Message In A Bottle Page #12

Synopsis: A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. As a deep and mutual attraction blossoms, the man struggles to make peace with his past so that he can move on and find happiness.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Luis Mandoki
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
39
Rotten Tomatoes:
32%
PG-13
Year:
1999
126 min
1,017 Views


1178

01:
42:03,093 -- 01:42:04,573

Go get them!

1179

01:
42:10,426 -- 01:42:11,576

Nice job, Garret.

1180

01:
42:40,591 -- 01:42:41,991

To Catherine.

1181

01:
42:42,300 -- 01:42:43,420

To Catherine.

1182

01:
42:44,675 -- 01:42:45,715

Wish to God. . . .

1183

01:
42:49,799 -- 01:42:51,709

Wish to God she was here today.

1184

01:
42:57,257 -- 01:42:58,697

Every day.

1185

01:
44:41,920 -- 01:44:44,040

My dad said you were there.

1186

01:
44:44,545 -- 01:44:45,985

Wish l'd have known.

1187

01:
44:47,420 -- 01:44:49,810

A surprise. Dumb idea.

1188

01:
44:50,170 -- 01:44:51,450

No, it's. . . .

1189

01:
44:52,420 -- 01:44:54,010

lt's great to see you.

1190

01:
44:56,587 -- 01:44:58,707

-Glad you came.

-Me too.

1191

01:
44:59,920 -- 01:45:02,520

l saw the boat. lt's beautiful.

1192

01:
45:02,878 -- 01:45:04,198

lt's great.

1193

01:
45:05,211 -- 01:45:06,801

l'm happy for you.

1194

01:
45:07,586 -- 01:45:09,386

You want to come inside?

1195

01:
45:30,585 -- 01:45:31,985

l'm sorry.

1196

01:
45:33,585 -- 01:45:35,625

What l said must've hurt you.

1197

01:
45:40,752 -- 01:45:43,552

l just heard what

you couldn't tell me.

1198

01:
45:45,626 -- 01:45:47,746

Or maybe what l couldn't hear.

1199

01:
45:48,251 -- 01:45:50,321

And l understand now.

1200

01:
45:51,585 -- 01:45:54,025

l think it's so beautiful

the way you love her.

1201

01:
45:54,376 -- 01:45:56,366

No, you don't have to say anything.

1202

01:
45:57,043 -- 01:45:59,643

lt's what made me want to find you.

1203

01:
46:05,251 -- 01:46:06,451

Then stay with me.

1204

01:
46:06,751 -- 01:46:07,901

Come inside.

1205

01:
46:08,251 -- 01:46:09,971

Just stay as long as you want.

1206

01:
46:10,292 -- 01:46:13,842

l thought about it. l thought about

a lot of things sitting out here.

1207

01:
46:15,042 -- 01:46:16,162

And l can't stay.

1208

01:
46:16,542 -- 01:46:17,582

Why?

1209

01:
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Because if you can,

you'll come to me. . .

1210

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. . .when it's right.

And if it's not right, it's okay.

1211

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46:24,667 -- 01:46:26,257

Because l wouldn't. . .

1212

01:
46:26,958 -- 01:46:28,678

. . .regret one minute.

1213

01:
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Not one.

1214

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46:34,458 -- 01:46:35,658

Bye.

1215

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46:45,791 -- 01:46:47,701

l don't want to lose you.

1216

01:
46:50,916 -- 01:46:52,236

Then don't.

1217

01:
47:10,040 -- 01:47:12,760

Why do you always sit

in the same place?

1218

01:
47:13,123 -- 01:47:14,603

What the hell you care where l sit?

1219

01:
47:14,915 -- 01:47:18,515

l'm curious. You started

sitting here 1 0, 1 1 years ago.

1220

01:
47:18,915 -- 01:47:19,905

For chrissake!

1221

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47:20,206 -- 01:47:22,006

You used to sit over there.

1222

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47:38,831 -- 01:47:40,821

Get the boy a cup of coffee.

1223

01:
47:47,747 -- 01:47:49,267

You look like hell.

1224

01:
47:51,747 -- 01:47:53,027

l'm okay.

1225

01:
47:54,080 -- 01:47:55,720

Catch up to her?

1226

01:
48:00,497 -- 01:48:01,697

You let her go.

1227

01:
48:03,122 -- 01:48:04,642

l don't want to talk about it.

1228

01:
48:04,955 -- 01:48:06,275

-Listen, l was--

-Go away.

1229

01:
48:13,746 -- 01:48:15,386

She made up her mind.

1230

01:
48:15,871 -- 01:48:17,861

-The hell you want?

-Persistence.

1231

01:
48:18,204 -- 01:48:20,924

Get crazy. Go nuts.

A fight, for chrissake.

1232

01:
48:21,329 -- 01:48:22,969

You spent one afternoon with her.

1233

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48:24,287 -- 01:48:26,357

You don't even know who she is.

1234

01:
48:28,746 -- 01:48:29,546

What's. . .?

1235

01:
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Chicago.

1236

01:
48:31,829 -- 01:48:33,869

Three minutes. Get on the phone.

1237

01:
48:37,829 -- 01:48:39,709

lt's your last chance.

1238

01:
48:50,203 -- 01:48:52,003

Of course she walked away.

1239

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48:52,411 -- 01:48:53,811

She ain't stupid.

1240

01:
48:55,828 -- 01:48:57,268

Think she wants to try

to come between you and--

1241

01:
48:57,578 -- 01:48:59,968

-l don't have it all figured out.

-Who the hell does?

1242

01:
49:00,328 -- 01:49:03,288

Think it's easy for me to see

another woman in your house?

1243

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49:03,661 -- 01:49:05,101

Well, it ain't easy.

1244

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49:05,744 -- 01:49:07,414

l'll tell you one thing. . .

1245

01:
49:07,786 -- 01:49:09,906

. . .l'd give a million bucks

to see you grab her. . .

1246

01:
49:10,244 -- 01:49:11,684

. . .and figure it out as you go along.

1247

01:
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Just drop it!

1248

01:
49:13,036 -- 01:49:14,316

-Drop it?

-Yeah. Drop it!

1249

01:
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Just. . .

1250

01:
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. . .forget about it.

1251

01:
49:21,369 -- 01:49:22,359

l can't!

1252

01:
49:27,285 -- 01:49:28,605

l can't forget about it.

1253

01:
49:30,035 -- 01:49:31,475

Why the hell not?

1254

01:
49:32,743 -- 01:49:34,653

Because you're my boy.

1255

01:
49:37,410 -- 01:49:39,290

-lt's not your business.

-What?

1256

01:
49:39,618 -- 01:49:42,258

l said it's not your business!

1257

01:
49:43,285 -- 01:49:44,685

Turn around.

1258

01:
49:46,201 -- 01:49:47,681

Turn around.

1259

01:
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Make a fist.

1260

01:
49:51,034 -- 01:49:52,434

Make it!

1261

01:
49:53,159 -- 01:49:54,599

Now you hit me!

1262

01:
49:54,909 -- 01:49:57,299

Hit me in the face,

you son of a b*tch.

1263

01:
50:00,576 -- 01:50:01,936

Not my business?

1264

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50:02,242 -- 01:50:04,472

My son is not my business?

1265

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What the hell else have l got. . .

1266

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. . .that's close to me?

1267

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Who else ever. . .

1268

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. . .stuck up for me?

1269

01:
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Think l don't know your pain?

l do.

1270

01:
50:19,075 -- 01:50:22,465

Some of it l put there.

Think l can forget that?

1271

01:
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When she went to New York,

you could've gone with her. . .

1272

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. . .and here l was, sick,

drunk, flat on my ass. . .

1273

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. . .bringing you down.

1274

01:
50:33,741 -- 01:50:36,971

Maybe the two of you,

it could've been different somehow.

1275

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50:40,866 -- 01:50:42,826

l didn't stay for you.

1276

01:
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This is who l am.

1277

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This place.

This is where l belong.

1278

01:
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She came back because she found out

she belonged here too.

1279

01:
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She chose for herself.

1280

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God, l loved her for that.

1281

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So did l.

1282

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Now you choose. Choose. . .

1283

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. . .between yesterday and tomorrow.

Pick one.

1284

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Stick with it.

1285

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And l will shut up. . .

1286

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. . .and leave you alone.

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Gerald Di Pego

Gerald Di Pego was born in 1941. He is a writer and producer, known for Instinct (1999), Phenomenon (1996) and The Forgotten (2004). He has been married to Christine DiPego since 1992. He was previously married to Janet Kapsin. more…

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