Silver Linings Playbook
Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama written and directed by David O. Russell. The film is based on Matthew Quick's 2008 novel The Silver Linings Playbook. It stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, with Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, John Ortiz, Shea Whigham, Anupam Kher and Julia Stiles in supporting roles. The film is set in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania. Cooper plays Patrizio "Pat" Solitano Jr., a man with bipolar disorder who is released from a psychiatric hospital and moves back in with his parents (De Niro and Weaver). Pat is determined to win back his estranged wife. He meets a young widow, Tiffany Maxwell (Lawrence), who offers to help him get his wife back if he enters a dance competition with her. The two become closer as they train, and Pat, his father, and Tiffany examine their relationships with each other as they cope with their situations. Silver Linings Playbook premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2012, and was released in the United States on November 16, 2012. The film opened to critical acclaim, with praise for Russell's direction, and the performances of Cooper, and Lawrence. It grossed $236.4 million worldwide. A recipient of several accolades, it received eight nominations at the 85th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay, with Lawrence winning the Academy Award for Best Actress.
The big Nikki love. Tell me about it. I wanna understand it. We have an unconventional chemistry. Makes people feel awkward, but not me. She's the most beautiful woman I've ever been with. - Wow. - It's electric between us. Yeah, we wanna change each other, but that's normal. Couples wanna do that. I want her to stop dressing like she dresses, stop acting so superior to me. She wanted me to lose weight, stop my mood swings, which I've done. People fight. Couples fight. We would fight, we wouldn't talk for a couple weeks. She wanted the best. She wanted me to be passionate and compassionate. That's a good thing. I'm my best self today and she's her best self today. Our love's gonna be amazing. You're gonna be amazing and she's gonna be amazing. You're not gonna take advantage of a situation without offering to do something back. So think about the dance thing.
Silver Linings Playbook
(TV ANNOUNCER) --went on a roll. McNabb got not in the first half, nine consecutive... (PAT) You're out of the hospital? - And you're here on game day? - I'm out. (LAUGHS) It's official. They didn't convert me to Mental Hygiene Law admission status within two-thirds of the maximum length of my felony sentence, so I'm out. - They had to let me go. - I never understand what he's saying. OK, jailhouse lawyer, come back, sit down the way you were before. - (CHUCKLES) What a treat! - (DANNY) Let's do it. - (PAT) Dad's got you sitting here? - He calls me "jailhouse lawyer." Hold the remote the way you were. - (PAT) Now you're holding the remote? - It's working. Your dad's a genius. Now, sit up. - And Danny's good luck? - Danny's from you. This is your house so it comes down to you. - You're the one, Pat. - (PAT) Superstition, Danny. Come sit down. Don't disappear doing God knows what with Tiffany Maxwell. Dad, Dad. She's my friend. Why would you say that?
Silver Linings Playbook
Oh, she's a mess. Gotta be careful. She does a lot of therapy. I go to a lot of therapy, Ronnie. - I'm saying... - (PAT) Am I messed up? Stop judging. You're the one who has a messed-up marriage. - I'm just looking out for you. - What's wrong? Nothing's wrong. At his house, it's like a circus there. Not gonna hide this. You need to deal with it.
Silver Linings Playbook
Oh, West Side Story. - It makes me peaceful. - West Side Story? # Just met a girl named Maria # And then when I'm angry, which is a lot these days, I go to the garage. (WHISPERS) Metallica, Megadeth. (GRUNTING) I start fucking smashing shit. - Get your marriage together. - Breaking shit. And I hurt my hand and I... - Ronnie, that's fucked up. - It makes me feel better. It's like my therapy.
Silver Linings Playbook
- (PAT) DeSean Jackson. - Yeah. Did it fit? - Yeah, wore it to Ronnie's. - Beautiful jersey. I love that jersey. - Veronica didn't like it. - Veronica hates the jersey. Whatever you do, watch out for that restraining order, OK? - Don't let Tiffany get you in trouble. - You're up to something. People like Tiffany, or Danny or me, we know something you don't know, OK? (DOORBELL RINGS) Maybe we understand something because we're more... We have a sixth sense. Everybody got it. Just not in touch. - How you doing, Pat? - Jesus. Sixth sense forgot to tell him cops were coming. - I'm taking him back to the hospital. - What? He passed, right? First of all, check with the latest legal development. Got a call that they did convert you to Mental Hygiene Law admission status by the deadline. Wait a minute. Are you an Eagles fan or are you not? - (KEOGH) I'm an Eagles fan. - What's the problem? He's not going anywhere. Let him finish the game. Handkerchief is working. We're killing the Seahawks, 27-10. What's the matter with you? Let him stay, please. Don't know what you're talking about. I'm glad the Seahawks are losing, we're winning, but I gotta take Danny McDaniels back to Baltimore, all right? He can contest his case from Baltimore. (DAN NY) Not correct about the Mental Hygiene Law. You're not correct.
Silver Linings Playbook
(TIFFANY) Used insurance money to build this. I designed it. - Wow. - All the floors are hard oak. It has good bounce for dancers. I'm not that great of a dancer, but who cares? It's therapy and it's fun. Walls are good, I can play music really loud without anybody hearing. - Where do you sleep? - Upstairs. It's a garage, I just renovated it. Thinking about putting a ballet barre... When are you gonna give it to her?
Silver Linings Playbook