A character in The Pirate Movie (1982)

Major-General Stanley quotes from The Pirate Movie (1982)

Bill Kerr

Most-quoted character in The Pirate Movie (1982): in 11 of its 14 quotes
Most scenes with: Frederic (8), Mabel Stanley (8), The Pirate King (3)

A line from Major-General Stanley

Man, I'm older than the Beatles, but I'm younger than the Rolling Stones!

Scenes with Major-General Stanley

10 scenes

You poor thing. Pirates! You mean like walking the plank? Buried treasure? Hack, slash, off with his head, and the Jolly Richard, and everything?

Roger.

Oh, Roger I love it.

No, Frederic without a "k".

Mabel, also without a "k". God, we have so much in common.

Oh, I love you. I'll always love you, come what may.

"Come what may"? We'll all be murdered in our beds come what may.

Well run. For God's sake run!

Death before dishonor. Besides, have you tried running in one of these things. It's a real bitch.

[Mabel comes in and finds Frederic laying in a coffin.]

Frederic, what are you doing?

Oh, hiding.

My Frederic, hiding? It cannot be the lion-heart troubles at the coming conflict. My love - a wimp!

No, Mabel. A terrible disclosure's just been made.

Then zip it up!

You're not gay, are you?

[high voice]

No! [clears throat and in a lower voice] No.

The way you and the Pirate King get around in those rather feminine, pleated shirts and all that leather.

Frederic, these are the 1880s. You can't live your life by the outmoded conventions of a neo-imperialist society. Find your true center!

What? You mean Zen piracy?

[unlaces her shirt and pulls it down to reveal her corset]

Frederic, have you ever worn a whalebone corset? Well no, we established that, didn't we? It chokes and strangles, Frederic! I won't be choked an strangled by someone else's dumb ideas of custom and duty! [to stone statue] Would you, Harry, would you? [to Frederic] Never to know the rich and real wonderous person beating and throbbing inside me. Frederic, can you see me throbbing?

I see! I see! I'm throbbing too!

[moments after meeting for the first time]

Look, I know this is going to sound silly, but I think I love you. I think might even want to marry you.

God, that was a short love scene!

Ruth

By the way, was that a definite no back there?

Ruth, I don't want hurt your feelings, but tell me honestly. Now, compared to other women, are you beautiful?

Ruth

Oh, I've been told so.

Ah, but lately?

Ruth

Yes, by Sam. 'Course he was drunk.

Other characters in The Pirate Movie