Racso and the Rats of NIMH (film)/Transcript

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Chapter 1
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Jonathan Brisby:

Elizabeth Brisby: So I must mend this scarf and I will pick his favorite foods in his knapsack. In case, he doesn't reach thorn valley in time for dinner tomorrow and I must clean out the cupboard to make room for the beans that the children will be bringing.

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Male voice: Mrs. Mouse! Come on out!

Jeremy: Mrs. Brisby, I forgot your name.

Elizabeth Brisby: Goodness, Jeremy. Calm down and tell me what's wrong.

Jeremy: I can't take timothy to school tomorrow. It's an emergency! I have to go home right away my mother's very sick. She flew into a ladder and broke her wing.

Elizabeth Brisby: Now. Now.

Jeremy: My cousin brought the news this morning. I went to Mr. Ages and he says that she may not fly for a whole month and he gave me some powder for her to swallow after dinner.

Elizabeth Brisby: You did well and you can fly home. Your Mother will need your help.

Jeremy: But what about Timothy? School starts next week and I was supposed to fly him to Thorn Valley tomorrow.

Elizabeth Brisby: We will manage. You must stay with your mother while she needs you.

Jeremy: Will she die?

Elizabeth Brisby: I'm afraid not. Just make sure she takes Mr. Ages powder. Within a month, her wing should be as good as new.

Jeremy: Thank you. Oh, thank you.

Elizabeth Brisby: You're welcome.

Jeremy: See you later!

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Jonathan Brisby:

Elizabeth Brisby:

Timothy: Of course I can do it, Mother. Father.

Elizabeth Brisby: I know exactly how the river winds and where the trail goes north. The trip from there will only be one day, but the whole trip will take four days.

Timothy: I'd get there the day before school that is if I leave tomorrow. What about food? I'm not sure you can carry a four-day supply. I won't have to carry that much.

Elizabeth Brisby: The autumn olives are out everywhere. We had some for lunch today and the acorns will be at their best. I do love fresh acorns. I know how much she wants to go, but I'm not promising anything. I'll think about it while you sleep.

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Martin: I think you should let Timothy go. He's starting to grow up. Today picked more beans than any of us and school means so much to him.

Elizabeth: I know that, but it's a long journey with many dangers and Timothy has never traveled alone.

Martin: I wish I could go with him, but I don't want to leave Bretta for so long and I still have more harvesting to do.

Elizabeth: Of course.

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Chapter 2
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Elizabeth Brisby: You may go.

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Elizabeth: Why?

Timothy: To make a splint. In case, I should break my leg.

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Timothy: Thorn Valley is here. (?) In case you need me or decide to come and visit.

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Elizabeth: The rats will be good to you. Please send word of how you are Timothy and don't travel at night.

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(In his dream, (?))

Timothy: Hawk!

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Male voice: Help! Help! Help!

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Chapter 3
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Timothy: Here! Grab this!

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Male: You … You saved me.

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Rat: Saved by a mouse. Wait till my family hears about this.

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Timothy: My name is Timothy Brisby. Who are you?

Male: I'm Racso. How do you do?

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(?): It was nice to meet you.

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Timothy: Good bye.

Racso: Good bye.

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Timothy: Since you're going my way, I'll wait and walk with you.

(Timothy and Racso walked and walked. (?))

Racso: I've got to stop and rest.

Timothy: (?)

Racso: Good. Have you eaten?

Timothy: Not since breakfast.

Racso: I've got something good to eat. (?) Here.

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Timothy: What is it, Racso?

Racso: It's candy.

Timothy: what's a candy?

Racso: I don't think there was anyone on earth who didn't know exactly what candy is.

Timothy: I didn't think there was anyone on earth who would go into a stream if he couldn't swim.

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Racso: Here. (?) Eat it.

Timothy: It's good.

Racso: You may have the whole bar. I brought an entire bag with me. They've been quite heavy to carry, but there aren't many left now.

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Timothy: Would you like a kidney bean?

Racso: Where did you get it?

Timothy: I picked them in Mr. Fitzgibbon's field.

Racso: Oh. Then you must be a field mouse.

Timothy: That's right.

Racso: I'm not a field rat. I'm a city rat. I left my family and all my girlfriends. They cried, of course, and they pleaded, but I told them I had to go. I'm in pursuit of a better life. I have friends here in the country rats who can read and write.

Timothy: What are the rats names?

Racso: Actually, I don't know their names, but I know they live somewhere in this direction.

Timothy: Have you met them before?

Racso: No, but I'm sure they will be glad to meet me.

Timothy: How will you find them?

Racso: I'll keep walking in this direction. Then I'll turn and follow the trail where the river splits. If what my old man says is right, it will be about one day's threat from there.

Timothy: So your father is a friend of theirs.

Racso: Well, he was.

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Racso: He once shared a cage with one of them at a laboratory called 'NIMH.' Scientists taught them how to read and gave them special shots to make them smart. They got so smart that they figured out how to escape. My dad lived with them for a while. They had a big nest with electric lights and running water and the big refrigerator, but there was a fight and my dad and some of the other rats left.

Timothy: And what happened then?

Racso: I don't know everything. All I know is that my old man was in an accident so bad that the rest of his friends were killed. He was burned, but he managed to save himself after he got better. He went back to the city instead of the colony. He found my mom and moved back in with her and after that, my sister and I were born.

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Racso: Learning is important. I've got to educate myself. I can't spend my whole life lying around in the sewers eating garbage.

Timothy: Have you been to school?

Racso: There are no schools for rats in the city. My dad taught me a few things, but then he got scared. He said education had almost killed him and it had killed six other rats. He said those shots the humans gave him and turned him into a misfit. He said if there's one thing I need to remember is that I'm a rat and nothing more.

Timothy: How did you convince him to let you come here?

Racso: I didn't. I ran away. I'm on my own now. I'm going to get my education and become a scientist. I'm going to make discoveries and become famous. I'll be on TV and on the cover of magazine.

Timothy: But how did you know where to go?

Racso: My dad had an accident in a town called Smithville, so I asked different animals and birds, which highway went toward it and they told me it turned out. There were big green signs along the highway, but I couldn't read them. I bribed a squirrel to lead me into town. I gave him three candy bars and the local rats knew how to get to Mr. Fitzgibbon's farm. Then I met this dumb crow who told me how to get to Thorn Valley. I offered him candy, but all he wanted was a silver cigarette paper. I pulled out of the trash that morning.

Timothy: What was the crow's name?

Racso: I don't know. Jimmy or Jerry or something like that. He was all shook up because his mother was sick and he wanted the silver paper for a present for her. What a jerk.

Timothy: His name is Jeremy. May not be the smartest bird in the world, but he's kind-hearted and he would have given you the directions for nothing. You didn't have to bribe him.

Racso: My old man taught me that nobody gets something for nothing.

Timothy: Your old man?

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Timothy: I'll show you. (?) Rat. Any of certain rodents genus Rattus and allied genre distinguished from mice by their larger size and differences in teeth the best known species are the brown or Norway rat. The black rat and the roof rat. (?) Mouse. any of numerous species a small rodents especially the house mouse found in human habitations throughout the world compare vole.

Racso: You … You … You … You … You can read! Will you teach me please? I'll give you anything you want. If only you would teach me, Timothy.

Timothy: I won't teach you, But I have a friend who will. Rat friends. They have a school at Thorn Valley and they teach almost every subject you can name reading, writing, carpentry, math, astronomy …

Racso: The rats of NIMH.

Timothy: I'm on my way to school right now and you may come with me.

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Racso: Just one more word. Is this the letter b?

Timothy: we've got to move on. It's only a few hours until twilight and we'll have to stop them.

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Rasco: I'll make a campfire.

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Timothy: It's perfect. The high edges will shelter us from the wind and is probably lined with feathers too. Anyway, it would be dangerous to make a fire on such a windy day.

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Rasco:

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Racso: What's for breakfast?

Timothy: I've got beans and oats, but I'd be willing to bet. There'll be autumn olives down by the river they're berries. Have you ever tasted them?

Racso: I think my mother brought some home from the market once. What I'm not sure.

Timothy: Come on. You always poke under the bushes first with a stick. To make sure, there aren't any snakes hiding there snakes can be very nasty.

Racso: I'll remember that.

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Racso: For lunch, they'll be perfect with the candy bars.

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Racso: I'm thirsty and too hot.

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Racso: I'm sorry, but I have to take a nap.

Timothy: Perhaps we could just sit down and rest for a minute.

Racso: Sure. Don't.

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Racso: I'm afraid I'm used to sleeping during the day. In the city, we, rats, are most active at night when the humans are asleep. I guess that's why being out in the sunlight makes me so tired.

Timothy: Country animals don't go out after dark if they can help it. Owls hunt at night.

Racso: I have in the herds of hours.

Timothy: We'll have to find a place to sleep.

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Racso: I couldn't sleep. it's so beautiful out. There's a full moon come and look.

Timothy: What time is it?

Racso: I don't know.

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Racso: I have never seen anything so beautiful. In the city and nights like this, we all come out and play. You see rats everywhere dancing, running, jumping. They call it moon fever.

Timothy: I've never been outside the house at night.

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Racso: I don't think I can go back to sleep.

Timothy: I feel wide awake myself.

Racso: I know that you're worried. We didn't travel far enough today. I wouldn't mind walking a mile or two right now.

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Timothy: All right, but we'll have to be careful, really careful.

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Chapter 5
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Cynthia: Hey, mother. We got a letter. Open it.

((?) note by Justin.)

Cynthia: Who sent it? What does it say? What is it?

Elizabeth: Timothy hasn't arrived in Thorn Valley.

Cynthia: What day was he supposed to get there? He left five days ago, so he should have arrived yesterday, but, mother, they didn't know that he was coming on foot and you know Timothy can dawdle.

Elizabeth: That's true.

Cynthia: He'll get there.

Elizabeth: Of course she will. Let's not think about it, until we get further news.

(The crow (?))

Elizabeth: Who are you? Who are you and why are you here?

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Owl: Come in.

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Owl: Mrs. Elizabeth Brisby, you may wonder why I have sent for you.

Elizabeth: Yes.

Owl: I have sent for you because I believe that I have killed your son.

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Owl: Two nights ago, I went out hunting in north woods where the river splits. I was hungry and I saw two rodents on the path in the moonlight. I dove for the larger a small rats, but the smaller one rushed to protect him. I picked him up and he shouted his name here. (?) Timothy Brisby. He was your son, was he not?

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Owl: I dropped him when I realized who he was, but I had grabbed him with my talons. I'm afraid that I pierced his heart.

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Owl: He died a hero like his father that may be some comfort to you.

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Owl: You have other children. You must go home to them. You must prepare to make a long journey away from this country. Men with great machines are working at the north end of Thorn Valley. They are destroying the mountain there and they planned to destroy the woods and farms as well.

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Owl: I killed your son because I had to eat. There was a reason, with men, it often seems that there is no reason at all.

Elizabeth: Money. (?) I have heard it said that men do what they do for pieces of paper called money.

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Elizabeth: Fly North. Fly to the North woods along the river. It's like close to the ground where there is a path. I'm looking for someone there.

Crow: It is nearly dark.

Elizabeth: There will be moonlight. (?) Hurry, there's no time to lose.

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Chapter 6
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Voice: Timothy. Timothy. Timothy.

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Timothy: Someone is talking. Someone is talking to me.

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Rasco: You're alive!

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Timothy: What day is this?

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Timothy: How much food is left?

Racso: Don't worry about that.

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Racso: Tomorrow morning, I want you to find a willow tree.

Timothy: They grow along the river. Willow bark relieves pain.

Racso: I don't think I can recognize a widow tree.

Timothy: I'll describe it and you can take my knife to cut the bark off.

Racso: Won't you be frightened if I leave you?

Timothy: Yes, but I want you to go. The sooner I feel better, the sooner we will be able to leave.

Racso: Don't move. There's a big bird flying back and forth over the path. I covered the both up with leaves, so it couldn't see us. It's flown past again and again as if it were searching for someone.

Timothy: Someone to eat.

Racso: He's calling somebody and and the funny part is, its voice doesn't sound like a bird, but I couldn't make out what it was saying.

Timothy: Could it be the owl returning for his prey? Owls had been known to trick all, but the most cautious mice. We must stay hidden.

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Timothy: It's dangerous for us to camp here day after day. We're certain to be noticed by other animals and not all of them are friendly.

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Racso: I ate earlier.

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Racso: You tried to walk?

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Racso: Don't cry. I got you into this mess and I'm going to get you out of it. I've already decided what to do. I'm going to build a sling and pull you along the trail. I'll get you to Thorn Valley if it's the last thing I ever do.

Chapter 7
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Racso: Just leave it all to me. Last year, I snuck around the behind the baseboard at the movie theater and saw a show about how to live in the words. It was called, "The Last of the Mohicans." There was an Indian in the movie who was kind of short for his age and looked a lot like me and he made a sling to move his wounded friend.

Timothy: Animals who live in the wild have certain rules about how to act in the woods. I've been thinking that it would be useful to review them with you.

Racso: I probably knows him already, but you can tell me if it will make you feel better.

Timothy: The first one is always cover up your trail.

Racso: Of course, i just happened to like to flip my tail around that song.

Timothy: I could tell where you'd walked that means an enemy could too. The second rule is this. If you hear something coming even from far away, take cover.

Racso: I hid us from that birds the other night, didn't I? And that bird was looking for someone even in the dark. I could tell that it flew back and forth over the path again and again.

Timothy: What if that bird had not been the owl? Here's another rule. Never light a fire in the woods.

Racso: The Indians did.

Timothy: We're not Indians. Anyway, they were careful. They knew how to make a fire without setting the woods on fire.

Racso: So do I. I toasted marshmallows the night before I met you. I melted chocolate squares right in the middle of the marshmallow. The girl scouts do that, you know? It's a famous dessert.

Timothy: Racso! I put that fire out myself the next morning. You could have burned the whole forest down and killed us both.

Racso: You'd better rest now. You're getting upset over nothing, Timothy. And if there's one thing we don't need right now is a worried little field mouse.

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Racso: Wrap the ends of this around your paws a couple of times, so that it can't slip out. (?) When you're ready, I'll get up on all fours and run up the bank as quickly as I can it may hurt but at least you should be over with fast.

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Racso: We're ready to go.

Timothy: Where's the paper bag?

Racso: It's empty.

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Racso: I have to rest a while. Did you once mention that your family ate acorns?

Timothy: Look under there. There will be hundreds of acorns on the ground. Bring me a couple and I'll show you how to eat them.

Racso: (?) It's bitter. I like berries, but I don't like acorns.

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Racso: We've reached the spot where the river splits. I can see a large stream flowing off to the left.

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Racso: I'm hungry.

Timothy: Is there any food left in the knapsack?

Racso: It's for you.

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Racso: You eat it.

Timothy: I like the beans just as much. (?) Here.

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Racso: I thought I heard something. (?) Let's hide. (?) I don't see anything.

Timothy: Shh! (?) What is it, Rasco? What do you see?

Racso: Rats. Four large rats.

Timothy: What do they look like lift me up, so I can see. (?) More. More.

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Timothy: Justin. Justin!

Racso: Timothy, Be quiet! What are you doing?

Timothy: Justin!

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Racso: He's coming right this way.

Timothy: Justin!

Racso: Take cover! He's going to kill us both.

Timothy: Justin.

Large rat: Timothy! (?) Thank goodness. We found you at last.

Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
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Jones:

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Chapter 10
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Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
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Chapter 14
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Chapter 15
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
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Chapter 21
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Chapter 22
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Chapter 23
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Chapter 24
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Chapter 25
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Somewhere in the ending
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Somewhere in Chapters
Brutus:

Justin:

Johnathan:

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(?): Where are we?

Elizabeth: (?)

Timothy: Thank you.

Rat: (?)

Timothy: (?) I'm Timothy. Who are you?

Rat: I'm Racso. (?)

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Racso: Jenner is my father. He's the one who planned to destroy your home to move out the garden. Mr. Fitzgibbon.

(?): Where are we gonna find the (?)?

(?): We here to rescue you.