Intolerable Cruelty Page #9

Synopsis: Miles Massey, a prominent Los Angeles divorce attorney has everything--and in some cases, two of everything. Despite his impressive client list, a formidable win record, the respect of his peers and an ironclad contract (the Massey pre-nup) named after him, he's reached a crossroads in his life. Sated on success, boredom has set in and he's looking for new challenges. All that changes when Miles meets his match in the devastating Marylin Rexroth. Marylin is the soon-to-be ex-wife of his client Rex Rexroth, a wealthy real estate developer and habitual philanderer. With the help of hard charging private investigator Gus Petch, she has Rex nailed and is looking forward to the financial independence a successful divorce will bring. But thanks to Miles' considerable skills, she ends up with nothing. Not to be outdone, Marylin schemes to get even and as part of her plan, quickly marries oil tycoon Howard Doyle. Miles and his unflappable associate, Wrigley, unwittingly dig themselves in deepe
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Director(s): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Production: Universal Pictures
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
71
Rotten Tomatoes:
75%
PG-13
Year:
2003
100 min
$35,096,190
Website
970 Views


We think it's very generous.

My client is prepared to consider a reconciliation.

But how could I trust you,

Miles, after all this?

See, that's exactly right. The point is...

You wounded me first, Marylin.

I'm not proud of what I've done,

but God knows, I did trust you once.

If you couldjust...

just give us another chance.

Well, if you'll pardon me here,

but I think my client is well beyond the point of considering...

How could I ever trust you again?

I mean, really trust you, Miles?

Marylin, there is nothing

in the Massey prenup that says...

it can't be executed

after the parties wed.

Well, if this, uh, indeed

is a Massey prenup,

and a cursory examination tends to support

that it is, then...

Oh, my God, Marylin.

You're exposed.

Marylin.

Counselor! Freddy!

Freddy.! Come on, Freddy.!

No fair.!

Freddy.!

Did you hear something?

Only the patter of little lawyers' feet.

Where did you find Howard?

The actor?

From a TV producer.

I think you know him.

I gave him an idea for a new show, so he made me a partner.

I guess that means I'm a partner.

I guess it does.

And what exactly is it

we're partners in?

Who gets what and who gets who?

You'll find out on

America's Funniest Divorce Videos.

Here's the star of our show,

Gus Petch.!

You goddamn right, folks.

I'm Gus Petch.

And we got a great show for ya. We gon'

make you laugh. We gon' make you cry.

- But most of all, we gon'nail yo'...

- Ass.!

Nail your ass!

Nail your ass!

Nail your ass.!

Gus.! Gus.! Gus.! Gus.!

Gus.! Gus.! Gus.! Gus.!

# Give a little

Take a little #

# Let your poor heart bleed, babe

a little, but, baby #

# That's the glory oflove #

# Cry a little

Sigh a little #

# Let the clouds roll by, babe

a little, but, baby #

# That's the glory oflove #

# As long as there's just the two of us

we have the world and its charms #

# As long as there's just the two of us

to hold each other's arms #

# Baby, now, win just a little

Lose a little #

# Sometime have the blues, babe

a little, but, baby #

# That's the glory oflove #

# Long as there's just the two of us

we have the world and its charms #

# Long as there's just the two of us

to hold each other's arms #

# Baby, now, win just a little

Lose a little #

# Sometime have the blues, babe

a little, but, baby #

# That's the glory oflove # #

# I am just a poor boy

though my story's seldom told #

# I have squandered my resistance #

# For a pocketful of mumbles

such are promises #

# All lies andjest #

# Still, a man hears

what he wants to hear #

# And disregards the rest #

# When I left my home

and my family #

# I was no more than a boy #

# In the company of strangers #

# In the quiet of a railway station

running scared #

# Laying low

Seeking out the poorer quarters #

# Where the ragged people go #

# Searching for the places

only they would know #

# Li-la-li #

# Li-la-li-li, li-la-li #

# Li-la-li #

# Li-la-li-li, li-la-li

la-li-li-li #

# Asking only workman's wages

I go lookin'for a job #

# But I get no offers #

# Just a come-on from the whores

on Seventh Avenue #

# I do declare #

# There were times

when I was so lonesome #

# I took some comfort there #

# Li-la-li #

# Li-la-li-li, li-la-li #

# Li-la-li #

# Li-la-li-li, li-la-li

la-li-li-li # #

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