Quotes from
Children of the Corn (1984)
Burt Robeson: I spy, with my lttle eye, something that starts with C.Vicky: Corn.
[Isaac is really angry]
Isaac: Malachai! He wants you too, Malachai! He wants you too!
All the children: Praise God, praise the lord!
Isaac: Behold, a dream did come to me in the night and the lord did show all this to me. In the dream the lord did come to me he was a shape, it was He Who Walks Behind the Rows, and I did fall on my knees in terror, and hide my eyes that the fearfulness of his face strike me dead, and he told me all that has since happened, he said Joseph has taken his things and fled this happy place because the worship of me is no longer upon him, so take you his life and spill his blood. I brought you upon this earth, but let not the flesh pollute the corn, cast him instead upon the rows!
Malachai: And so it was done, Joseph was cast out!
Isaac: And He who walks behind the rows did say I will send outlanders among you a man and a woman, and these unbeliever and profaners of the holy, but the man will sorely test as he has great power, even greater than that of the blue man!
All the children: The Blue man! Yes, the blue man!
Isaac: And just as he was offered up on to him, so shall be the unbelievers!
All the children: Praise God, praise the lord! Praise God, praise the lord! Praise God, praise the lord! Praise God, praise the lord! Praise God, praise the lord! (chants)
Isaac: Disobedience to me, is disobedience to Him!
Issac: Behold, a dream did come to me in the night, and the lord did show all this to me. In the dream the lord did come to me and he was a shape, it was He Who Walks Behind the Rows, and I did fall on my knees in terror, and hide my eyes, lest the fearfulness of his face strike me dead! And he told me all that has since happened. He said; Joseph has taken his things and fled this happy place because the worship of me is no longer upon him... so take you his life and spill his blood Like water upon the earth! but let not the flesh pollute the corn, cast him instead upon the road!
Malachai: And so it was done... Joseph the betrayer was cast out.
Isaac: And He who walks behind the rows did say; I will send outlanders amongst you... a man and a woman, and these outlanders will be unbelievers and profaners of the holy and the man will sorely test you. for he has great power, even greater than that of the blue man!
Children: The Blue man! Yes, The Blue Man!
Isaac: And just as the Blue Man was offered up unto him, so shall be the unbelievers!
Children: Praise God! Praise the Lord! Praise God! Praise the Lord! Praise God! Praise the Lord!
Burt: Any religion without love and compassion is false! It's a lie!
Burt: What's going on here?
Richard 'Amos' Deigan: It is my birthday.
Burt: You've got a pretty sick way of celebrating, pal!
Burt: She's out cold. What are going to do now?
Vicky: Send her a get well card from Seattle. Let's get the hell out of here!
Isaac: Don't just stand there! Seize him! Punish him! I am the giver of his laws! Disobedience to me is disobedience to him! Do it now or your punishment shall be a thousand times a thousand deaths! Each more horrible than the last!
Malachai: They are tired of your talk, Isaac. I've shown them what I can do.
[to the children]
Malachai: Cut the woman down. Put Isaac in her place.
[to Isaac]
Malachai: We shall see how the Lord favours you...
Isaac: I am the word and the giver of his laws!
Malachai: Outlander! Outlander! We have your woman!
Vicky: Is he...
Burt: Oh, yeah.
Vicky: What are you going to do when you catch them?
Burt: Ask them for directions, what else?
Burt: [about the Bible] What, did you rewrite the whole thing, or just the parts that don't suit your needs?
Malachai: What Hath the lord commandeth?
Malachai: Make sacrifice unto him! Bring him the blood of the outlanders!
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