Us (1991 TV Movie)

Meg Wittner: Ellen

Quotes 

• Paul Kramer : [Ellen is in her bedroom looking for Cary and Paul stands in the doorway]  He's gone. He left about an hour ago.

  Ellen : What do you mean, he's gone? Why didn't you stop him?

  Paul Kramer : Because I didn't want to. I've put up with it and put up with it. I listened to you make excuses for him. Well, no more.

  Ellen : [going towards the phone]  I'm calling the police.

  Paul Kramer : And tell them what? That you have an eighteen-year-old son who's run away because he can't stand the fact he's not the man of the house?

  Ellen : He's in an emotional state, right now. Can't you understand that? He just ran off because his father's alive!

  Paul Kramer : Ellen, I just found out your husband's alive. What the hell, I'm not supposed to have feelings? You only feel pain when you're a teenager? Honey, what do we argue about most of the time in this house? Him! Him! You know why? Because he likes it.

  Ellen : That's not true!

  Paul Kramer : Yes, it is! You know it! He wants us to argue! He wants to have this family torn apart, so he can take care of mommy, again!

  [after a pause] 

  Paul Kramer : Ellen, I'm--I'm sorry. I love you, I love my family, I love my girls, but I just can't live in the same house with that boy. I'm sorry, I can't. You decide.

  [he starts to leave the room, but stops for a second] 

  Paul Kramer : He left you a note. It's on the dresser.