Ordinary People Page #12

Synopsis: Tormented by guilt following the death of his older brother, Buck, in a sailing accident, alienated teenager Conrad Jarrett (Timothy Hutton) attempts suicide. Returning home following an extended stay in a psychiatric hospital, Conrad tries to deal with his mental anguish and also reconnect with his mother, Beth (Mary Tyler Moore), who has grown cold and angry, and his emotionally wounded father, Calvin (Donald Sutherland), with the help of his psychiatrist, Dr. Berger (Judd Hirsch).
Genre: Drama
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Won 4 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
87
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
R
Year:
1980
124 min
1,199 Views


Is that new?

(CONTINUED)

35.

50 CONTINUED:
50

MRS MURRAY:

Yes. It is. Do you like it?

BETH:

You did the mousse?

It turned out well?

CALVIN:

Hey. Partner. How are you?

Calvin meets his business associate Ray Hanley, and Man #2

(red tie striped cream, wearing glasses), and their wives.

RAY HANLEY:

Hey, pal!

Calvin kisses Ray's wife. Beth is with two women : Woman #1

with dark hair (in green), the other, Woman #2, with grey

hair (in orange).

BETH:

Hi there.

WOMAN #1

Hi. Beth.

BETH:

Good to see you, and where were you

at the lunch last week?

Man #3 is giving Clark Murray some financial advice

MAN #3

Call your bank and borrow the

money.

MURRAY:

I was thinking of going public.

MAN #3

I wouldn't do that, I wouldn't

do it now...

MURRAY:

Why not?

MAN #3

...because the market's low.

Beth is talking to Woman #2 (with grey hair, orange dress)

BETH:

Your hair looks wonderful. It's

shorter, isn't it? I like that.

Man #2 is telling a joke to two women

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36.

50 CONTINUED:
50

MAN #2

I said:
"Would you please put out

your cigar?" and he says: "Huh?". I

said:
"Would you put out your

cigar?", he says: "Huh?". I said:

"Would you please put out your

cigar?", he says: " I don't have

another one!"

The two women laugh.

BETH:

Good to see you! You look

beautiful. As ever.

MAN #4

(full grey hair)

It's a macho factor. When these

kids are at school, they just think

they've got to walk on the edge of

danger.

Beth joins the two women and man #2 :

BETH:

What are these hushed tones all

about?

WOMAN #

He just told the funniest joke!

Calvin laughs with two male guests. MAN #4 (with grey hair)

passes him

MAN #4

I'm not talking to you.

CALVIN:

Why?

Woman #2 with grey hair (in orange) is sitting on a couch

talking to other guests

WOMAN #2

Obviously, you know, I have my

fingers crossed on this merger.

Man #3 and Clark Murray are still talking financial advice.

MURRAY:

When can we have lunch?

MAN #3

Great. Fill me in the office, I

have no idea of my schedule, but

I'm free almost everyday.

(CONTINUED)

37.

50 CONTINUED:
50

Calvin talks with Man #2 (red tie striped cream, wearing

glasses)

MAN #2

I ran into Billy white. Bob Mc

Lean's leaving Coles and Johnson.

CALVIN:

Where is he going?

MAN #2

He doesn't know.

CALVIN:

Jesus.

Beth is laughing, adressing MAN #4 (with grey hair)

BETH:

No. You didn't. You're so mean.

Isn't he the meanest man you've

met?

A guest, Man #5, talks golf with a woman.

MAN #5

When a ball is in play, if a

player, his partner, their

equipment or their caddies

accidentally move it...

Birthday cake comes in with candles (CU)

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Alvin Sargent

Alvin Sargent (born April 12, 1927) is an American screenwriter. He has won two Academy Awards in 1978 and 1981 for his screenplays of Julia and Ordinary People. His most popular contribution has been being involved in the writing of most of the films in Sony's Spider-Man film series (The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the first exception to this). more…

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