The Babadook (2014)

Essie Davis: Amelia Vanek

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• Amelia : You are nothing. You're nothing! This is my house! You are trespassing in my house! If you touch my son again, I'll fucking kill you!

• Amelia : [Samuel comes out from hiding and Amelia shrieks like a banshee. Amelia starts approaching Samuel, but he starts wetting himself.]  You little pig. Six years old and you're still wetting yourself. You don't know how many times I wished it was you, not him, that died.

  Samuel : I just wanted you to be happy.

  Amelia : [mocking Samuel]  I just want you to be happy. Sometimes I just want to smash your head against the brick wall until your fucking brains pop out.

  Samuel : [softly]  You're not my mother.

  Amelia : What did you say?

  Samuel : I said you're not my mother!

  Amelia : I AM YOUR MOTHER!

• Amelia : Why don't you go eat shit?

• Claire : It must be difficult. I do volunteer work with some disadvantaged women and a few of them have lost their husbands and they find it very hard.

  [Amelia's eyes fill with tears and she stares off into the void, ignoring the conversation] 

  Claire : How's Richard's merger going?

  Eastern Suburbs Mum : Oh, good. I mean, his workload's just ballooned. I've got the kids 24/7, it feels like!

  Claire : Tell me about it! I don't even have time to go to the gym anymore! It's ridiculous!

  Amelia : [loud, sarcastic and hostile]  That's a real tragedy! Not having time to go to the gym anymore? How do you cope? You must have SO much to talk about with those poor disadvantaged women.

  [the other party guests stare at Amelia with pity] 

• Amelia : I have moved on. I don't mention him. I don't talk about him.

• [last lines] 

  Amelia : Happy Birthday, sweetheart.

• Amelia : I'm sick, Sam. I need help. I just spoke with Mrs. Roach. We're gonna stay there tonight. You want that? I wanna make it up for you, Sam. I want you to meet your dad. It's beautiful there. You'll be happy.

  Samuel : [Sam stabs her]  Sorry, Mommy!

• Amelia : [Amelia is driving Sam home from his aunt's house]  Where did you get those firecrackers?

  Samuel : You got them for me on the internet!

  Amelia : [livid]  Well, that's the end of the internet.

• Amelia : [about the Babadook]  Well, I'm not scared.

  Samuel : You will be when it eats your insides!

• Amelia : [after Sam has snooped around in his father's crawlspace]  All your father's things are down there!

  Samuel : He's my FATHER! You don't own him!

• Amelia : If it's in a word or it's in a look; You can't get rid of the Babadook; If you're a really clever one; And you know what it is to see; Then you can make friends with a special one; A friend of you and me; His name is Mister Babadook; And this is his book; A rumbling sound then 3 sharp knocks; ba-BA-ba DOOK! DOOK! DOOK!; That's when you'll know that he's around; You'll see him if you look; This is what he wears on top; He's funny, don't you think?; See him in your room at night; And you won't sleep a wink.; I'll soon take off my funny disguise; Take heed of what you've read... ; And once you see what's underneath... ; YOU'RE GOING TO WISH YOU WERE; DEAD.; I'll WAGER with YOU; I"LL MAKE you a BET; ThE MORE you DENY the STRONGER I GET; LET ME IN!; You start to CHANGE when I get in; The BABADOOK growing; Right UNDER YOUR SKIN; Oh COME!; Come SEE; What's UNDERNEATH!