A character in An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Alex quotes from An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Jenny Agutter

3rd most-quoted character in An American Werewolf in London (1981): in 8 of its 33 quotes
Most scenes with: David Kessler (7)

Scenes with Alex

8 scenes
David

I keep having these really terrible dreams. They are getting worse and I can't seem to stop them.

Alex

David, your dreams will stop. You'll leave England and your bad memories; and then this will all fade away.

David

Will you come with me?

Alex

What?

David
[smiling]

I'm serious. You don't know me and I know nothing about you. We have a perfect relationship.

Alex

Now, David, I said I would keep you company, but I meant right here and now.

David

Will you think about it?

Alex

How did we get from your ba dreams to my taking a holiday with a patient?

David
[smiles]

Not just a patient -- me.

Alex

You're being awfully forward, aren't you?

David

Forgive me, I'm trying to cheer myself up and an affair with a beautiful nurse seemed like just the thing to do it.

Alex
[smiles]

All I am to you is a sex fantasy then?

David

Now I'm embarrassed.

Alex

Good. I thought for a moment I was the only embarrassed one in the room.

David

I'm a werewolf.

Alex

A werewolf? [She holds him until he calms] Are you better now?

David

I'll let you know the next full moon.

Alex, has David persisted in his werewolf fantasies?

Alex

Well, yes, but he seems to be more upset by the death of his friend.

Has his friend appeared to him again?

Alex

Yes.

What did he say?

Alex

David says Jack comes to warn him.

Warn him? [He frowns]

Alex

Dr. Hirsch, what's wrong? Is this more serious than I know?

I tried to investigate the attack. There are no records. The case was closed and now they've `misplaced' the file. David's lacerations were cleaned and dressed when he arrived here and yet supposedly no doctor examined him before I did. The Goodman boy is already in the ground, so he's no good to us. So I went to the pub in East Proctor where I was convinced of two things.

Alex

Yes?

They were lying. There were no witnesses, no escaped lunatic. The whole community is hiding the truth of what actually happened up there.

Alex

And what else?

I think the village of East Proctor is hiding some dark and terrible secret. I'm convinced that, like David, they believe in this werewolf. You've absolutely no idea where David might be?

Alex

No. He knows no one in London, besides me. I shouldn't have left him alone. Surely you're not suggesting....

David has suffered a severe trauma. I myself witnessed some form of mass neurosis in East Proctor. If all the villagers believe that Jack Goodman was killed by a werewolf, why shouldn't David? And then it follows that if he survived an attack by a werewolf, wouldn't he himself become a werewolf the next full moon?

Alex

Dr. Hirsch?

Oh, I don't mean running about on all fours and howling at the moon. But in such a deranged state he could harm himself, or perhaps others.

Alex

What shall we do?

Let's call the police and see if they can help us find our wandering boy.

David

Alex, I've lost my mind. I woke up at the zoo! But you know what? I feel terrific!

Alex

The zoo?

David

Waking up at the zoo, that's not so insane. Having clothes on? That's insane. What did I do last night, Alex?

Alex

Don't you remember?

David

I said goodbye to you. I was locked out of the flat. I climbed the wall and came in through the bathroom window. I started to read and then I was naked at the zoo! I guess I am out of my **** mind.

Cab driver

It's like the days of the Mad Barber of Fleet Street, isn't it?

Alex

I beg your pardon?

Cab driver

The murders.

David

What murders?

Cab driver

Last night. Haven't you heard? Six people in different parts of the city mutilated. A real maniac this one.

David

Pull over.

Alex

David, what are you doing?

David

Six people mutilated? It had to be me, Alex.

Alex

David, stop!

David

I am going to the cops. There's a full moon tonight. Jack was right. I....

Alex

Jack is dead!

David

Jack is dead. Look, six people have been killed. I'm going to the police.

Alex

David, please be rational. Let's go to Dr. Hirsch.

David

Rational!?! I'm a **** werewolf, for Christ's sake!

Alex

I'll be perfectly honest with you David, I'm not in the habit of bringing home stray, young American men.

David

I should hope not.

Alex

I find you very attractive - and a little bit sad.

David
[in Trafalgar Square]

I want you to arrest me, asshole!

Policeman

There's no call for that kind of language.

David

Queen Elizabeth is a man! Prince Charles is a ****! Winston Churchill was full of shit!

Policeman

That's enough.

David

No! Let go of me!

Alex

David, please!

David

Shakespeare's French! ****! Shit! ****! Shit!

Policeman

You keep this up, sir, and I will be forced to arrest you.

David

That's what I want you to do, you moron!

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