The Raining Village Miller-Thunder! Soldier-Clap! Miller-Upham, over there. Reiben, you four go. Reiben-Go go go go go! Sargeant Hill-You guys are a sight for soar eyes. Soldier-Sargeant Hill, our relief showed up. Hill-How many are ya? Miller-Just eight of us. We're not your relief. Hill-What do you mean sir? Miller-We're here for a Private Ryan. Hill-Who? Ryan? What for? Miller-Is he here? Hill-Well I don't know. Maybe with a mixed unit on the other side of town.(Miller-Uh huh)It's hard to get to. The Germans punched a hole in our center a few hours ago. They cut us right in two. What's his name again? Miller-Ryan. James Ryan. He dropped in with the hundred and first. Hill-Goldman, get me a runner up here! Goldman-Runner! Hill-Come on. Soldier-Go and make a hole up there! Hill-We got stopped by some intense rifle actions from the eastward. The Germans have been reinforcing two regiments all day. The streets have been quiet for about fourty-five minutes now. Most of the Germans fire now is concentrated to the westward. Miller-Who's that on the loud speaker? Hill-That? That's Dagwood Dusseldorf (thanks rev_sci for this one) our friendly neighborhood morale officer. Miller-The statue of liberty is kaput. That's disconcerning. Mellish-Your father was circumsized by my rabbi you prick! Caparzo-Get those fucking animals! Hill-They know we're not in direct contact They're gonna single out the runners. Caparzo-Yeah well why do they keep shooting him up like that? Miller-As long as his lungs got breath in them he still carries the message. We'd do the same thing. Caparzo-No we wouldn't! Miller-Wade! Get him ready to travel! Wade-Yes sir. Hill-Boyde! Try again. See if you can let Captain Hamill know we're coming. Miller-What's the rest of Neuville look like? Hill-Ah, next block got two story buildings both sides of the street. There's a lot of windows and then there's a wide open square with pretty good covering on the left. Miller-Show me. Miller-Sarge? Go right here. Horvath-Yes sir. Miller-All right. We can stay out of this safetly if we use the buildings. Try a left hook. Shoot and scoot. Two of yours, two of mine. Hill-Hastings! Goldman! Up front! Miller-Reiben, Caparzo. Fundamentals. Short runs. High and low at the corners. It's gonna be tight. Be prepared for close contact. Go. Upham! You stay with Sargeant Horvath. Horvath-Hey right here! I'll wear him like underwear Captain! Stay with me. Hill-All right. That's the end of the block. To the left, those are the gates of the square. Miller-Good. Upham-Reiben, where's the captain from? Reiben-You can get that one out, you can get yourself a nice prize. Jackson-Three-hundred bucks last I heard! Mellish-Companys got a pool. Five bucks gets ya in. Miller-Around this corner, defelate right up to those gates. Upham-Somebody much know where he's from or what he did for a living. Horvath-I've been with him since Kasserine Pass. I don't have a clue. Hill-My toes are killing me. I'm gonna need a wheelchair before this war is over. Oh that's it. Oh yeah. I got ankles like an old woman. Like an old-ow! Upham-Reiben, so you knew where he went to school? Reiben-The captain didn't go to school. They assembled him at O.C.S. outta spare body parts and dead G.I.'s. Caparzo-You better pay attention to detail. Know exactly where he's from and exactly what he did. I pay attention to detail. Jackson-Hey Upham! Careful you don't step in the bullshit! Miller-Thunder! Thunder or we will fire on you! Upham tell them to show themselves. Miller-Ask them if they know where the Germans are. Upham-He wants us to take the children. Miller-No no no. We can't take the kids. We can't take the kids. We can't. Horvath-Are you nuts? Listen to the captain! Miller-Caparzo! Put that kid back! Caparzo put that little girl back! Caparzo! Put that kid back now! Caparzo-Upham, how do you say it's okay? I can't. She reminds me of my niece sir. Miller-Caparzo get that kid back up there! Caparzo-Captain the decent thing to do is atleast to take her down the road to the next town. Miller-We're not here to do the decent thing. We're here to follow fuckin orders! Sarge, take this goddamn kid! COVER! Reiben-Goddamnit where'd that come from? Jackson-He was on the ground before we heard the shot! That's where I'd be. Miller-I didn't see it. Jackson-450 yards capn, maybe a shade under. I wouldn't venture out there fellas! That snipers got talent! Horvath-I'm gonna get you back to your mama and papa. Please don't cry. Caparzo-Capn. Miller-Hold on Caparzo. Caparzo-Help me up. I can-I can walk. Wade-Caparzo stay still! Jackson-Two clicks...leftward. Wade-Capn! Can you see him from there? How is he? Miller-Wade you stay put. Wade-Where's he shot captain? Captain can you see him from there? Miller-You stay there. Hill-Damnit stay down. What's the matter with you? You can take care of you if you get hit? Huh? Caparzo-Guys come over here. Mellish-Carpi put your head down. I can't, now put your head down. Jackson-Oh my god, I trust in thee. Let me not be ashamed. Let not my enemies triumph over me. Caparzo-Copy it...copy it. Mellish-Carpi your gonna send it yourself, put it down. I see it, Carpi I see it. Caparzo-It's to my dad. It's got blood on it, Mish. Jackson, with his great skills, spots the sniper that killed Caparzo and gives him a shot in the eye. Mellish-We got em. The men rush over to find Caparzo dead. Wade puts a blanket over his body. Miller-That's why we don't take children. Sargeant Horvath, do an ammo check. Upham...canteens. Fill em up. Sargeant Hill, grab your men. We'll form over the northwest corner of the square. Jackson! Jackson-Sir! Miller-Mellish, check the tower. Hustle back here. Right now, go! Reiben-Fuck Ryan. Hill-Thunder! Soldier-Flash! Hill-Hey guys. We're looking for Captain Hamill. Soldier-Somewhere down there across the square. Hill-Across the square. Soldier-Go easy. Watch for snipers. Hill-Jimmy T., go find Captain Hamill. Bring him in here. Jimmy T-What, up there? Hill-How the hell should I know? Would you just go look please? Thank you, you moron. All right, you guys just hike out here for a while. I can get this goddamn hitchhiker out of my boot. Sargeant Hill leans back on a piece of wood. The wood falls backward, knocking over a wall filled with Germans inside. Both sides freak out and grab their guns. Horvath-Drop your weapons! Jackson-Drop em now! Reiben-I'll shoot ya! Mellish-Drop, drop, drop em. Jackson-DROP EM NOW! Hamill-Clear up. Hill-Clear down. Horvath-Enough to make ya old. Miller-Let's hope so. Hamill-DeWayne Hamill, path finders. One hundred and first. Miller-John Miller. Second Rangers. Thank you. We're here looking for a Private James Ryan. He's part of your outfit. Any chance at all you've policed him up? Hamill-How was the road in? Miller-Scenic. We lost most of our ammo. Horvath-Not to mention one of our men. Hamill-Lieutenant, re-deploy that bazooka to the right side of the road. Lieutenant-Yes sir. Hamill-And get Ryan up here. Lieutenant-Ryan! Ryan, front and center. Rieben-Here comes our boy. Rieben-Told you he was an asshole. Ryan-Sir. Private Ryan reporting as order. Hamill-At ease. Captain Miller. Second Rangers. He wants a word with you. Miller-This way, uhm, take a knee. Private, I'm afraid I have some bad news for you. Well there isn't any real easy way to say this so, ah, so I'll just say it. Your brothers are dead. We have orders to come get you...cuz you're going home. Ryan-Oh my god, my brothers are dead. I was going to take a picture when I got home. Hamill-I'm so sorry, James. Ryan-How, how did they die? Miller-They were killed in action. Ryan-That can't be. It can't be; my brothers are still in grammer school. Miller-You're James Ryan. Ryan-Yeah! Miller-James Francis Ryan from Iowa. Ryan-James Frederick Ryan, Minnesota. Ryan-Well, well does that mean my brothers are okay? Miller-Yeah, I'm sure they're fine. Ryan-Are you sure that they're okay? I... Miller-We're looking for a different Private Ryan. This is just a big foul up. Ryan-How do you know? How can you be sure? How do you know that the foul up isn't that his brothers are okay? Miller-Lieutenant, I'm sorry for the trouble. Ryan-I just wrote them a letter before I left. I've gotta get home. I've gotta get home right now. I wanna go home. Horvath-So where in the hell is our Ryan? Miller-I don't know. Are you in touch with your C.O.? Yeah, figures. Hamill-What unit is your Ryan in? Miller-Bakers Company. Five oh six. Hamill-The guy with the broken foot, he's five oh six right? Hill-Yeah, Charlie I think. Soldier-I...don't know. Man! Miller-Where was your drop zone? Soldier-Just inside of Vierville. Miller-Vierville? How the hell did you end up way up here? Soldier-You got me, sir. C-47 took heavy fire. Pilot went crazy trying to get out of there, turned every which way. Took more fire on the drop. Got messy, I ended up here. I haven't seen a single guy from my stick, sir. God knows where they are. Miller-Anybody from Baker Company have like a big mouth, talk about where the drop zone might have been? Soldier-No sir, but I know Baker Company had the same rally point as us. Miller-Show me.
The scene changes to Miller and his men with Captain Hamill. Miller-My men are beat. We're gonna hold up here about three hours and pull out after dark. Got anything left in this town like a three star hotel? Something with clean sheets and soft pillows and room service? Hamill-How about a nice comfy church? Miller-I'll take that. Hamill-What have you heard? How is it all falling together? Miller-Well we got the beachheads secure. Problem is, monty's takin his time movin on Caen. We can't pull out till he's ready...so. Hamill-That guy's overrated. Miller-More him than here. Hamill-Gotta take Caen so you can take St. Lo. Miller-You gotta take St. Lo to take Valognes. Hamill-Valognes you got Cherbourg. Miller-Cherbourg you got Paris. Hamill-Paris you got Berlin. Miller-And then that big boat home. Hamill-We sure as hell could use you down here but I understand what you're doing. Miller-You do? Hamill-Yeah, I got a couple of brothers myself. Miller-Oh. Hamill-Good luck. Miller-Thank you. Hamill-No I mean it. Find him. Get him home.
