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Synopsis: Preschool teacher Sarah Nolan, divorced for eight months, is still grieving the end of her marriage. Although she didn't see it as being perfect, she probably would have stuck it out as what she saw as the "for better or worse" obligation of the wedding vows, that is if her ex-husband, Kevin, didn't end it for what ended up being leaving her for a younger woman. She is urged by her over-supportive family, comprised of her many siblings, their partners, and her widowed father, to get back into the dating scene, something she has been reluctant to do in not feeling ready. As such, her most proactive sister in the matter, Carol, sets her up on an Internet dating site. Within her less than prepared state, Sarah does go along with meeting men by the means offered to her. Beyond especially her female siblings, Sarah is given unique perspectives on the whole issue of dating and commitment by her father, Bill, who is exploring dating after losing who was the love of his life in Sarah's mother,
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Gary David Goldberg
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Metacritic:
46
Rotten Tomatoes:
35%
PG-13
Year:
2005
98 min
$43,800,000
Website
1,130 Views


- Hey. | - Benched.

I'll be right with you.

- Hi. Can I help you? | - Single chicken breast, please.

For an extra 75 cents, | you can get the whole fryer here.

Two breasts, two thighs and a wing.

Thank you. I don't know | when I'd eat all that.

- It's just an extra 75 cents. | - It's not the 75 cents.

I hate to see food go bad.

We got a hundred recipes. | You can cook them, freeze them and...

Look, listen to me, mister. | I'm divorced, okay?

I eat alone, | usually standing over the sink.

I don't want chicken | hanging around, okay?

- Okay. | - Thank you.

Hey. There she is.

- Good morning. How are you? | - Good morning.

I called you last night | to see if you were up for a movie...

...or bowling or group shampooing. | - I'm sorry. Eric's parents are in town.

Mr. and Mrs. Stalin. | I'm under house arrest.

- Weren't they just here? | - Thank you.

I don't know why they can't stay at | a hotel. Nothing I do makes them happy.

And they make Eric so nervous, | he's like the Tin Man.

You have to hang in there, Leo. | You and Eric are my model...

...for a successful relationship. | - I fear for you, child.

Anyone have anything exciting | happen this weekend to share?

My Uncle Mike slept over.

Uncles and aunts | are very important to us, aren't they?

He's not really my uncle, | but my mommy makes me call him that.

When he's there, I can't sleep with | my mommy because he's in her bed.

Anyone else have anything | they'd like to share?

Yes, Austin.

My parents are trying it | apart for a while.

- We have a theme, June. | - Yes, we do.

And Mom says my dad is incorrigible. | That means he likes other women.

Good.

One, two.

Let me try.

That's a hop.

One, two, that's a new step. | Very good.

- Molly, you wanna try the sticks? | - Yeah, come on, Molly.

Very good. Keep it going like that.

- Watch. | - No, I'm doing it.

Austin!

Good Lord, it's a gusher.

Let me see your teeth.

- Hey, bubba. | - Look who's here.

Daddy!

- Are you all right? | - Yep, I'm fine.

He had a decent bloody nose | for a while, but he's fine now.

- You didn't have to rush right over. | - A kid bleeds, I show up. It's house rules.

- You wanna get your stuff together now? | - Yeah.

- Then I need a minute alone with Ms. Nolan. | - Okay. Bye, Ms. Nolan.

Bye.

No. No. No.

So, Ms. Nolan...

- Sarah, please. | - And I'm Bob.

Actually, everybody calls me Bobby.

I've been trying to change it | since third grade.

I'm a pushover for Bobbys...

...ever since my first boyfriend, | Bobby Healy, just...

You know?

I forget, is it "always discuss your personal | history with parents" or "never discuss"?

It's "always discuss." | Besides, I find it comforting.

So has Austin told you | anything about...?

- About you and... | - Yeah.

That you're taking a break from | your marriage and you're incorrigible.

That phrasing came from his mother.

- I wouldn't have put it that way, but... | - I'm sorry.

If there's anything you think | I need to know, tell me.

- I will. | - Sometimes with Austin, you can forget.

- Because he seems so mature. | - I know.

The other day he asked | about my retirement plan.

Well, he cares about you, and he | wants you to be financially secure.

You know Austin adores you. | I can see why.

- Thank you, Bob. | - I might prefer Bobby after all.

I mean, I like the... | I like the history.

Two guys alone in the afternoon | watching "Doctor Zhivago".

- There's something gravely wrong here. | - It's all there, man.

The yearning, the suffering, | a woman you'll pursue...

...through blizzards, across continents.

A love so real, | even after you're dead it still hurts.

- That's all I want. | - You need to get out.

- You do. You need to see real people. | - You wanna watch it again?

No. I want to go out. Come on, | I previewed some Internet ads for us.

Internet ads? Come on, | I want Zhivago's Internet ad:

"Tragic doctor/poet | in desperate pain seeks...

...like-minded playmate | for long snowshoe across Eurasia."

What do you bet he gets | a hundred responses?

We'll start with bisexual | Asian women who fly-fish.

- No Internet ads. | - This is for you. I hate to fly-fish.

- No, you don't. | - What about Sherry?

- I gave you her number. You never called. | - Sherry?

Sherry's 24. Her range of interest | extends from kickboxing to Tae Bo.

She slept with half the guys | in my office.

Then why do you want | to set me up with her?

She slept with half the guys | in my office.

She's in her early 20s. You know | the epic narrative I talked about?

Hers would not only be secret, | it would be incoherent.

I wouldn't get past the cover page.

I mean, I'm looking | for something more than Sherry.

"Hopelessly romantic, | young 50s widower...

...seeks lady friend who enjoys | the slow bloom of affection.

Loves dogs, children | and long, meandering bike rides.

I will be carrying | a single yellow rose."

- I gotta meet this guy. | - Where are your boob shirts?

- My what? | - Your boob shirts.

- Don't worry, I brought some of mine. | - Oh, boob shirts.

- I can't wear that. | - Okay, I have some dating tips for you.

I got them from "Sports Illustrated". | Solid gold.

Yes, that's always been my bible | for personal relationships.

At least listen to the tips.

- Your sister has gone to a lot of trouble. | - Okay.

"One, maintain eye contact.

But be sure it isn't too intense. | You aren't a hawk eyeing its prey."

Good that you told me. | I might have done my hawk thing.

"Two, men respond sexually when | they think women are excited by them."

- Really? | - "The more you like what you see...

...the more your pupils | will open wide to take it all in."

Open your pupils.

Oh, my God.

- I'm dating again. I can't do this! | - It's okay. Come on.

- No, you'll be fine, it's okay. | - It'll be fun.

What if he wants to have sex? | What if I want to?

You don't understand. It's been | a long time, Christine. I could freak out.

What if I can't control myself?

You're meeting for muffins | in a public place. I think you'll be safe.

- Dad? | - Sarah.

My darling girl.

Darling, don't you put | the sunshine to shame.

What are you doing here?

That's a fine how-do-you-do | from one of my favorite daughters.

I'm sorry, it's just that I'm meeting a... | Why do you have a yellow...?

- Is that a rose? | - It is a rose, if the truth be told.

But by any other name...

- And it's for a lady friend, isn't it? | - That is, in fact, the very purpose.

- No! | - Now, Sarah, come on.

It is a natural course of this life that | your dad would have a lady friend by now.

I feel your mother whispering her | approval to me every day.

And would this lady friend | be someone who might enjoy...

...the slow bloom of affection, perhaps?

That would be grand, yes.

I'm your date, Dad.

I am. I answered | my own father's personal ad.

Don't laugh. It's not funny!

It shows I brought you up to know | the diamond from the riffraff.

A young 50, Dad? You're 71.

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Gary David Goldberg

Gary David Goldberg (June 25, 1944 – June 22, 2013) was an American writer and producer for television and film. Goldberg was best known for his work on Family Ties (1982–89), Spin City (1996–2002), and his semi-autobiographical series Brooklyn Bridge (1991–93). more…

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