Sleepless in Seattle Page #2

Synopsis: After the death of his wife, Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son, Jonah (Ross Mallinger). When Jonah calls in to a talk-radio program to find a new wife for his father, Sam grudgingly gets on the line to discuss his feelings. Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a reporter in Baltimore, hears Sam speak and falls for him, even though she is engaged. Unsure where it will lead, she writes Sam a letter asking him to meet her at the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Production: TriStar Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 17 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
72
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%
PG
Year:
1993
105 min
1,441 Views


CUT TO:

O'HARE AIRPORT - DAY

The X where walkway K crosses with walkway L. Coming

down walkway K are Sam, Jonah, Suzy, Greg, their son

MACK, and several other friends.

And coming down walkway L is Annie with Laurie and a

couple of FRIENDS from the paper, JUDITH and DIANE.

They pass each other going in diagonal directions and

continue on.

We stay with Sam's group:

JONAH:

(to Mack)

Dad says I'm going to get used

to it, but I don't think you

can ever get used to a

designated hitter.

overlap:

SUZY:

(to Sam)

Eventually, in a few months,

you'll start seeing women,

you'll meet someone.

SAM:

Move on. Right. That's what

I'm going to do. In a few

months, boom, I'll be fine,

I'll just grow a new heart.

SUZY:

I'm sorry --

GREG:

Sam, she didn't mean --

Sam is shaking his head no as they reach the gate for

the Seattle plane.

SAM:

I know, I know.

(emphatic)

Look, it doesn't happen twice.

CUT TO:

Annie's group, as they approach the gate for the

Baltimore plane.

ANNIE:

I'm going to meet someone,

someone nice and stable who

wears a hat so he won't catch a

cold, and I'm going to marry

him and have three children

and live happily ever after.

I mean, I am not cut out for this

--

DIANE:

For what?

ANNIE:

For life as we know it.

LAURIE:

Just make sure he isn't fat

like my Michael or you'll spend

your whole life worrying he's

going to drop dead.

JUDITH:

God, you guys are so romantic.

ANNIE:

Do you know how long romance

lasts?

(she snaps her fingers)

That long.

DIANE:

Steven still brings me flowers

every Friday and we've been

married 10 years.

LAURIE:

(to Diane)

Honey, nobody wants to hear

that.

(to Annie)

Here, darling, have some Tic

Tacs.

Kissing everyone. Annie starts toward the plane, loaded

with stuff.

ANNIE:

The next time you see me I am

going to be incredibly happy.

INT. PLANE - NIGHT

Sam and Jonah sitting together as the plane waits on the

runway. He notices his father's distractedness, reaches

over and takes his hand. Sam comes back into focus.

SAM:

I'm your dad. Don't ever

forget that. That's rule

number two.

(beat)

It's you and me, kid.

INT. PLANE - NIGHT

Annie sitting by herself as the plane waits on the

runway.

ANNIE:

(to herself)

I guess it's just us.

She gulps.

EXT. O'HARA AIRPORT - NIGHT

The two planes face in opposite directions, waiting for

instructions.

And now they both start to take off. In opposite

directions.

And we pull back back back back as the planes take off,

one flying east, the other flying west.

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Jeff Arch

Arch graduated in 1972 from the Harrisburg Academy. From 1972 to 1976 he studied Theater and Filmproduction at Emerson College in Boston, where he later had a production company. He established a friendship with cinematographer Conrad Hall, who was very influential in his life. more…

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