Fly Away Home Quotes
A father and daughter decide to attempt to lead a flock of orphaned Canada Geese south by air.
Amy Alden: [Just after Barry and Tom have accidentally seen her after her shower] HE'S SO WEIRD!
Susan Barnes: You're right. He is.
Amy Alden: Who was that guy?
Susan Barnes: Oh, he's just a guy, and he didn't see you.
Amy Alden: He did. And why did he bring that guy to CHOP THEIR WINGS OFF?
Susan Barnes: You're father didn't know he was going to do that. Nobody knew he was going to do that.
[pause]
Susan Barnes: Amy, listen to me. I know I can never replace your mother. No one can. But if you let me, I can be your friend. And the first rule about friends is they have to trust each other, right? I promise you, nothing is going to happen to those geese. I won't let it and neither will your dad.
Amy Alden: [cries]
Susan Barnes: You're right. He is.
Amy Alden: Who was that guy?
Susan Barnes: Oh, he's just a guy, and he didn't see you.
Amy Alden: He did. And why did he bring that guy to CHOP THEIR WINGS OFF?
Susan Barnes: You're father didn't know he was going to do that. Nobody knew he was going to do that.
[pause]
Susan Barnes: Amy, listen to me. I know I can never replace your mother. No one can. But if you let me, I can be your friend. And the first rule about friends is they have to trust each other, right? I promise you, nothing is going to happen to those geese. I won't let it and neither will your dad.
Amy Alden: [cries]
Amy Alden: Mama to Papa. That was so cool!
Thomas Alden: Yeah, great. I just made a criminal out of my own daughter. Now we'll both do time behind bars.
Amy Alden: Dad, stop being so dramatic.
Thomas Alden: Now, look, this is just the beginning, Amy. We've got to make 120 nautical miles by sundown, fly across Lake Ontario, cross an international boundary without a permit carrying stolen goods, without filing a flight plan, without any official approval, four days behind schedule. We're on the edge, my dear.
Thomas Alden: Yeah, great. I just made a criminal out of my own daughter. Now we'll both do time behind bars.
Amy Alden: Dad, stop being so dramatic.
Thomas Alden: Now, look, this is just the beginning, Amy. We've got to make 120 nautical miles by sundown, fly across Lake Ontario, cross an international boundary without a permit carrying stolen goods, without filing a flight plan, without any official approval, four days behind schedule. We're on the edge, my dear.
[watching Amy lead the geese around]
Thomas Alden: It's amazing, isn't it, how they, uh, follow her around like that?
DNR Officer: Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's, uh, called imprinting. The first living thing a goose sees when it's born, it automatically assume is its mother.
Thomas Alden: Huh.
DNR Officer: They'll follow her anywhere.
Thomas Alden: It's amazing, isn't it, how they, uh, follow her around like that?
DNR Officer: Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's, uh, called imprinting. The first living thing a goose sees when it's born, it automatically assume is its mother.
Thomas Alden: Huh.
DNR Officer: They'll follow her anywhere.
