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"On the Beach" quotes

On the Beach poster
After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.

Director: Stanley Kramer
Writer: John Paxton, Nevil Shute
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, romance, sci-fi
Year: 1959
MetaScore: 55/100
ImdbRating: 7.1
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 17 Dec 1959
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 4 wins & 9 nominations total

47 video clips

Julian OsborneLt. Peter HolmesAdm. BridieMoira DavidsonMorganDwight Towers
The trouble with you is you want a simple answer - On the Beach 00:30 The trouble with you is you want a simple answer Beg your pardon - On the Beach 00:14 Beg your pardon What about Moira - On the Beach 00:18 What about Moira The war started when people accepted the idiotic principle - On the Beach 00:16 The war started when people accepted the idiotic principle I shouldn't drink - On the Beach 00:07 I shouldn't drink There isn't time - On the Beach 00:16 There isn't time They pushed us too far - On the Beach 00:12 They pushed us too far There was a choice It was build the bombs and use them - On the Beach 00:20 There was a choice It was build the bombs and use them There's one thing that always bothered me - On the Beach 00:32 There's one thing that always bothered me All I want to know is - On the Beach 00:34 All I want to know is I had a devil of a time getting 'em - On the Beach 00:56 I had a devil of a time getting 'em How'd you recognize me - On the Beach 00:08 How'd you recognize me We're all doomed - On the Beach 00:29 We're all doomed I think I'll have that cup of tea now - On the Beach 00:05 I think I'll have that cup of tea now I think I've discovered why you fascinate me - On the Beach 00:47 I think I've discovered why you fascinate me My second husband was an American - On the Beach 00:19 My second husband was an American A very nice man asked me to wait here - On the Beach 00:11 A very nice man asked me to wait here Is your invitation to spread a little fertilizer still open - On the Beach 00:10 Is your invitation to spread a little fertilizer still open Would you have a glass of sherry with an old man - On the Beach 00:13 Would you have a glass of sherry with an old man It was on the beach - On the Beach 00:23 It was on the beach Now now don't say that Yes it's true - On the Beach 00:05 Now now don't say that Yes it's true Who would ever have believed that human beings would be stupid enough - On the Beach 00:08 Who would ever have believed that human beings would be... In the end somehow granted the time for examination - On the Beach 00:16 In the end somehow granted the time for examination If you could forget entirely who I am - On the Beach 00:13 If you could forget entirely who I am Get Mary to face up to it - On the Beach 00:04 Get Mary to face up to it Even if you don't like me - On the Beach 00:16 Even if you don't like me I just held the towel like this and - On the Beach 00:22 I just held the towel like this and You're looking for me - On the Beach 00:17 You're looking for me Where's Holmes - On the Beach 00:13 Where's Holmes The only thing I could understand was geography - On the Beach 00:09 The only thing I could understand was geography When the dentist is drilling your tooth - On the Beach 00:14 When the dentist is drilling your tooth You never wrestle with me any more - On the Beach 00:13 You never wrestle with me any more Have you ever been to San Francisco - On the Beach 00:19 Have you ever been to San Francisco Albert Einstein - On the Beach 00:11 Albert Einstein Now it's all over isn't it - On the Beach 00:11 Now it's all over isn't it I think I'll have that cup of tea - On the Beach 00:08 I think I'll have that cup of tea He'll be all right I think Was he married do you know - On the Beach 00:10 He'll be all right I think Was he married do you know Moira's not a bad notion in point of fact She'd keep him occupied at least - On the Beach 00:06 Moira's not a bad notion in point of fact She'd... A little breakfast - On the Beach 00:12 A little breakfast But you have to buy me a couple drinks to get me started - On the Beach 00:06 But you have to buy me a couple drinks to get me started I can't decide if I'm more objectionable drunk or sober - On the Beach 00:06 I can't decide if I'm more objectionable drunk or... I take it you put me to bed - On the Beach 00:04 I take it you put me to bed I've never had it happen quite like that before - On the Beach 00:06 I've never had it happen quite like that before My obvious job was to seduce you - On the Beach 00:12 My obvious job was to seduce you You can't go down in a submarine in that ballet costume - On the Beach 00:06 You can't go down in a submarine in that ballet costume It's like looking at a French movie - On the Beach 00:05 It's like looking at a French movie Wouldn't you like to try - On the Beach 00:04 Wouldn't you like to try

Cast

Cmdr. Dwight Lionel Towers - Gregory Peck
Moira Davidson - Ava Gardner
Julian Osborn - Fred Astaire
Lt. Peter Holmes - Anthony Perkins
Mary Holmes - Donna Anderson
All Cast