Sweet November Page #4

Synopsis: Nelson Moss (Keanu Reeves) and Sara Deever (Charlize Theron) have nothing in common except an hour spent in DMV hell. Intrigued by each other, but not quite ready to commit, they settle on a rather unconventional courtship: a one-month trial, after which they'll go their separate ways. No expectations. No pressure. No strings attached. What neither of them counts on is falling in love.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
27
Rotten Tomatoes:
15%
PG-13
Year:
2001
119 min
$24,418,719
Website
1,831 Views


NELSON:

Can I help you?

SARA:

Can you help me?

(CONTINUED)

4/5/00 11.

15 CONTINUED:
15

NELSON:

Yeah.

She keeps staring, says nothing. He feels pinned by hergaze, peers around, then points to her van.

NELSON:

Oh -- that must be your van.

SARA:

This must be your car.

NELSON:

And you can't drive? Right,

right. This is how you make -

He reaches for his wallet.

NELSON:

Oh, sh*t, right. Well, how much do

you make? Doesn't look like much.

I'll cover your expenses -

(reaches for money,

decides against it,

pulls out businesscard instead)

Here, call my secretary, she'lltake care of it -

She takes the card, peers quizzically at it.

SARA:

Is this quest for redemptioncoming from true remorse, or areyou just worried that my sittingon your car will leave a big dent?

NELSON:

The dent, I guess.

SARA:

That's what I thought.

There's a flicker of recognition in her eyes, as if shehas confirmed something in her own mind. He gestures toher -- get up. She doesn't budge. Annoyed, he reachesin his wallet and shoves a hundred dollar bill at her.

SARA:

What are you doing?

NELSON:

Buying redemption.

(CONTINUED)

4/5/00 12.

15 CONTINUED:
(2) 15

SARA:

(refuses money)

Oh, redemption's not for saletoday.

NELSON:

Okay, I guess I'm going to hell.

Get off my car.

Stunned, she gets off his CAR as he scrambles inside andROARS out of the lot.

16 INT. NELSON'S APARTMENT - NIGHT 16

Nelson works out at an intense pace on an treadmill ashe watches all five TV's. Other than shelves of glassvases and ceramics, the only other decor is a fish tankoccupied by a lone fish. The MICROWAVE BEEPS, Nelson

jumps off mumbling:

NELSON:

What is it? It's a hot dog. It's

a hot dog. It's a...

Opening the oven, he grabs a hot dog, nearly burns hishand.

NELSON:

It's a hot dog.

(eureka)

That's right! It's a hot dog!

It's a hot dog!

He cuts it and jabs a piece on a fork, just as the INTERCOMBUZZES. As he speaks he stares at the hot dog on fork.

NELSON:

Yeah?

MANNY (V.O.)

(over intercom)

Mr. Moss, this is Manny downstairs,

I gotta bit of a situation here. A

certain lady, she says...

(whispers,

embarrassed)

Some very strange and personalthings about you.

Nelson still stares at the hot dog on fork, transfixed.

(CONTINUED)

4/5/00 13.

16 CONTINUED:
16

SARA (V.O.)

(over intercom)

Give me that thing.

MANNY:

(over intercom)

Miss, you can't do -

Nelson hears SCUFFLING sounds filter over the INTERCOM.

Then Sara's voice wafts up, honeyed and seductive.

SARA (V.O.)

Hey, big spender, come down here.

I can't stop thinking about you.

Nelson's bewildered, and intrigued. Checks his watch,

mutters:

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Paul Yurick

Paul Yurick is a Creative Producer from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, now working in Los Angeles California. He attended Biola University's Cinema and Media Arts School, and soon after went on to intern at several different production companies around town such as Endgame Entertainment, Scott Free and Resolution. Paul has had the opportunity to attend festivals such SXSW and Sundance Film Festival, where he was able to learn the ins and outs of the festival world while coordinating for talent and companies. Paul interned for Pulse Films during his 3rd year at Sundance Film Festival, which soon turned into a full time position helping the LA branch get on its feet. more…

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