Message In A Bottle Page #4

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
1,024 Views


l'm just getting acquainted

with the place, the people.

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l'm Theresa. . .

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. . .Osborne.

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Garret Blake.

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You sound like up north.

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Do l?

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Chicago.

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l'm in research.

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On what?

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Just about everything.

For a newspaper.

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ls there anywhere l can do

some sailing while l'm here?

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You could rent

a boat on the other side.

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Oh, no, l mean,

l'm not experienced. . .

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. . .at all.

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l'd like to be. l just. . . .

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l'm from the Prairie State, so. . . .

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l'm a dodo in the water.

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Sorry to have interrupted your work.

Thank you.

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l'm taking her out tomorrow morning.

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Test sail.

Round the point and back.

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Just about an hour.

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Do you want to come along?

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That'd be nice.

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About seven.

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Great!

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lf you come earlier. . .

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. . .l'll be in that diner over there.

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Earlier than seven?

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Great. l'll see you here.

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Or at the. . .

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. . .at the diner.

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-Hi, Chet. How you doing?

-All righty.

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Jesus, Chet! You always have

the same people in here every day.

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All the tourists go

to the Pancake Palace.

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Let them!

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And what do you got?

The same fishermen.

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A would-be carpenter.

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And a nearsighted mechanic.

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And a thief who wants

to be a shipwright.

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Now don't start any sh*t, Johnny.

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A thief is somebody who keeps

property belongs to somebody else.

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Am l right?

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You ain't right if the courts say

you ain't right, right?

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Loudmouth a**hole.

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What'd you say?

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How'd you know l was talking

to you, Johnny?

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l'm calling Pete right now.

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You two bust up this place again

and charges will be pressed. . .

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. . .arrests will be made,

and l ain't bluffing!

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Man who's a thief

deserves to be in jail.

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l never took a damn thing from you

or anybody in this town.

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-l say different.

-You're a liar, Johnny.

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Don't ever call me a liar!

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Come on, grab hold of him!

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Will you guys get ahold of them?

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Will you separate them?

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Garret, come here.

Now get off him.

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Get over here!

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Now leave it alone.

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Just walk away for once.

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He ain't worth it.

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Go on.

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Didn't you see what he--?

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Come on, easy.

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-Settle down, John.

-Go ahead, Garret.

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-He ain't worth it.

-Let me go!

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lt's all over.

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Thought you wouldn't come.

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l came to say l'm not coming.

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l didn't want to not show,

because l hate people like that.

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l'm sorry you saw that.

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Does that happen a lot here?

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l mean, instead of bowling or. . . .

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Maybe l'll see you around.

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l'm still going to

run her out for a test.

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Just a short sail.

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l don't know, you know.

What if you got mad at me?

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lt's a small boat.

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l don't like fighting, Theresa.

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Bowling, either.

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Before you go, would you. . .

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. . .untie that, toss it in?

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Appreciate it.

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Thanks.

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Where am l not in your way?

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l'll get around you.

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Should l just jump over?

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l'm sorry, l. . .

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. . .l used to be better with people.

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So you used to be charming?

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Sorry l missed that.

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Who is that man in the diner?

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lt's an old thing.

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l don't want to pry.

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How old?

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So this is what you do?

Research?

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No, actually,

it's called conversation.

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l might be able to help you.

l have a degree.

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So you stole his girlfriend

in the eighth grade?

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No.

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l married his sister.

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So, your turn.

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Right?

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Still married?

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You?

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l have a son.

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A great son.

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Date much?

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You?

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You're getting the hang of this.

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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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