# The Swan Princess

The Swan Princess is a 1994 American-Russian animated fantasy musical film based on the ballet "Swan Lake".

## Dialogue

    [First lines]
    Narrator: Once upon a time, there was a king named William...who ruled a large and mighty kingdom...and yet, he was sad...for he was growing old and had no child to inherit the thrown. Then, happily, a daughter was born...a princess...and she was given the name Odette. Kings and queens came from all around to offer the gifts to the child. Among them was the widow Uberta and her young son Prince Derek. It was then that William and Uberta happened upon the same idea. Derek and Odette will be brought together each summer in hopes that they will fall in love...and join their kingdoms forever. But unknown to all was another plan...that of the evil enchanter Rothbart. Odette's birth was of little concern to him...for he was preparing to take William's kingdom, by means of the forbidden arts. On the eve of his assault, William attacked...and Rothbart's powers were plunged into darkness. Despite calls for his death...the enchanter was only banished.
    Rothbart: I'm not finished with you yet, William. Someday, I'll get my power back. And when I do, everything you own...everything you love, will be mine.
    [Rothbart leaves while King William angrily stares on.]
    Narrator: Many feared King William too kind. But in time, the threat was forgotten...and all hopes turned to that not so distant summer...when Derek and Odette would meet.
    Derek: [to everyone] Arrange the marriage!
    [Everyone celebrates]
    Odette: Wait!
    [Everyone stops]
    Derek: What? You're all I ever wanted. You're beautiful!
    Odette: Oh, thank you. But what else?
    Derek: What else?
    Odette: Is beauty all that matters to you?:
    Queen Uberta: Derek, what else?
    Derek: [stammers; to Odette] What else is there?
    [Rogers imitates a buzzer and gives a thumbs down. Queen Uberta begins to cry. King William gives Derek a shocked look and she looks at King William with a horrified look on her face and Odette looks away sadly. The next day, King William and Odette prepared to leave]
    King William: We tried, Uberta. No one can say we didn't try. [Uberta continues cries. He turns to Odette] Say goodbye, Odette.
    Odette: [to Derek, sadly] Goodbye.
    King William: "Goodbye"?
    Odette: [sighs] Prince Derek.
    [Queen Uberta urges Derek]
    Derek: Mother.
    Queen Uberta: Derek.
    Derek: [to Odette] Goodbye, Princess.
    [King William and Odette leave]
    Queen Uberta: All these years of planning...WASTED!!!
    Rogers: What else is there?! She says, "Is beauty all that matters?", and you say, "What else is there?"!
    Prince Derek: It was dumb. I know!
    Rogers: You should write a book: How To Offend Women In Five Syllables Or Less.
    Bromley: Your turn.
    Prince Derek: I didn't know what else to say.
    Bromley: [cheating at chess, takes Derek's queen] You lost your queen, Derek!
    Prince Derek: That's twice in one day!
    Rogers: Think. You must see something other than Odette's beauty.
    Prince Derek: Of course I do, Rogers! She's...you know. And then...it's like...I mean, right?
    [Lord Rogers rolls his eyes]
    Prince Derek: Aw, I don't know how to say it! [drums his fingers on the chessboard] I know. I'll prove it to her. I'll prove my love! [with that said, he lifts his rook and moves it across the board] Checkmate!
    [Bromley's jaw hangs open. Meanwhile, miles apart, in a dark, secluded forest, a white-bearded man waits behind an oak tree. His eyes are trained on King William's caravan, plodding slowly along the mud-soaked trail]
    Rothbart: Today's the day, Willie. Everything you own, everything you love, will be mine! [steps apart from the tree, into the path of the approaching caravan as it starts raining]
    [Inside the royal carriage]
    King William: [shakes his head mournfully] I just don't understand. What else did you want him to say?
    Odette: I need to know that he loves me.
    [The horses neigh and buck, and the carriage lurches to a stop]
    King William: What on earth? [turns the door handle and steps out. Beyond the horses, a caped man is blocking the path. Although the man is in silhouette, he recognizes Rothbart] Stay inside, Odette. [steps forward]
    [His guards move to encircle Rothbart, spears drawn. Rothbart opens his arms. A fireball of light explodes around him, and turns into the bat. Shielding their eyes, the King and his guards step backward. Before they stand a tremendous, hideous animal, the beast attacks. Later, King William's captain collapses at the doorway. Derek, Bromley, and Rogers run to his side]
    Derek: [recognizes him] It's King William's captain!
    King William's Captain: We were attacked. A Great Animal. [faints]
    Derek: [shocked] Odette. [takes off]
    Rogers: Derek! Wait!
    [Derek rides his horse out of his castle, and into the woods]
    Derek: Odette! [dismounts and checks the abandoned carriage] Odette?! Odette! [finds Odette's locket, picks it up, and finds King William unconscious on the ground] King William.
    King William: [weakly] Derek...
    Derek: Who did this?
    King William: It came so quickly. A great animal.
    Derek: Where is Odette?
    King William: Listen to me, Derek, it's not what it seems. It's not what it seems.
    Derek: What's not? Where is Odette?!
    King William: [last words] Odette is...Odette...is gone. [dies]
    Derek: [became shocked] ODETTE!!!!!!
    Rothbart: [to Odette, after kidnapping her and turns her into a swan] Once you steal something, you spend your whole life fighting to keep it.
    Prince Derek: [ready for target practice] The Great Animal's never gonna give her up without a fight.
    Rogers: You're not still thinking she's alive?
    Prince Derek: When I find the Great Animal, Rogers, I'll find Odette.
    Rogers: Oh, Derek. You've looked everywhere. She's not coming back. The whole kingdom knows that.
    Prince Derek: The whole kingdom's wrong! Odette's alive, and I'm gonna find her. You ready, Brom?
    [Bromley lifts up his blindfold]
    Rogers: No peeking. [Bromley lowers his blindfold and stands at attention] Animals, assemble!
    Rogers: 52 out of 52! Well done, Derek!
    Odette: You're being sneaky again, Jean-Bob!
    Jean-Bob: What sneaky? You deserve a nice bouquet!
    Odette: And you deserve a kiss.
    Jean-Bob: Well, all right! [puckers up]
    Odette: You know I'm under a spell!
    Jean-Bob: But my kiss would break ze spell!
    Speed: Give it up, Jean-Bob.
    Odette: I can only kiss the man I love, and then he...
    Jean-Bob: Must make a vow of "everlasting love". I know - !
    Odette: And prove it to the world!
    Jean-Bob: WHAT do you think I was doing with ze flowers and ze alligators going "CHOMP CHOMP"?
    Odette: Speed, make him understand.
    Speed: I'm only a turtle.
    Odette: Every night you ask the same question.
    Rothbart: No! No!
    Odette: And every night I give you the same answer...
    Rothbart: DON'T!
    Odette: ...I'll die first.
    Rothbart: You know... you are really starting to bug me!
    Odette: I would think you'd be use to it by now.
    Rothbart: THAT'S IT! Just keep pushing it! But someday I'm gonna BOIL OVER!
    Jean-Bob: Whenever I have to do something in a hurry, I'll always bring a turtle.
    Rogers: Think, you must see something other than Odette's beauty.
    Prince Derek: Of course I do, Rogers. She's like...You know! How about...And then...Am I right?
    Puffin: Me name is Puffin. Lt. Puffin.
    Odette: It's a pleasure, Lt. Puffin. I'm Odette. Princess Odette. [Puffin kisses her hand] And these are my best friends in the whole world: Mr. Lorenzo Trudgealong...
    Speed: Friends call me Speed.
    Odette: ...and Jean-Bob.
    Jean-Bob: I have no friends. Only servants. And they call me "your highness".
    Speed: [whispers to Puffin] Thinks he's a prince.
    Queen Uberta: Just make sure you're here tomorrow night.
    Derek: Tomorrow night?
    Queen Uberta: The ball.
    Derek: Mother, I can't. [Queen Uberta blubbers and sputters] Please, Mother. Don't do the lip thing. [giving in] If I leave now, maybe I can be back in time.
    Queen Uberta: [cheers] Thank you, darling! [laufhs]
    Prince Derek: But please, Mother! Don't turn it into one of your beauty pageants!
    Queen Uberta: Oh! No, no, no, no, no! It's just a few friends...And, their daughters... [as Derek leaves is out of earshot; to Chamberlain] I want this to be big. Every princesses must have their own introductions!
    Chamberlain: [shocked] But you said...
    Queen Uberta: Forget what I said! Now, send for the cooks, and tell the band to start rehearsing! And I want four footmen for every carriage! [giggles] Maybe five!
    Speed: I think I pulled a muscle.
    Jean-Bob: I'm gonna die! I know it! I'm on a mission with a lame turtle!
    Odette: [dying from Rothbart's curse] Derek...I-I feel so weak...I think...I'm...
    Prince Derek: No. You'll live, Odette. The vow I made was for you.
    Odette: I know. I love you, Derek. [dies]
    Prince Derek: Odette? Odette! [breaks down in grief and fury] I made the vow for her. Do you hear?! THE VOW I MADE WAS FOR HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Rothbart: [appears behind Derek] No need to shout!
    Derek: [enraged, turns around and confronts Rothbart] Don't let her die.
    Rothbart: Is that a threat?
    Prince Derek: Don't you dare let her die!
    Rothbart: [mockingly] Oh, it is a threat.
    Prince Derek: You're the only one with the power! Now, do it!
    Rothbart: [throws him aside; last words] Only if you defeat...me! [transformation into the bat]
    Derek: [stares in shock] The Great Animal!
    [The Great Animal roars and attacks]
    [Last lines]
    Princess Odette: Will you love me, Derek? Until the day I die?
    Prince Derek: No, Odette, much longer. Much longer.
    [They kiss]