SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE Starring:Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan
Frist .Introduce the film In this heartwarming story,directed by Rob Reiner,Tom Hanks plays a recent widower who is having a great deal of trouble getting over the death of his wife.His son calls a radio psychiatrist to try and help his dad with the depression.Meg Ryan is listening to the program on the other side of the country and is struck by the power of his emotions and the way he expresses them.She attempts to contact him but he doesn't seem interested in meeting anyone.She does manage to make contact with his son who likes what she says in her letters.The boy does his best to get the two together.
Second.Classic Dialog (Christmas Eve,Baltimaore.On a dark street,Annie is driving.she thrns on the radio.) Broadcaster:Welcome back."You and Your Emotions"I am Dr.marsha Fieldstone broadcasting live across America from the top of the Sears Tower in Chiacgo.Tonight,we're talking about wishes and dreams.What's your wish this Christmas Eve? Annie(A for short):What's your wish?My wish is to turn the radio station. (Annie carelessly turnes the radio.) Broadcaster 1:The subject of this evening's medical update is "You and Your Spleen".and your host is Dr...... A:No,not in this life.(Turn the radio) Broadcaster 2:...Coming up.Jingle Bells backwards.Sung by the New Jersey Cape Vayettes. (A young voice on the radio draws Annie's attentio.) Broadcaster:Seattle.Go ahesd... Jonah(J for short):Hello, this is Jonah Ba... Broadcaster:(Beeping)No last names,Jonah.you sound younger than our usual callers.How old are you? J:I'm eight! Broadcaster:Eight?How come you're up so late? J:It's not that late in Seattle. Broadcaster:Oh of course you're absolutely right.All right,what's your Christmas wish,Jonah? J:It's not for me,it's for my dad.I think he needs a new wife. Broadcaster:You don't like the one he has now? J:He doesn't have one now.That's the problem! Broadcaster:Where's your mom? J:She died. Broadcaster:Oh I'm sorry to hear that! (In her car,Annie who has been listening quietly so far also a little upset.) A:Well,who can believe this? J:I've been pretty sad but I think my dad's worse. Broadcaster:Have you talked to your dad about this? J:No! Broadcaster:Why not? J:It's like it makes him sadder. Broadcaster:I can understand that.Jonah,is your dad home right now? J:Yeah. Broadcaster:Well what's he doing?Is he busy? J:Not really.He's out on the deck. Broadcaster:well,I'm sure that I can help but i"m gonna need you to help me to help him.So what i want you to do is bring your dad onto the phone. A:(Taken by surprise and indignation)Uh!Wretched woman!hang up,Jonah!Don't listen to her! J:No way,he'd kill me. Broadcaster:Turst me Jonah,he won't be angry whenhe realizes how concerned you are about him. A:Oh...I wanna a bet. J:But if i get yelled at I'm never gonna listen to your show again. Broadcaster:OK.Fair enough. J:Dad? Sam(Jonah's father, S for short)Yeah? J:There's someone on the phone for you.(To the recevier,loweing his voice)his name's Sam. Broadcaster:Sam.If you just turned in,this is Dr.Marsha Fieldstone.And tonight's topic is your wishes and dreams.And we're on the line now with someone from Seattle. S:Hello? Broadcaster:Hello,Sam,this is Dr.Marsha Fieldstone on Network America.If there was one question I was allowed to ask... S:Oh,go ahead. Broadcaster:People who truly loved once are far more likely to love again.Sam,do you think there is someone out there you could love as much as your wife? S:Well,Dr.Marsha Fieldstone,it's hard to imagine. Broadcaster:Hmm...What are you going to do? S:Well,I'm going to get out of bed every morning.breath in and out all day long,and then after a while I won't have to reming myselfto get out of bed in the morning and breath in and out.And then after a while,I won't have to think about how I had it great and perfect for a while. Broadcaster:Sam.Tell me what was so special about your wife? S:Well,how long is your program?Oh,well,it was a milliontiny little things.When you added them all up it just meant that we were supposed to be together.and I knew it.Iknew it the very first time I touched her.It's like coming home.Only to no home I'd ever known.I was just of a car.And I knew it.It was like... (he pauses.Simultaneously,Sam and Annie utter the same word.) S&A:Magic. Broadcaster:Well folks,it's time to wrap it up.I'm Dr.Marsha Fieldstone in Chicago.And to all my listeners a magical and merry Christmas.And to you,Sleepless in Seattle,we hope you'll call again soon and let us know how it's going. S:Oh you can count on it. ("It was like magic."Unable to quench her curiosity for the man on the radio,who holds such a deep affection for his deceased spouse,Annie flies to Seattle with the intention of meeting Sam there.From a distance,she watches Sam and jonah playing on the beach.On the second day,Annie follows Sam.But while she is walking across the street,preparing to exchange a few words with him,Annie finds that Sam is with another woman.She does not know that woman is only a friend of his.Annie is shocked and motionless in the middle of the street.Sam catches sight of her.) S:Hello. A:Hello. (It seems to be forever at that second as they are staring at each other.Suddenly,a car stops beside Annie,breaking the silence.) (Annie return to New York,and Becky,her friend,mets her at her apartment.) Becky:So the what happened? A:So then I left obviously. Becky:You were standing in the middle of the street? A:You know that dream when you're walking down the street naked and everyone's looking at you? Becky:I love that dream. A:That was nothing compared to this humiliation.Nothing. Becky:But he saw you right? A:He saw me. Becky:You were face to face? A:He said hello. Becky:He said hello and what did you say? A:All I could say was hello. (In Seattle,Sam is also talking with his friends,Jay and Clarissa,about his magical meeting with Annie.) Clarissa:You saw her in the airport and then here? S:And I tried to talk to her.It was like I knew her or something.It was weird. Jay:You mean like a de jas vous thing? S:It was a very French des jas vousish kind of thing.Oui. Jay:Oui.At least you're out there seeing people again.That's terrific. S:Well I mean there's really just the one...... J:Victoria. Clarissa:You don't like Victoria? J:She laughs like a hyena. Clarissa:Is this true? S:No.Sort of.Yeah a little bit.(To Jonah)Tell him what you did. J:Dad. S:Tell'em about the radio show. J:Dad. S:Go ahead tell'em.Tell'em.Christmas Eve,he phones in on one of those radio call-in shows and tells them I need a new wife. Clarissa:Oh you're kidding.That's so sweet. S:Now he's obsessed with this one woman who wrote me. (Sam shows Annie's letter to his friends.) Jay:Are you serious? S:Yeah.She wants to meet me at the top of the Empire State Building. J:On Valentine's Day Clarissa:It's like that movie. Jay:What movie? Clarissa:"An Affair to Remember",did you ever see it?Oh God,Cary Grant and Debra Carr.Is it Carr or Kerr? J:Kerrar. Clarissa:OK.She's going to meet him at the top of the Emprie State Building.Only she got hit by a taxi and he waited and waited it was raining Ithink.And then she'stoo proud to tell him that she's crippled.And he's too proud to find out why she doesn't come. (Sam is planning to spend a weekend out with Victoria.) S:I'm leaving first thing in the morning but I'm only gonna be gone one night.And Clarris is going to be here so you're going to be able to see plenty of Heraldo and "Night on Elm Street 12"I will never know...... J:Are you going with her? S:I'm going with Victoria,yes.(Jonah is very angry.He walks away and shuts himself into his own room.)Don't try anything tricky,understand?Don't go rolling in poison ivy as soon as I leave the house.Don't lock yourself in the closet or do anything that makes you need stitches.If your finger falls off,it's staying off.No one's gonna pack it on ice and take you to the hospital so you can be a breakthrough in laser surgery.Is this about that woman in Baltimore? J:Annie.(Jonah is very irritated at Sam's indifference to Annie.)I don't care what you do! S:Good!Fine!I'll tell you what I'm doing this weekend.I'm getting laid.1990s' nobody is getting laid.I'm the only man in America who is getting laid this weekend.And I haven't gotten laid that much;six girls in college ,maybe seven.(Jonah sneaks into Sam's room, and stands there quietly)How long have you been standing there? J:Forever. S:What did you hear me just say? J:Six girls in college,maybe seven. S:Seven?Eight!Mary Kelly. J:(Holding Annie's letter to Sam)This is the one I like. S:Jonah.That fact is you're not gonna like any woman because it isn't your mother. J:How do you know?What's wrong with Annie? S:Oh Jonah,shut up! J:Shut up!?Shut up!?Mom never said shut up to me.Mom never yelled at me. S:The conversation is finished. J:Why can't we go to New York? S:There is no way that we are going on a plane to meet some woman who could be a crazy sick lunatic.Didn't you see Fatal Attraction! J:You wouldn't let me! S:Well I saw it!And it scared the shit out of me.it scared the living shit out of every man in America. J:I'm not leaving till you say yes. (Sam forces Jonah into his own room.) J:I hate you,Ihate you,I hate you! S:That's good. You'll have a lot to tell Oprah how your dad destroyed your life because he had to go off for a week end special at the Holiday Inn. (Jonah takes a plane by himself and starts off for new York.On the Valentine's Day,he goes to the top floor of the Emprise State Building and asks the name of each woman he meets.) J:Excuse me .I'm Jonah.Are you Aannie? Woman:NO.I'm Cynthia. J:Excus me,are you Annie? (Jonah tries for a whole day,and fails to find Annie.Sam ,knowing Jonah's choice from his neighbor,also makes his way to New York.he finds Jonah sitting on the top building is to be closed for a day.) S:Jonah!Jonah! J:Dad! S:Jonah! (Jonah plunges himself into Sam's Arms.) S:Oh.What if something had happened to you? What if I couldn't get to you? J:I'm so sorry.I'm sorry! S:You are my family.You're all I've got. J:I thought she'd be here,I thought she'd come. S:We're doing OK I mean aren't we OK.Aren't we all right?I mean so far have I done anything really stupid? J:No. S:Have I screwed up for the both of us? J:No. (Sam and Jonah walk to the elevator. Meanwhile,Annie arrives at the hall of the building.) A:Observation deck? Guard:Sorry ma'am,but it's too late. A:No please.I really need get up there. Guard:We're closeing up.No more runs tonight. A:Listen.Can I just taaake a look?There's someone I'm supposed to meet.he's probably not there but if I don't at least look,I'll always wonder about it. Guard:Cary Grant,right? A:you know thaat movie? Guard:One of my wife's favorites. (The guard accompanies Annie to the top.Nobody is there.Annie picks up a school bag from beside a telescope.In it ,she finds a lovely toy puppy.Another elevator comes,and out of it come Samuel and Jonah.The bag is Jonah's) S:It's you. A:It's me. S:I saw you in the street. J:Are you Annie? A:Yes. S:You're Annie? A:(Showing the puppy to Jonah)This must be yours! J:I'm Jonah.This is my dad.His name's Sam. A:Hi Jonah.Sam.(Asking Jonah about the puppy)And who's this? J:Howard. A:HOward.Hello Howard. (Their hands join together.It is just MAGIC.) S:We better go.Shall we?