The Greatest Showman

thumb|right thumb|right|Everyone is special and nobody is like anyone else. That’s the point of my show. The Greatest Showman is a 2017 film about the American showman P. T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous successful traveling "Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus". Directed by Michael Gracey. Written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon. Songs by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. P. T. Barnum No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else. The noblest art is that of making others happy. [singing] Ladies and gents, this is the moment you've waited for Been searching in the dark, your sweat soakin' through the floor And buried in your bones there's an ache that you can't ignore Taking your breath, stealing your mind And all that was real is left behind... Everyone is special, and nobody is like anyone else. That’s the point of my show. Hyperbole isn't the worst crime. Men suffer more from imagining too little than too much. Sir I, I know I don't come from much but I will take care of your daughter and I will give her a life as grand as this one. They don't understand it, but they will. Oh, I am counting on it. Yeah, we are going to change that name. I think you're Irish. Charity Barnum You don’t need everyone to love you. Just a few good people. Father is sending me to finishing school. I don't know what my future will be. I wish...for happiness like this forever. For you and you...and for your father. Why didn't you ask me before? I would've said yes. I never minded the risk, but we always did it together. Philip CarlyleYes, I do, indeed. Refunds are available at front box office. God, no. But I've seen the crowds. People leave your show happier than when they came in. Which is much more than I can say from my play. Who is that? I guess I'll just have to tell the queen either all of us go or none of us will... Jenny LindIt is hard to understand wealth and privilege when you're born to it. I gave most of my earnings to charity, Mr. Barnum...to orphans and widows. I sometimes don't feel like I belong here. I was born out of wedlock and that brought shame upon my family. And life always manages to remind me that I don't deserve a place in this world. And that leaves a hole that no ovation can ever fill. Anne WheelerAre we all invited? Mr. Barnum said he left a ticket for me. I've always wanted to go to the theater. Never had somebody look at you the way your parents looked at me. The way everyone would look at us. Dialogue Jenny Lind: Well, Mr. Barnum. This...is...to making dreams come true.P. T. Barnum: Thank you, Jenny. It's two hours to curtains.Jenny Lind: I've given you the world, haven't I?P. T. Barnum: I, I should go. I have become a distraction. I'm sorry, Jenny. You should finish your tour without me.Jenny Lind: What? You're leaving?P. T. Barnum: The itinerary is well in hand.Jenny Lind: So that's it.P. T. Barnum: What do you mean?Jenny Lind: I'm just another one of your acts.P. T. Barnum: Jenny.Jenny Lind: I'm done.P. T. Barnum: Jenny, Jenny, please. You have to finish the tour.Jenny Lind: Must I?P. T. Barnum: It will ruin me.Jenny Lind: When you're careless with other people, Mr. Barnum... you bring ruin upon yourself.P. T. Barnum: I have risked everything.Jenny Lind: Well, so did I. And seems we've both lost.Jenny Lind: You are the American. I believe I might have heard of you.P. T. Barnum: Oh, well, If you've heard of me all the way over here, I must have been doing something right.Jenny Lind: That, or something very wrong.P. T. Barnum: In the world of publicity there is hardly any difference.Jenny Lind: I believe those are the words of a scoundrel, Mr Barnum.P. T. Barnum: A showman, Miss Lind, just a showman. The best on my side of the Atlantic.Queen Victoria: You're even smaller than I imagined!Tom Thumb: Well you're not exactly reaching the top shelf yourself, sweetheart. P. T. Barnum: Hey sweetie, who's that young man over there?Charity Barnum: Oh that's Phillip Carlyle. A bit of a scandal, they say. His last play was a hit in London.P. T. Barnum: Play? Pay good money to watch people stand around and talk for two hours and they call me a conman.Phillip Carlyle: I can’t just run off and join the circus. P. T. Barnum: Why not? I mean you clearly have a flair for show business.Phillip Carlyle: The show business?P. T. Barnum: Mm-hmm. Phillip Carlyle: I’ve never heard of it. P. T. Barnum: Because I just invented it.Phillip Carlyle: You’re risking everything you’ve built.P. T. Barnum: Well how do you think I built it...Phillip’s Mother: You forget your place, Phillip.Phillip Carlyle: My place? Mother, if this is my place, then I don't want any part of it.Philip Carlyle: Mr. Barnum, I can not just run off and enter into the circus.P. T. Barnum: Why not? Sounds thrilling, isn't it?Philip Carlyle: Let's just say that I find it much more comfortable...admiring your show from afar.P. T. Barnum: Comfort, the enemy of progress.Philip Carlyle: Do you understand that just associating with you could cost me my inheritance?P. T. Barnum: Oh, it could cost you more than that. You'd be risking everything. But, on the other hand, well, you just might find yourself a free man.Philip Carlyle: Sir, it looks like you have yourself a junior partner.P. T. Barnum: What I have is an overcompensated apprentice.P. T. Barnum: Jenny, this is my wife Charity and our girls.Jenny Lind: Of course, and I've heard so much about you. And your father tells me you are a fan of the ballet.Caroline Barnum: Yes, I'm studying ballet.Jenny Lind: Oh, are you?Caroline Barnum: Of course I am.P. T. Barnum: Of course she is.Jenny Lind: And what about you, Helen?Helen Barnum: You look like a princess, ma'am.P. T. Barnum: This isn't the life I promised you.Charity Barnum: But I have everything I want.P. T. Barnum: What about the magic?Charity Barnum: What do you call those two girls?Anne Wheeler: And what is your act, Mr. Carlyle?Philip Carlyle: I don't have an act.Anne Wheeler: Everyone has got an act.P. T. Barnum: Charity? Oh God, Charity. I am...Charity Barnum: I don't wanna talk to you.P. T. Barnum: Nothing happened. This is ridiculous.Charity Barnum: Oh, sure. Nothing happened. It's on the cover of every paper in New York.P. T. Barnum: Because she orchestrated the photo. I'm not in love with her.Charity Barnum: Of course you're not. Not with her, not with me, not with anyone. Just you and your show.P. T. Barnum: What are you doing?Charity Barnum: I'm going home.P. T. Barnum: This is your home.Charity Barnum''': The bank... They're evicting us. Why didn't you ask me before? I would've said yes. I never minded the risk, but we always did it together. Cast Hugh Jackman as P. T. Barnum Zac Efron as Phillip Carlyle Michelle Williams as Charity Barnum Rebecca Ferguson as Jenny Lind Zendaya as Anne Wheeler External links 1485796 Category:2017 American films Category:Biographical films Category:Musical films Category:Drama films Category:Films about interracial romance Category:Films directed by Michael Gracey