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Synopsis: George and Nina seem like the perfect couple. They share a cozy Brooklyn apartment, a taste for tuna casserole dinners, and a devotion to ballroom dancing. They love each other. There's only one hitch: George is gay. And when Nina announces she's pregnant, things get especially complicated. Vince - Nina's overbearing boyfriend and the baby's father-wants marriage. Nina wants independence. George will do anything for a little unqualified affection, but is he ready to become an unwed surrogate dad?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Nicholas Hytner
Production: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Metacritic:
51
Rotten Tomatoes:
49%
R
Year:
1998
111 min
547 Views


Looks very safe here. Lot of families.

Hey, look, I'll call you.

I can't get Showtime or HBO,

never mind the Food Network.

- I'm here for Nina Borowski.

- After you fix hers, you come and fix mine.

- Hi.

- Hi.

This is really embarrassing.

Oh, come on in.

I was happy you called.

I mean, I wasn't happy you needed

a place to stay, but still happy you called.

Come on up. I'm on the second floor.

Come on in.

- This is great.

- Let me show you the room.

Oh, it's nice.

It could use some personality, but somebody

at the centre can make you some curtains.

This won't be for very long.

I can move in with my brother

when his girlfriend moves out.

No rush.

And this is the bathroom.

This is my bedroom.

Oh! F***!

- You get a lot of light.

- Yeah.

- And this is the office.

- Oh.

That's it.

It's nice.

- Yeah, he's been engaged seven times.

- Wow. Really? Your brother?

Mm-hm.

- Would you like me to fix you up with him?

- Thanks. I've got my hands full with Vince.

It's ready.

- Can I ask you something?

- Sure.

- How come I'm staying here and he isn't?

- Oh, Vince works fine as it is.

Sit down.

OK.

Thanks.

You saved my life. Really.

- No hot water between two and seven.

- Did you get your TV fixed, Mrs Sarni?

Why, you wanna come over and watch?

OK, so you have the keys, the phone number.

You know the indoor buzzer doesn't work.

The Korean deli opposite the subway

is open till midnight. Avoid the salad bar.

Toaster's broken. Use the broiler instead.

Mail comes in the morning.

Don't let in any gas men,

unless you think either of us'd be interested.

- This is me.

- Well, thanks for everything.

Oh, sure. The subway is one block that way.

I'll see you later.

- What's happened to Vince?

- Nothing has happened to Vince.

- What's happened to Joley?

- Nothing.

I called you there. He said you'd moved.

So we did it on Saturday night.

And was it good?

It was OK - until on Sunday

I saw him with another girl.

What a moron!

Kiesha, Kiesha,

I like sex and I like boys a lot,

but I am not about to waste my time with a

guy who doesn't see things the way that I do.

Do you really need this guy?

This is the Earth.

And this tack, that's us, right here.

And the lamp is the sun.

So, why does it get dark?

The Earth spins.

Very good. Because the Earth spins.

- And how do we know that?

- Copernicus.

Nina?

Nina, is that you?

Hey, George. How are you? Vince McBride.

Nina's told me all about you.

- Nice to meet you.

- Glad you're here.

I feel better knowing somebody's

keeping an eye out for my girl.

- Hey. Vince, meet George.

- We're old friends already.

George, join us for a cup of tea?

You don't have to put on a robe for me.

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Wendy Wasserstein

Wendy Wasserstein (October 18, 1950 – January 30, 2006) was an American playwright. She was an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. She received the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1989 for her play The Heidi Chronicles. more…

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