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Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Quotes

"In the classic tradition of Walt Disney Pictures comes a story about courage, adventure and friendship."

G 1993 · 1h 24m
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70
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31 quotes
A Creative Plan for Survival
Chance Listen, if I don't make it...well, I got a pile of bones buried in the backyard, and, uh...
Shadow We'll make it!
Chance Aah, I knew it! We're trapped, we're goners! Look, the bones are buried next to the jungle gym, and the TV remote control is under the seesaw.
Shadow Seesaw...Seesaw! Chance, you're a genius!
[noticing a long rock balanced on a smaller one]
Chance I am not! What's a genius?
[offended]
Shadow Never mind. This is gonna take teamwork.
A Conversation About Hot Dogs
Chance Remember hot dogs?
Shadow Yeah, I wasn't much for the name, though.
Chance I don't think they're really made of dog.
Shadow I don't think they're made of meat!
Chance But they taste the best when they fall in the dirt.
Shadow Yeaaaah.
Humorous Reaction to an Unexpected Situation
Chance Aah! Aah! He bit me with his butt!
[Chance has just gotten attacked by a porcupine]
Desperation for Help from a Friend
Chance Shadow, help!!!
['''Shadow''': ?]
Cats vs. Dogs: A Playful Debate
Sassy It's like I said all along, poopsie: cats rule and dogs drool.
Chance Oh, get a life. Get nine of em.
Sassy But it's true. Cats are smarter than dogs, and more attractive...and we don't drink from the toilet!
Concern Over a Recently Cleaned Coat
Sassy Ah! And I just got this coat cleaned!
[The log she's on collapses, sending her into the water]
Curiosity and Its Consequences for Dogs
Sassy Like my mother always said, curiosity killed the dog.
A Wish for Climbing at Home
Sassy When we get home, the tallest thing I want to climb is a bookshelf.
A Playful Exchange Between Characters
Fat Guy Here, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty.
Sassy Here, kitty, kitty, kitty." Not on your life, chubby.
[mimicking]
Fat Guy Here, kitty, kitty. Here, kitty. SCAT! Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.
Sassy No, dummy, dummy, dummy, dummy.
Fat Guy Dumb...cat!
[goes back inside]
Sassy Oh, what a bozo.
Fast Food Dislikes in a Journey
Shadow There goes the bunny...There goes the pup...There goes breakfast.
Chance I hate fast food.
A Dog's Simple Desire for Grass
Chance I...I need some grass.
[His stomach starts to growl; vomits]
Preference for Unconventional Choices
Sassy Do you have any idea where that's been?
Chance Yeahhh. That's why I like it. You want some?
Sassy I'm not really into leather.
A Loyal Companion's Call to Action
Shadow Hey! I'll...
[to Chance; gets muffled; muffled]
Loyalty and Critique in Friendship
Chance Shadow was loyal, Shadow was faithful...Shadow was a chump.
Humorous Frustration of a Tired Character
Chance I'm too pooped to poop.
Unexpected Encounter Between Friends
Sassy So, big fella, what're ya in for?
[finds Shadow in his cage in the animal shelter]
Shadow Sassy? Sassy!
Sassy Shh, keep it down.
Shadow I thought I told you to run away.
Sassy I never listen to dogs.
Squirrel Intruder Sparks Animal Curiosity
Chance Whoa. Hey, check it out, intruder at 4 o'clock.
Sassy What is that?
Chance You got me. I think it's a squirrel having a really bad hair day. Whoa, hey...
[starts to follow it]
Shadow ]
[[Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie|Leave it alone, Chance.]
Chance Are you kidding me? I gotta check this out! Hey, you, pal!
[to the porcupine]
Shadow No, don't! It doesn't smell right.
Chance Would you look at this guy? This is, like, mondo bizarro! All right, pal, you know the routine: assume the position, I sniff you, you sniff me... Hey. Hey. Hey, where you going? Hey, did I say you could go? Come back here! Hey, what about that hair? What, did you stick your tongue in a toaster? HE BIT ME WITH HIS BUTT!
[circles it; the porcupine tries to leave, but he keeps pestering it; he gets too close, and the porcupine smacks him with its tail, leaving quills in his face, making him yelp and scream; whimpers in pain]
Shadow Oh, Chance, you really are a bulldog, aren't you?
Chance I was just curious!
[sobbing]
Sassy Like my mother always said, curiosity killed the dog.
Determination in the Face of Adversity
Chance Look, you pushed me this far, now I'm pushing you the rest of the way! Y'know, back there in the woods, even when things looked really bad, I'd always believe we'd make it because I always thought you were too stubborn to quit. Well, you're not going to quit. Not now, not when we're this close! Now try again!
Chance's Playful Exclamation as Bat Dog
Chance Da Daaaa Bat Dog!
[riding with his head out the car window]
A Breakfast Discovery Among Friends
Shadow Up and at em, you two. I found our breakfast.
Chance Great, I hope it's garbage.
Shadow Nope, even better.
Sassy With you two gourmets, I can just imagine.
Chance Fine, just stay here and diet.
Sassy Are you calling me fat?
Chance Of course not, for a hippopotamus- I meant to do that.
[runs into a small tree]
Sassy Ha-ha, serves you right.
Journey to Home: A Shortcut Awaits
Shadow Home is just over that mountain. We'll be there before dark.
Sassy How do you figure? It took us ages to get this far.
Shadow That was the long way. We'll take the shortcut, straight up and over.
Chance Hey! Wait up! Hey, guys, wait up!
Shadow I thought you were gonna stay, pup.
Chance Yeah, but I thought I should come along, in case you two needed protection.
Sassy My hero! Guess I'm gonna have to stare at YOUR butt the whole way.
Confessions of a Mischievous Pet
Chance Okay, okay, I'll talk! I left a gift on the carpet. I let Sassy take the heat for when I unrolled the toilet paper all over the house. I stole underwear on three occasions. Okay, okay, four! Four!
[at the vet, having porcupine quills removed; the vet yanks a quill out of his face]
Warning About the Dangers of the Road
Chance You won't make it out there on the road! That's where they catch you and take you to the pound!
Concern for Safety and Direction
Sassy Shadow, wait! It's too far. You don't know the way. What if they come back here looking for us?
A Playful Moment Among Friends
Hope My poor baby! Are you all right?!
[picks her up]
Sassy He threw me in the big litter box!
Peter Nice shot, Chance!
[laughs]
Chance That's why they call it the "cat"-apult.
[to Shadow]
Shadow You've got a lot to learn, pup.
Facing Fears with Humor and Friendship
Chance I'm such a wimp! I'm running from a cat!
Shadow I won't tell if you won't.
Chance Of course, this isn't your ordinary housecat. I mean, this is like Arnold Schwarze-kitty!
Chance's Excitement Over Turkey
Chance Turkey! Turkey, turkey, turkey, turkey!
[Finale and latest words]
Fear of Abandonment and Lockdown
Chance Locked in. I hate being locked in. This is just like it was back at the pound.
Sassy Chance, calm down.
Chance You don't get it, do ya? The pound is where humans lock you up when they don't want you anymore.
Sassy Not want me? Impossible.
Shadow Don't listen to him. He's just makin it up to scare you.
Chance Oh, yeah? You two pampered pets haven't been out on the streets like I have. I've been to the pound, remember? Don't tell me there's no pound. I know about the pound.
Shadow Something doesn't smell right. They've been gone way too long. Much longer than they should've been. Something's really wrong.
Chance Wake up and smell the kibble. They dumped us.
Shadow No! It isn't true!
Chance They love you, and they dump you.
Shadow Not Peter!
Sassy You could be right, Shadow. It's... It's been too much time, way too much time.
Shadow Something is keeping Peter from coming to me, so I'm gonna go to him.
Chance You guys kill me. She locked the gate, remember?
Shadow I don't care about gates. I'm going home.
The Lesson of Cake and Polyester
Chance I learned an important lesson that day: cake and polyester don't mix.
Chance's Joyful Exclamation About Kentucky
Chance Hallelujah, I've died and gone to Kentucky!
[starts chasing chickens]
A Cat's Beauty Sleep Disrupted
Sassy You just woke me up from a very deep catnap.
Chance What's the matter, Sassy? Get up on the wrong side of the litter box?
Sassy Even a great beauty needs her beauty sleep!
Chance Beauty sleep? You'd have to sleep for, like, a month!