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~ Kendall preparing himself to destroy the school without mercy.
Kendall Duncan is the main antagonist in Disney's 2008 live-action fantasy comedy film Bedtime Stories. He is the former manager at the Sunny Vista Nottingham Hotel who was originally going to be its successor. However, he also plans to build a hotel of his own, where it involves demolishing the school both Bobbi and Patrick Bronson, Skeeter Bronson's niece and nephew respectively, were attending. He is also the arch-rival of Skeeter himself.
Kendall Duncan is the arrogant manager of the Sunny Vista Nottingham Hotel. He had been dating Notingham's daughter, Violet, though mostly just so he can become the manager of the new motel, which works to his delight-secretly he's dating the hotel clerk, Aspen. When given the opportunity, he proposes an idea for a rock and roll theme for the hotel to Mr. Nottingham. However later, the handyman Skeeter Bronson, the protagonist, tells him that the idea has been used for years, and Duncan is scolded for it. Unbeknownst to Duncan, Skeeter's niece and nephew, Bobby and Patrick, have the ability to make their bed time stories come to life whenever they tell the story. In their first one, Sir Fix-a-lot (Skeeter) was given a shot to become champion of the kingdom (hotel owner) against Sir Butt Kiss (Duncan). This proves to work when Skeeter is given a chance to propose an idea of his after Duncan's is rejected-much to Duncan's dismay. However Duncan is pleased to find out the location for the new hotel would replace the school Bobbi and Patrick go to.
In their third bed time story, Skeeter, Bobbi, and Patrick come up with one that involves a space fight between Duncan's counterpart, General Kendallo and Skeeter's counterpart Skeeto Bronsonian-in which Skeeto defeats him. This proves useful the next night when they propose their ideas for a hotel theme to Mr. Nottingham. Kendall comes up with a Broadway theme, while Skeeter tells them basically that a theme does not contribute to the hotel's glory, but the imagination of the guests. Skeeter's theme is then used. Duncan is disappointed, but still happy to tell Skeeter where the hotel is being built, later turning his niece and nephew against him as well as their teacher Jill Hastings. Duncan is happy to play part in demolishing the school and has the workers turn their cell phones off-this proves difficult for Nottingham to get in touch with Duncan after Skeeter manages to get the hotel relocated. When Bobbi and Patrick leave the protest to go inside the school and stop the demolition, their mom notices them missing. One of the workers tells Duncan they should check the place again, but a frustrated Duncan shoves him and decides to blow it up himself - despite the risk of children being in there. Fortunately Skeeter stops Kendall just in time. Duncan's punishment is that he ends up being a member of the waiting staff, along with Aspen at the new hotel.
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Oh, sir. Don't you think this is perhaps a little too much of a cruel joke to be playing on somebody as...well, the, the maintenance guy?
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~ Kendall to Mr. Nottingham about giving a Skeeter a chance to come up with an idea about the new hotel so he can become the manager.
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Oh, another thing. I heard about your big hero act with my girlfriend last night. I know what it is that you're trying to do, and it's not gonna work. You have to find another way to cozy up the old man because I'm here to tell you Violet Nottingham is not gonna date a gum-scrapping handyman.
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~ Kendall believing that Skeeter only saved Violet from the obnoxious paparazzi in order to be in Mr. Nottingham's good graces and throwing subtle insults over her not dating someone like Skeeter in his face.
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Your brief little trip to the land of make-believe is just about over, my friend. OK? We all know your failed father ran this hotel into the ground, and thankfully, you will not get the chance to make the same mistake all over again. May want to pick that up.
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~ Kendall mockingly reminding Skeeter about his late father's failure to keep the hotel running (because it was saved thanks to Nottinghman's connections) before purposefully dropping his cheesecake and ordering Skeeter to clean the mess up.
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Kendall: It's Duncan. Aspen: Lover, hello. Kendall: I'm looking for the hotel site. Aspen: I gave you the address, macho bunny. Kendall: The address you gave me is no good. There's a school here. Aspen: Oh, what school? Kendall: Webster Elementary School. Aspen: Oh, then you're in the right place. Kendall: Is that so? Aspen: This school is being shut down. Kendall: Uh-huh. Aspen: The old man pulled a few strings at the board of education. Kendall: Really? Aspen: We start demolition immediately. Kendall: That is very exciting news. Aspen: Oh, Pinky.
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~ Kendall to Aspen over the phone, deciding that Webster Elementary School, which is to be permanently shut down, is the right place to build the upcoming Sunny Vista Mega Nottingham Hotel.
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Kendall: I can't believe Skeeter didn't tell you. And I'm sure it's just a coincidence that the new hotel is going up right here where the, where the school is. Well, I'm pretty sure... Excuse me. Yeah. Aspen: Everything's ready for the presentation. Kendall: Good. Aspen: Ten-four, rubber duck. Kendall: Got it. Great.
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~ Kendall tricking a hurt Jill into believing that Skeeter knew that the school was the spot to build the new hotel to turn her against him.
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Fair enough. Mr. Nottingham, you were absolutely right when you said that the rock and roll theme was old that. Gone. Your insight, sir, has inspired me to, to dig deeper, to find the commonality at the heart of the American experience. I speak, of course...of the musical theater. And, more specifically...Broadway! Hit it.
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~ Kendall pitching his idea for the new hotel during Mr. Nottingham's birthday party at his mansion before singing his so-called impressive performance of "Nottingham Broadway Mega Resort", which bores much of the crowd, Skeeter, his friend Mickey, Violet and Nottingham himself included.
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And that's it? I'm sorry. I don't understand it.
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~ Kendall scoffing at Skeeter's presentation when his tongue got stung by a bee, only for him to faint in defeat after Nottingham named Skeeter the manager of the new hotel.
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I would not have the guts to tear down the school my niece and nephew attend. You do know that's the site for the new hotel?
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~ Kendall telling an apalled Skeeter about the school's demolition, after having already told Jill and Skeeter being named as manager, to make way for the new hotel.
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Engineer: My men are in position. We are ready for the demolition. Kendall: Excellent. Mr. Nottingham said he'd call if he had a problem getting the variance, so if we don't hear from him in the next 20 minutes, I say we just...blow it all up.
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~ Kendall ordering the engineer to blow the school up immediately if Mr. Nottingham doesn't call about having issues with the variance.
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Attention, please, ladies and gentlemen. We are working with highly-sensitive, dangerous radio-controlled explosives. And so to avoid any tragic misfires, I would ask that you all turn off your cell phones. All of you, please. Turn your cell phones off.
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~ Kendall requesting the protesting crowd to turn their cellphones off to avoid any tragic accidents caused by the demolition, also preventing Mr. Nottingham from contacting him after Skeeter coincidentally manages to get the new hotel relocated at the Santa Monica beach.
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Kendall: Hey people, that's 60 seconds! Whoo-hoo! Wendy: Wait! Wait a minute! I can't find my children! They might be in there! Kendall: Nice try. We cleared the building hours ago. OK? Everything is fine.
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~ Kendall announcing to the protesting crowd, who boos him, that demolition is almost about to start and ignoring Wendy's claims about her children Bobbi and Patrick having snuck inside the school, accusing her of being a crying wolf just to stall it long enough.
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Engineer: Hey, we got to check the rooms before we start making booms. Kendall: WE'VE CHECKED IT ALREADY!!! Do it myself!
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~ Kendall's villainous breakdown as he furiously pushes the engineer aside when he insists on checking the school again, preparing to blow the school up himself without any mercy.
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Kendall: Five... Wendy: No! Skeeter: Grab the bar! Kendall: Four...Three...Two...One!
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~ Kendall doing the demolition countdown, also his last villainous lines before vainly trying to dodge Skeeter who tackles him to the ground, saving the entire school and rendering Kendall unconscious. He is later seen working for Skeeter at his new hotel as a room service waiter.
