Batman Begins (2005)
Cillian Murphy: Dr. Jonathan Crane
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Quotes
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The Scarecrow : Boo!
[sprays a dose of fear toxin at Batman]
The Scarecrow : Aw, having trouble?
[Batman starts hallucinating and tumbles backward into an easy chair]
The Scarecrow : Take a seat. Have a drink.
[splashes Batman with alcohol]
The Scarecrow : You look like a man who takes himself too seriously.
[produces a lighter and lights it]
The Scarecrow : Do you want my opinion? You need to lighten up.
[tosses the lighter at Batman, setting him on fire]
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Carmine Falcone : [feigning insanity] Yeah, Doctor Crane, I can't take it anymore. It's all too much. "The walls are closing in." Blah, blah, blah. Couple more days of this food, it'll be true.
Dr. Jonathan Crane : What do you want?
Carmine Falcone : I want to know how you're gonna convince me to keep my mouth shut.
Dr. Jonathan Crane : About what? You don't know anything.
Carmine Falcone : I know you don't want the police to take a closer look at the drugs they seized. And I know about your experiments with the inmates of your nuthouse. See, I don't go into business with a guy without finding out his dirty secrets. And those goons you used - I own the muscle in this town. Now, I've been bringing your stuff in for months, so whatever he's planning, it's big, and I want in.
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Well, I already know what he'll say: that we should kill you.
Carmine Falcone : [chuckling] No, even he can't get me in here. Not in my town.
Dr. Jonathan Crane : [sighs, then matter-of-factly] Would you like to see my mask? I use it in my experiments.
[takes out the Scarecrow mask]
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Now, probably not very frightening to a guy like you, but these crazies, they can't stand it.
[he puts it on]
Carmine Falcone : So when did the nut take over the nuthouse?
[Crane sprays fear gas into Falcone's face; Falcone begins to scream in terror as the gas takes effect: Crane's voice is altered, and the mask appears to move like a real face]
The Scarecrow : They scream, and they cry. Much as you're doing now.
[Cuts to later outside Falcone's cell. He is still screaming]
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Well, he's not faking, not that one. I'll talk to the judge and see if I can get him moved to the secure wing at Arkham. I can't treat him here.
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Batman : Taste of your own medicine, doctor?
[gasses Crane with fear toxin]
Batman : What was your plan? Crane! Who are you working for?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : [terrified] ... Ra's. Ra's Al Ghul!
Batman : Ra's Al Ghul is dead. Who are you working for? Crane!
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Dr. Crane isn't here right now, but if you'd like to make an appointment...
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The Scarecrow : [riding through a riot on a hooded horse] There's nothing to fear but fear itself!
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Dr. Jonathan Crane : [the lights have shut off] He's here.
Arkham Thug #1 : Who?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : The Batman.
Arkham Thug #1 : What do we do?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : What anyone does when a prowler comes around... call the police.
Arkham Thug #1 : You want the cops here?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : At this point, they can't stop us. But the Batman has a talent for disruption. Force him outside, the police will take him down. Go.
Arkham Thug #1 : [indicating Rachel] What about her?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Ah, she hasn't got long. I gave her a concentrated dose. The mind can only take so much. Now, go!
Crane Thug #2 : [hesitant] The things they say about him... can he really fly?
Crane Thug #1 : I heard he can disappear.
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Well, we'll find out, won't we?
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Dr. Jonathan Crane : Well, the work offered by organized crime must have an attraction to the insane.
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Rachel Dawes : You really think a man who butchers people for the mob doesn't belong in prison?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Well, I would hardly have testified to that otherwise, would I?
Rachel Dawes : This is the *third* of Carmine Falcone's thugs you've had declared insane and moved into your asylum.
Dr. Jonathan Crane : The work offered by organized crime must have an attraction to the insane.
[starts to walk away]
Rachel Dawes : [calling after him] ... Or the corrupt!
Dr. Jonathan Crane : [to Rachel's boss] Mr. Finch. I think you should check with Miss Dawes here just what implications your office has authorized her to make. If any.
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Rachel Dawes : [attempting to comfort a frightened child] It's okay. No one's gonna hurt you.
The Scarecrow : [tearing in on horseback] Of *course* they are!
Rachel Dawes : Crane?
The Scarecrow : [leaning towards Rachel and holding up his finger as though to correct her] No. Scarecrow!
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[Falcone has been committed to Arkham]
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Outside, he was a giant. In here, only the mind can grant you power.
Rachel Dawes : You enjoy the reversal?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : I respect the mind's power over the body. It's why I do what I do.
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Dr. Jonathan Crane : [after being called down to Arkham by Rachel. She is observing Falcone, who is muttering "scarecrow" over and over] Miss Dawes, this is most irregular. I have nothing further to add to the report I filed with the judge.
Rachel Dawes : I have questions about your report.
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Such as?
Rachel Dawes : Isn't it convenient for a 52 year old man who has no history of mental illness to suddenly have a complete psychotic breakdown, just when he's about to be indicted?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Well, as you can see for yourself, there is nothing "convenient" about his symptoms.
[They look at Falcone, still muttering "Scarecrow"]
Rachel Dawes : What's "scarecrow"?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Patients suffering delusional episodes often focus their paranoia on an external tormentor. Usually one conforming to Jungian archetypes. In this case, a scarecrow.
[pause]
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Outside, he was a giant. In here, only the mind can grant you power.
Rachel Dawes : You enjoy the reversal?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : I respect the mind's power over the body. It's why I do what I do.
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Dr. Jonathan Crane : [to Rachel Dawes] This is where we make the medicine. Perhaps you should have some. Clear your head.
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Rachel Dawes : Crane?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : No, Scarecrow!
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Dr. Jonathan Crane : I am more than aware that you are not intimidated by *me*, Mr. Falcone. But you know who I'm working for, and when he gets here...
Carmine Falcone : He-he's coming to Gotham?
Dr. Jonathan Crane : Yes he is. And when he gets here, he's not gonna want to hear that you have endangered our operation just to get your thugs out of a little jail time.
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The Scarecrow : [to Rachel] Who knows you're here? Who knows?
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Dr. Jonathan Crane : You look like a man who takes himself too seriously. do you want my opinion? you need to lighten up
[sets batman on fire]