Jack And Jill vs. The World Page #5

Synopsis: In Manhattan, the successful executive Jack is a methodical and controlled man with simple habits that works in an advertisement agency with his coworker George. While smoking a cigarette on the roof of the building of the agency, Jack meets the aspirant actress Jill that has just arrived in New York and is seeking a job. He sympathizes with her situation and gives her name to a Klubendorf commercial in the campaign promoted by his agency. When he takes Jill home, he finds that she lives in a very low-budget hotel and out of the blue, he invites her to stay in the guest room of his fancy apartment for a while. Jill changes the behavior of Jack that becomes happier, and proposes Jack to write together a manifesto where the first rule is "be honest". However, she omits to Jack that she is sick with cystic fibrosis and she would have only a couple of years more. When Jack discovers that Jill is ill, he feels betrayed with her violation of their first rules, and they split. But Jack is cha
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Vanessa Parise
Production: First Look
 
IMDB:
5.6
Rotten Tomatoes:
25%
PG-13
Year:
2008
90 min
Website
140 Views


What do you think about?

I think about wanting to learn as much

as I can while I'm here.

Making an impact.

What do you think about?

Everyone forgetting me.

You can't let them forget, Holly.

You gotta fight.

We gotta fight.

Is that, uh...

Hippie coffee.

Jill didn't come home last night.

She didn't call.

No message.

Sound weird to you?

Well, if she's like, say, your girlfriend,

then yeah, that could be a little weird.

But she's just your roommate, right?

Right.

Of course.

Madera fumbles.

It's a Tiger recovery at the 15.

Second and 3.

Hi.

Hey.

1:
19 left to go in the first.

Tigers down by 7.

This is a big play.

Have you ever climbed a tree?

No.

I want to climb a tree.

Okay.

Want to come?

Not really, no.

Why not? It'll be fun.

Fun is overrated.

Isn't this great?

No, not great.

Super great.

Now...

What is this, the tree of trust

or just some shitty tree in Tribeca?

What are we calling this?

Checking to see if you still like me.

If I tell you what I want,

will you tell me what you want?

I want you to leave a message

when you're not coming home.

When you go back

to your island or whatever,

I want to know.

Deal.

Now me.

I don't want you to worry about me.

Uh...

I want to have fun.

Fun? Like climbing trees fun?

Exactly. I want it to be fearless.

I want to... start something,

mix it up.

Start a revolution!

Whoo!

What kind of revolution

are we talking about here?

I don't know.

We need a manifesto,

some rules to live by,

something to keep us on our toes.

What are you doing?

It's called holding hands.

It's something people do

to show affection.

Yeah, well, holding hands is...

Overrated.

But you're doing it anyway.

Hello.

- Be honest.

- Jill?

Did you hear me?

I said be honest.

What are you talking about?

The manifesto.

Be honest.

It should be rule number 1.

Write it down.

Okay.

Uh...

"Rule 1:
Be honest."

Done.

Good.

Bye.

Uh...

She's hanging up on me.

I'm gonna start hanging up

on people.

# Yeah, you do it 'cause he understands,

understands #

# Do it for the trouble #

# Yeah, you do it 'cause it's dark outside #

Why are you so mean to this thing?

Time is a construct, Jill.

Some Roman dude took it upon himself

to measure shadows,

and then the rest of the world

is bound by these little ticks.

But is it accurate? Hmm?

When you're having fun, time flies, right?

But when you're stuck in traffic,

it stands still.

So is it infinite or completely limited?

It's both. But that piece of junk

just sits there and ticks.

Tick, tick, tick, tick.

It's like a... Chinese water torture.

Well, I wish it would just stand still.

It can't. Time is the enemy.

We age, we wrinkle, we die.

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Vanessa Parise

Vanessa Parise is an American film director, writer, producer, and actress based in NYC, New York. Her first feature film Kiss the Bride won the Golden Starfish Award at the Hamptons Film Festival in 2002. Her television movies, Perfect High and Drink Slay Love have been named by the Lifetime’s Broad Focus initiative. Parise has been nominated for Leo Awards for Best Direction in 2015 and 2016. more…

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