Edmond Page #2

Synopsis: A man in a suit at a Manhattan firm leaves work on Friday; he looks unhappy. He stops at a fortune teller's for a Tarot reading: "You are not where you belong," she tells him. That evening he quits his marriage and walks the streets of New York, passing from a classy bar to a gentleman's club, then to a high-class bordello, a mugging, a pawnshop, and a diner where someone does listen. He shares his insights with her and later with others. Violence, disappointment, and musings entwine as Edmond loses his moorings while believing he's found them. Where does he belong?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Stuart Gordon
Production: First Independent Pictures
  3 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
46%
R
Year:
2005
82 min
Website
912 Views


I got you.

All right, who needs it?

Check it out, man,

check it out.

Is this what you're

lookin' for, man?

Yo, I'm sayin', take it.

I'm tryin' to give you somethin'.

Now is that what you're

lookin' for or not?

- Is this true?

- Would I give it to you if it wasn't?

- Hello.

- Hello.

- Have you been here before?

- Uh, no.

How did you

hear about us?

- Are you from out of town?

- Yes.

- What's the deal here?

- This is a health club.

- I know.

- And our rates are by the hour.

- Yes?

- $68 for the first hour.

Sauna, free bar,

showers.

The hour doesn't start until you

and the masseuse are in the room.

All right.

Whatever happens in the room,

of course, is between you.

- I understand.

- You understand?

- Yes.

- For two hours it's $150.

If you want

two hostesses,

that'll be $200

for one hour.

Whatever arrangements you

choose to make with them is between you.

- Good.

- What would you like?

One hour.

You pay that now.

How would you like to pay?

- How can I pay?

- Cash or credit.

The billing on your card

will read, "Atlantic Ski and Tennis."

Um, I'll pay with cash.

Thank you.

Not at all.

Have a lovely evening.

How are you?

Fine.

I've never done this before.

- No?

- No.

That feels good.

You've got

a good body.

Thank you.

Do you work out?

- I jog.

- Mmm.

And I used to wrestle

in high school.

You've kept yourself

in good shape.

Thank you.

So what shall we do?

I'd like to have

intercourse with you.

That sounds nice.

I'd like that too.

- You would?

- Mm-hmm.

- How much would that be?

- For a straight f***, that'd be 250.

Th-that's too much.

- You know I'm givin' you a break...

- No.

...'cause it's your

first time here.

No, it's too much on top

of the 68 at the door.

I know, I know, I know. But, you know,

I don't get to keep it all.

- It's too much.

- I split it with them.

Yeah, I mean,

they don't pay me, I pay them.

It's too much.

Okay, well, um,

how much do you have?

All I had was 100

for the whole thing.

- You mean 100 for it all?

- That only left me 30.

Honey, you couldn't

get a thing for that.

Well, how much

do you want?

All right, for

a straight f***, 220.

I couldn't pay that.

Well, I'm sorry, then.

It would've been nice.

I'll give you 100.

- No.

- 120.

But only, you know,

because this is your first time.

- I know.

- Because we split with them,

- you understand.

- I understand.

All right, 200.

- Thank you. I appreciate this.

- Mm-hmm.

Would it offend you

if I wore a rubber?

- Not at all.

- Do you... do you have one?

Yes.

Do you want to

pay me now?

Yes, certainly.

I need cash, honey.

- They said at the door...

- You have to pay me with cash.

- I don't think I have it, but...

- Well, how much do you have?

Well, I, um...

only 60.

Oh! Jeez.

I'm sorry, honey, I can't do it.

Well... well, wait wait, wait wait wait

wait. Maybe you could... wait!

You know, why don't you go

get it and come back here?

Well, where could I get it?

Go to an ATM or a restaurant

and cash a check.

- I'll be here till 4:00.

- I'll... I'll...

um, um...

yes, thank you.

Not at all.

See?

Here you go.

You can't win if you don't play.

- You, sir?

- Me?

- You gonna try me again?

- "Again"?

I remember you beat me out that 50

that time with your girlfriend.

- When was this?

- On 14th Street.

- You gonna try me one more time?

- Um...

Play for that 50.

We'll see

who's fast as you was.

Pay on the red, pass to the black.

Where's the queen?

You pick the queen, you win.

Where's the queen?

You put a 50, win 100.

Now, who saw the queen?

- I got her.

- How much?

- Put your money up. How much?

- Uh, I bet 50 bucks.

Put it up.

There.

My man, I'm just

too quick for you today.

We got two cards left.

Who saw the queen?

We got two cards left.

Pay on the red queen. Who saw her?

- I saw her.

- Aw, sh*t, man, he too fast for me.

For $50?

All right, all right.

Put it up.

- Will you pay me if I win?

- Yes, I will.

If you win.

But you got to win first.

- All I got to do is turn the queen?

- That's all you got to do.

- I'll bet you $50.

- You sure?

- Yeah, I'm sure.

- Put it up.

Now...

which one

you like?

There.

I'm sorry, my man.

This time you lose.

Now we even.

Take another shot.

You pick the queen, you win.

I'll bet you another 50.

- Let me see those cards.

- These cards is fine.

- It's you that's slow.

- I want to see those cards.

These cards are good, my man.

You lost.

You show me those cards.

You ain't seein' no motherfuckin' cards.

We're playin' a game here.

You lost, man. Get lost.

- You let me see those cards, fella.

- You wanna see these cards?

You wanna see these cards?

Here's your motherfuckin' cards!

Stop!

Stop it!

Hold him, hold him.

Turn around!

See my money

and the cards.

He said...

he said my cards...

Come on, let's get out

of here. Come on.

Come on!

Oh God.

I want a room.

- $22.

- I lost my wallet.

- Go to the police.

- You can call up American Express.

Go to the police.

I don't want to hear about it.

You can call the credit card people.

I-I have insurance.

You can call them yourself.

Right across the hall.

I have no money.

I'm sure it's

a free call.

Does that phone

require a coin?

I'm sure I don't know.

You know if it needs a coin

or not to get a dial tone.

You know if it needs a coin,

for Christ's sake.

You want to live

in that kind of world?

You want to live

in a world like that?

I've been hurt.

Are you blind?

Would you appreciate it

if I acted this way to you?

I ask you

one simple thing...

does it need a coin?

No. It doesn't

need a coin.

You make your call

and then you go

somewhere else!

Please deposit 75

for the first three minutes.

What do you get for that?

What is that, 14 or 19?

- 14.

- Yeah? Let me see that.

- How much is that?

- 685.

Why is that?

How old is that? Is that old?

You know how much gold

you got in there?

Feel that.

Just feel that.

- Where is it marked?

- Right there. You want the loupe?

No no, I can see it.

- What?

- I want to pawn something.

Talk to the man

in back.

- What else you got like this?

- I want to pawn something.

- What?

- My ring.

Take it off.

- It's difficult to take it off.

- Spit on it.

- How much is that?

- 220.

I got it off.

What do you want to do with this?

You want to pawn it?

- Yes, how does that work?

- Is that what you want to do?

Yes. Are there

other things to do?

What you can do, no.

I mean, if you wanted it appraised

or wanted to sell it,

or if you wanted it to pawn.

- I understand.

- All right?

- How much to get it appraised?

- $5.

- What would you give me if I pawned it?

- How much you want for it?

Whatever it's worth.

You pawn it, all you're

gonna get is approximately...

- you know how this works?

- No.

What you get,

a quarter of the value.

Approximately for one year,

you're paying 12%.

You can redeem your pledge with

the year, you pay the 12% to that time,

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David Mamet

David Alan Mamet is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and film director. As a playwright, Mamet has won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed-the-Plow. more…

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