House of Wax (2005) - Quotes

Realism in Creation

Taglines: There's a reason they look so real.

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Survival in a Sinister Setting

Taglines: Prey. Slay. Display.

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The Endurance of Wax Over Flesh

Taglines: The flesh is weak. Wax is forever.

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Uncovering the Sinclair Family Mystery

Dave: [on radio] Sheriff?

Sheriff: Yeah, Dave?

Dave: Ran the Sinclair family through CDIC. Trudy and the doctor didn't have two sons. They had three.

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Tension in the Face of Danger

Carly: [hearing a noise outside the tent] Wade, wake up. Wade! I heard something.

Wade: Yeah, it's probably the serial killers or something.

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Different Jobs, Different Perspectives

Dalton: You're just gonna let em leave like that? That guy's a freak, he throws dead animals in a pit for a living.

Nick: You clean shit for a living, Mr. Septic Tank Man. What's the difference?

Dalton: Well, um... I don't walk through it. That's one difference.

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Exploring a Wax Museum's Secrets

Carly: [approaching the door to the wax museum] Doesn't closed mean I don't want you in here?

Wade: Relax. No one'll care

Carly: What if's someone's here?

Wade: [calling out; after silence; gestures to a large ornament] Hello? Anyone in here? See? Fine. Look how cool this is. Everything in here is wax, the floors, the walls, look at this! This is wax.

Carly: Yeah, cool, awesome.

Wade: Who are these people supposed to be? Aren't there supposed to be famous people in a wax museum? I don't recognize this guy.

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Unexpected Drama Over a Simple Request

Wade: I'm sorry, we just needed a fan belt.

Bo: A fanbelt? You walk in on a funeral for a fucking fanbelt?

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Uncertainty About Accidental Messiness

Nick: Ugh, Dalton, did you crap your pants again?

Dalton: What? No! I don't know, maybe. I am wearing my work clothes.

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Blame Shifting in Difficult Circumstances

Carly: I don't believe this. You steal a car and it's my fault. You evade arrest and it's the cops fault...

Nick: One of em took a swing at me.

Carly: You get kicked out of the house, it's Mom and Dad's fault. You lose your football scholarship and it's the coach's fault! You can't keep a job for more than two weeks because it's every manager's fault!

Nick: I'm surrounded by idiots.

Carly: So then why did you come, to piss me off?

Nick: Why don't you get it? You're the good twin, I'm the evil one.

Carly: Grow up. You are so afraid to take things seriously.

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Progress and Legacy in the Town's Development

Bo Sinclair: [to Vincent] Hey, town's looking real good. We almost finished what Ma started. Those two are good, they'll fit perfectly. What I tell ya, huh? Ain't your work more real now? Ma would be proud, yeah, she'd be real proud. She always said your talent would make up for what God took away from you. There's two more, we've still got a lot of work to do.

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