A Perfect World: The Making of 'The Stepford Wives' Page #5

---

and she was practically levitating.

And l have told you five million times

l phoned Herb.

He said that Sarah is fine.

She just needed some fluids,

just like Mike said.

- She was sparking, Walter.

- She was dancing.

Then why wasn't there

a doctor anywhere? And why...?

Why...?

Walter! Walter!

And why did everyone

just automatically listen

to that Mike person?

And why, why was everyone

just standing there?

You mean why weren't they

just listening to you?

- That's not what l'm saying!

- Jesus Christ, Joanna!

- What?

- You were fired,

your kids barely know you,

and our marriage is falling apart.

And your whole attitude

makes people want to kill you.

lt makes people try to kill you.

That's what we're doing here.

The people in this town

have been nothing

but friendly and welcoming

and wonderful to you.

And you've been nothing but snide

and suspicious.

And on top of that, at the picnic

you humiliated me.

Well, l can't do it anymore.

l can't keep fighting you for every

inch of everything. Game over.

- Marriage over.

- Oh, no!

- No!

- No what?

Please don't go.

- Why not?

- Because you're right.

Wait, l'm sorry. l don't think

l heard that. What did you just say?

l said, you're right.

About?

About everything.

About me.

Do you know why l signed on

at the network?

Because l thought that if l was

around, l could help you lighten up.

You did?

Yeah, l did. What was that

one show called?

I Can Do Everybody?

See, that's what l mean.

l wanted to make you laugh.

That's so sweet, but l...

l was busy. l was running

a network, Walter.

You were so busy that we haven't

made love in over a year.

- l know. l...

- Well, l miss you.

But l've always loved you

so much. l...

You know that.

Why?

Because... Because...

...you're goofy, and you're...

You're handsome, and you're...

You're...

You're my Walter.

And because when

you play computer chess

you do that little...

- You do that little victory dance.

- l do not. l don't do that.

- Yes, you do.

- No, l don't.

But if l'm not the smartest

and the best of the best

and the most successful,

then l don't know, who am l?

You wanna find out?

How?

First of all, we're in the country now,

so no more black.

- No more black? Are you insane?

- You heard me.

Only high-powered, neurotic,

castrating,

Manhattan career b*tches wear black.

ls that what you wanna be?

Ever since l was a little girl.

Do l really look OK?

Can l be honest?

- You look kind of like Betty Crocker.

- l know.

- At Betty Ford.

- We need miIk.

- We need miIk. We need miIk.

- Thank you.

Look, l'm trying to make

an effort to change.

l mean, last night my husband

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes