Batman Forever (1995)

Michael Gough: Alfred Pennyworth

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Quotes 

• Alfred Pennyworth : [first lines; about bringing a sandwich before action]  Can I persuade you to take a sandwich with you, sir?

  Batman : I'll get drive-thru.

• Bruce Wayne : "We're 5 little items of an everyday sort. You'll find us all in a tennis court". In... A-E-I-O-U. Vowels.

  Alfred Pennyworth : Not entirely unclever, sir, but what do a clock, a match, chess pawns, and vowels have in common? What do these riddles mean?

  Bruce Wayne : Every riddle has a number in the question and they arrived at this order: 13, 1, 8, and 5.

  Alfred Pennyworth : 13, 1, 8, and 5. What do they mean?

  Bruce Wayne : Perhaps letters of the alphabet?

  Alfred Pennyworth : Of course, 13 is M.

  Bruce Wayne : 1 would be A, 8 would be H, and 5 would be E.

  Alfred Pennyworth : M-A-H-E.

  Bruce Wayne : Perhaps 1 and 8 are 18.

  Alfred Pennyworth : 18 is R. M-R-E.

  Bruce Wayne : How about Mr. E.?

  Alfred Pennyworth : Mystery.

  Bruce Wayne : And another name for mystery?

  Alfred Pennyworth : Enigma.

  Bruce Wayne : Mr. E. Nygma. Edward Nygma. Stickley's suicide was obviously a computer-generated forgery.

  Alfred Pennyworth : You really are quite bright, despite what people say.

• Alfred Pennyworth : Broken wings mend in time. One day Robin will fly again. I promise.

• Alfred Pennyworth : [Bruce is with Chase when he contacts him]  I'm sorry to bother you, sir. But I have some rather distressing news about Master Dick.

  Bruce Wayne : What, is he all right?

  Alfred Pennyworth : I'm afraid Master Dick has... gone traveling.

  Bruce Wayne : He ran away?

  Alfred Pennyworth : Actually, he took the car.

  Bruce Wayne : He boosted the Jag?

  Alfred Pennyworth : Not the Jaguar. The other car.

  Bruce Wayne : The Bentley?

  Alfred Pennyworth : No, sir. The other car.

• [Dick tries to open a door in Wayne Manor, but it won't budge] 

  Alfred Pennyworth : May I help you, Master Grayson?

  Dick Grayson : How come this is the only locked door in this museum? What've you got back here?

  Alfred Pennyworth : Master Wayne's dead wives.

  [Dick gives him a look] 

  Alfred Pennyworth : The silver closet. On your way.

• Alfred Pennyworth : Master Bruce. Master Bruce. How are you, young man?

  Bruce Wayne : You haven't called me that for a long time.

  Alfred Pennyworth : Old habits die hard. Are you all right?

  Bruce Wayne : Where's Chase?

  Alfred Pennyworth : I'm afraid they've taken Dr. Meridian. Master Dick has run away. The cave has been destroyed. And there's another riddle.

• Batman : What do you suggest, Alfred? By sea... or by air?

  Robin : Why not both?

  [Robin walks down the stairs] 

  Batman : [Batman gives Robin a once over]  Who's your tailor?

  Alfred Pennyworth : I took the liberty, sir.

  Batman : R. What's that stand for?

  Robin : [Robin turns and looks at Alfred]  Robin. Riddler and Two-Face can make a pretty lethal combination. I figured you could use a hand.

  Batman : Two against two are better odds.

  Robin : I can't promise I won't kill Harvey.

  Batman : A man's got to go his own way. A friend taught me that.

  Robin : Not just a friend.

  [Robin extends his hand] 

  Batman : [Batman takes Robin's hand]  A partner.

• Alfred Pennyworth : Young men with a mind for revenge need little encouragement. They need guidance. You, above all, should know the consequences of the life you choose.

• Alfred Pennyworth : Is the young master leaving? Pity. I'll just toss this away, then. Perhaps the dogs are hungry.

• Alfred Pennyworth : The eight of us go forth, not back. To protect our king from the foe's attack.

• Alfred Pennyworth : [seeing the design on Dick's motorcycle helmet]  Is this a robin?

  Dick Grayson : My brother's wire broke once. I swung out and grabbed him. My father said I was his hero. I flew in like a robin. Some hero I turned out to be.

  Alfred Pennyworth : Ah, but your father was right. You are a hero. I can tell.

• Bruce Wayne : Even Chase calls being Batman a curse.

  Alfred Pennyworth : Perhaps the lady is just what the doctor ordered. She seems lovely and wise.

  Bruce Wayne : I've never been in love before, Alfred.

  Alfred Pennyworth : Go to her. Tell her how you feel.

  Bruce Wayne : She wants Batman, not Bruce Wayne.

  Alfred Pennyworth : Let the lady decide, hmm?

• Alfred Pennyworth : Apparently, you and Batman have a common enemy. That was with the morning mail.

  [Bruce opens it, then cut to the Batcave] 

  Alfred Pennyworth : "The eight of us go forth, not back, to protect our king from a foe's attack."

  Bruce Wayne : Chess pawns. Clock. Matches. All physical objects, man-made.

  Alfred Pennyworth : Small in size, light in weight.

  Bruce Wayne : What's the connection?

  Alfred Pennyworth : With all due respect, sir, I think that's why they call him "The Riddler."

• Bruce Wayne : Were all the Batsuits destroyed, Alfred?

  Alfred Pennyworth : All except the prototype with the sonar modifications you invented. But you haven't tested it yet.

  Bruce Wayne : Tonight's a good night.

• Batman : What do you suggest, Alfred? By sea... or by air?

  Robin : Why not both?

  Batman : [giving him a once-over]  Who's your tailor?

  Alfred Pennyworth : I took the liberty, sir.

• Dick Grayson : Emergency, Alfred.

  Alfred Pennyworth : [revealing his circus costume in the trunk]  Oh, sir. I could be fired for this, sir. Perhaps they'll have me back at Buckingham Palace.