Broken Hearts Club Page #13

Synopsis: In the palm-shaded oasis of West Hollywood, we meet Dennis, a promising photographer. As he prepares to celebrate his twenty-eighth birthday, he laments, ' I can't decide if my friends are the best or worst thing that ever happened to me.' The gang includes Benji, the punkish innocent with a penchant for gym bodies; Howie, the psychology grad student who thinks too much and lives too little; Cole, the charismatic actor who accidentally keeps stealing everybody's guy; Patrick, the cynical quipster, and Taylor, resident drama queen, who, until recently, prided himself on his long-term relationship. Providing sage advice and steady work is Jack, the beloved patriarch whose restaurant is a haven for them all. When tragedy strikes the group, the friendships are put to the test.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Greg Berlanti
Production: Sony Pictures Classics
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
51
Rotten Tomatoes:
64%
R
Year:
2000
94 min
811 Views


- I had a change of heart. Shoot me.|- You're so full of sh*t.

I'm a little sick of your|self-righteous attitude lately.

You toss one scam out of bed,|and suddenly you are St.-f***in'-Gandhi.

You know what I meant.|Bottom line, that kid is a newbie.

He can't even admit to being gay.

What he needs right now are friends,|not a boyfriend.

Where you goin'?

You're right.|What he needs now are friends.

- He wants to sleep with him.|- Thank you.

Hey, we're going to Jack's.|It's one of our many losing traditions.

-Just f*** off.|- You should come.

Everyone gets dumped|first time around.

It's the rule|of all newbie relationships.

What happens next?|Do I become like you and your friends?

You don't even know my friends.

I know them well enough to know|you're a bunch of bitter,jaded--

Fags? Go ahead and say it.

- I wasn't going to say that.|- You should.

Maybe then you'd be less afraid|of what it means.

Why can't everything just slow down?

I promise it will,|but you can't go back now.

At least go have|a cup of coffee with me?

- One condition.|- What?

West Hollywood's that way.

Show me one thing|you find interesting that way.

- So you come here a lot?|- You could say that.

In fact, next to Karen Carpenter...

this place is the closest thing|to perfection I know.

The Carpenters?|Now, that I get.

- You like the Carpenters?|- Insanely.

Here's to your first O.G.T.

Obviously Gay Trait.

Mine are love of the Carpenters,|culinary interests...

and intense fear of blood sports.

I don't get it. Why be friends with a|group of people just because you're gay?

That's not why we're friends.

It may be why we became friends,|but that's not why we're friends.

- Doesn't that drive you crazy?|- Of course.

At least six times a year, I threaten|to move to Europe like my brother did.

Only I wouldn't go for just|a few months. I'd stay.

I'd bring my camera, finally take|my time developing a photographer's eye.

Really find my voice.

Then something happens.

A birthday, summer parties...

Christmas,|great night of dancing.

And I'm with them and...

suddenly I can't imagine|being anywhere else.

So I stay.

Have you told anybody|about what you're going through?

- A few people.|- Like?

- My sister.|- Ooh, that's worth at least ten points.

Yeah, it wasn't planned. I was home|last Christmas, and she caught me.

- With a guy?|- No, alone.

By myself, flying solo.

Ouch. To what, gay porn?

Oh, no. Worse than that.

An article on Antonio Sabato,Jr.

I thought my mom would be cooler.|She was a '60s love child.

In high school, she caught me|smoking pot with my friends.

All she said was, "I hope you|didn't pay market for that."

But when I told her I was gay,|she didn't talk to me for a month.

- How is she now?|- Better.

Still refers to the homosexual|population as "the gays"...

like they live on her block|or somethin'.

" Dennis, I see the gays had a parade.|Did you go?"

My dad would have been different.

- You didn't tell him?|- He died before I told anyone.

My biggest regret:|he died not knowing me.

You can't say that.|Maybe he didn't know--

He died not knowing me.

We want your sperm.|We're not asking you to move in.

What about cousin Jeffrey?|He's got our genes. He could donate.

Jeffrey's a Promise Keeper|and a card-carrying member of the NRA.

He doesn't have any genes|I'm interested in, Patrick.

I'm sorry.|My answer still stands.

I told you we should have|drugged him and jerked him off.

Drug me and jerk--|Do you hear this?

This is the woman that you|want to become a mother with.

- She's being serious.|- Okay.

You two want the truth?|Here's the truth.

You guys can't keep a plant alive.|How are you gonna take care of a child?

We haven't even discussed the realities|of what this kid will have to deal with.

Are you prepared to answer, " Mom #1 ,|why is Mom #2's brother my father?"

Look at the three of us. What kind|of Christmas card is this gonna make?

You know what?|I don't have to listen to this.

I'm doing this for your sister because|she wanted to involve you in this.

She had this funny idea|that maybe if we did...

you'd get your sh*t together and start|taking responsibility for your life.

But I can see|that you'd rather not.

That's fine with me.|I'm going to get the car.

Is that what this is about?|Some sort of mission to save me?

Patrick, when you came out...

you said it was because you couldn't|live the rest of your life in misery.

And I have never seen you|more miserable.

I'm sorry, gentlemen,|but the evidence is rudimentary.

There's not a single film|in the cinema canon...

that paints a portrait of a gay man|that any of us would aspire to be.

What are our options?|Noble, suffering AI DS victims...

the friends of noble,|suffering AI DS victims...

compulsive sex addicts,|common street hustlers...

and the most recent addition|to the lot...

stylish confidantes|to lovelorn women.

Just once I'd like to see|a gay character that is not sick...

has not been laid in about three months|and is behind on his student loans.

And that's someone|you would aspire to be.

At least they would be someone real.

Can you imagine if they made a film|about us, our group of friends?

Maybe then we wouldn't have|to shamefully compare ourselves...

to "Steel Magnolias."

He is so Sally Fields.

- I thought I was Sally Fields.|- No, you're Shirley MacLaine.

Which one am I?

Julia Roberts.

For your nerves, honey.

What are you doing here? We agreed|not to see each other in public.

- I said it was too hard.|- I didn't know you were gonna be here.

We had a game today.|We always come here after the game.

- I'm telling you, I forgot.|- Whatever.

Since you're here, if you want|to join us for a drink.

- I can't.|- You can't?

I'm trying to tell you|that I can't.

There are no tables available,|so it might be a while.

Oh, it's too busy here, so we should|probably go to the movie anyway.

Cool.

I didn't see you out there.

I came in the back.

I felt like an emergency piece|of cobbler before I faced the crowd.

How'd it go with the girls?

It went.

I miss anything?

Same old song.

Howie was going on about gay cinema.

Sometimes I wonder what you boys|would do if you weren't gay.

You'd have no identity.

It was easy when you couldn't talk|about it. Now it's all you talk about.

You talk about it so much|that sometimes you forget about...

all the other things that you are.

When I watch them,|it feels so strange.

It's like I'm not even a part of it.

They're all so much|more attractive than I am.

No. You know what?

I don't mind. Really, I don't.

I kind of like being attractive|by association.

It's the closest I've ever gotten|to feeling beautiful.

Help me put my dress on.

Jack, you're not going out|in drag tonight.

It's Saturday.|The crowd expects it.

The madness has got to stop. You don't|even like wearing women's clothes.

So?

So it's a disgrace|to drag performers everywhere.

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Greg Berlanti

Gregory Berlanti (born May 24, 1972) is an American writer and producer of film and television, and film director. He is known for his work on the television series Dawson's Creek, Brothers & Sisters, Everwood, Political Animals and Riverdale, in addition to his contributions to DC Comics on film and television, including The CW's Arrowverse. In 2017, Berlanti set a record in having 10 different live action scripted television series planned to air in the 2017–18 television season on various networks and digital platforms. This record was then self-supplanted for the following season, now at 14. Berlanti also directed the acclaimed 2018 romantic comedy-drama film Love, Simon. more…

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