Paulie (1998)

Share this quote on facebook Paulie: I'm a bird. I have a small brain, and it's about to explode!

Share this quote on facebook Paulie: Hit the brakes, ugly!
Benny: Oh, that's cute. You train the bird to insult your customers?
Paulie: No, I could tell you're ugly all by myself.

Share this quote on facebook Ivy: Somebody has to teach this beautiful bird some manners. Might as well be me.
Paulie: What's wrong with my manners? [belches]

Share this quote on facebook Ivy: Oh! Oh.
Paulie: You know, maybe your house shouldn't have wheels.
Ivy: Oh, dear. All right, all right. I'll go get some help. You stay here. You know, it's... Don't be frightened. Let's see.

Share this quote on facebook [The flashback shows where Marie is playing on the tire swing]
Marie's Mother: Marie! Marie, come see what your grandpa brought you.
[Marie's Mother leaves and Marie follows her into the house. She meets her grandpa]
Marie: [stuttering] G-G-Grandpa!
Grandpa: My beautiful girl.
[Marie's Mother holds a flower pot and smiles]
Marie: W-What d-did you bring me?
Marie's Mother: Look in the basket, sweetie.
[Marie opens the basket and finds Young Paulie]
Paulie: [voice over] I opened my eyes, and there she was.
Marie: B-Bird.
[Marie picks up Young Paulie. Marie's Mother and grandpa smiles]
Paulie: [voice over] I didn't know what this creature was, but I liked it.
Grandpa: I thought I'd give her someone to talk to. I named him Paulie.
Marie: [cuddles Young Paulie] Pretty P-Paulie.
Paulie: [voice over] Pretty Marie.
[Marie hugs Young Paulie]

Share this quote on facebook Paulie: It's a long story.
Misha: I'm Russian. I like long stories!
Paulie: All right, Chekov. Sit down. It all started with Marie.
Misha: The one from the song?
Paulie: Yeah. The one from the song.

Share this quote on facebook Warren: I just cannot believe you didn't tell me about this.
Lila: Warren, I wanted to write you.
Warren: Well, then why didn't you?
Lila: Because I didn't know what to say. Marie's voice is going away.
Warren: Well, is she getting any better? Is it going away, Lila?
Lila: No, but it won't go away, if you haven't put too much pressure on her.
Warren: Lila, I don't think you put enough pressure on her.
Lila: Warren, she's a little girl. I can't stand to see her suffer. I can't stand it!
Warren: What happens when she goes to school? Do you think she'll be made fun of? Because I can guarantee you she will be.
Lila: Well, what do you think we're supposed to do about it?
Warren: You're telling me. All this "We love you, no matter what you can do." stuff isn't going to work anymore.
Lila: All right, we'll just order her to stop stuttering. Is that the only way we can do to help her?

Share this quote on facebook Narrator: I thought flying was scary - 'til I drove with Ivy.
Ivy: So long, New Jersey!
Paulie: So long, New Jersey!

Share this quote on facebook Ivy: But, you know, what's the matter with New Jersey? It will be nice, if you will give it a chance.
Paulie: Why does your house have wheels?
Ivy: Houses are a lot cheaper with wheels.
Paulie: I was thinking more along the lines that houses with wheels can go to places.
Ivy: Well, not anymore, I'm afraid. Earl and I used to travel all of the time, you know. But things change. He had even crazier ideas than you have got. We always used to talk about going to The Grand Canyon, but we just never got that far. Yow know, Earl said that if you stand right at the edge just when the sun comes up, it's like seeing the first sunrise in the whole world.
Paulie: He was kind of poetic, wasn't he?
Ivy: For an ex-Marine.
Paulie: Hmm, you miss Earl.
Ivy: Oh, let's not talk about that.
Paulie: You miss Earl.
Ivy: Eat your dinner.
Paulie: Like I miss Marie.

Share this quote on facebook Ivy: You know what you are, Paulie? You're my seeing-eye parrot.
[dissolve to sunset]
Ivy: You've been a dear friend to me, Paulie. We're birds of a feather, you and I. Betwixt and between, that's us. So what do we have tonight? Is it pretty?
Paulie: Oh, very pretty. There's more orange now, and it's getting darker. Just a little gold left.
Ivy: The sun must be almost set. Can you see any stars yet?
Paulie: Not yet.
[cut to ambulance pulling away]
Paulie: And then one day, the cat got her.

Share this quote on facebook Ignacio: What's your story?
Paulie: I'm Paulie, and I'm looking for someone named Marie Alweather. Can you tell me where I am?
Ignacio: You're in L. A.. East L. A..
Paulie: East L. A.? East L. A.! I made it! I made it!
Ignacio: You can talk?
Paulie: [looking at Ignacio's parrots] They can talk.
Ignacio: Them? They don't talk! I say "taco", they say "taco".
Parrots: Taco, taco, taco, taco!
Paulie: Are they okay?
Ignacio: Sure, they're okay. But, I don't know about me. [to himself] I'm talking to a bird. Okay. I'm talking to a bird. [to Paulie] Is her daddy's name Moe?
Paulie: Uh-uh. Warren.
Ignacio: Oh. Well, I'm sorry, amigo. Such an Alweather is not in this phone book. Maybe they have an unlisted number. How can I get him into playing this game? You know, I've been thinking. Can you carry a tune, or a dance, or anything?
Paulie: What do you mean?

Share this quote on facebook Paulie: You're not going to kiss me, are you?
Benny: What? Get outta here.

Share this quote on facebook Benny: What's taking him so long?
Ruby: I don't know.

Share this quote on facebook Researcher 1: Okay, we're going to ask you some questions. We'd like for you to identify the picture. [shows Paulie a picture card with a duck on it] What is this?
Paulie: [annoyed] Duck.
Researcher 1: [shows more cards] What is this?
Paulie: Kite. Umbrella. Look, I don't see how this is "bridging the gap".
Dr. Reingold: Look, Paulie, I know this is frustrating, but we have to follow protocol if we're gonna prove you're capable of cognizant speech.
Paulie: Everyone can see that I can talk!
Researcher 1: [shows another card with a pie on it] What is this?
Paulie: Now, what is that word again for, uh, a dish composed of meat, fowl, fish or vegetables, covered in a layer of paste and baked...? Oh, yeah! It's a pie! Then again, a "pie" could be a magpie, a collection of rules, a copper coin, or what you call a fine lookin' lady. [to a woman taking notes] And if you don't believe me, look it up, blondie. But "pie" can also mean a whole, as in the pie of which we crave a piece, like the whole enchilada, the big salami, the grand prize - the talking bird which you hope will make you rich! That kind of pie! Me! I'm the pie here, and if you don't mind taking your fingers out of me for a moment, I'd like to get some lunch, you lab rat!
Researcher 2: [to Reingold, after an awkward pause] How do I score that?

Share this quote on facebook Dr. Reingold: What do you think you're doing?
Misha: I'm taking him.
Dr. Reingold: You're what?
Misha: I'm taking him where he belongs.
Dr. Reingold: He belongs to the institute.
Misha: No, he belongs to little girl, who needs him. And you knew. You knew it all the time. [to Paulie] Paulie, come.
Dr. Reingold: Who do you think you are?
Misha: I am Mikeal Andreovich Belenkoff, and you are a liar, and a coward, and a very rude man.
Dr. Reingold: And you're fired.
Misha: No, I am not fire. I am quit.
Dr. Reingold: You!

Share this quote on facebook [last lines]
Marie: Paulie, how did you find me?
Paulie: Well, it's a long story.
Misha: [chuckling] It's the only kind he knows.