Worth Winning Page #8

Synopsis: Taylor is a man who has no problems with women. So confident is he that he accepts a challenge from his friends: he has to secure proposals of marriage from three women of their choice.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Will Mackenzie
Production: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
 
IMDB:
6.0
PG-13
Year:
1989
103 min
218 Views


and know thatuou're not going anywhere.

- Yeah?.

- I t's me.

- Go away.

- Are you gonna lock yourself

in there for another month?.

- I am not home, Ned.

- I've seen her.

[ Taulor On Video ]

I'm not going anywhere.

I wanna pick things out

withuou and buuthem.

What'd she say?. She mention me?.

Did she talk about it?.

- Huh?.

- Actually, I just watched her get into Claire's car.

[TaulorOn Video ]

I wanna-- You know what, I wanna--

- [ Shouts ] I wanna commitment.

- [ Veronica Gasps ]

Make one with me.

Oh, my God.

I've been swept off my feet.

- Is that a yes?.

- Yes. Yes!

- Give me that tape.

- No.

- Give me the tape.

- I insistyou get professional help.

These are classic signs

of depression. Furthermore--

- Give me the tape!

- No!

- Ned!

- No!

Yes! Ned, stop!

[ Shouts ]

What?. No. Let me go.

That's my bad ankle.

[Taulor Groans ]

[ Whimpers ]

Don't be an a**hole.

There's a real Veronica out there.

- Who hates me.

- You don't know that.

Ned, I proposed to her

to win a bet.

- Yeah, that's pretty f***ed.

- It was your idea.

Well, yeah.

I'm sorry.

I just thought it would be a good idea

foryou to suffer.

Yeah. Well, here it is.

Take a goodlook.

Hopeuou're happu.

You hate me, don't you?.

You hate me.

- No.

- But you have every right to.

But I assume since

I'm not out there on the street...

with that tape

that you've forgiven me.

Am I right?.

Well...

maybe Veronica

could do the same with you.

I think it's different

between a man and a woman.

Not as different as you think.

Maybe that's been

part ofyour problem.

- Claire forgiveyou?.

- Yes.

But I had to ask, hmm?.

Well, beg, actually. Beg.

Thanks.

Ournext item comes from...

Ournext item comes from...

ourgreat football team the Eagles.

Ofcourse, theu're great now.

For those ofuou who grew up here as I did...

you remember what theu used to be like--

everyuear theu were in last place.

So manuuears, we used to read

the sports page upside-down...

just to get a feel i ng what it'd be I i ke

to see our team i n fi rst place.

- [ Laughing ]

- Well, we have here a great item.

It's a jersey worn by

ourvery own Terry Childs here.

- Now who's gonna start the bidding

on thisjerseu?

- Two hundred dollars.

Come on. The man sacked

Elwautwice wearing this veryjerseu.

- Let's go.

- Three hundred dollars.

Sold for $300.

Our next item for auction

has to be the special one of the evening...

and I expect the biggest

response to this one.

We all enjoyed Miss Briskow's playing

earlier this evening.

Well, she has graciouslu

donated to the highest bidder...

an evening performance

at a private party.

How's that?. Miss Briskow,

would you come up?.

Come on up. Takes a lot ofguts.

I'd never do muact in a house.

Meet me at the kitchen.

Please don't eat that.

I have a chicken joke. It's great.

Put down your sandwich.

I have a chicken joke. It's great.

Put down your sandwich.

Okay, now. Let's open up

the bidding at $200.

- Two hundred dollars.

- Four hundred dollars.

- Six hundred.

- Six. Do I hear seven?.

One thousand dollars.

Ohh. One thousand dollars.

Going once. Going twice.

[Man ]

Two thousanddollars.

- I heard $2,000.

- Twenty-two hundred.

- Three thousand.

- Thirty-two hundred.

Thirty-two hundred.

Going once.

- Going twice.

- Fourthousand dollars and a fishing cabin.

- Fishing cabin?.

- Taylor?.

Look, it's our very own

Channel 5 weatherman...

- Taylor Worth.

- [ Whistles ]

Okay. Uh, do I hear 4,200?.

- Forty-two hundred.

- Fortu-two hundred. Okau. Going once.

- Going twice--

- Not so fast, David.

Fortu-two hundred dollars,

a fishing cabin...

and a publ ic proclamation

ofwhat a creep he is.

[Scattered Laughter]

- [ Crowd Gasps ]

- I'm a creep. I'm a bastard.

- He's a great lay.

- I knew it.

I don't deserye you.

I know that.

But I can't imagine not loving you.

You're bold. You're splendid.

You're intriguing. You're a whole lot ofthings

I never knew mattered.

Veronica. Veronica.

Save me.

I beguou. Marryme.

- Is that all?.

- And a Scrabble rematch.

- Unlimited mouse Olympics?.

- I'll even become a meteorologist.

Then kiss me.

[ Cheers ]

Soldfor$4,200,

a fishing cabin...

a public proclamation ofwhat a creep he is,

a Scrabble rematch...

unlimited mouse Olumpics,

he'll become a meteorologist and a kiss.

[Applause ]

Piece of cake.

[ Woman Singing ]

[ Continues ]

[ Continues ]

[ Continues ]

[ Continues ]

[ Saxophone ]

[ Continues ]

[ Fades ]

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Josann McGibbon

Josann McGibbon is an American screenwriter working in partnership with Sara Parriott. The team's first major success as a screenwriter was the early Brad Pitt film, The Favor. Their biggest hits since then include Three Men and a Little Lady and Runaway Bride. In 2007, McGibbon and Parriott co-wrote and produced the hit Debra Messing miniseries, The Starter Wife. The Starter Wife received 10 Emmy nominations in 2007, including for best screenwriting, and won one Emmy Award. more…

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