Serious Moonlight Page #2

Synopsis: Louise wants to find a way to reconnect with her husband, Ian, who is divorcing her after many years of marriage. But when she surprises him at their country home, she is more than slightly dismayed that the roses and romantic set-up are not for her but for his much younger mistress. Louise takes matters into her own hands, and abducts Ian duct-taping him to the toilet, where he must admit to his true feelings and he is unable to leave her. Things grow exceedingly awry for everybody when a burglar shows up at their house, and then everybody must discover and admit to their true feelings.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Director(s): Cheryl Hines
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
5.4
Metacritic:
36
Rotten Tomatoes:
22%
R
Year:
2009
81 min
Website
237 Views


- Shut up!

Hostage here, Sara!

Call the police!

Call the poli ...

- Sara ... I presume.

- Hi, yes. I'm Sara.

- You must be ...

- Louise, Louise the wife.

- I thought where is ...

- Ian?

Well ... sheesh, it's a clich:

"He is tied up at the moment."

So, come with me.

Let's have a chat.

Gal to gal.

- Sara?

- Yeah.

Wow! You are very pretty.

Thank you.

You are very pretty too, Louise.

You are like ... Wow!

Anyways ... sit down.

So ...

Congratulations. My husband is

leaving me for you.

I'm so sorry, Louise, I ...

I didn't I just fell in love with him.

I didn't mean to. It just ...

No need to apologize.

I'm fine.

- Really.

- Really?

I'm so glad, I am so glad,

because I have been feeling

so much sadness and guilt.

Oh, I'm sorry.

It must have been

so hard for you, huh?

It was difficult, yeah.

Yeah.

Well, there has been

a change of plans, Sara.

Ian, has decided that he needs

to stay here with me ...

to go over some final details.

Oh! We were supposed leave

first thing in the morning,

and I'd hoped that he was gonna

meet my family tonight.

My father is making

Chateau Briand and salad,

which is a special meal.

Oh, I know.

And he told me all about it,

and he is very sorry

that he can't come, but he ...

just wants stay here with me ...

and go over the boring details

of our separation, and,

he'll meet you at the airport.

He promises.

Huh, disappointed.

It's so selfish of me.

Listen, I know how you feel.

But I think it's very important ...

that, you know ... we go

over some file-things ...

before he abandons me forever.

Sure you understand.

- Can I see him? Is he here?

- He's ... doesn't want to see you.

He said this to me,

and I quote verbatim:

"If I see Sara right now,

I won't be able ...

to stay with you

for 1 more second.

I won't be able to do anything,

except kiss her madly ...

all over every part of her face,

swoop her into my arms,

and run screaming away."

Yeah, that sounds like him.

I am truly sorry because I forced

him to stay here tonight ...

I hope you understand that.

- I do, yeah.

- Yeah, thanks.

Can I call him ...

on the phone later?

No, I would prefer

you didn't do that, you know,

out of respect for me.

Kind of the least you can do.

But I really want to talk to him.

Well, just think of how

romantic it will be ...

when you re-unite

on the plane to Rome.

Paris.

Paris? Paris.

That's so romantic.

Well, I always wanted

to see Paris with Ian.

Are you Ok, Louise?

Thanks for asking, Sara. Not really,

but I will be. There's hope for me yet.

- Just excuse me.

- Would you just tell him that ...

I'm thinking of him.

And tell him ...

I told him he had

nothing to fear ...

about coming clean with you.

He should have done it a year ago.

A year ago?

Yes, yeah, probably would

have been better.

Tell him I am thinking of him?

You're thinking of him.

Got it.

Thank you.

Oh, dear.

- Alright.

- What did you do with Sara?

I sent her away.

I told her ...

that you would meet

her at the airport,

and that you and I had some

last details to work through.

She is very pretty,

not so bright though.

Oh, I can't understand

what you are saying.

Sorry about that.

What were you mumbling about?

Sara is exceptionally bright,

you don't know her.

Ah, exceptionally bright?

I don't think so.

She introduced me to

Russian literature.

So that's why you were struggling

through 'Brothers Karamazov'.

She is not only beautiful,

she is brilliant.

Brilliant, brilliant. She has the kindest

heart of anyone I have ever known.

I'm sure she is exceptionally

kind for a home-wrecker.

She's also soulful, Louise.

Yeah, I am sure there is

nothing bad about her,

that isn't completely wonderful!

And it doesn't matter.

By next time this year ...

you'll struggle to

remember her name.

No, by this time next year

she'll be my wife ...

and you'll locked away

safe in a loony-bin.

No, no, nonsense & blooey, all of it.

No more talking about her.

No, we'll talk about how your entire law

career will be flushed down the drain,

once people know what

a fruitcake you are.

Let's talk about that.

- How about we talk about that, Louise?

- As a matter of fact ...

- No, don't tape my mouth ...

- Why don't you just shut up?

No, I got enough of that ...

Louise ...

Ian, why don't you just

shut up for a minute.

I want you to look

at something, buddy.

Do you remember this day?

Do you remember everything

about this day?

Like I do, huh?

How scared I was?

How I almost couldn't go through

with it? And do you remember,

do you remember sitting with

me in the back of the church ...

just holding me?

Do you remember the

promise that you made?

How I never had to be afraid?

Nobody in my life would ever

love me as much as you did?

I promise, you kept saying that over

and over again:
I promise, I promise.

And when the minister

finally asked you ...

if you would take me as your wife,

you said:
I do I promise.

Do you remember the first

years of our marriage?

The sweetness of it,

I mean really.

The unbearable sweetness

of it that feeling.

We could trick the world;

to fight the odds

and found each other?

Do you remember that, Ian?

I have to go to the bathroom.

Do you know if we have

any Tylenol in the house?

My tooth really hurts me.

No.

- What's that smell?

- I'm baking you some cookies.

Some chocolate-chip cookies ...

are your favorite.

Louise, I really have

to go to the bathroom.

You can wait.

I've got the fish.

Look at yourself, you're pathetic.

Look what you're stooping to here.

This isn't you,

you are so above this.

You are not desperate.

You're an accomplished woman, you have

an amazing career and tons of friends,

and you are sitting here and acting

like you are a "Big Nothing" without me.

Well, you don't need me,

you don't need me!

Don't tell me what I need!

Don't do that!

I won't become just another

single, divorced ...

40-something woman, childless,

and try "Online Dating Ads" at night

and watching "Reality Television", Ok?

And I won't get stuck in the past,

wondering whatever happened to ...

my best friend, off in Paris

with someone barely out of her teens.

She's 24, actually.

I won't get addicted

to ice cream ...

and start feeling sorry for

myself and gain 30 pounds ...

and get set up with losers

because I refuse to be lonely.

I refuse to go to

movies by myself.

And to deepen my friendship with

other women in my situation.

And I just refuse

to be without you!

- I would rather just ...

- What?

What, what ... die?

Would you actually rather die?

Let's just say

I'd rather go to jail.

I'm not gonna die.

Nobody's gonna die.

Because everything is just

everything is just gonna be fine.

Louise, please just let me go.

No.

Let me go, listen ...

Why don't we just down and ...

talk all this out

if am all taped up here ...

you know we are not gonna be

able to work anything out, hm?

No.

Louise, I have to go

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Adrienne Shelly

Adrienne Levine (June 24, 1966 – November 1, 2006), better known by the stage name Adrienne Shelly (sometimes credited as Adrienne Shelley), was an American actress, film director and screenwriter. She became known for roles in independent films such as 1989's The Unbelievable Truth and 1990's Trust. She wrote, co-starred in, and directed the 2007-released film Waitress, which ultimately won five awards. In late 2006 Shelly was the married mother of an infant daughter and was waiting to see if Waitress would be accepted for the Sundance Film Festival. more…

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