Husbands and Wives

Einstein was then celebrating...

...the 70th birthday anniversary...

...and there was a colloquium|given for him.

And he said:

"God doesn't play dice|with the universe. "

No, he just plays hide-and-seek.

Learn to write screenplays,|television scripts, plays...

Jesus, they're so full of it.

You can't teach writing.|You expose students...

...to good work and hope|it inspires them.

Some can write,|others will never learn.

You lose patience|if the student isn't Dostoyevsky.

No, that isn't true. That's crazy.

It's worth it when you get|a gifted pupil.

A girl in my class|wrote a great story:

"Oral Sex in the Age of|Deconstruction."

- It's full of insight, romantic...|- They're here.

Jack will wanna take us|for Chinese food again.

I think Sally's tired|of our pasta places.

- Hi.|- Is it supposed to rain?

Hi.

Let me take your coat.

I opened some white wine.|You want some?

They're doing something at 80th.

Jack? You want some cold white wine?

When I go to your place, it's murder.

So, Chinese, right? I can't|talk you into Italian?

Listen, don't get crazy, you know?

Before we go out to dinner|we wanna tell you something.

- You want to?|- Go ahead.

- What? What?|- Somebody tell us.

Jack and I are splitting up.

Oh, I see. It's just...|Nothing serious.

We discussed this for a long time|and we both think it's for the best.

You are joking, of course.

Don't make a big deal, okay?|We're fine.

- Are you serious?|- We are. We're fine.

- We both... We discussed it.|- It's mutual.

What do you mean?

Let's go talk about this at dinner.

I'm not going out to dinner.

Since when has this been decided?|What are we talking about here?

We've been discussing it.

Don't be worried.|There's no hostility.

You see? We're fine.

- What is the reason?|- Don't...

Gabe, it's none of our business.

Don't turn this into a tragedy.|It's a positive thing.

How can you break up? It's insane.

You're Jack and Sally.|You got two kids.

Our kids are grown up.|They're in college.

We won't bore you with details.

I can't get my mind around this.|Since when? You get along so well.

She's right.|Have you met other people?

Gabe, it's not our business.

- I'm fascinated by this.|- I feel sick.

We didn't wanna ruin anything.

- We wanna see what it's like to be...|- Apart for a while.

Don't not support us.|We've gotten the nerve...

This is insanity.|You'll be back together...

She's keeping the place in Riverdale.|I'm looking for a place in town.

I just feel shattered.

- Oh, come on, Judy.|- I do.

Come on, let's eat.

What do you mean,|"Come on, let's eat"?

"Come on"? I can't eat.

- Don't get angry.|- I'm not!

- I'm not angry!|- I knew it.

You march in here and announce|you're breaking up?

You have two kids!|Why are you doing this?

This is not our business.

Why not? They're our|closest friends!

There is no one traumatic event.

People grow apart. It's a lot of|little personal things. Now stop it.

I don't wanna hear this bullshit.

- Why is she so upset?|- Judy...

She cares about us.

Well, I care about you too.

- We're fine, okay?|- Judy!

- We wanna do this.|- This is crazy.

Why are you taking|this so personally?

I'm upset! All right?|Can't I be upset?

I've discussed this in therapy.

You have? You never said a word!

- You said this wasn't our business.|- We were all so close!

I assumed we were.

She's very upset.

Will you please not|turn this into a wake?

Why is this such a personal thing|for you? I don't know what to say.

Let's just go out to dinner|and forget it.

- Judy, come on!|- I knew this would happen.

So why were you so upset?

I don't know. I really don't know.

- It was a total shock?|- Yeah, completely.

They were so casual about it.

They didn't seem to be|appropriately upset.

Were you hurt because Sally never|mentioned anything to you?

Well...

I think, if I look hard...|Searching over the time...

...when we were alone together...

She may have occasionally|remarked about wondering...

...what it would be like|to be single.

Now, with all she knew, all she'd|experienced. That kind of thing.

But she never said anything|negative about Jack.

Before we go on, tell us|something about yourself.

So we know who you are.

Okay. My name is Judy Roth.|I'm married to Gabe.

We've been married about 10 years.

I work for an art magazine.|We don't have any children.

I have a daughter|from a previous marriage.

I was married when I was very young,|to an architect.

It didn't work out.|It's nobody's fault.

Judy told us they did|finally go to dinner.

She said she was tense and nervous,|although the others seemed fine.

Afterwards, they walked home.

She tried to participate,|but found the atmosphere strained.

All in all, she said,|it was a very peculiar evening.

It's amazing, isn't it?

You think you're friendly|with people and it turns out...

...you really have no idea|what they're thinking.

Do you ever hide things from me?

Me? What kind of things?

I don't know. Feelings, you know.

Longings. Complaints.

No.

- Do you?|- No.

Sometimes, maybe.

Really? Like what?

I don't know. You know how|you're always so critical?

We've had this conversation.

You're definitely in a strange|mood tonight.

I'm fine. I'm sorry.

Jack never gave you an inkling?|It's strange, you guys are so close.

I remember one incident|he mentioned at his office.

Jack, trust me on this.

This girl is to die.

Shawn Grainger, she's built|out to here.

You will have the time of your life.

And for $200, believe me,|it's a bargain.

I'm not gonna do it.|What about AIDS?

She's not a whore.|She's a high-class call girl.

She'll do anything you want.|And on top of it, she's got friends.

What about my wife? It's dangerous.

Who was the guy who told me...

...that your sex life|wasn't so terrific?

Come on, at a two-martini|lunch I'll say anything.

Shawn has got a mouth|like velvet. Believe me.

She was a former|Miss Something-or-Other.

What exactly did I say at lunch?

You said that Sally was cold,|and you were...

...dying to f***|your aerobics trainer.

I should never drink at lunch.

I'm gonna write down the number.

- I advise you to...|- What are you doing?

Hey. What...?

Have I steered you wrong?

- I've never...|- Get out of here.

There it is. Use it.

He called. I thought it was about|a month after he got my number.

He was polite on the phone.|A little tense.

I can always tell who's inexperienced.

He wanted to meet|at the Americana Hotel.

When I got there he was very polite,|very gentlemanly. Very nervous.

He couldn't go through with it.|He couldn't get it up.

He had pains in his chest.|I thought it was...

...a heart attack, but they passed.

- That was the last you saw of him?|- He called a couple of months later.

We met at the same hotel.|This time he slept with me.

Then I started seeing him fairly|regularly, every two, three weeks.

He said he'd seen a psychiatrist|and worked out his problem.

Once I couldn't make it|so I sent a friend.

Then he started seeing both of us.

Rate this script:2.0 / 1 vote