The Best Man Page #3

Synopsis: Harper's autobiographical novel is almost out, his girlfriend Robin desires commitment, and he's best man at the wedding of Lance, a pro athlete. He goes to New York early (Robin will come for the wedding) to hang out with Lance and other friends, including Jordan, his former almost-lover, now in media and privy to an advance copy of the book. The men discuss women, never facing their own double standard; Jordan wants to try again with Harper, at least for one night; and Harper fears that Lance will read his book and learn that the bride-to-be slept with him once to avenge Lance's many affairs. Can Harper mature before Lance kills him, Jordan seduces him, and he loses Robin?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Malcolm D. Lee
Production: Universal Pictures
  7 wins & 11 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
72%
R
Year:
1999
120 min
Website
4,454 Views


And I am you

I guess, in retrospect,

it was one of those moments

you wish

you could have back.

But at the time,

it just wasn't right.

Wasn't right?

No.

You two are ridiculous.

Why?

You forget. She was off to

LA to do that internship

I was headed

straight to grad school.

In other words,

the two control freaks

couldn't lose control

and get freaky, right?

Wow.

I almost forgot

how corny you could be.

Almost.

I thought it was

a pretty good play on words.

Um,

it was kind of corny.

Okay.

Jordan, stop it.

This is business.

This is your boy.

This is strictly business.

It's all good.

You don't have...

Good job, Jordan.

Great. Thanks, Anita. I think it was

good, but I think we could've...

Is that him?

Yes. Yes, indeed. That is Harper

Stewart, Lance Sullivan's best man.

You sure we can't get a camera at that wedding?

It could be huge.

I know. I've actually

been working on that,

but they're very

adamant about it.

Keep trying.

Right.

You ready?

Ready.

Here she is.

Hey. Harper Stewart.

Jordan Armstrong.

Harper, I've always

enjoyed your writing.

But that book of yours?

Wow, you nailed it.

And your girl here,

talk about a fan.

She's got her nose in that preview

copy every free moment she's got.

It's my job to keep up

with what's current.

Of course you do.

Harper, can we get

you on Teen Summit,

or profile you on

Tonight With Tavis?

Absolutely. Sure.

I would like that.

Great.

We'll even get Jordan to produce it.

What do you think, J?

Absolutely.

We've got the inside track.

This is gonna be fabulous. It was

a pleasure meeting you both.

I've got to run.

Take care, Harper.

All right.

Bye-bye.

That's gonna be Jordan

in a little while.

She's well on her way.

True. True.

Come on, now.

Give me love.

Yeah, of course.

Urn...

Okay. Yeah. So, you know...

Like Anita was saying, we want

to get you in the studio.

You know me.

I'm all yours.

Right.

Yeah.

So, you guys ready to go?

All right, I'll talk to you later.

Bye.

Damn, this wedding sh*t,

it never ends.

Who wants ham hocks?

Lance's uncles.

And Mia's cousins

have the nerve

to be calling me,

driving me nuts,

asking me to hook them

up with guys and sh*t.

You should

introduce them to Quentin.

Oh, well, I did.

Big mistake.

He's got the poor girls open.

Charming motherf***er.

That's what he's good at.

If they gave college credit for

that, he'd have his PhD by now.

You know, Dr. Feel Good

has your book.

Quentin has my book?

Go on, baby.

Quentin Spivey!

Quentin Spivey from

our nation's capital.

Wow, I'm gonna have

to do a little story on him.

I'll be right back.

All right, cool.

You want a drink?

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Malcolm D. Lee

Malcolm D. Lee (born January 11, 1970) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He has directed such films as Undercover Brother, The Best Man, Roll Bounce, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, Soul Men and Girls Trip. He also directed an episode of the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. He is a cousin of film director Spike Lee, and is a graduate of Packer Collegiate Institute and Georgetown University. He directed an installment in the Scary Movie franchise, Scary Movie 5. In 2013, he directed The Best Man Holiday, a sequel to The Best Man.His 2017 movie Girls Trip, starring Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Tiffany Haddish and Jada Pinkett Smith, received positive reviews from critics and grossed $137 million worldwide; it also grossed over $100 million domestically, the first comedy of 2017 to do so. more…

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