Gremlins (1984)
Zach Galligan: Billy
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Kate Beringer : Now I have another reason to hate Christmas.
Billy Peltzer : What are you talking about?
Kate Beringer : The worst thing that ever happened to me was on Christmas. Oh, God. It was so horrible. It was Christmas Eve. I was 9 years old. Me and Mom were decorating the tree, waiting for Dad to come home from work. A couple hours went by. Dad wasn't home. So Mom called the office. No answer. Christmas Day came and went, and still nothing. So the police began a search. Four or five days went by. Neither one of us could eat or sleep. Everything was falling apart. It was snowing outside. The house was freezing, so I went to try to light up the fire. That's when I noticed the smell. The firemen came and broke through the chimney top. And me and Mom were expecting them to pull out a dead cat or a bird. And instead they pulled out my father. He was dressed in a Santa Claus suit. He'd been climbing down the chimney... his arms loaded with presents. He was gonna surprise us. He slipped and broke his neck. He died instantly. And that's how I found out there was no Santa Claus.
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Chinese Boy : Look Mister, there are some rules that you've got to follow.
Billy Peltzer : Yeah, what kind of rules?
Chinese Boy : First of all, keep him out of the light, he hates bright light, especially sunlight, it'll kill him. Second, don't give him any water, not even to drink. But the most important rule, the rule you can never forget, no matter how much he cries, no matter how much he begs, never feed him after midnight.
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Kate Beringer : What're they doing?
Billy Peltzer : They're watching Snow White. And they love it.
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Ruby Deagle : [DELETED SCENE: Mrs. Deagle enters the bank and shoves her way through a long line to Kate's teller-cage] I want this check deposited immediately. Also, I know everything about that little petition you've been sending around town.
Kate Beringer : Mrs. Deagle, are you sure this is the time or the place for...?
Ruby Deagle : Of course it is. I *always* mix business with pleasure. And it gives me *great* pleasure to inform you that said petition has failed. Moreover, as a direct result of your efforts, I'm foreclosing *your* home as well. I'm sure that really shocks you doesn't it? Good.
Kate Beringer : On the contrary, Mrs. Deagle, it doesn't surprise me at all. Actually, it's just the sort of Christmas present I can see you giving.
Ruby Deagle : I'll thank you not to be impertinent, young lady.
Kate Beringer : And *I'll* thank YOU, in the name of the Holiday Season, to show an ounce of decency to these families you're ruining. Most of them can't afford to move, and even the ones who can really don't have anywhere to go. Isn't there anything at all I can say or do to change your mind about destroying all those good people?
Ruby Deagle : [smiling wickedly] You've got three chances of making me reconsider this Hitox deal: none, less than none, and much less than none. Now, if you'll kindly deposit this check, I'll be on my way.
Billy Peltzer : [Sickened by all of this, Billy produces a broom from underneath his own teller-cage. He passes it to the miserly lady] Merry Christmas, Mrs. Deagle.
Ruby Deagle : What's this?
Billy Peltzer : It's your Holiday present from me.
Ruby Deagle : This crummy old broom? What am I supposed to do with it?
Billy Peltzer : I thought you might need a ride home.
[Mrs. Deagle gasps in outrage, as the other customers behind her chuckle. She whirls and glares at them, then whirls back and glares at Billy again]
Billy Peltzer : We could have asked that you move to the back of the line and wait your turn like everyone else, but we didn't want to be rude...
[He glances at the other, relatively-patient clientele; his tone becomes surreptitious]
Billy Peltzer : ... or worse.
Gerald : [rushing up with Mr. Corben close behind] What's going on here?
[doesn't wait for an answer]
Gerald : Shut up, Peltzer; I'm asking her, not you. Is there a problem, Mrs. Deagle?
Ruby Deagle : This young man just asked that I *move to the back of the line and wait my turn like everybody else*! Of all the...!
Gerald : [Mr. Corben and Gerald both turn pale] Peltzer, how dare you! You're...!
Mr. Corben : *Gerald*! This is official.
Gerald : But *I* wanted to...!
Mr. Corben : [sternly cutting him off] Gerald. I'm not going to tell you again.
[turns back to Billy]
Mr. Corben : Peltzer, how dare you! You're fired!
Billy Peltzer : [removing his name tag] Thanks, Roland.
Mr. Corben : [furious] *Roland*?
Billy Peltzer : That's the best present you and Ger have ever given me.
[drops the name tag on the floor, then spins on his heel and walks out cheerfully]
Mr. Corben : ...Well, what are you standing around for? Pick that up!
Gerald : [to Kate] You heard him. Pick it up. Now.
[Instead, she removes her own name tag and drops it on the floor as well]
Kate Beringer : Pick them up yourself, Ger. I quit.
[walks out after Billy]
Mr. Corben : ...You heard her, Hopkins. Pick those off the floor. Immediately.
Gerald : *Me*? Since when do *I* get other people's dirty work?
Mr. Corben : [cold and deadly] When nobody else is there to do the dirty work, as you call it, the JVP becomes JAL - that is, Just Another Lackey. Now start earning that salary I'm paying you, before I *really* blow my top and demonstrate just how rotten I *can* be. If you thought I was a schmuck with those other two...!
[Very unwillingly, Gerald picks both name tags off the floor. Then he goes to assist the long line of customers - all by himself - while Corben strolls whistling back to his office]
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Grandfather : He has something he wants to say to you.
Billy Peltzer : You mean you can understand what he says when he speaks?
Grandfather : To understand, one has only to listen.
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Kate Beringer : Will you sign this petition? They're trying to close Dorie's Tavern.
Billy Peltzer : Sure. That's where my dad proposed to my mom, you know.
Kate Beringer : That's where everyone's dad proposed to their mom.
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Sheriff Frank : Tell me something, Billy. How come a cute little guy like this can turn into a thousand ugly monsters?
Billy Peltzer : Well, you see, this is before it enters the pupal stage.
Deputy Brent : The pupal stage?
Billy Peltzer : Yeah, right. Plus it multiplies with water.
Deputy Brent : Aw, Christ.
Sheriff Frank : Brent give the kid some water.
Billy Peltzer : I wouldn't do that, Sheriff.
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Gerald Hopkins : If it isn't Captain Clip-On. Guess who almost signed for unemployment today?
Billy Peltzer : I give up.
Gerald Hopkins : You... But Mr. Corben had second thoughts. He gets so sentimental around the holidays.
Billy Peltzer : Imagine that.
Gerald Hopkins : If it was up to me, I would have fired you in a second.
Billy Peltzer : Well, a Merry Christmas to you too.
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Billy Peltzer : Cover your mouth. Don't breathe any gas.
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Ruby Deagle : I want your dog.
Billy Peltzer : Barney?
Ruby Deagle : Give him to me. I'll take him to the kennel, they'll put him to sleep. It will be quick and painless compared to what I would do to him.
Billy Peltzer : What could you do?
Ruby Deagle : I'll catch the beast myself. He'll get what he deserves, a slow painful death.Maybe I'll put him in my spin-drier on high heat.
Mr. Anderson : That would do it all right!
[Barney then jumps from the bank counter and smashes Mrs Deagle's snowman head and starts barking at her]
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Billy Peltzer : They're Inside.
Kate Beringer : All Of Them?
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Lynn Peltzer : [shocked to see eggs in Billy's basement] What are they?
Billy Peltzer : They're the Mogwai... I guess.
Lynn Peltzer : Did you give them water?
Billy Peltzer : No.
Lynn Peltzer : Did you feed them after midnight?
Billy Peltzer : Well, I gave them some chicken
[realises about his clock]
Billy Peltzer : No, wait, I made sure
[goes over to his clock and founds out that his clock has been ripped off it's cords]
Billy Peltzer : Mom, what's going on here?
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Billy Peltzer : It's the creatures!
Sheriff Frank : [angered] Ah, the creatures.
Billy Peltzer : The creatures are making it look like an accident!
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Kate Beringer : What are they, Billy?
Billy Peltzer : They're gremlins, Kate. Just like Mr. Futterman said.
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Pete Fountaine : One, two, three, four, five new ones. NOW can I have one?
Billy Peltzer : I don't know, Pete.
Pete Fountaine : Hey, look! That one's got a cute little stripe on its head. Hey, cutie.
[Pete attempts to pet the baby mogwai, who, in response, snarls and attempts to bite Pete]
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Lynn Peltzer : [answers the phone] Yes? Billy! Are you okay? Where are you?
Billy Peltzer : Mom, they've hatched. Get out of the house!
Stripe : [sees a phone cord] Phone home... CACA!
[he pulls the phone cord]
Billy Peltzer : Mom? MOM!
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Billy Peltzer : I always thought everyone was happy during the holidays, no matter what.
Kate Beringer : Most people are, but some aren't. While everybody else opens up presents, they're opening up their wrists.
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[deleted scene]
Kate Beringer : [whispers, from Corben's office] Billy! Billy, come here.
[Billy does so]
Kate Beringer : Close the door.
Billy Peltzer : [does so] Kate what are you doing?
Kate Beringer : [shows him a schematic map on Corben's desk] Look at this.
Billy Peltzer : [looks at it] Kingston Falls? Right, I've been there.
Kate Beringer : No, but look at the places in red.
Billy Peltzer : Yeah?
Kate Beringer : Those are homes of people who are out of work. Most of them lost their jobs because Mrs. Deagle closes down the factory. They can't afford to make their house payments, so Mrs. Deagle is taking advantage of that.
Billy Peltzer : What do you mean?
Kate Beringer : She's forcing the bank to foreclose in all of their mortgages.
Billy Peltzer : That's over half the town, Kate!
Kate Beringer : No kidding.
[Kate turns to another map showing many red X-marks on houses]
Kate Beringer : Look, your house is in red and so is mine. I heard them talking. Mrs. Deagle had a meeting with the Hitox Chemical company. I think she's going to sell them the land.
Billy Peltzer : What are they going to do. Build a plant, a factory, or what?
Kate Beringer : I don't know, but we got to do something.
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Murray Futterman : Hey Billy, what's the matter? You need a jump?
Billy Peltzer : No, thanks, Mr. Futterman. I'm pretty much late for work as it is.
Murray Futterman : These goddamn foreign cars - they always freeze up on you. You don't find American machinery doing that. Our stuff can take anything. See that plow? 15 years old. Hasn't given me a day's trouble in years. You know why? Kentucky Harvester. It ain't some foreign piece of crap you pick up these days. That's a Kentucky Harvester!
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Kate Beringer : I don't celebrate Christmas.
Billy Peltzer : What? Are you Hindu or something?
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Billy Peltzer : Look, I know it sounds crazy. I know it does. But in a matter of hours, this town's gonna be turned into a major disaster area and, now, you have got to warn people!
