Firebreather (2009 TV Movie)

Jesse Head: Duncan Rosenblatt

Quotes 

• Barnes : All right ladies, line up. I'm your new Gym teacher. You can call me "Coach Barnes." Or once you come to love me - Blitz.

  Duncan Rosenblatt : [after the rest of the class has dispersed]  Hey "Blitz." You know I was wondering when I'd run into you. Gym teacher? That's your cover. Really? You're coming down in the world since the last school.

  Barnes : The whole Vice Principal thing really cramped my style. I could only yell at kids. Here - I can get a lot more physical.

• Margaret Rosenblat : Duncan, this is a new school not an execution. Just try to socialize, make some friends.

  Duncan Rosenblatt : And stop getting intofights. They're the ones who start it. Jerks are instinctively drawn to me like... a homing pigeon.

  Margaret Rosenblat : Duncan, you're a 16 year old boy like every other guy in your class. And every other kid has problems of their own.

  [Kisses Duncan on the cheek] 

  Margaret Rosenblat : So if you can just get along with people and keep your temper. Everything's going to be just fine.

  Duncan Rosenblatt : Message received.

  [Duncan starts to leave] 

  Margaret Rosenblat : And Duncan.

  [Margaret makes a handsign] 

  Duncan Rosenblatt : I love you too, mom.

  Margaret Rosenblat : Actually, that time it was "Rock on."

• Duncan Rosenblatt : Do you really know cryptozoology?

  Kenny : Oh yeah, Isabel loves all that creepy stuff. She's a giant monster fan girl.

  Isabel : Monster is in the eye of the beholder. They're Kaiju, Kenny.

• Dr. Pytel : It's firebreath. Yeah. You have it, Duncan. You'll learn to control it in time, but until then you're going to have to stay out of situations with uh, potential conflict.

  Duncan Rosenblatt : Like High School?

• Isabel : It doesn't make sense. Why now? Why here?

  Duncan Rosenblatt : Because I'm here. He's looking for me.

  Isabel : Why?

  Duncan Rosenblatt : Because he's not only Belloc - King of the Kaiju. He's also... my... dad.

• Belloc : Excellent Duncan. Let me look at you.

  Duncan Rosenblatt : Why don't you just kill me and get it over with?

  Belloc : If I wanted to kill you, you'd be dead.

• Belloc : Though you are my son - you are weak.

  Duncan Rosenblatt : I'm strong enough!

  Belloc : NO, the human world has made your heart soft. You must be hard and ruthless if you are to rule the Kaiju.

• Duncan Rosenblatt : You ignore me for 16 years and you expect to train me for something I don't even want?

• Astraroth : You desecrate our race! You shame our ceremony!

  Abbadon : Bad enough you keep us from exterminating the human vermin. Now you mate with them!

  Belloc : Who challenges their king? You Abbadon? Or you Astraroth?... I thought as much. Then I make my choice. This is Duncan - my heir!

  Duncan Rosenblatt : What happens now?

• Margaret Rosenblat : Your father is a great many things, but he is not a monster. You don't know the things he's gone through. The *good* things he's done. I don't expect you to understand, but I did love him - and he gave me you.

  Duncan Rosenblatt : So what am I? Am I human or am I Kaiju?

  Margaret Rosenblat : You're you, that's all that matters.

• Barnes : Well then I'm guessing it has something to do with taking Jenna to Homecoming.

  Duncan Rosenblatt : Yeah. How - how did you -?

  Barnes : I'm your guardian angel. I know everything - except how you got her to say yes.

  Duncan Rosenblatt : Well some of us got it and some - Wait! this isn't the way to the base.

• Belloc : The Kaiju know of your existence. Any of them may challenge your right to succeed me at any time.

  Duncan Rosenblatt : I don't want to succeed you!

  Belloc : But you do want to live. Only your bloodlust will save you!

• Jenna : [Duncan picks up Jenna for Homecoming]  Oh look, you brought your friends. That's so thoughtful.

  Isabel : We usually don't do school functions, but since this is the first dance with a Kaiju alert level, we didn't want to miss it.

  Jenna : Any other surprises I should know about?

  Duncan Rosenblatt : No.

  Margaret Rosenblat : [From the station wagon]  Let's get this show on the road! I'm supposed to be there early.

  Duncan Rosenblatt : Oh... yeah.

• Barnes : Why? Why'd you save me?

  Duncan Rosenblatt : You know I need an "A" in gym class. Consider this extra credit.

  Barnes : They'll probably kill you anyway.

  Duncan Rosenblatt : Before they do, I'll be sure to tell them where they can grab some lunch afterwards.

• Belloc : You didn't kill them.

  Duncan Rosenblatt : I wanted to. But it wouldn't have changed anything.

  Margaret Rosenblat : It would have changed you.

  Belloc : But you did beat them. I wouldn't have thought it possible. Perhaps there was some value in leaving you with your mother.

• Ms. Dreakford : I'd like to ask the whole class to give a warm welcome to Duncan Xerxes Absalom Belphegor Gressil Pythis Wu Fan...

  Duncan Rosenblatt : Uh, Yeah, just "Duncan" is fine, Ms. Dreakford.

  Ms. Dreakford : Oh, All right. Take a seat, Duncan.