Born Yesterday Page #4

Synopsis: A businessman shows up in Washington to lobby agendas that are friendly to his construction plans. His ditsy ex-showgirl bimbo proves to be an embarrassment in social situations, so he hires a reporter to teach her how to appear more intelligent. Soon it becomes apparent to the reporter that she isn't so stupid after all, and things become more complicated as she begins questioning the papers her sugar daddy keeps getting her to sign, and the reporter begins falling in love with her.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Luis Mandoki
Production: Buena Vista
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
26%
PG
Year:
1993
100 min
543 Views


She's got boyfriends...

And what d'you think, Miss Dawn?

What is our responsibility

now that the Eastern Bloc has collapsed?

I don't know.

How many people were hurt?

What do you mean?

When the block collapsed, were people

hurt or was it just property damaged?

We're talking about

the Eastern Bloc in Europe.

I don't think we should worry about them.

We got enough problems

with our own streets

before we start fixing the ones in Europe.

Geeks!

- What?

- I said they're geeks!

- Who the hell are you to say?

- Billie Dawn, that's who.

Nobody asked ya, so shut up!

Pardon me if I'm taking up

too much space on your planet!

- Hello, JJ.

- Hey, Ed.

- Harry, could we go over a few things?

- Take her upstairs.

Take me upstairs.

So, you having fun?

No. Are you?

No. Seems like

we've been gone a month already.

Tell me about it!

Billie is a liability. She doesn't know

what people are talking about.

People don't talk to Billie

to know things.

She makes them forget about

all the crap in the world.

Every time she opens her mouth,

she says something stupid.

That's going to make her stand out

in Washington!

People were laughing at her.

- Oh... They were?

- Yeah.

Well, they got to know her like I do.

There's no reason for her to be here.

How about she owns more of me

than I do? One of your bright ideas!

It is a good idea.

Luckily, she doesn't know about it.

Any papers she needs to sign,

I can send to her at home.

No! No! OK?

There's another reason.

I'm crazy about her, OK?

I'm crazy when she's not around.

I know what you mean

about those people being geeks.

They sure know

how to be stuffy, don't they?

I know you weren't so hot

to come on this trip, so...

Thanks, Harry.

Yeah.

Harry?

You know how when somebody dies,

it's OK to feel sad,

but then at other times, when you're

supposed to be happy and you feel sad,

it's worse than the times when

you're allowed to be sad?

What the hell are you talking about?

Never mind.

Hey! I know where there's this club.

Let's go show these geeks

how to dance!

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

Now?

Come out here on the floor

Let's rock some more

Come out here on the floor

Honey, let's rock some more, yeah!

Now when you get out here

Don't you have no fear

Put your hands on your hip

And let your backbone slip

And work out!

Ohh, my momma, move up

Party move back

Shuffle to the left

Wobble to the right

Now it's plain to see

You put a hurtin' on me

But it's a natural fact

I like it like that

So work out!

Yeah, baby work out!

Baby, work out!

Shout and turn the joint out!

Work out, work out

Work all night long...

Hello?

Billie Dawn, please.

This is Billie.

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Douglas McGrath

Douglas McGrath was born on February 2, 1958 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Emma (1996), Bullets Over Broadway (1994) and Infamous (2006). He has been married to Jane Read Martin since June 3, 1995. They have one child. more…

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