"...in a single day and night of misfortune, the island of Atlantis disappeared into the depths of the sea." -- Plato, 360 B.C. [text displayed at the beginning of the movie]
Milo Thatch
Michael J. Fox · 34 quotes
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke
James Garner · 24 quotes
Jebidiah Allardyce "Cookie" Farnsworth
Jim Varney · 23 quotes
Dr. Joshua Strongbear Sweet
Phil Morris · 16 quotes
Vincenzo Santorini
Don Novello · 16 quotes
Helga Katrina Sinclair
Claudia Christian · 13 quotes
Wilhemina Bertha Packard
Florence Stanley · 13 quotes
Audrey Rocio Ramirez
Jacqueline Obradors · 9 quotes
Princess 'Kida' Kidagakash
Cree Summer · 9 quotes
The King of Atlantis
6 quotes
Gaëtan "Mole" Molière
5 quotes
Gaeton "Mole" Moliere
Corey Burton · 5 quotes
King Kashekim Nedakh
5 quotes
Preston B. Whitmore
John Mahoney · 4 quotes
The Queen of Atlantis
2 quotes
Wilhelmina Bertha Packard
Florence Stanley · 2 quotes
Most scenes together: Milo Thatch & Jebidiah Allardyce "Cookie" Farnsworth (9), Vincenzo Santorini & Jebidiah Allardyce "Cookie" Farnsworth (7), Milo Thatch & Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (6)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire quotes
Page 1 of 10Rourke! We got a big hit and we're taking in water fast! I don't wanna be around when it hits the boilers!
How much time do we have?
20 minutes, if the bulkhead holds.
[BOOM!]
You better make that 5.
You heard the girl. Let's move!
Move where?
Packard, let's go!
Packard
[on the phone]
And he took his suitcase? Marge, honey, I don't think he's coming back.
PACKARD!
Packard
Gonna have to call you back. [slight pause] No-no, I'll call you.
Board Member
Good lord! There he is!
Looks like all our chances for survival rest with you, Mr Thatch. You and that little book.
Packard
We're all gonna die.
Someone needs to talk to that girl.
Mole
I will go!
Vinny
Someone with good people skills.
Mole
I will do it!
Someone who won't scare her away.
Mole
I volunteer!
Packard Someone who can speak the language.
Mole
For the good of the mission, I will go!
[to Milo, who is not paying attention]
Good man, Thatch. Thanks for volunteering.
[Mole cries]
What?
In times of danger, the crystal would choose a host, one of royal blood, to protect itself and its people. It will accept no other.
W-W-Wait a minute. "Choose"? You mean, this thing is alive?
In a way. The crystal thrives on the collective emotions of all who came before us. In return, it provides power. Longevity. Protection. As it grew, it developed a consciousness of its own. [weakly coughs] In my arrogance, I sought to use it as a weapon of war. But its power proved too great to control. It overwhelmed us...and led to our destruction.
That's why you hid it beneath the city; To keep history from repeating itself.
And to prevent Kida from suffering the same fate as my beloved wife.
What do you mean? Wh- W- What's going to happen to her?
If she remains bonded to the crystal, she could be lost to it forever. The love of my daughter is all I have left. My burden would have become hers when the time was right...but now, it falls to you. [gives Milo his pendant]
Me?
[last words]
Return the crystal. [weakly coughs] Save Atlantis. Save my daughter. [dies]
I know what you seek, and you will not find it here. Your journey has been in vain.
But we are peaceful explorers. Men of science.
[chuckles grimly as he sees Commander Rourke's sidearm]
And yet you bring weapons.
Our weapons allow us to remove... obstacles we may encounter.
Some obstacles cannot be removed with a mere show of force. Return to your people. You must leave Atlantis, at once.
Your Majesty, be reasonable.
Sir?
Not now, son.
Uh, trust me on this. We'd better do as he says.
May I respectfully request that... we stay one night, sir? That would give us time to rest, resupply, be ready to travel by morning.
Very well. One night. That is all.
Your heart has softened, Kida. A thousand years ago, you would have slain them on sight.
A thousand years ago, the streets were lit, and our people did not have to scavenge for food at the edge of a crumbling city!
The people are content.
They do not know any better! We were once a great people, now we live in ruins! The kings of our past would weep if they could see how far we have fallen!
Kida...
If these outsiders can unlock the secrets of our past, we might be able to save our future.
What they have to teach us, we have already learned.
Our way of life is dying.
Our way of life is preserved. [more gently] Kida, when you take the throne, you will understand.
Mýa
They'll try to hold you back and they will say you're wrong. But they will never understand the journey that you're on / Mm-hmm / They'll try to change your mind. They'll try to change your heart / Oh, yeah / But they will never understand who you are / And you'll still believe and you know you must go / Where the dream takes you, Where the dream takes you / Oh, whoa / There's something in your soul / Something in your soul / That won't be denied it's the faith to dream that keeps / The dream alive / So you'll still believe / Still believe / Still believe / And you know / You must go / Where the dream takes you, Where the dream takes you / Where your heart longs to be / And you may find / Somebody there / Someone to share your dream / Oh, oh, oh / Whoa, whoa / Oh / All right, all right / When finally find that place / You'll find all you need / Were the dream takes you / Go where your heart longs to be / When you finally find that place / You'll find all you need / Where the dream takes you / Your dream will lead you on / Only your heart can see / Oh, yeah / There'a a world that waits for you / You're not alone / You'll find your home / Where the dream takes you / Try to change your mind / Where the dreams takes you / Try to change your mind / Where the dream takes you / But you must go / Where the dream takes you...|[chorus singing]
Finest Explorer I ever met. Preston Whitmore. [Milo shakes Whitmore's foot] Pleasure to meet you, Milo. [crunches his foot, sighs] Join me in a little yoga?
Uh, no, no. Thank you. Did you really know my grandfather?
Oh, yeah. Met old Thaddeus back in Georgetown. [wriggle his foot] Class of '66. We stayed close friends 'til end of his days. [cracks his foot] He dragged me along on some of his danged fool expeditions. Thatch was crazy as a fruit bat, he was. He spoke of you often.
Funny. He, he never mentioned you.
Oh, he wouldn't. He knew how much I liked my privacy. [Pants down, grunting, cracking his legs] I keep a low profile.
Mr. Whitmore, should I be wondering why I'm here?
Look on that table. Ah! It's for you. [Milo sees a present from Thaddeus]
It's-- It's from… from my grandfather.
He brought that package to me years ago. He said if anything were to happen to him, I should give it to you when you were ready, whatever that means.
[Milo unwraps it]
It-- It can be. It's the Shepherd's Journal. Mr. Whitmore, this journal is the key to finding the lost continent of Atlantis!
Atlantis! Ha, ha, ha! I wasn't born yesterday, son.
No, no, no. Look-look at this. Coordinates. Clues. It's all right here.
Yeah, looks like gibberish to me.
That's because it's been written in a dialect that no longer exists.
So, it's useless.
No, no, just difficult. I've spent my whole life studying dead languages. It's not gibberish to me.
Ah, it's probably a fake.
Mr. Whitmore, my grandfather would have known if this were a fake. I would know. I will stake everything I own, everything that I believe in, that this is the genuine Shepherd's Journal.
All right, all right. So what do you want to do with it?
Well, I'll-I'll-I'll get funding. I mean, I'll-- The museum.
They'll never believe you.
I'll show them! I will make them believe.
Like you did today?
Yes! Well, no. H-How did you--? Forget about them. Okay? Never mind! I will find Atlantis on my own, even if I have to rent a rowboat!
Congratulations, Milo. This is exactly what I wanted to hear, but forget the rowboat, son. [pushes button; model ships rise onto his desk] We'll travel in style. It's all been arranged, the whole ball of wax.
Why?
For years, your granddad bent my ear with stories about that old book. I didn't buy it for a minute. So finally, I got fed up and I made a bet with the old coot. I said, "Thatch, if you ever actually find that so-called journal, not only will I finance the expedition, but I'll kiss you full on the mouth." [Shows Milo a photo with him and Milo's grandfather spitting after they've kissed each other] Imagine my embarrassment when he found the darn thing. Now, I know your grandfather's gone, Milo. God rest his soul, but Preston Whitmore is a man who keeps his word. [pointed to Thaddeus' photo] You hear that, Thatch?! I'm going to the afterlife with a clear conscience, [swings cane] by thunder! [chuckles and sighs] Your Grandpa was a great man. You probably don't realize how great. Those buffoons at the museum...dragged him down, made a laughingstock of him. He died a broken man. If I could bring back just one shred of proof...that'd be enough for me. Ah, Thatch. [Turns to Milo] What are standing around for? We got work to do.
But, Mr. Whitmore, you know in order to do what you're proposing, you're gonna need a crew.
Taken care of.
You'll need engineers and-and geologists.
[spreads photos]
Got' em all. The best of the best. Gaetan Moliere, geology and excavation. The man has a nose for dirt. Vincenzo Santorini, demolitions. Busted him out of a Turkish prison. Audrey Ramirez. Don't let her age fool you. She's forgotten more about engines than you or I will ever know. They're the same crew that brought the journal back.
Where was it?
All we need now is an expert of gibberish. So it's decision time. You can build on the foundation your grandfather left you, or you can go back to your boiler room.
This is for real.
Now you're catching on.
All right. Okay. I-I-I'll have to quit my job.
It's done. You resigned this afternoon.
I did?
Yep. Don't like to leave loose ends.
Uh, my apartment, I'm gonna have to give notice.
Taken care of.
My clothes?
Packed.
My books?
In storage.
My cat? [his cat, Fluffy, appears on his shoulder and meows] My gosh.
Your granddad had a saying: "Our lives are measured by the gifts we leave our children." This journal is his gift to you, Milo. Atlantis is waiting. What do you say?
[grabbing his coat excitedly]
I'm your man, Mr. Whitmore! [he puts his coat on backwards] You will not regret this! Boy, I am so excited, I-I-I-I-I can't even hold it in.
[To himself]
Okay, Milo, don't take no for an answer. "Look, I have some questions for you, and I'm not leaving this city until they're answered." Yeah, that's it, that's good, that's good.
[Turns to talk to Kida, but she is no longer there. She appears behind him and grabs him]
I have some questions for you, and you are not leaving this city until they are answered!
Yeah, well, I- [realizing] Okay.
Any advice?
Vinny
Yeah -- don't get shot.
Excuse me, you dropped your dy... dy... dynamite! [Nervous laugh] What else have you, uh, got in there?
Vinny
Oh, er... Gunpowder, nitroglycerin, notepads, fuses, wicks, glue, and... paper clips - big ones. You know, just, uh, office supplies.
Thanks, Cookie, that looks... greasier than usual.
Ya like it? Well have some more. You're so skinny that if you stood sideways and stuck out your tongue, you'd look like a zipper.
Mr. Harcourt
You want to go on an expeditions? [tosses Milo a coin] Here. Take a trolley to the Potomac and jump in! Maybe the cold water will clear your head. Heinz!