Name: The Ring
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Released: 2002-10-18
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox, Jane Alexander

The Ring

Sharing the curse to escape it

Taglines The only way to get rid of Samara's curse, is to copy the tape and show it to someone else.

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Samara's Affection for Her Mother

Samara Morgan I love my mommy.

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A Father's Regret and Consequences Unfold

Rachel What did you do to her?! She was your daughter! You killed Samara, didn't you? You killed her, and when your wife found out …

Richard Morgan MY WIFE WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE A CHILD!

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Endless Vigilance in The Ring

Taglines She never sleeps.

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A Conversation About a Drawing's Origin

Rachel Honey, the house you drew for me …

Aidan Uh-huh.

Rachel Where did you see it? Did you see it in your head? Is that why you drew it?

Aidan In my head?

Rachel Aidan, why did you draw that house?

Aidan Cause she told me to.

Rachel Who? Who told you to?

Aidan The little girl.

Rachel She talks to you?

Aidan No, she shows me things.

Rachel Did she show you the horses?

Aidan She doesn't like it in the barn. The horses keep her up at night.

Rachel So she still lives there?

Aidan No, she lives in a dark place now.

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Survival Time in Isolation

Noah I can't imagine being stuck down a well all alone like that. How long could you survive?

Rachel Seven days.

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The Final Vision Before Death

Rachel Keller I think before you die, you see the ring …

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The Unseen Burden of Adoption

Dr. Grasnik She wanted a child more than anything, poor Anna. They tried hard for years, but, sometimes it's just not meant to be. Then one winter they went away; when they came back it was with Samara. Adopted, they said. Never did say from where. Said the mother died of complications. But, they had their baby, they had their horses, everything was fine. Until Anna started coming to see me. Said she was suffering visions. Seeing things. Horrible things. Like they'd been burned inside her. And it only happened around Samara. Like the girl put them there.

[about Anna]

Rachel Were you Samara's doctor too? Was there anything wrong with her?

[Grasnik nods]

Dr. Grasnik You mean medically?

Rachel I mean whatever you mean.

Dr. Grasnik When Darby there was born, we knew something wasn't right with him. But, we loved him anyway. Takes work, you know. Some people have limits.

Rachel So, what happened to her?

Dr. Grasnik I referred them to a neuropsychiatric on the mainland. I assume she's still there.

Rachel You don't know? How can you not know?

Dr. Grasnik We've been through a lot of hard years out here. Mean winters, small hauls, no fish. And that was long before the horses. See, when you live on an island, you catch a cold, it's everybody's cold.

Rachel No offense, ma'am, but what the hell does that mean?

Dr. Grasnik It means ever since that girl's been gone, things have been better.

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Desire for Understanding and Recognition

Rachel Keller She just wanted to be heard.

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A Mother's Desperate Regret

Rachel Keller She wanted that child more than anything in the world. How could she have done that?

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Inquiry About Horses in The Ring

Taglines Did she show you the horses?

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Understanding Children's Expressions of Emotion

Rachel Keller Sometimes children yell, or cry … or draw pictures.

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Coping with Loss and Seeking Support

Teacher I know that Aidan recently lost his cousin …

[referring to Katie]

Rachel Yes, and I'm doing what I can to find him some good daycare …

Teacher That's not what I meant. By all means, take your time. I know they were very close, Aidan and his cousin.

Rachel They spent a few nights a week together.

Teacher Did he talk to you about her death?

Rachel Well, like you said, he's not the talkative type.

Teacher That doesn't mean he has nothing to say.

Rachel He knows I'm there.

Teacher Yes, I'm sure he does. But he may be expressing himself in … other ways. I'd like to show you something.

[takes out several pictures showing a girl buried underground]

Rachel That's his cousin. That's Katie.

Teacher Miss Keller, I'm bothered by these drawings.

Rachel Listen, I appreciate your concern, but my son lost his best friend three nights ago and he's just trying to deal with it.

Teacher Yes, I understand, but these pictures …

Rachel … are Aidan's way of working it out. Of expressing himself, like you said. He'll be okay.

Teacher You say that she died three nights ago?

Rachel Yes.

Teacher Aidan drew these last week.

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The Vision Before Death

Taglines Before you die, you see… the ring.

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The Endless Vigil of Fear

Aidan Keller Don't you understand, Rachel? She never sleeps.

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Searching for the Past at the Library

Library Clerk 1978. Man, we're really going back in time, here.

Noah Yeah, lady at reception said it should still be here.

Library Clerk Should be. You say you're the patient's father, right?

Noah Yep, Richard Morgan, that's me.

Library Clerk What is your secret?

Noah Diet and exercise, man.

Library Clerk No shit.

Noah Yeah, that's all it takes.

Library Clerk You know, I'm not an idiot. You try and walk out of here with my file, and I'll be on you like white on rice, you understand?

Noah Yeah, man. I just want to watch it.

Library Clerk I'm responsible for every file tape in here. I have a system. And I don't want anyone disarranging it.

Noah I'd never … disarrange …

Library Clerk As long as we understand each other. Okay, now I'm mad.

[he opens the tape case, it's empty]

Noah Does it say who was the last person to watch it?

Library Clerk Yeah. It was you.

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Identifying Samara's Name in The Ring

Aidan What happened to the girl?

Rachel Samara?

Aidan Is that her name?

Rachel M-hm.

Aidan Is she still in the dark place?

Rachel No. We set her free.

Aidan You helped her?

Rachel Yeah.

Aidan Why did you do that?

Rachel What's wrong, honey?

Aidan You weren't supposed to help her.

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Life's Cycles and the Passage of Time

Samara Morgan Round we go, the world is spinning. When it stops, it's just beginning. Sun comes up, we laugh and we cry. Sun goes down, and then we all die …

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Assessing Character Traits in Conversation

Rachel Would you say that I'm gullible?

Noah No.

Rachel Easily rattled?

Noah Definitely not. I mean, you're a little highly strung, maybe.

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Countdown to Death

Taglines You will die in seven days.

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Copying Errors in The Ring

Noah You sure this is a copy?

Rachel Yeah. Why?

Noah The numbers are all screwed up.

Rachel Same problem got copied, I guess.

Noah It's impossible. The numbers of the control track, they're put on the tape whenever it's recorded, which means, theoretically, there shouldn't be any images.

Rachel Hey, Noah, can you pretend for one minute that I don't read Video Geek Magazine?

Noah Okay, when you record a tape, the makeup of the tracks is like a signature for whatever did the recording, like a camcorder, VCR, whatever. So the control track can tell us where it came from. But to not have one, I mean, that's like being born without fingerprints.

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The Haunting Videotape and Its Deadly Curse

Katie Do you have any idea how many electro-rays are traveling through our head every minute?

Becca I got a better one. Have you heard about this videotape that kills you when you watch it?

Katie What kind of tape?

Becca A tape. A regular tape. People rent it, I don't know. You start to play it, and it's like somebody's nightmare. Then suddenly, this woman comes on … smiling at you, right? Seeing you, through the screen. And as soon as it's over, your phone rings. Someone knows you've watched it. And what they say is, You will die in seven days'. And exactly seven days later …

Katie Who told you that?

Becca Somebody from Revere, I don't …

Katie Who told you?!

Becca What's your problem?

Katie I've watched it.

Becca It's a story, Katie.

Katie No, me and Josh, we saw it last weekend.

Becca I thought you were with your parents.

Katie I wanted to tell you.

Becca You were with Josh all weekend?

Katie Some of his friends got this-this place up in the mountains. They were trying to record a football game. I guess the reception was so bad …

Becca What are you talking about?

Katie Listen to me! When we played the tape, the game wasn't there. It was …

Becca What? Wh-What was it?

Katie It was something else. We thought it was some kind of sick joke … and then the phone rang. It was a week ago … a week ago tonight.

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Consequences of Sharing the Curse

Aidan Keller It's going to keep going, isn't it? She'll never stop...What about the person we show it to? What happens to them?

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Countdown to Consequences

Taglines Seven days...

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Commentary on Film Quality

Miscellaneous Noah: That was very student film.

[about the cursed videotape]

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Aidan Keller Reflects on Darkness

Aidan Keller She's in the dark place now.

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A Desire for Connection and Belonging

Miscellaneous Anna Morgan: All I ever wanted was you.

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The Burden of Media Coverage on Tragedy

Miscellaneous Richard Morgan: What is it with reporters? You take one person's tragedy and force the world to experience it … spread it like sickness.

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A Countdown to Consequences

Samara Morgan Seven days.

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Conflict Between Intent and Consequence

Dr. Scott You don't want to hurt anyone.

Samara Morgan But I do, and I'm sorry. It won't stop.

The Ring Quotes

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