“You have to try. You have to care. You are my friend. You have to move or you’re going to die! Don’t quit, Artax!”
Saddest fictional death ever was Artax the horse, succumbing to despair in the Swamp of Sadness, in the Neverending Story. (spoiler: overall, it's got a happy ending... great movie/ great character (Atreyo)/ horribly sad scene)
Ring Doctor : [SPOILER]
[Champ has just died]
Ring Doctor : I'm sorry.
T.J. : [Georgie and Jackie start to cry, TJ is shocked] No! Champ! No! Champ. Is he out? Is he out? What's the matter, Champ? Champ, wake up! Wake up! Wake - wake up!
[kisses his head]
T.J. : Champ, wake up, Champ! Hey, don't sleep now. We got to go home. Got to go home, Champ.
[Georgie collapses into sobs]
T.J. : Georgie. Don't cry. Georgie.
[TJ goes to the doctor]
T.J. : Mister, help me. Wake him up! Wake him!
Ring Doctor : We're all real sorry.
T.J. : Please, wake him up!
Ring Doctor : Let's go outside.
T.J. : No, no! I don't want to! I don't want to!
[runs to Jackie]
T.J. : Jackie! Wake him up! Wake him!
Jackie : TJ, please.
T.J. : I want Champ!
Jackie : TJ...
T.J. : I want Champ!
Jackie : TJ. Please, TJ, listen to me. He's gone. He's gone, son. He's gone.
T.J. : [shakes his head and backs away from Jackie] No. No! He's not gone! He's not! He's not!
Jackie : [Annie comes in, a smile on her face until she sees Champ and Jackie trying to calm TJ] Please.
T.J. : He is not dead! He is not dead! I want Champ!
Jackie : Please, listen to me, son.
T.J. : I want Champ!
Jackie : TJ, please, listen to me!
T.J. : I want Champ! Champ! He is not gone!
Jackie : [he and the doctor try to drag TJ away from Champ] Come on, son. Come on. TJ.
Annie : TJ.
[TJ walks towards her and hugs her, holding on tightly as he sobs]
~The Champ (1979). (Kid shoulda got top billing... Ricky Schroder, 8 years old, during filming.)
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