Jersey Girl Script - Dialogue Transcript
(woman) Everyone, please take
your seats. You heard the bell.
You know what it means.
Last week,
the assignment was
to write an essay about your family.
- Who they...
- (class) Are!
And what they...
(all) Mean to us!
Excellent droning. So l want
everyone to take out their essays.
Were going to read them aloud
to the class right up here.
My mom says that me
dont you worry.
I seriously doubt if
any of your supporters
watch that trash,
and Im quite sure
it will not affect the vote.
Damn! Harvey, I didnt write
that letter to get votes.
I wrote it because as
a concerned father and husband,
I do not want my family
or my state or my country
affected by that
media hog Wally Sparks!
I--I understand that, sir.
[Telephone rings]
Im simply saying--
Hell! If I
writer. I write.
I dont process words.
[ Interviewer ]
So, who do you write for?
Myself.
May I ask why
youre here today?
Well, I was
wondering that myself.
But... your...
colleague was... a friend...
of my late wife, who translated
for the World Service.
And, of course, I do have
a faint interest as to how
these things are done, you know.
Youve never been
tempted to write for radio?
Or television
Luzhin Defense Script
Cattle. Thats all
we are to them... cattle.
Why all the fuss?
Welcome, maestro, welcome.
Traveling through Europe
is becoming unbearable.
I was a prisoner in my compartment
as soon as we left Berlin.
The types
they allow to roam free.
Why you chose to travel ahead...
There must be kinder ways
of expressing independence.
Your letters were very cryptic.
Who have you seen?
No o
write many times. I tried.
But my courage failed me. So l....
And....
Now I stand before you as I am, and you know the worst.
No, no.
Not the worst at all.
Only, not what I was expecting.
If my deception has altered your intentions...
...if youre not satisfied--
No, it isnt that.
...l am determined to make my way back to my home in Delaware.
-If you say so, I will. -Miss Russell....
Miss Russell.
Write him down, please.
Cherry Reynolds. years old. Just published a volume of feminist poetry.
In the preface, she refers to the American housewife as, and I quote...
..."A pathetic slamhound with no notion of self-worth whatsoever."
- Whatever I pay you, its not enough. - True.
Fred Tate. Seven years old. Second grader at Eisenhower Elementary School.
He writes poetry, paints in oils and water,
write down my number?
Yes, I did.
Fine, Ill see you out.
- Dont trouble.
- No trouble!
So its agreed then!
Thank you very much!
I should go.
- Fine.
- Bye!
Take care, goodbye!
Youve a room to let?
Sorry, its just been rented
to that lady.
Thanks anyway.
How many of you?
Just me and my wife.
- Why dont you try next door?
- Theyve a vacant room too?
Yes, Mr. Koos son got married...
His rooms empty.
travel.
Speaking of travel, a car would be really nice.
So, did you download those consumer reports?.
I was gonna do that before you got home, but--
-Dad, you already blew me off last week. -No, I was in a meeting with the dean.
Of course thats never happened before, right?.
I want you to do your homework on this. Lets see those safety reports.
- And well talk about it at home. - Does that mean w
writes poetry?
Oh, my goodness, yes.
Longfellows famous.
He writes all those things
on postcards.
You know, for Christmas
and Easter and birthdays.
Sit down, please.
Heres one.
He got dollars for this one.
"When youve nowhere to turn
and youre filled with doubt...
dont stand in midstream hesitating...
for you know that your mothers heart
cries out--
Im waiting, my boy, Im waiting."
Isnt that beau
THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
Screenplay By
ANTHONY MINGHELLA
Based On The Novel By
PATRICIA HIGHSMITH
1st November 1999
1958
PROLOGUE: INT. RIPLEYS CABIN. EVENING.
Fade up on Ripley, as in the final scene of the film,
sitting, desolate in a ships cabin. The camera rotates
around his face, which begins in light and ends in darkness.
RIPLEY (O/S)
If I could just go back. If I could rub
everything out. S