Kissing Jessica Stein Page #2

Synopsis: Jessica Stein is a single, straight, successful, journalist, part of a bonded Jewish family living in New York City, who finds herself not as straight as she thought when Jessica meets and begins an intense friendship with career woman Helen Cooper which ultimately leads to romance.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Production: Fox Searchlight Pictures
  8 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
72
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
R
Year:
2001
97 min
$6,960,929
Website
1,500 Views


Well, I see great minds

think alike.

Uh, we split the salad. But I think,

as I recall, you ate a little bit more,

including more ofrthe arugula, which

is one ofrthe more expensive greens.

I didn't have any of the goat cheese.

I'm allergic.

No dessert.

Easy enough.

That leaves your portion at $42.73,

and mine at $1 8.1 4.

Beautiful. Perfect.

You have exact change?.

It's so funny,Jessica.

But I go out with a lot of girls.

A lot.

And Ijust-- I don't know.

Ijust freelso--

so comfortable with you,

so at home, so free to be myself.

Normally, I'm a pretty

"self-defecating" guy.

Let me tellyou something.

You're "phat. "

I'd love to see you twirl

in that dress.

- With a P-H.

- Twirl.

Oh, okay.

[ Mumbling ]

- As it were, per se.

- I like the wayyour hair...

- Uh--

-... goes around your head like that.

- You know what I mean?.

- You know?. You know?.

- Whoops! I spilled some.

- What's not to get?.

I thinkwe're connecting,

and I'd like to representyou...

as your accountant

and your boyfriend,

ifthat's--

that's at all possible.

Okay, the New Yorker loves us.

The reviewer is creaming in her pants.

- So exhale, please. Okay?.

- Okay.

His back has been like

solid concrete all night.

Your boyfriend has on

his serial killer face again.

He's scaring

some ofrthe guests.

He's been

a little needy lately.

I'll talk to him.

Oh, hon.

You are late.

I'm sorry. My cab driverwas Ukrainian,

and my Slav is only so-so.

[Woman ]

Soyou wanna do something later?

- I'm gonna be at the library later...

- Oh, yeah?.

- in the 1 6th century archive, nude,

- Mm-hmm.

with a bookmark dangling

precariously off of my dick.

So I'll be waiting foryou.

Oh. Should I bring

anything?.

Justyour

unbelievable body...

andaphoto I.D..

anda library card.

- Pickup.

- Oh, yeah. It's right this way, please.

# You're so readynow#

# The frruit is ripe

fror takin'##

## [ Continues ]

Oh, where have you been?.

I've been waiting foryou all day.

They got me mad busy today.

- Martin, where's Helen?.

- Delivery.

[ Moans ]

Wait. I'm still working.

[Man OverSpeaker]

Sorry, sweetie. Line one.

Jesus Christ.

Okay. Got it.

[ Moans ]

Helen Cooper.

Why are you always doing these things

to destroy this relationship?.

We're not in a relationship.

We're in a situation.

- You have to stop right now.

- Yes, and I'm sureyourwife

feels the same way.

Listen, I gotta baby-sit

this show.

What areyou doing later?.

How's 1 1 :
00 foryou?.

- How's right now foryou?.

- [ Moans ]

Thanks very much.

[Woman ]

How does this art makeyou freel?

Does it turn you on?.

Does it make you hot?.

D.oes it scareyou?

D.oes it minimizeyou as a man?

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Heather Juergensen

Heather Julia Juergensen (born January 2, 1970) is an American actress and writer. more…

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