Friends with Money Page #4

Synopsis: Four women friends: three are wealthy and married plus there's Olivia, a former teacher who's now a maid. The marriages are in various states of health: Franny and Matt are happy and very rich. Christine and David write screenplays together, are remodeling their house, and argue. Jane is angry all the time and Aaron, who's an attentive husband, strikes everyone as gay. Franny sets up Olivia with a friend of hers, Mike, a personal trainer, and Olivia takes him with her to a couple of housecleaning jobs. A benefit dinner for ALS, an awkward guy named Marty whose place Olivia cleans, and a French maid's outfit figure in the story. Is there more to life than its problems?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Nicole Holofcener
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Metacritic:
68
R
Year:
2006
88 min
1,533 Views


-You know who has a lot of sex?

-Matt and Franny.

Well, I would have a lot of sex

if I had that much money.

I mean,

nothing to worry about. No stress.

-You're crazy.

-I'm not. Listen, they are relaxed.

-They never fight.

-I've seen them fight.

No, not often.

You think he can't get lung cancer

because he's rich?

-Probably.

-You're so bitter.

I cannot believe he smokes.

-And she lets him.

-How does she let him?

By accepting it.

Well, good for her.

Maybe that's why they don't fight.

That and the money.

Your hair smells so good.

Really?

I wasn't sure that...

...lavender-tea-grass thing

was too strong.

Oh, yes, I liked it.

-It was good.

-Really?

Yeah.

Oh, gosh.

I wonder how the blind date went.

Oh, yeah.

You know what, I don't-- I don't really

see them hitting it off, you know?

I know.

I just wanted her to have a date.

Yeah.

What exactly is the problem?

I don't know.

She just hasn't met the right guy.

And until you meet the right one,

the others are all wrong.

Boy, has she met some wrong ones.

Especially in her 20s.

My God, that was painful to watch.

I think she's still hung up

on that married guy, Raymond.

Who, Mr. Masculine?

She used to squeeze

his whiteheads.

-That's gross.

-I know.

Well, this is sad.

Yeah. He's single.

But there is kid stuff around.

He's really got

a fantastic decorating sense.

What a piggy.

So, what does this guy

do for a living?

I think he's unemployed.

Yeah, his house feels unemployed.

And he has a maid. That's weird.

Maybe he's depressed

because he doesn't work...

...and feels too bad to clean up.

Sounds like a real putz.

It makes sense to me.

Hey, let's f*** here.

No.

I've-- Excuse me, I've....

I've seen you in here a lot.

Yeah, I just work up the street.

Oh, what...?

-What do you do?

-I run my own company.

Oh, tell me.

Well, it's like

an organic-bath-products company.

-Called Luscious.

-You're shitting me. I love that stuff.

You talking--?

You're talking about....

-It has the chunks of fruit in it?

-You use it?

I love it.

-Can I take your order?

-Yeah.

I'd like some Brie

but on wheat bread, please.

-And you?

-I'm gonna have the exact same thing.

-That sounds great.

-With salad.

-Okay.

-You want salad?

-Yeah.

-Okay.

I'm Aaron, by the way.

You're kidding? I'm Aaron.

-You're not. I'm Aaron.

-No, I'm Aaron.

-Nice to meet you, Aaron.

-And you, Aaron.

-Yeah, what do you do?

-I'm a clothing designer.

Really?

My wife's a clothing designer.

-My goodness. What a coincidence.

-What do you design?

Socks, actually. I own Shock Socks.

Oh, my God.

No. You're wearing my socks.

Oh, my goodness.

That is fantastic.

So it's like a six-week

anatomy course. Yeah.

And how much

does something like that cost?

-I think it's like 1800.

-Oh, my God!

Well, you can't get a certificate

without it. You know?

Well, can you make $65 an hour

right away?

-I can't--

-It's sort of complicated.

What are you doing?

It's a stitch.

-A stitch?

-Yeah.

Oh, God.

Can I work at the place

that you use to train Franny?

You should try

making it to the end first.

You know what?

I could clean and I could train.

Okay, well, let's keep going, then.

-How about that?

-F*** that. Everything hurts.

What?

Hey! Hey!

Excuse me.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

-Are you totally blind?

-What are you talking about?

Marcus, hi. I'm Wyatt's mom.

-Oh, hi.

-What's going on here?

Let's see. Well,

you stole my parking place, obviously.

And you know what?

Your son had a play date

at my house last week.

-He did?

-He did, yeah.

His nice nanny brought him over.

-Who are you?

-Wyatt's mom.

Oh, okay. Hi. Hi.

Hi. He had two meals,

you know, big ones...

...broke a mug and he told us that you

let him watch Desperate Housewives.

Yeah, thought you might

wanna know.

-Buckle up.

-And yeah, you're welcome!

-Idiot.

-What about my gum?

Not now.

Take your time, sweetheart.

So it's a six-week course...

-...and when it's over--

-You have to take a test.

But when I'm done, I get a certificate

that tells me I can work in a gym.

How was the sex?

It was fun.

He doesn't look at me, though.

-Hate sex?

-No.

Anyway. So the course is $ 1800.

And I'd pay it back

over a period of time.

That's a lot of money.

But I'd make it back.

Why don't you

just go back to teaching?

Teach poor kids.

It's not my calling.

Miss Franny, I'm going home now.

-Hi, Olivia.

-Hi, Teresa.

You know what?

I'm doing what you do now.

I'm a housekeeper.

Cleaning houses.

Okay, good night.

Bye.

That was so stupid.

I'm just sort of confused

because you're my only friend...

...who doesn't like to exercise,

and you're gonna be a trainer.

What? I don't understand.

What's the--? I mean....

Do accountants

have to love numbers?

Do nannies have to love children?

Yeah.

Franny, if you had to work,

then what would you do?

I feel like I work. I feel like

taking care of my kids is work.

But you have full-time help.

It's true.

-Are you trying to make me feel bad?

-No.

I don't think.

I'm sorry.

What about Christine?

I know.

What are they doing to that house?

It's sort of sad.

Yeah, I mean...

...they should be in couples therapy,

not expanding their home.

You know...

...I would feel a lot better

about giving you the money...

...if you went to a therapist and

figured out what you really wanna do.

Is that a "no" on giving me

the money for the training?

No, I'm not saying that.

I mean, I have to talk to Matt

about it anyway.

Do you have to check with Matt

on lending me money for therapy?

-Well....

-Franny, you know...

...you buy your 2-year-old daughter

$80 shoes from France...

...and you're giving me a hard time.

That's-- That's Matt. That's not me.

I gotta go.

You're leaving?

You know, you just--

You don't understand what it's like.

Before Matt, you would've lent

the money. It's not even his money.

-It's your money.

-Of course it's his money.

We're married.

So we thought we'd do something

tomorrow afternoon, if that's okay.

Are you kidding?

You need friends.

Go. Is he married?

I guess so. He's got a ring.

Come here.

You're my best friend.

Hey, I'm sorry.

I don't know what's wrong with me.

-You're just tired.

-Yeah, I am.

It's okay.

I don't feel like myself.

I think this birthday

was hard for you.

Forty-three. What's the difference?

Yeah, but you're in your 40s now.

It's real.

It's like we're just waiting to die.

You're serious.

That's so depressing.

Hon, your hair, your--

Does it feel greasy?

I don't feel like washing it.

My arms get tired.

So do you think Christine and David

are gonna split up?

Do you remember that fight

they had at our wedding?

No.

They were yelling at each other

in that only downstairs bathroom.

Oh, yeah.

She was mad because he made

some crack about her dress.

Do you remember that weird dress?

It's like they keep

having the same argument.

And they weren't even married yet.

You think they shouldn't

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Nicole Holofcener

Nicole Holofcener is an American film and television director and screenwriter. She has directed five feature films, including Friends with Money and Enough Said as well as various television series. more…

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