Movie
by Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin, Dr. Melissa Reeves, Jami Gertz, Helen Hunt and 42 others
TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. Soon the three
(18 total)
Characters
“Dr. Jonas Miller: [explaining what his own version of Dorothy can do when Bill uppercuts him in the face] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Bill: You son of a bitch. What’d you think, I wouldn’t find out? [grabs Jonas by his shirt and begins to fight] Dr. Jonas Miller: What is the matter with you? Bill: You…”
— Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin, Bill Harding, Bill Paxton, imdb.com
“Jo: [in the truck, discussing Bill’s current life changes] Hey, as long as you’re happy... Bill: I AM. I AM happy. I’m a happy person. I’m happy with my life. I’m happy with the way things are going in my life. I’m happy with...with... Jo: Melissa? Bill: I know her name! YES. I’m happy...with...Meli…”
— Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin, Dr. Jo Harding, Helen Hunt, imdb.com
“Why can’t we spend a normal day together?”
— Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin, Bill Harding, Bill Paxton, imdb.com
“[Jo is salvaging belongings from her crashed truck and looking at Bill’s new truck] Jo: You got full coverage on that truck? Bill: Liability only. Jo: [thoughtfully] Liability only... Jo: It’s a very pretty truck. Melissa: [smiling] Thank you. Bill: Don’t even think about it. [Jo keeps cleaning out…”
— Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin, Bill Harding, Bill Paxton, imdb.com
“Bill: Jo. Things go wrong. You can’t explain it, you can’t predict it. Killing yourself won’t bring your dad back. I’m sorry that he died, but that was a long time ago. You gotta move on. Stop living in the past, and look what you got right in front of you. Jo: What are you talking about? Bill: Me,…”
— Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin, Bill Harding, Bill Paxton, imdb.com
“He really is in love with himself. I thought it was just a summer thing.”
— Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin, Dr. Jo Harding, Helen Hunt, imdb.com
“You’ve never seen it miss this house, and miss that house, and come after you!”
— Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin, Dr. Jo Harding, Helen Hunt, imdb.com
“[Bill needs Jo’s signature on divorce papers] Jo: So you want the papers? Bill: I did drive all the way out here for ‘em. Jo: They’re signed and ready. Bill: Good, good. Let’s see ‘em. Jo: Do you need them right this second? Bill: Well, it’d be nice. Jo: What’s the urgent urgency? You act like you’r…”
— Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin, Dr. Jo Harding, Helen Hunt, imdb.com
“Joey: [Discussing at Meg’s on the tornades they have seen so far at Meg’s home at her dining table, eating steak and eggs] No, that was a good-sized twister. What was it, an F3? Bill: Solid F2. Melissa: See, now you have lost me again. Bill: It’s the Fujita scale. It measures a tornado’s intensity b…”
— Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin, Dr. Melissa Reeves, Jami Gertz, imdb.com
“[about Bill’s new fiancée, while in his truck] Bill: She’s a...a therapist. Jo: Oh...yours? Bill: Christ, you couldn’t resist, could you? Jo: What? I’m not saying you need therapy. Bill: What? Wait, wait, wait, I need therapy? Jo: I didn’t say that. I didn’t say that. Bill: What could I possibly nee…”
— Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin, Dr. Jo Harding, Helen Hunt, imdb.com
“Bill: [after the tornado passes by them at the drive-in movie theater] Honey, it’s Meg. I gotta go. Melissa: I’m going back. Bill: Good, good, you’ll be safe at the motel. I’ll see you in the morning. Melissa: I won’t be there. Bill: What? Why? What are you saying? Melissa: I’m saying goodbye. Bill:…”
— Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin, Dr. Melissa Reeves, Jami Gertz, imdb.com