Name: Signs
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 2002-08-02
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin, Cherry Jones

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Debate over water quality and pet care

Bo It's contaminated.

Morgan You don't even know what that word means. (Morgan tastes it) It's not contaminated. It's just tap water, pour it in his bowl.

Bo It tastes funny.

Morgan It does not. Besides, he licks his butt every day. I don't think he'll mind.

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Concerns About Safety Amidst Apocalyptic Signs

Merrill Hey, you guys okay?

Morgan Some guy had a sign saying it was the end of the world.

Merrill Don't worry.

Morgan You won't let anything happen to us, right?

Merrill No way.

Morgan I wish you were my dad.

Merrill What did you say? Don't you ever say anything like that again. Ever.

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Reality versus Dream in a Crisis

Graham Bo, where's Morgan? Bo?

Bo Are you in my dream, too?

Graham This is not a dream.

Graham Morgan, are you hurt?

Morgan I think God did it.

Graham Did what? (Morgan turns his father's head to see their two dogs running around wildly in the center of an enormous crop circle)

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Discussion on Unexplained Crop Damage

Caroline Now, what kind of a machine can bend a stalk of corn without breaking it?

Graham It can't be by hand, it's too perfect.

Caroline Doesn't sound much like Lionel Prichard and the Wolfington brothers. They can't take a piss without wettin the front of their pants.

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Critique of Crop Circle Enthusiasts

Merrill Morgan, this crop stuff, it's about a bunch of nerds who never had a girlfriend in their lives. They're like thirty and they work up these little codes together, and they analyze Greek mythology, and make up secret societies where other guys who never had girlfriends before can join in. They do stupid crap like this to feel special. It's a scam. Nerds were doing it 25 years ago, new nerds are doing it again.

Graham It's just static, Morgan.

Morgan It's a code.

Bo Why can't they get girlfriends?

Graham It's broken, Morgan. It's just gonna keep doing this. Maybe some new batteries...

Morgan You might lose the signal!

Merrill This is exactly what the nerds want...

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Child's Perspective on Cleanliness

Graham You're too old to still be doing this. You take a glass of water and you finish it. Now, what's wrong with this one?

Bo It has dust in it.

Graham This one?

Bo A hair.

Graham This one?

Bo Morgan took a sip and it has his amoebas in it.

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Facing Fear Together

Graham We don't have his medicine. Don't be afraid, Morgan. We'll slow this down together. Feel my chest. Feel it moving in, and out. Breathe like me. Come on.

Bo I dreamed this.

[sadly]

Graham Stay with me. I know it hurts. Be strong, baby. It'll pass. It'll pass.

Graham Don't do this to me again. Not again. I hate you. I hate you! The fear is feeding it. Don't be afraid of what's happening. Believe it's going to pass. Believe it! Just wait. Don't be afraid. The air is coming. Believe. We don't have to be afraid. It's about to pass. Here it comes. Don't be afraid. Here comes the air. Don't be afraid, Morgan. Feel my chest. Breathe with me. Together. The air is going in our lungs. Together. We're the same. We're the same.

[To God; To Morgan]

Merrill We should save the flashlights.

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Refusal to Report Crop Intrusion

Graham You're wasting your time here! I'm not going to report this or anything you do to my crops. To the news or TV, or anybody. You're not going to get famous!

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Temporary Solutions Are Not Sustainable

Merrill This is a very temporary solution!

[''Deleted scene: Merrill stands on a chair, struggling to hold the attic door shut from underneath as an alien tries to enter'']

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Outcomes of an Alien Invasion

Graham How can anyone possibly know that information? It's ridiculous. What else did it say?

[pauses]

Morgan They said there are one of two outcomes of an invasion. One, they fight and are defeated, and have to return again with full forces in hundreds, maybe even thousands of years time.

Graham What's two?

Morgan They win.

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Casual Conversation Between Siblings

Caroline So how are you, Merrill?

Merrill Fine.

Caroline How's work at the gas station?

Merrill Stimulating.

[sarcastically]

Caroline I never got a chance to tell you, but I thought your moving in here with your brother after... was a nice thing to do.

Merrill Well, I don't think I'm helping much.

Caroline You are.

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Siblings Discuss Fears and Protection

Bo You don't think something bad will happen. Do you, Morgan?

Morgan Why? You have one of your feelings again?

Morgan Is it bad?

Morgan I won't let anything bad happen to you.

Bo I don't want you to die.

Morgan Who said I was gonna die?

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Encouraging Calm and Healthy Choices at Home

Graham Everybody in this house needs to calm down, eat some fruit or something.

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A Family's Tension Over Food and Faith

Graham What's the matter with everyone. Eat.

Morgan Maybe we should say a prayer.

Graham No.

Morgan Why not?

Graham We're not saying a prayer.

Morgan Bo has a bad feeling.

Bo I had a dream.

Graham We aren't saying a prayer. Eat!

Morgan I hate you.

Graham That's fine.

Morgan You let Mom die.

Merrill Morgan!

Graham I am not wasting one more minute of my life on prayer. Not one more minute! Understood?

Graham Now, we are going to enjoy this meal. No one can stop us from enjoying this meal, so ENJOY IT! Stop crying!

Merrill Graham.

Morgan Don't yell at her!

Graham All right. Since you're all not going to eat, I'm going to try some of everything.

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Perception of Luck and Miracles

Graham People break down into two groups when they experience something lucky. Group number one sees it as more than luck, more than coincidence. They see it as a sign, evidence, that there is someone up there, watching out for them. Group number two sees it as just pure luck. A happy turn of chance. I'm sure the people in group number two are looking at those fourteen lights in a very suspicious way. For them, this situation is a fifty-fifty. Could be bad, could be good. But deep down, they feel that whatever happens, they're on their own. And that... fills them with fear. Yeah, there are those people. But there's a whole lot of people in the group number one. When they see those fourteen lights, they're looking at a miracle. And deep down, they feel that, whatever's going to happen, there'll be someone there to help them. And that fills them with hope. See, what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky? Or, look at the question this way. Is it possible that there are no coincidences?

Merrill I was at this party once... and I'm on the couch with Randa McKinney. She was just sitting there, looking beautiful, staring at me. I go to lean in and kiss her, and I realize I have gum in my mouth. So I turn, take out the gum, stuff it in a paper cup next to the sofa, and turn around. Randa McKinney throws up all over herself. I knew the second it happened, it was a miracle. I could have been kissing her when she threw up. That would have scarred me for life. I may never have recovered. I'm a miracle man. Those lights are a miracle.

Graham There you go.

Merrill So which type are you?

Graham Do you feel comforted?

Merrill Yeah, I do.

Graham Then what does it matter?

Graham I never told you the last words that Colleen said before they let her die. She said "see". Then her eyes glazed a bit, and then she said "swing away". You know why she said that? Because the nerve endings in her brain were firing as she died, and some random memory of us at one of your baseball games just popped into her head. There is no one watching out for us, Merrill. We are all on our own.

[pause]

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Uncertainty in Understanding a Perspective

Graham I know you're making a point here. I just don't know what it is.

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Urgent Call to Action Amidst Danger

Merrill Move, children! Vamanos! (the humanoid alien, resembling a decomposed, skeletal corpse, passes through a gap in some bushes a few feet away from the camera) OH!!!

[The TV news plays a Brazilian video, purporting to have a sighting, in which a bunch of Brazilian children excitedly block the view]

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Child's Fear and Request for Comfort

Graham What's the matter?

Bo There's a monster outside my room. Can I have a glass of water?

Graham What's wrong with the water next to your bed?

Bo It tastes old.

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Foil Helmets and Mind Reading Concerns

Morgan We forgot our foil helmets.

Graham Have we got anything to wedge against the doorknob?

Morgan They'll read our minds.

Graham You're scaring your sister.

Bo I'm already scared.

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Baseball Records and Past Achievements

SFC Cunningham You didn't used to play baseball, did you? I know you, you're Merrill Hess! I was there the day you hit that 500 footer over the left field wall! Set the record! Man, that thing had a motor on it! It's still the record, right?

Merrill Got the bat at home, on the wall.

SFC Cunningham You got two minor league home-run records, don't ya?

Merrill Five.

SFC Cunningham Why aren't you in the pros making stacks of cash and getting your toes licked by beautiful women?

Lionel Prichard Cause he has another record most people don't know about. He has the minor league strikeout record.

Merrill Hello, Lionel.

Lionel Prichard Merrill's a class-A screw-up. He just swing that bat as hard as he could every time. Didn't matter what the coaches said, didn't matter who was on base. He'd just whip that bat through the air as hard as he could. Looked like a lumberjack chopping down a tree. Merrill here has more strikeouts than any two players.

SFC Cunningham You really got the strikeout record?

Merrill Felt wrong not to swing.

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A Brother's Struggle with Faith and Fear

Merrill You didn't think we'd make it through the night, did you? Listen. There's things I can take, and a couple things I can't. One of them I can't take is when my older brother, who's everything that I want to be, starts losing faith in things. I saw your eyes last night. I don't wanna ever see your eyes like that again, okay? I'm serious.

Graham Okay.

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Debating the Definition of Cursing

Tracy I cursed 37 times last week. I said the f word a couple of times, but mostly... shits, and... bastards. Is douche bag a curse?

Graham I suppose that would depend on its usage.

Tracy How about, "John, you're a douche bag for kissing Barbara"?

Graham It's a curse.

Tracy Then it's not 37, it's 71.

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Understanding Alien Limitations

Morgan So the aliens can't read our minds.

Graham Oh! Of course.

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Unexpected Events and Community Responses

Graham Oh. That was quick, Caroline. I only called you folks two hours ago.

Caroline Old Mrs. Kendleman. Twisted her ankle, as she puts it. Diving for her life when a bunch of school kids rode down the sidewalk on skateboards. She went down to Thornton's store this morning, and started spittin on the new skateboards. Spitting! By the time I got there, Mrs. Kendlemen had sprayed the whole place. And she must have had a cold, as I'm telling you, I won't eat for a week. So, what happened to your crops?

[sighs]

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Tragic Accident Reveals Harsh Reality

Caroline Ray's truck swerved off the road, hit Colleen and then a tree, and she was pinned between the two.

Graham What does that mean, pinned?

Caroline The truck... the truck has severed most of her lower half.

Graham What did you say?

Caroline She won't be saved. Her body is pinned in such a way... that it's alive when it shouldn't be alive. The truck is holding her together. Now she doesn't feel much, and she's talking almost like normal. And we didn't pull the truck out, because we wanted you to come down here and be with her as long as she's awake. And that won't be very long. Father, do you understand what I've told you?

Graham Caroline. Is this the last time I'm going to speak with my wife?

Caroline Yes it is.

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Temporary Solutions and Their Duration

Merrill This is a very temporary solution.

Graham How temporary?

Merrill Twenty-two seconds!

[straining]

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Conversations with the Past

Graham What are you thinking about?

Bo Why do you talk to Mom when you're by yourself?

Graham Makes me feel better.

Bo Does she ever answer back?

Graham No.

[long pause]

Bo She never answers me either.

Graham Lionel Prichard and the Wolfington brothers are back.

Merrill It's time for an ass-whooping.

Graham This is not an intelligent way to approach this. Lee is a friend of mine. This is his son.

Merrill Yeah, we'll be doing Lee a favor. Alright, listen. We both go outside, move around the house in opposite directions. We act crazy, insane with anger, make them crap their pants, force them around until we meet up on the other side.

Graham Explain act crazy.

Merrill You know, cursing and stuff.

Graham You want me to curse?

Merrill You don't mean it. It's just for show.

Graham It won't be convincing. It doesn't sound natural when I curse.

Merrill Just make noises then.

Graham Explain noises.

Merrill Are you gonna do this or not?

Graham No, I'm not!

Merrill Alright, you want them stealing something from the house next time?

Merrill On the count of three. One, two... three!

Graham Ahhh! I'm insane with anger!

Merrill We're gonna beat your ass, bitch!

Merrill We're gonna tear your head off!

Graham I'm losing my mind! It's time for an ass-whooping!

Graham I cursed.

Merrill I heard.

Merrill How did he get up there...

Merrill Are you sure this is Lionel Prichard?

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Animals Acting Strange Amid Unexplained Tension

Caroline Some animals around the county have been acting funny. Some of them violent.

Graham Is it a virus?

Caroline I don't think so, Father. They were more edgy, more alert. It's almost as if they smell a predator around. Peeing on themselves and everything.

Graham Caroline. Please stop calling me Father.

Caroline What's wrong?

Graham I don't hear my children.

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Acknowledging the Truth of Nerds

Merrill The nerds were right. It's like ].

[The family is watching a news report about strange hovering lights in the sky; [War of the Worlds]

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Discussion on Beliefs and Employment

Graham Who wrote this book?

Morgan A scientist who had been persecuted for their beliefs.

Graham That means they're unemployed.

Morgan If you're gonna make fun of it, then forget it.

Bo This is serious.

Graham I don't know what got into me.

Morgan There are pictures. Dr. Bimbu, the author of the book--

Graham Bimbu?

Morgan Dad!

Graham I just asked his name.

Morgan You had a tone.

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