Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Print

Joel: [in the house on the beach] I have to go. I have to catch my ride. Clementine: So go! Joel: I did. I thought maybe you were a nut... but you were exciting. Clementine: I wish you had stayed. Joel: I wish I had stayed too. NOW I wish I had stayed. I wish I had done a lot of things. I wish I had... I wish I had stayed. I do. Clementine: Well I came back downstairs and you were gone! Joel: I walked out, I walked out the door! Clementine: Why? Joel: I don't know. I felt like a scared little kid, I was like... it was above my head, I don't know. Clementine: You were scared? Joel: Yeah. I thought you knew that about me. I ran back to the bonfire, trying to outrun my humiliation, I think. Clementine: Was it something I said? Joel: Yeah... you said "so go." With such disdain, you know? Clementine: Oh, I'm sorry. Joel: It's okay. [Walking Out] Clementine: Joely? What if you stayed this time? Joel: I walked out the door. There's no memory left. Clementine: Come back and make up a good-bye at least. Let's pretend we had one. [Joel comes back. Clementine walks down the stairs towards him] Clementine: Bye Joel. Joel: I love you. Clementine: Meet me... in Montauk… Joel: Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating. Mary: Adults are, like, this mess of sadness and phobias. Joel: I had a really nice time last night. Clementine: Nice? Joel: I had the best fucking night of my entire fucking life, last night! Clementine: Thaaaat's better! Joel: Hi. Clementine: Hi. Didn't figure you'd show your face around me again. I guess I thought you were... humiliated. You did run away, after all. Joel: I just needed to see you. Clementine: Yeah? Joel: I'd like to, um... take you out, or something. Clementine: You're married. Joel: Not yet, not married. No, I'm not married. Clementine: Look man, I'm telling you right off the bat, I'm high-maintainance, so... I'm not gonna tip-toe around your marriage, or whatever it is you've got goin' there. If you wanna be with me, you're with me. Joel: Okay. Clementine: Too many guys think I'm a concept, or I complete them, or I'm gonna make them alive. But I'm just a fucked-up girl who's lookin' for my own peace of mind; don't assign me yours. Joel: I remember that speech really well. Clementine: I had you pegged, didn't I? Joel: You had the whole human race pegged. Clementine: Hmm. Probably. Joel: I still thought you were gonna save my life... even after that. Clementine: Ohhh... I know. Joel: It would be different, if we could just give it another go-round. Clementine: Remember me. Try your best; maybe we can. Clementine: You don't tell me things, Joel. I'm an open book. I tell you everything, every damn, embarrassing thing. Clementine: Sometimes I don't think people realize how lonely it is to be a kid. Like... you don't matter. Clementine: What took you so long? Joel: I just walked in. Clementine: Do you miss me? Joel: Oddly enough, I do! Clementine: You said "I do" - I guess that means we're married! Joel: I guess so! Joel: Is there any risk of brain damage? Howard: Well, technically speaking, the operation is brain damage, but it's on a par with a night of heavy drinking. Nothing you'll miss. Joel: I think we should go. Clementine: No, it's our house! Just for tonight... [she looks at an envelope on the counter] Clementine: ...we are David and Ruth Laskin. Which one do you want to be? I prefer to be Ruth, but I'm flexible. Clementine: Look man, I'm telling you right off the bat I'm high maintenance. So I'm not gonna tip-toe around your marriage or whatever it is ya got goin' on there. If you wanna be with me, you're with me. Joel: Okay. Clementine: [after discussing the names for all the different hair colors there must be] I apply my personality into paste. Joel: Oh, I doubt that very much. Clementine: Well, you don't know me so... you don't know, do you? Joel: Sorry, I was... just trying to be nice. Clementine: Yeah... I got it... [She hides behind the seat for a minute] Clementine: ... I'm Clementine, by the way. Joel: I'm Joel. Clementine: Hi, Joel. [they shake hands] Clementine: No jokes about my name... Nooo, you wouldn't do that. You were trying to be nice. Joel: I don't know any jokes about your name. Clementine: Huckleberry Hound. Joel: I don't know what that means. Clementine: Huckleberry Hound? What are you, NUTS? Joel: It's been suggested. from ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind’ (2004) Sarring Jim Carrey (Mr. Popper’s Penguins), Kate Winslet (Extras), Mark Ruffalo (Thor: Ragnarok), Kirsten Dunst (Interview with the Vampire), Tom Wilkinson (The Patriot), and Elijah Wood (The Death and Return of Superman). Written by Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich Malkovich). Directed by Michel Gondry (Be Kind Rewind). Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American science fiction romantic drama film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry. It follows an estranged couple who have erased each other from their memories. Pierre Bismuth created the story with Kaufman and Gondry. The ensemble cast includes Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, and Tom Wilkinson. The title of the film is a quotation from the 1717 poem Eloisa to Abelard by Alexander Pope. The film uses elements of the psychological thriller and a nonlinear narrative to explore the nature of memory and romantic love. It opened in North America on March 19, 2004, receiving high acclaim from critics and audiences and grossed over $74 million worldwide. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and Winslet received a nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress. The film developed a cult following in the years after its release and has come to be regarded by many critics as one of the best films of the early 21st century. Source: Wikipedia