Graham
Did you really mean what you said about taking us fishing?
Harry
I sure did.
Lauren
That's great.
Soldier
You guys ready to go?
Harry
Let's go.
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Greg
[seeing Rachel get out of her car with the coffees]
Yes! It's coffee time! Coffee! Coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee! Cappuccino! Java! Yes!
Greg
We've had plenty of minor eruptions. Maybe we're over the hump.
Stan
Yeah, I hope.
Nancy
Get real, Beavis. She's just clearing her throat. She hasn't even started to sing yet.
Harry
Any idea where I might find Mayor Wando?
Cluster
She should be right around the corner, accepting some award. Dante's Peak was just named the best... well, the second-best place to live... in the United States, population under 20,000.
Harry
Good for you. What was number one?
Cluster
I don't know. Some piece of crap town out in Montana. Who cares?
Harry
Come here. Come here. Just sit down a second. Sit down a second. All right, listen, now. Have you ever been deep-sea fishing?
Graham
No.
Harry
Good. Neither have I. So, when we get out of here… and we will get out of here... what do you say we go down to Florida, we get ourselves a boat, and we stock it with all the nicest, yummiest things... we can possibly get our hands on, and we go out there and we catch ourselves a big, old, fat fish? ...Hmm? Does that sound good?
Rachel
It sounds good, Harry.
Graham
Yeah, Harry, it sounds great.
Harry
Paul! I've got that scientific evidence you need.
Paul
Harry, what are you doing?
Harry
[fills a glass with sulfur-contaminated water]
I've just come from the town's water supply. It's the same.
Paul
Oh, my God.
Harry
This little puppy's called Spider Legs. She goes in when it's too dangerous for us. Boldly goes, I might add.
Karen
Thank you. Thank you very much, Les. Mayor Wando, it gives me great pleasure to present to you…a Money magazine award: Dante's Peak, the second most desirable place to live in the United States, population under 20,000. Congratulations.
Rachel
Thank you…
Lauren
It's Karen!
Rachel
Thank you, Karen. Thank you, Lauren. This award means a lot to us. We've been proud of our town for a long time. It's beautiful. It's safe. It's a wonderful place in which to raise a family. And now with the prospect of a major investment in our economic future…by Mr. Elliot Blair of Blair Industries…Will you stand up, Elliot? Next year we're gonna be number one.
Nancy
Uh-oh. Looks like our asshole pilot plans on flying people outta here.
Paul
If he gets any of that ash sucked up into his engine, he's had it.
Cluster
He's gettin' $15,000 bucks cold cash.
Paul
Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait! No, no, no! Wait! Wait! Stop! Stop! Stop! [the helicopter takes off]
Nancy
Why look at computers when you can look at the real thing?
Paul Dreyfus
How about a nice adult beverage?
Paul
That's Terry's answer to everything. Kick it if it doesn't work.
Rachel
How about you, you ever been married?
Harry
No, never.
Rachel
Why not?
Harry
Well, for one thing, I move around a lot. Colombia, Guatemala, the Philippines, Mexico, New Zealand, New Guinea. Wherever there's a volcano with an attitude. …Makes it hard to settle down.
Rachel
You ever come close?
Harry
Yes... Once. [sips from a glass cup]
Rachel
Touchy subject.
Harry
Her name was Marianne. We worked together. She loved volcanoes... Fascinated by them. Loved the life. Four years ago, a volcano erupted in Colombia. Marianne and I thought we had enough time to get out. Unfortunately, we were wrong. We got too close to the show. Marianne was killed. If this thing blows, and if she does a Mount St. Helens, the blast will get here within a minute.
Rachel
Well, I hope you're wrong about our volcano, Harry. But if not, I'm glad you're here.
Rachel
Oh, God, Ruth. I'm so sorry for what I said to you up there. I really didn't mean it. I just…
Ruth
You're right what you said. I am a fool.
Rachel
No, you're not.
Ruth
My son's the biggest fool of all. He never should've run off and hurt you all like that.
Rachel
If anybody's a fool, Ruth, it's me, 'cause I don't think I ever really gave you a chance.
Graham
Hang on, Grandma. It's just another two miles to the ranger station.
Ruth
I don't think I have another two miles left in me, Ace.
Ruth
Hi, Rachel... You Rachel's boyfriend?
Harry
Uh, no, no. Harry Dalton, United States Geological Survey. Just up here to check on your mountain. That's all.
Ruth
Bunch of you people came up here right after Mount St. Helens went nuts. There was nothing going on then. There's nothing going on here now.
Harry
Yes, well, um…
Rachel
I need to take Dr. Dalton up to the high lake and wondered if the kids could stay here for a little while.
Ruth
Sure. But why don't we all go? We can go swimming.
Lauren
Yeah!
Ruth
Mess around in the hot springs on the way back.