Seven Girlfriends Page #3

Synopsis: Jesse is charming, romantic, and he knows how to pop the question; he just can't face marriage. So, when he and Hannah split up during the same week that a former fiancée dies, he decides to figure things out. He visits each woman about whom he's been serious to ask what went wrong. His teen flame, an independent woman who sometimes sleeps with him, and a group of lesbians give him advice, as does Anabeth, dead but lively in his dreams. One ex remains furious, but with the help of her inventive colleague, the level-headed insomniac Laura, Jesse even gets to talk to her. It's on to Anabeth's funeral, where he'll see Hannah, and maybe grasp what has been eluding him.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Paul Lazarus
Production: Trimark
  5 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
R
Year:
1999
99 min
40 Views


- [Man In Beret] Happy new year!

Need me show me that you love me

And when I'm feeling blue and I want you

There's just one

thing that you should do

Just gimme some kind

of sign girl oh my baby

To show that you're mine girl oh right

Just gimme some kind of

sign girl oh my darling

To show that you're

mine girl, all right

- [Voiceover] Stepping on my line.

(multiple muffled conversations)

- [Voiceover] We're naked.

I didn't say you couldn't come in.

Hey yummy.

I thought I saw you back there.

What, did you split up again?

- That's not funny.

- What'd you think of the play?

- An important performance

by a major artist

at the height of her powers.

You were good too.

- Oh, thanks.

- Zo, this is Jesse.

He doesn't like O'Neil.

- Really?

- Oh don't get him started.

- Not even Long Day's Journey?

- No.

It's the worst one.

Bunch of alcoholic men

ragging on their mother

for being a morphine addict?

- Jesse only comes to see

me when he's on the rebound.

- Boing.

- Oh yeah, but tonight's

not gonna work sweetie.

I have a script to read for an audition

and I have to get up early for my trainer.

- I was thinking Griffith Park.

- Tonight?

No way.

- I'll cook.

- Oh please.

Please get some food going, huh?

- I already did.

- [Woman] What?

- Ah, ah, ah, stand back, stand back.

(woman laughing)

And tonight's entree...

Is carbecued beef.

- Umm, this is fabulous.

- So, you and me.

Just out of curiousity, how was the sex?

- Good.

- Good?

- [Woman] Um hmm.

- Not great?

- It was Graterman great.

(laughs)

I was eating.

This is an awfully indirect seduction.

- It's not a seduction.

Unless you want it to be.

- You bring up sex, you

get us talking about it,

it gets more and more specific.

It shouldn't be this big a deal.

You should just be able to say,

do you wanna have sex with me?

And I should be able to say, yes or no.

Like you were asking me out to dinner.

- Just ask?

- Yeah.

- Just suggest we do it.

One more time.

Get it out of our system.

- Yeah.

(sighs)

- That was fun.

Thanks.

- Walk you to your door?

- Sure.

- Okay.

Well, evening's winding down.

Hannah looks beautiful.

This is the awkward moment.

Don't wanna be too forward,

but at the same time you

really wanna kiss her.

So, don't blow it, just

move in nice and slow and.

- Next time.

- [Man] Okay, right.

- [Hannah] Yeah.

'Cause I--

- I had a great time tonight.

- I had a great time.

- I would really like to kiss you once.

(gentle music)

(giggles)

(playful music)

(man grunting)

- Um.

Oh, did I, did you just?

Oh my god, um.

- I apologize.

- How can you apologize

for something like that?

I mean it happens to everyone.

- That, that, that happens to everyone?

- Well, not that.

I mean that was pretty premature.

(Hannah laughing)

Did I just have sex with you?

Slut.

(laughs sheepishly)

- Well.

Another sexual first we get to share.

- No fooling?

That was the first time?

- No fooling.

Although, I'd say that no matter what.

- Well you're not

worried about it are you?

- No.

Kind of enjoyed it.

Looking forward to many more of the same.

- Shh.

Stop.

I think it makes perfect sense.

You know what this is, don't you?

You're saying you don't

wanna f*** around anymore.

Your body is catching up with your mind.

Of course that's what it is.

(jazzy dance music)

- Come on Anabeth, let's go.

- [Anabeth] Be one minute.

I feel like I'm forgetting something.

- Well we can come back if we need to.

- Alright, sorry.

All set.

- All ready, are ya?

- Yeah.

Yes sir.

- Nothing missing?

No?

- [Anabeth] Nope.

Got my gloves, like to

put 'em on my chair.

- Alright then.

- Okay.

- [Jesse] Let's go.

- Alright, after you.

- No, no, you first.

- No you first.

- No, please.

- No, come here, I had an idea.

Come here. (giggles)

There.

Okay, put your hand here.

Wait.

- [Jesse] Oh sorry.

Is that better?

- [Anabeth] Oh, much better.

(both laughing)

What?

- [Jesse] Nothing.

Hey mom, here's our vacation pictures.

(laughing)

(sighs)

- Jesse.

- Uh huh.

- Everyone who's gonna be

at my funeral hates you.

(music turns dissonant and stops)

(bright music)

- Hey there.

There's something on my

mind that I wanna ask you.

If you could think about

it, it'd mean a lot to me.

Why did you break up with me?

- Thank you.

- Hi, I'm Jesse Campbell,

for Lisa Schwartz.

- Do you have an appointment?

- No, I'm an old friend of hers.

- Well, I'll.

She's finishing up a meeting.

I'll let her know you're here.

- Thanks.

- Jesse?

- Hi Laura.

Gees, it's been forever.

How are you?

- Does she know you're coming?

- No.

- Is that smart?

- She's not still angry?

- You shoulda warned her.

I'd get outta here if I were you.

- You're kidding, right?

- No.

Is she still in the conference room?

- This is Jesse, the Jesse?

(laughs)

This should be good.

- [Voiceover] Thanks gentlemen.

(dramatic gunfight music)

- Hi Lisa.

- What can we do for you?

- I came here to apologize to you.

- It's about six years too late for that.

- I'd like to try.

Is there someplace we can talk?

- This is a place.

Talk.

- It's a little bit private.

- Right here's fine.

- Okay, fair enough.

I owe you that.

I, you wanna hear this?

You guys wanna gather 'round?

Um, I came here because

you deserve better.

You deserve--

- [Lisa] Stop.

Look where you're standing.

It's because you think I'm gonna hurt you.

- No I don't.

- You don't trust me.

- Sure I do.

- So come here.

(onlookers murmer)

- Are you serious?

- Dead serious.

You think I'd hit you in public?

Do you think I'd physically hurt you?

Show me that you trust me.

- I'm not gonna do that.

- Then this discussion--

- Okay please, can we talk

for a minute like adults?

- You wanna talk?

This is my condition.

- Fine.

- Teuscher, your favorite.

- Okay fine.

Bad start, bad gift.

- [Lisa] Go away

- [Jesse] Can we just talk for a minute?

- [Lisa] No.

- Will you just listen to me?

- [Lisa] Get out.

- Please?

- Lisa--

- [Lisa] You stay

outta this.

- I come in peace.

- Go away!

- Hey.

You might as well keep these.

- I wasn't ready for that.

- What'd you expect?

You just pick up a $20 box of chocolate

and everything'd be fixed?

- No, but come on.

It's not like I left her at the altar.

- No, it's worse.

A guy leaves you at the

altar you know he snapped,

he couldn't handle the pressure.

Your way you just stopped

returning her phone calls

after two years.

I mean come on.

- I know, I know.

- Can I?

- Sure.

- Thanks.

So, why didn't you at least talk to her?

- I don't know.

I panicked.

We were looking at furniture

and going to open houses.

I didn't know what to do.

- You blew it.

- So, 30 minute?

- That's right.

Trick is to take it off automatic,

whatever you do don't use the rinse cycle.

- I'm starting to think

this is not a good idea.

- Of course, he's gonna love it.

Golly, it smells so good in here.

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