Alan Parrish Quotes

Sarah and I would like to get out of the floor, so it's your turn, Peter.

It's me! It's me, Alan, Mom and Dad! I'm home! I'm back!

Alan Parrish : What, are you crying? You don't cry, all right? You keep your chin up. Come on, keep your chin up. Crying never helped anybody do anything, okay? You have a problem, you face it like a man.
Alan Parrish : Hey, hey, I'm sorry, okay?... Twenty-six years buried in the deepest darkest jungle, and I still became my father.

You think that mosquitos, monkeys, and lions are bad? That is just the beginning. I've seen things you've only seen in your nightmares. Things you can't even imagine. Things you can't even see. There are things that hunt you in the night. Then something screams. Then you hear them eating, and you hope to God that you're not dessert. Afraid? You don't even know what afraid is. You would not last five minutes without me.

Stop giving me things that come apart!

Alan Parrish : Okay, it's my turn. I got it! "Colonel Mustard in the Library with a wrench."
Alan Parrish : "Clue."

Alan Parrish : Do you know what happened to this shoe factory?
Shoe Factory Bum : Yeah, it folded up, like everything else in this town. It's pretty cold out there. How about some coffee?
Alan Parrish : Why would they close Parrish Shoes?
Shoe Factory Bum : Well, when his kid ran away, Sam put everything he had to find him - his time, his money, everything. After a while, he stopped coming to work. He just quit caring. I don't think anybody loved his boy more than Sam did.

Beware of the ground for which you stand / The floor is quicker than the sand."

Alan Parrish : Where's Sir Sav-A-Lot?
Carl : Monroe and Elm!
Alan Parrish : The Episcopal Church.
Carl : No, it's not a church anymore. Now it's a Speedy Burger. Or at least it was. I don't know what's left of it. People in this town are goin' loopy.

Alan Parrish : Listen, Carl. I know it doesn't mean much after twenty-six years. But I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Carl : Sorry for what?
Alan Parrish : It's me, Alan.

Don't worry. I've done this before. Once.