Corpse Bride (2005)

Michael Gough: Elder Gutknecht

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• The Corpse Bride : We need to go up. Upstairs? To visit the land of the living.

  Elder Gutknecht : Land of the living? Oh, my dear.

  The Corpse Bride : Please, Elder Gutknecht.

  Elder Gutknecht : Now, why go up there when people are dying to get down here?

  Victor Van Dort : Sir, I beg you to help. It means so much to me... us.

  Elder Gutknecht : I don"t know. It"s just not natural.

  The Corpse Bride : Please, Elder Gutknecht. Surely there must be something you can do.

  Elder Gutknecht : Let me see what I can do.

• Maggot : Let me at him! Let me at him! Don"t hold me back!

  Elder Gutknecht : [holding crowd back]  Wait! We must abide by their rules! We are amongst the living.

  Barkis Bittern : Well said.

  [drinks potion] 

  Maggot : [after Lord Barkis drinks potion]  Not anymore!

  Elder Gutknecht : Yep. You"re right. He"s all yours.

• Elder Gutknecht : [officiating over the wedding ceremony of Victor and Emily]  Dearly beloved... and departed...

• Elder Gutknecht : Just remember, when you want to come back, say "Hopscotch."

  The Corpse Bride : Hopscotch?

  Elder Gutknecht : That"s it.

• The Corpse Bride : You lied to me! Just to get back to that other woman.

  Victor Van Dort : Don"t you understand? You"re the other woman.

  The Corpse Bride : No! You"re married to me. She"s the other woman.

  Elder Gutknecht : She"s got a point.

  The Corpse Bride : [sobbing]  And I thought... I thought this was going so well.

  [continues wailing, one of her eyes fall out] 

  Victor Van Dort : Look, I"m sorry, but this just can"t work.

• The Corpse Bride : Scraps... Elder Gutknecht... Are you there? Hello? Is anyone home? Hello? There you are!

  Elder Gutknecht : Oh, my dear. There you are.

  The Corpse Bride : I"ve brought my husband, Victor.

  Elder Gutknecht : What"s that? Husband?

  Victor Van Dort : Pleasure to meet you, sir.

• Elder Gutknecht : Where did I put that book? I left it here somewhere. There"s the one. I have it. A Ukrainian haunting spell. Just the thing for these quick trips.

  The Corpse Bride : So glad you thought of this.

  Victor Van Dort : Me too.

  Elder Gutknecht : Now, then... Where were we?

  The Corpse Bride : The Ukrainian haunting spell

  Elder Gutknecht : Ahh... Here we have it. Ready?

• Elder Gutknecht : Dearly beloved and departed... we are gathered here today to join this man and this corpse in marriage.