Angel River (1986)

Lynn-Holly Johnson: Jensie Spencer

Quotes 

• Toral : Jensie? Jensie. You been talking in your sleep.

  Jensie Spencer : I was dreamin'.

  Toral : You dream about your home. Is alright, Jensie. You miss your family. I know this. Is why is time to go back. Si, Jensie, si. Is time to go home.

  Jensie Spencer : Do ya mean it, Toral?

  Toral : Si.

  Jensie Spencer : Oh, Toral! You do mean it, don't ya? Oh, I've been hopin', I've been hopin' so for so long. My home, my Mama. You'll meet my folks, and they'll understand, they will! I'll make 'em understand! I've been thinking 'bout it so long, and so hard, and I've decided I ain't gonna lie to 'em. I can't, Toral. I just gotta tell 'em the truth. When they see how much I love ya, and they see how good ya are, nothing bad that's happened'll matter. It'll be fine, Toral. It will, I know it will!

• Jensie Spencer : Pedro, I think I can make it. I think I'm strong enough, Pedro. I know we left it, but maybe we got back to it, and it is my river. We'll follow it home, and I'll take care of you. And you'll stay with me, and Dee'll love you. And there's lots of other animals you can be friends with. Oh, Pedro! And you and me'll be friends forever! Take me home, Pedro! Take me home!

• Toral : My only friend. Nunca tuve otros amigos. Never. No-one. No have padre. No madre. No hermano. Only Pedro.

  Jensie Spencer : No madre? No mama?

  Toral : No, nothing. Nada. Nothing mine. Solo mis tesouros. Only my treasure.

  Jensie Spencer : They ain't yours, Toral. You stole 'em. That ain't right. It hurts people.

  Toral : [angrily]  Why no good people? People hurt me! You hurt me!

  [Jensie takes a bottle of wine from the table] 

  Toral : Give me the bottle.

  Jensie Spencer : No.

  Toral : [grabs shovel]  Give me the bottle!

  [hits table with shovel] 

  Jensie Spencer : Stop it!

  Toral : Give me the bottle! Give me the bottle! Give me the bottle!

  Jensie Spencer : Stop it. Please stop it now. Por favor?

  Toral : [smashes shelf with shovel]  Gimme!

  Jensie Spencer : [lets Toral take bottle]  Please don't drink no more. It ain't good for you.

  Toral : Por que...

  Jensie Spencer : No more asking that. It don't matter none. Maybe if you sleep.

  [Toral rests his head in Jensie's lap] 

• Jensie Spencer : Why do you call me that? "Nina"?

  Toral : Is you. Nina. Little girl.

  Jensie Spencer : I ain't no little girl!

  Toral : Yes.

  Jensie Spencer : No, I ain't!

  Toral : Si!

  Jensie Spencer : I have a real name, ya know.

  Toral : Ah, si. Huh, I no ask you.

  Jensie Spencer : Anyway, it's Jensie.

  Toral : Yensie... It's hard to say. Yensie...

  Jensie Spencer : No, J, J, Jensie.

  Toral : Jensie...

  Jensie Spencer : Si, that's it!

  Toral : Is pretty. Pretty name. Jensie... Jensie... little Jensie.

• Jensie Spencer : Tell me more, Toral.

  Toral : I never talk like this about my life to nobody.

  Jensie Spencer : Tu eres mi coracao. Tu eres mi tesouro.

  Toral : No. Tesouro, no. No. Tu... eres... mi vida. You are my life.

  Jensie Spencer : Si? "Mi vida." Tu eres mi vida.

  [hugs Toral] 

  Jensie Spencer : Oh Toral, there's so much good in you. You ain't bad, Toral. All you ever needed was somebody to be lovin' with.

• Jensie Spencer : As long as I can remember we've been living there. Came from back east when I was about two. And it's been real hard, been a lot of work to do, but I guess it's the same for most folks. And momma lost two babies, and Pa and me had to do everything ourselves for a long time. Then Momma had Dee. Everyone sure was happy 'bout that! And the town's about ten miles away. We go to church every Sunday, but Momma's been schoolin' us at home cos the town's so far, which Dee don't mind none! Ain't this beautiful, Toral?

• Jensie Spencer : Up there is where Dee and I go fishing. Oh, he's gonna be so excited! And Mama? What's she gonna say? And Pa? Que pasa, Toral?

  Toral : I have to go now.

  Jensie Spencer : What?

  Toral : Is no good for us now.

  Jensie Spencer : Por que, Toral? Por que?

  Toral : Porque yo soy un bandido, Jensie.

  Jensie Spencer : No, tu no eres un bandido. Tu eres bueno. Tu eres mi amor. Yo te quiero.

  Toral : No, Jensie, no. I stealed you. Your mother, your father, they never understand this.

  Jensie Spencer : Yes they will, I told you! I'll make 'em understand. They'll forgive you like I done.

  Toral : No, no forgive!

  Jensie Spencer : No, Toral, no! Por favor. I'll lie to 'em. I'll tell 'em you found me. I'll tell 'em you saved me.

  Toral : No, Jensie, no. Is not like you to lie. Is wrong for you. I go!

  Jensie Spencer : No, Toral, no! No, don't!

  Toral : Is dangerous! Is no life for you.

  Jensie Spencer : No!

  Toral : Go home, Jensie! Go home!

  Jensie Spencer : Take me, Toral! Take me! Mi vida... mi vida.

• Jensie Spencer : I'll get you another bucketful.

  Dee Spencer : Jensie, you promised you'd take me fishin'. Come on!

  Jensie Spencer : Dee, stop it now, will ya?

  Hannah Spencer : It's alright, go on, I can do the rest. You be a good boy and mind your sister, okay?

  Jensie Spencer : Thanks, Mama.

  Dee Spencer : Bye, Mama.

  Hannah Spencer : Catch us some big ones!

  Dee Spencer : Pa, I'm gonna catch us a big one!

  Zach Spencer : You are, are ya? It'd better be real big, or Jensie and I are gonna be hungry. Bait your hook good, now!

  Dee Spencer : Yeah, yeah.

  Jensie Spencer : Pa?

  Zach Spencer : What, sweetheart?

  Jensie Spencer : Nothin'. Bye, Pa.

  Zach Spencer : Bye bye.

  Dee Spencer : I bet you can't catch me!

  Jensie Spencer : Oh yes I can!

• Jensie Spencer : Good mornin', river.

  Dee Spencer : Mornin' river! Mornin' river! Mornin' river! Mornin' river! Mornin' river!

  Jensie Spencer : Dee, quit that now! You know, you're gonna scare the fish away and I thought you wanted to catch em'.

  Dee Spencer : Ah, I'm going up around the bend. That's where the good ones are.

  Jensie Spencer : Remember now, Mama said big ones only. Throw them small ones back, ya hear?

  Dee Spencer : Yeah, yeah.

  Jensie Spencer : Maybe an extra one for cat'd be nice.

• Toral : Como estas? Te sientes bien? No tienes fiebre? You good, eh? Good?

  Jensie Spencer : Are you gonna take me home now?

  Toral : Eh?

  Jensie Spencer : You... me... home? Home?

  Toral : Ah, casa? La casa? No, no, no. La casa, no. You weak. Sleep. Sleep, little girl. Strong, strong, strong.

  Jensie Spencer : You take me... mi casa... I sleep? Get strong?

  Toral : Si, little girl. Sleep, sleep.

  Jensie Spencer : If I rest, you take me home?

  Toral : Si, si. Rest, rest. Sleep, little girl.

• Toral : All these things, I... how you say?

  Jensie Spencer : Give back?

  Toral : No, impossible, but... I steal no more.

  Jensie Spencer : Oh, Toral! You promise?

  Toral : Si, Jensie.

  [pours wine] 

  Jensie Spencer : Oh no, I don't think I should.

  Toral : Por favor.

  Jensie Spencer : I'd better not.

  Toral : A little. Por favor? A toast for you. A girl who is most beautiful in all the world.

  Jensie Spencer : Oh my!

  Toral : Make me feel beautiful.

  Jensie Spencer : Gracias. Tu eres mi vida.