Goodnight, Sweet Prince: Difference between revisions

{{quote|Now cracks a noble heart. [[Trope Namers|Good night sweet prince]]: And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest! |'''Horatio''', ''[[Hamlet (Theatre)|Hamlet]]''}}

 

 

As this phrase borders on [[Narm]] at the best of times, [[Dead Horse Trope|twists and parodies vastly outnumber the dramatic use.]]

* ''[[The Big Lebowski]]:'' Walter Sobchak: ''"And so, {{spoiler|Theodore Donald Karabotsos,}} in accordance with what we think your dying wishes might well have been, we commit your final mortal remains to the bosom of the Pacific Ocean, which you loved so well. Good night, sweet prince."'' {{spoiler|And as he spills the ashes out of the coffee-can, the wind blows them all over The Dude.}}

* ''[[The Simpsons]] Game'': {{spoiler|Sideshow Bob to Homer and Bart when they meet aboard the alien mothership: "Goodnight, sweet Simpsons, may flights of aliens sing thee to thy rest." And then he immediately [[Overly Long Gag|steps on a rake.]] That's just laying around ''[[Rule of Funny|on an alien spaceship.]]'' ("I told you to pick up your space rake!") This bit is a reference to the "Cape Feare" episode of ''The Simpsons'' television show that includes Bob saying the more-straight version of the line, then walking through a veritable field of rakes and getting hit in the face with each in turn.}}

* Quoted in ''Wonder Boys,'' as Grady, Terry and James place Walter Gaskell's dead dog (shot by James the previous night, and stuck in Grady's trunk for the next 24 hours) into James's bed so that they can sneak James out of his parents' house.

* Said in ''[[Marx Brothers|Room Service]]'' when the play's author "dies".

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