
The Guardian
- R
- Year:
- 1990
- 92 min
- 111 Views
1
Hi, Lia.
You want me to
read you a story?
Once upon a time on the
edge of a great forest,
there lived a woodcutter
and his wife.
They were poor and had
barely enough to live on,
but they loved each
other and they loved
their two children,
Hansel and Gretel.
It was a time of
famine in the forest,
and the woodcutter
and his wife could
hardly find food to
fill their own bellies.
They didn't know what to do.
In the end
the woodcutter said,
"We'll have to take the
children into the woods,
"and leave them to
fend for themselves."
While his wife was still
sleeping the next morning,
he took the children out with
him when he went to chop wood.
He said, "Sit and sleep under
this tree while I get to work.
"I'll wake you when
it's time to go home."
But when they
awoke it was dark,
and there was no
sign of their father.
They were alone in the big,
dark forest, all alone.
Now Hansel and Gretel
were very scared.
They ran through the
woods, but everywhere
they'd see the wild
animals were waking.
Then they saw ahead of
them a wonderful house
that looked like a giant tree,
children and ate them.
And when the children came
closer the tree began to move.
Scotty, you better
practice that Nintendo,
because when I get
home I'm gonna win.
- No way!
- Yeah!
I'll beat you,
no way, no no no!
Hello, little beauty,
you little beauty!
Bye, baby!
Bye, Diana.
We'll see you Sunday night.
Honey, you're gonna love this.
I forgot my glasses.
Alan!
Alan!
Alan!
The blood of the
child is pure now.
The cycle is complete.
Begin another.
George, call on
Line 27 please, George.
- You expecting snow?
- Oh!
- Phil Sterling, right?
- Yeah.
- Ralph Hess.
- Good to meet you.
Welcome to the
belly of the beast.
Call Mr. Zeller when
you can, Pamela, Mr. zeller.
I'll look at those lists
this afternoon, okay?
Vince,
Line 17, Vince.
Gail, say hello
to Phil Sterling.
Hello.
- How was the flight?
- Terrific.
- First time in LA?
- Yeah.
This is terrific.
Great face.
Nancy Roman,
you have a call on Line 18.
These are all good.
It's unusual to see a
public service campaign
with a sense of humor
and irreverence.
Thank you.
We're doin' a lot
of public service,
and there's no reason
why it shouldn't look
just as good as the rest
of our stuff, you know?
I understand.
Well, at the
agency in Chicago,
it was a hands-on
thing for you.
It's a little
different out here.
We have media planners,
marketing consultants,
creative directors.
Is that gonna be a problem?
I built a reputation in Chicago,
and we love living there.
Do you want the job?
Yes.
Charming.
I can fix that.
Can we afford this?
We can rent it
for six months.
'Til we find something.
It has potential.
Potential?
We're comin'
from a two bedroom
apartment on the
west side of Chicago.
It's a Ned Runcie
house, did you know that?
- Runcie?
- Yeah, the architect.
You know that room
up there by the kitchen?
Yeah.
It's gonna make
a beautiful den.
Really?
You don't just wanna
have a guest bedroom?
I don't want any guests.
Who do we know anyway?
gonna pop in from Chicago?
Oh, I don't know,
you never know,
somebody might
arrive unexpectedly.
One of your relatives?
Yeah, a relative,
you could say.
Only not to visit,
maybe permanently.
Your mother?
No, not my mother.
Smaller than my mother, smaller.
Oh, God, smaller
than your mother.
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