Loch Ness (film)

Loch Ness is a 1996 British-American family drama film about an American zoologist who replaced a recently deceased professor and was asked to dispel the myth of the Loch Ness Monster. Directed by John Henderson; Written by John Fusco; Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Stephen Ujlaki Believe and you will see Dr. Jonathan Dempsey Don't make the same mistakes I did. I'm a joke. I'm the guy who chases Looney Tunes. [after his truck breaks down] It's bleeding again. Dialogue Adrian Foote: Are you all right, Dr. Abernathy? Dr. Abernathy, are you all right? Dr. Abernathy: Yeah, yeah, I just need some air, clear my head. Dr. Robert Mercer: The dean doesn't want you around the campus, neither do I. However, all is not lost. I have a research position that's perfect for a man of your reputation. Loch Ness. Dr. Jonathan Dempsey: What? Dr. Robert Mercer: Loch Ness, Scotland. I sent Dr. Abernathy, he had an accident, dead. What's his name is still there. His research assistant, Adrian somebody... Dr. Jonathan Dempsey: You want me to go find the Loch Ness monster? Is that what you're offering me, Bob? Dr. Robert Mercer: No, John, I want you to go to Loch Ness and not find the monster. I want you to take this state-of-the-art equipment and probe that it's the biggest hoax of the century. Dr. Jonathan Dempsey: What are you doin'? You just... You're sticking another nail in my coffin. I can't go there! It'll look like I'm-- Like I'm running after another shadow!The only reason I'm teaching freshmen in the first place is because I chased a no-show monster for three years! You know that! Come on, I won't have any credibility left at all. Dr. Robert Mercer: You don't have any credibility, and now you don't have any career, unless I say so. What's the problem here? All you have to do is run the sonar up the Loch, bring me definitive evidence that nothing's there, and then I get my equipment back, you regain some credibility, and you get paid, John. Dr. Jonathan Dempsey: Screw the money, I won't do it. Dr. Robert Mercer: That's brave talk for a guy that has to hitchhike home tonight. Dr. Jonathan Dempsey: Mm-mmm. Dr. Robert Mercer: You know, John, I've got letters on my desk from the IRS about you, not to mention communications from the lawyers of your ex-wife. Dr. Jonathan Dempsey: You know, I may be broke and I may not have any credibility left, but I do have some dignity. That's blackmail, you know that? So why don't you just take the whole Loch and shove it? [Dr. Dempsey has arrived in Scotland] Adrian Foote: Dr. Dempsey? Hello, I'm Adrian Foote. Your research assistant? [Dempsey shows Foote has canister] Oh. I recognize you from that picture in Time magazine when you were on the boat in Madagascar with the lemur on your shoulder. Remember? You've lost a bit of weight since then, sir, if you don't mind me saying so. It suits you. This is an honor for me. I've read all your books on biodiversity. Cast Ted Danson as Dr. Jonathan Dempsey Joely Richardson as Laura McFetridge Kirsty Graham as Isabel McFetridge Ian Holm as Water Bailiff Harris Yulin as Dr. Robert Mercer James Frain as Adrian Foote Keith Allen as Gordon Shoals Nick Brimble as Andy McLean Phillip O'Brien as Dr. Abernathy Edward Hibbert as Scientist (Cameo) Ted Green as Bus Driver External links 0113682 Loch Ness Category:1996 films Category:1990s American films Category:1990s British films Category:Drama films Category:Family films Category:Films set in Scotland Category:Films set in Loch Ness Category:Films set on lakes