHO". Z-H-O.

  Georgy : Hey, what's that when it's at home?

  Jos Jones : A Himalayan ox.

  Georgy : Truly?

  Jos Jones : Truly.

  Georgy : Had some good words. "Catagmatic". "Sostenuto".

  Jos Jones : One of the few advantages of a musical education, my dear.

  Georgy : [he whistles Beethoven's Fifth Symphony]  You ought to leave that bank, Jos. Go back to your proper work.

  Jos Jones : I wish I could, George. But second-rate flautists are fourteen for tuppence.

• [first lines] 

  Georgy : [to children's dance class]  One and two and one and two! One and two and one and two. Everybody go round! Very good! Faster! One and two. One and two and one and two! One and two and one and two. Very good. All right, everybody round me, come on! Quick, quick! One more quickie to finish. You're things in space! Right. Spin into space! Blblbl. And one two three, one the floor, quick!