Screenplay
by
Eric Roth
Based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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BENJAMIN
Relationships have a time and a
place.
DAISY
Don’t say that.
BENJAMIN
What I mean is... You don’t
usually get more than one chance.
If you miss it, it’s too late...
and it’s gone... We’re lucky... we
had more than one chance.
DAISY
(laughs)
That’s easy for you to say...
You’ll have plenty of chances.
She tenderly touches his hand... They look at each
other... And dedicating herself...
DAISY (CONT’D)
I’m going to enjoy every moment I
have with you...
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BENJAMIN (CONT’D)
Nothing lasts...
DAISY
Maybe some things last...
BENJAMIN
I’ve never seen anything not come
to an end...
DAISY
Maybe it’s something you can’t
see...
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BENJAMIN
We are meant to lose the people we
love. It’s how we know how
important they are to us.
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BENJAMIN BUTTON’S (V.O.)
“...What I think is, it’s never
too late...or, in my case, too
early, to be whoever you want to
be...There’s no time limit, start
anytime you want...change or stay
the same...there aren’t any
rules...We can make the best or
worst of it...I hope you make the
best...I hope you see things that
startle you. Feel things you
never felt before. I hope you
meet people who have a different
point of view. I hope you
challenge yourself. I hope you
stumble, and pick yourself up. I
hope you live the life you wanted
to...and if you haven’t, I hope
you start all over again
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Daisy
I don’t know what I’m doing
here...What I expected...?
It echoes how she’s feeling being there...They stand not
knowing what to say...And Daisy says, sadly...
DAISY
Nothing lasts.
He puts a finger to her lips. He shakes “no.” And what
he’s come to know, that some things do last...
BENJAMIN
I never once stopped loving you...
He affectionately pushes a hair off of her forehead...
DAISY
I’m an old woman now, Benjamin.
And he helps her off with her coat... She’s still.
DAISY (CONT’D)
Benjamin...
He kisses her... and she’s quiet... and he undresses
her... undressing himself... and they stand momentarily
naked... the young man and the older woman.
DAISY (CONT’D)
Are you sure?
BENJAMIN
Some things you don’t ever
forget... the feel... the taste...
And he kisses her again...
BENJAMIN (CONT’D)
... the smell...
He puts his mouth by her cheek... breathing her in...
BENJAMIN (CONT’D)
... the touch...
Caressing her...
BENJAMIN (CONT’D)
Of someone you love.
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DAISY
Benjamin, I know you by heart. I see your sweet smile shine through the darkness... I still hear your voice on warm summer nights... the joy you gave to me lives on and on... Benjamin, you're still here beside me everyday... because i know you by heart... i know you by heart.
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Notes:
B:I was thinking how nothing lasts... and what a shame that is.
D:...some things last.
Wisest couple of lines of the week, and maybe the month. Really made me think about things again...
Nothing is eternal. But some things you can never forget.
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