“You? Up there? Catch that with this?” – Grandsanta, Arthur Christmas ... Movie Quotes Database

Grandsanta

[to Arthur, while looking up at the night sky, being unsure if Arthur can get the sleigh back, and holding a ribbon and anchor]

You? Up there? Catch that with this?

Arthur

[to Bryony]

Magic dust.

Bryony

[hands the magic dust to Arthur]

You crack it over your head. You'll have to focus. The sleigh will be coming at you at 45,000 miles an hour.

Arthur

45,000 miles an hour?!

Grandsanta

You'll be torn in half!

Bryony

Depends on the angle the sleigh hits. You might just get beheaded.

Arthur

[scared and anxious]

I've got a phobia of being beheaded and heights and speed and reindeer and... buttons.

Bryony

[confused]

Buttons?

Arthur

Yeah, I'm pretty much scared of everything. [to himself] Gwen thinks you are coming. You can't do this. Yes, you can! No, you can't. Yes, you can! Come on, Arthur!

Grandsanta

Don't worry. Only a raving lunatic--

Arthur

I have to worry! It's the only thing I'm good at! [gets an idea] Worry me.

Bryony

The sleigh will be back any minute!

Arthur

Come on. Worry me, quickly!

Grandsanta

[starts to "worry" Arthur]

I-Imagine Gwen all alone, nothing under the tree.

Arthur

Here we go. [cracks the magic dust over his head and begins to panic as he rises up into the air while holding onto the anchor and ribbon] No! I don't like this! Stop! Get me down!

Grandsanta

The tears as she finds she's been left out!

Bryony

Screaming, "Santa didn't come!"

Arthur

Oh, Gwen... [begins to panic again] NOO! IT'S JUST TOO HIGH!

Bryony

Gwen in the street, surrounded by kids on new bikes, pointing: "THAT'S THE GIRL THAT SANTA HATES!" She runs away, alcoholic by the age of 9, DEAD BEFORE SHE'S EVEN...!

Grandsanta

[quickly covers Bryony's mouth]

She may never build a snowman again!

Arthur

WHAT IF THERE ARE BUTTONS ON THE SLEIGH I DON'T KNOW ABOUT?!

Bryony

Here it is!

Arthur

[just then, the reindeer and the sleigh, still upside down, rapidly approach Arthur, who braces himself. He hooks the anchor to the sleigh and gets pulled along. Grandsanta and Bryony are left in an awkward silence] [holds onto the ribbon behind the sleigh for dear life]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!

Bryony

[cut back to the boat]

How do you think he's, uh...?

Grandsanta

Fine, fine. Probably just, uh...

Bryony

[the scene cuts to Arthur facing one of the reindeer and trying to get to the sleigh while being careful, then back to Grandsanta whistling "Good King Wenceslas"]

So... how come they didn't scrap the sleigh, sir?

Grandsanta

I threatened the elves. Said I'd feed 'em to the polar bears. [Bryony awkwardly looks away]

Grandsanta

[the scene cuts once again to Arthur trying to balance and get past the reindeer in order to get to the sleigh and then back again]

Elf, how do you fancy being the one to tell his parents about all this? [Bryony looks horrified at the thought]

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