Pleasantville (film) Quotes

Pleasantville (film) is a television show that was first aired in 1970 . Pleasantville ended its run in 1970.

It features Gary Ross, Jon Kilik, and Bob Degus; Steven Soderbergh as producer, Randy Newman in charge of musical score, and John Lindley (cinematographer) as head of cinematography.

Pleasantville (film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Pleasantville (film) is 124 minutes long. Pleasantville (film) is distributed by New Line Cinema.

The cast includes: Jane Kaczmarek as David, William H. Macy as George Parker, J. T. Walsh as Big Bob, Joan Allen as Betty Parker, Reese Witherspoon as Jennifer, Paul Walker as Skip, Giuseppe Andrews as Howard, Jeff Daniels as Bill Johnson, Marley Shelton as Margaret Henderson, and Justin Nimmo as Mark Davis.

Pleasantville (film) Quotes

Joan Allen as Betty Parker

• (Joan Allen) "George, look at me. Look at my face. That meeting is not for me."
• (William H. Macy) "You'll put on some make-up."
• (Joan Allen) "I don't want to put on make-up."
• (William H. Macy) "It'll go away. It goes away."
• (Joan Allen) "I don't want it to go away."

• (Joan Allen) "Mary Sue?"
• (Reese Witherspoon) "Yeah?"
• (Joan Allen) "What goes on up at Lover's Lane?"
• (Reese Witherspoon) "What do you mean?"
• (Joan Allen) "Well, you hear these things lately -- kids spending so much time up there. Uh, is it holding hands? That kind of thing?"
• (Reese Witherspoon) "Yeah. That and --"
• (Joan Allen) "What?"
• (Reese Witherspoon) "It doesn't matter."
• (Joan Allen) "No, I wanna know."
• (Reese Witherspoon) "Well, sex."
• (Joan Allen) "Oh. What's sex?"

Paul Walker as Skip

• (Paul Walker) "I'll see you at school, Mary Sue."
• (Reese Witherspoon) "Who's that?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Skip Martin, captain of the basketball team."
• (Reese Witherspoon) "Does he like me?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "As a matter of fact, he does."

• (Paul Walker) "Mary Sue, it's better this way."
• (Reese Witherspoon) "This is the only book I've ever read in my whole life, and you're not going to put it on that fire."

• (Paul Walker) "Hiya, Bud."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Hiya, Skip."
• (Paul Walker) "Hiya, Bud."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Hiya, Skip."
• (Paul Walker) "Bud, can I ask you a question?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Sure."
• (Paul Walker) "Well, if I was to go up to your sister -- What I mean is, if I was to go up to Mary Sue --"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Oh my God -- are we in that episode?"

• (Paul Walker) "I don't know if I ever told you this before, but I think you're just about the keenest girl in the whole school."
• (Reese Witherspoon) "Oh, really Skip? The keenest?"

• (Paul Walker) "Mary Sue, I think I should go home now."
• (Reese Witherspoon) "Why what's wrong?"
• (Paul Walker) "I think I might be"
• (Paul Walker) "-- ill. Somethings happening to me."
• (Reese Witherspoon) "That's supposed to happen."
• (Paul Walker) "It is?"
• (Reese Witherspoon) "Yeah, trust me."

William H. Macy as George Parker

• (William H. Macy) "You know, your mom went out."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Went out?"
• (William H. Macy) "Yeah. She went out for a little while."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "When?"
• (William H. Macy) "Three days ago."

• (William H. Macy) "Where's my dinner?"

• (William H. Macy) "Honey. I'm home."

• (William H. Macy) "What happened? One minute, everything's fine -- What went wrong?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Nothing went wrong. People change."
• (William H. Macy) "People change?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Yeah, people change."
• (William H. Macy) "Can they change back?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "I don't know. I think it's harder."

• (William H. Macy) "Betty. Bob would like some of your great hors d'oeuvres."

• (William H. Macy) "So what's going to happen now?"
• (Joan Allen) "I don't know. Do you know what's going to happen now?"
• (William H. Macy) "No"
• (William H. Macy) "-- I don't."
• (Jeff Daniels) "I guess I don't either."

Reese Witherspoon as Jennifer

• (Reese Witherspoon) "You listen to me for just a minute. I don't know what you've done to us, but you better fix it."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Shhh."
• (Reese Witherspoon) "Fast. I had a date with Mark Davis and I even bought new underwear."

• (Reese Witherspoon) "Are you okay?"
• (Joan Allen) "Um, yes. It's, uh, just that your father would never do anything like that."
• (Reese Witherspoon) "Ahhhh."
• (Joan Allen) "Mmm."
• (Reese Witherspoon) "Well, you know, Mom, there are other ways to enjoy yourself -- without Dad."

• (Reese Witherspoon) "This place gives me the creeps. Did you know that the books are blank?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "What?"
• (Reese Witherspoon) "Yeah, I was in the library and I looked, and they have covers and there's nothing inside of them."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "What were you doing in a library?"
• (Reese Witherspoon) "I got lost."

• (Reese Witherspoon) "I could, like, kill a guy with these things."

• (Reese Witherspoon) "I did the slut thing, David. It got kinda old."

• (Kimmy) "Oh, my God. He is, like, so pathetic. I can't believe you're, like, related to him."
• (Reese Witherspoon) "Only on my parents' side."
• (Kimmy) "Yeah, but you guys are, like, twins and stuff. You must be from the cool side of the uterus."

• (Reese Witherspoon) "And I still don't see why we're doing this."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Because we're supposed to be in school."
• (Reese Witherspoon) "We're supposed to be at home, David. We're supposed to be in color."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Okay, okay, okay."
• (Reese Witherspoon) "God."

• (Reese Witherspoon) "I was thinking of wearing that red thing -- it's not slutty --. it's fun."

• (Reese Witherspoon) "I knew you'd pay a price for this. I knew you couldn't be so hopelessly geek-ridden for so long without suffering some really tragic consequences."

• (Reese Witherspoon) "Look at me. I'm pasty."

• (Reese Witherspoon) "It was so amazing, Daff. I was like, "So, my mom's gonna be out of town," and he was like, "Yeah? Well, maybe we could -- " and I was like, "Yeah, sure," and he was like, "Cool," -- I know. He is so smart."

• (Reese Witherspoon) "Hey, can I ask you a question?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Sure."
• (Reese Witherspoon) "How come I'm still in black and white?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "What?"
• (Reese Witherspoon) "I've had, like, ten times as much sex as the rest of these girls, and I still look like this. I mean, they spend, like, an hour in the back seat of some car and all of a sudden they're in Technicolor?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "I don't know. Maybe it's not just the sex."

Justin Nimmo as Mark Davis

• (Justin Nimmo) "Bitch --"

Giuseppe Andrews as Howard

• (Giuseppe Andrews) "Okay, in the very first "Pleasantville" episode, whose window did Bud break when he was playing with his father's golf clubs?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Easy: Mister Jenkins. What job did Mister Jenkins have?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Salesman. What did Bud and Mary Sue name the cat they found in the gutter?"
• (Giuseppe Andrews) "Scout?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Marmalade. All right, all right, here's one. Why did their parents come home early from their weekend at the lake?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "'Cause Bud didn't answer the phone and they were worried about him."
• (Giuseppe Andrews) "Man. You're unbelievable. You'll win this thing for sure. When is it on?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Uh, marathon starts at 6:30, contest is tomorrow at noon."
• (Giuseppe Andrews) "A thousand bucks, huh? And it's on all night?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Well, of course it is, Howard. That's why they call it a marathon."

J. T. Walsh as Big Bob

• (J. T. Walsh) "You're out of order."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Why am I out of order?"
• (J. T. Walsh) "Because I'm not gonna let you turn this courtroom into a circus."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Well, I don't think it's a circus, and I don't think they do, either."
• (J. T. Walsh) "This behavior must stop at once."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "But see? That's just the point. It can't stop at once, because it's in you, and you can't stop something that's inside you."
• (J. T. Walsh) "It is not inside me."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Oh, sure it is."
• (J. T. Walsh) "No, it is not."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "What do you want to do to me right now? Come on. Everyone is turning colors. Kids are making out in the street. No one is getting their dinner."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Hell, you could have a flood any minute. Pretty soon, the women could be going off to work, while the men stayed at home and cooked."
• (J. T. Walsh) "That is not going to happen."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "But it could happen."
• (J. T. Walsh) "No, it could not."

• (J. T. Walsh) "Everybody really likes you, George."
• (William H. Macy) "Oh. Well --"
• (J. T. Walsh) "No. They do. And it's not just 'cause you're a good bowler. It's 'cause people respect you."

• (J. T. Walsh) "Up until now everything around here has been, well, pleasant. Recently certain things have become unpleasant. Now, it seems to me that the first thing we have to do is to separate out the things that are pleasant from the things that are unpleasant."

• (J. T. Walsh) "Well, we're safe for now. Thank goodness we're in a bowling alley."

Jeff Daniels as Bill Johnson

• (Jeff Daniels) "Must be awfully lucky to see colours like that. I'll bet they don't know how lucky they are."

• (Jeff Daniels) "-- Don't you think?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "I think you should try not to think about that anymore."

Jane Kaczmarek as David

• (Jane Kaczmarek) "I know you miss her, I mean, you told me you did. But maybe it's not just the cooking or the cleaning that you miss. Maybe it's something else. Maybe you can't even describe it. Maybe you only know it when it's gone. Maybe it's like there's a whole piece of you that's missing, too. Look at her, Dad. Doesn't she look pretty like that? Doesn't she look just as beautiful as the first time you met her? Do you really want her back the way she was? Doesn't she look wonderful? Now, don't you wish you could tell her that?"

• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Fire. Fire. Fire. Fire --. Cat?"

• (Unnamed) "What's outside of Pleasantville?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Oh, it doesn't matter."
• (Marley Shelton) "What's outside of Pleasantville?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "There are some places that the road doesn't go in a circle. There are some places where the road keeps going."
• (Marley Shelton) "Keeps going?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Yeah, yeah. It just keeps going. It all keeps going."

• (Jane Kaczmarek) "You know, we didn't call for any TV repair."
• (TV Repairman) "Well, that just makes it a lucky day for both of us."

• (TV Repairman) "Hey; who did Muffin take to the Masquerade Ball when her date came down with the measles?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Her father."
• (TV Repairman) "That's right. And how'd she dress him?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "As Prince Charming."
• (TV Repairman) "Nice. Remember the one where Bud lost his cousin when he was supposed to be watching him?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Yep."
• (TV Repairman) "What department store did they go to?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "MacIntyre's."
• (TV Repairman) "McGinty's."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "No. MacIntyre's. Remember?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) ""For the very best in men's attire, head right down to MacIntyre's.""
• (TV Repairman) "That's right."
• (TV Repairman) "Listen, uh, why don't you take this remote instead? It's got a little more oomph in it."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Oomph?"
• (TV Repairman) "Sure. Big beautiful set like that? You want something'll put you right in the show."

• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Oh, s***."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Jennifer."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Jennifer, stop."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "You can't do this, Jennifer. He doesn't exist. You can't do this to someone who doesn't exist."

• (Jane Kaczmarek) "They're happy like this."
• (Reese Witherspoon) "No, David. Nobody's happy in a poodle skirt and a sweater set."

• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Well, he's not homeless, Howard, they just don't say where he lives.; Well, it's a silly question.; Because nobody's homeless in Pleasantville. 'Cause that's just not what it's like."

• (David's Mom) "When your father was here, I used to think, "This was it. This is the way it was always going to be. I had the right house. I had the right car. I had the right life.""
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "There is no right house. There is no right car."
• (David's Mom) "God, my face must be a mess."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "It looks great."
• (David's Mom) "Honey, it's really sweet of you, but I'm sure it does not look "great.""
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Sure it does. Come here."
• (David's Mom) "I'm 40 years old. I mean, it's not supposed to be like this."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "It's not supposed to be anything. Hold still."
• (David's Mom) "How'd you get so smart all of a sudden?"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "I had a good day."

• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Hi"
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "I mean, Hi. Uh, look, you probably don't think I should be asking you this. I mean, not knowing you well and all? I mean, you know, I, I, I know you, 'cause everybody knows you. I just don't know you technically. Uh, anyhow. Uh, I don't know what you're doing this weekend, but my mom's leaving town, and she's letting me borrow the car."
• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Okey-dokey, so, just give me a call; let me know. Bye."

• (Jane Kaczmarek) "Yeah, where's our lawyer?"
• (J. T. Walsh) "Oh, I think we want to keep these proceedings as pleasant as possible."

• (Jane Kaczmarek) "What can I get you two?"
• (Paul Walker) "Well, Bud, I think I'll have my usual cheeseburger and a Cherry Coke."
• (Reese Witherspoon) "Oh, I don't know Bud -- I think I'll have a salad and an Evian water --"
• (Reese Witherspoon) "Cheeseburger it is."

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