Serious Moonlight Page #6

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


- What are you doing, honey?

- Why you b*tch.

Coming, sweetness!

Sara, calm down, calm down!

He is gonna kill us.

We're gonna die.

And we are going to spend

our last moments on earth ...

with your stupid ex-wife.

Um ... we're still married.

We are not going to die.

Please calm down.

Oh, my God!

Why was she sitting on your lap?

You didn't show up

at the airport

I was so ANGRY!

I drove straight here.

Ok ... Sara, Sara,

your gonna have to really ...

Sara, try to calm yourself.

We are just being robbed here.

Oh, God, they taped

you to the toilet?

- No, I did that.

- What?

It's a long story, doesn't matter.

Ian.

Are you reconciling

with your wife?

Yes, he is.

I didn't ask you.

I asked him.

Ian, just tell her!

Get it over with.

Sara, I am really

very sorry about this.

No, you don't love her, Ian.

You love me.

- I'm your little Russian bobo!

- She's your little Russian bobo?

They are going to kill us!

We have to remain calm!

I wasn't talking to you!

I was talking to my boyfriend.

I don't care what you think.

I care what he thinks.

Oh, have you seen this?

Check this out.

I don't know, it must

have cost him $10,000!

You spent $10,000

on a bracelet for her?

It was about $3,000 ...

Yeah he did, because he

is in love with me.

Ok, please, please ...!

This isn't helping, please!

We are in dangerous situation here!

Please!

Now listen, Sara!

He didn't use that much tape on you,

why don't see if you can free your hands.

I'm not moving, Ian,

until you tell your wife ...

that you are leaving her forever.

Can we, please,

just work all that out later?

We are in danger.

Just tell her, tell her, Ian,

and I will do whatever you say.

Fine, if that's all it takes?

Louise, I'm leaving you for Sara.

Fine.

And he is not just saying

that to shut me up!

And he is saying it

because it's true!

And believe me,

however this works out,

we will be in Paris

together next week ...

and you will be crying

to your girlfriends.

Stop!

Please try freeing yourself.

- I can't.

- Try harder.

You know what?

I said I can't.

Louise, will you please

just go and help her?

- I don't want to touch her.

- Louise!

Fine.

Oh God, it's not working, Ian!

Oh, I hate you, Ian.

I wished I had never met you!

Do you hear that?

I think they are leaving.

He is riding away on a lawnmower.

Sara! Sara!

Did you see any kind of vehicle like

from a lawn company or anything?

I was pretty angry ...

and upset when I got here, Ian.

So I ... I think, yeah maybe

I saw a van, and a car or two.

I don't remember.

A van?

Yes, I saw a van, an unmarked van.

Doesn't our lawn company

have a company van?

I'm trying to remember,

I don't know, I mean ...

Yes, I ... they do. As a matter

of fact I'm sure they do.

So, who are these guys?

I don't know, I didn't think we had

anyone working on our lawn ...

until next month.

Some strange guy shows up

and starts mowing our lawn.

Well, maybe that's how

he operates, you know?

Maybe he just stakes out empty

houses during the week ...

and robs them maybe ... and he just

didn't count on finding us here.

Well, lets listen and

see if they're gone.

I don't hear anything.

No?

They didn't kill us.

They just left!

Yeah, they just left.

They just left.

Look, I just need to know right now

whether or not you are going back ...

to your ugly f***ing wife?

Look honey, this is not

the time to do anything,

but figure out how to get free.

We've been tied up all night.

May I have a moment

alone with Ian, please?

Where do you expect me to go, hon?

Oh, I don't care.

Why don't you get

in the shower ...

and hum yourself a little tune,

so I can have a moment

alone with him?

- Please?

- Fine.

I love you, you fool.

Ok, I understand that.

Ok, I understand that?

That's what you're gonna

say to me right now?

My wife's humming in the shower.

What do you expect me to say?

Oh Ian, I could have taken anyone.

Anyone!

Fernando, the guy from the gym,

Dr. Cohen,

even my dermatologist.

Fred, the bank guy, anybody ...

but I chose you.

I know, I know.

You make me feel smart and sexy ...

and strong and beautiful.

I wanted to go to Paris with you.

Ian, I wanted to spend

my life with you,

and I don't think just because

we are experiencing this little ...

blip that anything should change.

Yeah, you know, I got a

lot of sorting out to do.

Sara, I'm sorry.

It's not so simple anymore.

You are forgetting it.

How could you forget?

I'm not forgetting.

Please don't forget.

Ok, been more than a minute.

Ok.

Are you feeling any calmer?

No! This is an absolute

nightmare! No!

Should've just gotten on the

plane to Paris and gone alone.

Yes, you should have.

- Louise, Louise ...

- Shut up!

Alright, alright ...

Listen, if Ian truly loves you,

he will come to see that,

and if he does,

I will be graceful about it,

and I will let him go.

Ok?

Ok.

Ok, just gotta figure out how

the f*** to get outta here.

My cell-phone is

in my back pocket.

If one of you guys can reach it,

maybe you can dial 911.

And, you say you never

saw their faces?

No, never.

And what was the name

of the lawn service ...

that you normally use?

Mountain View Lawns.

I don't think it's those guys.

There was a van in the driveway,

but it was unmarked.

Can you describe it to me?

Ah, it was tan, and it had a lot

of, ah ... dirt and dust on it.

That's all that I remember.

How many passenger seats?

Oh, I'm sorry

I didn't count, ah ...

because I didn't know the

house was being robbed.

Have you had any contact in town with anyone

who asked you questions about your house,

or your schedule or

anything like that?

- No.

- No, no, not really, no.

We really haven't had any

contact with anyone in town ...

after the 13 years

we've been up here, no.

No, we pretty much

kept to ourselves.

I have only been to this town once.

Now, who are you?

What's the relationship here?

I'm his girlfriend.

His mistress.

We were supposed to go

to Paris this morning,

where he, may or may not have been

planning to ask me to marry him.

Ok.

Has this kind of thing ever

happened before, officer?

I'm sure lots of people ...

have had affairs with

much younger women.

No, I mean a guy on a mower ...

robbing people who have

vacation homes up here.

We had a string of robberies

a few years ago,

but we caught the guy.

I have never really seen a

robbery like this before.

Can you take them down

to the station today ...

and file a formal report of

everything that's been taken?

Yes, of course.

You really think you're

gonna catch these guys?

It's hard to say. You are not

really giving us much to go on.

There's a chance someone might

blab about it to a friend.

We'll catch him that way.

Who knows?

Well, here is something

they overlooked.

- Wow!

- All your family silverware.

I can't believe

they didn't see that.

- God, that is so lucky.

- What a blessing.

Here is the station's address.

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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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