50 First Dates

One of my favorite movies of all time is 50 First Dates starring Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler. The movie opens in the Huki Lau Cafe - a local diner where Henry meets Lucy for the first time. For reference, a hukilau is actually an old Hawaiian way to catch a lot of fish. Huki means to pull and lau means leaf. The Hawaiians caught a lot of fish at a hukilau. The Ti leaves that hung down from the net made shadows that scared the fish into the middle of the net. The Hawaiians scared the fish away too. A lot of people gathered around to help pull in the net. The Hawaiians had a lot of fun working together at a hukilau. The Hawaiians shared the fish that they caught.

Here's a short transcription frm the movie:

Aloha! I'm Henry Roth.
We met here at the Hukilau Cafe
about a year after your accident.

I like you and you like me, most days.
Every day is different, but basically
this is what happens, Lucy.

Kikikoloko, take the camera.

-I got it.
-Don't drop it.

Okay, all right.
Here we are, right here.

The part of you in this reenactment...
...will be played
by my good friend, Ula.

Aloha. Sorry about your brain.
I had a accident too.
Believe it or not, this my good eye.

-We ready?
-Yeah.

Hi. I like that waffle teepee
that you have buiIt.

Oh! So nice of you to notice.
Please, sit down.

I would love to.

My name is Henry, by the way.

My name is Lucy.

Smell my fingers?

Fish. Right on.

So, Lucy, I work at an aquarium.

Aquariums make me super horny.

That's not funny.
Don't rub those.
Sorry, Mr. Whitmore,
if you're watching.
It's very late,
and my friend's unstable.
Come on, stop with the licking!
You're making me sick.

Lucy, I'm sorry.
Anyways, I know you wish I was
making all this stuff up.
I wish I was too.
But the good news is...
...so many people out there
care about you:

Your dad and Doug and a couple
of your friends here at the Hukilau...
...who have a message for you.

Lucy, as you know,
your mother and I were best friends.
That's why I promised her that
I would always help look after you.
Sometimes life isn't very fair...
...but we still have you.
Oh, and if you're wondering about
this guy who's making this tape...
...he's okay.

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