Picture Perfect Page #2

Synopsis: Kate is working on a career at Mercer Advertising but is passed up for promotion because she's 'not stable enough', still being single and having no ties to the company. A story is made up about her being engaged to Nick, a guy whom she just met at a friend's wedding, and all seems to work out well for Kate. She even gets the attention of a colleague she had always wanted, but events soon take a dramatic turn, forcing her to 'present' her alleged fiance to her boss.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Glenn Gordon Caron
Production: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
 
IMDB:
5.5
Metacritic:
44
Rotten Tomatoes:
48%
PG-13
Year:
1997
105 min
782 Views


As the power vested in me

by the state of New York,

I now pronounce you, Sajit,

and you, Susan, as man and wife.

You may kiss the bride, please.

K.C. & The Sunshine Band:

Do a little dance

Make a little love

Get down tonight

Do a little dance

Make a little love

Get down tonight

Get down, get down,

get down, get down

Get down tonight, baby

Woowoowoowoo

woowoowoowoo

Get down, get down,

get down, get down

Get down tonight, baby

Nah nah nah nah nah

nah nah nah nah nah

Oh. Hi.

Hi.

Hello.

How are you?

Hello.

Woman Over P A:
Hello, everybody.

Thank you all for coming

and for being a part of

this very special

wedding celebration.

Sajit and I really wanted today

to be unique.

One new thing.

Uh, in the center of each table,

you'll find a Polaroid camera

and boxes of film.

They're there because

we want all of you

to be our wedding photographers.

Feel free to keep any pictures

you want or give them to us

or to other guests.

Whoo!

That's the idea.

Dion:
Yeah, I should have known it

from the very start

This girl will leave me

with a broken heart

Now listen people

what I'm telling you

A- keep away

from a Runaround Sue

Yeah, I miss her lips

and the smile on her face

The touch of her hair

and this girl's warm embrace

So if you don't wanna cry

like I do

A- keep away

from a Runaround Sue

Whoa...

Susan's

single friend Kate?

Excuse me?

I'm sorry. I'm Nick.

I'm looking for Susan's

single friend Kate.

They told me they thought she

came out here.

Yeah. That's me.

Can I help you?

Don't you think that's,

uh, kind of strange

that she only has

one friend?

Ahem. Okay. Uh...

basically what I'm doing

is, uh, putting together a video

testimonial for Susan and Sajit.

Just, you know,

all their friends

wishing them the best

of everything,

eternal bliss, truckloads of happiness,

et cetera, et cetera.

Do you do this

for a living?

Videotape weddings?

Yeah.

Bar mitzvahs, too.

But, uh, in this case

it's kind of strange

because I'm also

Sajit's best friend,

so I'm sort of

a working guest.

You know,

pulling double duty.

Mm-hmm.

All right. You're on.

Oh. Wow. That was fast.

Um, okay.

Hi, Susan. Hi, Sajit.

Uh, congratulations.

Just have a great time.

Call me when you get back, and, um...

Oh, and if you see

a really big gift,

really expensive gift

with no card,

it's mine.

My gift to you.

Okay. Um, that's all.

So have a wonderful time,

and I'll see you when you get back.

Bye.

Okay. Can... Can you

cut it now?

Cut it.

What?

Cut it.

Oh. I'm sorry.

You've done

this before, huh?

Oh, yeah.

Whoo!

Well, so, uh, I gotta

get back inside.

The bunny hop's coming up,

and I have to shoot that.

Okay.

It's contractual.

All right.

Kate? Nick.

Good to meet you,

Nick.

You bunny hop?

No.

All right.

I'll see you later.

You're horny, huh?

Yeah, I hear you.

Yeah!

Yes!

Okay!

All you single women...

come on out here

and try to catch the bouquet!

You going

to go out there?

Uh-uh. I've been

married once. No, thanks.

Okay.

Get out there. Come on.

Yes, yes, yes. It'll be fun. Go.

Ahem.

Okay. Just give me

the damn thing.

Oh, no, no.

Captain And Tennille:

Love will keep us together

Think of me, babe, whenever

Some sweet-talking girl

comes along

Singing a song

Don't mess around,

you just gotta be strong

Just stop

'Cause I really love you

Stop

I've been thinking of you

Look in my heart and let love

keep us together

He's cute.

So here's the deal.

Mercer?

Yeah, he likes you,

but he's got a real point of view

about your career path.

So just, you know,

let him get that out of the way,

and then-

All right. Just relax.

Trust me.

I'm a little nervous.

Hi.

- Hi.

- Hi, Mr. Mercer.

Thanks for taking

time to speak with me.

Not a problem.

Not a problem.

We're meeting some clients for lunch

downstairs in about 20 minutes,

so I'm going to get right to

the point here, Katherine.

Uh, Kate.

Kate. Uh, you know, I think you're

doing a hell of a job for us, Kate.

And I'm sorry if your role at the agency

isn't all you hoped it would be,

but, uh, you know,

I suspect in time-

What if I don't

want to wait?

Hey. It's me.

I mean, I think I'm

good at what I do.

Obviously

the clients agree.

I mean, otherwise we wouldn't be

landing all these accounts.

Um, let me tell you

a little story, okay?

When I started out

in advertising-

We're talking

the early seventies here.

The long beard, long hair,

and all that stuff.

And like you, I felt that my talents and

my hard work weren't being appreciated.

Anyway, I finally get

my 10 minutes with the boss,

and he says to me, "Alan, in business

we dress for the job we want,

not the job we have. Do you

really want to be the janitor? '

What do you want

to be, Kate?

I don't understand.

Well, look at Darcy here.

Now, you two are the same age,

but Darcy owns a home-

a home that, in my opinion,

she can't really afford-

and that pleases me no end

because I know she's showing up

for work tomorrow.

And this guy,

I co-signed the loan

on his Mercedes.

Happy to do it.

He's not going anywhere.

Sela here...

Oh, yeah.

I've got it all:

The husband,

the house,

and the car

we can't afford.

Which brings us to you.

Now, unlike anyone else

who works for me,

you're the only person I know who lives

like they're still in college.

I mean, you're, uh, you know,

you're as free as a bird,

which is fine...

for you.

But I'm not about to

encourage you to develop

a relationship with one

of my largest clients

when I know there's nothing

keeping you from picking up

and going to work

for one of my competitors

and maybe taking

my big client with you.

Ahem.

Anybody care for a drink?

Sh*t. Sh*t.

Sh*t! Sh*t!

The world's sh*t!

Sh*t! Sh*t!

Sh*t! Sh*t! Sh*t!

Sh*t.

Oh, God. Ma'am, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I...

Oh, God.

Oh, sh*t.

Oh, God. Okay.

Okay.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

Well, Mercer told me to tell you,

"Welcome to the team."

What team?

Uh, team Gulden's.

The Gulden's team.

But I don't have a husband,

and I don't have a mortgage,

and I don't have a car

manufactured by a goddamn Nazi.

Oh, jeez,

wait a second.

You mean you're not

engaged to this guy?

Oh, what are you

talking about?

Darcy,

what did you do?

What did you do?

What did you do?!

Me? Nothing much.

I just got you 150 more a week

and a new job title.

You lied?!

Darcy, I earned

that promotion!

I deserved

that promotion.

Boy, are you in

the wrong profession.

We're in advertising, Kate.

I didn't lie. I sold.

Oh, God,

I got to sit down.

I told him you were too proud

to mention it yourself.

They all said they want

to meet him, of course.

Oh, great. Oh, my God.

That's my first chest pain.

That's my first official chest pain.

Oh, relax.

I mean, they don't really.

And by the way, if anyone asks,

he lives in Boston, and he flies in

every Friday on the shuttle.

Oh, Darcy!

Well, he has to.

You're house hunting.

House hunting? I'm not even

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