♪ excuse me. come on, honey, let'sget you ready for bed. man's voice: i am no one special, just a common man with common thoughts. i've led a common life. there are no monuments dedicated to me. and my name will soon be forgotten. but in one respect,
i've succeeded as gloriously as anyone who ever lived. - looking good, duke.- feeling good. i've loved another with all my heart and soul, and for me that has always been enough. - how's it hanging, harry?- i keep trying to die, but they won't let me. well, you can'thave everything. - big day today.- you say that every day, you old devil. it's a lovely dayoutside. let's take a walk.
- i don't think so.- well, we've got to get you out of this room. come on now, honey.some fresh air woulddo you good. hello. i'm sorry,it's not a good day. i don't thinkshe's up for anything. hello? this is duke,he's come to readto you. - read?- mm-hmm. no.i don't know.
oh, come on,you'll like him,he's very funny. ahh... all right now,where did we leave off? oh, yeah, yeah,it was the nightof the carnival. "noah, was there with his friends, fin and sarah." - noah?- that's where they met-- june 6th, 1940. allie was 17 years old. - little man wins a prize.- damn!
- thank you for playing.- ha, you're real funny. man, i clobberedthat thing. i'm tellin' you,these games are fixed. - hello.- girl: how are you? hi, what's your name? man: step right up here. - over the hook, yeah.- ( chatter ) - ( laughing, screaming )- man: whoa. - who's this girl with sara?- her name's allie hamilton.
- she's here for the summer with her family.- ( laughing ) dad's got moremoney than god. - hi, fin!- hi, honey. - look, i won you a prize.- ( excited scream ) oh, fin, thank you! - oww!- man: yeah. - hey great, huh?- ( laughing ) hey allie, you wantsome cotton candy? - umm, okay.- that would be so much fun.
( chatter ) man: you only get one chance, son. - you want to dance with me?- no. - why not?- 'cause i don't want to. noah, she's with us. hey allie, you wantto ride the ferris wheel? - i'd love to.- all right. - noah calhoun.- what? works downat the lumber yardwith fin.
oh... did you seehe was standing liketwo inches away from my face? yeah, i saw.that's noah, though. you know i'm surprisedhe even came over.i think he likes you. - ( allie screams )- hey what-- jerk-- get off me.don't touch me.( screams ) - hey!- well, i... ugh! - what are you doing?- hey, you can't do that! noah: i'll pay you when i get down, tommy.
i'm noah calhoun. - so?!- so, it's really nice to meet you. - allie, who is this guy?- i don't know, noah calhoun. - i would really like to take you out.- friend! do you mind? you can't sitmore than two peoplein a chair, noah. okay, tommy,all right. get down, noah,you're gonna killyourself! tommy: noah, cut it out. now, will yougo out with me?
what? - no.- no? hey pal,she just told you. - why not?- i don't know, because i don't want to. - sara: noah!- what? well, you leave me no other choice then. - ( screaming )- oh my god. - i'm no kidding, noah, stop fooling around.- fin: what are you doing? - tommy: noah, grab the bar.- i'm gonna ask you one more time. ( groans )will you...
- or will you not go out with me?- sara: noah, you best come on. - god damn, my hand's slipping.- then grab the bar, you idiot. - not until she agrees.- ah, go on out with him, honey. - okay, okay, fine, i'll go out with you.- what? - no, don't do me any favors.- no, no. i want to. - you want to? you want to?- yes! - say it.- i want to go out with you. - say it again.- i want to go out with you. all right, all rightwe'll go out.
you thinkyou're so smart,don't you? that wasn't funny,noah, you idiot! no, it's okay,i'll take care of this. what are you doing? please don't do that. please don'tdo that, allie. i can't believe... - ( laughing )- oh, god. ( laughing )
you're not so cocky now,are ya? - ( laughing )- i'm gonna get you for that. ah, maybe you will,maybe you won't. - did he say anything to you?- oh, yeah, will you look at that? it's that girlfrom the carnival,right? do you remember me? yeah, sure,mr. underwear, was it? - well, i...- how could i forget. yeah, i wanted to clearthat up with you, becausei'm really sorry about that.
it was a really stupid thingto do-- crawl up a ferris wheelto talk to somebody. but i hadto be next to you. i was beingdrawn to you. ( laughs ) oh-- oh, jeez,what a line! you use thaton all the girls? - no.- right. i saw you givingthat little miss ribbons. - what are you doing tonight?- what?
or tomorrow night,or this weekend, whatever. - why?- why? our date. what date? - the date that you agreed to.- no... yes, you did.you promisedand you swore it. well, i guessi changed my mind. look, i knowyou get some dirty guycoming up to you on the street--you don't know him. you don't know me,but i know me.
and when i see somethingthat i like, i gotta ha--i love it. - ( laughing )- i go-- i mean, i go crazy for it. okay, what are youtalking about? well, you. ( laughs )oh, you're good. - what?- you're good. - no. no, you're getting me wrong.- you're good. you are. - you're fantastic.- i'm not.
you really are.i'm impressed. - i'm not usually like this, i'm sorry.- oh, yes, you are. i can be fun,if you want... pensive, uh, smart, uh, superstitious,brave. and uh... i can belight on my feet.( tapping ) i could bewhatever you want. you just tell mewhat you want and i'llbe that for you. you're dumb.
i could be that. come on, one date. what's it gonna hurt? umm...i don't think so. well, what i can i doto change your mind? guess you'll figuresomething out. - you sure she's coming?- relax, pal, it's all set up. we're meeting herfor the late show. look-- what didi tell you? come on. ( grunts )
oh my goodness,what a coincidence! i need to talk to youfor a second. he's here!allie, you remembernoah, don't you? - yes, i remember.- yeah. - come here.- fin! - hi.- hi. - it's nice to see you again.- you too. - you look great.- aw, thanks. really, really great.
you do look great.you look great. and i know i look great,so could we please gosee this movie? - the show's about to start.- after you. woman: you come back here, li'l abner. man: you ain't-a gonna catch me, daisy mae! woman: it's sadie hawkins day, i'm supposed to catch you! man: i'm faster than you. man: no, no! woman: i'll get you!
( both laughing ) i'm going to get... woman: here i come! man: you better run fast! you kick and pullthat darn squaw. ( audience laughing ) wait for me.( laughs ) what happenedin that movie? - here you go.- thank you.
- fin: what are you guys doing?- want to walk with me? yeah, what's going on? - yeah.- we're gonna walk. - do you guys love each other?- ( laughs ) huh?oh, i get it. - you guys do love each other.- don't do anything i wouldn't do. okay, good bye. - all right, all right.- mmm... that was fun.
mm-hmm. i haven't seen a moviein ages. - really?- huh-uh. not sincei was a little kid. ( laughs )what? no, i, uh... i'm busy, you know,i don't have a lot of time. - you're busy?- mm-hmm. - i have a very strict schedule.- ( laughs )
my days are allplanned out. i get up in the morning--breakfast, math tutor,latin tutor, lunch, tennis lessons, dance lessons--sometimes both-- french tutor, piano lesson,then i eat dinner. and after dinneri spent time with my family. and then i-- i catch upon some reading. wow. sounds like the roadto success. oh, you bet.
we're applyingto all these colleges-- umm... radcliffe,sarah lawrence--those are the ones we want. - and who's we?- what? you just said"the ones that we want." oh, mom and daddy. we decideeverything together. everything? no, not everything. but the importantthings, yes.
and then everything else,you get to decideall by yourself? - ( groans )- ( laughs ) - don't be rude.- i'm sorry. just tryingto figure outwhat you do for fun. what do you mean? i mean... i don't know,i mean all those things are things youhave to do, right? so what do you dobecause you want to?
i just told ya. i don't know. this surprises me. i just always figuredyou were kinda... kinda what? just... - free.- what? free. i am free.
you don't seem like it. well, i am. come here,i want to showyou something. - noah, what are you doing?- just come on. - you're gonna get run over.- by all the cars? my dad and i usedto come out here and lay down and watchthe lights change. and watch them go from green to red to yellow. you could try it,if you wanted to.
- no.- why not? because i don't know--will you just get up? that's your problem,you know that? you don't dowhat you want. okay. what happensif a car comes? - we die.- what? just relax.just trust. you need to learnhow to trust.
- painting.- hmm? you asked mewhat i do for me. - what now?- i love to paint. - yeah?- mm-hmm. huh. most of the time,i have all these thoughtsbouncing around in my head. but with a brushin my hand, the world just getskinda quiet. - ( car horn blaring )- ( allie screams )
driver: get out of the street! are you okay? ( laughs )why are you laughing? oh, that was fun. do you wantto dance with me? sure. - now?- mm-hmm. - here?- mm-hmm. ( softly )not supposed to dancein the middle of the street.
who said dancein the street? and we don'thave any music. well,we'll make some. ♪ bum bum ♪ ♪ bum bum bum ♪ ♪ bum ♪ ♪ bum bum bumbum bum. ♪ ( laughs )you're a terrible singer. i know.
but i like this song. ♪ i'll be seeing you ♪ ♪ in all the old ♪ ♪ familiar places ♪ ♪ that this heart of mine embraces ♪ ♪ all day through ♪ ♪ in that small cafe ♪ ♪ the park across the way ♪ ♪ the children's carousel ♪
- ♪ the chestnut trees... ♪- duke's voice: southern summers are indifferent to the trials of young love. - ♪ the wishing well. ♪- duke: armed with warnings and doubts, noah and allie gavea remarkably convincingportrayal of a boy and a girl traveling down a very long road with no regard for the consequences. they fell in love,didn't they? - yes, they did.- good. i like this kindof story. go on.
( excited screaming ) duke's voice: after that night, allie and noah spent every waking hour together. - ( screaming, laughing )- and soon they were inseparable. - noah, come on.- your boat cannot beat me there. ( laughter ) - that's really nice.- mmm, mmm, mmm... noah: "beautiful dripping fragments. the negligent list
of one after another, as i happen to call them to me. or drink to them. the real poems, what we call poems, being merely pictures.the poems of the privacyof the night. and of men like me. this poem,drooping shy and unseen, that i always carry. and that all men carry." not bad for whitman.
hey, look,we got a visitor. i'm sorry,i didn't meanto interrupt. well, don't apologize,come on up here,darling. we could usea little something herebesides the smell of lumber. dad,this is allison hamilton. allison,i'm glad to meet you. - allie. pleased to meet you, mr. calhoun.- allie. well mr. calho--what, am i oldor something? - ( laughing )- you can call me frank.
- here, come in and have a seat.- okay. so, allie.well, yeah,she is pretty some. - yes.- she's a lot prettier than you let on. - oh, is that right?- no, it's not right. don't believe what he says. - what is this you got?- umm, i-- uh, i just-- i brought you something. let me see.let's have a look. - did you do this?- mm-hmm. well, that's beautiful.look at that. - that's a damn picture there.- ( laughing )
well, i knowjust where we canput that, thank you. oh, that wasa lovely poem. what was it? - el--- whitman. ( laughs )see when he was a little kidhe used to stutter real bad. - dad--- frank: so-- well, you did. - allie: i didn't know that.- god. i stammered. stammered, stutter,what's the difference?couldn't understand - a damn thing he said.- ( laughing )
so, i got himto read me poetryout loud. it wasn'tvery pretty at first, but then his stutterwent away. well, it's a good idea,that poetry. - yeah, i thought so.- huh? - unbelievable, unbelievable.- ( laughing ) i'm a tennyson man,myself, but helikes whitman-- - for some reason, i don't know.- ( laughing ) say, how would youlike some breakfast?would you like some breakfast?
- breakfast?- yeah. - dad, it's 10:00.- what's that got to do with it? you can have pancakesany damn time of nightyou want. - come on, you want some breakfast?- sure. duke's voice: it was an improbable romance. he was a country boy. she was from the city. she had the world at her feet, while he didn't have two dimes to rub together. noah, come on.
whoo! look at us. what are we doing? do you think in another life,i could have been a bird? like reincarnation. i think i could. ( cooing ) say i'm a bird. no.
- don't do it.- say i'm a bird. - stop it. stop it now.- ( screaming ) - you're not.- say it! - you're a bird.- yeah. now sayyou're a bird too. if you're a bird,i'm a bird. ( hoedown music playing ) - come on, darling.- what are you doing? don't.don't!
( excited screams ) here we go,on the count of three, okay? real easy, on three, ready? - okay, okay.- one... - two-- two...- two... -...three!- no! i can't. get in the water! - get in! i'm sorry.- fin: come on, chicken. get in the water, baby.baby, would you get in.
- get in the water.- i can't. - go!- get in the water! - one...- noah: come on, jump. - two...- all: three. ( screaming ) ( car backfiring ) keep 'em together!no, no, no. - get to your place.- down here. and move.and keep it.
- no, don't move it!- i don't understand what you're talking about. duke's voice: they didn't agree on much. in fact, they rarely agreed on anything. they fought all the time. - don't kick me!- don't push me. and they challenged each other every day. but despite their differences, they had one important thing in common. they were crazy about each other. okay,i have to go.
- no.- yes, i do. ( excited scream ) - allie.- ( screams ) daddy.oh, daddy you're-- i didn'tsee you there. you kindascared me. becoming friendlywith that boy down there. yes. bring himto the house on sunday.
i want to meetthis young man. good night, daddy. good night. oh, boy. this bug goes"daddy, i don't understand." he goes, "well, in theory,we're both millionaires,but in reality, we live witha bunch of holes." ( all laughing ) bishop stevenstold me that.
olivier, please removethe-- the liquor decanterfrom in front of my husband. - i think he's had a little too much to drink.- look at her. pay attention. so, what doyou do, noah? i work atthe lumber yard with fin. mainly millingand receiving logs--and stripping the bark. oh, that's lovely, dear. thank you. if you don't mindmy asking, uh, how muchdo you make at your job?
uh, how much moneydo i make? about 40 centsan hour. yeah, it's not much,but i don't need a lot. and i--i save most of it. let's eat. shall we? - ( chatter )- woman: yes! oh, it looks delicious. so noah, you and alliehave been spendinga lot of time together. you must be very fond of each other. it's getting pretty serious, huh?
yes, ma'am. well,summer's almost gone.what will you do? you know, charleston'sonly a couple of hours away. but allie's goingto sarah lawrence. didn't she tell you? no, she didn'ttell me that. i just got the letter.i was going to tell you. it's okay. and sarah lawrenceis in new york.
i didn't know that. anne, this conversation'stoo stuffy for the dinner table. let the childrenhave fun without bringingin the spanish inquisition. my lips are buttoned,right now. i do know another jokeabout the nun and the fullstanding bishop. - that wasn't me.- i'm leaving the table if you tell another joke. i'm gonna do it. - yeah.- yeah. that child's gottoo much spirit for a girlof her circumstance.
nah, it's just summer love. troubleis what it is. - mmm.- mmm. frank: is that allie out there? - ( panting )- do you want to go somewhere? wait here. allie! come on. all right,take a step.
- step. no, don't--- ( laughs ) all right,just stay there. don't openyour eyes. the windsor plantation. it was built in 1772. - rumor has it that francis marion...- mm-hmm? proposed to his wiferight here under these--uh, these steps. - huh?- watch out. you be careful,these are broken.look at that.
- ( laughing )- this-- this place is gigantic. yeah, a gigantic piece of crap. - ( laughing )- it is. but i'm gonnabuy it one dayand i'm gonna fix it up. all it needsis a new floor. and new wallsand a roof. - is that all?- and plumbing and electric. - and furniture.- yes, and furniture.
but it's righton the water. and there's a bigold barn out there-- i could turn thatinto my workshop. well, what about me? now don't i getany say in this? you want a say in this? yes, i would. what do you want? i want a white house...
- with blue shutters...- mm-hmm. and a room overlookingthe river so i can paint. - anything else?- yes. i want a bigold porch that wrapsaround the entire house. - we can drink tea...- whoa, whoa, whoa-- and watchthe sun go down. - okay.- you promise? mm-hmm,i promise. good.
- where are you going?- in here. wow. ( playing classical music ) i can't play chopstickswith you doing that. ( panting )oh, god. oh, make love to me. - noah.- yeah? um... i know i saidthat i wanted youto make love to me,
- but i think you--- yeah? you're gonna haveto talk me through this. ( panting ) - right. you all right?- yeah. - did i hurt you?- no, no. i'm just--i'm just havinga lot of thoughts. i'm just--i'm just havinga lot of-- never mind. like what are you thinking?what are you thinking,right now?
you know,right this second? uh... did you know thatthis was going to happenwhen you brought me here? - no.- no, you didn't think about it? - of course i thought about it.- you did? - uh-huh.- well, what did you think? ( panting )uh, i'm talkingtoo much, aren't i? okay, okay,i'm just going to shut up. mum's the word.
- you all right?- yeah. - uh-huh.- all right. i just don't understandhow come you're so quiet. you don't haveone thought? i'm going crazyover here, but no, with you,everything's fine. you don't havea care in the world? i'm sorry. i wanted thisto be so perfect.
now i can't shut up. i love you. did you know that? i love you too. yeah. you don't have to do thisif you don't want to. no, no, i want to,i do. noah!noah! what? fin,get out of here!
look, i'm sorry,but allie's parentsare going crazy. they gotevery cop in townout looking for her. ( police radio chatter ) - allie: you sent the police for me?- mrs. hamilton: yes. it is two in the morning. we sent the police. thank god you're all right.where you been? mr. hamilton,all this is my fault. would you give usa moment please? i'd like to talkto my daughter.
alone, young lady. mr. hamilton: thanks for everything, lieutenant. lieutenant: you bet, john, anytime. you go straight home now,it's late. sir, it's reallynot her fault. i lost trackof time. sit down. ( door shuts ) allie: i'm sorry, daddy.
- mrs. hamilton: is he a rapist?- allie: no. - allie: like what, mother?- mrs. hamilton: you are going to stop seeing noah. she is out fooling aroundwith that boy till 2:00in the morning and it has gotto stop. i didn't spend17 years of my life - raising a daughter and giving her everything...- ( scoffs ) so she could throw it awayon a summer romance. - daddy, come on!- she will wind up with her heart broken or pregnant. - anne, please.- now, he is a nice boy.
- he's a nice boy, but he's--- he's what? - he is what? tell me.- he is trash, trash, trash-- not for you. allie: trash? don't touch me! now that is enough.you are not to see himanymore. and that's final. - no, it's not final.- yes it is. - no, it's not final!- allie! you're notgoing to tell mewho i'm gonna love. - love?- yes daddy, i love him.
i love him. he's not suitablefor you, baby. you are 17 years old,you don't know anythingabout love. oh, and you do? you don't look at daddythe way i look at noah. you don't touchor laugh. you don't play.you don't knowanything about love. noah? hey, hey.
you leaving? i'm so sorry. i don't evenknow what to say.i'm humiliated. - it's all right.- no, it's not. - yeah.- no, it's not. shh... - no.- ( sighs ) - i'm gonna go.- no, i don't want you to go. i got to thinkabout some stuff.
what do yougot to think about, huh? come hereand talk to me. talk to me! about what?you want-- you're going away! you're leaving. and i'm staying here. and i'm so happythat you're doing it, but you're gonnahave a millionthings to do.
- no.- you got so much ahead of you. - don't talk like that.- it's true. i'm not going to havenice things, fancy things. it doesn't-- it's nevergonna happen for me.it's not in the cards for me. i don't haveto go to school, okay? - yes, you do.- i can stay here. no. do you see,that's exactly whati am talking about? then you cancome with me.
- to new york?- yes. what am i goingto do in new york? be with me? we don't gotto figure all thisout tonight, ya know? we'll finish outthe summer and we'llsee what happens. you saying you wantto break it off? what i'm saying,we'll see how it goeslater on. are you breaking upwith me? i don't seehow it's gonna work.
( sobs ) i see... please don't do this. you don't mean it. oh hell, well if you'regoing to do it, why wait untilthe summer ends, huh? why don't youjust do it, right now? huh? - come on.- what are you doing?
do it!do it! do it right now. do it!( screams ) stop it! oh! you know what?i'm gonna do it.it's over. okay? it's over. - come here.- don't touch me. i hate you,i hate you.
i'm gonna go. why don't you,why don't youjust go. get out. leave!go! go! no, no, just wait a minute.we're not really breaking up,are we? this is just a fightwe're having, and tomorrow it will belike it never happened, right? - going?- gone. well, she must havebeen devastated. she was.
- he was only trying to do the right thing.- yeah. but what he really shouldhave done is just told thoseparents to go to hell. just stick itwhere the sun don't shine. yeah, you're right,probably should have. duke's voice: the next day, allie woke up to find her world completely changed. what's going on? we're going home. - we're going now?- mm-hmm.
no, we're notsupposed to be leavingfor another week. get dressed and thencome and have somebreakfast, dear. willow will packyour things. why, i'd be happyto pack your things,miss allie. i don't want you to pack my things. i don't want youto touch my stuff.i'm not going. - yes, you are.- no, i'm not. - yes, allie, you are.- no, i'm not. allie, you are goingwhether you like itor not.
now, even if aaronhas to throw you overhis shoulder and drag you the whole way,you're going. - all right, let's go.- come on. - we have to have all these done by lunch.- come on, get on! you shouldn't bestanding around.here we go. man: let's go. come on. fin! where's noah? he's outdelivering a load.
- what's going on?- i'm leaving town. - leaving?- yeah. - when?- now, right now-- like today. ( horn honks ) look, i needyou to tell noahsomething, okay? i need youto tell himthat i love him. and tell himthat i'm sorryfor everything, okay? ( sighs ) look, i was up all nightwith him, allie.
i've never seen himso low. it's over.don't make it any harderthan it already is. no! no, it's not over. fin, we had a fightlast night. no, we said somethings we didn't mean,but it's not over. - it is over.- no. leave it alone.let it go. - ( horn blares )- i'm coming. mama, i'm coming!
- look, he understands.- but-- it's hard,but he really does. summer's overand it's time to go home. if he wantsto talk to you,he'll write. if not...? okay, can you just--can you just tell himthat i love him, then? - can you do that?- i'll tell him. bye, fin. she's gone. duke's voice: summer romances end for all kinds of reasons.
but when all is said and done, they have one thing in common: they are shooting stars-- a spectacular momentof light in the heavens, a fleeting glimpseof eternity. and in a flash,they're gone. noah was desperate. he wrote to allie that he was sorry and stupid for breaking up with her.
he wrote to tell her that he still loved her, and he wanted to see her. and that if she would write back, he would come to wherever she was. he wrote one letter a day for a year-- 365 letters, but they all went unanswered. hey friend,nothing? sorry. all right,thank you. finally, after a year of silence,
he decided to put it all behind him and start a new life. so he wrote a farewell letter and he and fin packed their bags and headed for atlanta. noah! noah! noah! come on,listen to this! radio announcer: a state of war has existed between the united states and the...
all:the constitutionof the united states, against all enemies,foreign and domestic. duke's voice: noah and fin enlisted together, and after two years of chasing rommel through the north african desert, they were deployed to patton's third army in europe. go! ( shouting, screaming ) ( explosion )
( gunfire ) do i contradict myself? very well then,i contradict myself. duke's voice: allie was in her third year of college when she volunteered as a nurse's aid. to her, the broken men with shattered bodies, who filled the ward were all noah. or someone who fought beside him in the jungle or frozen snow swept road.
i'm gonna lift you up. ready? - ( baseball game on radio )- there we go. now, i'm gonna bringthis leg over. - set it on the stool.- all right. - you okay?- yeah. miss, can iask you a question? - hmm?- i noticed that you aren't wearing a ring. and i was wonderingif i could take you out.
- excuse me?- on a date. now, before you goand say no, i'll have you know thati am an excellent dancer and my intentionsare completely dishonorable. ( coughing ) okay, okay,"casanova," come on. - ( groans )- let's just get you better, then we'll talkabout a date, okay? ( chattering, laughing )
would you geta load of him? oh my gosh,he is dreamy. - what is he doing here?- mmm. he's staring at you. oh, miss? i'm all better. now, how'sabout that date? duke's voice: allie was surprised how quickly she fell in love with lon hammond.
( big band music playing ) he was handsome, smart, funny, sophisticated and charming. hey!( laughing ) duke's voice: he also came from old southern money, and was fabulously wealthy. ( uptempo swing musicplaying ) - what?- ( all laughing ) ♪ hiya! ♪
oh, what's happening? - where you going?- where they going? - see you later, sweetheart.- oh dear, look at that. allie, i've beenthinking a lot aboutwhy we shouldn't get married. okay, i give up,why shouldn't weget married? lon: well see, that's the thing, i couldn't think of anything at first. and thenit just dawned on me.your parents... - my parents?- absolutely. - your old mom and dad. thank you for that.- ( screams )
- mom? ( laughs )- you see, the problem is that they love me. - i'm exactly the type of man they want you to end up with.- they do. really? you know, i'm wealthy,i'm from the south,i got a decent job. you know, i'm anincredible dancer,i'm a really smart guy. you look great.( laughs ) - i like to think--- so what's the problem, huh? - now just this, if you marry me--- mm-hmm. - now listen close.- ( laughs ) - if you marry me...- mm-hmm.
then you will havelost a life long battleof defiance against them. oh my goodness,what are we going to do? - i do not know.- huh! hey, band,you feeling all right? all:♪ hey, band,you feeling all right? ♪ ♪ ooh bop sha bam,shi bimmy bop ♪ - all: ♪ oh bop sha bam, shi-bimmy bop...♪- you say it! - ♪ ally ally ally ooh ♪- ♪ ally ally ally ooh ♪ - ♪ olly olly olly ooh ♪- ♪ olly olly olly ooh ♪
- ♪ whooly ooh ♪- ♪ whooly ooh ♪ see allie, i think--damn it, i think youhave to marry me. - i think you need to marry me.- i do? - yes you do.- i do, why? because if you do,you parents willalways know the unhappiness that youfeel for not being ableto disappoint them. i think you mayhave overlookedone minor detail. and what's that? well, you see, you have toget their permission first.
and i think you mayhave overestimatedtheir affection for you. - ( applause )- is that right? - mm-hmm.- oh, i don't think so. - then why not?- oh, 'cause i asked them already and they said yes. one more thing. - ( excited gasp )- i love you. will you marry me, honey? i know i kid around a lot,but i'm crazy about you. marry me?make me the happiestman in the world.
yes. yes! - just hold tight.- where are you going? - oh my god. mama!- ( excited scream ) okay, stop the band. excuse me. i'd likeeveryone here to know that this young ladyand i are getting married. ( cheering, clapping ) duke's voice: she agreed with all her heart, but couldn't understand why at the very moment she said yes,
noah's face came to her mind. ( laughing )hey, noah, yeah! - oh, good to see you. let me see you.- ( laughing ) you bleeding anywhere?no? - everything good?- yeah. oh, i love you.( laughs ) - come on, there's something i got to show you. come on.- all right. what is this? here.
i sold the house. - you sold the house?- yup. gotta be outby the end of the month. between that and your gi bill,you ought to be ableto get it now. - get what?- your dream house. - the windsor plantation.- dad-- now, don't dad me,i don't want to hearabout it. i already took the bank,they're gonna giveyou the loan. - well, i can't let you sell your house.- it's done.
- ( sighs )- it's a good thing. you should do it. wait a second.you sell the house,where are you gonna live? with you, dummy,what do you think? somebody's gotto help you fix it up. duke's voice: noah took a look at the house, but only saw one thing-- allie. he decided right there to fulfill his life-long dream. he would rebuild the old house from the ground up.
and when noah went to charleston to get the building plans approved, fate stepped in and dealt him a sweet card. stop the bus!stop the bus. sorry, mac, i can't stop the busuntil i get to the depot. no, no, no, please stopthe bus now. please! do you understandenglish, pal? no one gets off tillwe get to the depot.now sit down. - god.- hey! man #1:watch it, screwball!
man #2:what you doing? man #3:hey! woman #1: how old is your daughter now? - woman #2: well, you mind.- he's right over there. baby, hello. - oh!- hold it. - oh, come with it.- ( laughing ) duke's voice: after seeing allie that day, something inside noah snapped.
he got the notion into his head that if he restored the old house where they had come that night, allie would find a way to come back to him. some called it a labor of love. others called it something else. but in fact, noah had gone a little mad. - excuse me.- would-- - it's time to eat.- ( groans )
lunch will be servedin the sun room today. the melon is good.i had a bite. did they eversee each other again? - noah and allie?- ( laughs ) now you don't wantme to spoil the endof the story before i getto the good part, do you? where did i leave off? i shall not want. duke's voice: when noah's father died in november,
the house was all he had. minister: "he leadeth me down..." - ( laughing )- duke's voice: in time, noah finished the house. okay, smile.here we go. he took a good look at what he had accomplished, got rip-roaring drunk for 10 days, thought seriously about setting it on fire, then finally put the house up for sale. i'm preparedto offer youthis much.
he had a number of interested buyers, but he always found a reason not to sell it to them. either the bids were too low, or if they met his asking price, he felt it was worth a lot more. it's a lot of money,but i'll take it. $50,000. - that's more than my asking price.- that's right. it's a great deal more.
he told the man that offered him $5,000 over his price that no one in his right mind would do that and he wouldn't have a lunatic living in his house. he worked out his frustration with life on the creek every morning. and in the evenings, to temper the sting of loneliness, there was martha shaw. martha was a war widow who lived in quail ridge, a town away. so you want to go outtomorrow?
i got to work. well, we coulddown to the riverif you want to. next week, sometime. maybe we couldtake a drive somewhere? well,i'm just asking you. what do you want, noah? what do you mean,what do i want? from me. sometimes when you talk to me,you don't even see me.
look, a woman knowswhen a man looksinto her eyes and sees someone else. now you knowi want to give youall the things that you want, right? but i can't, because they're gone... they're broken. all right? is the veil too much?
are you kidding?you look perfect! - you're the most beautiful bride.- ( excited screaming ) - you look gorgeous, honey.- thank you. wait until lonsees you in this dress,he's gonna go crazy. he won't be ableto take his eyesoff you, or his hands. - oh, you're bad!- ( excited screams ) woman: have you seen this morning's paper? the "daily journal" saysthat you are going to be
- the social highlight of the season.- of the season? this is gonna bea celebration of likeswhich this town's never seen. ( excited screaming ) she doesn't plan,she plots, doesn't she? ( overlapping voices ) - mama, look, the governor's coming.- he better. let me see. ( screams ) - all right, savannah, where are we at?- we're 82 now. - memphis, where are at?- we're 89 now.
89, great,up from 85. - sir?- yes. you have a visitor. well, hello.baby, i didn't knowyou were coming. i'm-- i'm so sorry,i should have called. baby, what areyou talking about?you don't have to call. - guys, could you give us a minute?- all right. yes, sir.miss allie. ma'am.
so what's up? i don't paint anymore. i used to paintall the time. i really loved it. - i didn't know that.- yeah. so paint. i will. - i'm gonna start.- great. is everything okay?
i need to get away. i need to take careof a few things. i need to clearmy head. okay,should i be worried? - no, i don't think so.- oh, that's reassuring. listen, are youall right? - yeah.- okay, then go. take your time,do whatever youneed to do. it's okay to be nervous,all right?
it's normal to getcold feet beforeyour wedding. no, no secondthoughts, huh-uh. i'm going to beback from seabrookin a couple of days, okay? - seabrook?- yeah, seabrook. ( car door shuts ) ( music stops ) i saw your picturein the paper, the one with youand the house. and i just wanted to comeand see if you were okay.
i mean i wasn't in the neighborhood or anything. i just... so are you okay? okay, good. i'm a stupid woman,i shouldn't have come. ( engine sputtering ) you want to come in? this isa good story. i'm gladyou like it.
i thinki've heard it before. perhaps more than once? doctor needsto see you. - me? now?- no, him. but he hasn't finishedreading his story. i'll read some morewhen i'm throughwith the doctor. this shouldn't taketoo long. - all right.- don't you go away. i'll be right back.
while you waiting, maybeyou'd like to play the pianofor a few minutes. you do like that. - i do?- mm-hmm. - i don't know any tunes.- you can read music. - no kidding?- mm-hmm. who are you? i'm dr. barnwell,one of the new attendingphysicians. we haven't met,so i thought i'dexamine you myself. okay, so i see here
that you've hadtwo heart attacksover the last 18 months. yeah, minor ones,i think one was angina. - okay, any complications?- nope, feel fine. okay, deep breathfor me. - ( exhales )- okay, one more time. ( exhales ) - and deep breath.- ( exhales ) - and one more.- ( exhales ) terrific, terrific.you still takingyour medication?
- every day, twice a day.- good, good, good, good, good. okay, you canput your shirt on. so i understand that youread to miss hamilton. yeah, to helpher remember. - hmm.- you don't think it'll help? no, i don't. she remembers, doc. i read to herand she remembers. not always,but she remembers.
but senile dementiais irreversible. it's degenerative. after a certain point,it's victims don't come back. yeah, that's whatthey keep telling me. well, i just don't wantyou to get your hopes up. well, thanks, doc,but you know whatthey say? science goes only so farand then comes god. then comes god. damn, i forgotto turn the page for her.you through with me?
i guess they flippedthat page. no, that she's playingby memory. his nameis lon hammond, jr. hammond?as in hammond cotton? as in hammond cotton. well, your parentsmust love him. he's a really good man, noah.you'd really like him. you love him? yeah, i do.i love him very much.
( groans ) well, that's that. you marry lonand we can be friends... right. are you hungry? do you want to stayfor dinner? umm... i have to warn you,i'm a cheap drunk. a couple more of theseand you're gonna be carryingme right out of here.
well, you go slow then,i don't want to have totake advantage of you. you wouldn't dare.i'm a married woman. not yet. what? why are youlooking at me like that? just memories. this room.( sighs ) this--is this where we-- this is the room?
huh... - i'm full.- me too. "oh how your fingersdrowse me. your breath fallsaround me like dew. your pulse lullsthe tin pins of my ears. i feel a mergefrom head to foot. delicious enough." it was real, wasn't it? you and me.
such a long time ago,we were just a coupleof kids. but we really lovedeach other, didn't we? i should go. goodbye. do you thinkyou could backtomorrow morning? there's some placei'd like to show you. please. - okay.- okay. duke's voice: she had come back into his life
like a sudden flame, blazing and streaming into his heart. noah stayed up all night contemplatingthe certain agonyhe knew would be his, if she wereto lose her twice. oh, i do wish i couldfigure out the endof this story. nurse: the children are here. children? - not yours, his.- oh...
do you mind? why, i'd loveto meet them. come over here.( laughs ) - hi, daddy.- sweetheart, how are you? - hi, daddy.- hi, maggie. hi, i'm allie. - hi, i'm mary allen.- mary allen. - nice to see you.- nice to see you. - hi.- hi, maggie.
maggie, how are you? hello there, honey. hi, davanee. - what a pretty name.- thank you. - oh...- oh, how cute, thank you. ( chuckles ) - and who's this?- noah: edmond. hi, edmond. you know, i thinki'll run on up
and take my afternoonnap, all right? - come on, honey, let's go.- noah: there you go. - all right. good.- thank you. noah: i'll read some more later. all right, thank you. i'm so happyto meet you all. - goodbye.- bye, bye. - nice to meet you.- goodbye. davanee: bye.
- she seems good today.- noah: she is good. i don't know, there'ssomething about today. maybe it's a dayfor a miracle. daddy, come home. mama doesn't know us. she doesn't recognize you.she'll never understand. we miss you. this is crazy,you living here. yeah, you knowwe'll all help with mom.we can take shifts visiting.
look, guys, that's my sweetheartin there. i'm not leaving her. this is my home now. your mother is my home. ( ringing ) - hello?- lon: hey, there. hi, who is this? it's lon,who were you expecting?
uh, nobody, i-- i just-- i'm justsurprised. how--how did you find me? well, there's only onehotel in seabrook. and when you didn't call,i got worried. where you been?are you all right? you know, i feel like an idiot,'cause i called your hotelabout a 100 times. ( laughs )i'm fine. anything you wantto tell me? - no.- no?
okay. lon, i love you. call you tomorrow? ( jazz music playing within ) noah: hey, there. well, we better get going,the rain's coming in. - you like it?- it's spectacular. it's like a dream. - do you want to feed them?- yeah.
what are they alldoing here? they're supposed to migrateto the guatemala sound. they won't stay here? no... they'll go backwhere they came from. you're different. just the way you look.everything. you look different too,but in a good way. you know, you're kindathe same though.
yeah? and you really did it. - what?- everything. the house-- it's beautifulwhat you did. well, i promised youi would. ( thunderclaps ) great. we got to go.
noah! why didn't youwrite me? why? it wasn't over for me. i waited for youfor seven years. and now it's too late. i wrote you 365 letters. i wrote you everydayfor a year. - you wrote me?- yes.
you-- it wasn't over. it still isn't over. ( both panting ) ( moaning ) ( panting ) oh...( laughs ) you gotto be kidding me. all this time,that's what i'dbeen missing?
let's do it again. noah. wake up. - wake up.- um-mmm. - um-mmm.- mm-hmm. - mm-hmm.- mmm... - hi.- you're trying to kill me, woman. - huh-uh.- mm-hmm. - mmm...- mmm...
- i need rest.- ( moans ) i need foodso i can regainmy strength. okay, what do you want? umm... umm... some pancakes. and bacon. - okay.- and some chicken. she's the one,isn't she? can i meet her?
- i'd really like to meet her.- i don't know if that's a good idea, martha. so this is martha? i've hearda lot about you. i've hearda lot about you, too. are you sure? yeah, yeah,noah's just sayinghow hungry he was. and, you know,you could put ona pot of tea. come on in. allie: it was nice meeting you, martha.
- martha: nice meeting you too.- allie: goodbye. take care. she's sensational.she really is. i'm really gladthat i came, noah. i'd forgottenwhat it's like. for the first timesince i lost richard, i feel likei've got somethingto look forward to. mmm... ( car approaching )
( engine shuts off ) ( door closes ) ( knocking on door ) lon is on his way here. i'm afraidyour father spilledthe beans about noah, and when lon didn't hearfrom you again last night,he decided to come. well, that's great.that's just terrific. you, me, noah and lon,one big happy family. tell me aboutthe letters, mother.
- is it true?- yes. you watched mecry myself to sleep for months and months and you neversaid anything. - how could you do that?- i'm sorry. - you're sorry? you're sorry?- yes, i am-- i am sorry. because of you,my entire life is ruined! okay, yes, i stole your letters. it was wrong, but stop being dramatic
and at least take someof the responsibility. you came down here.you knew what you were doing. you knew this would happen. oh, so now i'm a tramp? you are unbelievable. unbelievable. go on and getsome clothes on. let's take a drive. let's take a drive?why would i want to goanywhere with you?
because i might know youa little better than you think. and i don't wantyou waking up one morning thinking thatif you'd known everything, you might havedone something different. what are wedoing here, mama? do you seethat man, there? don't look like it now,but 25 years ago-- oh my goodness,he was really something. we were out of our mindsin love, let me tell you.
well, naturally, your grandfather was furious, so... we decidedto run away. we didn't even makethe next town beforethe police picked us up. but that was then. you know sometimeswhen i'm in the area, i just stop hereand i watch him, trying to picturehow different my lifemight have been. ( sobbing )i want you to knowthat i love your father. - mama, i'm--- no, goddamn it, this is important
and you needto hear it. i do. he is a wonderful man. he is good to meand i don't deserve him. i love him, allie,i do, i love him. oh, god. ( sniffs ) oh, this is justvery embarrassing. oh, i'm a stupid woman. - get me the big old ball bag.- ( laughs )
it's crazy. i don't even knowwho that person is. ( car door slams ) i hope you makethe right choice. interesting morning? lon's here in town. he's here? yeah, we sawhis car on the way, at the hotel.
i see yougot my letters. finally. what are yougoing to do, al? we're back to that? are we back there? what aboutthe past couple of days?they happened, you know? i know that they happened,and they were wonderful, but they were alsovery irresponsible. i have a fiancewaiting for meat a hotel,
- who's going to be crushed when he finds out.- so you make love to me and then you go backto your husband? was that your plan? was that a testthat i didn't pass?! no, i made a promiseto a man, he gave me a ringand i gave him my word. - and your word is shot to hell now, don't you think?- i don't-- i don't know. i'll find outwhen i talk to him. this is not aboutkeeping your promise, and it's not aboutfollowing your heart,
it's about security. - what is that supposed to mean?- money! - what are you ta--- he's got a lot of money. - now i hate you, you smug bastard.- well, i hate you. - if you leave here, i hate you.- you wou-- - hate you if you leave here.- have you been paying attention to anything that's happening? i guess not.i think i must havemisread all of those signals. i guess you did. you're bored.you're boredand you know it.
you wouldn'tbe here if therewasn't something missing. you arrogantson of a bitch! would you juststay with me? stay with you?what for? - look at us, we're already fighting.- well, that's what we do. we fight. you tell me when i'm beingan arrogant son of a bitch and i tell you when you'rebeing a pain in the ass. which you are99% of the time.
i'm not afraidto hurt your feelings. they have likea two second rebound rate and you're backdoing the nextpain-in-the-ass thing. - so, what?- so it's not gonna be easy. it's gonna be really hard. and we're gonna have to workat this every day, but i want to do that,because i want you. i want all of you,forever, you and me, - every day.- ( sobs ) will you dosomething for me?
please?will you just pictureyour life for me? 30 years from now,40 years from now,what's it look like? if it's withthat guy, go! go! i lost you once,i think i could do it again, if i thought it'swhat you really wanted. but don't you takethe easy way out. what easy way?there is no easy way, no matter what i do,somebody gets hurt. would you stop thinkingabout what everyone wants.
stop thinkingabout what i want,what he wants, what your parents want.what do you want? - what do you want?- it's not that simple. - what do you want?- it's not-- goddamn it,what do you want? i have to go. - ( sobbing )- ( horn honking ) ( exhaling ) noah's voice: my dearest allie,
i couldn't sleep last night because i know that it's over between us. i'm not bitter anymore, because i know that what we had was real. and if in some distant place in the future we see each other in our new lives, i'll smile at you with joy and remember how we spent a summer beneath the trees learning from each other and growing in love. the best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more,
that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. and that's what you've given me. that's what i'd hoped to give to you forever. i love you.i'll be seeing you, noah. it's beautiful.it's a beautiful story. yes, it is. i don't know why,but it makes me feel sad. i know you feellost right now,
but don't worry, nothing is ever lost,nor can be lost. the body sluggish,aged, cold, the embers left from earlier fires. shall duly flame again. did you write that? no, that was walt whitman. i think i knew him.
i think you did. ( sighs )shall we go in?i'm feeling a little chilly. well, who didall of this? i did, with a little helpfrom my friends onthe nursing staff. i've never seenanything so beautiful. neither have i. shall we? - some grape juice?- i'd love it. ah, so many pills.how sick are you?
the sickness has becomea relative term for me. i think of it nowas more a generalwearing out process. to you. so what happened? in the story, which one did she choose? okay, the way i see it,i got three choices. one, i can shoot him.
- ( cries )- two, i can kick the crap out of him. or three...i leave you. well, all that's no good. you see, 'cause... none of those optionsget me you. and in spite of everything, i meant what i saidwhen i gave you that ring. i did too. i did too.it's just thatwhen i'm--
when i'm with noahi feel like one person and when i'm with youi feel like someonetotally different. look, it's normalnot to forget yourfirst love. i love you, allie, but i want youfor myself. i don't want to haveto convince my fiance that she should bewith me. ( groans )you don't have to. i already knowi should be with you.
and they lived happilyever after. who? who did? oh yes, of course. i remember now. it was us. - it was us. it was us.- oh, my darling. - oh my sweetheart.- ( sobbing ) ( sobbing )i love you so much.
oh, my baby. noah, noah. i love you, angel. - what happened to me?- nothing. you just went awayfor a little while. - how much time do we have?- i'm not sure. last time it was no morethan five minutes. hey, i brought alongan old friend. ( jazz music playing )
♪ in all the old familiar places ♪ ♪ in that small cafe... ♪ - how are the children?- oh, they're fine. now,they were here today-- little noah, davanee too. they're getting so big. - ♪...carousel,the chestnut trees... ♪- oh, boy. - ♪ the wishing well... ♪- how fast the time goes. it flies right on by.
oh yes, it does. ♪ in every lovely summer's day... ♪ will you tell themi love them? - ♪ that's light and gay... ♪- of course i will. - ♪ i'll always... ♪- and that i'm sorry. ♪ think of you that way... ♪ - i'll tell them, sweetheart.- ♪ i'll find you ♪ ♪ in the morning sun ♪ ♪ and when the night is new ♪
♪ i'll be looking at the moon ♪ - ♪ but i'll be seeing you... ♪- remember that story you were reading to me? why, yes. do you think thati could be her tonight? would that beall right? you know whatwe could do? maybe we could get a carand we could go for a ride. why could get out of hereand just go someplace,you want to? i don't think so.not tonight, darling.
come on, why not? wait a minute... why did youcall me darling?i don't know you. what's going on here?am i supposed to know you? - allie... allie, sweetheart.- no, no, no! hey, allie, i love you,stay with me, don't leave-- no! - who are you?- i'm noah, i'm noah and you're allie. what do you want?what are you doing here?
- come on, baby.- don't come near me! - don't you come near me!- allie-- allie, i-- help! help! - help me!- calm down, allie, calm down. - no, no, not you!- calm down, allie! it's all right, sugar, come on. - no! let me go!- it's all right, baby. just calm down! - no! leave me alone.- calm down, allie, it's all right. - somebody help me!- now calm down. - help!- doctor!
- talk to me.- ( shouting ) - somebody help me!- calm down! - doctor: give her two ccs.- allie: no! no! - nurse: calm down, allie. calm down, allie, yes.- doctor: one, two... -...three.- ( screams ) - allie, it's all right. it's all right, allie.- okay, okay, okay. doctor: okay, now take a look. let's take a look.one-- oh, she's fine. - good. just breathe.- she's fine. she's fine.
stay calm, just breathein and out, come on. - relax...- doctor: you're going to be okay, allie. - relax.- allie? you're fine, honey. ♪ in every lovely summer's day ♪ ♪ in everything that's light and gay ♪ ♪ i'll always think of you that way ♪ ♪ i'll find you in the morning sun ♪ ♪ but i'll be seeing you ♪
♪ i'll be seeing you. ♪ nurse: morning, mr. calhoun. mr. calhoun? call dr. von pettitand usc, okay? odp, i got no pulse. i've got nothing. let them know we are in full arrest. call me on my cell. nurse: okay, will do. we talked about this. it's all right now.come on, come on,precious.
okay, yes,come on, let's go. it's okay, baby,come on. you know mr. holmes. just try it. oh, mr. calhoun. welcome back. - how do you feel?- fine. fit as a fiddle. - where you going?- i was just taking a walk. i can't sleep.
well, you knowyou're not supposed to,it's against the rules. yeah, i know. you weren't reallygoing for a walk,were you? you were goingto see miss allie. i just got outof the hospital and i miss her. mr. calhoun, i'm sorry, but i can'tlet you see her tonight. now you're gonna haveto go back to your room.
as for me, i'm gonnago downstairs and get myselfa cup of coffee. i won't be backto check on youfor a while, so don'tdo anything foolish. hi. hi, sweetheart. i'm sorry i haven'tbeen able to be hereto read to you. i didn't knowwhat to do.
i was afraidyou were nevercoming back. i'll always come back. what's gonna happen when i can'tremember anythingany more? what will you do? i'll be here. i'll never leave you. i need to askyou something. what is it,sweetheart?
do you think that our love can create miracles? yes, i do. that's what bringsyou back to me each time. do you think our love could take usaway together? i think our lovecan do anythingwe want it to. i love you, allie.
i'll be seeing you. ♪ la la la la ♪ ♪ da da da da ♪ ♪ dum ba da. ♪
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