Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Page #2

Synopsis: In the Victorian London, the barber Benjamin Barker is married to the gorgeous Lucy and they have a lovely child, Johanna. The beauty of Lucy attracts the attention of the corrupt Judge Turpin, who falsely accuses the barber of a crime that he did not commit and abuses Lucy later after gaining custody of her. After fifteen years in exile, Benjamin returns to London under the new identity of Sweeney Todd, seeking revenge against Turpin. He meets the widow Mrs. Lovett who is the owner of a meat pie shop who tells him that Lucy swallowed arsenic many years ago, and Turpin assigned himself tutor of Johanna. He opens a barber shop above her store, initiating a crime rampage against those who made him suffer and lose his beloved family.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
Director(s): Tim Burton
Production: DreamWorks/Paramount Studios
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 33 wins & 75 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
83
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
R
Year:
2007
116 min
$52,900,000
Website
2,907 Views


And everyone thought it so droll.

They figured she had to be daft,

you see,

So all of em stood there

and laughed, you see,

Poor soul!

Poor thing!

...NOOOOOO!

Would no one have mercy on her?

So it is you - Benjamin Barker.

Where's Lucy?!

Wheres my wife?!

She poisoned herself.

Arsenic from the

apothecary on the corner.

I tried to stop her but she

wouldn't listen to me.

And he's got your daughter.

He? Judge Turpin?

Adopted her like his own.

Fifteen years of sweating in a

living hell on a false charge.

Fifteen years dreaming that

I might come home

to find a loving wife and child...

Well, I can't say the years have been

particularly kind to you,

Mr. Barker, but you still-

No, not Barker. That man is dead.

It's Todd now. Sweeney Todd...

And he will have his revenge.

Come in! Nothing to

be afraid of, love.

When they came for the girl, I hid 'em.

I hid just some of 'em.

Those handles is chased

silver, ain't they?

Silver, yes...

These are my friends,

see how they glisten.

See this one shine,

how he smiles in the light.

My friend, my faithful friend.

Speak to me friend,

Whisper, I'll listen.

I know, I know-

You've been locked out of sight

all these years-

Like me, my friend.

Well, I've come home

To find you waiting.

Home,

and we're together,

and we'll do wonders,

won't we?

You there, my friend,

- I'm your friend too, Mr. Todd,

come, let me hold you.

- If you only knew, Mr. Todd.

Now, with a sigh

- Oh, Mr. Todd,

you're warm in my hand,

- My friend,

- You've come home.

- My clever friend.

- Always had a fondness for you, i did.

Rest now, my friends.

- Never you fear, Mr. Todd,

Soon I'll unfold you.

- you can move in here, Mr. Todd.

Soon you'll know splendors you

never have dreamed all your days...

will be yours.

- My lucky friends.

I'm your friend too.

- Till now your shine

I think they shine beautiful.

- was merely silver.

Silver's good enough for me, Mr. Todd.

- Friends,

you shall drip rubies,

You'll soon drip precious rubies...

Leave me...

At last my arm is complete again.

Green finch and linnet bird,

nightingale, blackbird,

how is it you sing?

How can you jubilate,

sitting in cages,

never taking wing?

Outside the sky waits,

beckoning, beckoning,

just beyond the bars.

How can you remain,

staring at the rain,

maddened by the stars?

How is it you sing

anything?

How is it you sing?

My cage has many rooms,

damask and dark.

Nothing there sings,

not even my lark.

Larks never will, you know,

when they're captive.

Teach me to be more adaptive.

Green finch and linnet bird,

nightingale, blackbird,

Teach me how to sing.

If I cannot fly,

let me sing.

Alms!... Alms!...

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John Logan

John David Logan (born September 24, 1961) is an American playwright, screenwriter, film producer, and television producer. more…

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