Melinda and Melinda Page #2

Let's just eat and change the subject.

Well, what can you do? We've all had friends

drop in unannounced. Remember your aunt?

l put up an extra bed. l fix up the room for her.

She doesn't show when she says she will.

So we try to contact her

and there's no trace of her.

Two months later, she calls up unannounced

in the middle of a frigging dinner party.

- Am l unreasonable?

- No, no!

You're missing the whole point. You have the

makings of a delightful human comedy here.

You missed the humour in everything.

l see a sweet, tree-lined block

on the Upper East Side.

lt's a dinner party. The husband is fawning

over his guest. He's a moviemaker.

No, wait.

Here's the idea. Make the film director the

wife. He's just her out-of-work actor husband.

She's trying to impress the guest

and raise the money for an independent film.

l just told Jennifer that Steve is interested

in investing in Susan's next movie.

Yeah. l have most of the money. l've just

been trying to get it going now for two years.

l liked your first picture.

Would you do this one on video too?

No. That was just because

we only had $300,000.

- This one will be on 35mm for sure.

- Well, how much do you need?

l've raised about four million

and we need another two million.

The problem is the theme is controversial.

- What's the theme?

- Well, let's put it this way.

lt's a mostly all-female cast

and it's called The Castration Sonata.

- Do you happen to have single malt Scotch?

- You know, let me check.

- Hurry. l'm running out of obsequious banter.

- Don't throw me. Everything's timed.

Chilean sea bass and caramelised filo

is not like scrambled eggs.

Well, he happens to love it. Does he love it

$2 million worth? God, l hope so.

l told you we should keep single malt Scotch.

- Who drinks it?

- He does.

God, you're definitely going all out.

You're dressed very sexy.

- Hobie, keep your eyes on the sea bass!

- OK, OK, OK.

She goes down to buy

a bottle of single malt Scotch.

Are you OK?

Yeah, l'm fine.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah.

Here we go. These are

Coquilles St Jacques with cinnamon.

And we're having sea bass in a caramelised

filo pastry, lightly dusted with lime powder.

- Did someone send you a yuppie cookbook?

- Susan says you're a wonderful chef.

l'm an out-of-work actor.

Who's that?

- Hi.

- Hi.

l'm sorry. l hope l'm not intruding.

No, it's OK.

l've been having a kind of bad time

and l just took some sleeping pills.

- Sleeping pills?

- How many?

- 28.

- Whoa! Call 911.

Stay and just eat. lt's gonna get cold.

Sit. Just stay and eat.

lt's OK. lt's OK.

- Hobie, make some black coffee.

- OK, OK.

l'm allergic to coffee,

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