While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.
Melinda and Melinda is a Comedy, Drama, Romance film released in 2004.
4 subtitle releases available in English. 3 releases include Hearing Impaired (HI) subtitles.
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I'd hardly call her plain-looking.
681
00:33:34,012 --> 00:33:35,346
Well, I mean, you know.
682
00:33:35,430 --> 00:33:36,973
Jennifer wants to set
her up with someone.
683
00:33:37,056 --> 00:33:38,266
-Jennifer?
-Yeah.
684
00:33:38,349 --> 00:33:40,059
Remember Greg Earlinger,
Doug's dentist?
685
00:33:40,143 --> 00:33:43,896
We met him once. He's-- he's a tall,
sexy, handsome-looking guy
686
00:33:43,980 --> 00:33:45,815
with a Bentley, very well-off.
687
00:33:45,898 --> 00:33:47,316
Charming, bright.
688
00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:48,901
You commented on how
impressive he was.
689
00:33:48,985 --> 00:33:51,404
I, I... Vaguely. I...
690
00:33:51,487 --> 00:33:53,531
Well, anyway, Doug's
hyped him on Melinda.
691
00:33:53,614 --> 00:33:56,284
Yeah, I think. Why?
I-I do recall him.
692
00:33:56,367 --> 00:33:58,202
Was-wasn't he kind of
full of himself, though?
693
00:33:58,286 --> 00:34:00,038
Kind of an unjustified
self-confidence?
694
00:34:00,121 --> 00:34:01,998
As I recall, it was
pretty justified.
695
00:34:02,081 --> 00:34:05,001
Right. One-- one of those
guys who has an answer for everything.
696
00:34:05,084 --> 00:34:07,754
I'm just gonna call Melinda and make sure
it's okay if we give him her number.
697
00:34:07,837 --> 00:34:09,630
N-No. No, no, don't.
Don't be silly.
698
00:34:09,714 --> 00:34:11,591
What, what does she want
to do with a dentist?
699
00:34:11,674 --> 00:34:13,926
I mean, she was already
married to a-a doctor.
700
00:34:14,010 --> 00:34:15,511
She found that dull.
701
00:34:15,595 --> 00:34:17,472
A dentist is the same
thing, but oral.
702
00:34:17,555 --> 00:34:18,848
Greg's not dull.
703
00:34:18,931 --> 00:34:20,349
He hikes. He's a
great bridge player.
704
00:34:20,433 --> 00:34:22,477
Tennis.
He goes on safaris.
705
00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:25,146
Well, it sounds... I mean, safar--
Who goes on safaris?
706
00:34:25,229 --> 00:34:28,024
-Shh-shh-shh.
-You need shots to do that.
707
00:34:28,107 --> 00:34:30,735
Shh-shh. Melinda, hey, it's Susan.
How are you?
708
00:34:30,818 --> 00:34:32,779
-Why are you doing this?
-Good. Listen, I was wondering
709
00:34:32,862 --> 00:34:35,323
if it was okay with you
if we, uh, give your number
710
00:34:35,406 --> 00:34:37,116
-to this wonderful, available guy.
-Don't. No, I'm not
711
00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:39,577
giving the number out.
Don't say that<i> I'm</i> giving the number.
712
00:34:39,660 --> 00:34:41,245
I kn... He's a very rich dentist.
713
00:34:41,329 --> 00:34:42,830
-He's cultivated and athletic.
-(sighs)
714
00:34:42,914 --> 00:34:44,540
-He's gorgeous-looking.
-This is a bad.
715
00:34:44,624 --> 00:34:46,209
"Gorgeous dentist" is
an oxymoron, by the way--
716
00:34:46,292 --> 00:34:49,712
And, um... yeah.
No, there's nothing to be nervous about.
717
00:34:49,796 --> 00:34:51,631
Look, we'll all go out,
the four of us.
718
00:34:51,714 --> 00:34:53,466
We'll go to, um,
we'll go to dinner
719
00:34:53,549 --> 00:34:55,176
or we'll go to a show or something.
720
00:34:55,259 --> 00:34:56,886
I don't think you'll be sorry.
721
00:34:56,969 --> 00:34:59,472
I think she's never,
ever gonna go for it. Ever.
722
00:34:59,555 --> 00:35:00,807
Okay, great.
723
00:35:00,890 --> 00:35:02,100
-Not in a million years.
-Fantastic.
724
00:35:02,183 --> 00:35:04,852
Okay, bye.
She loves the idea.
725
00:35:04,936 --> 00:35:07,021
Mm-hmm.
I told you.
726
00:35:10,608 --> 00:35:12,443
Hi. What are you
doing down here?
727
00:35:12,527 --> 00:35:14,320
I got it.
I got the part.
728
00:35:14,403 --> 00:35:16,030
The director just kept
insisting
729
00:35:16,114 --> 00:35:18,616
-and the producers finally gave in.
-Oh, that's great, Lee.
730
00:35:18,699 --> 00:35:21,828
Finally, a role I can make sing.
This is a big shot for me, Laurel.
731
00:35:21,911 --> 00:35:24,789
I know. Well, you're certainly
a natural for the character.
732
00:35:24,872 --> 00:35:26,541
Well, why would you say that?
733
00:35:26,624 --> 00:35:28,251
Well, you said it
like a hundred times.
734
00:35:28,334 --> 00:35:29,836
I said I could act
the hell out of it.
735
00:35:29,919 --> 00:35:31,129
The character's
a loser as written.
736
00:35:31,212 --> 00:35:32,713
Let's not fight about this.
737
00:35:32,797 --> 00:35:34,340
I just meant that nobody can
play the part like you can.
738
00:35:34,423 --> 00:35:36,551
-You see me like that, don't you?
-Lee.
739
00:35:36,634 --> 00:35:38,177
I'm asking: is that
how you see me?
740
00:35:38,261 --> 00:35:39,971
Lee, I'm really, really
happy for you.
741
00:35:40,054 --> 00:35:41,514
I know how much
you wanted this.
742
00:35:41,597 --> 00:35:42,932
Can't we just leave it at that?
743
00:35:43,015 --> 00:35:44,600
I-I-I'm wired.
744
00:35:44,684 --> 00:35:45,893
I didn't mean to seem snap
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