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Synopsis: George and Nina seem like the perfect couple. They share a cozy Brooklyn apartment, a taste for tuna casserole dinners, and a devotion to ballroom dancing. They love each other. There's only one hitch: George is gay. And when Nina announces she's pregnant, things get especially complicated. Vince - Nina's overbearing boyfriend and the baby's father-wants marriage. Nina wants independence. George will do anything for a little unqualified affection, but is he ready to become an unwed surrogate dad?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Nicholas Hytner
Production: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Metacritic:
51
Rotten Tomatoes:
49%
R
Year:
1998
111 min
541 Views


really nice apartments in my neighbourhood.

- I'm not looking for an apartment.

- You're not?

No. I live with Joley.

But he told me at dinner

you might be looking for a place soon.

He told you what?

When he found out I had a spare room,

he asked if you could move in with me.

- That's insane.

- I thought so.

It's not every day I invite the lover

of my dinner companion to live with me,

but if you're desperate...

I don't know what you're talking about.

Maybe I have this completely backwards.

Maybe he meant for

the two of you to move to Brooklyn.

What else did he say?

Have you never discussed this before?

No, this is a total first for me.

- Oh, my God.

- Nina?

- Nina, this is Stephen Saint.

- Hi.

I was asking Constance all about you.

You are very fresh and natural.

He is the most fabulous

creative director at Saatchi's.

And you're a cute shrink.

That's an unbeatable combination.

My sister likes to say I'm a shrink.

I'm actually a social worker. Hi.

George, come with me.

I'm having problems with my centrepiece.

Oh, hey, um,

I think the work that you do is fantastic.

I think you got a lot of courage.

George, I'm in the book. If there's anything

I can do... I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.

What did she say?

Good night.

You were great.

You were just great! Oh!

And those women. My God. Oh!

They were swooning all over you.

You were the centre of attention.

And I, of course,

was stuck next to that social worker.

Oh, well.

- You told her I wanted to move to Brooklyn.

- What?

Goddammit, Joley.

You told her I was moving out.

I told her you might be

looking for an apartment.

- I wanted to wait till your play was open.

- You didn't waste any time.

Can we talk about this when we get home?

This isn't appropriate.

Really? But it's appropriate for me to hear

my relationship is over from a stranger.

Our relationship isn't over.

Who are you sleeping with, Joley?

Please...

That's just...

- That's just a little simple.

- I'm a simple guy. It's why I teach first grade.

- I'm going to be 40 this summer.

- Oh, God.

But we're both too young

to settle for a twin-bedded friendship.

This hasn't really been working

for a long time.

Who have you got lined up, Joley?

He's a student of mine, but...

I... I don't know what to say.

Is this student

the reason you missed my play?

He's just breaking up with a woman

and he wanted to talk.

I want to be with him,

but I don't wanna hurt you.

- You're my best friend. What should I do?

- F*** you, Joley!

And f*** your student.

And f*** our friendship.

I didn't wanna tell you this

until you were ready.

I'm a nice man, George.

Great neighbourhood.

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Wendy Wasserstein

Wendy Wasserstein (October 18, 1950 – January 30, 2006) was an American playwright. She was an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. She received the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1989 for her play The Heidi Chronicles. more…

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