It's Alive (1974)

John P. Ryan: Frank

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Quotes 

• Frank Davies : [to the monster baby]  Ahhh, I know, I know it hurts, look, I know that, but everything's going to be all right. See, I was... I was scared like you are. Shhh, shhh, you mustn't cry, because if you cry they'll hear you and they'll come.

  [puts the rifle down] 

  Frank Davies : All right, it's all right, you're all right.

  [covers the monster baby in a coat] 

• The Professor : Actually, already in excess of $100,000 has being allegated by the university for examination of this phenomenon. We have some of the leading men in the field and it is hoped that this might lead to a breakthrough and to a better understanding of why mutations occur.

  Frank Davies : You want to experiment on it, is that it?

  The Professor : In fact, my department has already cautioned the police on excessive violence. If it could be dispatched with a bullet or better still, some kind of a gas. Undoubtedly it is very small and any kind of bodily harm, especially from gunshots or explosives...

  Frank Davies : In other words, you want me to sign away the body, is that it?

  The Professor : Well, it is your right. After all, you are the child's father.

  Frank Davies : It's not my child.

  The Professor : That's very wise, disassociate yourself emotionally. Just sign each copy, please. Pen, give him a pen.

  The Doctor : You know, it seems that out of every tragedy, out of every evil, some good can come if we only apply it ourselves.

  Frank Davies : Suppose that's going to be in all the medical journals. The history books, huh? The Davis child, the Davis monster. It's like Frankenstein.

  The Professor : In my opinion, this'll be remembered long after each of us is forgotten.

  Frank Davies : When I was a kid, I always thought the monster was Frankenstein. You know, Karloff walking around in these big shoes, grunting. I thought he was Frankenstein. Then I went to high school and I read the book and I realize that... Frankenstein was the doctor that created him. Somehow the identities... get all mixed up, don't they?

  The Professor : One must not allow oneself to be impressed by escapist fiction. You forgot one, pen.

• Lieutenant Perkins : [to Lenore]  We understand you inquired about an abortion eight months ago.

  Frank Davies : [snappily]  Doesn't everybody inquire about one these days? We considered the options and we decided to have it.