The Extra Man Page #9

Synopsis: Louis, a young teacher enamored of the age of F. Scott Fitzgerald, loses his job when he's caught trying on a bra he finds in a campus office. He decides to go to New York City to find himself and to be a writer. He answers an ad for a housemate placed by the eccentric and opinionated Henry Harrison; an odd-couple relationship starts. Louis gets a job selling advertising for a green magazine and fancies Mary, a co-worker. He meets Henry's neighbor, the hirsute Gershon, and Henry offers Paul schooling in the gentleman's world of being an "extra man" - a hired companion, a gigolo - for older women. Can Louis sort out these varied worlds as well as his own expectations?
Genre: Comedy
Production: Magnolia Pictures
 
IMDB:
5.9
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
42%
R
Year:
2010
108 min
$453,079
Website
280 Views


OF CEMENT.

WHAT WAS THAT?

I THOUGHT MAYBE I WOULD

CONTRIBUTE A SONG

TO THE NEXT RALLY.

I THINK IT KIND:

OF WORKS, MAYBE.

- ( hisses )

- WHAT?

IT'S A LITTLE

CORNY, NO?

OH.

- IT'S NOT FINISHED YET.

- ( chuckles )

THAT'S NOT VERY NICE.

OKAY. I'M SORRY.

I JUST--

I JUST BELIEVE:

THAT HONESTY:

IS SUPER IMPORTANT.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

COME ON.

LET'S GO TO BED.

I'M DYING TO SEE

THAT SURPRISE YOU GOT.

READY?

WELL?

Narrator:

THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN'S

HEART SANK.

HE LOOKED NOTHING LIKE

WHAT HE HAD IMAGINED.

IN FACT,

HE WAS HORRIFIED

BY WHAT HE SAW.

WAIT WAIT.

I FORGOT THE JEWELRY.

BUT WITH THIS CRUSHING

DISAPPOINTMEN:

CAME A GREA REVELATION--

DESPITE HIS OCCASIONAL

PENCHANT FOR WOMEN'S CLOTHING,

LOUIS IVES DID NOT WAN TO TRANSFORM HIMSELF.

THERE WAS NO WOMAN

INSIDE HIM DYING TO GET OUT.

HE DID NOT LONG:

TO BE BEAUTIFUL LIKE MARY,

OR THE GIRLS:

AT SALLY'S.

THIS WAS NO HIS PATH TO LOVE.

THIS IS WRONG.

- IT'S ALL WRONG.

- NO!

NO. NO, YOU LOOK

REALLY NICE!

IN FACT, STANDING THERE

DRESSED AS A WOMAN,

HE NEVER FELT MORE

LIKE A MAN IN HIS LIFE.

WHAT?

WHAT THE HELL:

ARE YOU DOING?!

I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T THINK

I NEEDED TO ASK:

IF I WAS PAYING!

- WHAT?!

- PLEASE, STOP YELLING.

- YOU, A**HOLE!

- WHAT?

- I JUST DIDN'T UNDER--

- WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?

HENRY!

WHAT--

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

- GET OUT OF MY HOME!

- WHAT'S GOING ON?!

- GO, GO!

- SH*T!

- GET OUT OF MY HOME!

- ( Sandra screams )

- GET OUT OF MY HOME!

- Sandra:
FREAKS!

- GO. GO.

- F***ING FREAKS!

- GET OUT!

- JESUS CHRIST!

I TRUSTED YOU.

I TRUSTED YOU.

I TRUSTED YOU.

- HENRY--

- HERE WITH EVERYTHING

I OWN.

HENRY, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU

WERE COMING HOME SO SOON.

I HAD TO.

VIVIAN DIED.

OH MY...

GOD.

HENRY, I'M SORRY.

I'M SO SORRY.

I DON'T WAN YOUR SYMPATHY.

- I ONLY WANT YOUR ABSENCE.

- HENRY, PLEASE.

I'M GOING FOR A WALK.

I WANT YOU:

OUT OF MY APARTMEN BY THE TIME I GET BACK.

PLEASE WAIT.

CAN'T YOU JUS FOR ONCE--

HENRY!

HENRY, I DON'T KNOW

WHAT TO SAY!

LOOK, OBVIOUSLY

I HAVE SOME ISSUES!

MMM.

I TRIED MY BES TO HIDE THEM,

BECAUSE I DESPERATELY

WANTED YOUR FRIENDSHIP.

BUT THE REAL TRUTH IS

I DON'T EVEN

KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

NOBODY SEEMS TO.

- ( tires squeal )

- ( screams )

( crashes )

Narrator:

AS LOUIS IVES' VEHICLE

WAS HAULED AWAY...

SO WAS HIS ENTIRE

FOUNDATION.

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME

SINCE HE MOVED THERE,

LOUIS IVES CONSIDERED

GIVING UP:

ON MANHATTAN ALTOGETHER.

( door buzzes )

( speaking softly )

- MORNING, LOUIS.

- MORNING, GEORGE.

FAREWELL, MY VIVIAN.

I SHALL ALWAYS BE

YOUR MOST DEVOTED

ROSEN KNIGHT.

( knocks,

clears throat )

YOU WANTED:

TO SEE ME, GEORGE?

YEAH. YEAH, I DID.

SIT DOWN PLEASE, LOUIS.

IS SOMETHING...

WRONG?

THERE'S JUST SOMETHING

I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

OKAY.

LOUIS, PHONE SALES,

THEY'RE NOT REALLY

RIGHT FOR YOU.

- NO?

- NO.

YOU'RE JUST--

YOU'RE NOT THE RIGH PERSONALITY TYPE, LOUIS.

NOW OUR MAGAZINE

IS DOING--

IS DOING VERY WELL,

YOU KNOW THAT.

THE EDITING STAFF

CAN BARELY KEEP UP

WITH ALL THE UNSOLICITED

MANUSCRIPTS THAT ARE

COMING IN.

SO WHAT I WOULD:

PREFER TO DO:

IS TO START YOU:

COPY EDITING.

YOU'VE GOT A QUIET,

KEEN INSIGHT, LOUIS.

THAT'S AN ASSET HERE.

WE SHOULD GROOM YOU

AS A WRITER,

NOT AS A SALESMAN.

I GUESS WHA I'M SAYING IS,

I'M OFFERING YOU

A PROMOTION.

Mary:

LOUIS?

LOUIS, I NEED

TO TALK TO YOU.

I WAS THINKING...

AND YOU DID ME:

A REALLY SELFLESS FAVOR,

AND I WAS REALLY SELFISH

NOT TO RETURN IT.

OH.

SO IF YOU STILL NEED

A DATE FOR THAT WEDDING,

I WOULD BE HAPPY

AND HONORED:

TO FILL THAT POSITION.

MARY,

I REALLY APPRECIATE

YOU OFFERING:

TO BE MY DATE.

BUT I'M NOT SURE

IF IT'S THE BEST THING

FOR ME ANYMORE.

REALLY?

ARE YOU THROWING THOSE

CHRISTMAS BALLS OUT?

HELLO, HENRY.

LOOK AT THEM,

STRUTTING AROUND AS IF

THEY OWN THE WHOLE CITY...

AND YET THEY'RE

COMPLETELY DEPENDENT.

NOT A POT TO PISS IN.

WELL, THEY DO LOOK

AWFULLY PROUD.

HENRY, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE

FOR LAST NIGHT.

YOU ARE ALWAYS APOLOGIZING.

DON'T BE SO OBSEQUIOUS.

IT'S YOUR APARTMENT.

THEY'RE YOUR RULES.

I BROKE THEM.

YES...

ALL THAT IS TRUE.

BUT I'M NO AS OLD FASHIONED

AS YOU THINK.

DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE

NOT KICKING ME OUT FOR GOOD?

DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.

YOU DID KICK BELLMAN

OUT FOR LESS.

I KNOW.

BUT THERE'S

A DIFFERENCE--

IT WOULD BE SAD:

TO LOSE YOU.

HMM.

BUT YOU REALLY DO

NEED HELP, YOU KNOW?

YOU MIGHT THINK:

ABOUT GOING OVER

TO THE AMERICAN LEGION

FOR COUNSELING.

HMM.

NO, THEY'LL GE YOU THINKING RIGHT.

ACTUALLY, WHAT I'VE

DECIDED TO DO IS

TO DEVOTE MORE TIME

TO WRITING--

PROFESSIONALLY:

AND PERSONALLY.

I THINK IT MAY BE

THERAPEUTIC.

GOOD.

YES, IT HELPS.

BUT I WOULDN'T RULE OU PSYCHOANALYSIS EITHER.

I'VE THOUGH ABOUT THAT TOO.

- GERSHON?!

- ( laughs ) HEY!

YOU LOOK GREAT,

GERSHON.

- THANK YOU.

- YOU LOOK PRACTICALLY

MIDDLE CLASS.

- I DID I FOR THE WEDDING.

- MY GOD.

WHAT'S THIS?

MY PLAY!

GERSHON, YOU?

I WAS ANGRY.

AND I WAS HURT.

AND I WANTED:

TO HURT YOU BACK.

BUT I'M SORRY, HENRY.

IT WAS WRONG.

I DEEPLY REGRET IT.

CAN YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEAR TO FORGIVE ME?

I FORGIVE YOU, GERSHON.

YOU MUSTN'T SIN ANYMORE.

NO SIN AGAINS YOUR FELLOW MAN,

NO SIN AGAINST YOUR BODY.

FOLLOW THE BIBLE.

WORK!

WORK ON YOUR SOUL.

PRAY FOR ENLIGHTENMENT.

WHO KNOWS, MAYBE LOUIS AND I

WILL GET SOME TOO,

BECAUSE WE LIVE:

JUST UPSTAIRS.

AND DO YOU,

OTTO RALPH BELLMAN,

TAKE THIS WOMAN,

MARGARET CHASE CUDLIP,

TO BE YOUR LAWFULLY

WEDDED WIFE,

FOR RICHER, FOR POORER,

IN SICKNESS:

AND IN HEALTH,

SO LONG AS YOU BOTH

SHALL LIVE?

THAT'S VIVIAN'S NIECE.

- Otto:
I DO.

- BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME

BY THE ALMIGHTY GOD...

SHE'S A LITTLE OLD FOR ME,

DON'T YOU THINK?

- I NOW PRONOUNCE

YOU MAN AND WIFE.

- HMM?

- SHE'S BARELY 50.

- HENRY, SHH!

- SHH!

- SHH!

- SHH!

- SHH!

- YOU MAY NOW KISS

THE BRIDE.

- SACRED.

( applause )

CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS, OTTO.

Henry:

I'VE BEEN THINKING.

WHEN I FINISH TEACHING

IN AUGUST,

THE THREE OF US:

SHOULD GO TO RUSSIA.

THREE CAN MANAGE

VERY WELL THERE.

WE WON'T NEED MUCH.

A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE

ONLY COSTS:

$4 ON THE BLACK SEA.

OH, THANK YOU,

MY DEAR.

LOVELY.

( applause )

Narrator:

AND AS THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN

THREW RICE WITH THE REST,

HE FINALLY UNDERSTOOD

THOSE WORDS:

OF HIS DEAR:

AND ESSENTIAL FRIEND

HENRY HARRISON...

"SO THERE WE ARE.

WHERE ARE WE?"

( rock music playing )

PRINCE OF PLAYERS

PAWN OF NONE:

BORN WITH STEEL REINS

ON THE HEAR OF THE SUN

GYPSY EXPLORER:

OF THE NEW JERSEY

HEIGHTS:

EXALTED COMPANION

OF COCAINE NIGHTS

'CAUSE HE'S A DANDY

IN THE UNDERWORLD

DANDY IN THE UNDERWORLD

WHEN WILL HE COME UP

FOR AIR?

OH, WILL ANYBODY

EVER CARE?

AT AN OLD 18

EXILED HE WAS:

TO THE DESERTED KINGDOMS

OF A MYTHICAL OZ

DISTRACTION HE WANTED

TO DESTRUCTION:

HE FELL:

NOW HE FOREVER STALKS

THE ANCIENT MANSIONS

OF HELL:

'CAUSE HE'S A DANDY

IN THE UNDERWORLD

DANDY IN THE UNDERWORLD

WHEN WILL HE:

COME UP FOR AIR?

OH, WILL ANYBODY

EVER CARE?

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