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Facing Mortality and Appreciating Life
Al Pennamin
You came here to die, didn't you?
[coldly at George]
George
But I'm-- I like this place, and, um, I love the people here.
[as Al walks off]
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A Call to Change the World
Change the World
* "]", performed in the movie by ], written by ], ] and ] - -
[[w:Change the World|Change the World; [Eric Clapton; [w:Tommy Sims|Tommy Sims; [w:Gordon Kennedy|Gordon Kennedy; [w:Wayne Kirkpatrick|Wayne Kirkpatrick; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHPWoDsyE6M Video related to movie; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGDIxcuPT7s Live performance by Clapton]
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The Paradox of a Tumor's Effect
Doc
Let's see, uh... George... George... there's a tumor in your ], that's spread out like a ], threads of it, you know, everywhere. But instead of dysfunction — now here's the ], George. Instead of destroying brain function, so far it's been stimulating it. We can't understand that. You have more area of active brain use than anybody ever ] — ever — because of those tentacles. I mean, we've seen tumors like this before, it's called ]. And it explains, uh, the dizziness, and... the illusion of ]. But the way it's in there, waking up areas of the brain, it's a... big mystery. So...
[[brain; [hand; [mystery; [tested; [w:Astrocytoma|astrocytoma; [light]
George
And it's killing me.
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Longing for Connection and Understanding
Change the World
If I could reach the ] I'd pull one down for you Shine it on my ] so you could see the ] That this ] I have inside is everything it seems But for now I find it's only in my ]
[[stars; [heart; [truth; [love; [dreams]
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Cooking Skills in a Casual Conversation
George
This is ], Lace. I think you're a good cook.
[[good]
Lace
No, I'm not. I only make two things pretty well: pork chops and, um, turkey.
George
Hm. Which is this?
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Struggling with Ideas and Communication
Banes
What did they find out?
George
I'm pregnant. That's how it feels.
[Roger smirks]
Roger
How what feels?
George
Yeah, you know, to be full of ideas and you can't deliver, okay? I mean, you know, you're ready to break out and you can't deliver. You know, uh, this professor, he won't even talk to me. He won't even talk to me.
Nate Pope
You're not going to Berkeley, George?
George
Oh, come on. Me, at Berkeley? That's a thought, huh?
Nate
I'm sorry, buddy.
Jimmy
You mean, inventions? You got inventions?
George
No, no. Ideas, okay? I get a thousand ideas a day, every d-damn minute. Okay? I got big, big, holy cow kind of ideas and, and little what if ideas. All right? Hey, I got ideas for you, Jimmy. Look at this. Look at this. Your parking lot- it's laid out all wrong, okay? Now, if you just follow this, right, you can put six more cars in and no one gets fender benders. All right? Where's Paulette? Where is she? Bonnie, here. Take this. This is a new route for our mail. Okay? Now, if she does this, she can save an hour a day and everybody gets their mail by three o'clock. Imagine, three o'clock. Oh, and l got a holy shit idea too. Look at this. Now this may be the most efficient way to store solar energy. Okay? Take it.
[shows papers; slides papers to her; shows Jimmy diagram on legal pad]
Jimmy
Well, what am I gonna do with it?
George
What the hell am I supposed to do with it, huh? You know what that light was? You know what that sound was?
Jimmy
Tell us.
George
I'm gonna tell you what it was.
Jimmy
Well, tell us!
Banes
It was a damn alien.
Nate
Don't say that. You don't know what it was.
George
I know what it is, Nate.
Nate
You don't know what it was. Don't say that.
Jimmy
Well, tell us!
George
It's a GODDAMN mistake, is what it is! Okay? It was supposed to happen to someone smart, someone that's scientific, someone who is a leader. But it didn't. It happened to me, George freakin Malley. Look at him. Now look at him. Look!
[his psychic powers slightly break the glass panel at the bar and Jimmy heads for cover]
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The Challenge of Personal Growth
George Malley
] is buried under ], and partnership, is right there under competition, and there's ] underneath the ]. Nate, you gotta take your eraser and do the ]. It's hard work and nobody can do it for you. There's no ]. That's the sum of it.
[[Love; [fear; [compassion; [greed; [work; [drug]
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A Promise of Lasting Love
George
Hey, would you, uh, ] me the rest of my ]?
[[love; [life]
Lace Pennamin
No. I'm gonna love you for the rest of mine.
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Language Learning in a Flash
Bonnie
George Malley! You learned the Portuguese language in 20 minutes?
George
Not all of it.
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Confronting Hypocrisy and Judgment in Society
Doc
Why do ya have to tear him down? What are you so ] of? What have you got to lose? He wasn't selling anything! He didn't want anything from anybody! He wanted nothing from nobody! Nothing! NOTHING!!! And you ] have to tear him down so you can ] better tonight! So ya can prove that the ] is flat and sleep better toniight! Am I right?... I'm right... The ] with all of ya. The Hell with everyone of ya.
[fuming off at his and George Malley's common friends belittling George's abilities; [afraid; pauses; [people; [sleep; [world; pause; calms down, in soft voice; [Hell; leaves the bar]
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Questioning Begins in Dialogue Scene
Dr. Niedorf
All right, I'll start the questions, and I'll be timing your responses, and we'll be recording. Any questions?
George
What's your first ]?
[[name]
Dr. Niedorf
Uh, my first name is Bob.
[George reaches across the wide table to shake hands]
George
Shoot, Bob.
Dr. Niedorf
Right. Name as many mammals as you can in 60 seconds. Ready? Go.
[starts stopwatch]
George
Hmm. 60 seconds. Well, how would you like that? How about alphabetical? Aardvark, baboon, caribou, dolphin, eohippus, fox, gorilla, hyena, ibex, jackal, kangaroo, lion, marmoset, Newfoundland, ocelot, panda, rat, sloth, tiger, unicorn, varmint, whale, yak, zebra. Now "varmint" is a stretch; so is "Newfoundland" (that's a dog breed); "unicorn" is mythical, "eohippus" is prehistoric. But you weren't being very specific. Now were you, Bob?
Dr. Niedorf
Well! Ahh, I'll, uh — I'll try to be more specific. You ready for the next one?
[pauses, then stops watch and laughs]
George
Shoot.
Dr. Niedorf
Answer as quickly as you can... how old is a person born in 1928?
[starts stopwatch]
George
Man or a woman?
Dr. Niedorf
Why?
[stops stopwatch and pauses]
George
Specifics, Bob.
Dr. Niedorf
Okay, one more time. How old is a MAN born in 1928?
[starts stopwatch]
George
Still alive?
Dr. Niedorf
If a man is born in 1928, and he's still alive, how old is he?
[stops watch, pauses, nods; starts stopwatch]
George
What month?
Dr. Niedorf
If a man was born October 3, 1928, and he's still alive, how old is he?
[stops stopwatch; starts stopwatch]
George
What time?
Dr. Niedorf
10:00... PM!
[starts stopwatch]
George
Where?
Dr. Niedorf
Anywhere!
[stops stopwatch; now impatient]
George
Well. Let's get specific, Bob! I mean, if the guy's still alive, born in California, October 3, 1928, 10:00 PM. he 67 years, nine months, 22 days, 14 hours, and... ...and 12 minutes. If he was born in New York, he's three hours older, now isn't he?
[takes Bob's hand to see his wristwatch]
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