Sidewalks of New York Page #12

Synopsis: Six New Yorkers have an interrelated series of relationships. TV producer Tommy, who's just broken up with his girlfriend, has a short relationship with commitment-phobe Maria, who he meets in a video store, and also hooks up with married real-estate agent Annie, who he meets while apartment hunting. Annie is open to a relationship because her husband, Griffin, is cheating on her, which she slowly comes to realize through talking to her friend/co-worker who's gone through the same thing. Griffin, a 39-year-old dentist, is cheating with 19-year-old waitress Ashley, who he picked up in a park; she realizes she can do better when Ben, a hotel doorman and aspiring musician, tries to pick her up, in a belated attempt to recover from his divorce a year ago from schoolteacher Maria (the same Maria from the video store). Most of these relationships seem driven more by a desperate need to be in a relationship than actual love.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Edward Burns
Production: Paramount Classics
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
49
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
R
Year:
2001
108 min
$2,120,491
Website
252 Views


...one she promises

not to fornicate with.

And that's about it.

How are you guys doing?

You know, we're doing good.

Right? I mean-

- So what do you think about that?

- About what?

About doing what Harry and Hilary

did, going to a marriage counselor?

Do you think I'm a f***ing moron?

How long have you

been cheating on me?

Wait. Honey, wait.

- Look, I love you.

- No, you don't love me.

Love means respecting

and caring about someone.

It doesn't mean sneaking around

and f***ing some slut!

Shut up, okay?

I want someone who's gonna love me

and who thinks I'm great...

...and who'll make me feel beautiful...

...and who will wanna hold me,

the way you used to.

But not now when you think

I'm a nuisance...

...if I want to make love

or even talk.

I'm f***ing tired of it.

I know you're having an affair.

But it's over...

...and I want a divorce.

Wait a minute. Wait.

And to answer your question...

...no, I would not

describe it as big.

I didn't even know I was gonna

do it, but I went with it.

I just said, "What the hell," and I

said it and I've never felt so good.

I didn't even know what I was

gonna do, but I just felt relief...

...like this huge weight

was lifted off my shoulders.

I felt so good.

You're looking for Tommy?

Sure, come on in.

Is he here?

Well, you see, Tommy did live here,

but he doesn't live here anymore.

He moved out about a week ago.

You must be Maria.

Yeah.

You must be-

The man who taught him

everything he knows.

I kind of have something

really important to tell him.

- Do you have his new address?

- Yeah, I do have his new address.

But can I offer you a drink?

No, thank you. I really-

Does he live around here?

You hungry or want to listen to some

Montovani, or something like that?

No, thank you.

The address will be fine.

All right.

I'll give you his address, but...

...if it doesn't work out

with the kid...

...well, you know where to find me.

You just have to ask

yourself one simple question:

Do you want to sit up

on the porch with the pup...

...or do you wanna run in the yard

with the big dog?

The address, please.

That would be great.

You got it.

- Carpo.

- You got it.

Carpo.

What are you doing here?

I got your address from Carpo.

I wanted to tell you something.

Regarding what?

Us, I guess.

Look, I gotta be honest with you.

I mean, I can't say that I'm

really so interested anymore.

You know? I mean, it's just-

After I saw you at the video store

and you asked me to call you...

I called you a bunch of times...

...and I never heard back

from you, again.

Yeah, I wanted to-

I don't know,

apologize for that.

- I'm sorry for not calling you.

- Look, I'm sorry too.

So what is so important

that you needed to talk to me?

I wanted to tell you

that I'm leaving.

I got this out-of-town job

teaching.

It's great.

I'm leaving. I'm moving.

That's it.

I don't know what to say.

I guess, good luck?

Yeah.

Thank you.

I'll see you around.

Yeah.

Or maybe not, right?

Good luck.

I just realized

I don't even know your last name.

It's Reilly.

What about you?

Tedesco.

We probably should have gotten that

out of the way a little earlier.

- Yeah.

- Good luck.

Yeah, you too.

Take care.

So why didn't you tell Tommy

you're pregnant with his baby?

I showed up at his door.

I was gonna ring the buzzer

and go up there...

...and, you know, tell him.

Then I realized

I didn't know his last name.

I didn't know what buzzer to press.

Reality is that we were supposed

to have a one-night stand.

It went a little awry.

I got pregnant.

But that doesn't mean

that we should be together.

It was weird when she

showed up at my apartment...

...to tell me she was moving

out of town.

I don't know what that was about.

What's with you?

I'm tired of looking

at your sour puss.

What's my horoscope say for today?

"Today would be a good day

to get up off your ass...

...and admit that you're a coward...

...and make up with the special someone

who'll make you very happy. "

Does it really say that?

Does it matter?

What are you doing here?

- Do you hate me?

- No. No, just the opposite.

- Do you hate me?

- No, I don't hate you.

- Do you love me?

- Yes.

Every night I'm crying.

I can't eat.

I'm sorry.

You gotta eat.

I love you. You know that?

You know, you paid for an hour.

Is there anything else

you want me to do?

Would you mind doing the dishes?

- F*** you.

- Wait. I'm only kidding.

Come here. I'm only kidding.

You wanna stay and talk

for a little bit?

No.

It's okay.

Just call him up and ask him out.

Maybe I should just wait

until I show him an apartment.

Why would you wait?

What's his number?

I'm not gonna call him now.

Yes, you are.

What's his number?

You are not gonna call him.

Give me the number.

If you really want me to call,

I'll call him.

Do it.

Thomas Reilly.

- It's Annie.

- Annie?

- Annie who?

- Annie from the real estate office.

- Yeah. Hey, how you doin'?

- Good. How are you?

I'm good. I meant

to call you last week...

...because I found an apartment

through a buddy of mine.

So I'm not gonna need

to look at any more spaces.

Well, you know, what's up?

Well, I was just wondering-

I had this really great apartment

that I really wanted to show you.

But if you've already found

a place, then that's okay.

I'll talk to you soon.

What the hell was that?

I just didn't feel right about it.

You're such a wimp.

I'm gonna call him.

No, don't call him. Please.

I'll call him later, I promise.

Thomas Reilly.

It's Annie again.

Listen, the real reason

I was calling is...

I wanted to know if you would go

to dinner with me on Saturday night.

What happened with your husband?

- Are you still with him?

- No.

He was an a**hole.

And he has a small dick.

All right.

Well, in that case, yeah.

I'd love to go out to dinner.

Great. I'll call you Friday.

Gotta go.

Call him Friday.

The date's on Saturday.

Yeah!

After you get divorced,

it's like...

...you never think

you'll fall in love again.

You never think you'll find

this kind of love.

I look back on

my relationship with Griffin...

...and I realize definitely that I was

in a bad place at the time.

Very bad. But if I didn't go through

that, I might not be ready for this.

There are no wrong choices.

As long as you have

the faith to make a choice...

...then it's gotta be right,

no matter where it leads you.

- I chose wisely, I think. Right?

- I think so too.

- Is that all you need?

- Is that okay?

Well, after I got over

the initial shock...

I knew I wanted this baby.

Everyone was telling me

I shouldn't do it...

...but I'm tired of listening to

everyone else telling me what to do.

I did the marriage thing. I'm not

gonna wait around for someone.

I already have someone.

So, it wasn't much of a decision.

What? What else do you wanna know?

Is there anything else

you wanna know?

What I don't like

about love or sex?

Is that what you wanna know?

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Edward Burns

Edward Fitzgerald Burns (born January 29, 1968) is an American actor, producer, writer, and director best known for appearing in several films including Saving Private Ryan (1998), 15 Minutes (2001), Life or Something Like It (2002), Confidence (2003), A Sound of Thunder (2005), The Holiday (2006), One Missed Call (2008), 27 Dresses (2008), Man on a Ledge (2012), Friends with Kids (2012), and Alex Cross (2012). Burns directed movies such as The Brothers McMullen (1995), She's the One (1996), Sidewalks of New York (2001), Purple Violets (2007), and The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012). He also starred as Bugsy Siegel in the TNT crime drama series Mob City and as Terry Muldoon in TNT's Public Morals. more…

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