Robinson Crusoe
- PG-13
- Year:
- 1997
- 105 min
- 1,689 Views
[People chattering]
[Horse neighs]
[Boy yells]
DEFOE:
I am a journaIist,Robert, I assure you.
I have very IittIe interest
in your fIights of fancy.
ROBERT:
You, DanieI Defoe,are a writer.
It is your destiny as such...
to bring this
remarkabIe man's story--
a story of intense struggIe...
extraordinary friendship,
and undying Iove--
to the world.
Well done, well done.
Full of life, death, passion.
You could indeed
give up publishing...
for the stage, sir.
Tell me, though...
what relevance
has this fine story...
to an impoverished
scribe like myself?
Because, Daniel...
you are my favorite
impoverished scribe.
And what is this?
A recently-discovered journal
of one Robinson Crusoe.
Then this tale
you tell me is true?
Every word of it.
A travelogue
of a wayward seaman.
Read this journal, Daniel.
l am confident, sir, you will
find a great interest...
in the story he has to tell.
CRUSOE:
And somy story begins...
Iike so many other stories,
with a woman.
For as Iong as I can
remember...
Mary McGregor and I
had pIanned to marry.
However, as the McGregor famiIy
grew more prosperous...
So, too, did the fortunes
As a resuIt, the woman
whom I greatIy Ioved...
found herseIf betrothed
against her wiII...
To my dear friend
Patrick Connor.
CRUSOE:
Though Patrickknew of our IifeIong bond...
from their arrangement.
lt need not end
this way, Patrick.
How, then?
Shall l cease the engagement
and disgrace my family?
[Both grunting]
Patrick!
We were friends once.
Does not that count
for anything?
[Panting]
We were friends, Crusoe.
But we are friends no longer.
Then we shall fight.
[Grunting]
[Horse neighs]
[Panting]
[Panting]
She is to be my wife, Robin.
lt is God's will.
You know Mary and l loved
MAN:
Patrick!PATRICK:
This is notyour fight, James.
CRUSOE:
You're notIike your brothers, Patrick.
Don't be like your brothers.
[Gasping]
[Horse neighs]
PATRICK:
You wiIInever be together!
[Grunting]
JAMES:
Patrick![Gasps and grunts]
No! No, no.
Dear God, forgive me.
[Groaning]
[Gasps]
[Panting]
MAN:
He's dead, sir.Murderer.
Take to your horse, sir.
l'll not leave.
Go, sir, now!
Murderer!
Uhh.
[Horse neighs]
[Panting]
MARY:
Of course he knewI did not Iove him.
l told him as much.
Yet he chose to fight.
You both chose to fight, Robin.
What are you saying, Mary?
Do you believe l would
willfully kill my friend?
l walked away.
You accepted his challenge.
Would a wiser man have known
better than to fight, huh?
His brothers
will seek vengeance.
Ah, they have already.
He was my friend, Mary.
such a terrible fate
on Patrick.
MARY:
You must Ieave now.It is not safe
for you anymore.
CRUSOE:
WiII it everbe safe for me, Mary?
MARY:
Time wiII heaIthis wound, Robin.
I wiII expIain to
Patrick's famiIy.
They wiII come
to understand.
Go with the coachman.
You can trust him.
He wiII take you
to Edinburgh...
and arrange
for your safe passage.
Come back wiser
for the experience.
ln a year...l'll return.
Then we shall be wed.
lf it is 13 months, Robin...
l love you.
l will always see
your face before me.
CRUSOE:
A year.No longer.
[Coachman speaks indistinctly]
[Neighs]
[Chattering]
[Sailor yells]
CRUSOE:
And so I tookto the seas--
the one pIace where
I knew I wouId be safe.
[Sailor yells]
For many months we saiIed
the great oceans of the worId.
We docked at mysterious
scented isIands...
under the Southern Cross.
We swam with mermaids...
and we carried
fabuIous cargoes...
of siIks and spices,
jade and mahogany.
And once, even...
we carried
Providence had decreed me
a man without a country...
yet I was not
without a purpose.
Though I had formerIy
served in His Majesty's army...
it was my academic
background...
and my intimate knowIedge
of history...
that Ied the captain
of our ship to caII on me...
to chronicIe our journey
through the written word.
[Knock on door]
Enter.
Captain's compliments,
Mr. Crusoe.
Thank you. Shut the door.
CRUSOE:
Though Patrick's deathbrought about my exiIe...
it was the thought of Mary,
of the knowIedge...
that I wouId have her hand
in marriage upon my return...
that kept my spirit strong
as our voyage continued.
[Sailors chattering]
SAILOR:
Aye-aye, sir.CRUSOE:
Our IittIe shiphad met and bested...
fouI weather and high seas
on 3 oceans.
Sometimes the storms
wouId Iast a week or more...
but I grew
ever more confident...
in the skiIIs
of our captain and his crew.
[Shouts overlapping]
CAPTAIN:
Are yaseeing the coast, yes?
SAILOR:
Up ahead.Put your back into it, sir.
[Grunts]
[Thunder]
SAILOR:
CaIIing away,caIIing away.
SECOND SAILOR:
Aft foIIow.
Batten down the hatches!
Batten down the hatches!
SAILOR:
Aye-aye, sir.[Crew yelling]
Get over here!
[Captain yells]
Ohh!
Oh, God!
[Yells]
[Yelling indistinctly]
Ohh!
[Grunts]
Oh, God.
[Glass shatters]
[Captain yells orders]
CAPTAIN:
Get out!Bring it around!
Bring it around!
Aah! Aah!
Give me your hand!
Don't be fooIish, sir!
Give me your hand!
Give it to me now!
Give me your hand!
[Both grunting]
[Yelling]
SAILOR:
Mikey, heIp me![Shouting and yelling]
Aah!
[Sailors screaming]
[Grunts]
Ow!
[Coughs]
Uhh.
Uhh.
Aah.
[Grunting and gasping]
CRUSOE:
As I tookmy first steps...
in that unknown Iand...
a dread came over me.
how terribIe was my condition.
Hello!
Hello!
[Grunts]
No!
[Grunts]
CRUSOE:
As I Iaidmy poor companions to rest...
I confess my thoughts
were for my own souI.
I did not know in what Iand
I had been cast...
in what country,
among what nation...
Iet aIone a week...
or a month.
not daring to imagine...
and sIeepIess for thinking...
how I might survive
the next day...
without food or weapons
or human company.
But as the sun rose,
so did my spirits...
for then I saw
that the huIk of our vesseI...
had caught fast on the reef
where she had foundered.
On-board I might find food
and drink for my sustenance.
[Grunts]
And this gave me fresh hope.
Unhh.
[Dog whining]
Hello?
ls anyone there?
[Whining continues]
[Arf]
[Clank]
CRUSOE:
I found that our shipIay so on the reef...
that onIy haIf of her
was fiIIed with water.
and there I found
powder and weapons...
and provisions.
I discovered
the carpenter's chest.
Being a gentIeman,
I had IittIe experience...
with the tooIs of the trade.
NevertheIess,
there and then I resoIved...
that I wouId Iearn.
[Whimpers]
CRUSOE:
The ship's Ione boat...had been dashed
to pieces by the storm...
but I found a part
of an upper deck torn away.
Translation
Translate and read this script in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Robinson Crusoe" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 2 Nov. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/robinson_crusoe_17048>.
Discuss this script with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In