Poltergeist (1982)
Craig T. Nelson: Steve Freeling
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Quotes
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Steve Freeling : [shouting in Teague's face] You son of a bitch! You moved the cemetery, but you left the bodies, didn't you? You son of a bitch, you left the bodies and you only moved the headstones! You only moved the headstones! Why? Why?
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Tangina : Cross over, children. All are welcome. All welcome. Go into the light.
Steve Freeling : No! No, you said no!
Tangina : There is peace and serenity in the light.
Steve Freeling : You said don't go into the light!
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Dr. Lesh : Would your family welcome a serious investigation of these disturbances by someone who can make firsthand observations?
Steve Freeling : Look, Dr. Lesh. We don't care about the disturbances, the pounding and the flashing, the screaming, the music. We just want you to find our little girl.
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Tangina : [offscreen upstairs] Why is this door locked, Mr. Freeling?
[Steve Freeling closes his eyes, clasps his hands, and appears to be concentrating for several seconds]
Diane Freeling : [quietly] Answer her, Steven!
Steve Freeling : [sotto voce] I *am*.
Tangina : [steps out to the top of the stairs] I am addressin' the living!
Steve Freeling : I'm sorry. Sorry. That's the room my son and daughter used to occupy.
Dr. Lesh : We believe it's the heart of the house.
Tangina : This house has many hearts.
[Tangina steps away from the stairtop. Diane approaches Steven]
Diane Freeling : [quietly] What is the matter?
Steve Freeling : [with laughter] "What's the matter"?
Steve Freeling : [he composes himself, whispers] I was trying to answer her with my mind and she couldn't hear me.
Steve Freeling : [to Dr. Lesh, whispering even softer] Now, I thought you said this Tangina Barrons was an *extraordinary*...
Tangina : I *am*!
Steve Freeling : ...clairvoy...
Tangina : [steps out again] I just don't like trick answers.
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Steve Freeling : You know Teague, he won't take "Go to Hell" for an answer.
Diane Freeling : What are you going to do?
Steve Freeling : I'm gonna give him directions.
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Steve Freeling : Tomorrow I'm going to call someone.
Diane Freeling : Like who? I looked in the Yellow Pages. "Furniture Movers" we've got; "Strange Phenomenon", there's no listing.
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Diane Freeling : Ahhh... this is probably going to be seem a little strange. We hear better on this channel. Don't ask me why. Well... ah... I guess I will call her. Carol Anne. Ah... it's mommy, sweetheart. Ah, we want to talk to you. Please answer me, baby. Please answer me. Please talk to me, bunny.
Marty : Look at the dog.
Diane Freeling : Are you with us now? Can you... can you say hello to daddy?
Carol Anne Freeling : Hello, daddy.
Steve Freeling : Hello, sweet pea.
Diane Freeling : It's mommy, sweetheart.
Carol Anne Freeling : Hello, mommy.
Diane Freeling : Hello, baby. Can you see me? Can you see mommy?
Carol Anne Freeling : Mommy? Where are you? Where are you?
Diane Freeling : We're home, baby. We're home. Can you find me? Can you find a way to us, baby?
Carol Anne Freeling : Mommy, where are you? I can't find you. I can't. I'm afraid of the light, mommy. I'm afraid of the light.
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[Steve opens the window next to the neighbor's house]
Steve Freeling : We've got a good game going on here.
Ben Tuthill : My kids wanna watch Mr. Rogers.
Steve Freeling : I don't care what you're watching, Ben, just show a little mercy with that thing!
Ben Tuthill : Move your set.
[Ben flicks remote]
Steve Freeling : Move yours, Ben.
[Steve flicks his remote]
Steve Freeling : [Steve and Ben flick each other off]
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Dr. Lesh : The determination as to whether your home is haunted is - is not very easy. I - what I meant to say was it might very well be a poltergeist intrusion instead of a classic haunting.
Steve Freeling : There's a difference?
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Steve Freeling : Not much room for a pool is there?
Mr. Teague : We own all the land. We have already made arrangements for relocating the cemetery.
Steve Freeling : Oh, you're kidding. Oh, come on. I mean, that's sacrilegious, isn't it?
Mr. Teague : Oh, don't worry about it. After all, it's not ancient tribal burial ground. It's just... people. Besides, we have done it before.
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Diane Freeling : Look, I'm the one who has had to live with this freaky thing all day. It's like another side of nature, that you and I aren't qualified to understand. When you overreact, it makes what happened much too important.
Steve Freeling : No one is going into the kitchen until I know what's happening.
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Dana Freeling : I'll go check the kitchen!
Steve Freeling : No! No, I'll do it! I'll check the kitchen, you check your room!
Steve Freeling : Carol Anne!
Dana Freeling : Carol Snne!
Diane Freeling : Carol Anne! Sweetheart!
Steve Freeling : Diane!
Diane Freeling : Did you find her?
Steve Freeling : No, I looked everywhere! This is crazy!
Diane Freeling : Oh my! My God! She is in the swimming pool, the swimming pool, the swimming pool!
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Dr. Lesh : Well, I'm off. I'm taking these back to the lab along with the tapes. I'm going to have to display these, you know.
Steve Freeling : Please, not on "60 Minutes".
Diane Freeling : Or "That's Incredible!".
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Steve Freeling : I was trying to answer her with my mind and she couldn't hear me. Now I thought you said this Tangina Barens was an extraordinary...
Tangina : [offscreen] I *am*.
Steve Freeling : ...clairvoy...
Tangina : [steps out again at the top of the stairs] I just don't like trick answers.
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Steve Freeling : Listen to me, Jeff! No, I'm not kidding! I know, right? How can anybody sleep through a 6.5?
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Steve Freeling : No. I'll do it. Let me go.
Diane Freeling : You can't go. You're the only one strong enough to hold the rope.
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Steve Freeling : I'm outta here! See ya early.
Robbie Freeling : I'm outta here!
Diane Freeling : You I can handle.
Robbie Freeling : I got school!
Diane Freeling : Breakfast first.
Robbie Freeling : All right, I'll just flunk.
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Dr. Lesh : Well, I'm off. I'm taking these back to the lab along with the tapes. I'm going to have to display these, you know.
Steve Freeling : Please, not on "60 Minutes".
Diane Freeling : Or "That's Incredible!"
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Diane Freeling : Mmmmm... smell that mimosa.
Steve Freeling : Well you better cut a bouquet and take it with you, because we're not staying.
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Steve Freeling : Whoever might complain?
Mr. Teague : Nobody's complained until now.
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Steve Freeling : You know we have a saying around here; "The grass grows greener on every side."
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Steve Freeling : [skeleton hits the windshield] Oh, shit!
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Steve Freeling : Get in the car, Dana.
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Steve Freeling : I hate Pizza Hut! Where's supper? I don't understand, Diane. What the hell's going on around here?
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Steve Freeling : Honey, honey, honey. Honey, a three-meter board, it's like an air pocket, sweetheart. When you dive off, it's like free-falling, okay? You got to get your position now. These feet are positioning.
Diane Freeling : Honey?
Steve Freeling : Three meters!
Diane Freeling : Honey, your diving days are over.
Steve Freeling : We're talking Olympics, Diane. Okay?
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Steve Freeling : Good night, angel. Happy dreams, okay?
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Diane Freeling : You know, once I slept-walked four blocks. And I fell asleep in the back of this guy's car. He drove all the way to work before discovering me. Oh, God, I woke up, I started screaming. People came running from everywhere. They called the cops. The cops came. They took this poor dude downtown. My father...
Steve Freeling : Big...
Diane Freeling : Ed. Big Ed has me examined for like bruises and hickeys, you know, you name it. God, I was so embarrassed.
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Steve Freeling : Come on. Come on. Hop up. I'm the wind and you're the feather.
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Robbie Freeling : I don't like the tree, Dad.
Steve Freeling : It's an old tree. It's been around here a long time. It was here before my company built the neighborhood.
Robbie Freeling : I don't like its arms. It knows I live here, doesn't it?
Steve Freeling : It knows everything about us. That's why I built the house next to it. So it could protect us. You and Carol Anne and Dana and your mom and me. It's a very wise old tree.
Robbie Freeling : It looks at me. It knows I live here.
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Steve Freeling : Diane and I were just wondering... . This will sound strange coming from me... .
Ben Tuthill : Doubt that.
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Steve Freeling : I just read "Popular Mechanics". I got hobbies.
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Steve Freeling : So, what side of the rainbow are we working tonight, Dr. Lesh? Is this your Knott's Berry Farm solution?
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Tangina : Tell her if she doesn't answer you, she's gonna get a spanking.
Steve Freeling : Come on, I've never spanked the children.
Diane Freeling : Honey, please, just tell her.
Steve Freeling : Carol Anne? Answer your parents or you'll get a real spanking from both of us!
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Robbie Freeling : Good night, Mom.
Diane Freeling : Good night, sweetie.
Robbie Freeling : Good night, lady. Good night, Dad.
Steve Freeling : Good night, Rob. I love you.
Robbie Freeling : [looks at the TV] Good night, Carol Anne.
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Steve Freeling : Baby. Sweetheart. Sweetpea, it's Daddy. Come on, honey. Come on, pumpkin.
