10 quotes
Navigating Risks in Unconventional Adventures
Amy Alden
Mama to Papa. That was so cool!
Thomas Alden
Yeah, great. I just made a criminal out of my own daughter. Now we'll both do time behind bars.
Amy Alden
Dad, stop being so dramatic.
Thomas Alden
Now, look, this is just the beginning, Amy. We've got to make 120 nautical miles by sundown, fly across Lake Ontario, cross an international boundary without a permit carrying stolen goods, without filing a flight plan, without any official approval, four days behind schedule. We're on the edge, my dear.
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Confronting Environmental Destruction and Legal Responsibility
Thomas Alden
By destroying the marsh, they've broken the law and accomplished their objective which is, there's nothing left to save. I mean, it's a done deal. And it's an outrage! There are laws against this kind of thing, and I, for one, want to know who amongst you is going to enforce them?
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Confronting Illegal Actions and Authority
Thomas Alden
GET OUT OF HERE!!! What do you think you're doing?! Hey! What do you think you're doing, huh?! Hey! You don't have a permit! We haven't had the meeting yet! We haven't voted! You're totally illegal! I'm gonna get a lawyer and sue your ass!
[running out of the house in his underwear as construction workers are wrecking a nearby marsh; sighs in frustration and lets out a furious scream]
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A Father's Journey to Reunite with Daughter
Thomas Alden
Amy? It's Dad.
Amy Alden
Dad? Why are you here?
Thomas Alden
I came down from Canada. I've come to take you home.
Amy Alden
What do you mean?
Thomas Alden
Well, I mean...
Amy Alden
Where's Mum? Tell me, Mum died, didn't she?
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Excitement for a New Adventure
Amy Alden
Hello, Papa Goose! This is so cool!
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A Promise to Protect and Reassure
Thomas Alden
Amy? Amy, I'm sorry. I didn't know he was going to do that. Look, sweetie, I promise I won't let anybody hurt them, all right? Open the door.
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A Conversation About Unusual Inventions
Susan Barnes
It's all right.
Amy Alden
This house is full of contraptions!
[sobbing]
Susan Barnes
I know. You're right.
Amy Alden
HE'S SO WEIRD!
Susan Barnes
You're right. He is.
Amy Alden
I miss my friends and my room! Who was that guy?
Susan Barnes
Oh, he's just a guy, and he didn't see you.
Amy Alden
He did too!
Susan Barnes
No, he didn't.
Amy Alden
He did!
Susan Barnes
No.
Amy Alden
And why did he bring that other guy here to chop their wings off?!
Susan Barnes
Your father didn't know. Nobody knew he was going to do that.
Amy Alden
He did too, and he's coming back!
Susan Barnes
No, he isn't.
Amy Alden
HE SAID HE WAS!! NO!! NO!!
Susan Barnes
Amy! Amy| Amy, listen to me. I know I can never replace your mother. No one can. But if you let me, I can be your friend. And the first rule about friends is they have to trust each other, right? I promise you, nothing is going to happen to those geese. I won't let it and neither will your dad.
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Connecting with Nature Through Flight
Amy Alden
Dad, look! They're really flying with me!
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Confrontation Over Geese Ownership Rights
Amy Alden
Excuse me, sir, please leave him alone.
Glen Seifert
Your name's Amy, isn't it? Well, Amy, these geese belong to the Crown.
Amy Alden
What crown?
Glen Seifert
That's the Queen of England.
Thomas Alden
Pinioning?
Susan Barnes
I have no idea.
Glen Seifert
She made rules for us to follow. It's for the good of the goose, it's for the good of the people. Now what you do is you take the wing and you just shave a bit off the cuticle here--
[prepares to cut the tip off Igor's wing with a fingernail clipper]
Amy Alden
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! STOP IT!! STOP IT!! STOP IT!! STOP IT!!
[utterly enraged; shoots up from her chair and hits Seifert on the head repeatedly with a bowl of popcorn]
Thomas Alden
What the hell are you doing?!
[indignantly grabs Seifert and hauls him to the door; Susan grabs Igor from Seifert's hand while Amy takes the flock in the bathroom]
Susan Barnes
Watch out!
Glen Seifert
Jeez! What are you doing?!
Thomas Alden
What the hell do you think you're doing, huh?!
[throws Seifert down the stairs]
Glen Seifert
What is wrong with you? I'm trying to help! What happens when your birds start to fly? What happens in two months when they start to migrate? They're gonna end up zapped in power lines or dead on the highway, except--
Thomas Alden
GET OFF MY LAND!!
[shoves Seifert by force]
Glen Seifert
LISTEN TO ME!! Your birds could be carrying parasites and disease! If they infect while they want--
Thomas Alden
STAY OFF OF MY PLACE!!!
Glen Seifert
Your birds are gonna get clipped, no matter what! If your birds fly, I'm gonna have to confiscate them!
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Urgent Call to Leave Immediate Area
Amy Alden
GET OOOUUUUTT!!! Get out!! GET OUT!!!
[screaming in the shower after a lotion malfunction]
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