A Perfect World (1993)
Belinda Flowers: Ruth Perry
Quotes
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[first lines]
[Butch lies in a grassy meadow, next to a Casper the Friendly Ghost mask; he opens his eyes as money begins to flutter over him, and looks up at the overhead sun, which is then blocked out by a helicopter, and Butch closes his eyes again; CUT TO: an early Halloween evening as costumed children run about the street; inside the Perry home, the three children sit around the kitchen table]
Naomi Perry : If I was going, I'd go as a, um...
Ruth Perry : A princess!
Naomi Perry : A - yes! Judy Baumer's going as a twirler.
Ruth Perry : But she's so fat. I'd rather go as Cinderella, or Peter Pan.
Naomi Perry : Peter Pan's a boy; Tinkerbell's a girl. Phillip could go as Peter Pan, except you gotta fly.
Ruth Perry : Phillip could go as a bump on a log.
Phillip Perry : Why can't we just go once?
Ruth Perry : 'Cause we just can't, OK?
Gladys Perry : Our personal beliefs lift us to a higher plane.