The Happening

Elliot: You're not interested in what happened to the bees? [Jake shakes his head] You should be more interested in science, Jake. You know why? Because your face is perfect. The problem is, your face is perfect at 15. Now, if you were interested in science, you would know facts like the human nose and ears grow a fraction of an inch each year. So a perfect balance of features now, might not look so perfect five years from now, and might look downright whack 10 years from now. [students laugh] Come on, buddy. Take an interest in science. What could be the reason bees have vanished? Jake: [after a long pause] An act of nature, and we'll never fully understand it. Elliot: Nice answer, Jake. He's right. Science will come up with some reason to put in the books, but in the end it'll be just a theory. I mean, we will fail to acknowledge that there are forces at work beyond our understanding. To be a scientist, you must have a respectful awe for the laws of nature. [Jake raises his hand] Jak

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Julian: Hey, I'm going to tell you something that you should never tell your best friend. Elliot: Why is everybody saying that? Julian: [referring to Alma] I saw her on your wedding day. Elliot: Again with the wedding. What? Julian: I walked into her waiting room by mistake, and she was crying. She looked up and I saw her face. She wasn't ready to jump in, Elliot. That's not who she is. She's never going to jump in when you need her, man.

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Train Conductor: The train service has been discontinued. This will be the last stop for all passengers. Elliot: Hey, what do you mean? Where are we? Train Conductor: Filbert, Pennsylvania. Elliot: Filbert? Does anybody know where that is? Why are you giving me one useless piece of information at a time? What's going on? Hey, why would you just stop? You can't just leave us here! Train Conductor: Sir, we lost contact. Elliot: With whom? Train Conductor: Everyone.

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Nursery Owner: We're packing hot dogs for the road. You know hot dogs get a bad rap? They got a cool shape, they got protein. You like hot dogs right? By the way, I think I know what's causing this. Elliot: You do? Nursery Owner: It's the plants. They can release chemicals. [to his plants] OK babies, we are going to be going, but we will be back soon, OK? [to Elliot] Oh, plants react to human stimulus, they've proved it in tests. [to his wife] You get the mustard?

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Elliot: [shots are heard firing in the distance] Oh no... Alma: What "oh no"? Elliot: The toxin? The toxin's affecting them? Woman in Group: Are those people killing themselves? Realtor: You were with the Private, what do we do? Alma: We need to do something! Elliot: Just let me think... Alma: [as shots continually fire in the background] They're dying! Elliot: I need a second... Realtor: They released it? We're not near the roads! Alma: We can't just stand here as uninvolved observers! Elliot: I need a second, okay? Just give me a second! Alma: We're not gonna be one of those assholes on the news who watches a crime happen and not do something! We're not assholes! Elliot: Just a second! Woman in Group: There were children in that group! Alma Moore: Elliot, please, tell us what to do! Elliot: I need a second, okay?! Why can't anybody give me a goddamn second?! [talks to himself] All right, be scientific, douchebag. Identify the variables.. isolate groups.. design the experiment.. that'

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Jared: Got kids? Elliot: No. Jared: How come? You got... a problem? Elliot: No. She wanted to wait. Jared: Really? For what? Elliot: For me to grow up. Why are we talking about this?

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