Kate & Leopold Page #8

Synopsis: Kate and her actor brother live in N.Y. in the 21st Century. Her ex-boyfriend, Stuart, lives above her apartment. Stuart finds a space near the Brooklyn Bridge where there is a gap in time. He goes back to the 19th Century and takes pictures of the place. Leopold -- a man living in the 1870s -- is puzzled by Stuart's tiny camera, follows him back through the gap, and they both ended up in the present day. Leopold is clueless about his new surroundings. He gets help and insight from Charlie who thinks that Leopold is an actor who is always in character. Leopold is a highly intelligent man and tries his best to learn and even improve the modern conveniences that he encounters.
Director(s): James Mangold
Production: Miramax Films
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
44
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
PG-13
Year:
2001
118 min
$47,095,453
Website
963 Views


Do you realize

he got outside today?

Of course he did.

I made him walk your dog.

What? No, Kate,

you can't do that!

He can't go outside!

Jesus Christ, Kate.

He's from 1876, Kate.

He doesn't know our customs.

If something were

to happen to him

-it could be catastrophic.

-Shh!

His mere presence has already

caused an occlusion.

An occlusion!

If he doesn't go back on Monday

I may cease to exist!

I'm his descendant, Kate

along with God knows

how many other people.

If he doesn't go back

to April 28, 1876

he doesn't get married,

he doesn't have children

and you want to know what?

What happened

with the elevators today, well

that's going to seem

like a walk in the park.

Stuart! This is embarrassing.

It's embarrassing now,

all right?

I'm sorry that you got hurt

but there happens to be a lot

going on with me right now.

Someone has to keep

an eye on him.

Stuart, he's a grown man.

He's a grown man.

He's fine.

He can take care of himself.

-No. Wait. Aah!

-I'm going.

Kate, please.

Just take this to Spectra, okay?

Get it developed.

You'll see I'm telling

the truth.

Tell Manny it's important.

You want double prints?

That's not funny, Kate.

That's not funny, Kate.

This is not a joke.

You need help, Stuart.

You need help.

...square of the hypotenuse

I'm very good at integral

and differential calculus

I know the scientific names

of beings animalculous

In short, in matters

vegetable, animal and mineral

I am the very model

of a modern major-general.

Charlie?

Hey, Kate!

Can I see you downstairs

for a minute?

I invited someone

to dinner.

He's up there all alone.

Stuart's in the hospital.

I didn't think you'd

have such a problem...

No, you didn't

think, Charlie.

You didn't think.

You came home early,

one day early from actor camp.

Okay, it's not actor camp

and yeah, I came home

a day early, all right?

There was this tai chi

broad who kept trying

-stick her fingers...

-No, this is the point.

You immediately

march upstairs

to my ex-boyfriend's

apartment

and you invite

his freakish friend...

See, that's

what it's about.

It's not that

I went up there.

It's that it was

your ex-boyfriend...

No, it's not about Stuart.

Greetings, Kate.

Charles.

Hey, Leo.

Be nice.

So, when's Stuart

getting back?

Couple days, maybe a week.

He promised me that he would

return late this evening.

Well, maybe he will, Leopold.

He's so big on keeping

his promises.

May I have the next course?

There is no next course.

Ha.

Where I come from

the meal is the result

of reflection and study.

Menus are prepared in advance

timed to perfection.

It is said,

without the culinary arts

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James Mangold

James Mangold is an American film and television director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing the films Cop Land, Girl, Interrupted, Kate & Leopold, Walk the Line, 3:10 to Yuma, and Knight and Day. more…

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