Tia Quotes in Return from Witch Mountain (1978)

Tia: Tony, why are you doing these things? Why are you using your powers against me?

[the security guard is levitating at the ceiling where Tony left him]

Security Guard: Could you get me down please?

[Tia lowers him to the floor]

Security Guard: Thank you. Now, where are you going?

Tia: We're going in there.

Security Guard: Oh, no. No one goes in there without ID.

[Tia levitates him back up to the ceiling]

Tony: Tia, open the gate.

Tia: No, everybody join hands. 1... 2... 3

[the kids energize over the gate]

Mia: I'm Mia!

Tia: I'm Tia!

Mia, Tia: We're like your biggest fans!

[they flash their headlights at him]

Mia, Tia: Ka-chow!

Lightning McQueen: Oh, I love being me.

Tia, Mia: We love you, Lightning!

Buck: Well, well, well, they certainly are scraping the bottom of the barrel for cheerleaders these days.

Tia: What are you doing here?

Buck: We were just driving by to get some ice cream. Thought you might like to join us.

Tia: I said I would be home at 10. It's not even 9!

Buck: Who said anything about that? I thought you might like to join us for some ice cream. Maybe your Bug here can join us. We can talk about burying the hatchet. You know what a hatchet is, don't you, Bug?

Bug: It's an ax?

Buck: Sort of, yeah, yeah. I got one in my car if you'd like to see it.

Bug: [getting scared] I'll pass.

Buck: Fair enough. I like to carry it, you never know when you're going to need it. A situation may come up say for example, someone has been drinking, and about to drive a loved one home... then I'd like to know I have it. Not to kill, no. Just to maim. Take a little off the shoulder. Swish! The elbow. Slash! Shave a little meat off the old kneecap. Fowap! Ooooo! You got both kneecaps? I like to keep mine razor sharp. Sharp enough you can shave with it. Why I've been known to circumcise a gnat. You're not a gnat are you, Bug? Wait a minute, bug, gnat. Is there a little similarity? Whoa, I think there is! Ha ha ha. You understand what I'm talking about? I don't think you do. I'll be right back. Heh heh heh heh.

[walks away]

Tia: I'm sorry.

Bug: Look, I think you'd better split. I don't exactly want him to go berserk with an ax on me.

Tia: He's all talk.

[Buck pulls out a small hatchet from his car]

Buck: Here it is! Come over, come on, I want to show it to you. Maybe later. Okay.

Buck: The guy's a predator and you're his prey.

Tia: Really?

Buck: You bet.

Tia: And how would you know?

Buck: When I was his age, I was a guy zooming girls like you. Pretty face, good chip on your shoulder.

Tia: I recommend you stay out of my personal life!

Buck: Do your parents stay out of your personal life?

Tia: They don't know my personal life.

Buck: Have they met twiddle-dink?

Tia: His name is Bug.

Buck: [chuckles] First or last?

Tia: First!

Buck: What's his last name, Spray?

Tia: You should talk, Buck!

Buck: [is trying to make Tia go out bowling with him] We've done the battle of the wills. The deck's stacked in my favor. You're just gonna lose again.

Tia: Try me.

Buck: How would you like to spend the next several nights wondering if your crazy, out-of-work, bum uncle will shave your head while you sleep? See you in the car.

Buck: What time do you want me to pick you up after school?

Tia: Don't bother! I'll get a ride with friends

Buck: No, I have my orders. What time?

Tia: Are you really this stupid? I said I would get a ride. I always get a ride.

Buck: Hey, I'll just call the school, find out what time, and meet you right here.

Tia: Go ahead, call the school. I won't be here.

Buck: Stand me up today and tomorrow I'll drive you to school in my robe and pajamas and walk you to your first class. 4:00 okay?

Tia: Uncle Buck?

Buck: Yeah?

Tia: Got a minute?

Buck: I got lots of minutes.

Tia: Now that everything's okay with my grandfather, I want to go out tomorrow night.

Buck: You can go crazy after I leave. Until then, I'm not letting you out.

Tia: [getting angry] You just can't find any way to be cool can you?

Buck: You mean easy? No.

Tia: I mean decent!

Buck: You mean blind!

Tia: Who are you trying to score points with? My parents? How many times have they had you over here since we moved? Try none until they went up Shit Creek and got stuck!

Buck: [looking frustrated] Get used on your parents' time.

Buck: You know there's uh, one family charity case who loves you very much.

Tia: [crying] I'm sorry.

Buck: Hey, come on. Nothing to be sorry about. I'm just glad I got a chance to know you again.

Tia: Do have any idea how embarrassing this is? You driving me up to my school where everyone can see you? I can't believe I'm related to you.

Buck: You just get that big stick out of your keester young lady, and we'll get along just fine.

Tia: Can I ask you a personal question?

Buck: Sure.

Tia: Did you ever have anyone embarrass you like this?

[a very long pause as Buck glances up, then down, and side to side trying to remember and contemplating Tia's question until he makes eye contact with her again]

Buck: No.

Miles: Waiting for your sex?

Tia: Shut up!

Tia: Hey, Mom. Next time you take off in the middle of the night, why don't you hire a murderer to watch the house?

Maisy Russell: They have rent-a-shoes!

Tia: And rent-a-foot disease!

Miles: You always kick me around, I'm an American and I have rights.

Tia: Maisey, do I kick you around?

Maisey Russell: No, but you said 'shit' twice, only once that counts though.

Tia: Let the dog out.

Maisey Russell: Parcey!

[their dog Parcey emerges from the dryer]

[first lines]

Tia: Get your bag off the table, people eat there.

Maisey Russell: People eat off of plates.

Tia: Don't give me any crap, Maizy.

[during the school assembly, Cassandra stands up and begins yelling in Spanish]

Tia: [thinking] Oh my god, the Jew girl's speaking in tongues!

[Cassandra rips open her shirt]

Roland: She's going to show her boobs! Thank you Jesus!

Patrick: [thinking] She is, she's going to show her boobs!

[looking horrified, Hilary Faye stands up at the podium]

Hilary Faye: She's saying she has a hot pussy!

[the word "pussy" is bleeped out by microphone feedback]

Pastor Skip: [to the Christian Jewels] Listen, I'm concerned about Mary. Something's going on.

Hilary Faye: Yeah, me too.

Pastor Skip: Well, she's part of your posse, and I think that you could help her. I'm gonna need you to be a warrior out there on the front lines for Jesus.

Tia: You mean like shoot her.

Pastor Skip: No, I was thinking of something a little less gangsta.

Tia: Stop being so stingy!

[eats chocolate]

Hilary Faye: What? They're my Valentine's day chocolates.

Tia: Hilary Faye, you bought them for yourself so it doesn't count.

Hilary Faye: I knew Mary was hiding something. The thought of her humping that pervert... I still can't believe Roland never showed up.

Veronica: I can't believe your brother called you the "c" word.

Tia: I can't believe we have to go to Prom in this van.

Hilary Faye: Look, when I tried to pay for my hair, my credit card was mysteriously maxed out and the limo driver wouldn't take a personal check. Get off my back.

Tia: [pause] It's bad enough we don't even have dates.

Tia: Sorry about Dean's faggotry.

Tia: JESUS DIED FOR YOUR SINS!

Hilary Faye: Tia, calm down!

Jamie Morgan: Digital photography is a rough sketch... but film? Film is like...

Tia: Caravaggio!

Jamie Morgan: Exactly!