Breaking Up Page #3

Synopsis: Monica teaches, Steve's a photographer. They've dated more than two years. They're arguing, and she leaves for her apartment, only to return in a few minutes to say they should stop seeing each other. A few days later, they're back together, but within two hours, he takes offense at an off-hand remark, and the separation starts in earnest. They see other people, then, out of the blue, Steve asks Monica to marry him. She says yes, and a time of ecstasy begins: they interview strangers, asking them what makes a marriage work, and she moves in with him. Then comes the wedding, and when Steve freezes, anger rends the relationship again. Can harmony return?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Robert Greenwald
Production: WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
 
IMDB:
4.9
R
Year:
1997
90 min
967 Views


bottles of Napa here?

The cab sauv? What happened to them?

Okay, bad question.

I hope he enjoyed them.

To you, mi querida.

So whatever we were doing, you were

thinking about whether we'd go to bed?

It wasn't the only thing

on my mind, okay?

Hey, I'm not a nymphomaniac.

It had nothing to do with the sex.

I wasn't worried about whether I'd get

laid or not. I was worried about...

What?

I don't know.

You. Us, I guess.

How you felt maybe.

It made me nervous.

And then if we made love,

everything was okay.

I thought that it meant

that you loved me. That's all.

And then I could just relax.

I could just be myself.

We were having a good time

because we were good together...

...not because we were

desperate or horny.

I guess I thought it meant there

was a reason for us to be together.

I didn't know you felt like that.

No, I guess you didn't.

You put the carrots in the pasta?

Monica.

- Jesus, what are you doing?

- So you want to go to dinner?

It is not my fault if you cannot cook.

- You are an insensitive bastard.

- Insensitive?

- Want to know what I don't get?

- Get the hell out of here. Me?

- You invited me back.

- Stop calling and sending messages.

- I have not.

- I know it's you.

- Must be your other boyfriends.

- Only you would do that.

- Stay away from me. You are an abuser.

- I'm a what?

- You abuse me.

- Oh, my God!

- Stay the hell away from me.

- You're the one that abuses.

- Stay out of my life.

- I'm going. I'm gone.

- Get it through your head. It's over.

- I'm going.

- Leave me alone. Get out of my life.

- Fine!

Hi. Are you surprised? Really?

So am I. I'm surprised at myself.

Steve...

...I miss you. I do.

Well, six weeks is a long time.

No sex, I mean, six.

My phone, Darren.

Say what again? I miss you? Okay.

I miss you. Okay?

Are you happy now? Okay.

You don't have to do that.

You don't have to say it because

I said it. I didn't say it so... You do?

That's nice.

Because.

I hate not seeing you.

And I feel more

comfortable on the phone.

We do better on the phone.

Have you noticed that? We do.

We're nicer to each other.

And if we were on the phone and one of

us was out of town, it was even better.

Look, if you were in Australia

right now, I'd ask you to marry me.

Stop that. Don't be dirty.

Stop it.

Steve...

...l've been thinking.

There used to be reasons for people

to be together, to stay together...

... like stability and security

and even kids.

But you see, I don't need you

for these reasons nowadays.

I mean, I can get all this

on my own if I wanted to.

So if there are no real reasons

for two people to be together...

...then you're into unreal reasons,

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Michael Cristofer

Michael Ivan Cristofer (born January 22, 1945) is an American playwright, filmmaker and actor. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play for The Shadow Box in 1977. more…

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