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How Stella Got Her Groove Back Page #5
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- 1998
- 124 min
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Oh, l'll think of something.
You do that.
All right. l'll call you back tonight.
l can't wait.
Bye.
Bye-bye.
Stella.
Hey!
CHANTEL:
Who's that guy with Auntie Stell?
QUINCY:
That's her new boyfriendshe came all this way to find...
...because she couldn't find one
in America.
But he's also very young.
How young is he?
Not quite 30.
That's not young.
He sure is cute.
Well, as you can see, he's already taken.
Marco!
Polo.
Hey, you guys.
l want you to meet someone.
What do you say, Quincy?
-Hi.
WINSTON:
How are you doing?And you must be Chanel.
lt's ''Chantel. ''
Hi.
Excuse me. Chantel.
It's very nice to meet you.
Well, Ms. Stella Payne.
Welcome back to Jamaica.
Marco!
QUINCY AND CHANTEL:
Polo!
CHANTEL:
Polo!QUINCY:
Polo! Polo! Polo!WINSTON:
Marco!QUINCY:
Polo!STELLA:
Be careful, you guys.WINSTON:
Yeah, look sharp!What can l get you?
A Ting, please.
-And for you?
WINSTON:
The same. Ting.Your son sure favors you a lot.
Mm-mm. He really takes after his dad.
He's just grown so much
since the last time l saw him.
How long's that been?
Say about....
Yeah, about a year.
His dad and l divorced four years ago.
That's sad,
but lots of that's going around.
STELLA:
Mm-hmm.
Well....
You sure look happy to see your mom.
Yeah, man.
Let me show you how happy l am.
-What's her problem?
-l don't know.
-Come on. Let's dance.
-Cool.
Come on.
l quit my job.
You look like you're apologizing for it.
Well, l don't want you to think
that l'm frivolous.
l tell you what. l quit mine too.
-Yeah, right after they fired me.
-What?
-Are you okay?
-Yes and no.
l'm getting good legal advice,
so l may even come out ahead.
l'm not talking about the money.
No?
l mean, if my father
couldn't practice medicine anymore...
...boy, the man would not know
what to do with himself.
lt would be as if someone
just took away his identity.
So don't try and pretend
like it's not a big deal...
...because l know that it is.
Well, l....
l feel betrayed,
if you want to know the truth.
Even if l wanted to, l couldn't afford
to just go crazy about it, could l?
Yes, you can.
l will do your worrying for you tonight.
So hush.
[PHONE RINGS]
Yeah?
Stella, have you let that boy up
for some air yet?
Let me talk to hm.
l know he's bured under there.
Winnie, can you hear me, baby?
Shut up.
He's on a banana boat with the kids.
What took you so long
to return my call?
l could be down here losing my mind
and you wouldn't know it.
-How are you doing?
-l've had better days.
l won't waste this expensive phone call
talking about me, Miss Thing.
For a girl who lost her job,
l must say, l love it, though.
Yeah, l should be ashamed of myself...
...down here acting
-What are we, PMS-ing now?
-Mo. we are not.
Haven't you ever done something so crazy
you had to keep it to yourself?
Yeah, but l can't remember
none of their names.
l ddn't used to be ths crazy.
l beg to differ, darling.
Ye,,ah, l just had to open my big mout,h.
You want to be intimate with me?'
You opened it so wide,
saw you on Hard Copy.
You looked good, though.
Hush up, girl.
l'm trying to be serious.
Life is too short
for us to be bullshitting ourselves, girl.
We've had this conversation
four or five times now.
For the last time l'm going to ask, what
is wrong with you liking this young man?
D, he doesn't get it.
He's just a kid, you know?
He hasn't been anywhere,
done anything.
He can't even buy me a drink.
He don't know the first thing--
Oh, hell, D.
He hasn't even had his heart broken.
And this morning,
l found Cocoa Puffs in the bed.
Cocoa Puffs? Ooh, girl!
Young and innovative.
l don't know whether l'm coming or going.
Look. that's a good thng.
lt means you ain't gonna get bored.
You know?
You ain't gonna get bored, girl.
Mow. f you are done...
...wth ths week's epsode
of The Young, Restless and the Colored...
...l gotta go.
Give my godson a big old kiss for me,
and take one for you too.
l love you, Stell.
Yeah, you too.
Bye.
WINSTON:
Okay.STELLA:
All right.-Yeah.
QUINCY:
Yeah.-You see those horses?
CHANTEL:
Yeah!Wow. This is beautiful.
lt doesn't look like a restaurant.
That's because it's my folks' place.
STELLA:
You didn't tell me.WINSTON:
l wanted it to be a surprise.-l don't like surprises like this. Look at me.
-You look beautiful.
-Your mom will think l look like a hooker.
-Relax, please.
Mommy, Daddy,
l would like you to meet Stella.
STELLA:
Hi.-Stella, very nice to meet you.
Thank you.
Hungry?
A little.
Are those your teenagers?
No. Yes.
My son's 1 1 and so is my niece.
l'll go get them. Excuse me.
Well, Stella....
Allow me to show you our home, hm?
Okay.
WINSTON:
No one would ride the horsebecause she was so wild.
But me a real rider,
so l'm gonna ride her.
QUINCY:
And then what happened?WINSTON:
She threw me, of course.MAID:
l'll get it for you, ma'am.
STELLA:
Can l help?
No, the workers can handle it.
On second thought, come in. Sit.
STELLA:
Okay.
-lt's a lovely table.
-Thank you.
but it's not my style.
So how old are you, Stella?
l'm 40.
l'm 41 .
Are you American women
so desperate...
...that you can't find a man
your own age?
No.
Then what could you possibly want
with my baby?
He's not a baby.
He's my baby.
And you should be ashamed of yourself.
WINSTON:
Hey.
l have never been so humiliated
in my life.
Easy, now.
l think you're overreacting just a bit.
l mean, l can understand
my mom can be a bit difficult at times--
She called me desperate,
said l should be ashamed of myself.
Okay, yeah. l apologize.
l mean, you know....
l was out of line.
l just wanted you to meet my family.
But what would make you think
that l was ready to meet your parents?
l wanted them to know
how important you are to me.
how l felt about it. Did that occur to you?
WINSTON :
l thought you'd be proud to meet them.
You know, it's not about your parents.
lmmature way?
Now you're going to screw with me
like a schoolchild?
You're behaving like one.
You didn't think
l acted like such a child last night.
Oh, stop it.
This whole scene
is getting on my nerves.
Cool.
No problem.
l'll take you back to the hotel.
CHANTEL:
Want to go swimming?QUINCY:
Soccer, swimming's stupid.CHANTEL:
Whatever, man.
QUINCY:
Winston!Come on, we're gonna play soccer.
WINSTON :
No, not right now.
[PHONE DIALING]
WOMAN:
New York Hope.-Yes. Dr. Steinberg, please.
STEINBERG :
Ths s Dr. Stenberg.
Yes. Stella Payne returning your call...
...although l'm not sure
why you called me.
Your frend. Dellah Abraham.
had your name down as next of kn.
What do you mean, next of kin?
Next of kin for what?
Whenever there's a problem.
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