Coraline
[calling out to Other Father]
I love your garden!
Played by Dakota Fanning 
Coraline (2009) · 85 quotes
Coraline (2009) · 85 quotes
I don't like being stalked, not by psycho nerds OR THEIR CAT!
More lines from Coraline
26 quotes Coraline
Coraline
[to Other Wybie]
You're awful cheerful, considering you can't say anything. It didn't hurt right? when she...
Coraline
There were garden squash like balloon animals and snapdragons. Oh, and upstairs, I saw a real mouse circus...Not pretend like the crazy man's at our house.
Coraline
They're jumping mice, Mom. and the dreams aren't dangerous. The most fun I've had since we moved here.
Coraline
I knew it was real!
Coraline
NO WAY! You're not sewing buttons in my eyes!
Coraline
I'M HOME!!!
Coraline
[walks to the front door and opens it, thinking it's her parents, but it's just only Wybie]
Oh...the Wybie that talks.
Coraline
[grabbing Wybie's hand, preventing him from unlocking the door]
Never in a million years. She can't escape without her eyes.. None of the ghosts can.
Coraline
Don't you only make wings for the dead ones?
Coraline
[finds the doll, resembling her parents, revealing that the Other Mother/Beldam has kidnapped them]
She's taken them. [throws the doll into the fireplace with rage, burning it]
Coraline
[to other mother]
Why don't we play... a game?
Coraline
Oh, Wybie..... [angrily calling out for the Other Mother/Beldam] EVIL WITCH!!! I'M NOT SCARED!!!
Coraline
Oh, God. I've lost the game...I've lost everything.
Coraline
My other mother would get them.
Coraline
[to the Cat]
I'm really sorry I threw you at the Other Mother. It was all I could do...
Coraline
But mom, the whole school is gonna wear boring grey clothes.. No one will have these!
Coraline
Ooh, mom's groceries!
Coraline
What do you mean? she's amazing!
Coraline
[to the cat in the other world]
Not the other Wybie, the one that talks too much. You must be the other cat.
Coraline
Well, if you're the same cat...then how can you talk?
Coraline
Cats don't talk in our world.
Coraline
[notices statues of angelic dogs]
Are those dogs...real?
Coraline
[sarcastically]
Great, the village stalker! [punches Wybie in the arm]
Coraline
[Wybie holding a slug in front of her]
You're just like them. (Wybie: [confused] Huh?) I meant my parents. They don't listen to me either.
Coraline
[talking about other Wybie]
That's nonsense he cannot talk.
Scenes with Coraline
27 scenes Coraline
I almost fell down a well yesterday, Mom.
Mel
[unconcerned]
Uh-huh.
Coraline
I could've died.
Mel
That's nice.
Coraline
Hmm. So, can I go out? I think it's perfect weather for gardening.
Mel
No, Coraline. Rain makes mud. Mud makes a mess.
Coraline
But, Mom, I want stuff growing when my friends come to visit. Isn't that why we moved here?
Mel
Something like that. But then we had the accident.
Coraline
It wasn't my fault you hit that truck.
Mel
I never said it was.
Coraline
I can't believe it. You and Dad get paid to write about plants, and you hate dirt.
Mel
Coraline, I don't have time for you right now, and you still have unpacking to do. Lots of unpacking.
Coraline
[sarcastically]
That sounds exciting.
Coraline
[slides her dinner plate away from her]
Why don't you ever cook, Mom?
Mel
Coraline, we've been through this before. You dad cooks, I clean, and you stay out of the way. I swear I'll go food shopping soon as we finish the catalog. [slides Coraline's dinner plate back to her] Try some of the chard. You need a vegetable.
Coraline
It looks more like slime to me.
Charlie
Well, it's slime or bedtime fusspot. Now what's it's gonna be?
Coraline
[to her doll-self]
Think they're trying to poison me?
Mr. Bobinsky
Hey, Coraline! [speaking Russian] Wait! The mice asked me to give you message.
Coraline
The jumping mice?
Mr. Bobinsky
They are saying, "Do not go through little door." Do you know such a thing?
Coraline
The one behind the wallpaper? But it's all bricked up.
Mr. Bobinsky
Ah. So sorry, is nothing. Sometimes mice are little mixed up. They even get your name wrong, you know? They call you "Coraline" instead of "Caroline." Not "Caroline" at all! Maybe I work them too hard.
April Spink
Miriam, really, you're holding it wrong. See? Danger.
Coraline
What do you see?
April Spink
I see a very peculiar hand.
Miriam Forcible
I see a giraffe.
April Spink
Giraffes don't just fall from the sky, Miriam.
Other Mother
They say even the proudest spirit can be broken with love. [A bug chair scoops up Coraline and brings her to her] Of course, chocolate never hurts. [takes a candy box from the servant bug, opens it, revealing nine Cocoa Beetles] Like one? They're Cocoa Beetles from Zanzibar. [takes a beetle out of the box and bites the head off, making Coraline feel grossed out]
Coraline
I want to be with my real mom and dad. I want you to let me go!
Other Mother
Is that any way to talk to your mother?
Coraline
[angrily]
You aren't my mother.
Other Mother
[sternly]
Apologize at [stares deadly into her eyes] once, Coraline!
Coraline
[stares angrily back at her]
NO!
Other Mother
I'll give you to the count of three. One... [starts growing taller] Two... [grows a little more taller and a little scarier] THREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! [grabs Coraline by the nose and drags her to the hallway]
Coraline
Ow! What are you doing!? Ow! That hurts!
Other Mother
[pulls Coraline down the hallway to the mirror and shoves her through it]
You may come out when you've learned to be a LOVING DAUGHTER.
Coraline
The doll's her spy. It's how she watches you, finds out what's wrong with your life.
Wybie
The doll is my grandma's spy?
Coraline
No. The other mother. She's got this whole world where everything better. The food, the garden, the NEIGHBORS. But's it's all a TRAP.
Coraline
You creep!
Wybie
Crazy!
Coraline
Crazy!? YOU'RE THE JERK WAS THAT GAVE ME THE DOLL!
April Spink
[handing Coraline a seeing stone]
There you go, sweetie.
Coraline
What's it for?
April Spink
Well, it might help. They're good for bad things sometimes.
Miriam Forcible
No. They're good for lost things.
April Spink
It's bad things, Miriam.
Miriam Forcible
Lost things, April.
April Spink
Bad.
Miriam Forcible
Lost.
April Spink
Bad things.
Miriam Forcible
Lost.
April Spink
Bad.
Miriam Forcible
Lost.
April Spink
Bad.
Miriam Forcible
Lost.
April Spink
Bad.
Miriam Forcible
Lost!
Coraline
Why steal this? (Coraline can be look the ghost eye of stone on garden) Wow! (They can be see first ghost eye on red mobile driver) This must be it!
Other Father
(Mantis turn on the engine as glove hand other father piano turn into the pumpkin coraline can be see bright)
Sorry, did you say "Sorry".
Other Father
(Other father control glove hand start engine on mantis to the smash attacking coraline as she jump away)
I'm so sorry. Mother making me. I don't wanna hurt you!
Other Father
(Mantis smash down the bridge break apart other father break the glove hand free the left hand and break the mobile drive to grab it) (Last Word)
TAKE IT!
First Ghost Boy
(Coraline rush to get first ghost eye mobile driver and other father mantis was fall into the water and garden turn the frozen ice)
Bless you, miss. You found me! But there's two eyes still lost.
Coraline
Don't worry. I'm getting the hang of it.
(Coraline pick up the flashlight to search a finding ghost eye as they can be see up there dog turn bat sensitive as they turn on the light Coraline climb the stage and look to second ghost eye inside the candy as they can see it throw in there as Coraline put the flashlight in purse and she grab her out the taffy hand as Coraline open the hand can be see the second ghost eye pearl)
Coraline
The pearl.
Other Forcible Monster
(Coraline to take it but she grab her as Coraline screaming taffy monster comes to life as the candy)
Thief! Give it back! Give it back! Thief!
Other Spink Monster
Give it back!
Other Forcible Monster
Thief! Give it back! Thief! Thief! Give it back! Thief!
Other Forcible
(Coraline get a flashlight to wake bat sensitive dog up)
Give it back! Thief!
Other Spink
Give it back! Thief!
Other Taffy Monsters
(Coraline throw the flashlight and wake bat sensitive dog and flying wing to attack her)
Thief! Stop! Stop! Thief!
Other Taffy Forcible
(Coraline dodge and bat sensitive dog flying through and destroy taffy monster) (Last Word)
Thief! Stop!
Tall Ghost Girl
(Coraline got a second ghost eye and free the hand as taffy monster was fall the stage and frozen ice again)
Hurry on, girl. Her web is unwinding.
Other Bobinsky as a butterfly
By the way, I have a few more helpful hints. One side will make you find the third ghost eye...
Coraline
One side of what?
Other Bobinsky as a butterfly
...and the other side will make you the other mice.
Coraline
The other side of what?
Other Bobinsky as a butterfly
THE BALCONY! OF COURSE! (Other Bobinsky as a butterfly flies away)
Other Wybie as a butterfly
See you back at the Shakespeare Festival! (Coraline tosses the pearl and hits Other Wybie as a butterfly and lands on the ground)
Other Bobinsky
You think winning game is good thing? You'll just go home and be bored and neglected, same as always. Stay here with us. We will listen to you and laugh with you. If you stay here, you can have whatever you want. Always!
Coraline
You don't get it, do you?
Other Bobinsky
I don't understand.
Coraline
Of course you don't understand. You're just a copy she made of the real Mr. B.
Other Bobinsky
(Last Word)
Not even that anymore.
Cat
(Coraline can be see the cat and she caught mouse on last ghost ball)
I think I mentioned that I don't like rats at the best of times.
Coraline
I think you might have said something like that.
Cat
It looked like you need this one, however.
Coraline
Thank you.
Coraline
(Coraline picks it up on the last ghost eye turn the frozen ice of other house and world)
I'm heading inside. I still have to find my parents.
Coraline
(Full eye button moon was last and now they have freezing apart other world falling and destruction and the other world was falling apart)
Come on, quickly!
Other Mother
So...you're back. And you brought vermin with you.
Coraline
No I brought a friend.
Other Mother
You know I love you.
Coraline
Well you have a very funny way of showing it.
Other Mother
So where are they? The ghost eyes?
Coraline
Hold on. We aren't finished yet. Are we?
Other Mother
No, I suppose not. After all, you still need to find your old parents, don't you? Too bad you won't have this. (throw's the seeing stone in the fireplace and it melts)
Sweet Ghost Girl
Be clever, miss. Even if you win, she'll never let you go!
Coraline
I already know where you've hidden them.
Other Mother
Well, produce them.
Coraline
They're behind that door.
Other Mother
Oh, they are, are they?
Wybie
Well, great to meet a Michigan water witch, but I'd wear gloves next time.
Coraline
Why?
Wybie
'Cause that dowsing rod of yours, uh.. it's poison oak.
Coraline
Hey Dad, how’s the writing going?... Dad?
Charlie
Hello, Coraline... and... Coraline doll?
Coraline
Do you know where the garden tools are?
Charlie
It’s pouring out there, isn’t it?
Coraline
Humph, it’s just raining.
Charlie
What’d the boss say?
Coraline
[mocking loudly]
“DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT GOING OUT, CORALINE JONES!!!”
Charlie
Then you won’t need the tools. Uhhh, you know, this house is a hundred and fifty years old.
Coraline
So?
Charlie
So explore it! Go out and ... count all the doors and windows and write that down. List everything blue! Just let me work.
Coraline
[as Mel opens the small door]
Bricks?! I don't get it.
Mel
[sighs]
They must have closed this off when they divided up the house.
Coraline
You're kidding. And why is the door so small?
Mel
We made a deal! ZIP IT! [storms off]
Coraline
You didn't lock it.
Coraline
[In the kitchen, around morning… Coraline talks to her parents about her dream of meeting their other versions of themselves while having breakfast]
It was incredibly real, Mom. Only you weren't really you. You were my other mother.
Mel
Buttons for eyes, huh? Coraline, you only dreamed you ate all that chicken. Take your multivitamin, at least.
Coraline
You were in the dream too, Dad. You had wild-looking pajamas and orange monkey slippers.
Charlie
[chuckling]
Orange? My monkey slippers are blue. Psst! Can you give me some of that magic mud you were talking about? Because I have a terrible case of writer's rash, on my…
Mel
[clears throat; sternly]
If the real Charlie Jones wants his pages edited, he better wrap them up ASAP. [Charlie leaves; closes the fridge] Coraline, why don't you go visit downstairs? I bet those "actresses" would love to hear your dream.
Coraline
Miss Spink and Forcible? But you said they're dingbats!
Wybie
You know... I've never been inside the Pink Palace.
Coraline
You're kidding.
Wybie
Grandma'd kill me! She thinks it's...dangerous or something.
Coraline
Dangerous?
Wybie
Well, she had a twin sister.
Coraline
So?
Wybie
When they were kids, Grandma's sister disappeared. She said she was s-stolen.
Coraline
Stolen? Well, what do you think?
Wybie
I don't know, Maybe she just... ran away.
Other Mother
Your father and I will clean up while you and your friend head upstairs.
Coraline
[confused]
My friend? [Other Mother opens the door, revealing Other Wybie; annoyed] Great. Another Wybie. Hello, Why-Were-You-Born. [Other Wybie waves at her, not even saying a single word] Hello!
Other Mother
I thought you'd like him more if he spoke a little less. So I fixed him.
Coraline
So he can't talk at all?
Other Mother
Nope.
Coraline
Hmm... I like it!
Other Mother
Now run along, you two, and have fun.
Mel
[Coraline finds some nice-looking orange gloves while Mel buys some school uniforms]
Put them back.
Coraline
But, Mom, the whole school's gonna wear boring gray clothes. No one will have these.
Mel
[sternly]
Put them back.
Coraline
My other mother would get them.
Mel
Maybe she should buy all your clothes.
Coraline
[pulls the blanket, revealing three ghost children sitting on the bed]
Who are you?
Ghost Boy
Don't remember our names. But I 'member my true mommy.
Coraline
Why are you all here?
Ghost Children
The beldam.
Sweet Ghost Girl
She spied on our lives through the little dolls' eyes.
Ghost Boy
And saw that we weren't happy.
Tall Ghost Girl
So she lured us away with treasures.
Ghost Boy
And treats.
Sweet Ghost Girl
And games to play.
Ghost Boy
Gave all that we asked.
Sweet Ghost Girl
Yet we still wanted more.
Tall Ghost Girl
So we let her sew the buttons.
Ghost Boy
She said that she loved us.
Tall Ghost Girl
But she locked us here.
Ghost Children
And ate up our lives.
Coraline
Well, she can't keep in the dark forever. Not if she wants to win my life. Beating her is my only chance.
Sweet Ghost Girl
Perhaps, if you do win your escape, you could find our eyes.
Coraline
Has she taken those, too?
Sweet Ghost Girl
Yes, miss. And hidden them.
Ghost Boy
Find our eyes, mistress, and our souls will be freed.
Coraline
I-I'll try.
Coraline
[Coraline drags Wybie upstairs to her room and enter before she starts searching around for the doll]
Where are you hiding, you little monster?
Wybie
You and grandma been talking?
Coraline
[searching around]
The doll's her spy. It's how she watches you, finds out what's wrong with your life.
Wybie
The doll is my grandma's spy?
Coraline
No. The other mother. She's got this whole world where everything's better. The food, the garden, the… the neighbors. But it's all a trap.
Wybie
Yeah. I think I heard someone calling me, Jonesy.
Coraline
Don't believe me? You can ask the cat!
Wybie
The cat. I'll just tell grandma that you couldn't find the doll. [Coraline angrily throws her shoe at him, hitting him in the back of his head] Ow!
Coraline
You're not LISTENING TO ME!
Wybie
That's 'cause you're crazy! [runs quickly down the stairs to the front door, screaming, as Coraline chases after him, screaming in anger and frustration]
Coraline
You creep!
Wybie
Crazy!
Coraline
Crazy?! YOU'RE THE JERKWAD THAT GAVE ME THE DOLL!
Sweet Ghost Girl
It's a fine, fine thing you did for us, miss.
Coraline
Well, I'm glad it's finally over.
Sweet Ghost Girl
It is over and done with for us.
Coraline
What about me?
Tall Ghost Girl
You're in terrible danger, girl!
Coraline
But how?! I locked the door!
Sweet Ghost Girl
It's the key, miss. There's only one, and the beldam will find it.
Ghost Boy
'Tain't all bad, miss. Thou art alive. Thou art still living.
Wybie
I'm really sorry I didn't believe you about all this evil stuff, Coraline.
Coraline
Why did you change your mind?
Wybie
Well, Grandma showed me this picture after I called you crazy. [shows Coraline an old photo] It's her and her sister, before she disappeared.
Coraline
The Sweet Ghost Girl.
Coraline
[walking up to Spink and Forcible, holding a tray of pink lemonade]
Thanks for helping me, Miss Spink, Miss Forcible.
Miriam Forcible
Oh, look, April. Pink ladies!
Coraline
Actually, it's just lemonade. How's Angus doing?
April Spink
Oh, much better, dear. but he can't duck his wings forever.
Grandma Lovat
Wyborne, I know where I'm going. I grew up here.
Coraline
Welcome, Miss Lovat!
Grandma Lovat
Oh! Hello.
Coraline
[last lines]
I'm Coraline Jones. I've got so much to tell you.
