Kissing Jessica Stein

2002 · 97 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 17,715 VOTES · DIR. Charles Herman-Wurmfeld

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Overview

Jessica, a Jewish copy editor living and working in New York City, is plagued by failed blind dates with men, and decides to answer a newspaper's personal advertisement. The advertisement has been placed by 'lesbian-curious' Helen Cooper, a thirtysomething art gallerist.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,470 lines

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00:00:44 For the sin we have committed by gluttony.
00:06:03 "from case to case
00:09:23 So, you wanna do something later?
00:13:08 Rilke. Uh, one of those, I think.
00:16:55 You know, Stein, why don't you cut yourself a break?
00:20:33 - Have you never tried it? - Oh, no, no, no.
00:23:46 So, should we settle the tab?
00:27:00 Oh, really? What are you accomplishing?
00:30:51 But I had such a wonderful time with you the other night.
00:34:20 - I thought that was, you know, the best one ever. - Me too. Definitely.
00:38:01 - Stein has the pleasure of working for me. - Oh.
00:41:09 You know, when they-- Well, a woman is soft, so when they touch each other
00:45:22 But you don't need it. You don't get sick.
00:48:39 Not to mention the fact that the lead, who is this really big deal
00:51:55 - I'm sorry. - No, no, no. That's okay.
00:55:15 It'd take a better man than me, clearly.
00:59:50 Who died?
01:03:13 You know what? It was just a whim. It was this wacky, nutty whim.
01:06:44 But I'm just not ready to deal with the complexities of--
01:12:29 I'm not gonna do it. I quit."
01:16:57 - What, what, what? - Oh, nothing. It doesn't matter.
01:20:43 Then I wrote all night and into today.
01:27:15 No, sweetie we've talked. We talk all the time.
01:31:14 - Thanks, yeah. - What happened?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,470
Dialogue density15.2 lines / min
First line00:00:44
Final line01:31:14

Production Record

DirectorCharles Herman-Wurmfeld
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,000,000
Revenue$10,013,424
IMDb votes17,715