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Synopsis: Pinky is an awkward adolescent who starts work at a spa in the California desert. She becomes overly attached to fellow spa attendant, Millie when she becomes Millie's room-mate. Millie is a lonely outcast who desperately tries to win attention with constant up-beat chatter. They hang out at a bar owned by a strange pregnant artist and her has-been cowboy husband. After two emotional crises, the three women steal and trade personalities until they settle into a new family unit that seems to give each woman what she was searching for.
Director(s): Robert Altman
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
71
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
PG
Year:
1977
124 min
Website
2,192 Views


Right, Alcira?

No interns here.

That's for sure.

- The hospital?

- [Alcira] Across the street, but it costs twice as much.

Say, there's a pool where I live

and I don't have a roommate anymore.

So why don't y'all

come over for dinner one night?

We could play

a great game of Scrabble.

I've got this new recipe I've been wantin'

to try out. It's called penthouse chicken.

You make it with a can

of tomato soup.

Takes a whole hour to cook,

but believe me, it's worth it.

- Say, would you check my glands for me?

- What?

My neck glands.

- They've really been swollen all week.

- They look like they're fine.

Are you sure? I've really been feeling

sluggish a lot lately.

- What's a French dip sandwich?

- A French roll with beef and juice on the side.

- Would you like one?

- I'll just take melon... or pie.

[Millie]

Oh, I forgot to tell you about dessert.

We're having banana pops.

You ever had those before?

They're frozen bananas dipped in hot chocolate,

and then before they get too dry...

you roll 'em around real quick

in Rice Krispies.

Read about it in McCall's.

They give you a whole bunch of recipes

you can make with Rice Krispies.

- Hi, Morley.

- Hi. [Sighs]

Good enough.

[Millie]

What are you reading?

- The want ads.

- What for? You're not gonna changejobs, are ya?

For my wife.

- What does she want?

- A new sofa.

I just got a new sofa, too.

Actually it's an old sofa, but I repainted it

and re-covered it and everything so it looks new.

- You lookin' for anything else?

- [Clears Throat] No.

- A gun for your wife?

- Mm-hmm.

Last week.

Instructed her.

Took her out on the shooting range.

- She feels safe now.

- [Man Chuckles]

[Millie]

Guess I better be goin'.

- [Chattering]

- See ya later.

Sure was nice

talkin' to you guys.

I'll probably

see ya tomorrow.

- [Woman On P.A.] Judith Goldstein, 6181.

- Bye.

- Judith Goldstein, 6181.

- [Men Chattering]

- [Man #1] Quiet lady, very quiet.

- [Man #2] That's good for you.

[Man #2]

I think you're a fool.

- [Man #3] This peach pie is really stale.

- Bye.

[Scoffs] Wonder if they'd give me

a fresh piece if I took it back.

[Man #2]

You're really a fool.

[Man #3]

She feels protected by the gun, right?

[Man #3]

She felt totally intimidated. Boy

- [Millie] Do you like yellow and purple?

- [Pinky] Mm-hmm.

They're my favorite colors.

Like irises.

I love irises.

I love flowers.

And candlelight.

They're so romantic.

- It's a surefire way to win a man in one night.

- Oh.

Good atmosphere and food.

You remember that old sayin'?

"The way to a man's heart is through his stomach."

Well, it's true a lot of times.

[Pinky] Boy, it sure was lucky for me

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Robert Altman

Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. A five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era, Altman was considered a "maverick" in making films with a highly naturalistic but stylized and satirical aesthetic, unlike most Hollywood films. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in American cinema. more…

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