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The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games  image

Directed by: Gary Ross
Written by: Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
Released on: March 23, 2012
Taglines: The World Will Be Watching

The Hunger Games Quotes

Primrose Everdeen : Wish I looked like you.
Katniss Everdeen : Oh, no. I wish I looked like YOU, little duck.

Ladies and gentlemen, from District 12: Katniss Everdeen - the girl on fire! image

Ladies and gentlemen, from District 12: Katniss Everdeen - the girl on fire!

And we're ready. image

And we're ready.

Peeta Mellark : But I don't think she actually recognized me until the Reaping.
Caesar Flickerman : Well, I'll tell you what, Peeta. You go out there, and you win this thing, and when you get home, she'll have to go out with you. Right, folks?
Peeta Mellark : Thanks, but I, uh, I don't think winning's gonna help me at all.
Caesar Flickerman : And why not?
Peeta Mellark : Because she came here with me.

I'll still cook you.

Trust me. image

Trust me.

Maybe Cato likes berries, too. image

Maybe Cato likes berries, too.

Take care of them, Gale. Whatever you do, don't let them starve! image

Take care of them, Gale. Whatever you do, don't let them starve!

Katniss Everdeen : Hi.
Peeta Mellark : Hey.
Katniss Everdeen : How did you do that?
Peeta Mellark : I, ah... I used to decorate the cakes down at the bakery.
Katniss Everdeen : Oh.
Peeta Mellark : I'll show you. See?
Katniss Everdeen : Wow.
Peeta Mellark : Yeah.

 I'm not gonna hurt you. image

I'm not gonna hurt you.

Peeta Mellark : Together?
Katniss Everdeen : Together.
Peeta Mellark : Okay. One.
Katniss Everdeen : Two.
Peeta Mellark : Three.

Katniss Everdeen : I volunteer! I volunteer! I volunteer as tribute!
Effie Trinket : Uh... I believe we have a volunteer.

Thank you... for your consideration.

Katniss Everdeen : It's okay. It's okay. You were just dreaming. You were dreaming.
Primrose Everdeen : It was me.
Katniss Everdeen : I know. I know, but it's not. It's your first year, Prim. Your name's only been in there once. They're not going to pick you.

Seneca Crane : Everyone likes an underdog.
President Snow : I don't. image

Seneca Crane : Everyone likes an underdog.
President Snow : I don't.

Gale Hawthorne : We could do it, you know. Take off, live in the woods. What we do anyway.
Katniss Everdeen : They'd catch us.
Gale Hawthorne : Well, maybe not.
Katniss Everdeen : Cut out our tongues or worse. We wouldn't make it five miles.

Katniss Everdeen : It's okay, Prim.
Primrose Everdeen : No! No!

Primrose Everdeen : Just try to win. Maybe you can.
Katniss Everdeen : Of course. Maybe I can. I am smart, you know.
Primrose Everdeen : And you can hunt.
Katniss Everdeen : Exactly.

Gale Hawthorne : Listen to me. You're stronger than they are. You are. Get to a bow.
Katniss Everdeen : They may not have one...
Gale Hawthorne : They will if you show 'em how good you are. They just want a good show. That's all they want. If they don't have a bow, then you make one, okay? You know how to hunt.
Katniss Everdeen : Animals.
Gale Hawthorne : It's no different, Katniss.

Katniss Everdeen : You need to get out of here. You need to get out of here.
Primrose Everdeen : No...
Katniss Everdeen : Go find mom!
Primrose Everdeen : No!
Katniss Everdeen : Prim, go find mom right now!
Primrose Everdeen : No!
Katniss Everdeen : I'm so sorry.
Primrose Everdeen : No!
Katniss Everdeen : Go find mom!
Primrose Everdeen : No!
Katniss Everdeen : Prim, leave before...
Primrose Everdeen : No!
Primrose Everdeen : NO! NO! NOOOO!

You look beautiful, but you better tuck in that tail, little duck.

Katniss Everdeen : There's twenty-four of us, Gale, and only one comes out.
Gale Hawthorne : Yeah, and it's gonna be you.

Gale Hawthorne : What if they did? Just one year. What if everyone just stopped watching?Katniss Everdeen : But they won't, Gale.
Gale Hawthorne : What if they did? What if we did?
Katniss Everdeen : Won't happen.
Gale Hawthorne : You root for your favorite, you cry when they get killed. It's sick.
Katniss Everdeen : Gale.
Gale Hawthorne : No one watches and they don't have a game. It's as simple as that. What?
Katniss Everdeen : Nothing.
Gale Hawthorne : Fine. Laugh at me.
Katniss Everdeen : I'm not laughing at you!

Caesar Flickerman : So, Peeta, tell me, is there a special girl back home?
Peeta Mellark : No. No, not really.
Caesar Flickerman : No? I don't believe it for a second. Look at that face. Handsome man like you. Peeta... tell me.
Peeta Mellark : Well, there, uh... there is this one girl that I've had a crush on forever.
Caesar Flickerman : Ah.

Katniss Everdeen : How many times is your name in today?
Gale Hawthorne : Forty-two. Guess the odds aren't exactly in my favor.

Cinna : I'm not allowed to bet, but if I could, I'd bet on you.
Katniss Everdeen : Thank you.

Katniss Everdeen : We'll just get you some medicine.
Peeta Mellark : Katniss, I don't get many parachutes.
Katniss Everdeen : We'll figure something out.
Peeta Mellark : Like what?
Katniss Everdeen : Something.

Peeta Mellark : What was that?
Katniss Everdeen : It's the finale.

Wanna see what I got you today? It's a mockingjay pin, to protect you. And as long as you have it, nothing bad will happen to you, okay? I promise.

Cinna : Did they explain about trying to get sponsors?
Katniss Everdeen : Yeah, but I'm not very good at making friends.
Cinna : We'll see.

Katniss Everdeen : It's okay. You're okay. You're okay. You're okay.
Rue : Did you blow up the food?
Katniss Everdeen : Every bit of it.
Rue : Good... You have to win... Can you sing?
Katniss Everdeen : Okay.

Peeta Mellark : I mean, she saved my life.
Katniss Everdeen : We saved each other.

Katniss Everdeen : Peeta's strong.
Peeta Mellark : What?
Katniss Everdeen : He can throw a hundred pound sack of flour right over his head. I've seen it.
Peeta Mellark : Okay, well, I'm not gonna kill anybody with a sack of flour.

Haymitch Abernathy : They're not happy with you.
Katniss Everdeen : Why, 'cause I didn't die?

Haymitch Abernathy : Nice shooting, sweetheart. What-what-what did they... what did they do when you... shot the apple?
Katniss Everdeen : Well, they looked pretty startled.

Haymitch Abernathy : Now, I can sell the star-crossed lovers from District 12.
Katniss Everdeen : We are NOT star-crossed lovers.
Haymitch Abernathy : It's a television show, and being in love with that boy might just get you sponsors which could save your damn life.

Peeta Mellark : So what happens when we get back?
Katniss Everdeen : I don't know. I guess we try to forget.
Peeta Mellark : I don't wanna forget.

May the odds be ever in your favor.

President Snow : An eleven?
Seneca Crane : She earned it.
President Snow : She shot an arrow at your head.
Seneca Crane : Well, at an apple.
President Snow : Near your head.

President Snow : Seneca... why do you think we have a winner?
Seneca Crane :What do you mean?
President Snow : I mean, why do we have a winner? I mean, if we just wanted to intimidate the districts, why not round up twenty-four of them at random and execute them all at once? Be a lot faster.
President Snow : Hope.
Seneca Crane : Hope?
President Snow : Hope. It is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous. A spark is fine, as long as it's contained.
Seneca Crane : So...?
President Snow : So, CONTAIN it.

Caesar Flickerman : Glimmer, are you prepared?
Glimmer : Yes, Caesar, I am VERY prepared.
Caesar Flickerman : I like that assurance. That's self-assurance.

Peeta Mellark : You definitely smell better than I do.
Caesar Flickerman : Well, I've lived here longer.
Peeta Mellark : That makes sense.

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