The Parent Trap (1961) · 16 quotes
Most-quoted character in The Parent Trap (1961): in 8 of its 16 quotes
Most scenes with: Sharon McKendrick (5), Margaret 'Maggie' McKendrick (2)
The nerve of her! Coming here with your face!
What are you gonna do about it?
Susan Evers Do? What in heaven's sake can I do, silly?
I'd bite off her nose. Then she wouldn't look like you.
Serves you right. Stay out of our tent from now on.
Susan Evers You vicious little wretch! [Susan slaps Sharon and Sharon slaps her back]
Congratulations. In the history of our camp, that was the most infamous, the most revolting, the most disgusting display of hooliganism we have ever had.
Brawling like hooligans in front of our guests.
And worst of all, two sisters who should be setting a good example.
Susan Evers We're not sisters!
I've never seen HER before in my life.
They are! Aren't they?
No ma'am. Just look-alikes.
An amazing resemblance.
Susan Evers How old are you?
Thirteen.
Susan Evers So am I. I can't wait till I'm eighteen and get my own car and stay out dancing till midnight.
I'll be fourteen November 12th.
Susan Evers No kiddin'? That's my birthday too.
Isn't that peculiar? November 12th?
Susan Evers Um huh. Funny, isn't it?
Susan Evers Uh oh. This one's full. [Looking around] Hey! What do ya know? It's stopped raining.
Susan Evers I can't remember her.
Did she die?
Susan Evers Nope. Busted up with Dad when I was young. But she was fabulous. Absolutely fabulous!
How do you know?
Susan Evers There used to be a picture of her on Daddy's desk. But once he caught me looking at it and it's never been around since. Hey! You wanna come to the commissary and get a popsicle with me?
Can you only think about your stomach at a time like this?
Susan Evers At a time like what?
Don't you feel it? Don't you know what's happening? Don't you find it peculiar that we both look so much alike, and have the same birthday?
Susan Evers It's just one of those things. Isn't it?
Will you come inside a minute? Please?
Mother always says I'm psychic. You know, that I can sense things when something odd is going to happen. I always get goosebumps. Look.
Susan Evers So what?
Susan Evers I don't understand. What are you doing with her picture?
It's my mother.
Susan Evers But it's my mother too.
Susan Evers You want to meet Father. And I'm just dying to know Mother. Well, what if... Oh my gosh! It might be so scary that we might be able to pull it off.
Pull what off?
Susan Evers Switch places!
Switch?
Susan Evers We can do it. We're twins, aren't we? Oh, I'm want to know Mother! Look, now I'M getting goosebumps!
Me, too. You know something? There's more to it than just switching places. I believe fate brought us together.
Susan Evers How so?
If we switched, sooner or later, they'd have to unswitch us.
Susan Evers Mother would have to bring me to California to unmix us.
And they'd have to meet again.
Susan Evers Face-to-face. Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Exactly.
Susan Evers Let's go to work!
My dear, what are you doing?
Susan Evers Making a memory.
Making a memory?
Susan Evers All my life, when I'm quite grown-up I will always remember my grandfather and how he smelled of... [smells his jacket again] tobacco and peppermint.
Smelled of tobacco and peppermint. [starts chuckling] Well, I'll tell you what. I take the peppermint for my indigestion and as for the tobacco... [looks around] to make your grandmother mad.
Susan Evers I don't think I'll be able to do any of those today.
What did you say?
Sharon! You interrupted your grandmother.
Susan Evers Well I have something important to tell you. [emphatically] Mother, I think what you and Daddy did to us children is lousy! In fact, I think it stinks!
Sharon!
Susan Evers And let's get this straight, I'm not Sharon, I'm Susan. [facing her mother] Sharon, your Sharon, is out in California with Daddy.
But it's impossible!
You can't be Susan.
Susan Evers But I AM Susan. Sharon and I met at camp, so we decided to switch places. She bit off her fingernails and I cut her hair, and now she's out in California with Dad, swimming and riding my horse and having a KEEN time and I'm stuck here with these lousy music lessons and I HATE them!
Susan Evers Oh I'm sorry, Mother. But I wanted to see you, and I missed not having a mother. I love you very much, and I wondered, if you could love me as me and not as Sharon. Please?
Oh Susan! [she hugs Susan] Oh my darling. Why didn't you let me know? Why didn't you tell me?
Susan Evers I couldn't help it. I mean, I wanted to be near you and to know what it was like to have a mother and everything.
Oh, Baby. [they hug again]
Susan, darling! Let me look at you. [to Maggie] She's EXACTLY ...
I know, I can't believe it.
Mother! Oh, I'm so glad you came! [Sharon and Maggie hug] Oh! You look wonderful! What'd you do to yourself?
Do you like it?
Oh, I love it!
Oh darling! [Maggie hugs Sharon again] Oh! Finally! Both of you together at last. What do you think of each other?
Fine.
Susan Evers We love each other!
Hi, Sue.
Susan Evers Hi.
Susan Evers I cut it, Mother.
You know, I like it.
Oh, and I love yours, Mother.
Where's your father?
Oh, he's out somewhere on a horse.
Susan Evers Are we in time?
Tell me what?
Susan Evers Well ...
Dad's getting married.
Well. When is all this taking place?
Saturday, supposedly. [Maggie looks away, anxiously]
She just sort of infiltrated, Mother. And before you knew it, Dad was hooked.
If you ask me, Mr. Evers is slipping into his second childhood.
Oh your father is old enough to know what he's doing. Shall we go upstairs and get unpacked? I'm just dying to get into a hot shower after that long plane trip.
[Chatter as they all move up the stairs]
