1、- 1 -Youve Got Mail scriptAmazing. This is amazing! Listen to this: The entire work force of Virginia. .had solitaire removed from their computers. .because they hadnt done any work in six weeks. Thats so sad. Do you know what this is? The end of Western civilization as we know it. Arent you late? N
2、ame me one thing that weve gained from technology. Electricity. Thats one. Y ou think this machines your friend, but its not. - Im out of here. - See you tonight! Sushi! Bye! Welcome. Youve got mail. “Brinkley is my dog. We both love New y ork streets.“ Although he likes to eat pizza off the sidewal
3、k. .and I prefer to buy it. Brinkley is a great catcher who was offered a tryout on the Mets. But he chose to stay with me so he could spend 18 hours a day. .sleeping on a large pillow the size of an inner tube. Don t you love New York in the fall? Makes me want to buy school supplies. Im almost rea
4、dy. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils. .if I knew your name and address. On the other hand, this not knowing has its charms. Did you push it? Y es, I pushed it. Im so late. Random House fired Dick Atkins. Good riddance! Murray Chilton died. Thats one less person Im not speaking t
5、o. Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Vince got a great review. Hell be insufferable. Tonight, PEN dinner. Am I going? Y ou promised! Its black-tie. Cant I just give money instead? What is it this week? Free Albanian writers? Im in favor of that. Okay, Ill go. Y oure late. I know, I know. Whos a happy dog? Welcom
6、e. Youve got mail. All right. Okay. Get down, get down. Dear friend: I like to start my notes to you. .as if were already in the middle of a conversation. I pretend that were the oldest and dearest friends. .as opposed to what we actually are: People who don t know each others names. .and met in a c
7、hat room where we both claimed wed never been before. “What will NY152 say today?“ I wonder. I turn on my computer. I wait impatiently as it connects. I go online. .and my breath catches in my chest until I hear three little words: “Youve got mail.“ I hear nothing, not even a sound on the streets of
8、 New York. Just the beat of my own heart. I have mail. .from you. The electrical contractor hit a deer last night. So he wont be here till tomorrow. And upstairs, the shelves are late. .because the pine we ordered has beetles. Very good. And we got a $50,000 ticket for workers peeing off the roof. T
9、hat is great. Is the electrician here? I just told you he hit a deer. I knew you werent listening to me. Y oure right. I wasnt. “I hear nothing. Not a sound on the city streets, just the beat of my own heart.“ I think thats how it goes. Something like that. Y ou and Patricia got engaged, didnt you?
10、Y ou can tell me. Engaged? Are you crazy? I thought you liked Patricia. I do. I love Patricia. Patricias amazing. She makes coffee nervous. We should announce ourselves to the neighborhood: “Here we come.“ This is the Upper West Side. We might as well tell them were opening a crack house. Theyre goi
11、ng to hate us. Theyll be lining up to picket the big bad chain store. .thats out to destroy. Everything they hold dear. Were going to seduce them with our square footage. .and our discounts and our deep armchairs. .and our cappuccino. Theyre going to hate us at the beginning. .but well get them in t
12、he end. And you know why? - 2 -Why? Because well sell cheap books and legal addictive stimulants. In the meantime, well just put up a big sign: “Coming Soon, a Fox Books Superstore. The End of Civilization. .As You Know It!“ Good morning, Christina. Morning, Kathleen. Isnt it just the most beautiful
13、 day? I guess. Y eah, sure. - Idiot, what are you doing? - I got the green light! Dont you love New y ork in the fall? Perfect. Cant beat that. Scotch tape? What is going on with you? Nothing. - Y oure in love. - In love? No. Y es, thats right! Im in love with Frank. Im practically living with Frank
14、. Could you get our Christmas mailers out this week? By Monday, I promise. I have this paper due Friday. What is going on? Nothing at all. Y ou know, I am just going to stand here until you tell me. All right. Is it infidelity if youre involved with someone on e-mail? Have you had sex? No, I dont ev
15、en know him. I mean cybersex. Dont do it. The minute you do, they lose all respect for you. Its not like that. We just e-mail. Its really nothing. On top of which, Im thinking of stopping because its getting. Out of hand? Confusing. But not. Because its nothing. Whered you meet him? Listen, I cant e
16、ven remember. On my birthday, I wandered into the “over 30“ room for a joke, sort of. And he was there. And we started chatting. About what? Books and music, how much we both love New y ork. Harmless, harmless. Meaningless. Bouquets of sharpened pencils. Excuse me? Forget it. We dont talk about anyt
17、hing personal, so I dont know his name. .or what he does or where he lives exactly. .so itll be easy for me to stop seeing him, because Im not. He could be the next person to walk into the store. I know. He could be. .George. Morning. Are you online? As far as Im concerned. .the Internet is just ano
18、ther way of being rejected by a woman. Good morning, Birdie. What are you girls talking about? Cybersex. I tried once, but I kept getting a busy signal. I know. I was really depressed one Saturday night about 9:00. Time to open up! Jessica and Maya, how are you today? - Want to say hi to Kathleen? -
19、 Hi, Kathleen. May I help you? Constructions going well. We should open on time. Although Kevin and I are concerned about the neighborhood response. This fabric on the couch, what is it? Money. Its name is money. - Gillian selected it. - Good guess. - Y our fathers getting married again. - Really? C
20、ongratulations! Why? Who knows? Love? Possible. Y oure a damn fool! Pops, Matthew is four years old, okay? Ltd be nice if his parents were married. Listen, I have a sad announcement to make. City Books. .on 23rd Street. Its going under. Another independent bites the dust. On to the next! Going to bu
21、y out their inventory of architecture. .and New y ork history for the new store. How much you paying, son? It wont be as much as that uncomfortable mohair episode there. .which is now all over my suit. Here you go. Well also have a section dedicated to writers from the West Side. As a sop to the nei
22、ghborhood. Keep those West Side, liberal nuts, pseudo-intellectual. Readers, Dad. Theyre called readers. Dont romanticize them. Itll keep them. .from jumping down your throat. Whats the competition? One mystery store, Sleuth, at 78th and Amsterdam. .and a childrens bookstore, Shop - 3 -Around The Co
23、rner. - Its been there forever. - Cecilias store. Whos that? Cecilia Kelly. Lovely woman. I think we might have had a date once. Or maybe we just exchanged letters. Y ou wrote her letters? Mail. It was called mail. - Stamps, envelopes. - Ive heard of it. Cecilia had beautiful penmanship. She was too
24、 young for me. .but she was. .enchanting. Enchanting? Her daughter owns it now. Too bad for her. Excuse me, Mr. Fox. My father is getting married again. For 5 years, hes been living with Gillian. .who studied decorating at Caesars Palace. Is it porcelain? Rubber. Once I read a story about a butterfl
25、y in the subway, and today. .I saw one. It got on at 42nd and off at 59th. .where, I assume it went to Bloomingdales. .to buy a hat that will turn out to be a mistake. As almost all hats are. Listen to this: Every night a truck pulls up to my neighborhood bagel place. .and pumps a ton of flour into
26、underground tanks. The air is filled with white dust which never seems to land. Why is that? Confession: Ive read Pride and Prejudice about 200 times. I get lost in the language. Words like. .“thither.“ “Mischance.“ “Felicity.“ Im always in agony over whether Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. .are really goi
27、ng to get together. Read it. I know youll love it. The purpose of places like Starbucks. .is for people with no decision-making ability. .to make six decisions just to buy one cup of coffee. Short, tall, lite, dark. .caf, decaf. .low-fat, nonfat. .et cetera. Mocha frappuccino grande. So people who d
28、on t know what the hell theyre doing. .or who on earth they are can, for only $ 2.95. .get not just a cup of coffee. .but an absolutely defining sense of self. Tall! Decaf! Cappuccino! Tall decaf cappuccino. Bummer! A Fox Books Superstore. Quel nightmare. It has nothing to do with us. Its big. .impe
29、rsonal. .overstocked and full of ignorant salespeople. But they discount. But they dont provide any service. We do. So, really. .its a good development. Y ou know how in the flower district there are all those shops. .so you can find whatever you want? This is going to be the book district. If they
30、dont have it, we do. And vice versa. Absolutely. When you are finished with Fox Books. .The Shop Around The Corner will be responsible. .for reversing the entire course of the Industrial Revolution. Well, now, that is so sweet! Thank you. That is so sweet. Although l. What? Wait a minute. What is th
31、at doing here? Oh, my gosh! This is amazing. Listen. The Olympia Report Deluxe Electric. Report. As in gunshot. - That sound is familiar. - Listen to this. What, that whirring? The gentle, soothing lullaby. .of a piece of machinery so perfect. I know where Ive heard that before. I needed a backup. D
32、ont you have another one at your apartment? - I might! - That you wrote a column about? Who cares? What were you going to say? - When? - Before. Nothing. Come on. Im just wondering. Im wondering about my work. What is it that I do, exactly? All I really do is. All you really do. .is this incredibly
33、noble thing. I dont know. Really, Im just. y ou are a lone reed. Y ou are a lone. .reed. .standing. - 4 -.tall. .waving boldly. .in the corrupt sands. .of commerce. I am a lone reed. I am a lone reed. Sometimes I wonder about my life. I lead a small life. Well, valuable, but small. And sometimes I w
34、onder. .do I do it because I like it. .or because I haven t been brave? So much of what I see reminds me of something in a book. .when shouldn t it be the other way around? I don t want an answer. I just want. .to send this cosmic question into the void. So. .good night, dear void. I know you! Hello
35、, Annabel, little girl. How are you? And you! Matthew, how are you? Good. Ready to say hello to New Jersey? Hello, New Jersey! Dont I get a “hello“? Hello, Gillian. Kiss me. Ill be your wicked stepmother. There you go. Hello. And who is this? Nanny Maureen. In case you couldnt handle the kids. Maure
36、ens getting a divorce. Im sorry to hear that. Its my own fault. Never marry a man who lies. That is so wise. Annabel, remember that. She taught Matt to spell his name. Really? - Lets hear it. - F-O-X. Excellent! Ive got this covered. Y ou can have the day off. And you must be late for something. Vol
37、unteering, rolling bandages. .for Bosnian refugees. I am. Im having my eggs harvested. And getting those eggs harvested. Dont worry! See you later. Bye, Mom. All right, you guys, are you ready to go out on the boat? What happened to you? Come on, one more time. Here, you can do that one. What do we
38、win? Look, look, look! - How are the fish? - Very well, very happy. Are they? Y ou guys want to go to a movie? Theres nothing good playing. Look! The storybook lady. Are we at the right time? Y eah, lets go. “That it was I and I alone who had. .the idea for the great and daring mouse plot. We all ha
39、ve our moments of brilliance and glory. .and this was mine. Why dont we, I said. .slip it into one of Mrs. Pratchetts jars of sweets? And then. .when she puts her hand in to grab a handful. .she will grab a stinky dead mouse instead. The other four stared at me in wonder. Then, as the sheer genius o
40、f the plot began to sink in. .they all started grinning. They slapped me on the back, cheered and danced around the classroom. We will do it today! they cried. Well do it on the way home. Y ou had the idea, they said to me. So you can be the one who puts the mouse in the jar.“ - Who belongs to this
41、fish? - Thats mine. Could you help me with these books? And this is her best friend Tacy, whose real name is Anastasia. And the next book, Betsy and Tacy become friends with Tib. .whose real name, I am sorry to tell you, is Thelma. The illustrations are hand-tipped. And thats why it costs so much? T
42、hats why its worth so much. I want all of them. Ill think about it. Thats a lot for your dad to buy at one time. My dad gets me all the books I want. Thats very nice of him. Thats not my dad. Thats my nephew. I dont really think that he could be your nephew. Its true. Annabel is my aunt. Isnt that r
43、ight, Aunt Annabel? And Matt is his. Wait, let me guess. Are you his uncle? His grandfather? His great-grandfather? Im his brother! Matt is my fathers son. Annabel is my grandfathers daughter. We are. .an American family. Here you go. - Whats that? - Thats a handkerchief. Do children not know what h
44、andkerchiefs are? A handkerchief is a Kleenex you dont throw away. See? My mother embroidered this. My initials and a daisy, because daisies - 5 -are my favorite flower. May I ask who you are? Kathleen Kelly. I own this store. And you are? Just call me Joe. Well take these. Y oure going to come back
45、, arent you? Of course. See? That is why we wont go under. Our customers are loyal. Theyre opening a Fox Books around the corner. Fox Books! - My daddy. - Likes to buy discount. Dont tell! Its nothing to be proud of. F-O-X. Thats amazing! Y ou can spell fox. Can you spell dog? F-O-X. Look at this po
46、p-up dinosaur book. Wouldnt you like to have a dinosaur book like that? Wouldnt you like to read that? Sit here and read Matt the book until I take care of things. Whatever you do, just dont listen to anything I say. Thank you. Well take that pop-up book as well. The world is not driven by discounts
47、. Ive been in business forever. I started helping my mother when I was six, and I watched her. She wasnt just selling books. She was helping people become what they were going to be. When you read a book as a child, it becomes part of your identity. .in a way that no other reading in your whole life
48、 does. And I have gotten carried away. Y eah, you have. Y ouve made me feel. Enchanting. Y our mother was enchanting. Y es, she was. How will you pay? Cash. How did you know that? From the photograph. That you in the photograph? What are you doing? Twirling. My mother and I used to twirl. She left the store to me, and Ill leave it to my daughter. - $ 73, please. - How much? $ 73. How old is your daughter now? I dont have
