John and Mary Page #4

Synopsis: It's the morning after John and Mary's first sexual encounter with each other, which took place in his New York City loft apartment. They had only met for the first time the previous evening at a crowded trendy pick-up bar. They are both uncomfortable with the situation but don't want to show that discomfort to the other. They both realize that they don't know anything substantial about the other - including not even knowing each other's name - as each tries through whatever secret means to find out with who he/she just slept. As they slowly find out more about the other, they inject their own perception into the information, which is sometimes not quite reality. Over the next few hours, they, together and individually, will try to determine if there is any potential future for them, which includes their thoughts about the current most significant other in their respective lives, one who is more significant than the other, and their feelings about what they think the other person is th
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Peter Yates
Production: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
  Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Rotten Tomatoes:
44%
R
Year:
1969
92 min
304 Views


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- [ Baby Crying ]

- Beautiful.! Beautiful.!

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k& [ Background:
Rock ]

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Hello!

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You're not back?

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- No, I'm away.

- I thought you were all settled for the weekend.

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Bob called to say he's coming in

from Philadelphia tonight.

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So the boss let him out to play.

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That's not fair.

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Doesn't anyone else care

about these turtles?

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It's not Bob's fault Mr. Beagleman

wants to have him around all the time.

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He doesn't have to marry the man,

does he?

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Mr. Beagleman is grooming Bob

to take over the entire East Coast office.

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Next week, he's loaning Bob

his executive jet to dly to Florida.

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- No kidding?

- Mm-hmm.

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- Do you get to go too?

- Well, no.

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- Make Mr. Beagleman jealous?

- He's not even going.

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Bob has to take this German client with a wife

who might not understand.

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- That's too bad.

- Anyway, he'll be here tonight.

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We had the greatest stroke ofluck.

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- What's that?

- Somebody died in the New York office...

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and Mr. Beagleman sent Bob

to represent him at the funeral.

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He certainly gets picked

for all the best jobs.

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- I wish you liked Bob.

- I like him. I like him fine.

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I'd like him better

if he took you out once in a while...

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and stopped using

this place as a hotel.

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- Yeah.

- He hasn't got his promotion yet.

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I wish to God he'd hurry up and get it

so's I could have a bed for the night.

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Jane's going over to Dean's.

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Please. Please.

[ Laughs ]

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[ Laughs ]

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All right.

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- Do you have to go now?

- I have to go now.

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- Oh.

- Excuse me.

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[ Clears Throat ] As a matter of fact,

that was a good way of putting it.

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- Putting what?

-" I do say no occasionally.''

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I like the way you said that.

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- Thank you.

- As a matter of fact, I don't have one.

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- You don't have one what?

- A wife or anything resembling.

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I guess you jumped to that conclusion

because of the size of the apartment.

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It's a converted attic.

It was originally an artist's studio.

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You've, uh, fixed it up

all by yourself?

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Well, a friend helped.

I'm still working on it.

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- Hmm.

- Wait a minute!

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I, uh, almost forgot

what we came for.

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- To play a record.

- Oh, a record.

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- We never did.

- No, we never did.

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It's not a, uh, bad collection.

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I usually play, uh,

classical in the afternoon...

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and, uh,jazz in the evening.

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- What do you play in the morning?

- Brass band music.

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- [ Clicks ]

- Provided, of course, it's not raining.

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Well, let's not break any rules.

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k& [ Brass Ensemble: Classical ]

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[ Thinking ]

Smart move- extremely smart-

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getting dressed, putting on her coat,

setting out for the front door.

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Just the way

to get asked back in again.

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I should've let her go on thinking

I had a wife.

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She's at an advantage now-

distinct advantage.

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In the end, she'll have to go,

like Ruth.

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Come on.

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- Come on. Get in there.

- [ Barks ]

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k& [ Classical Continues ]

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Hey! Hold it!

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[ Brakes Squeal ]

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Over here. This side.

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Don't worry, darling.

You were always the best.

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[ Thinking ]

And then there was Annie.

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Hi! You must come to dinner with us.

I've got the most groovy husband.

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- k& [ Ends ]

- I don't wanna go to dinner

with your groovy husband.

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You won't.

I don't have one.

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- Does that go on on the other side?

- Right.

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- I'll do it.

- I've never even thought about a husband.

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- Pardon me, miss.

- Hmm?

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- Oh!

- I am looking for a slightly used...

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Amazonian blowgun.

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- [ Laughs ]

- What's so funny about that?

They're difficult to get.

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- I'll take it with or without darts.

- Um- [ Laughs ]

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My own frayed dlower child.

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We need all the dlower children

we can get these days.

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Where else do you find people

who are honest, intelligent, concerned...

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- unprejudiced-

- And on the pill.

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- And a smart-ass.

- [ Laughs ]

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How did you get away this time?

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I volunteered to drive Stevie over

to get his haircut.

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I just gave him 50 cents

to buy some candy.

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You may never see him again.

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[ Tapping ]

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You should've given him a dollar.

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John Mortimer

Sir John Clifford Mortimer (21 April 1923 – 16 January 2009) was an English barrister, dramatist, screenwriter, and author. more…

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