The Pirate Movie (1982)

Christopher Atkins: Frederic

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• Mabel : Frederic, these are the 1880s. You can't live your life by the outmoded conventions of a neo-imperialist society. Find your true center!

  Frederic : What? You mean Zen piracy?

  Mabel : [unlaces her shirt and pulls it down to show her corset]  Frederic, have you ever worn a whalebone corset? Well no, we established that, didn't we? It chokes and strangles, Frederic! I won't be choked and strangled by someone else's dumb ideas of custom and duty!

  [to stone statue] 

  Mabel : Would you Harry, would you?

  [to Frederic] 

  Mabel : Never to know the rich and real, wondrous person beating and throbbing inside me. Frederic, can you see me throbbing?

  Frederic : I see! I see! I'm throbbing too!

• Frederic : Lately I've been restless. I've been consumed by some... inner fire, and all I think about are girls.

  Ruth : [Grabbing onto Frederic]  I've waited 20 years for this!

  The Pirate King : [Pulling Ruth off of Frederic]  The sea, Frederic, is a jealous mistress. But she is her own reward. Believe me, you've missed nothing.

  The Pirate King : [to other pirates]  Tell him men, have you missed anything these 20 years at sea?

  Other pirates : [Yelling in unison]  SEX!

• Frederic : Oh I love you. I'll always love you, come what may.

  Mabel : "Come what may"? We'll all be murdered in our beds come what may.

  Frederic : Well run. For God's sake run!

  Mabel : Death before dishonor. Besides, have you tried running in one of these things? It's a real bitch.

• Frederic : [moments after meeting for the first time]  Look, I know this is going to sound silly, but I think I love you. I think I might even want to marry you.

  Mabel : God, that was a short love scene!

• [the Pirate King has just cornered Frederick in their swordfight, the Pirate King has his sword pointed between Frederick's legs] 

  The Pirate King : Drop it, or...

  Frederic : *Nuts*!

  The Pirate King : Them, too!

• Frederic : [sitting rubbing his back as a horse runs off]  Ohhh! Oww! Ouch! Well I've been at sea since I was one, how the hell would I know how to ride a horse?

• Mabel : You poor thing. Pirates! You mean like walking the plank? Buried treasure? Hack, slash, off with his head, and the Jolly Richard, and everything?

  Frederic : Roger.

  Mabel : Oh, Roger I love it.

  Frederic : No, Frederic without a "k."

  Mabel : Mabel, also without a "k." God, we have so much in common.

• Mabel : Frederic, you're not gay, are you?

  Frederic : [high voice]  No!

  [clears throat and in a lower voice] 

  Frederic : No.

  Mabel : The way you and the Pirate King get around in those rather feminine, pleated shirts and all that leather.

  Frederic : Mabel!

  Mabel : Hey! I'm not prejudiced. I mean, what does this country got a navy for? Screw 'em if they can't take a joke!

  Frederic : You're weird.

  Mabel : All kidding aside, tell me this. Are you a virgin?

  Frederic : I don't know.

  Mabel : Near enough.

• The Pirate King : Your Birthday?

  Frederic : February 29, 1859.

  The Pirate King : A leap year!

  Frederic : yes...

  The Pirate King : ...and you were indentured to us...?

  Frederic : until my 21st year...

  The Pirate King : [interrupting]  ... until your 21st birthday! Leap years only happen every 4 years. Going by birthdays, you're still only 5 and a 1/4.

  Frederic : [surprised]  wha...?

  The Pirate King : I'm merely making you aware of it... I'll leave the rest to your... sense of duty?

  Ruth : Yes, Duty!

  Frederic : Duty and honor are all I have... that's the one good thing you taught me!

• [Mabel comes in and finds Frederic laying in a coffin] 

  Mabel : Frederic, what are you doing?

  Frederic : Oh, hiding.

  Mabel : My Frederic, hiding? It cannot be the lion-heart troubles at the coming conflict. My love - a wimp!

  Frederic : No, Mabel. A terrible disclosure's just been made.

  Mabel : Then zip it up!

• Frederic : [scaring off Mabel's sisters and making them drop their flowers]  I'm sorry! I didn't mean to deflower you!

• Frederic : Now, less than a hundred years ago, pirates used to really operate around here... raping and pillaging!

  Mabel : God, I'd hate to be pillaged.

• Mabel : Do you live around here?

  Frederic : I've never lived until now.

• Ruth : By the way, was that a definite no back there?

  Frederic : Ruth, I don't want to hurt your feelings, but tell me honestly. Now, compared to other women, are you beautiful?

  Ruth : Oh, I've been told so.

  Frederic : Ah, but lately?

  Ruth : Yes, by Sam. 'Course, he was drunk.