L.A. Story Page #5

Synopsis: Harris K Telemacher is a 'wacky weekend weatherman' for a local Los Angeles television station who is searching for meaning in his otherwise cliche ridden Los Angeles life. With the help of an insightful and talkative Freeway sign, Harris embarks on a journey through Los Angeles in pursuit of Sarah, an English reporter who has been sent to the City of Angels to research an article for the London Times.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director(s): Mick Jackson
Production: Live Home Video
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
66
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
PG-13
Year:
1991
95 min
772 Views


I find myself showing off,

which is the

idiot's version of being interesting.

Are you seeing anyone now?

Yeah.

- Me, too. So that's sort of out.

Can I have your friend's head back?

Sure. Sorry.

I should get to work.

- Me, too.

Come back, they all do! Don't they?

What a weekend! We have sun, earth,

and atmosphere, so we have weather!

Not weather, sun, sun, sun, sun, sun!

It will...

My watch! Turn off the magnet!

I've got it!

Okay... Turn off the magnet!

Now, the financial report.

'89 Mercedes

up 400 dollars at 28,640...

used '88 Mercedes,

unchanged at 26, 100 dollars.

And... cut.

Ok, let's see what we've got.

You'll run that on Saturday?

- Pretaping the weather?

Coming in on weekends is tough.

My busy weekend schedule.

It's L. A, what's gonna change?

There are two reasons

for the detour I was embarking on.

See you tomorrow!

Are you closed?

- Yeah, sorry.

First, I believed the relationship

with Sara was impossible.

The second reason was,

I was a big dumb male.

I came to pick up pants.

You sold me some pants and a tie.

I remember. You wanna pick them up?

- Yeah.

I can get them. - I wouldn't have to

come back. - That wouldn't be so bad.

I don't have my ticket.

I remember what they look like.

I'll be right back.

I'm getting all wet.

I'll be right back.

They're not ready yet.

We'll call you. What's the number?

I'll write it.

You got paper?

Ok, we'll call you when they're ready.

Expecting a call?

Were you shocked?

- Shocked but glad.

I could tell you wanted my number,

so I just asked for yours.

I didn't know, until it was too late.

I went to this psychic once,

and he told me I had

this special fifth sense about things.

About guys?

Any guy would want your number.

- That's sweet.

Weather guy!

How you doing?

I'm nervous here.

You're not doing anything wrong.

You must have a boyfriend?

- He doesn't care. He can't care.

He gave me this big speech,

how even though we live together,

we should be able

to see other people. I said ok, but

it backfires on him sometimes.

Where is he now?

He's at the bar.

What?

This was his idea.

This is him!

Do you want my number?

No, no! That would be a disaster.

Then I might call you.

It's 5-5-5-2-3-1-2. Say it back!

- No, I don't want to know it.

5-5-5-2...

- Stop it! You'll make me memorize it!

5-5-5...

2-3-1-2.

- Geez, now I know it. 5-5-5...

2-3-1-2.

Your name again?

It's nice

but everybody has weird names now,

like Tiffany with p-h-i,

and instead of Nancy it's Nanceen.

Big S and D, two E's, second one big.

- What?

S-a-n-D-e-E. And a star at the end.

I called you when I got out of class.

What class are you taking?

- For spokesmodeling.

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Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, playwright, author, and musician. Martin came to public notice in the 1960s as a writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and later as a frequent guest on The Tonight Show. In the 1970s, Martin performed his offbeat, absurdist comedy routines before packed houses on national tours. Since the 1980s, having branched away from comedy, Martin has become a successful actor, as well as an author, playwright, pianist, and banjo player, eventually earning him an Emmy, Grammy, and American Comedy awards, among other honors. In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Martin at sixth place in a list of the 100 greatest stand-up comics. He was awarded an Honorary Academy Award at the Academy's 5th Annual Governors Awards in 2013.While he has played banjo since an early age, and included music in his comedy routines from the beginning of his professional career, he has increasingly dedicated his career to music since the 2000s, acting less and spending much of his professional life playing banjo, recording, and touring with various bluegrass acts, including Earl Scruggs, with whom he won a Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance in 2002. He released his first solo music album, The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo, in 2009, for which he won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album. more…

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