My Week With Marilyn Page #2

Synopsis: Sir Laurence Olivier is making a movie in London. Young Colin Clark, an eager film student, wants to be involved and he navigates himself a job on the set. When film star Marilyn Monroe arrives for the start of shooting, all of London is excited to see the blonde bombshell, while Olivier is struggling to meet her many demands and acting ineptness, and Colin is intrigued by her. Colin's intrigue is met when Marilyn invites him into her inner world where she struggles with her fame, her beauty and her desire to be a great actress.
Genre: Biography, Drama
Director(s): Simon Curtis
Production: The Weinstein Company
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 59 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
65
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
R
Year:
2011
99 min
$12,600,000
Website
309 Views


Well done, boy.

Nice job, kid.

Colin Clark,

Laurence Olivier Productions.

The film was then

called The Sleeping Prince.

Marilyn was to play a naive American

showgirl called Elsie Marina

who is seduced by an Eastern-European

prince played by Olivier.

It was the lightest of comedies.

- You in the union?

- No.

Then you can't have a job on the film.

Well, how do I get into the union?

By getting a job on the film.

It's called a closed shop.

I suppose I might be able

to do something for you.

The union owe me a few favors.

We don't have a third yet.

- A third?

- Third assistant director.

- You do know what the job is?

- Assisting the director?

That's the last thing you do!

thirds job is to

do whatever the f*** I tell him.

- And what are you waiting for?

Colin!

don't sh*t

on your own doorstep.

- Got it?

- Got it.

The third always stays nearby.

Not in some bloody palace in London.

Book a room at

The Dog & Duck down the road.

It's a bit rough. You'll get used to it.

Now make yourself useful.

Marilyn needs a bodyguard.

- Sort something out.

I'm sure you understand the sensitive

nature of the job, Superintendent.

Something about looking

after a cinema actress?

Well, not just any actress.

Marilyn Monroe.

I never had much time

for the pictures.

Excellent.

For the next four months,

you never leave her side.

Day or night.

Her behavior is reputedly

a little erratic.

- She drinks?

- Amongst other things.

- Pills?

- It would be useful if you could, uh,

keep us informed of

her domestic situation.

You want me to spy on her.

Well, the odd early warning

if you know she's going to be late.

That kind of thing.

Hello.

Colin Clark. I booked a room.

Ah, right. Here you are.

Sign this.

What brings you up this way?

I'm working on a film at Pinewood.

Oh. What film is that?

It's called The Sleeping Prince. With

Sir Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe,

so I'll be working with them.

Room's three quid a week.

First week in advance.

Number two.

And, uh, hope you don't mind,

you'll be sharing with Grace Kelly.

This'll work fine for Marilyn. Oh, and,

uh, Paula will need the room next door.

- I beg your pardon?

- Sorry, who is Paula?

Strasberg. Marilyn's acting coach.

She's nuts about the Method.

Arthur, we've spoken about this before.

Stanislavski and the Method are

perfectly fine in the rehearsal room,

but they don't belong on a film set.

Time is too tight.

Larry! Some good news.

House committee have decided

Miller isn't a communist after all.

Of course he is.

All those pain in the ass

New York intellectuals are Reds.

Which means she'll be flying

in next week on schedule.

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Adrian Hodges

Adrian Hodges (born 4 February 1957) is an English television and film writer. He has won a BAFTA Award. more…

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