Romy and Michele's High School Reunion Page #7

Synopsis: Romy and Michele have been through it all, including being tortured by the Popular crowd when in high school. When they receive word of a 10 year reunion, they come to realize their lives aren't as impressive as they'd like them to be. Instead of staying home they go to the reunion with business outfits, cell phones, and one heck of a bogus success story.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): David Mirkin
Production: Touchstone Pictures
  4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
59
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%
R
Year:
1997
92 min
2,300 Views


Okay.

And you know what,|it doesn't even matter...

that we told, like, what,|four people some dumb lie.

Who cares?

Hi, everybody.

Settle down. Hi.

I'm Christie|Masters-Christianson.

I have been asked|to formally welcome you all...

to Sagebrush High's|ten-year reunion.

We have come a long way|in the past ten years.

Our own Lisa Luder is helping|set the style for the country...

as a fashion editor|for "Vogue" magazine.

And Travis McKinney|is in his fifth year...

as a member of the|Dallas Cowboys football team.

And...

Romy and Michele claimed...

they invented Post-Its.

All I ever wanted was|for people to think...

that we were better|than we were in high school.

And now we're just a stupid joke,|just like we always were.

No, Romy.

Can I tell you the truth?

I never knew that we weren't|that great in high school.

I mean, we always had|so much fun together.

I thought high school|was a blast.

And until you told me that|our lives weren't good enough...

I thought everything|since high school was a blast.

I think we should go back|out there as ourselves...

and just have fun|like we always do.

The hell with|everyone else.

I don't think I can.

Well, do you think you can|stop being such a baby?

God, I feel like|I've been, like...

chasing you all over|this reunion.

We have come|all this way.

Now we are going to enjoy ourselves|whether you like it or not.

God, Michele, I've never seen this side|of your personality before.

You're so bossy|and domineering.

- I like it.|- Me too.

She's got it

Yeah, baby|she's got it

- I don't believe it.|- What?

They're ba-ack.

Well, I'm your Venus

- Nice outfits.|- I'm your fire

Post-Its must be|really lucrative.

- Are you sure you want to do this?|- Oh, yeah, Michele, I am so sure.

What the hell is|your problem, Christie?

Why are you always|such a nasty b*tch?

Do you get some kind of sick pleasure|from torturing other people?

I mean, yeah, okay, so Michele and I|did make up some lame story.

We only did it because we wanted you|to treat us like human beings.

But you know what|I finally realized?

I don't care if you like us|'cause we don't like you.

You're a bad person|with an ugly heart...

and we don't give a flying f***|what you think.

- Come on, Michele.|- Okay.

And, yeah.

It's unbelievable.|They're as deluded about their lives...

as they are about|those hideous clothes.

Actually, Christie,|they've got nice lines...

a fun,|frisky use of colour.

All in all, I'd have to say|they're really not bad.

Well, we still think|they're ridiculous.

Don't we, girls?

Why don't you just let them|think for themselves for once?

You're just jealous...

because unlike a certain ball-busting,|dried-up career woman I might mention...

we're all happily married.

That's right, Christie.

Keep telling|yourself that.

- I do love those outfits.|- Yeah, sure do.

- Oh, great.|- Thanks.

Michele made them.

Well, I just sewed them.|We both designed them.

- Fifty-fifty.|- Wow. - Yeah.

That's so cool.

Well, it's been really|terrific seeing all of you.

- Come on, Michele.|- Oh, okay, bye.

Hi.

I am sorry that I blew|your big lie for you.

Hey, that's okay.|It was better this way anyway.

It's ironic, isn't it? I really thought|you guys had it made in high school.

- Us?|- Yes, you.

With your long hair|and your long legs...

walkin' on your legs,|flippin' your hair.

I can't compete with that.|You made Sandy crazy.

And the whole time|you were makin' my life hell...

the "A" group was making|your life hell; I didn't know.

You know what? I bet in high school|everybody made somebody's life hell.

Mm-mmm, not me. Never had the|opportunity to make anyone's life hell.

You know what? I bet that's not true.|You were really unpleasant.

- You think?|- Oh, yeah. God.

Heather?|Oh, I'm off duty.

Um, since you never|got around to it in high school...

I was wondering|if you could sign my yearbook.

And, uh, please don't|tell me to f*** off...

because it really hurts|my feelings.

- I hurt your feelings?|- Yeah, all the time.

Tremendous!|That's tremendous!

Go get your stupid yearbook.|I would be happy to sign it.

Okay, great.|I'll-I'll be right back, okay?

Michele, I think maybe|we should leave.

There is no way this reunion|is gonna get any better.

Hey, everybody, Sandy Frink|just landed in a helicopter!

Sandy Frink|has a helicopter?

Yeah. Apparently he's worth,|like, millions.

He invented some kind of|special rubber or something.

Like for condoms?

Whoa-ohh-ohh

The hot summer night

Fell like a net

I've gotta find|my baby yet

You think I'm cute

A little bit shy

Mama, I ain't|that kind of guy

That's Sandy Frink?|What the hell was I thinking?

Whoa-ohh-ohh

Sandy, hi.

- Doctor, Doctor, give me the news|- You look so rich.

- I got a bad case of lovin' you|- I mean, great.

No pill's gonna|cure my ill

I got a bad case|of lovin' you

Michele.

- After all these years, you still take my breath away.|- Thanks.

So you must be, like,|the most successful person...

in our entire|graduating class.

Well, I guess that depends|on how you define "success. "

If, to you, success means|having a house in Aspen...

one in Acapulco, a penthouse in|New York, a mansion in Malibu...

a 60-foot yacht,|an eight-seat Windstar...

a Bell Jet Ranger, a Bentley,|a personal trainer, a full-time chef...

a live-in masseuse|and a staff of 24...

then, yeah...

I guess I am successful.

But no matter|how much I accumulate...

there's still one thing|I just don't have.

Your own country?

I don't have you,|Michele.

Will you dance with me?

Only if Romy|can dance with us.

Sure.

Lying in my bed

I hear the clock tick|and think of you

Caught up in circles

Confusion is nothing new

Flashback|Warm nights

Almost left behind

Suitcase of memories

Time after|Sometimes you picture me

I'm walkin'|too far ahead

You're callin' to me

I can't hear|what you've said

Then you say "Go slow"

I fall behind

The second hand unwinds

If you're lost, you can look|and you will find me

Time after time

If you fall, I will catch you|I'll be waiting

Time after time

If you're lost, you can look|and you will find me

Time after time

If you fall|I will catch you

- I'll be waiting|- I will be waiting

Time after time

Time after time

Time after time

Time after time

Time after time

See, I told you|it would pay off...

to go to those clubs|every night.

Come on.

Oh, Jesus,|Mary and Joseph.

What do you want?

You were right. I was|a brain-dead, redneck a**hole.

Although I never screwed|a sheep or my sister.

Why not?|Couldn't catch 'em?

I guess I deserve that.|I was a jerk.

But I was so miserable|in high school...

I don't think I spoke more than|two words the entire time.

I just couldn't|breathe there, you know?

Plus, I had this|really bad stutter.

Listen, you, uh,|wanna go somewhere quiet?

Somewhere|where we can talk?

- You-You wanna talk to me?|- Yeah.

Okay, cowboy, I don't know|what your trip is...

- but if this is some kind|of a sick game- - What? No.

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Robin Schiff

Robin Schiff is a Hollywood writer-producer, best known for the movie Romy and Michele's High School Reunion starring Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino. Schiff was a member of the comedy troupe The Groundlings. She does an interview series once a year for the Writers Guild Foundation called Anatomy Of A Script, where she and Winnie Holzman (writer of the musical Wicked and creator of My So Called Life) discuss the craft with other well-known writers. Schiff also teaches a writing class with Wendy Goldman (whom she met at The Groundlings) called Improv For Writing. more…

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