Lawrence "Larry" Quinn is the main antagonist of the 2003 live-action adaptation of Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat and its video game adaptation of the same name.
He is the Walden family's pompous and lazy next-door neighbor, determined to marry Joan Walden for her money, and send her son Conrad away to military school. He does this by posing as a successful lawyer and businessman. However, Larry is actually a deadbeat who has his possessions repossessed and is unable to pay off his debts. Only when he threatens Conrad and calls Sally a kiss up that causes everyone to see his true colors.
He was portrayed by Alec Baldwin, who also played Fred Frenger Junior in Miami Blues, Jed Hill in Malice, Dennis in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Makunga in DreamWorks' Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Kennebrew Beauregard in BlacKkKlansman, Mark Cordell in The Juror, Nick Kudrow in Mercury Rising, Blake in Glengarry Glen Ross and Donald Trump in Saturday Night Live. In the film's video-game adaptation, he was instead voiced by Fred Tatasciore.
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Larry serves an example of what both the Walden kids could have become as adults & thus if the Cat in the Hat not come into their presence:
If Conrad was not able to learn how to take responsibility for his own actions (which resulted in his initial "Rule Breaker" identification), especially when it's serious or necessary, he would end up like Larry in adulthood: unemployed, in debt, out of control, and relying too much on others without giving them anything in return. Luckily, the Cat helped him get into becoming a more well-behaved kid.
Sally's bossiness and arrogance at the start of the film would have led to her acting similar to Larry as an adult (hence her earlier "Control Freak" label), viewing people as opportunities for social-climbing and distancing herself from people she perceives as below her (which could have caused her and Conrad to be separated as adults), until the Cat taught her how to humble herself and take accountability. Larry's influence over her at the start may have been a way to subtly convince Sally that she is better than Conrad as well.
Larry also acts as a foil to the Cat himself: both are visitors of the Walden family home and are known for being significantly mischievous towards them. However, while the Cat is undoubtedly playful, he also knows when to bring up important lessons in his mind for the mischief he's involved with, unlike Larry, who never really learns from his mistakes. If the Cat has never realized the error of his own ways, then he will end up becoming like Larry as well.
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