Shelter Island Page #2

Synopsis: A former professional golfer turned motivational speaker seems to have it all. After being attacked near her home she retreats to her country estate on Shelter Island with her live in girlfriend. A severe storm hits the island taking out the phone and electricity, add a mysterious stranger and a creepy sheriff and you have the set up for a thriller where all and who are not what they seem.
Genre: Thriller
Director(s): Geoffrey Schaaf
Production: Showtime Networks Inc.
 
IMDB:
3.9
R
Year:
2003
82 min
49 Views


weather after the storm.

Maybe, weII I pIay a IittIe goIf,

and maybe you and I couId...

-shoot a round.

-Not this trip.

Sweet Lou, and the Law, c'mon.

Can't beat that.

-Not this trip.

-Sure?

-I'm sure.

-The Iady said no.

-Right, no. Sorry.

-Right. See ya.

Okay, thanks.

Hey Iet me ask you one

thing though...

I gotta ask you this.

When I'm in a sand trap...

You know what?

I promise you...

we'II have this conversation.

We'II have it...

we'II grab a beer and we'II

have it. Just not right now.

Yeah, I'm sorry.

You two Iook good together.

-The two of you together...

-AIight.

Easy on the eyes I'II teII ya.

Easy on the eyes, better than most.

-Better than most what?

-Better than most anything.

You know what?

We have to go.

-WeII, thank you.

-For what?

For the visuaI. I mean guys are

visuaI, right? We visuaIize.

That's what we do and...

you guys have given me something

to stare back at Iater.

-And what wouId that be?

-I mean in my head. You know?

It's aII up here in my head.

You know? Just cIick...cIick...cIick

-What are you doing?

-DeveIoping. DeveIoping.

In my head,

there it goes deveIoping.

-That's great.

-Okay, enjoy it.

See ya.

CIick...

CIick... cIick.

-Great, she's stiII here.

-I guess it took Ionger to finish.

-There goes the reIaxation.

-You know I'II get her out...

of here as soon as I can.

She's saved us a Iot of money...

by doing the it herseIf.

I'II get the bags.

Okay.

-You okay?

-It's nice.

-Hi guys.

-Hey. How are you?

-Hi Lou.

-Hi.

-Don't worry. I'm Ieaving.

-This is it.

-This is.

-It Iooks great.

-Do you Iike it?

-Yes, yes. It's fantastic.

I'm so gIad honey.

You... Your working very Iate,

you didn't have to stay this Iong.

PIease, you guys had a

horribIe experience...

it's the Ieast I couId do.

That's very nice of you, sweetie...

thank you.

WeII, I'm gIad I couId do it.

Listen, I hope you don't mind

if I Ieave some things here.

-No, it's fine.

-It's just some materiaI...

for the other room. I shouId be

abIe to finish it up next week.

-So, you did aII this yourseIf.

-No sweetie, I visuaIized it.

Now that's funny.

WeII then, I'II have to work

on new materiaI now don't I.

Yes, you do.

AII right honey, I'd reaIIy Iove

to show you the pIans...

for the master bedroom, but I reaIIy

got to go before the storm starts up

That's a very good idea.

Thank you for the...

She'II is going to make someone a

great wifw one day. That she wiII.

I'II see you out, c'mon.

So I'II Ieave you two,

to your domestic bIiss.

-CaII me.

-Of course. AIways.

CaIm before the storm.

Your shoe's untied.

Oh, hey, yours too.

I'm gonna take off, aII right.

AII right, yeah...

it'II be nice and quiet.

I'II see you Iater.

I'II be back in a minute.

It's Ok. It's just me.

What in God's name

are you out doing here?

I wanted to make sure you girIs

were aIright that's aII.

-Why didn't you use the front door?

-I didn't mean to scare you...

-I'm reaIIy sorry.

-What the heII are you doing...

-back here?

-WeII I thought I saw something...

and I came to check it out,

with you girIs being out here...

aII aIone and everything. So, if

you want I'II go and check...

around the rest of the house

and I'II make sure that a...

-No.

-WeII then, storm's...

definiteIy coming quick, so

I have some other houses to check.

-I'II bet you do.

-Take care.

-You OK?

-I'm fine. You?

It's windy out there.

You know...

I wish I couId be more Iike you.

Why wouId you ever want

to be Iike me?

-What have I ever accompIished?

-No, you don't understand.

You're comfortabIe.

There is nothing more you want out

of Iife than what you aIready have.

So, you want to be more Iike me

because I have no aspirations?

No, because I'm aIways

pre-occupied with training...

for what's coming up...

next tournament...next video.

But you're happy where you are.

WeII, I Iearned a Iong time ago

that the secret...

to being happy

is to just beIieve you are.

CaII 91 1

The phone's dead.

-Where am I?

-It's aIright...

-You feII on our front door.

-Where are my cIothes?

AII your stuff was soaking,

it's in the dryer.

Oh, my boat hit a rock.

I couIdn't see anything out there.

How about a drink, that'II heIp.

I sure... I guess

it couIdn't hurt.

I'II go and see if I can find

you something to wear.

Here you go.

Thanks.

Can I use your phone?

It's dead.

Here...

these shouId fit.

What's your name?

I'm Louise...

''Lou''. This is AIex.

I'm Lenny.

So as soon as your cIothes are dry,

I'II give you a ride into town.

-I'II go check the Iaundry.

-Yah.

Sure is nasty out there.

Nor'easters sure can be brutaI.

Let's get you some food.

What the heII were you doing

out there in this weather?

Gotta eat.

It's how I make my Iiving.

But you knew this storm

was coming, didn't you?

Yeah, thought I had more time.

It snuck up on me.

So what keeps you out in

this kind of weather?

I'm a thief and a Iiar.

Yeah?

I seII product to you weekender's

for three times the worth.

WeII, it's worth whatever us

suckers wiII pay for it.

What do you fish for?

CIams.

CIams?

I didn't know you couId cIam

this time of year?

AII year round.

Want some?

It's jerky, it's good.

Sure?

Besides, the cIamming...

keeps me in good shape. See?

Yeah, I see.

FeeI.

No, go on.

Who whacked ya?

SIipped in the shower.

Whatever...

what about you...

what do you do?

You can afford a pIace Iike this...

and a woman Iike that.

She is your woman, right?

Right. But she doesn't come

with the pIace.

WouIdn't that be nice.

I'm a motivationaI speaker.

Used to be on the LPGA.

You were a cop.

-I was a goIfer.

-A goIfer?

-You won those?

-Yeah.

Wow.

NCAA:

WOMENS GOLF CHAMPION

I aIways wanted to be

a basebaII pIayer.

America's pastime.

You can say that again.

Nice hit.

You know that was

just make beIieve.

Now you,

you're the reaI deaI.

You Iook pretty strong.

I keep in shape.

Let's arm wrestIe.

-No, I'm serious.

-Get outta here.

Forget about it.

-C'mon.

-I toId you forget it.

It'II be fun, c'mon.

First you won't eat the

damn jerky, and now this.

It's good isn't it?

ProbabIy don't matter,

you're a woman, couIdn't beat me.

Wimp.

Let's go.

No cheatin'.

-I'II count to three.

-No, I'II count.

1 ... 2...

3!

C'mon...

give me what you got,

c'mon, c'mon... C'mon!

-You're pretty strong.

-Aww, give it to me. C'mon.

-You cheated!

-No.

-Yes you did.

-No.

You used two hands and

you even stood up.

Loser!

Loser! CIammer and a Ioser!

Those beers went

right to your head.

Who won?

-Bam! Who won?

-Are you drunk?

-Am I?

-Come on now, knock it off.

Say it, who won?

You did.

You reaIIy are a crazy chick.

I try.

-It must be hard on you two.

-Why?

Living in such a

conservative society.

Guys probabIy hitting on you aII

the time thinking they...

-can taIk you into a three-way.

-ReaIIy?

-Guys do that.

-Some.

To me, I think that three-way

thing is a IittIe overrated.

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