10 Items or Less Page #5

Synopsis: A well-known actor, who hasn't accepted a role in four years, is considering a project. The cousin of the director drives him to Archie's Ranch Market, in Carson, and drops him off to do a little research. He's fascinated by one of the checkers, Scarlet, a young woman from Spain with a preternatural ability to ring up items at the cash register. She hates her job, stuck at the 10 items or less lane. The actor chats her up, and when her shift ends, he asks for a ride. In the course of the afternoon, he helps her prepare for a job interview. She needs to have confidence, he needs to commit. Human contact, however brief, can change people.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Brad Silberling
Production: ThinkFilm
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
54
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%
R
Year:
2006
82 min
$69,265
548 Views


Okay.

Okay.

All right. Remember now.

Good pace, okay?

Good pace. All right?

Job's already yours.

Yeah, okay.

Nice and erect.

Shoulders, shoulders.

Beautiful.

Beautiful.

That's amazing.

Do you realize you make a transfer

every two and a half seconds?

You could put a Swiss watch on it.

I mean, without ever

even moving your--

It's wonderful.

You made me want to be a woman.

I have that effect on people.

Are you studying me now

to play an office worker?

Oh, no. No.

My friend's up for the role.

She's in there now.

Yes.

I have no idea.

Not a clue.

Bull.

He didn't say a thing.

Maybe it's mine.

Maybe it's not.

But I did it.

But you did it.

And one thing I do know.

What's that?

I'm never setting foot

in that market again.

See?

Strong ending.

Strong ending.

You're makin' me so proud.

Ten items or less.

Ask me again.

Keepers?

Mm-hmm.

Okay.

Ten items or less.

This.

Okay.

Now you have eight.

Can I have another?

As many as you want.

It's not my lane anymore.

I'm retired.

Yeah.

Guess--

Guess it's time, huh?

You got some idea

where we're going?

Not a f***ing clue.

Not a f***in' clue.

Hey, you can always

make a stop.

Like the rest of America.

Can you tell me

how to get to Brentwood?

Hey, Big D!

How do you like the ride?

Race you to the next light.

I'm callin' his wife.

No, you're not.

Yeah, I am.

Oh, don't tell me you forgot

which one's yours.

No, I'm pretty sure this is the one.

You sure?

Mm-hmm.

'Cause I don't want to hear on

the news you got your ass shot off.

No.

No, I think we're good.

Yeah.

Okay.

Think you can find your way back?

You could always stop

and ask for directions.

Got it. Thank you.

Look, um...

I'd love to hang, but...

...it's a school night.

And I got work tomorrow.

You do?

I do.

You do?

I do.

Your class project!

That's the one, yeah.

Oh. You're gonna commit.

Well, uh--

Say it. Say the word.

Say it:
"Co--

Co--

Com-mit.

Commit.

Oh, qu bueno.

Congratulations.

Well!

Not even sure

the damn thing is gonna go.

Director's so young,

he hasn't even been born yet.

Nonetheless.

This is our pact.

We live--

"We live.

We work.

"We work...

We're just getting started.

Just getting started."

We'll never see

each other again.

Never.

Ol!

Easy Build Construction.

Good afternoon.

Oh, uh, Mr. Holcomb?

Oh, ah, yes, sir.

The plywood order.

But there was-- There has been

a terrible traffic mix-up on the 405.

It should be on its way soon.

Okay. Bye-bye.

Beautiful.

Okay, ladies and gentlemen,

this two-pack here

sells for 21 .99.

Right.

But we're gonna go ahead,

and we're gonna give you--

We'll give you the second one

absolutely free.

Plus, the mop.

Plus!

Right, for those of you

who let me know right now--

You gotta cue 'em, okay? "For those

of you who let me know right now."

And always be nodding your head.

That's really, really important,

because it's almost like hypnosis.

Like, you nod your head,

they nod their head.

Okay! So--

They're convinced that it's a good price,

and they're gonna buy it.

Okay.

Never do anything negative.

And you always say, "I know

you want one and you want one too."

I assume before they even raise

their hand they want one.

They're already there.

"Here's what you're gonna take home."

You just assume that sale.

Okay. So, so--

And so you--

Uh, we sell these for 21 .99.

But as an introductory offer,

we're gonna give you, uh,

you buy one, you get one free,

plus, we're gonna give you the mop.

No, no. No, no.

We're not gonna

give them the mop.

First, you need to nod your head.

Nod your head.

That's really, really important.

Okay, so you go ahead,

and take home the first one.

Take home!

Take home.

They're already buying.

Yeah, you're buying this.

Take home the first one, and we're

gonna throw in the second.

We give you the second one for free.

The second one

absolutely free.

Buy one, get one

is our standard package.

And then, for those of you

who let me know right now--

Then, for those of you

who let me know right now--

No, no. Raise your hand.

It's real important, okay?

Just leave this out on the table.

You don't have to hold it.

Okay.

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Brad Silberling

Bradley Mitchell Silberling (born September 8, 1963) is an American television and film director known for directing feature films such as Casper (1995), City of Angels (1998), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) and Land of the Lost (2009). more…

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