54 (1998)

Neve Campbell: Julie Black

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• Julie Black : [pulls up beside Shane in a limo after he's been thrown out of 54]  Shane! You want a ride?

  [she gets out of the limo] 

  Julie Black : Look, Shane, I'm sorry. I know I acted like a fool, but you know how it gets in there.

  Shane O'Shea : [cloaked in an old plastic garbage bag]  Where's Roland?

  Julie Black : I lost him in the balcony. I'm sorry. Come on.

  Shane O'Shea : What about your career? I thought that was your big priority.

  Julie Black : Yeah, well, I'm not so sure anymore.

  Shane O'Shea : [looks over at 54, then back at Julie]  Me neither. So now what?

  Julie Black : I like you, Shane. Let's face it, we're Jersey.

  Shane O'Shea : Yeah, we are.

  Julie Black : [smiles]  So... friends?

  [she holds out her hand] 

  Shane O'Shea : [hesitates, then shakes Julie's hand]  Friends.

  [they smile] 

• Julie Black : [at a bowling alley with Shane; she bowls a strike]  Yes!

  Shane O'Shea : [applauding]  Wow! You're good.

  Julie Black : Four brothers and I never lost a game.

  Shane O'Shea : Oh, really?

  Julie Black : Mm-hmm.

  Shane O'Shea : [picks up his ball]  I've been meaning to tell you something.

  Julie Black : [writing her score on the scorepad]  Mm-hmm?

  Shane O'Shea : It's kinda embarrassing.

  Julie Black : You can tell me. What are you talking about?

  Shane O'Shea : [bowls but misses three pins]  When I first saw that picture of you in the gossip column, it was... you know, inspiring.

  Julie Black : What?

  Shane O'Shea : I mean it. Just to see somebody else from Jersey who made it.

  Julie Black : [laughs]  Made it? You're kidding, right? I'm on a soap.

  Shane O'Shea : Right.

  Julie Black : Wrong! Soap work is the pits. Why do you think I'm at 54 every night?

  Shane O'Shea : [bowls his spare]  I don't know. Maybe to meet somebody interesting.

  Julie Black : Exactly.

  [picks up her ball and prepares to bowl] 

  Julie Black : In this business, it's all about who you know, and since I'm gonna get a movie - or die trying - there's no place better than 54.

  [bowls a strike] 

  Julie Black : One big bender with business cards. See, the thing is, if you meet the right producer - like Roland Sachs, for instance - you've got it made. I mean, he's got his hands in everything: music, movies, clubs, everything.

  Shane O'Shea : Right. But you don't need that.

  [picks up his ball] 

  Julie Black : Shane, come on. You're a 54 bartender. You know how things work. I mean, you know what this is all about. I mean, you've had to maneuver. Sometimes use your charm, sometimes other things. Hmm?

  Shane O'Shea : Okay, you got me.

  [bowls and gets all but one pin, then walks up to Julie smiling] 

  Shane O'Shea : This place is really great. You can actually see people here.

  Julie Black : [laughs and playfully taps his nose]  You're cute.

  Shane O'Shea : [kisses her, then smiles]  Starting the decade with the perfect kiss.

  Julie Black : [smiles back]  What could be better than that?

  Shane O'Shea : Picking up that 7-10 split.

  Julie Black : [grabs her ball and runs to bowl]  Oh, yeah? I'm gonna do it first!

  Shane O'Shea : [chasing after her]  No, you're not, it's mine!

  [he playfully wrestles her for the ball, causing it to drop in the middle of the lane and roll into the gutter] 

• Roland Sachs : [runs into Shane outside the cloak room on New Year's Eve]  Hey, it's Errol Flynn!

  Shane O'Shea : Hey, Roland! It's great to see you, man. I've been tryin' to reach you...

  Roland Sachs : H-H-Hold on, my date's getting crushed.

  Julie Black : [appears next to Roland]  Oh. Hi.

  Shane O'Shea : [looking at Julie in shock and disbelief]  Hi.

  Roland Sachs : I've got a great idea.

  [he and Julie whisper amongst themselves] 

  Roland Sachs : Oh, come on; it'll be wild.

  Julie Black : Listen, some of us are going back to Roland's house later. He wants to know, do you want to come?

  Roland Sachs : [holds Julie's hand and kisses it]  Actually, it'll, uh, just be the three of us.

  [looks at Julie, then notices someone offscreen] 

  Roland Sachs : There goes Donald. Excuse me.

  [leaves] 

  Shane O'Shea : [still in disbelief]  I, I don't understand. I thought we, you know, connected.

  Julie Black : Shane, I already explained this to you. My career is really important to me right now. Listen, Shane. I like you, I really do, but drop the fantasy, okay? I'm building something here, and I thought you wanted to get ahead, too. Now Roland's the kind of guy who can make that happen for you. Don't you want that?

  Shane O'Shea : [shakes his head]  Not that way.

  [walks off in disgust] 

• Shane O'Shea : [voiceover]  In the morning, I went to breakfast at the Alpine Inn like we used to the day after Christmas when Mom was alive.

  Shane O'Shea : [to the waitress]  Could I get a cappuccino, please?

  Alpine Inn Waitress : [confused]  Excuse me?

  Julie Black : [laughs from her table across the room and lifts up her sunglasses]  Wrong side of the river.

  Shane O'Shea : [turns around and sees Julie, smiles]  Hey!

  Julie Black : [whispers]  Shh! Hi.

  [puts her sunglasses back on] 

  Shane O'Shea : I'm Shane. We met at the...

  Julie Black : Yeah. I know who you are.

  Shane O'Shea : [gesturing towards Julie's table]  Uh, would you mind? Could I?

  Julie Black : [kicks out a chair]  Sure.

  Shane O'Shea : [comes over and sits with her; she takes off her sunglasses]  Uh, what are you doin' out here?

  Julie Black : Spending the week with my parents.

  [groans] 

  Shane O'Shea : [laughs]  Yeah.

  Julie Black : You look like you crawled out from under a rock.

  Shane O'Shea : [sighs]  Well, it hasn't been the greatest homecoming.

  Julie Black : I see.

  Julie Black : [in her New Jersey accent]  Hey waitress, two cups of coffee, please?

  Julie Black : [in her regular voice]  When in Rome.

  Shane O'Shea : [after the waitress pours them their coffee]  It's a whole 'nother world, huh?

  Julie Black : You'll learn. Two languages, two sets of clothes, two sets of friends.

  Shane O'Shea : You kept your friends out here?

  Julie Black : Well, no, actually. The clothes were a lot easier.

  [laughs] 

  Shane O'Shea : [sighs]  It's insane, isn't it? I mean, Manhattan is a whole 'nother problem; I mean, it's up one minute, down the next.

  Julie Black : The story of my life, one thousand percent.

  Shane O'Shea : Two thousand percent.

  [takes off his coat as Julie smiles] 

• [Shane walks Julie to her car after they have breakfast at the Alpine Inn the day after Christmas] 

  Julie Black : You know, I've had so much coffee, I'm ready to take flight.

  [she and Shane stop and look at each other for a moment] 

  Shane O'Shea : [strokes her hair]  Hold on.

  [he reaches into his coat pocket and gives her his key ring] 

  Shane O'Shea : So you remember today.

  Julie Black : [looks at it]  Thank you.

  [she kisses Shane on the lips] 

  Shane O'Shea : [laughs]  Whoa.

  Julie Black : Who'd have thought?

  Shane O'Shea : Huh?

  Julie Black : You were so sweet.