films-about-clowns

"Quiet flame, bright flame, quiet flame, night cries."

"Livia Venturini - La Suorina, the nun"

"Marcella Rovere - La Vedova, the widow"

"Aldo Silvani - Il Signor Giraffa, the circus owner"

"Richard Basehart - Il Matto, the fool"

"Anthony Quinn - Zampanò"

"Giulietta Masina - Gelsomina"

"Already, word has come from the world's film centers - a great picture is coming...unique in its elemental story and setting...rare in the earthy, human magnificence of its portrayals."

"This is the picture YOU'VE HEARD about!"

"Widow: For three nights I've been up at 1:00am to cook. Think I'm tired? If I felt like it, I could dance all night long. Us older women are better than young girls."

"Gelsomina, Zampanò's a good man. He'll treat you well. You'll travel the world. You'll sing and dance. And look what he gave me: 10,000 lire! I have it here, 10,000 lire! We can fix the roof and these poor things can eat. Why did your father ever leave us?"

"You want to go with Zampanò and take Rosa's place? He'll teach you a trade. You'll earn some money. And one less mouth to feed around here wouldn't be bad."

"She's not like Rosa. But she's a good girl, poor thing. She'll do what she's told. She just came out a little strange. But, if she eats every day, maybe she'll get better."

"What if I asked you to come with me? I'll teach you to walk the tightrope, way up in the air, with all the lights on you. I have a car. We'd be traveling all the time. We'd have a world of fun. Would you like that? But no. "Nothing." You have to stay with Zampanò and perform his ridiculous stunts and let him beat you like a donkey. Such is life."

"What a funny face! Are you a woman, really? Or an artichoke?"

"[reciting his act by rote before a crowd] Here we have a piece of chain that is a quarter of an inch thick. It is made of crude iron, stronger than steel. With the simple expansion of my pectoral muscles, or chest, that is, I'll break the hook. [collecting money from the crowd] Thank you, thank you. Now, to do this feat, I must fill myself up like a tire. If a blood vessel should break, I would spit blood. For instance, in Milan a man weighing 240 pounds lost his eyesight doing this trick. That is because the optical nerves take a beating, and once you lose your eyes, you are finished. If there's any delicate person in the audience, I would advise him to look away 'cause there could be blood. [with seemingly great effort, he breaks the chain]"

"Do only what I tell you to."

"Come here. There should be something here to fit you. I want you to look elegant. I don't want to see you in rags. My women have always looked smart."

"Do you remember how beautiful it was, Zampanò? Watching the rain from the window that day?"

"Jackson Robert Scott - Dead Georgie"

"Dear Losers, I know what this must seem like, but this isn't a suicide note. You're probably wondering why I did what I did. It's because I knew I was too scared to go back. And if we weren't together, if all of us alive weren't united, I knew we'd all die. So, I made the only logical move: I took myself off the board. Did it work? Well, if you're reading this, you know the answer. I lived my whole life afraid. Afraid of what would come next. Afraid of what I might leave behind. Don't. Be who you wanna be. Be proud. And if you find someone worth holding on to, never ever let them go. Follow your own path, wherever that takes you. Think of this letter as a promise. A promise I'm asking you to make. To me. To each other. An oath. See, the thing about being a loser is you don't have anything to lose. So, be true. Be brave. Stand. Believe, and don't ever forget we're Losers and we always will be."

"Jessica Chastain - Beverly Marsh"

"- Mike Hanlon"

"Jay Ryan - Ben Hanscom"

"- Eddie Kaspbrak"

"Andy Bean - Stanley Uris"

"Bill Skarsgård - Pennywise"

"Javier Botet - Hobo the Leper / The Witch"

"Joan Gregson - Mrs. Kersh"

"- Dead Hockstetter"

"Teach Grant - Henry Bowers"

"Molly Atkinson - Sonia / Myra Kaspbrak"

"Luke Roessler - Dean"

"- Adrian Mellon"

"Taylor Frey - Don Hagarty"

"- Audra Denbrough"

"Will Beinbrink - Tom Rogan"

"Stephen Bogaert - Mr. Marsh"

"Joe Bostick - Mr. Keene"

"Juno Rinaldi - Gretta Keene"

"It's Back."

"Witness the end of It."

"For 27 years, I dreamt of you. [laughs] I craved you. Oh, I missed you! Waiting for this very moment! Time to FLOAT!!!"

"[to Beverly as she attempts to escape her old home, in the form of Robert “Bob” Gray] Run, run, run. You haven't changed anything yet. You haven't changed their futures. You... You haven't saved any of them. [putting white clown makeup on his face] Close your eyes, Bev. If you don't believe... [scratches the red marks onto his face] ...close them...and see. [laughs manically]"

"Did ya miss me, Richie? 'Cos I've missed you! No one wants to play with the clown anymore. Play a game with me, would ya? How about Street Fighter? Oh, yes, you like that one, don't you? [chuckles] Or maybe Truth or Dare? Oh, you wouldn't want anyone to pick Truth though, would you, Richie? You wouldn't want anyone to know what you're hiding. [laughs, then in a creepy sing-song voice to Richie] I know your secret! Your dirty little secret! Oh, I know your secret! Your DIRTY little secret! [speaking voice] Should I tell them, Richie?"

"Come back and play! COME BACK AND PLAY WITH THE CLOWN!!"

"Want a kiss, Richie?"

"[as the Witch/Mrs. Kersh] I was always Daddy’s little girl. What about you? Are you still his little girl, Beverly? ARE YOU?!"

"[to Ben] All that success! All those sit-ups! But deep down, still just a little fat, fat, fatty loser! [laughs] Who always knew he would die alone!"

"[to Young Bill] Why? Because you weren’t there, Billy. [laughs]"