John and Mary Page #8

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
287 Views


635

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50:58,234 -- 00:51:01,863

You werejealous.

636

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51:01,938 -- 00:51:05,101

Because I spoke to Ruth.

637

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51:05,174 -- 00:51:07,267

[ Thinking ]

The lousy thing about him now...

638

00:
51:07,343 -- 00:51:10,005

is he's absolutely right.

639

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51:10,079 -- 00:51:14,675

[ Thinking ] There's a risk she'll just

slam the door and clear out forever-

640

00:
51:14,751 -- 00:51:17,743

Only she has to know more

about Ruth.

641

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51:17,820 -- 00:51:22,280

- Who's Ruth?

- Ruth?

642

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51:22,358 -- 00:51:24,792

- Mmm.

-Just a girl I used to go with.

643

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51:24,861 -- 00:51:26,954

- Used to?

- It wasn't serious.

644

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51:27,030 -- 00:51:30,295

- Wasn't?

- Well, we, uh...

645

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51:30,366 -- 00:51:33,267

knew each other

for about eight months...

646

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51:33,336 -- 00:51:37,500

and sometimes she'd come over here

and stay a while.

647

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51:38,875 -- 00:51:41,036

And then, uh, finally, sh-

648

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51:41,110 -- 00:51:43,874

- She moved out?

- She moved in.

649

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51:43,947 -- 00:51:46,059

[ Doorbell Buzzing ]

650

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51:47,561 -- 00:51:49,688

[ Woman ]

Anybody home?

651

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51:51,598 -- 00:51:54,192

[ Growling ]

652

00:
51:54,267 -- 00:51:56,428

Darling, I've arrived.

653

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52:01,241 -- 00:52:04,142

Uh!

[ Chuckles ]

654

00:
52:04,211 -- 00:52:07,339

- So I see.

- I'm moving in- Mmm! Forever.

655

00:
52:07,414 -- 00:52:10,178

Which way for the shrunken head?

656

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52:10,250 -- 00:52:12,548

It's a groovy place

you got here, baby!

657

00:
52:12,619 -- 00:52:14,849

Well, actually, it's not so large.

658

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52:14,921 -- 00:52:17,481

Should I put these

in the bedroom?

659

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52:17,557 -- 00:52:20,958

[ Dog Barking ]

660

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52:21,027 -- 00:52:23,791

You know, if you knock her up,

I'll damn well sue ya.

661

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52:23,864 -- 00:52:27,527

I want her thin and upright

for the spring collection.

662

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52:29,069 -- 00:52:31,333

[ Ruth ] Mags, darling,

why should that happen now?

663

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52:31,404 -- 00:52:33,497

I mean, we've been

making it for months.

664

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52:33,573 -- 00:52:37,566

I mean, I only moved in

with him to save cab fare.

665

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52:37,644 -- 00:52:40,374

[ Barking, Whimpering ]

666

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52:44,918 -- 00:52:47,386

Your clothes are gonna get claustrophobic

in this closet!

667

00:
52:47,454 -- 00:52:50,082

[ Laughs ]

Well, who needs clothes?

668

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52:50,156 -- 00:52:52,351

Well.

669

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52:52,425 -- 00:52:54,655

- Here. Give me that.

- [ Loud Pop ]

670

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52:54,728 -- 00:52:56,821

- Hey!

- Oh, sh*t!

671

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52:56,897 -- 00:52:59,695

- Hey.

- I'll get some glasses.

672

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52:59,766 -- 00:53:01,859

[ Laughing ]

673

00:
53:01,935 -- 00:53:04,267

You know, I wonder about nuns.

674

00:
53:04,337 -- 00:53:06,430

Do you suppose

they'd make good models?

675

00:
53:06,506 -- 00:53:09,236

At least you'd get none

of these complications.

676

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53:09,309 -- 00:53:11,675

Hey, haven't you got any glasses?

677

00:
53:11,745 -- 00:53:13,940

- Here you are.

- Whoo.! Champagne.!

678

00:
53:14,014 -- 00:53:16,244

- Here's to it.

- What?

679

00:
53:16,316 -- 00:53:19,046

- Domestic life.

- Is that what we're going to have?

680

00:
53:19,119 -- 00:53:21,883

Domestic life means another two inches

on those hips.

681

00:
53:21,955 -- 00:53:25,118

And who am I going to get

to do the swimsuits in the Caribbean?

682

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53:25,191 -- 00:53:27,523

Mags, darling.

What are you talking about?

683

00:
53:27,594 -- 00:53:30,358

I'm going to work for him, aren't I?

My hips to the bone.

684

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53:30,430 -- 00:53:32,523

- Uh, no, honestly-

- Shut up, darling.

685

00:
53:32,599 -- 00:53:34,692

- Listen.

- Huh?

686

00:
53:34,768 -- 00:53:37,100

When you come home from work

all tired and exhausted...

687

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53:37,170 -- 00:53:40,799

you'll find your slippers by the fire

and your evening meal defrosting on the stove.

688

00:
53:40,874 -- 00:53:44,640

Because to hell with the equality of the sexes.

I'm gonna cook for you!

689

00:
53:44,711 -- 00:53:46,303

You're going to what?

690

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53:46,379 -- 00:53:49,212

k& [ Background:
Rock ]

691

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53:49,282 -- 00:53:53,275

Um. " One olive, finely chopped.

692

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53:53,353 -- 00:53:56,413

" Half a pound of hamburger meat.

693

00:
53:56,489 -- 00:54:00,391

" A half a teaspoon

of cayenne pepper.

694

00:
54:00,460 -- 00:54:02,792

Half a teaspoon of Wor-Worcester.''

695

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54:02,862 -- 00:54:05,057

k& [ Man Singing ]

696

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54:40,767 -- 00:54:43,235

" One clove of garlic.''

697

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54:51,044 -- 00:54:55,105

- k& [ Continues ]

- [ Dog Barking ]

698

00:
55:02,722 -- 00:55:05,282

Hey, hey, hey.

Hey, dog.

699

00:
55:05,358 -- 00:55:07,622

Dog.! No.

[ Whistles ]

700

00:
55:07,694 -- 00:55:09,787

Not on the-

Ruth, I think he's-

701

00:
55:09,863 -- 00:55:12,457

- Oh! Oh!

- [ Barking ]

702

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55:13,600 -- 00:55:15,761

[ Ruth ]

Help.!

703

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55:27,914 -- 00:55:30,712

k& [ Ends ]

704

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55:31,818 -- 00:55:33,979

That was the end of her.

705

00:
55:34,054 -- 00:55:36,386

- So you're alone.

- I was.

706

00:
55:36,456 -- 00:55:39,323

Yeah. What do you do

with that now?

707

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55:39,392 -- 00:55:41,986

- Put it in and hope for a miracle.

- [ Laughs ]

708

00:
55:42,062 -- 00:55:44,189

- Would you be so kind?

- Oh, yeah.

709

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55:44,264 -- 00:55:46,357

I could be so kind.

710

00:
55:46,433 -- 00:55:48,560

Ah.

711

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55:48,635 -- 00:55:50,933

Is this your burning interest in life?

712

00:
55:51,004 -- 00:55:52,938

- What?

- Cooking.

713

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55:53,006 -- 00:55:54,997

It's just something

I do on weekends.

714

00:
55:55,075 -- 00:55:57,703

- Like tennis.

- You play tennis?

715

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55:57,777 -- 00:56:00,041

Once in a while in the park.

716

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56:00,113 -- 00:56:02,411

- Keeps me fit.

- I guess it would do that.

717

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56:02,482 -- 00:56:05,474

So, what are we gonna have

for a main course?

718

00:
56:07,754 -- 00:56:10,018

Wow! You've got so much food!

719

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56:10,090 -- 00:56:12,285

- How come?

- Oh, I like to have a choice.

720

00:
56:12,358 -- 00:56:14,383

It was the way

I was brought up.

721

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56:14,461 -- 00:56:17,021

- Your parents ran a restaurant?

- No, my mother was a saint.

722

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56:17,097 -- 00:56:19,395

- [ Laughs ]

- And what did that make you?

723

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56:19,466 -- 00:56:21,559

- Hungry.

- Why?

724

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56:21,634 -- 00:56:26,071

Oh, she was always out at meetings

to prevent a third world war.

725

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56:26,139 -- 00:56:28,903

So she never got home

before the stores closed.

726

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56:28,975 -- 00:56:32,604

- For many weeks, I lived entirely on wienies.

- Ah.

727

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56:32,679 -- 00:56:35,580

- What did your dad say to that?

- He died of starvation.

728

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56:35,648 -- 00:56:39,084

- [ Laughs ]

- No, not really. He was long gone.

729

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56:39,152 -- 00:56:41,950

My mother had a group of friends

from various causes.

730

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56:42,021 -- 00:56:44,387

- I remember one of'em used to say...

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

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