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| Character | George Simmons?Laura??? | |
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| Scene type / Who are | I wanted to tell you... I love you, Apologizing, Divorced/Ex-lovers, Commiserating | |
| Type | Dramatic | |
| Year | 2009 | |
| Period | Contemporary | |
| Genre | Drama, Comedy | |
| Description | George Simmons apologizes to his ex-wife Laura for cheating on her | |
| Location | 1 hour and 3 minutes into the movie | |
Summary
George Simmons (Adam Sandler) is a very successful and famous stand up comedian who, at the beginning of the movie, learns that he has a rare blood disease and is dying. As he doesn't have any close friends, George hires Ira (Seth Rogen), a young struggling comedian, as his personal assistant and they become close friends.
In this scene George meets his ex wife Laura (Leslie Mann). They divorced 12 years ago when she found out he was cheating on her. She now has two kids and has got married again. George apologizes for how things worked out between them and Laura, crying confesses that even if angry at him, he was the love of her life....
In this scene George meets his ex wife Laura (Leslie Mann). They divorced 12 years ago when she found out he was cheating on her. She now has two kids and has got married again. George apologizes for how things worked out between them and Laura, crying confesses that even if angry at him, he was the love of her life....
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| EXT. BALCONY Laura shows George a picture of her daughters. LAURA: "So, she's 10 and she's 6." GEORGE: "So cute. Jeez she looks like you, the little one, huh?" LAURA: "Yeah." GEORGE: "What's the matter? Your guy doesn't have any DNA in him? That's all Laura." LAURA: "They fight a lot but they're cute." GEORGE: "Yeah. Thank you so much for coming here." LAURA: "I wanted to come. I wanted to see you." GEORGE: "You didn't have to come here. You didn't have to. I know it's stressful for you. I'm just....I'm just....I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry about everything I did." LAURA: "You don't have to be sorry. That was 12 years ago. Everything worked out for the best. It's good. Look at your life. This is great." GEORGE: "Yes. It's the best life. I hate it. I hate it all. I haven't been..." LAURA: "You don't hate it." GEORGE: "I'm addicted to it. I guess. I keep doing it.....You have a family now. You have a family now. I'm so happy. You did the right thing. You moved on. You got a good life. And....And I just got nothing, Laura. I hate that. I hate that it could have been me with you." LAURA: "Don't do that, please?" GEORGE: "I'm sorry. I just fucking...You....I could have had those kids with you." LAURA: "How could you cheat on me? I was so hot." .....CONTINUED.... |
