Eraserhead (1977)

Charlotte Stewart: Mary X

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• Mrs. X : Henry, may I speak to you a minute? Over here. Did you and Mary have sexual intercourse?

  Henry Spencer : [stammering]  Why?

  Mrs. X : Did you?

  Henry Spencer : Why are you asking me this question?

  Mrs. X : I have a very good reason, and now I want you to tell me.

  Henry Spencer : I'm, I'm very... I love Mary!

  Mrs. X : [interrupting]  Henry, I asked you if you and Mary had sexual intercourse!

  Henry Spencer : Well, I don't... I don't think that's any of your business!

  Mrs. X : [interrupting]  Henry!

  Henry Spencer : I'm sorry.

  Mrs. X : You're in very bad trouble if you won't cooperate...

  [nuzzling at his neck] 

  Henry Spencer : Well, I...

  [calls] 

  Henry Spencer : Mary!

  Mary X : [grabbing her away]  Mother!

  [sobs] 

  Mrs. X : Answer me!

  Henry Spencer : I'm too nervous.

  Mrs. X : There's a baby. It's at the hospital.

  Mary X : Mom!

  Mrs. X : And you're the father.

  Henry Spencer : Well, well that's impossible! It's only been...

  Mary X : Mother, they're still not sure it is a baby!

• Mr. X : I thought I heard a stranger. We've got chicken tonight. Strangest damn things. They're man-made. Little damn things. Smaller than my fist. But they're new! I'm Bill.

  Henry Spencer : Hello. I'm Henry.

  Mrs. X : Henry's at LaPelle's Factory.

  Mr. X : Oh. Printing's your business, huh? Plumbing's mine. For 30 years. I've seen this neighborhood change from pastures to the hellhole it is now! I put every damn pipe in this neighborhood!

  Mary X : Dad!

  Mrs. X : Bill!

  Mr. X : People think that pipes grow in their homes. But they sure as hell don't! Look at my knees! Look at my knees!

  Mrs. X : Bill, please!

  Mr. X : Are you hungry?

• Mary X : You wouldn't mind marrying me, would you Henry?

  Henry Spencer : Well... No.

• Mary X : [to the crying baby]  Shut up!

  [Baby continues to cry] 

  Mary X : I can't take it anymore! I'm going home!

  Henry Spencer : What are you talking about?

  Mary X : All I need is a decent night's sleep!

  Henry Spencer : Why don't you just stay home?

  Mary X : I'll do what I want to do! And you better take real good care of things while I'm gone!

• Henry Spencer : I work at LaPelle's Factory. I'm a printer.

  Mary X : Hen-Henry's very clever at printing.

  Mrs. X : Yes, he sounds very clever.