The Funhouse (1981)

Cooper Huckabee: Buzz Dawson

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Quotes 

• Funhouse : I've been expecting you.

  Amy Harper : Why are you doing this? Why are you trying to kill us?

  Funhouse : I'm just protecting my family.

  Amy Harper : Your family? But that guy... He's not even human.

  Funhouse : The Lord works in mysterious ways, little lady. He ain't such a bad fella. My son does get himself in all sorts of trouble, though, don't he? Anyway, blood is thicker than water. I'm sure he's gonna be a real comfort to me in my old age. Now, how many people know you're here?

  Amy Harper : [lying]  Lots. Our parents... they all know.

  Funhouse : [scoffs]  Well, no matter. We'll be pullin' outta here tomorrow mornin'. There's plenty other carnivals.

  Buzz Klemmet : What'd you do with Liz? The other girl?

  Funhouse : Oh, I expect by now he's just finishin' up with her. We'll just wait here till he gets back.

  Amy Harper : [CUTTING-ROOM FLOOR-LINE: Amy steps forward, in tears]  Listen, we're sorry we took the money. We don't care about the money; we just want to get out of here! *Please, just let us go.*

  [Richie's corpse appears] 

  Funhouse : Oh, my, my! That IS a gruesome sight.

  [Buzz attacks the Funhous Barker for his gun, which goes off and kills the Barker; then the Monster appears and attacks Buzz for the gun, which goes off again and kills Buzz] 

• Buzz Klemmet : Hey! Watch who you're calling an asshole, asshole.

• Richie Atterbury : When I was a kid, I once tried to spook my older brother by hiding in his closet. While I was waiting in there to jump out and scare him, a weird thought came into my head. What if he knew I was in there, and he was standing just outside the closet door, waiting to jump out and scare me?

  Liz Duncan : So, what happened?

  Buzz Klemmet : He locked you in, didn't he?

  Richie Atterbury : I waited for three hours till my parents came home and got me out. I was too scared to touch the doorknob. I... I wet my pants.

• Amy Harper : Listen, how would you like to go to the movies instead of the carnival?

  Buzz Klemmet : The movies? What for?

  Amy Harper : It's the same carnival that went through Fairfield County, where they had all that trouble.

  Buzz Klemmet : Terrific. Maybe we'll get a little action. Come on. You're not afraid to go, are you?

  Amy Harper : No, I just don't feel like it. Besides, I promised my father we were going to the movies.

  Buzz Klemmet : Forget about your old man. He's trying to bum your evening.

  Amy Harper : How can you say that? You don't even know my father.

  Buzz Klemmet : Hey, loosen up, will ya?