Philadelphia Page #4

Synopsis: Fearing it would compromise his career, lawyer Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) hides his homosexuality and HIV status at a powerful Philadelphia law firm. But his secret is exposed when a colleague spots the illness's telltale lesions. Fired shortly afterwards, Beckett resolves to sue for discrimination, teaming up with Joe Miller (Denzel Washington), the only lawyer willing to help. In court, they face one of his ex-employer's top litigators, Belinda Conine (Mary Steenburgen).
Genre: Drama
Production: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  Won 2 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 22 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Metacritic:
66
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
PG-13
Year:
1993
125 min
1,148 Views


Andrew reaches the secretaries' station. A cheerful

secretary, SHELBY, shoves documents at him.

SHELBY:

Conference call's up. They just

started the roll call. Here's

the settlement agreement, the

red-lined copy's on your desk.

Need me in there?

ANDREW:

No. Great. Thanks, Shelby.

(checking his watch)

It's 6:
30, go home.

Andrew passes a colleague on her way out, RACHEL SMILOW:

ANDREW (CONT.)

Rach.

RACHEL:

I'm late, I have to pick up Amy

from her afterschool but I want

to talk to you about that Hansen

thing.

ANDREW:

Catch me later, I'll be here.

And tell Amy, I love her

painting, it's on my wall.

Andrew SAILS toward his office.

CONTINUOUS CUT TO:

ANDREW ENTERS HIS OFFICE, KICKING THE DOOR SHUT (INT./DAY).

... DROPPING the documents on his desk, SCANNING them.

... ADMIRING a child's painting taped to the wall.

... PUNCHING into the speaker phone on his desk.

The SCREEN SPLITS, REVEALING A TELECONFERENCE OPERATOR:

OPERATOR:

... Karen Hargreave, representing

Lloyd Management Corporation?

The SCREEN SPLITS INTO THIRDS: Andrew, the OPERATOR, and

HARGREAVE (a sharp, California lawyer.)

HARGREAVE:

Present.

As the OPERATOR continues the roll call, the SCREEN

CONTINUES TO SPLIT and HARGREAVE is replaced by a SERIES OF

LAWYERS in offices around the country, (MOSTLY WHITE MALES)

saying "Present" while in Andrew's section of the screen...

... Andrew dials a number on another telephone line,

OPERATOR:

Andrew Beckett, representing

Saunders International?

Andrew punches into the conference call

ANDREW:

Present.

The MULTI-IMAGE SCREEN is now joined by SARAH BECKETT, a

suburban, 60ish American MOM, in her backyard garden,

answering a portable phone.

SARAH:

Hello?

ANDREW:

Hi, Mom. It's me.

The LAWYERS are into the conference, in their portions of

the screen, (their VOICES HEARD underneath Andrew's

conversation with his mother).

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Ron Nyswaner

Ron Nyswaner was born on October 5, 1956 in Clarksville, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Philadelphia (1993), The Painted Veil (2006) and Why Stop Now? (2012). more…

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