Same Time, Next Year Page #2

Synopsis: A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner. Although both are married to others, they find themselves in the same bed the next morning questioning how this could have happened. They agree to meet on the same weekend each year. Originally a stage play, the two are seen changing, years apart, always in the same room in different scenes. Each of them always appears on schedule, but as time goes on each has some personal crisis that the other helps them through, often without both of them understanding what is going on.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Robert Mulligan
Production: Universal Pictures
  Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
PG
Year:
1978
119 min
Website
2,849 Views


Figures always

come out right.

What are you?

Oh, I'm Irish.

Well, they're emotional. Why arent you

yelling or crying or something?

I did all of that before

in the bathroom.

Crying?

Nope. Yelling.

I didn't hear you. I

stuffed a towel in my mouth.

I'm sorry.

It's all right.

No sense crying

over spilt milk.

Yeah, you're right.

How come we feel

so terrible?

Because we're two decent, honest people,

and this thing is tearing us apart.

I mean, I know it wasn't our fault, but I-

I keep seeing the faces of my children

and the look of betrayal in their eyes.

I keep thinking

about my marriage vows,

the trust my wife

has placed in me...

and all the experiences

we've shared together.

And you know

the worst part of it all?

What?

While I'm thinking

all this,

I have this fantastic

hard-on.

I really wish

you hadn't said that.

I'm sorry. I think we should be

totally honest with each other.

It's not that. It's that

I have to go to confession.

You know-

W-We're both crazy.

You know that, don't you?

I mean, this sort of thing happens

every day to millions of people.

You don't use actual names

in confession, do you? No.

Doris, may I

ask you something?

Sure.

Would you go to bed

with me again?

Oh, George, I can't.

Why not? 'Cause we'd just

feel worse afterwards.

Oh, no. I'm over that now.

I just remembered something.

What? The Russians have the bomb.

We could all be dead

tomorrow.

George, I think you're clutching at straws.

Doris, dont you understand? No.

We're two

grown-up people.

We have absolutely nothing

to be ashamed or afraid of.

Oh, my God Oh, my God!

Oh, my God Oh, my God!

What are we gonna do?

What are we gonna do?

Uh- Coming!

My hat. My bag.

What?

My hat My bag!

Be right there.

Wait a minute! Wait a

minute! Where are you going?

Okay.

- Don't go in the bathroom.

- Why not?

That's the first place

they'd look.

Oh!

Oh, hello. Oh, good morning, Mr. Peters.

- I've got your breakfast. Did you have a good night?

- Yes. Fine, fine.

Uh, y-you know, I think

I heard an owl out here.

I'm a C.P.A. When you work hard all year,

it's great to get back to nature.

I really loved it.

That's right.

Well, thank you, Mr.

Chalmers. You're welcome.

Have a nice day, now.

Thank you. You too.

- Enjoy the view.

- Yes, I will. I'll just wander around by myself.

Doris?

Doris?

Have you got

a woman in there?

It's okay. It was old Mr.

Chalmers with my breakfast.

I was very calm. He didn't suspect a

thing. He didn't ask about the girdle.

- What?

- Girdle.

Oh, great!

Now he probably thinks

I'm a homo. Oh, well.

What do you care? I stay here every year.

Oh, yeah? How come?

I have a friend who went into

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Bernard Slade

Bernard Slade (born May 2, 1930) is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter. more…

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