One Hour Photo Page #2

Synopsis: Middle aged Sy Parrish works as a technician at a one hour photo lab located in a SavMart store in a suburban mall. Sy is a lonely man, never having had any friends. He knows much about his customers through the photographs they have developed. But he knows more about the Yorkin family - specifically Nina Yorkin and her adolescent son Jake Yorkin, the two in the family who drop off and pick up the family's photofinishing - the family about whom he is obsessed, than anyone else. Nina's husband, Will Yorkin, is incidental to his obsession since Sy has only seen him in photographs. Sy's obsession includes fantasizing about being their favorite "Uncle Sy". He has even been making an extra set of prints for himself of all of their photographs since Jake was a newborn. After an incident at work and after Sy finds out more about the family through a set of photographs, he decides to right the injustices he sees in the only way he knows how. His actions demonstrate his true mental state.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Mark Romanek
  6 wins & 21 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
64
R
Year:
2002
96 min
1,476 Views


out of a magazine, I'm sorry.

I've gotta work

to make that happen.

Do you even believe

what you're saying, huh?

This is not

about things, Will...

and it's not

about money.

You're neglectful.

Do you understand that?

What?

You are an emotionally

neglectful husband...

and you're

an emotionally

neglectful father.

Got it now?

That's just f***in' great.

Neglectful?

You're not here,

Will.

You're not here.

You're never here.

I'm going to bed.

Nude photos of her--

lf, in your mind--

Bart, what's wrong with you?

Oh, my God!

Someone's trying

to kill me!

Oh, wait. It's for Bart.

But who'd wanna hurt me?

I'm this century's

Dennis the Menace.

It's probably the person

you least suspect.

That's good, Dad.

[The Simpsons

Giggling On TV

Monday

is our busiest day.

People tend to shoot most of

their pictures on weekends.

The store has several

regular customers.

There's Mrs. Von Unwerth

who only takes pictures

of her cats.

I've never seen a picture

of a human being.

Just cats.

Mr. Parrish.

There's Mr. Siskind.

Mr. Siskind is an

insurance claims adjuster.

He only brings in

pictures of wrecked cars.

The usual, Sy.

I need these

by 3:
00.

We get all the new parents

which, in this neighborhood...

makes up a big part

of our business.

New parents go photo crazy.

I don't know how many rolls

I have here.

Cindy, a nurse from

a nearby cosmetic surgery clinic

is a regular customer.

We do all of Dr. Fried's

before and after shots.

Oh, thanks, Sy.

Then there's

the amateur porn artists.

We have to report kiddie porn

and animal cruelty...

but anything else,

no questions asked.

is look at

these prints.

Plus point 3? Sy,

are you f***in' kiddin' me?

Point 3?

Nobody gives a sh*t

until those shifts

are in the double digits.

It's blue, Larry.

Well, I bet Brandt cares

about a plus point 3.

Are you f***in'

threatening me?

You're breakin' my balls

over a plus 3 blue shift.

F***in' a**hole.

Next time

you call me out here...

that thing better be

belching fire.

That's a great

attitude, Larry.

Thanks for your

precision work.

Sy.

What the hell

you doin'?

Excuse me?

What was the deal

with you and the AGFA guy?

Well, Bill,

I'm trying to preserve

a minimum level of quality

for my customers.

Your customers.

And he seems to think

that a plus point 3

shift to cyan

is insignificant.

It's massive.

Sy, let me try and explain

something to you one more time.

You need to take

another look

at your place

on the food chain.

These aren't your customers.

They're SavMart's customers.

If you haven't noticed,

this isn't Neiman Marcus.

People just wanna

come in here with their kids...

have a good time,

and save a few pennies

on paper towels

and socks.

If they wanted to see

yelling and screaming...

they'd stay at home.

It was wrong of me

to create a scene

in front of all those

customers, Bill.

It won't happen again.

Sy, don't you have

some vacation time

saved up?

I guess I probably do.

You should take

some time off.

Go down to a Club Med.

You know, relax.

Lay in the sun. Enjoy life.

Well, I'll think

about that, Bill.

And Sy, your lunch break

was up 1/2 an hour ago, man.

What the hell you been

doin' in here?

Oh, uh, excuse me.

I need some help here.

I'm trying to figure out

if this will work with my Mac.

I'm sorry.

This isn't my section.

You're Will Yorkin.

Yeah.

Sy Parrish.

I'm the photo tech here.

I do all your family's

pictures.

Oh, right. Sy.

Sy, the photo guy.

Right. Here you are

in the fesh.

Yeah.

Oh, it's just that

I don't see you

in here too often.

Uh, well, no.

Nina usually does

most of the shopping.

Um, can you

help me with this?

Well, I wish I could,

but this is computers...

and I do photo finishing.

It's not my section.

I'm actually in just

a little bit of a rush.

I had one question

I needed answered.

Oh, no problem.

I'll get, uh,

I'll get someone.

Customer needs

immediate assistance

aisle 4.

Customer assistance,

aisle 4.

Someone will be here

in just a minute.

Great, thanks.

You got it.

So is the rest

of the family here?

Uh,Jake's around here

somewhere.

You're a very lucky man,

Mr. Yorkin.

I'm sorry?

You have

a wonderful family...

and if you don't mind

my saying so...

a very beautiful house,

too.

Well, thank you, Sy,

l, uh...

appreciate that...

but l--you know,

I really need to get

all this stuff

and get the hell outta here.

Hey, I understand.

Thanks for all

your help, though.

Oh, it's okay.

You say hello for me.

I will do.

Well, I gotta be

gettin' back.

There'll be someone

here in just--

There you go.

Oh, uh, great.

You know,

it doesn't say here

if this will work

for the Mac or not.

Uh, no, this is P.C. only.

We have some Mac-based stuff

down here.

Ooh!

-Jake.

- Hi.

I was just talking

to your dad.

What do you have there?

Evangelion.

Oh. "Neon Genesis Evangelion."

Wow.

What does he do?

Well, he's a good guy.

He can fy, and he has

a silver sword

that can kill bad guys.

Really?

Yeah, and he's

And you really want this,

don't you?

Yeah.

Yeah, well--

Jake Come on.

No more toys.

We're leaving.

I gotta go.

Well, I'll put this back

for you, okay?

Thanks. See ya.

See ya later.

I told you not to talk

to strangers.

I'm sure my customers

never think about it...

but these snapshots

are their little stands

against the fow of time.

The shutter is clicked...

the fash goes off...

and they've stopped time...

if just for

the blink of an eye.

And if these pictures

have anything important

to say to future

generations, it's this...

"I was here.

"I existed.

"I was young. I was happy...

"and someone cared enough

about me in this world

to take my picture."

How much for this one?

Most people don't take snapshots

of the little things...

the used Band-Aid...

the guy at the gas station...

the wasp on the Jell-O...

but these are the things

that make up the true picture

of our lives.

People don't

take pictures of these things.

Aw,Jake...

you really have

to tidy up your room, pal.

I bet your mother's

told you a thousand times.

Hey, Chaz.

First down.

It's a good game.

[Cheering On TV

Hi, Sy.

I thought you said

you were going out today.

Uncle Sy.

Can you help me

put this together?

How many prints

would you like of these?

Just one set.

Maya, that's a very

beautiful name.

Thank you.

Have you ever picked up

prints here before?

I think maybe once.

It was a long time ago.

Your face

looks very familiar.

You work around here?

Sorta near here.

I've probably seen you

around the mall.

I'm in here pretty often.

Well, we're a little

backed up today.

Is 6:
00 okay?

I probably won't be able

to pick them up

till tomorrow

or the next day.

See you then.

Thanks.

Come on, a little hustle!

A little hustle!

All right.

Here we go. Right there.

Come on.

Good shot. That's the way

to strike the ball.

You gotta get

in front of those, son.

Jake, I want you

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Mark Romanek

Mark Romanek (born September 18, 1959) is an American filmmaker whose directing work includes feature films, television, music videos and commercials. Romanek wrote and directed the 2002 film One Hour Photo and directed the 2010 film Never Let Me Go. His most notable music videos include "Hurt" (Johnny Cash), "Closer" (Nine Inch Nails), "Can't Stop" (Red Hot Chili Peppers), "Bedtime Story" (Madonna), "Scream" (Michael & Janet Jackson), and “Shake It Off” (Taylor Swift). Romanek's music videos have won 20 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Direction for Jay-Z's "99 Problems", and he has won three Grammy Awards for Best Short Form Music Video - more than any other director. more…

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