Seems Like Old Times Page #2

Synopsis: Writer Nick Gardenia is kidnapped from his California cliffhouse and forced to rob a bank. Now a fugitive, he seeks help from his ex, Glenda. She is a public defender remarried to a prosecutor, and we get a houseful of hijinks.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Jay Sandrich
Production: Columbia Pictures Corporation
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
58
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%
PG
Year:
1980
102 min
980 Views


What can you do?

I was in the Navy

for three years.

Served on the bridge.

Well, maybe the stable needs

some help with their boats.

See you tomorrow.

Bye. Let's get out of here.

- We won an overtime.

And don't call me boss.

Didn't you see Roots?

Chester, where'd

you get that hat?

From a chauffeur.

- No, I found it.

- On a chauffeur.

Chester, the only reason I made you a

chauffeur is to keep you from stealing.

Why are you doing this to me?

Because I wanna be as good a

chauffeur as I am a stealer.

Well, there's a certain sincere

logic in that, I suppose.

I hope you boys

won't be offended by this,

but, I gotta get back to work.

And I was wondering

if I could quit the gang.

Be willing to give up

my share of the money.

Obviously,

I'd be sworn to secrecy.

You know, I think we've all grown

really close to each other

since this morning.

What do you say, Bee Gee?

If the man wants out,

let him out.

Really appreciate that, Bee Gee.

Forget I mentioned the name.

Is this a good spot here?

Maybe near a bus depot.

Or here. Here's good.

I like here a lot.

Okay.

Step out any place you want.

Any chance of, uh,

stopping the car first?

How about slowing down to 55?

Not here!

You realize you went through a

stop sign back there, don't you?

Can't help it. I don't like

to read while I drive.

When are we gonna

discuss my raise?

Raise? I can't afford you now.

This is my 12th case

in the same suit.

- 8:
15 tomorrow morning.

- Mmm-hmm.

Hi. Hi, fellas. Hi.

Ooh!

You're smothering me!

A simple hello will do.

Hey, all right, who peed?

And don't blame it on the

cats, they're in the kitchen.

- Hi, honey.

- IRA:
Hi, Glen.

Come on.

Come on, you bad dogs.

Stan, I want you to know, if it

embarrasses you in any way whatsoever,

I'll bow out now.

I know as much about it

as you do.

Glenda just got in now.

I don't think she knows.

What's the matter, Aurora,

you sound grouchy.

What's the matter?

I got six dogs, two cats, five goldfish,

a chauffeur, a man and woman to feed,

and none of you eats the

same time or the same food.

Five dogs, not six.

Well, one of them

has a guest for dinner.

Oh, my God!

Where did he come from?

If I was a stray dog, this is

the first place I'd come to.

Oh, he must've been the one

who peed on the floor.

That's nothing compared to

what he's done on the stairs.

Oh, I'll clean it up.

Don't tell Mr. Parks.

He's so busy

he won't notice it for weeks.

He will if he doesn't wear

slippers around the house.

I'm sorry, Stanley,

I missed that.

Glenda, Glenda.

No, we're still on

for dinner Tuesday.

Yeah. Oh, well,

I appreciate that.

Okay, I'll see you then.

I'll sign over everything

I have in the world to you

if you give those dogs

their freedom.

They miss me,

they haven't seen me all day.

Neither have I,

and I'm not barking.

Yes, you are.

I have to talk to you, I can't hear

myself think. Let's go upstairs.

No, not the stairs,

in the garden.

- Yes, it's much quieter there.

I've got some news, Glen,

some wonderful news.

- Oh, God, no!

- They ate my corn.

No, the rabbits,

they ate my beautiful corn.

Glen, I've got

some exciting news.

- Oh, Ira, I could cry.

- Glen, to hell with the corn.

We could've gone to Europe for it cost

us for growing six lousy ears of corn.

- Please, I just want to talk.

- I'm sorry.

- Sit down, please.

They offered me the

attorney general spot.

Stan called

and asked me himself.

Oh, Ira, I'm so happy for you.

You deserve it, sweetheart.

You're gonna make the most decent and

honorable attorney general they ever had.

I'm going to try, Glen.

Oh, what a wonderful surprise!

- Mmm-hmm.

Your ex-husband robbed a bank

in Carmel.

Nick

I don't believe it.

You can believe it.

Our wedding pictures

didn't turn out that good.

GLENDA:
It's not like him.

Nick would never rob a bank.

Huh?

I said Nick would never

rob a bank.

He needed money, I guess.

You don't get rich spending

two years in a Mexican jail.

That's what I mean.

The man goes to Mexico to write

a piece on illegal aliens

and winds up in to jail

for smuggling drugs.

That's not like him.

When was the last time you thought

anybody was guilty of anything?

All right, Glen,

Wild Kingdom or me?

They're getting off.

Come on, get down.

Get down, Hamlet.

Why am I always the last one from the

neighborhood to get into bed with you?

You're not gonna sleep with that

picture under your pillow, are you?

He looks so gaunt.

So thin.

Don't worry, they'll feed him

great at San Quentin.

- Ira.

If they catch Nick, how will

you feel if I defended him?

Like the mess you cleaned up

on the stairs tonight.

There's another one

under the blanket.

There's another goddamn dog

under the covers.

I'll get it.

There's hair all over the place.

The place is just covered

with hair.

I can feel it on my legs.

ATTENDANT:
Thanks a lot.

Come back again.

- I didn't get my candy.

Don't shoot. Don't shoot.

I'm a family man!

I want my Milk Duds.

I didn't get my Milk Duds.

I don't have any cash. We don't keep

cash at night, only credit cards.

I don't want your credit cards.

I want my Milk Duds.

I haven't eaten in two days,

I'm desperate.

Now, move!

Okay, pick them up.

And nothing with peanut butter.

I don't like peanut butter.

You like Nestle's Crunch?

Nestle's Crunch are good.

I'm not a crook,

I just want what I paid for.

We don't have Milk Duds, uh

You like a Clark bar?

How about a Crispy

Zagnut's good. Zagnut.

All right, okay, turn around

and count from 5 to 600.

No funny business.

You try anything and

I'll be back tomorrow night.

One, two, three, four, five

Stale! You guys

ever change your candy?

Ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen

So, anyway, this son of a gun lifted every

one of my lecture notes in law school

and he makes Attorney General.

You can't fight crime

without first experiencing it.

- Mmm-hmm.

Can I talk to you for a minute?

- Oh, yeah.

- I've been watching you.

Two hors d'oeuvres for you and one for

the guests is not what I had in mind.

Who, me?

You have one in your mouth

right now, haven't you?

- No, I don't.

Would you like me

to ask you to whistle?

Look, if gotta work two jobs,

I've gotta eat for two jobs.

Well, at least give the guests

first choice,

and fill up the tray again.

Okay.

What's the matter?

What happened?

She opened the bedroom door and

a pack of wild dogs jumped her.

What happened?

She opened the bedroom door and

a pack of wild dogs jumped her.

Oh, I'm sorry.

No, no, no, they're not wild,

they're friendly.

They just get carried away.

All right. Shh. Quiet.

All right.

Didn't I tell you

to keep the door locked?

Did you see Polonius,

the little brown one?

Yeah, he got out.

- My cousin's fighting.

He's getting the crap

kicked out of him.

At least he's working.

Oh!

Now, keep the door

Get over here Locked.

Has anyone seen Polonius?

He came in this door

and went out that one.

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Marvin Neil Simon (born July 4, 1927) credited as Neil Simon, is an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly adaptations of his plays. He has received more combined Oscar and Tony nominations than any other writer.Simon grew up in New York City during the Great Depression, with his parents' financial hardships affecting their marriage, giving him a mostly unhappy and unstable childhood. He often took refuge in movie theaters where he enjoyed watching the early comedians like Charlie Chaplin. After a few years in the Army Air Force Reserve, and after graduating from high school, he began writing comedy scripts for radio and some popular early television shows. Among them were Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows from 1950 (where he worked alongside other young writers including Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks and Selma Diamond), and The Phil Silvers Show, which ran from 1955 to 1959. He began writing his own plays beginning with Come Blow Your Horn (1961), which took him three years to complete and ran for 678 performances on Broadway. It was followed by two more successful plays, Barefoot in the Park (1963) and The Odd Couple (1965), for which he won a Tony Award. It made him a national celebrity and "the hottest new playwright on Broadway." During the 1960s to 1980s, he wrote both original screenplays and stage plays, with some films actually based on his plays. His style ranged from romantic comedy to farce to more serious dramatic comedy. Overall, he has garnered 17 Tony nominations and won three. During one season, he had four successful plays running on Broadway at the same time, and in 1983 became the only living playwright to have a New York theatre, the Neil Simon Theatre, named in his honor. more…

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