"The Wicker Man" quotes

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A puritan Police Sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the Pagan locals claim never existed.

Director: Robin Hardy
Writer: Anthony Shaffer, David Pinner
Production: N/A
Genre: horror, mystery, thriller
Year: 1973
MetaScore: 87/100
ImdbRating: 7.5
BoxOffice: $60,891
Released: 07 Aug 1974
Awards: 2 wins & 6 nominations

74 Clips

Will you send a dinghy please - The Wicker Man 00:05
Will you send a dinghy please
I understand you take the harvest festival photographs every year - The Wicker Man 00:34
I understand you take the harvest festival photographs every...
We shall all reassemble outside the town hall at 3 00 sharp - The Wicker Man 00:37
We shall all reassemble outside the town hall at 3 00 sharp
There's hardly any produce - The Wicker Man 00:14
There's hardly any produce
Thank you What's the matter aren't you hungry - The Wicker Man 00:17
Thank you What's the matter aren't you hungry
Mrs Morrison I don't know if you know it or not - The Wicker Man 00:35
Mrs Morrison I don't know if you know it or not
If Rowan Morrison existed we would know of her - The Wicker Man 00:16
If Rowan Morrison existed we would know of her
Now I wonder what you'll be wanting for afters - The Wicker Man 00:21
Now I wonder what you'll be wanting for afters
I think Rowan Morrison was murdered - The Wicker Man 00:32
I think Rowan Morrison was murdered
You have come of your own free will to the appointed place - The Wicker Man 00:36
You have come of your own free will to the appointed place
It'll do that poor sore throat good - The Wicker Man 00:34
It'll do that poor sore throat good
There He's got your horrid old sore throat now hasn't he poor creature - The Wicker Man 00:17
There He's got your horrid old sore throat now hasn't he...
I'd like to see your index of deaths please - The Wicker Man 00:35
I'd like to see your index of deaths please
Oh what a pity Would you have a copy of it - The Wicker Man 00:30
Oh what a pity Would you have a copy of it
For you have accepted the role of king for a day - The Wicker Man 00:34
For you have accepted the role of king for a day
You're liars You are despicable little liars - The Wicker Man 00:06
You're liars You are despicable little liars
The building attached to the ground in which the body lies - The Wicker Man 00:13
The building attached to the ground in which the body lies
Some things in their natural state have the most vivid colours - The Wicker Man 00:06
Some things in their natural state have the most vivid...
I invited you - The Wicker Man 00:36
I invited you
What's the matter with you MacGreagor You call that dancing - The Wicker Man 00:17
What's the matter with you MacGreagor You call that dancing
Did I do it right You did it beautifully - The Wicker Man 00:05
Did I do it right You did it beautifully
The little old beetle goes round and round always the same way you see - The Wicker Man 00:18
The little old beetle goes round and round always the same...
Good afternoon Sergeant Howie - The Wicker Man 00:12
Good afternoon Sergeant Howie
Can I do anything for you Sergeant - The Wicker Man 00:08
Can I do anything for you Sergeant
But what of the true god - The Wicker Man 00:09
But what of the true god
And the ministers fled the island never to return - The Wicker Man 00:37
And the ministers fled the island never to return
Animals are fine but their acceptability is limited - The Wicker Man 00:12
Animals are fine but their acceptability is limited
Don't you see that killing me is not going to bring back your apples - The Wicker Man 00:06
Don't you see that killing me is not going to bring back...
If the crops fail Summerisle - The Wicker Man 00:12
If the crops fail Summerisle
You'll simply never understand the true nature of sacrifice - The Wicker Man 00:06
You'll simply never understand the true nature of sacrifice
A man who would come here of his own free will - The Wicker Man 00:15
A man who would come here of his own free will
Oh God Oh Jesus Christ - The Wicker Man 00:05
Oh God Oh Jesus Christ
I think I could turn and live with animals - The Wicker Man 00:34
I think I could turn and live with animals
But what of the true god - The Wicker Man 00:18
But what of the true god
It is time to keep your appointment with The Wicker Man - The Wicker Man 00:05
It is time to keep your appointment with The Wicker Man
I believe in the life eternal - The Wicker Man 00:21
I believe in the life eternal
Your lordship seems strangely unconcerned - The Wicker Man 00:35
Your lordship seems strangely unconcerned
Wh what religion c c can they possibly be learning - The Wicker Man 00:31
Wh what religion c c can they possibly be learning
Do sit down Sergeant - The Wicker Man 00:08
Do sit down Sergeant
Will you send a dinghy - The Wicker Man 00:14
Will you send a dinghy
What's the matter - The Wicker Man 00:47
What's the matter
I understand that you take the harvest festival photographs every year - The Wicker Man 01:50
I understand that you take the harvest festival photographs...
In the name of God - The Wicker Man 01:46
In the name of God
I don't know if you know it or not - The Wicker Man 01:50
I don't know if you know it or not
I'd like to see your index of deaths - The Wicker Man 01:10
I'd like to see your index of deaths
We shall all reassemble outside the town hall at 3 - The Wicker Man 01:47
We shall all reassemble outside the town hall at 3
I humbly entreat you for the soul of this - The Wicker Man 01:02
I humbly entreat you for the soul of this
I wonder what you'll be wanting for afters - The Wicker Man 00:30
I wonder what you'll be wanting for afters
Where is Rowan Morrison - The Wicker Man 03:06
Where is Rowan Morrison
There's hardly any produce - The Wicker Man 00:23
There's hardly any produce
You have come of your own free will to the appointed place - The Wicker Man 02:48
You have come of your own free will to the appointed place
Primitive man lived and died by his harvest - The Wicker Man 04:10
Primitive man lived and died by his harvest
We would know of her - The Wicker Man 00:39
We would know of her
You are the fool - The Wicker Man 01:29
You are the fool
Some things in their natural state have the most VIVID colors - The Wicker Man 00:25
Some things in their natural state have the most VIVID...
I thought you were gonna come and see me last night - The Wicker Man 01:08
I thought you were gonna come and see me last night
You are despicable little liars - The Wicker Man 00:15
You are despicable little liars
What's the matter with you - The Wicker Man 00:19
What's the matter with you
Did I do it right - The Wicker Man 00:09
Did I do it right
I trust the sight of the young people refreshes you - The Wicker Man 00:26
I trust the sight of the young people refreshes you
So whether it is still a CHURCHYARD is debatable - The Wicker Man 00:41
So whether it is still a CHURCHYARD is debatable
In the last century - The Wicker Man 05:19
In the last century
Much has been said of the strumpets of yore - The Wicker Man 00:41
Much has been said of the strumpets of yore
The little old beetle goes 'round and 'round - The Wicker Man 00:37
The little old beetle goes 'round and 'round
Animals are fine - The Wicker Man 00:38
Animals are fine
Can I do anything for you - The Wicker Man 00:10
Can I do anything for you
Grows the seed and blows the mead - The Wicker Man 00:43
Grows the seed and blows the mead
Don't you see that killing me is not going to bring back your apples - The Wicker Man 00:26
Don't you see that killing me is not going to bring back...
You'll simply never understand the true nature of sacrifice - The Wicker Man 00:21
You'll simply never understand the true nature of sacrifice
A man who would come here of his own free will - The Wicker Man 00:21
A man who would come here of his own free will
I think I could turn and live with animals - The Wicker Man 01:05
I think I could turn and live with animals
And what of the TRUE God - The Wicker Man 00:40
And what of the TRUE God
I believe in the life eternal - The Wicker Man 00:39
I believe in the life eternal
Shocks are so much better absorbed with the knees bent - The Wicker Man 00:22
Shocks are so much better absorbed with the knees bent

Cast

Sergeant Howie - Edward Woodward
Lord Summerisle - Christopher Lee
Miss Rose - Diane Cilento
Willow - Britt Ekland
Librarian - Ingrid Pitt
Alder MacGreagor - Lindsay Kemp
Harbour Master - Russell Waters
Old Gardener - Aubrey Morris
May Morrison - Irene Sunters
School Master - Walter Carr
Oak - Ian Campbell
Hairdresser - Leslie Blackater
Broome - Roy Boyd
Musician - Peter Brewis
Woman with Baby - Barbara Rafferty
Villager on Summerisle - Juliet Cadzow
Communicant - Ross Campbell
Gillie - Penny Cluer
Musician - Michael John Cole
Old Fisherman - Kevin Collins
Rowan Morrison - Gerry Cowper
Musician - Ian Cutler
T.H. Lennox - Donald Eccles
Mrs. Grimmond - Myra Forsyth
P.C. McTaggert - John Hallam
Fiancée to Howie - Alison Hughes
Butcher - Charles Kearney
Holly - Fiona Kennedy
Baker - John McGregor
Briar - Jimmy MacKenzie
Daisy - Lesley Mackie
Myrtle Morrison - Jennifer Martin
Musician - Bernard Murray
Villager on Summerisle - Helen Norman
Girl on Grave - Lorraine Peters
Postman - Tony Roper
Doctor Ewan - John Sharp
Villager on Summerisle - Elizabeth Sinclair
Musician - Andrew Tompkins
Communicant - Ian Wilson
Ash Buchanan - Richard Wren
Fishmonger - John Young
Landers - S. Newton Anderson
Parishioner - Pauline Chamberlain
Old Lady Parishioner - Mabel Etherington
Musician - Paul Giovanni
Minister - Robin Hardy
Woman in Yellow Dress with Oak in Green Man Inn - Tina Hart
Villager - Aileen Lewis
Parishioner - George Oliver
Old Guy Parishioner Wearing Glasses - Ian Selby
Parishioner (Singing Hymn in Church) - Fred Wood