Bird of Paradise Movie Quotes
Chester
What do they call this place?
Johnny Baker
Probably one of the Virgin Islands
Chester
Heaven forbid.
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Chester
Johnny, you're outta luck. No blondes!
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Chester
What is this? A paper hangers convention? All kidding aside, Skippy, what - what is this?
Skipper Johnson
It's Poi!
Chester
Poi?
Hector
It's a poi!
Chester
Poi or girl, I wouldn't like it.
Hector
You like poi. You remember the poi your mother used to bake: apple poi, lemon poi, rhubarb poi.
Chester
Oh, that kinda poi! Mmm, that's good.
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Hector
Boy, that's good! I've eaten worse than this in the Waldorf.
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Chester
Skipper, what are they sore about?
Skipper Johnson
You can certainly pick 'em. That's the King's daughter.
Johnny Baker
That's all right with me.
Skipper Johnson
But, it isn't all right with him. She's taboo!
Johnny Baker
What do you mean?
Skipper Johnson
Well, you see, they have rules about such things these islands. No one's supposed to touch her except a native Prince. They're very strict about it.
Walker
You're gonna get your throat cut, Johnny.
Mac
Well, Johnny, it looks to me like the only out is for you to run for the job of native Prince on the democratic ticket this Fall.
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Luana
I happy, Johnny. I happy you steal me away and we live together. I happy you teach me kiss. I happy you hold me. I happy for everything! It was best thing that ever come to me.
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Johnny Baker
I thought I just had a yen for you. I thought that this was only going to be a lark! Oh, but I love you, Luana. I love you more than I've ever loved anyone. More than I ever could love anyone.
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Walker
You know, you take a girl that's been filled with superstition all her life, you can't suddenly adapt her to our ways.
Chester
Aw, for heaven's sake, you talk like some old Aunt Emma. This is 1932! She's a swell girl and I like her.
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Skipper Johnson
That boy's whole life is wrapped up in his family. Why, if he came home with a native wife, it'd break his mother's heart.
Mac
For east is east and west is west. An never the twain shall meet.
Chester
Mac, what's the dope on the north and south?
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Mahumahu
Taboo.
Johnny Baker
Aww... taboo bunk!
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Hector
Oh, you don't suppose they're cannibals, do you?
Johnny Baker
Well, if they are, we'll feed 'em you!
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Chester
Girls! Come and get little Chester!
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Mac
Johnny, here's the charm of the South Seas. You cruise about and outta nowhere you tumble onto one of these little islands. And nearly always, you find the natives are happy, carefree people.
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Johnny Baker
Luana! Luana! Luana, don't go with them, Luana. White man want you to stay here with him always. Don't you understand, Luana? I want you to stay here with me.
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Johnny Baker
Kiss me. Suppose I make you kiss me? I'll teach you to run away from me.
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Johnny Baker
Say, I feel like a potato bug. We can't run under these leaves every time it rains. I've got to build a house!
Luana
'ouse?
Johnny Baker
Yeah! A place to live in. Shelter. You know, a place to sleep.
Luana
He-hit-ta-ho-a-hair-ra-ha. He-ah-he-ha!
[kiss-kiss-kiss]
Luana
He-ah-he-ha!
[kiss]
Johnny Baker
Oh, yeah. Well, that too!
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Johnny Baker
When the gang comes back, I'm gonna take you home with me.
Luana
No, Johnny. No.
Johnny Baker
Well, why not?
Luana
Someday, Pelle angry. Tom-toms call. I go.
Johnny Baker
You mean to the volcano? I won't let you go. You belong to me now.
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Luana
If I not here, when Pelle call, then Pelle angry. You too! Volcano curse on you! You die, too.
Johnny Baker
Aw, now that's a lot of hooey. I'm not afraid of Pelle and what a volcano curse can do to me. And you're not going to be afraid either. I'm gonna take you back to civilization. They don't have any crazy, superstitious ideas about volcanos being mad at people and puttin' a curse on 'em.
Luana
Civilization? Where that?
Johnny Baker
Well, that's not a place. That's where things are happening. People are accomplishing something.
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Johnny Baker
Ever tell you about the radio? Well, all you do is sit there and turn a little dial and all of the sudden out of the air comes sound. Right where you are.
[Luana laughs]
Johnny Baker
Isn't that swell? Now, look. It's getting dark. Now, if we were in San Francisco, bingo, I press a button - lights!
Luana
Oh, Johnny, it is so nice in the dark.
Johnny Baker
Say, Luana, you certainly make civilization look silly. But, it's not really, it's great. Gee, wait'll you see it. Market Street with all the traffic and lights. People going to theaters. Hotels with grand tiled bathrooms. Hot water running into steaming tubs. Restaurants where they serve grand food. Parties. Football games. Dances. Speed boats. Airplane roaring through the air!
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Luana
Johnny.
Johnny Baker
Luana.
Luana
Johnny!
Johnny Baker
Luana! What are they gonna do to you? What are they gonna do to you?
Luana
I make me sin, Johnny. They give me - to Pelle.
Johnny Baker
Aw, you haven't sinned. I loved you and you loved me. That's all there is to it.
Luana
But, I taboo for white man, Johnny.
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Luana
I sin! Pelle god, he angry at me.
Johnny Baker
No, Pelle's no god, Luana. He's only a hole in the ground! There's only one God, Luana. Oh God, help us.
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