On the Beach Page #6

Synopsis: Well, the world has finally managed to blow itself up. Only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. Only two months are left. One American sub located in the Pacific has survived and is met with disdain by the Australians when it arrives. All of the calculations of Australia's most renowned scientist says the country is at doomsday - get ready. However, one of his rivals say that is incorrect. He believes that 1000 people can be relocated to the northern hemisphere, where his assumptions indicate the radiation levels may be lower. The American Captain is asked to take a mission to the north to determine which scientist is right (and along the way check out the devastation in Alaska and California - seemingly all bodies and vehicles were disintegrated). However, before the mission, all kinds of bland soap opera relationships are played out. Brown and his ex-fiancée battle it out in a love-hate relationship. Meanw
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Russell Mulcahy
Production: Artisan Entertainment
  Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%
Year:
2000
195 min
550 Views


Are you with me

or against me?

I'm with you

all the way, Daffy!

Whoo-hoo!

Yeah! Yeah!

Richard?

Yeah.

Where you been, man?

What are you doing

sitting in the dark?

Improving my night vision.

What for, man?

You know who I think about a lot?

I have no idea.

Daffy.

Daffy?

Uh-huh.

I admire him.

You hardly knew him.

True...

but he had a certain style.

Come here.

Now.

F***ing come here!

Get in there.

They're talking about you.

He does no work in the garden.

But he steals our food.

I'm sure of it.

You hear that? You hear

what they're saying?

Karl:
Idle, sponging, useless prick!

Now get your f***ing act

together, Richard, man.

You can't do this.

You can't run around in the dark

not talkin' to nobody.

What you think

you're playin' at, man?

What's happened to you?

You was all right.

Just a couple of weeks ago,

you was fine,

and now what the f*** is going--

Look at you.

And you're talking about Daffy?

Daffy was a nutter, right?

He went up there, and he lost it.

He's gone.

Richard. Richard.

do you hear what

I'm saying to you?

Don't lose it like him.

do you understand

what I'm saying?

Don't go there. Stay with us.

Co-come back, Rich.

These are good people.

They don't talk about people

all the time.

They're talking about you

because you're f***ed up.

All right? Don't do this, man.

I got it under control.

And now it looks like we're

handing out f***ing tour guides!

Mushroom, Richard?

No, thank you, Daffy.

I don't need any help

to see the writing on the wall.

I'm very glad to hear that, Richard.

Got to keep my head clear.

You know what I mean?

Getting closer. Any day now.

Year zero?

That's the spirit, kiddo.

You know something?

You led the way, Daffy.

You showed me the truth.

But it doesn't matter

what I think anymore.

It's up to you now.

I won't let you down.

Hey, Richard.

No offense, but, uh--

You're f***ed in the head,

right?

It's been real nice

knowing you, Daffy.

We're on patrol in the delta.

Search and destroy.

We're not making any contact.

So the lieutenant,

he says to me:

You get out there

and draw their fire!

It's never

gonna happen, sir.

Are you refusing an order, son?

It certainly looks that way, sir.

Yeah, it looks that way, sir!

My M-16 just went off, man.

It just went off.

What are we waiting for?

Let's go!

There's no other

explanation, man!

We're in dope heaven!

# I smoke 2 joints in the morning #

# I smoke 2 joints at night #

# I smoke 2 joints in the afternoon #

# And then I feel all right #

# I smoke 2 joints

in times of peace #

# And 2 in times of war #

# I smoke 2 joints

before I smoke 2 joints #

# and then I smoke 2 more #

Hi.

Oh, sh*t.

We're Americans.

Tourists.

American.

We, uh, we--we had a map,

and we-- we came here,

but we made a mistake.

We made a mistake,

and--and we're sorry.

We'll go now.

Come on.

Um, we just want--

we just want to go.

Give 'em something, dude.

Give them some money.

Look! American dollars!

I've got American dollars.

You want American money?

Here. You can have them.

Hey, hey, hey.

I've got-- I've got my watch.

It plays a tune.

This is our 6th year.

Yeah!

I want to look ahead...

because I see that

beyond any problems

that we might have had,

right--

beyond any problems

that we might have--

that we have so much

here to inspire us.

and I'm not just talking

about the island.

I'm talking about you.

You are what

makes this place work.

And it does.

I tried to remember

the person I used to be,

but I just couldn't do it...

To the island!

To you!

and so long as I stayed here...

to the future!

I'd never find him again.

Come with me.

I've got to talk to you.

Listen, I've got to talk to you!

Stop!

Listen to me! I've got--

I've got to talk to you! Stop!

Francoise, listen!

I've got to talk--

Stop! God damn it! Stop!

Stop it!

Stop it! Stop it!

Stop!

I'm not gonna hurt you!

All right?

It's just me.

It's just me--Richard.

Remember?

The guy who can't play soccer.

The guy without a girlfriend.

Remember?

I've just been away

for a while.

That's all. That's all.

Listen. Etienne, I really f***ed up.

I don't know what else they're gonna do,

but we have to leave now.

That's it. Just the 3 of us.

Just like before.

Richard...

I can't leave him.

Then, we'll take him with us.

But look at him.

Look at him, Richard.

We can't move him. It's gangrene.

It's spreading.

He's gonna die.

Wait for me at the boat.

Christo had suffered

because we wouldn't

let anything spoil our fun.

In the perfect beach resort,

nothing is allowed to interrupt

the pursuit of pleasure.

Not even dying.

do you think I want to hurt you?

I'm a farmer.

That's all. Understand?

I work.

I send the money to my family.

If too many people

come to this island,

it's trouble for me.

I can't work,

I can't send the money,

and my family don't eat.

I said no more people,

but more people come.

And you.

You give them the map!

Now, you all go home.

Forget this island.

Forget about Thailand.

Understand? Huh?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

No.

What?

No.

We're not leaving.

This is our home, too.

This is our house.

We built it with our own hands,

and we are not leaving.

Oh, Sal. Sal.

I think-- I think you're making

a big mistake here. Really.

If he says that we should leave--

Richard, shut up!

This is all your fault, anyway.

You copied the map, Richard.

You are a clever boy.

The one who sneak around.

You steal from us,

Let him go! Ugh!

play with guns,

and you bring people here.

If you want to stay.

If you want to stay.

Sal. Sal.

F***. Sal, no!

Sal. Listen.

Don't be crazy, okay?

You can't!

Don't be crazy, Sal.

Put the gun down.

You let us down, Richard.

You brought us trouble.

You can't, Sal.

Make her stop!

Make her stop!

You need to help!

You need to help me!

You f***ing bastards!

Come on, Sal.

Please, Sal.

You can't do it.

You can't do it, Sal.

F***!

'Cause if you pull that trigger, Sal--

If you pull that trigger,

it's all f***ing over,

and you know it.

Come on.

'Cause this time...

This time, it's not like Christo

rotting out in the woods

where no one could see.

It's not like the 4 people

that I saw killed today.

This time, everyone

has to watch, Sal.

Everyone has to see what it takes

to keep our little paradise a secret.

Come on, everyone, watch!

Shut up.

Everyone watch Sal do this.

Yeah, go on, Sal, do it.

- Come on.

- Do it.

Come on, do it, yeah.

Let 'em see the blood

this time, huh? Huh?

Let's see if they can take it.

God!

They can take it.

No! No! No! No!

No! No! No!

Come on.

Hold on to me.

Game over,

but she was never gonna leave.

She believed in it all way

too much to ever change,

so that's exactly

where we left her.

#We sailed over 7 seas #

# Searchin' for that missin' key #

# Unlockin' you #

#The world's harmony #

# I climbed the highest

mountain range #

# And then we took the longest... #

And as for the rest of us...

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Nevil Shute

Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 1899 – 12 January 1960) was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name to protect his engineering career from any potential negative publicity in connection with his novels, which included On the Beach and A Town Like Alice. more…

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