Serious Moonlight Page #5

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


- I'll kill you, I swear to God.

There an escape route that way.

- Stop it!

- I would never get sick of these.

When is the last time

you touched these tit's?

F***, she is perfect, man.

You lucky bastard.

Oh, God, what I would do to you.

Sh*t, lucky f***.

I don't think he'll kill us

because we can't see his face.

I don't care about anything

we own in this house, I mean.

It sounds like he is just taking

everything that's not strapped down.

I hope he doesn't take that ...

silverware set your

mother left us.

That antique set,

wished we had left

that in the city.

You know?

There is that expensive painting

that we invested in.

What was the artist's name?

Kamano Suki Kamijoto.

Yeah, I hate that painting.

I don't care if it's

worth 20 grand, I mean ...

It was made by a

third-grader I think.

What did you say that

reminded you of the rain?

One of the reasons I bought it was to make

you happy and to remind you of the rain.

Oh my God, look at us, Louise.

It's ridiculous.

For all I know this is how it's gonna end

for us right here in this bathroom ...

with the wallpaper I hate.

Why the hell did we ever not

take this wallpaper down?

I do remember that day.

In the coatroom of the church when I was

holding you and I was just rocking you.

When I was rocking you

back and forth.

And you had dust all

over your wedding-gown.

You looked so beautiful.

I was terrified.

I was terrified.

It's not your fault, Louise.

It's not your fault.

You couldn't have children, and I

started hating my life, hatin' ...

my boss, hatin' the

advertising industry,

hating the apartment,

hating this house.

Everything we bought that

we thought we wanted ...

just hating everything.

Yeah, and I started feeling like a

big miserable bastard, 'cause we ...

you know, some people have

nothing and there we were,

we could buy stupid

expensive paintings.

Some people have nothing.

Say something, Louise.

Tell me about your crazy job,

tell me about your

hectic schedule.

Complain for me, Louise.

Just say something, please.

Come on, Louise.

Don't leave me alone

here in this bathroom.

Wonder if I am going to die. Don't

leave me alone, Louise, come on.

Just say something please.

C'mon, I'll listen, I'll listen.

What the f***.

Is he having a party here now?

Oh, sh*t!

What a f***ing looser.

I know what I am, Louise.

I am a nothing.

And I don't stand

for anything anymore.

I'm just a loser

taped to a toilet.

And it would be poetic justice

if this is where I died.

You didn't marry this man, Louise.

Why do you think

I wanted to go to Paris?

I had this romantic idea of myself you know

that I could maybe be a hero to somebody again.

But look at me, I am a joke.

And you didn't marry a joke.

You married somebody

who had dreams you know who ...

promised you the world,

and look what you ended up with,

someone who lied to you,

who deceived you,

who couldn't protect

you in the end.

A loser on the toilet.

I'm sorry, Louise.

I'm I'm so so sorry.

3,2 ...

Quiet, quiet, Jesus.

Sorry, about the rug.

Sorry, about your rug.

How do you do that?

How do you do that?

Hello, is anybody there?

Ian?

- Ian, my only God, where are you?

- Louise, Louise.

Louise, Louise, Louise ...

Louise, we're in the bathroom,

and we are being robbed.

Are you Ok?

I can't move my arms and my legs.

You're taped, Lou.

Can you stand?

I don't know, I am gonna ...

I'm just gonna try.

See if you can go over to the light

switch, rub against it, and turn it on.

God, my hands hurt, and my

tooth is throbbing on some mess.

I know, I know ...

I want to see your face.

There you are.

I'm so sorry, Ian.

Nah, it's Ok.

It's not your fault.

- Lou, try the door.

- What?

Try the doorknob, maybe you

can escape to the back.

Can't get a grip.

Sh*t!

Did he touch you?

No, he just ...

I came home and he ...

Everything was gone. All our

stuff was all over the floor ...

in garbage bags and then he ...

he jumped me, and then he

smashed my head into the ground.

And I just don't remember

anything after that.

I'll kill him.

Ian, I'm so ashamed.

I'm so ashamed what I did to you.

No, no, no. I'm ashamed.

I'm ashamed what I did to you.

Do you think he will kill us?

I don't know, come sit next to me.

I want you to sit next to me.

Why?

I just want you

to be next to me, Lou.

Maybe we'll only have

an hour left together,

maybe 15 minutes.

Let's talk this through.

Let's work our marriage out,

even if it's for only 15 minutes.

Are you just saying that because

you are taped to a toilet?

I have had a lot of time

to think about this.

And I don't want to fail you.

I'm pretty sure I still love you.

Sure, I'm gonna

kill you sometimes.

Like all day today?

Hello, yeah, 'cause

you make me crazy.

Just talk-talk-talk over me.

And, you are so opinionated,

and sometimes it makes me numb.

I won't do that anymore. I won't talk

over you, and have opinions, I promise.

Naw, you can have opinions.

You should quit your stupid job.

You are so much happier if you ...

just quit your stupid job.

You hate working at that company.

You're right. I should quit.

I should quit, and I should take the

money I have saved and should open up ...

my own company.

My clients they'd would follow me.

Yup, that's a beautiful idea.

We should keep trying

to have a child.

We could even adopt.

- Do you mean that?

- Yes.

Not just because you

are taped to a toilet?

I mean it.

And I need to start romancing

you a little more,

just like I did when we

first were married.

I miss those days, Lou.

Every day you would look

all sexy for me, and ...

You called me ugly.

You are not ugly.

You are a beautiful woman.

You are gonna make me for a child.

I'm not leaving you.

- You had an affair.

- People have affairs.

Men.

I'm going to make

it up to you, Lou.

I promise.

The light just blew.

Better to see you

in the moonlight.

Ian, open the door!

I'm serious!

Who are you?

Sh*t!

Muah, I guess they made up.

Ian, what is going on?

Oh, please, c'mon, don't hurt her!

Oh, please don't hurt her!

Why? What are you going to do

about it? Hand-tie the man?

Hope nobody else shows up.

We're running out of tape.

We only have one roll.

Haven't you gotten

everything you wanted?

Why don't you just leave already?

Look at that sexy,

kinky bondage couple.

You guys are into

some weird sh*t.

- Please just let us go.

- Let me think about that.

No, to this side.

- Hey, don't you, hey!

- Hey!

Actually I prefer the older one.

The younger one really reminds me

of my whiny b*tch girlfriends.

But, aren't you beautiful, huh?

C'mon, how have you been?

What is your name?

Louise.

Louise, stop, stop it!

I find you beautiful, I do, I do ...

every pore, every line, every curve.

You deserve better than him, You know that?

He doesn't know what to do with you.

God, I like you this way.

Hey, leave her alone!

Please, I do whatever you want!

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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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