Scrooged (1988)

Alfre Woodard: Grace Cooley

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Quotes 

• Shasta Cooley : Mom, when are we gonna get a real Christmas tree?

  Grace : When they're free!

• Frank Cross : Grace, put yourself down for a towel, too.

  Grace : What about my bonus?

  Frank Cross : Towel and a facecloth.

• [Frank notices a picture of Santa and Mrs. Claus on the wall] 

  Frank Cross : Grace, what in the hell is this?

  Grace : Oh, it's a painting, one of my kids did. See, there's Santa Claus and there's Mrs. Claus.

  Frank Cross : Honey, how many fingers does Mrs. Santa Claus have here?

  Grace : Eleven.

  Frank Cross : Eleven. Right.

  [rips it down] 

  Frank Cross : It's crap. Lose it. I don't want it on the wall.

  [tosses it in the wastebasket] 

• Frank Cross : You're staying here with me. We're working late.

  Grace : But I have to take my son to the doctor.

  Frank Cross : GRACE! When I work late, YOU work late!

  Grace : But I made the appointment two months ago!

  Frank Cross : [Inconsiderately]  I DON'T CARE!

  Frank Cross : [grabbing Grace] 

  Frank Cross : We're indivisible. If I'm working late, you GOTTA work late! If you can't work late, I can't work late! If I can't work late, I CAN'T WORK LATE!