Finding Dory Page #3

Synopsis: Dory is a wide-eyed, blue tang fish who suffers from memory loss every 10 seconds or so. The one thing she can remember is that she somehow became separated from her parents as a child. With help from her friends Nemo and Marlin, Dory embarks on an epic adventure to find them. Her journey brings her to the Marine Life Institute, a conservatory that houses diverse ocean species.
Director(s): Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane (co-director)
Production: Walt Disney Pictures/PIXAR
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 15 wins & 42 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
77
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
PG
Year:
2016
97 min
$486,292,984
Website
14,503 Views


MARLIN:
What? Jenny and what?

Those are their names!

My parents are Jenny and Charlie!

-Dory, wait!

-Jenny!

MARLIN:
Can't we just take

a moment to come up with a plan?

-Jenny! Charlie!

-Shh!

-Are you crazy?

-Sorry, she's a little excited.

-Jenny! Charlie!

-Dory, stop yelling for a second.

It's not a good idea

to come into a new neighborhood...

and call this much attention to yourself.

You don't understand. I remembered

my parent's names! Jenny! Charlie!

These crabs are locals and I

get the feelin' they're shushin'...

us for a reason. You might wake up

something dangerous.

Are you talking about like

something with one big eye...

tentacles, and a snappy thing?

Well, that's very specific,

but something like that, yes.

You just in general don't want to--

(CRABS GASP)

Oh, my goodness. Okay.

There's a mistake. We're backing away.

Let us and we will--

We'll worship you. We'll build a--

Do you like a monument?

(ALL SCREAMING)

(SCREAMING)

MARLIN:
Oh! Ooh! Whoa!

Swim for your life!

(ALL SCREAMING)

(SCREAMING CONTINUES)

(NEMO SCREAMS)

-Nemo!

-Nemo!

(SCREAMING)

-Nemo!

-Dad!

No!

Nemo, hold on to me and don't let go!

Dad!

No, no! No!

(MARLIN GRUNTS)

(DORY PANTING)

Dory! Dory, slow down!

We're not being chased anymore!

Are you sure? (SCREAMS)

(DORY GRUNTS)

Jenny and Charlie! Jenny and Charlie!

I just remembered their names!

We have to keep goin'. We're so close.

(NEMO CRYING)

-Huh?

-Nemo, are you hurt?

(GASPS) Oh, my goodness! Nemo!

Are you okay? What happened?

-Not now, Dory. Please!

-Oh, no.

-Nemo. Oh, no. Oh, no.

-I'm okay.

Oh, Nemo. I'm sorry. Okay. I'm sorry.

(CRYING)

(GASPS)

Oh, my goodness! Nemo, are you okay?

I said, "Not now." You've done enough.

I have? Oh, no. But I can fix it.

I can. I'll go get help.

You know what you can do, Dory?

You can go wait over there.

Go wait over there and forget.

It's what you do best.

You're right. I don't know what I thought

I could do this.

Find my family. I can't do it.

I'm so sorry. I'll fix it.

-NEMO:
I'm okay.

-Well, I'm gonna get help. Okay?

Okay? I can do that. I'll be--

It'll be alright, Nemo.

Hello? Someone? Hello?

Anyone? Hello? Anyone?

SIGOURNEY ON SPEAKER: Hello.

-Hello?

-I'm Sigourney Weaver.

Oh. Hi, Sigourney. I need your help.

Won't you please join us...

Oh. Great, great, great.

As we explore the wonders

of the Pacific Ocean...

and the amazing life it holds within.

Witness the majesty

of the Beluga Whale.

Sigourney Weaver, where are you?

Dory! There you are!

Guys! I found help. Sigourney Weaver's

gonna tell us where we are.

-Look out!

-(SCREAMS)

-Oh, look at this!

-No respect for ocean life.

-Marlin! Nemo!

-NEMO:
Dory!

No, no, no. Not again! Not again!

Let's take the inside

and see how she does.

(DORY SCREAMS)

NEMO:
Dory! Dory!

MARLIN:
Don't worry, Dory! Stay calm!

We'll come find you!

SIGOURNEY:
And welcome to

the Marine Life Institute,

where we believe in Rescue,

Rehabilitation and Release.

DORY:
Marlin? Nemo?

(DORY PANTING)

Hello? Hello? Can you help me?

Me help you? (SNEEZES)

Ugh. (SCREAMS)

Oh. (GASPS)

Huh? What's happenin'? Help?

MAN:
Looks like we're done here.

WOMAN:
Dude, cut it out.

You're a scientist. We talked about this.

MAN:
Oh, come on. It's funny.

(DOOR CLOSES)

DORY:
Oh, boy. Okay. This is--

I'll be fine, I just need to find

a way out and...

If I could just-- Get a hold of yourself.

-Get a hold of yourself.

-(YELPS)

You'll be fine, everything's fine,

think positively.

-Hey, you.

-Oh.

Spinner.

Oh, my goodness. Hi, I'm Dory. I'm--

Name's Hank. How sick are you?

Sick? I'm sick?

Why else would you be in quarantine?

Oh, no! How long do I have?

I have to find my family.

All right. Now, don't get hysterical--

Uh-oh. Not good.

What? What is it? What happened?

(GASPS) What's that?

That there is bad news.

It's a transport tag for fish.

who can't cut it inside the institute.

They get transferred to permanent digs.

An aquarium.

In Cleveland.

Fish in here, go here in the ocean.

Cleveland fish, stay there forever.

(GASPS) Cleveland? No!

I can't go to the Cleveland.

I have to get to the Jewel of Morro Bay,

California and find my family.

That's this place.

The Marine Life Institute.

The Jewel of Morro Bay, California.

You're here.

You mean, I'm from here?

(GASPS) My parents are here.

I have to get to them.

So what exhibit are you from?

Wait. I'm from an exhibit?

Which one? I have to get there.

Hmm. That's a hard one, kid.

Unless... Nah.

Never work. It's too crazy.

What do you mean? Just tell me.

I'm okay with crazy.

Ya know, I could see that?

Well, there's one thing I can think of...

to help you get to your family.

If I just take--

Yes! Great idea.

You take me to find them.

Why didn't I think of that?

Uh, no, no, no.

If I just take your tag...

I can take your place on the transport

truck then you can go back inside...

and find your family.

All you have to do is give me the tag.

What tag?

(GASPS) There's a tag on my fin!

How could you forget

you have a tag on your fin?

Oh, no. I'm sorry. I--

I suffer from short-term memory loss.

You don't remember

what we were talking about?

Mm-mm. Not a clue.

What were we talkin' about?

Um, you were about to give me your tag.

Well, I kind of like my tag.

Why do you want it?

So I can go to--

So I can go to Cleveland.

Cleveland? Mmm.

I hear good things

about Cleveland.

Why do you wanna do?

Because if stay here I'm gonna get

released back to the ocean.

And I have extremely

unpleasant memories of that place.

(EXHALES)

I just wanna live in glass box alone.

That's all I want. So gimme your tag!

Hey, man, don't touch my tag!

(SIGHS)

Look...

(SLURPS)

I don't work here.

It's not like I have a map of this place.

(GASPS) A map! Good idea.

You take me to the map, I figure out

where my parents are. Oh, boy.

All right. If I get you to your family

will you give me--

I don't have much. Um, I--

How 'bout if I give you this tag?

Great idea.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

MARLIN:
Are you absolutely

sure that's what I said?

"Go wait over there and forget.

That's what you do best.

-Yeah, Dad.

-I said that?

You said that, Dory swam to the surface,

and got taken by some--

All right, I don't wanna hear

the whole story again.

I was just askin' about the one part

because, look, if I said that--

I'm not positive I did.

It's actually a compliment because...

I asked her to wait and I said,

"It's what you do best."

So I-- Oh, it's my fault!

It's all my fault she got kidnapped

and taken into whatever this place is.

What if it's a restaurant?

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Andrew Stanton

Andrew Ayers Stanton is an American animator, storyboard artist, film director, screenwriter, producer and voice actor based at Pixar, which he joined in 1990. more…

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