The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Martin Short: Thimbletack

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• [Jared asks Thimbletack what will happen if the goblins get the Guide book] 

  Jared Grace : Thimbletack, what happens if goblins get the book?

  Thimbletack : You die, I die, we all die. Bye-bye.

  Mallory Grace : [Mallory turns to Jared with a quavering voice]  What does he mean, 'we all die'?

  Jared Grace : I think he means we all die.

• [Thimbletack reveals himself to Jared] 

  Jared Grace : Why can't I see you?

  Thimbletack : [Thimbletack appears]  You don't see us, now you do, but only if we want you to.

• [Jared throws a cracker with honey on it, to calm Thimbletack down] 

  Thimbletack : [Thimbletack starts munching on the cookie]  No! I'm not falling for that! Mmm! Mmm!

  Jared Grace : [as Jared watches Thimbletack change back into a Brownie]  And they say I've got anger issues.

• [Thimbletack yells at Jared for reading the Guide book] 

  Thimbletack : All these years protecting it now ruined by a little twit! Circle, circle, little jerkle. Little jerkle broke the circle!

• [Thimbletack encourages the kids to ride the griffin to Arthur Spiderwick] 

  Mallory Grace : What? You want us to ride that beast?

  Thimbletack : He's not a beast. He's a bird. He's a big-boned bird!

• [Helen gets ready to yell at Jared as Thimbletack reveals himself to her] 

  Helen Grace : One more word about fairies and goblins and I swear...

  Thimbletack : [as Thimbletack reveals himself to Helen]  Goblins, I know. But I hid the book. They'll never find it. Well, I hope they don't... unless...

  Thimbletack : [Helen screams running away]  Why is she screaming? I should be the one screaming. The circle's about to be broken!