Mona Lisa Page #5

Synopsis: George, after getting out of prison, begins looking for a job, but his time in prison has reduced his stature in the criminal underworld. The only job he can find is to be a driver for Simone, a beautiful high-priced call girl, with whom he forms an at first grudging, and then real affection. Only Simone's playing a dangerous game, and when George agrees to help her, they both end up in a huge amount of trouble with Mortwell, the local kingpin.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Neil Jordan
Production: Anchor Bay Entertainment
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
R
Year:
1986
104 min
501 Views


- Cross my heart.

I believe you.

There's my ice cream.

[Man ]

That's 1.35, please.

Thank you

very much, guv.

- Ta.

- Thank you.

[Horn Honking]

What are you doing?

you haven't finished your ice cream!

Get out of that car, you silly cow!

you wanna get yourself beaten up again?

- What do you do with him?

- With who?

Harry Ben-Turban.

your Arab, you know.

- I drink tea.

- Now, don't lie.

What is this,

George?

- I've been asked to find out.

- Who asked you?

- your boss.

- I don't have a boss.

Yes, you do.

He's my boss too.

- Mortwell.

- Tell him I drink tea.

[ Car Stereo ]

Master wished you

to have them, sir.

When I fall in love

It will be forever

- From the man.

- Yeah, take 'em through over there.

Out the back there.

What you got here?

Any idea?

No, no. No idea.

What's that?

you interested in that one?

- How much?

- Ah, take it.

- You're family, ain't you?

- Yeah.

I suppose I am.

- Could I get out this way?

- Yeah, just right in the back there.

- [ Phone Rings ]

Ta-ta.

- Hello.

- What'd you get?

- Nothing.

- Nothing?

- Yeah, nothing.

What do you mean,

" Nothing"?

I mean nothing, Denny.

The opposite of something.

- They drink tea.

- She's lying.

- Well, why would she lie?

- I don't know. you find out.

- How am I gonna find out?

- Well, take a picture.

Climb a drainpipe.

Find out.

I've got-- I've--

I've got a picture.

- you trying to be funny, George?

- I told you, Denny.

She drinks tea.

- you are funny, Georgy.

- Yeah, I am, yeah.

- Get something better.

- What do you mean, " better"?

I mean dirty! Nasty!

Slimy! Kinky!

I don't wanna know

anything about tea.

- All right, then, George?

- All right.

What does

Mortwell want?

He wants to win friends

and influence people.

- How's he do that?

- Through girls like me.

Could I come up?

Got something

to show you.

What?

- I'll show you upstairs. All right?

- All right.

I do deliveries

when I'm not poncin' for you.

- You're not poncin' for me.

- Well, what is it, then?

What kind

of deliveries?

That kind.

Turn it off!

F*** you, you bastard!

- Who is he?

- What does it matter who it is?

- It's me and a piece of meat!

-Just tell me his name.

- Anderson.

- That's Anderson?

Jesus! Why am I

doing this?

- 'Cause I asked you.

- No, no, no, no.

Because you like me.

you fancy me.

But having me is nothing.

Any prick can have me!

- Shut up!

- I'm screwed by old men so fat...

I have to lift myself

onto them!

[ Shrieks ]

Don't hit me, George!

Nobody hits me!

They can have me,

but they can't hit me!

That f***er did!

Every day!

Every hour

of every day!

Whenever he had

a spare minute!

[Sobbing]

I'm sorry.

you don't understand,

do you?

No.

I don't understand.

What don't I understand?

There are people out there

who like this kind of thing...

and pay him

to get it for them.

If he has Cathy, anyone can have her

for whatever they want.

I thought

that was the idea.

I mean anyone.

Any sadistic bastard

who likes little girls, George.

[Radio ]

My heart

- And the moment

- [Woman Shouting]

I'll make you warm!

I can feel that

[Woman #2 ]

Ain't washed

his bleedin' car, has he?

you feel

that way too

Is when I fall in love

With you

[ Simone Sighs, Moans ]

Channel 4, is it?

Couldn't finish the book,

and you're watchin' this crap?

[ Sighs ]

you used to be my hero, George.

- What's happenin'?

- Don't worry about me.

Aye, well.

Can you get your hero

a gun, Thomas?

What for?

- Remember the horse

that was murdered?

- Yeah.

I did it, and the lawyer's wife

was very upset.

You're not jokin', eh?

When did I ever joke?

you used to tell that one

about the randy gorilla.

Yeah, but no one ever laughed,

though, did they?

It's the way

you tell them.

Yeah.

[Train Cars Clattering]

[Street Vendors Shouting]

[Shouting Continues ]

- you a member?

Three-twenty, please.

- No.

Thanks.

[ Mortwell]

This is very good

for stress, you know.

Very relaxing.

So, this woman says to her husband,

"I'm leaving you. "

He says, "Please, darling, don 't leave me.

I'll buy you a mink coat. "

She says, "I don 't want one.

I'm leaving you. "

"Please don 't leave me, " he says.

"I'll buy you a diamond necklace. "

She says, " I don't want one."

He says, " I 'l I buy you a villa

in the south of France."

She says, " I don't want one."

He says, "What do you want?"

She says, " I want a divorce."

He says, " I wasn't thinkin'

of spendin' that kind of money."

- [ Laughing ]

- [Men Laughing]

[Mortwell]

He wants the blond kid.

Can you get her again?

- Sure. Where?

- Take her to my place.

Number nine,

around 1 2:
00.

Okay.

[ Horns Honking ]

[ Tires Screeching ]

- Sh*t!

- [ Horn Honking]

Oh, come on!

Do you want to put

that cigarette out?

- Why?

- You're in a church.

you a priest?

- What's your name?

- Mary.

Is that better?

What's your name,

Father?

- George.

- Father George.

[Man ]

Yes? Ah-Who is this?

- [ Knocking ]

- [Dead Bolt Turning]

- Ahh--

- Simone? Jesus Christ!

- [ Muffled Shouting ]

- [ Man ]

Get out of here!

- Shut up, you f***ing pervert!

- This is a-- Ow!

- This is a private room!

- [ Muffled Shouting ]

- What in the bleedin' hell's goin' on here?

- Get out, George!

- What do you mean?

He's tied you to the bleedin' bed!

- Give him his glasses!

- you said you were respectable.

- I am f***ing respectable!

- you bloody b*tch, you!

- you watch your f***in' language!

- George! Stop it, George!

- [ George ] What's

the matter with you?

- [Man ]

Get off!

- George!

- You'd have done well

in f***in' Auschwitz!

- George!

you old git!

What in the bleedin' hell is this?

you do this all the time, do you?

What made you come here?

Curiosity?

I found her.

Where?

Put your clothes on.

Make yourself respectable.

- Where is she?

- She's with your mate.

-Just a minute!

What the hell is going on here?

- Get off!

- What do you think you're doing?

- Don't--

- [ Shouting ]

- Don't you touch me!

I want to look in your bag

and see what you got in there!

-Jes-- you f***ing--

- Get out of here!

- Bloody--

Get after that black--

- Please, get the police.

-Jesus, what was that? What?

- Mace. Mace!

Christ, you don't

need anybody, do ya?

I do. I need you.

So where is she?

- She's with your friend Anderson.

- You've seen her?

In a church.

What'd he meet her in a church for?

It's the one place

no one ever goes.

So where do you

want to go?

Home.

It's all right.

Don't worry.

you rushin' off?

- Where am I gonna rush to?

- Come on up, then.

Haven't you

someone to rush to?

you know I haven't.

- Everyone should have.

- Well, you haven't.

I'm different.

How?

How are you different?

I'm the girl

they rush home from.

Yeah.

- Simone.

- Simone!

[ Simone Screaming ]

[ Anderson Laughing ]

My f***in' arm!

[ Simone Screaming ]

[ Anderson, George Shouting ]

[George]

Push the button.

- Ow!

- Are you all right?

Yeah, yeah.

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Neil Jordan

Neil Patrick Jordan is an Irish film director, screenwriter and novelist. He won an Academy Award for The Crying Game. He also won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival for The Butcher Boy. more…

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