A Troll in Central Park

A Troll in Central Park is the 1994 animated film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. This film is titled as "Stanley's Magic Garden". This is the last film for Dom DeLuise to work for Don Bluth Films.

The spectacular adventure of a magical troll who teaches two children that when you believe in yourself... You can do anything! (taglines)

Stanley

• All I ever wanted is a little patch of green.
• I'm not like other trolls. I'm different, you know, I like beautiful things! like flowers.
• Don't you know that dreams are fragile things?
• [sings]: I like to close my eyes, / so my heart can plainly see / right through the way things are / clear to the way they ought to be! / A place safe and sunlit, and serene; / And absolutely green!
• [sings]: Welcome, to my world; / A little world apart / A place where dreams are made / with wishes from...my...heart! / Welcome, to my world; / there's such a lovely view. / If you believe in dreams / then you will see...it...too! / It's a gift, to be able to imagine / And may your dream come true! / It's a gift, of a very special kind / And I give that gift, to you! / Take it, and begin / And let your heart behold / A wonderland I've dreamed more valuable than gold. / Welcome, to my world; / A little world apart / A place where dreams are made / with wishes from...my...heart! / Welcome...to...my...world!

Stella Dallas

• I'm going to win the race!
• You can't stop me, Stanley!
• I will cheat at the race and I'll place a curse upon the entire world!
• 'Tis done!

Sir Reginald

• Jolly good day for a race, what?
• What do we have here? A boy and a girl.

Gus

• [repeated lines] Hang on, Rosie! Hang on!
• Stop saying that! He can't be a troll, because there's no such thing...as...trolls. Uh oh, talking flowers! This is weird. Come on, Rosie; we've gotta go home.
• You know what, Stanley? You'll never have a dream come true, and you know why? Because you just too scared to fight for what you believed in. You're a coward!

Trolls

• [Sentry] Oh, for a minute, I thought I saw one of them, um, um, uh, flower things. That's a relief. I'd sure hate to have to tell the queen. Oh, well, have a rotten day! [walks off, singing] I'm a bad troll, a very bad troll...
• [Patrol Captain] You did this? Right under the queen's nose? And for your crime, you'll be going before the number-one flower-hater in the land: Gnorga!

Rosie

• Boat.
• [repeated line] Troll!
• Flower.
• Butterfly!
• [repeated line] Gus!
• [to Gnorga] You're a booger!
• 'Bye, Stanley.

Dialogue

Sir Reginald: Stanley, for repeatedly;–– repeatedly…

Stella Dallas: Disobeying.

Sir Reginald: I am getting there, dear! And… and violating the Code of Proper Troll Behavior… we have;–– no choice, but to sentence you to…

Stella Dallas: Stone.

Sir Reginald: "Stone"?!

Gnorga: Turn 'im to stone! [to her tortoise mount] Be still! [turns it to stone with a touch]

Sir Reginald: But;– but;– but with our number dwindling dearly… yearly… dearie, d'you really think it wise to turn him to st… st… st…?

Stella Dallas: He is good, he is kind, he is gentle… and he is giving a bad name to trolls everywhere! I won't have him growing any more of those things!

Sir Reginald: Flowers?

Stella Dallas: Curse him!

Sir Reginald: Why don't we make an example of him? I know a place, rock and steel, where nothing grows… nothing! Creatures more troll-like, than we are! For him, it'll be worse than stone; it will be slow, it will be painful… just think what they'll say about you in the newspapers! It's prime, for the tabloids!

Stella Dallas: Done!

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Gus: Ready to go, Dad?

Alan: Finally.

Gus: Great!

Alan: You're not coming.

Hillary: Your father's off to a meeting, Honey.

Gus: But you promised to take to the park!

Alan: You know I have an important case to prepare for. The park have to come later.

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Stella Dallas: [reading from the newspaper] "Gnorga and Llort… laughingstock… bad trolls turning good at record pace…" Have you seen this?!

Sir Reginald: Seen what, sugar-shins?

Stella Dallas: These blasted editorials! They're calling for us to resign! They say our power's slipping! They say any troll anywhere might be turning "good"… can you think of it? I can't think of it. [trails off, grumbling].

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Stella Dallas: "Worse than death"? "Slow and painful"? Does that look sad to you? Does that look like misery to you?

Sir Reginald: It's nice, very nice, don't you think so, dear?

Stella Dallas: Yes, and that's exactly what's wrong with it, you moron! Punishment isn't supposed to be nice! It's supposed to be… punishing!

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Gus: She's here! She's got Rosie! You've got to help me get her back!

Stanley: No, no, no, I can't...

Gus: You're the only one who can help. You've got the green thumb.

Stella Dallas: Stanley! I've got the baby!

Stanley: Uh! Easy!

Gus: Stop being such a scaredy-cat!

Stanley: Yeah, but what can I do?

Gus: [snatches his boat from Stanley] What about all your powers, Mr. You-Gotta-Believe-Green-Thumb?

Stanley: Oh no, no, no! My prestidigitation is no match for Gnorga's magic...

Gus: [interrupts] Oh, sure! You're just saying that cause you're scared to fight her!

[the flowers gasp in shock]

Stanley: I can't. Oh, you know Gnorga. She'll destroy me! She'll marbleize me!

Gus: Well, I'm not scared!

Stanley: [the flowers leave Stanley behind and go with Gus] I help you if I could, but I can't. She'll turn me into stone and I don't wanna be rockinised. Gus! Don’t you understand? In the troll world, darkness always triumphs over light!

Gus: Know what, Stanley? You'll never have a dream come true. And you know why? Because you’re too scared to fight for what you believe in! YOU'RE A COWARD!

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Alan: That's funny. I haven't seen him suck his thumb for years!

Hillary: Well, we have been pretty busy lately. Maybe he's feeling a little insecure.

Taglines

• The spectacular adventure of a magical troll who teaches two children that when you believe in yourself... You can do anything!
• Believe in Yourself and You Can Do Anything!

Cast

• Dom DeLuise - Stanley
• Phillip Glasser - Gus
• Tawny Sunshine Glover - Rosie
• Cloris Leachman - Stella Dallas
• Charles Nelson Reilly - Sir Reginald
• Jonathen Pryce - Alan
• Hayley Mills - Hillary

External links

• A Troll in Central Park quotes at the Internet Movie Database