Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil
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- 1997
- 155 min
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Quit eyeballing me, Flavius.
I knew you when you was
a two-bit hustler on Bull Street.
JOHN:
Excuse me!Where can a fella get a cab?
DRIVER:
He just left.
You can call the company, but I's you,
I'd wait on him to come back.
DRIVER:
'Less you want to take a ride.
JOHN:
You going to Jones Street?DRIVER:
I'll get you there.DRIVER:
Put your stuff in there.
(DRIVER OVER SPEAKER)
To your right, Pirate's House...
...built in 1794.
All the ne'er-do-wells and scalawags
Sherman stayed
in the Green-Meldrim House...
...to rest up
after his fiery march through Atlanta.
He was going to burn Savannah...
...and fancy parties till he decided...
...to spare our fair city.
Forsyth Park, ladies and gentlemen.
Hey!
You looking for something?
No.
MRS. BAXTER:
Mr. Kelso?
MRS. BAXTER:
Are you Mr. Kelso?JOHN:
Yes.I'm Lorene Baxter.
Welcome to Savannah.
Town & Country
is my favorite magazine.
Oh, my land, where are my manners?
What can I get you to drink?
Anything cold would be great.
MRS. BAXTER:
Mr. Williams restored this home.
One of the many he saved
from the wrecking ball.
MRS. BAXTER:
The carriage houseis reserved for Jim's clients...
...and guests, such as yourself.
RECEPTIONIST:
He's here.
BETTY:
Welcome, Mr. Kelsy.
BETTY:
I'm sorry, Mr. Kelso?JOHN:
John Kelso.Yes.
I'm Betty Harty.
BETTY:
Sonny's been expecting you.
JOHN:
I'm here to see Jim Williams.
BETTY:
Sonny's Jim's attorney.
SONNY:
Well, hell...
...come on in, coach.
John Kelso.
Welcome to the old curiosity shop.
Take a seat.
SONNY:
You let me know.
SONNY:
How was your trip?JOHN:
Fine. Mr. Williams said...He will be right along. We have
a little business to attend to first.
Confidentiality agreement.
Just boilerplate stuff.
Plus a paragraph...
...outlining Jim's editorial privileges.
Town & Country flew me down to write
a 500-word story on a Christmas party.
It's a literary postcard.
It's not just any party.
Have you asked the magazine?
I'd rather have your word
than some New York lawyer.
Be that as it may...
...I'm not going to sign that.
Damn!
How come?
It's just a little old party write-up.
All the more reason
not to compromise my ethics.
As a professional,
I'm sure you understand.
Promise to be fair?
Yes, of course.
SONNY:
Jim...
...this is John Kelso.
Hello.
Let's take a walk,
shall we, sport?
JIM:
BETTY:
Would y'all mind...?
JIM:
Not at all, Betty.
JIM:
Come on.
Did you sign Sonny's papers?
Actually, no.
Good for you. Sonny's
overly protective of my interests.
- Still walking the dog, Mr. Glover?
MR. GLOVER:
Yes, sir.Patrick do love his morning walk.
WOMAN:
Would you mind? Could I pleasehave my picture made with Uga?
WOMAN:
Great.
WOMAN:
Thanks.
JOHN:
All right. Smile.
WOMAN:
Thanks.Dang good dog.
WOMAN:
Thank you very much.
JIM:
Thank you for asking.
No matter what you and I ever do
in our lives, Mr. Kelso...
...neither of us
will be as famous as Uga.
JIM:
He's the university mascot.
JIM:
"The Georgia Bulldog."JOHN:
Is that right?JOHN:
I know I'm going to regret asking,but that man said he was walking a dog.
What dog?
Mr. Glover was the law firm porter.
JIM:
Mr. Bouhan said in his will thatMr. Glover should continue to be paid...
...$ 15 every week for walking Patrick,
his Labrador.
So...
...where's Patrick?
Patrick went on to his great rewards
- The dog's dead.
- Quite.
JOHN:
Why doesn't Mr. Glover walk Uga?
Well, then, who'd walk Patrick?
JOHN:
I see.
JIM:
There it is.JOHN:
This is your house?JIM:
Built by General Hugh Mercerin 1860, but he never lived in this house.
His great-grandson was Johnny Mercer.
JOHN:
The songwriter?
Savannah's own.
What's your favorite of his tunes?
to "Fools Rush In."
Your mother.
Indeed.
JIM:
I'd love to give you a tour,but they're still setting up for the party.
JOHN:
I thought the party was tomorrow night.
JIM:
There are two parties.
JIM:
Tonight is for bachelors.Gentlemen only.
Would you like to come?
I'd like to cover it.
JIM:
I'm sorry. It's private.Reporters aren't allowed.
Would you like to see my shop?
It's back here in the carriage house.
JIM:
This house is one of the largestin Savannah. It covers an entire block.
JIM:
It's right in here.
This is where we do all of our...
...restorations.
This landscape, is it a Stubbs?
JIM:
Very good.
My father was a dealer.
JIM:
It's called Newmarket Heathwith a Rubbing-Down House.
It's a recent purchase I will unveil
at tomorrow night's event.
It's an odd piece.
JIM:
Yes.The impasto is interesting.
Where's your black light?
It's an overpaint.
Very good, sport.
JOHN:
You had it x-rayed yet?JIM:
No.How will you know
what it's obscuring?
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
JOHN:
Just a minute.
JOHN:
Who is it?MAND Y:
Mandy.JOHN:
Who?MAND Y:
Mandy.JOHN:
I don't know a Mandy.
MAND Y:
Of course not.You won't open the damn door.
Hi. Nice to meet you.
Hi.
You all got some ice?
Sure, help yourself.
MAND Y:
Joe Odom's fridge is on the blink.And plus, at present...
...we don't have electricity.
MAND Y:
Thirsty?
Me? No.
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