Parasite (2019)
Choi Woo-sik: Ki Woo
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[last lines]
Kim Ki-woo : Dad, today I made a plan - a fundamental plan. I'm going to earn money, a lot of it. University, a career, marriage, those are all fine, but first I'll earn money. When I have money, I'll buy the house. On the day we move in, Mom and I will be in the yard. Because the sunshine is so nice there. All you'll need to do is walk up the stairs. Take care until then. So long.
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Kim Ki-woo : [narrates] Opening my eyes for the first time in a month, I saw a detective who looked nothing like a detective. Then the doctor who looked nothing like a doctor spoke. Even when I heard how much Ki-jung bled that day... even when I heard the words "forgery", "trespassing", "foul play", "murder", and that we were lucky to get away with probation... even when I finally got to see Ki-jung's face, I kept laughing. Though when I went back and watched the news reports, I didn't laugh.
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Kim Ki-woo : [narrates] Actually, Mom and I had no idea where Dad was. But those detectives still wore themselves out following us. Eventually the news went quiet and after the surveillance stopped, I started going up that mountain. From up there, you have a great view of the house. That day, despite the cold. I felt like staying longer.
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Kim Ki-jung : [about Moon-gwang] She may look like a sheep, but inside, she's a fox. Sometimes she acts like she owns the house.
Kim Ki-woo : Right. Of all the people in that house, she's lived there the longest. She was housekeeper to the architect Namgoong, but then she went on to work for this family. When the architect moved out, he introduced this woman to Park's family, telling them, "This is a great housekeeper, you should hire her".
Chung-sook : So she survived a change of ownership.
Kim Ki-woo : She won't give up such a good job easily.
Kim Ki-jung : To extract a woman like that, we need to prepare well.
Kim Ki-woo : Right, we need a plan.
Park Da-hye : [cut to a scene with Ki-woo and Da-hye] I want to eat peaches. I like peaches best.
Kim Ki-woo : Why not ask for some?
Park Da-hye : No peaches at our house. It's a forbidden fruit.
Kim Ki-woo : [cut back to the Kims; referring to Moon-gwang] So according to what Da-hye told me, she's got a pretty serious allergy to peaches. You know that fuzz on the peach skin? If she's anywhere near it, she gets a full body rash, has trouble breathing, asthma, a total meltdown!
[Moon-gwang falls sick after Ki-woo puts peach fuzz on her]
Ki-taek : Anyway. I wasn't trying to eavesdrop, but her words came through clearly! So I couldn't help but...
Kim Ki-woo : Cut, cut! Dad, your emotions are up to here. Bring them down to about there.
Ki-taek : So I couldn't help but overhear...
Kim Ki-woo : Keep it focused!
Ki-taek : [to Mrs. Park] What I'm trying to say is... it's just that, your housekeeper's voice is quite loud, you know?
Park Yeon-kyo : I understand, it's all right. Just tell me, okay?
Ki-taek : She said she got diagnosed with active tuberculosis and she was practically shouting over the phone, so upset she could barely control herself!
Park Yeon-kyo : Tuberculosis? Come on...
Ki-taek : It's true, she phoned someone saying she had active TB.
Kim Ki-woo , Park Yeon-kyo : Do people still get TB?
Kim Ki-woo : [cut back to the Kims] Dad, back in the day, people used to buy Christmas Seals, right? Feels like a bygone era.
Ki-taek : [cut back to Ki-taek and Mrs. Park] But I saw it on the internet. Korea has the #1 rate of TB of all the OECD countries.
Kim Ki-woo : [cut back to the Kims] But she's still working, as if nothing's wrong - with a kid like Da-song in the house.
Ki-taek : [cut back to Ki-taek and Mrs. Park] So you've got a young kid like Da-song in the house, and a TB patient is doing dishes, cooking, spraying spittle...
Park Yeon-kyo : Stop it, please!
[cut to the Kims putting peach fuzz on Moon-gwang, causing her to fall sick again, and Ki-taek using chili sauce to fake Moon-gwang's blood]
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Kim Ki-woo : [referring to a forged document that falsely shows that he is a college student] I don't think of this as forgery or crime. I'll go to this university next year.
Ki-taek : So you've got a plan!
Kim Ki-woo : I just printed out the document a bit early.
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Park Yeon-kyo : [referring to an abstract painting by her young son] Da-song is an artist by nature. Look at this painting.
Kim Ki-woo : It's so metaphorical. It's really strong.
Park Yeon-kyo : Strong, right? You've got an eye for this.
Kim Ki-woo : It's a chimpanzee, right?
Park Yeon-kyo : A self-portrait.
Kim Ki-woo : Sure enough! The perspective of a young artist eludes understanding. Or perhaps it's Da-song's expressive genius...
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Min : [giving a stone as a gift] My grandpa has collected scholar's rocks since his cadet days. Now the annex, the study, every room in the house is filled with these things. But this stone here is said to bring material wealth to families...
Kim Ki-woo : Min! This is so metaphorical.
Ki-taek : For sure. It's a very opportune gift. Please relay our deepest thanks to your grandpa.
Chung-sook : [complaining about the gift] Food would be better.
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Kim Ki-woo : [suggesting an art teacher for Yeon-kyo's son] Someone just came to mind. What was her name? Jessica! Right, Jessica... She was in the same art school as my cousin. What was her Korean name? Anyway, after studying applied arts at Illinois State University, she returned to Korea.
Park Yeon-kyo : Illinois... tell me more.
Kim Ki-woo : Her teaching is unusual, but she knows how to handle kids. She's got a special reputation in her field. But even though her methods are unique, she can help kids get into good art schools.
Park Yeon-kyo : Now I'm really curious. What is she like?
Kim Ki-woo : Would you like to meet her? Though I heard she's in high demand...
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Kim Ki-woo : Da-hye, you solved those later problems then went back to #24. Right?
Park Da-hye : Yes.
Kim Ki-woo : If that were the first question on a real exam, you'd be screwed. Look at this. Your pulse is racing. The heart doesn't lie. An exam is like slashing through a jungle. Lose that momentum and you're finished. The answer to #24? I don't care. Slashing through the exam, dominating it! That's all I care about. What you need is vigor. Vigor. Understand?
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Park Da-hye : Did you know that Da-song is faking it all?
Kim Ki-woo : Huh? What do you mean?
Park Da-hye : It's all a show. Acting like a genius, that 4th dimension stuff is all fake. An artist cosplay.
Kim Ki-woo : Da-song?
Park Da-hye : You know that thing, when he freezes and stares at the sky, as if struck by inspiration.
Kim Ki-woo : So he's walking along, then he stares at the clouds for 10 minutes.
Park Da-hye : So you know what I mean? He gives me the creeps. He pretends that he can't live a normal life. Makes me want to puke.
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Moon-gwang : [after capturing the Kim family on video] Are you some family of charlatans?
Chung-sook : So, sis...
Moon-gwang : Don't fucking call me sis, you filthy bitch! I'm gonna send this video to the madame, how about that?
Ki-taek : No reception in the basement, right?
Kim Ki-jung : The phone works fine.
Kim Ki-woo : Ma'am, to be honest, the jobs we have here...
Moon-gwang : Shut up! It's too late now! Let's all go to jail! We're fucking going down!
Ki-taek : Lady, are you crazy? If they see that video, Mr. Park and his wife will be so shocked! What did those nice people ever do wrong? Why do this to them?
Moon-gwang : Stop right there! Or I'll push the 'send' button.
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Kim Ki-woo : If Da-hye and I marry, we can bring in actors to be my mom and dad.
Kim Ki-woo : [pointing at Ki-jung] Look at her. She got so many jobs acting in weddings last year.
Kim Ki-jung : I even caught the bouquet from a bitch I've never met. If you get the bouquet, they pay an extra $10.
Chung-sook : That's how your acting got so good!
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Kim Ki-woo : Dad, my foot.
Ki-taek : [whispering] Don't call me Dad!
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Ki-taek : [after learning that everyone in his family has the same smell] So do we all need to use different soap, now?
Kim Ki-woo : Dad, we'll need to use different laundry soap, too. And fabric softener.
Chung-sook : You mean doing four separate loads of laundry each time?
Kim Ki-jung : That's not it. It's the semi-basement smell. We need to leave this home to lose the smell.
Ki-taek : Anyway, aren't we fortunate to be worrying about things like this?
Kim Ki-woo : Sure.
Ki-taek : In an age like ours, when an opening for a security guard attracts 500 university graduates. Our entire family got hired!
Kim Ki-woo : That's right, Dad!
Ki-taek : If we put our 4 salaries together? The amount of cash coming from that house into ours is immense! Let's offer a prayer of gratitude to the great Mr. Park. And to Min! Ki-woo, that friend of yours turned into such a fine guy, and thanks to him we're all...
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Kim Ki-jung : We're the ones who need help. Worry about us, okay? Dad! Come on, Dad! Just focus on us, okay? On us! Not Driver Yoon, but me, please!
[lightning crashes]
Ki-taek : Awesome timing, huh?
Kim Ki-woo : She speaks, and the lightning crashes!
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Moon-gwang : [capturing the Kim family on video] You scumbag family. Husband?
Ki-taek : Husband.
Moon-gwang : Wife?
Chung-sook : Yes.
Moon-gwang : Son?
Kim Ki-woo : Yes.
Moon-gwang : Daughter?
Kim Ki-jung : Daughter.
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Kim Ki-woo : What would Min do in this situation?
Kim Ki-jung : Min wouldn't be in this situation!
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Kim Ki-woo : [referring to a neighbor's Wi-Fi network] The lady upstairs put a password on 'iptime'.
Kim Ki-jung : A password? Did you try 123456789?
Kim Ki-woo : No luck.
Kim Ki-jung : Do it the other way.
Kim Ki-woo : I tried that too!
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Ki-taek : [referring to the Park family's house] We live here now, don't we? Getting drunk in the living room.
Kim Ki-woo : Right, we live here. Why not?
Ki-taek : This is our home right now. It's cozy.
Chung-sook : Cozy? Are you feeling cozy? Sure, but suppose Park walked through that door now. What about your dad? He'd run and hide like a cockroach. Kids, you know at our house, when you turn on the light, and the cockroaches scatter? You know what I mean?
[Chung-sook starts laughing]
Ki-taek : I'm getting fucking tired of this. A cockroach?
Chung-sook : Yeah.
[Ki-taek suddenly grabs Chung-sook's shirt]
Kim Ki-woo : Huh? What's wrong?
Kim Ki-jung : What's the matter?
Kim Ki-woo : Dad, don't do that. You only live once.
[Chung-sook and Ki-taek start laughing]
Kim Ki-jung : What the hell?
Ki-taek : I fooled you! Didn't I?
Kim Ki-woo : Jesus, Dad.
Ki-taek : I fooled you too, Ki-woo? Did it look for real?
Chung-sook : If it was for real, I'd fucking kill you.