The Swimmer (1968)
Tony Bickley: Donald Westerhazy
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Quotes
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Ned Merrill : 'Member how we used to take off our suits and swim for miles up that river? We just never got tired.
Stu Forsburgh : Yeah. We had nice, new, pink lungs in *those* days.
Ned Merrill : And the water up there. Remember? That transparent, light green water. It felt different. God, what a beautiful feeling. We could've swum around the world in those days.
Stu Forsburgh : That was before we ever touched a drink, or a cigarette.
Donald Westerhazy : Or a girl!
Stu Forsburgh : Or a girl!
Helen Westerhazy : That doesn't zap a man's strength.
Ned Merrill : Or I'd be in a wheelchair today.
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[first lines]
Donald Westerhazy : Where have you been keeping yourself?
Ned Merrill : Oh, here and there. Here and there.
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Ned Merrill : The Grahams put in a pool?
Donald Westerhazy : Oh, yeah. They nurse it like a baby.
Ned Merrill : When did the Grahams put in a pool?
Donald Westerhazy : Last June.
Ned Merrill : Last June?
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Helen Westerhazy : Where are you coming from?
Ned Merrill : Oh, I was around. I thought I'd come over and have a swim with you. God, look at that water. And look at that sky.
Donald Westerhazy : You look at it. You know, I think everybody drank too much last night.
Helen Westerhazy : It was that rum! I drank too much of that rum.
Ned Merrill : Who's party?
Helen Westerhazy : Our own. Don't worry, you didn't miss a thing.
Donald Westerhazy : Your usual Saturday night blowout, you know.
Helen Westerhazy : The same old jokes. The same old faces. We've all known each other so long there's not even anyone to flirt with.
Ned Merrill : I'd've flirted with you.
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Helen Westerhazy : Where'd he get that nutty idea?
Donald Westerhazy : He's just joking.
Helen Westerhazy : Are you sure?
Donald Westerhazy : Sure! We'll find him waiting for us down at the Grahams.
Peggy Forsburgh : God, I hate Columbus.
Helen Westerhazy : Swim to his house? Why would he want to do that?