Tied for 4th most-quoted character in It (1990): in 10 of its 40 quotes
Most scenes with: Bill (8), Richie (7), Eddie (6)
Scenes with Ben
10 scenes
My dad says there's no way to date this one. He says it's probably from the early or mid-1700s when Derry was a logging town.
Hold it. P-P-P-Pennywise the Clown?
Ben 200 years ago? He was here then?
Come on, it's just a drawing!
Now, look; Here he is again. The same man.
It... IT! [the scrapbook begins flapping] Th-That's what happened back in Georgie's room. [the scrapbook stops at a page and the picture comes to life. The kids see It/Pennywise dancing] Look!
[It/Pennywise spots the children, growls and climbs up to a lamppost to scare them]
I'll kill you all! [laughs] I'll drive you crazy, and I'll kill you all! I'm every nightmare you've ever had! I'm your worst dream come true! I'M EVERYTHING YOU EVER WERE AFRAID OF!
[grabs the book and throws it]
NO!
Don't let it get to you, man.
Ben You saw it, too.
...Yes. Okay. If that's what you want... Yes.
Yes, that's what I wanted, you t-turkey.
Do? What do you mean "do"? I just want to forget about it.
It's not just us, it's all the other kids too. Like Velma Daniels, she was in my class. Who's gonna be next?
B-Bev's right, we gotta do something.
Ben We gotta tell somebody.
They don't see what we see.
When you grow up, you stop believing.
They'd just laugh their heads off and put us in a nuthatch.
Ben It kills kids. Damn it.
We've gotta do something.
[after a long pause]
Help me. You killed my brother George, you bastard! Let's see you now. Let's see you now. It's scared of us you know? I can feel that. I swear to God I can. I-I wanna kill it. Help me. Please help me. Help!
[the rest of the Losers embrace Bill in their circle]
[reading a paper]
He th-th-thrusts hi-his fists...
Ben [takes the paper]
"He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts." That's all it says, over and over.
[stuttering heavily]
My m-m-m-om g-gave me that to to to... sttttt! to help with my st-st-st-stutter!
No offense pal, it ain't workin'.
[Bill looks at him, and Richie blows him a kiss]
Swear to me. Swear to me that if it isn't dead, we'll all come back.
Ben Swear.
...If you want to see Henry Bowers, you'll find him up at Juniper Hills.
Ever since the trial where he confessed to all the murders of all the children.
Ben He was down there with us, down there in the sewer.
That creep was going to kill Stan.
He was going to kill us all.
I remember when they pulled him out, his hair had turned white...
Ben He was babbling about a bright light...
Except when he said that he murdered all the kids.
I hope that someone remembered to bring something useful, like a machine gun.
[holding up slingshot]
I brought this. It's the only thing I saved from those days.
Ben I remember you were a dead shot, Bev.
Ben It was like it was supposed to be, Bev. Remember? You hit the clown, Pennywise, in the head. It broke open.
And underneath it was a light.
Ben Bright lights.
Arlene [Ben is sitting outside at his aunt Jean and cousin Jim's house with his mother Arlene after he had a fight with his cousin and got scolded for that]
We'll have a home of our own one day, Benny, I promise.
Ben I know, Mama.
Arlene Benny, as long as we're guests in this house, I need you to help me.
Ben They wouldn't treat us like this if Daddy were still alive.
Arlene Come on inside now and apologize.
Ben Apologize? But he was...
Arlene Benny, you must.
Ben No, I hate it here! I hate it here! [climbs onto his bicycle and rides off in despair]
Arlene Benny, come on, Benny! Benny!
OV Offstage voice
[Ben bikes out to the riverbank after an argument with his mother]
Ben! Benny! Up here, Ben!
Ben [turns around and gets up]
Daddy?
CH Captain Hanscom
Benny! [Ben motions towards waterworks building] Ben! Ben! Hi, Ben!
Ben Daddy?
CH Captain Hanscom
That's my home now, son! [Ben cannot believe it when suddenly he sees his father holding balloons]
CH Captain Hanscom
You want a balloon, Ben? They float!
CH Captain Hanscom
Come here, son! You'll like it down there!
You'll never have to grow up! [laughs, changes back to normal and disappears as a skeleton comes out of the water] They float. They all float. And when you're down here with me, Fatboy, you'll float too. [laughs]
[Ben has just finished telling a story]
That's great, Ben. You should write that one down.
Ben Bill's our writer.
I just write horror stories.
So, you, Haystack, what are you building? A dam or something?
Ben Yeah.
Have you ever built one before?
Ben No.
How do you know it will work?
Ben Well, of course it would. Why wouldn't it?
Yeah, but how do you know?
Ben I just know.
