Rachel Wando
I'd like to thank Karen from Money magazine for this wonderful award. It's…oh, what is it, Lauren, is it Karen or Kathy?
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Eight years it took us to get this town on its feet. You wouldn't believe the struggle.
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Rachel Wando
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.
Rachel Wando
A man who stares at a rock must have a lot on his mind. Or nothing.
Rachel Wando
Fun is what you have when you don't have two children, a business, and a town to run.
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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.
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.
Sheriff
I thought this was supposed to be an extinct volcano.
Harry
Not extinct, just dormant... as in sleeping. And your volcano might just be waking up.
Les
You're talking about the evacuation of 7,400 people. You don't think that's extreme?
Harry
All I'm talking about…is you consider alerting the town to the possibility of an evacuation.
Les
What Mr. Dalton here doesn't realize…is that if Elliot Blair gets the idea there is some kind of problem here, he's gonna take his $18 million, his 800 jobs, and he's gonna evacuate.
Jane Fox
Les, two people are dead, and we don't know…
Les
This is the first time in 4 years that we have the opportunity…
Rachel
Look, look! It's been a very long day. Let's try to treat each other nicely. Norman, why don't you pull out the town's emergency evacuation plans? We should at least have a look at them.
Norman
If I can find them.
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.
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.
