Grim Fandango Dialog Transcript
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Manny
My scythe--I like to keep it next to where my heart used to be.


INT. Gondola Roundabout DAY


Glottis
Ooooooh-ohh...

Mechanic
...O Gran Demonio Roedor...

Mechanic
...O Gran Demonio Roedor...

Manny
Glottis!

Mechanic
Hear the name of the great one...

Mechanic
...Glottis.

Mechanic
Glottis.

Manny
What's happening?!

Mechanic
How many days has this grand demon gone without driving?

Manny
Well, we've been hiking for months...

Mechanic
MONTHS!?!

Mechanic
MONTHS!?!

Mechanic
Oh, then the noble one will surely die...

Manny
But...

Manny
How did I not notice this was happening to Glottis?

Manny
Glottis! I'm sorry...

Glottis
Maaaannny...

Manny
Why didn't you tell me you were sick?

Glottis
Couldn't stop...

Glottis
...have to save... everyone...

Manny
Are you in much pain, my friend?

Glottis
Only because I let you down, Manny.

Manny
What can I get you? Will anything help?

Glottis
I need to race, to fly, like...

Glottis
...like the old days, Manny, in the Bone Wagon...

Manny
But the Bone Wagon's not here, carnal!

Glottis
Maybe I'll see her... on the other side...

Manny
Can't we make a new hot rod?

Glottis
Those days are done, Manny, no more hot ro--

Glottis
Hey, what's that red thing?

Manny
The gondola?

Glottis
Hmmm... sweet decal work...

Glottis
Listen fellas, somebody...

Glottis
...somebody get a pen!

Glottis
There it is, my final work...

Glottis
It could save me, if you have the right...

Glottis
(cough, cough)

Glottis
...the right...

Glottis
(cough!)

Glottis
...fuel...

Manny
What fuel, Glottis?

Manny
Glottis!

Manny
Glottis!

Manny
What fuel?!

Glottis
Ooooooh-ohh...

Manny
It looks like blueprints for a... rocket sled.

Manny
They're brilliant.

Manny
It looks like blueprints for a... rocket sled.

Manny
They're brilliant.

Manny
I think that's what Glottis would look like, if he hadn't drunk his milk growing up.

Manny
What's wrong with him?

Mechanic
Do you not know the one purpose, the one skill, the one desire of this humble spirit?

Manny
Yes, but we've been so far away from cars and civilization for so long...

Mechanic
Why?

Mechanic
Why did he ever leave his home?

Manny
I...uh...

Manny
I got him fired, and then...uh...

Manny
I needed a ride...

Manny
Oh, Glottis! What have I done to you?

Manny
Can you cure him?

Mechanic
His spirit has fallen so low, normal driving would not cure him in time.

Mechanic
He needs to go faster...

Mechanic
FASTER!

Mechanic
FASTER!

Manny
Do you have any vehicles here that we could use to revive him?

Mechanic
Only the trucks that deliver the souls...

Mechanic
But they are slow...

Mechanic
...SO SLOW...

Mechanic
...SO SLOW...

Manny
Who are you guys?

Mechanic
We are mechanics!

Mechanic
We are mechanics!

Mechanic
Same as he!

Mechanic
But we have never before seen one of our kind so...

Mechanic
...so large!

Mechanic
...so large!

Manny
I've got to go see what I can do.

Mechanic
Come back quickly.

Mechanic
For his time here is not long...

Manny
Well, it's good to know they recycle oil out here at the end of the world.

Manny
Well, it's good to know they recycle oil out here at the end of the world.

Manny
My joints don't need any oiling right now.

Manny
Not paid to move those.

Manny
Well, it's good to know they recycle oil out here at the end of the world.

Manny
How eerie! They have the same tool cabinets as Glottis!

Manny
How eerie! They have the same tool cabinets as Glottis!

Manny
Not picking that up.

Manny
How eerie! They lock up their tools, just like Glottis!


INT. Kitchen DAY


Manny
It's closed.

Manny
It's full of rags.

Manny
It's full of rags.

Manny
Always a good idea to have a clean rag around.

Manny
There's a note next to this toaster: "To avoid further mishaps, PLEASE...

Manny
...butter your english muffins AFTER you toast them. -Facilities"

Manny
It's The Mug Rack at the End of the World!

Manny
There's a note next to this toaster: "To avoid further mishaps, PLEASE...

Manny
...butter your english muffins AFTER you toast them. -Facilities"

Manny
There's a note next to this toaster: "To avoid further mishaps, PLEASE...

Manny
There's a note next to this toaster: "To avoid further mishaps, PLEASE...

Manny
...butter your english muffins AFTER you toast them. -Facilities"

Manny
But then, what would the little mechanics toast their tiny English muffins in?

Manny
It's full of rags.

Manny
It's The Mug Rack at the End of the World!

Manny
Sadly, I have no mug to hang.

Manny
The last thing I need is a cheesy novelty mug...

Manny
Especially one that says, "Gondola Mechanics do it Without a Net!"

Manny
There's a note next to this toaster: "To avoid further mishaps, PLEASE...

Manny
...butter your english muffins AFTER you toast them. -Facilities"

Manny
"YOUR MOTHER DOESN'T WORK HERE!

Manny
Since nobody listened to my last warning about keeping this refrigerator clean...

Manny
I'm afraid I'm gonna have to lock it until some of you grow up...

Manny
--signed, the Facilities Dept."

Manny
"YOUR MOTHER DOESN'T WORK HERE!

Manny
Since nobody listened to my last warning about keeping this refrigerator clean...

Manny
I'm afraid I'm gonna have to lock it until some of you grow up...

Manny
--signed, the Facilities Dept."

Manny
Heh.

Manny
"YOUR MOTHER DOESN'T WORK HERE!

Manny
Since nobody listened to my last warning about keeping this refrigerator clean...

Manny
I'm afraid I'm gonna have to lock it until some of you grow up...

Manny
--signed, the Facilities Dept."

Manny
There's a note next to this toaster: "To avoid further mishaps, PLEASE...

Manny
...butter your english muffins AFTER you toast them. -Facilities"

Manny
There's a note next to this toaster: "To avoid further mishaps, PLEASE...

Manny
...butter your english muffins AFTER you toast them. -Facilities"

Manny
It's The Mug Rack at the End of the World!

Manny
The last thing I need is a cheesy novelty mug...

Manny
Especially one that says, "Gondola Mechanics do it Without a Net!"

Manny
I already have a rag I don't know what to do with.


EXT Truck Depot DAY


Manny
(sigh)

Manny
Glottis would love these.

Manny
It's full of caskets!

Manny
Hello?

Manny
Whew! They're empty.

Manny
Give me a break. Those stairs are murder!

Manny
It's full of caskets!

Manny
Looks like standard D.O.D. issue.

Manny
Bruno?

Manny
Bruno Martinez?

Bruno
YOU! You were the guy who packed me in there!

Bruno
You could have at least given me a magazine!

Bruno
Four years with nothing to read but this damn mug!

Bruno
What are you doing here?

Bruno
And if you were headed this way, why didn't you offer me a lift? Ah, phooey!

Bruno
I'm getting out of here. This world's for suckers.

Manny
There's some packing foam in here, with a Bruno-shaped dent in it.

Manny
I'd drink it, but I don't want to get a packing-foam-mustache.

Manny
There's some packing foam in here, with a Bruno-shaped dent in it.

Manny
I already got a mugful of that stuff.

Manny
I already got a mugful of that stuff.

Manny
That's the road we came in on...

Manny
Nothing out there but snow, and a perfectly good pair of sunglasses.


EXT Temple Stairs DAY


Meche
Manny!

Manny
What's wrong?

Meche
Go up there and see!



(The Number Nine train jumps its tracks)



EXT Temple Gates DAY


Manny
Hey. Where is everybody?

Manny
Waiting area two.

Manny
How long do they have to wait in there?

Manny
Until they have tickets. They were issued tickets on the Number Nine and they don't have them now. The punishment for selling Double-N tickets is VERY severe.

Manny
But they didn't sell their tickets, their tickets were stolen!

Manny
By who?

Manny
Hector LeMans stole them to sell to rich people who don't deserve them.

Manny
That might be them now. Let's see just what they deserve.


INT. Temple Train Station DAY


Manny
Oh, not again.

Manny
Hey, how'd you get free?

Chepito
I was born free, Boatnik!

Chepito
Nobody GAVE me no ticket, so nobody can TAKE it away.

Manny
So, what are you pacing around here for?

Chepito
Trying to unwind a little bit--all those years, circling in one direction...

Chepito
Gotta even out my life in this world before I go on to the next, you know!

Chepito
Well that outta do 'er!

Manny
Good bye, Chepito!

Chepito
Happy trails, Captain.

Chepito
And thanks for settin' me straight back there in the drink!

Chepito
This little light of mine,

Chepito
I'm gonna let it shine.

Chepito
This little light of mine,

Chepito
I'm gonna let it shine.

Chepito
This little light of mine,

Chepito
I'm gonna let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!

Chepito
Hide it under some seaweed, NO!

Manny
I hereby dub thee, "Chepito's Fountain..."

Manny
In honor of the strange oily film he left upon your waters.

Manny
I could march around in it like Chepito...

Manny
...but I think a better way to even out my life would be to go get those tickets.

Manny
Not picking that up.

Manny
That's no place to put a mug!

Manny
I'm not in the mood to dust.