Music And Lyrics Page #4

Synopsis: Cheery Alex Fletcher lives comfortably in Manhattan off the residuals from his 80's pop success and reprising his hits at school reunions, theme parks, and state fairs. But those gigs are declining, so he jumps at the chance to write a song and record it with reigning teen idol Cora Corman. Trouble is, he's good at melodies but needs a lyricist and has less than a week to finish. Enter Sophie Fisher, subbing for a friend who waters Alex's plants; she's a pretty good poet, quick witted, and could do it, if she'd agree. But there's some sort of shadow over her head that Alex may not be able to charm his way past. And what if they do get a song written, what then?
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Director(s): Marc Lawrence
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
59
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%
PG-13
Year:
2007
96 min
$50,400,000
Website
2,775 Views


lt's just that l hate infections.

But then again, who likes them?

-Maybe the people who make penicillin.

-There's two sides to every story.

True. Except for the Nazis. l can't really see

the other side of that argument.

Excuse me?

l'm sorry. l didn't even see you there.

Hi. l'm Sophie Fisher.

Yeah, Sophie, this is Greg Antonsky.

He's a noted lyricist.

Really? Well, l don't wanna get in your way.

And l can see that l already have.

So l'm off to the kitchen. Don't tell me.

She's kind of hot.

Good. Yeah. l'm glad you enjoyed her.

She's coming back in here, right?

l would imagine so. Unless she goes

directly back to the mother ship.

How about:

Give it up, I'm a bad hot witch

I look real good, but I'm a nasty b*tch

I can scream and claw

And curdle your blood

Nut you'll die on your way back into love

No. Start on a minor third. Try that.

Right. So:

Give it up, I'm a bad hot witch

I look real good, but I'm a nasty--

Come on. You're missing the point.

From the first line.

''Give it up, l'm a bad hot witch'' is okay.

But then it should be--

Nut with some magic, I just might switch

Sorry. What did you say?

l don't remember.

l think it was,

''But with some magic, l just might switch.''

-That is actually quite intriguing.

-That's not my lyric.

No, l know, but it's a lovely phrase.

Look, if you can't handle anything

except moon and June...

...why don't we just let

plant girl finish the lyrics?

Plant girl.

Give it up, I'm a bad hot witch

Nut with some magic, I just might switch

-Finish it.

-l'm just here to cater to the plants.

And you are doing a fine job,

if l may say so.

Although that one is plastic.

This is a waste of time.

Let's fly my broom to the stars above

And we'll charm our way back into love

What's the next line,

''Feelings, nothing more than feelings''?

You people disgust me.

l'm sorry. l shouldn't have gotten involved.

l have no filtering system.

No. That's fine, that's fine.

He had to get back to his job

at Hallmark anyway.

Listen, have you ever done any writing?

l mean, everybody's done some writing,

you know? Well, not everybody.

llliteracy is a growing epidemic

in this country.

l write slogans for Weight-Not...

...this weight reduction company

that my sister runs.

Did you ever hear of the band PoP?

Yeah, of course, everybody has.

My sister Rhonda loved them.

They had that ridiculous hair

and those ridiculous outfits and--

Oh, my God, you're one of them.

That hair was very much in style then.

-l'm very sorry.

-Yeah, that's fine.

But l would love to talk to you

about maybe writing some lyrics.

But l don't write lyrics.

Well, we could just kick some ideas around,

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Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence (born Max Goldsmith, February 17, 1910 – November 28, 2005) was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types. He has also been credited as F. A. Foss, Marc Laurence and Marc C. Lawrence. more…

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