3 Women Page #5

Synopsis: Pinky is an awkward adolescent who starts work at a spa in the California desert. She becomes overly attached to fellow spa attendant, Millie when she becomes Millie's room-mate. Millie is a lonely outcast who desperately tries to win attention with constant up-beat chatter. They hang out at a bar owned by a strange pregnant artist and her has-been cowboy husband. After two emotional crises, the three women steal and trade personalities until they settle into a new family unit that seems to give each woman what she was searching for.
Director(s): Robert Altman
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
71
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
PG
Year:
1977
124 min
Website
2,390 Views


- Cigarette lighter. Beautiful.

Gum wrapper.

Jesus Christ.

Pigs.

- [Man On Radio, Indistinct]

- Hi, Tom.

[Coughs]

- Hi, Edgar.

- Hi.

I'm givin' another one

of my special dinner parties tonight.

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah. Deidre, Jim and a couple of other guys are comin' over.

- Uh-huh. - We're havin' pigs in a

blanket and chocolate puddin' tarts.

Just keep it out of the pool.

It'll be all right.

- See ya later.

- Yeah.

My hands are full.

- Pinky?

- Oh, hi.

Hi. I just got through.

- Looks great.

- What'd ya get?

All kinds of good stuff.

- Did you get me any gum?

- Yep.

It's probably on the bottom, though.

Got wieners

for pigs in a blanket.

- Oh, great.

- Pringles.

Now, these are to fill up

those patty shells.

Oh, they don't have

stuff in 'em?

- Nope. They come empty.

- Wine! You got wine!

- Yeah.

- Tickled Pink?

- And Lemon Satin.

- Lemon Satin.

And we got all kinds of stuff for dips.

- Oh, gosh.

- They're Florentine wine goblets.

Thanks.

Mmm. Smells good.

- What are these for?

- They're to sprinkle on top of the chocolate puddin'.

- Great.

- It's already cooked.

What do I do now?

You can start by takin'

some of that cheese spread...

and squirtin' it all in a circle

on top of those Sociables.

And then put an olive

on top of each one.

Okay? Oh, don't eat the whole ones!

- Just eat the broken ones.

- Oh. Oh.

That's for the guests.

- That our dessert?

- Yeah.

These our hors d'oeuvres?

[Millie] I made these once before,

and they were a real big hit.

Millie.

- What are you doin'?

- I spilled one.

- Oh, Pinky.

- We can fill it up with ketchup.

No, we can't.

It won't taste right.

- I only had six of'em.

- I won't eat one.

[Sighs]

Then the table won't be even.

Now I've got to go to the grocery store

and get another one.

While I'm gone I want you to clean up

this mess you made...

and put the clean sheets

on the rollaway bed.

This really cuts down

on my time to get ready.

[Door Closes]

[Woman] In and out, in and out.

I promise, boys. I won't take long.

Go, go, go.

- Hey, Red! You live here?

- [Laughing]

- Yeah.

- You know, uh, Millie Lammoreaux?

- Millie Lammoreaux, yeah

- Yeah, listen. You give her a message, okay?

I'm Deidre. We were supposed to come by

maybe for a drink or somethin', but

Cut that out, will ya?

We were, uh

These guys are real hot to trot...

so we're just gonna go on out to Dodge City

and shoot some tires or somethin'.

- You tell her maybe we'll see her later.

- Let's go.

- Okay.

- Thanks a lot, sweetheart.

- Let's hit the road.

- Good job.

[Truck Departs]

[Door Opens, Closes]

How do you like it?

It's a Mr. Lamar from Dallas.

- Isn't it cute?

- They can't come, Millie.

- Who?

- Deidre and those guys.

What do you mean,

they can't come?

Well, I just saw 'em downstairs

when I took the trash down, and...

they said to tell you they had to go to Dodge City

and they'd see you some other time.

Well, what about dinner?

- They didn't say.

- What do you mean they didn't say?

- What did you say to 'em?

- Nothin'.

- I didn't say anything.

- Well, look at you.

I told you to get yourself fixed up.

You probably

scared 'em away.

- Millie.

- Just shut up. You ruined everything.

- You always do.

- We could invite somebody else.

- Who?

- Well...

maybe Tom would come,

some of those guys from here.

Millie?

Millie.

We could eat it ourselves.

We could just

have our own party.

Where you goin'?

I'm gonna go find 'em

and have some fun for a change.

[Door Closes]

[Door Lock Rattling]

[Door Closes]

Come on, Pinky. Wake up.

Huh?

You gotta sleep

on the rollaway bed tonight.

- I got company.

- Oh, okay.

Did you have fun?

[Creaking]

- [Door Closes]

- She's out. We can go in now.

Pinky, baby. Now, did we throw you out

of your little beddy-ni

beddy-bye tonight, sweetheart?

[Laughs]

I think we ought to have Pinky join us...

in the fun, huh?

- I mean, two But three.

- Come on, Edgar.

Millie?

Not one word.

What do you know

about anything?

Don't.

What about Willie?

- I know all about Willie.

- You don't. She's gonna have a baby.

Why don't you mind your own business

for a change? This has nothing to do with you.

Ever since you moved in here you've been causing

me grief. Nobody wants to hang around you.

You don't drink. You don't smoke.

You don't do anything you're supposed to do.

Well, I'll tell you what. If you don't like

the way I intend to live around here...

why don't you just move out!

Any time suits me!

Any time at all!

[Sobbing]

[Edgar Laughing]

[Sobbing Continues]

[Woman Shouting]

Tom.!

Tom!

Tom!

[Chattering]

[Man]

Laurie, call an ambulance.! Call a doctor.!

- [Man #2] Is she dead?

- I don't know.

Watch her head.

Watch her head.

Take her other arm,

her other arm.

Hurry now.

Get a blanket and a pillow.

- Are you supposed to turn her over?

- [Woman] I called an ambulance.

- [Man] Turn her face over.

- No, no. She's okay.

Watch her head, too.

Look at that.

- [Woman] Oh, my God. She's lucky.

- Is she breathing?

- [Siren Approaching]

- No, she's okay. She's

She's breathing.

- She's over here.

- Can you tell us what happened?

Uh, I guess she fell off

the top here. That's all I know.

- Do you know how long she was in the water?

- I don't know

- [Man] Why'd she do this?

- [Man #2] I don't know.

- [Paramedic] Who pulled her out? You?

- Yeah, we pulled her out.

Did you hear when she hit

the water or anything like that?

- [Man] No.

- [Woman] Yeah. She lives upstairs.

- That's her roommate.

- [Paramedic] Did you see what happened?

- No.

- Can you help me for a second?

- Yes.

- How long have you lived with her?

- I want to take this pillow out from under her head.

- Okay.

- Not long.

- Not long.

- Do you know if she may have fallen orjumped?

- No.

- B.P.'s 80 over 50.

- How old is she?

- I never asked her.

- You never asked her?

- No. She's unconscious.

- [Woman] Okay.

Okay, do you know if she takes

any kind of medicines or medications?

No.

Cervical collar, put it on her.

Excuse me, please.

Okay, we need a couple of guys

on the sides to steady her...

as we put her on the gurney.

[Woman]

It really doesn't look good.

- Are you gonna lift?

- You guys just steady it when he gets on the end.

- Then, we'll

- Okay.

[Woman On P.A.]

Dr. Faulkner, 6221.

Dr. Faulkner, 6221.

- What time they bring her in?

- About 2:
30 this morning.

- Vital sign changes?

- No changes. Her level's about six.

- Was that sutured up in E.R.?

- Yes, it was.

Oh, boy. Never happens

in the daytime, does it?

- Where's the chart?

- Down at the desk.

- Nona, give me the chart.

- 122?

- I don't know.

- Joan, do you have 122?

- Got a pen?

- [Woman On P.A.]Jim Van Duzer...

6464.

Jim Van Duzer, 6464.

- He took my pen again.

- You're lucky that's all he took.

- You the roommate?

- [Sniffling] Yes. Is she gonna be all right?

Well, she's unconscious, but

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Robert Altman

Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. A five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era, Altman was considered a "maverick" in making films with a highly naturalistic but stylized and satirical aesthetic, unlike most Hollywood films. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in American cinema. more…

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