An Unmarried Woman (1978)

Jill Clayburgh: Erica

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Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  [Martin and Erica are jogging along the river] 

  Martin : Jesus Christ! Look at this! My sneaker's ruined!

  Erica : They're only $35.

  [Erica takes Martin's shoe and cleans it off for him] 

  Martin : Fucking city's turning into one big pile of DOG SHIT!

  [shouting at passing traffic] 

  Martin : Come on out and take a crap on me--everybody else is. Fuck!

  [Martin lights a cigarette] 

  Erica : ...been jogging for 2 1/2 miles - you're giving yourself lung cancer.

  Martin : I'll tell you something, Erica: the longer I'm married to you, the more you sound like my mother.

  Erica : Clean your own sneaker.

  [throws shoe at Martin] 

  Martin : I think you wanted me to step in it.

  Erica : [laughing]  You're going crazy, Martin.

  Martin : I am?

  Erica : [laughing]  Yes.

  [Martin tosses his shoe over his shoulder into the river. Erica jogs away, and Martin jogs after] 

• [last lines] 

  [a very large painting is being lowered to the ground from Saul's loft] 

  Saul : [shouting up to the loft]  OK, Mario, I've got it.

  Saul : [to Erica]  Can you hold this a minute? You got it?

  Erica : I got it.

  Saul : [Saul opens his car door, looks at Erica, and smiles]  Bye.

  Erica : What about this?

  Saul : Oh, that's for you.

  Erica : How the hell am I gonna get it home?

  Saul : Take a taxi.

  [Saul gets in his car and drives off. Erica picks up the painting, struggling with it a bit, and begins walking home]