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Scent of a Woman

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.

Director

Martin Brest

Year

Genre

Box Office

$63,095,253

Production

Universal Pictures,City Light Films

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 14 nominations total

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Lt. Col. Frank Slade

Charlie Simms

Chris O'Donnell

Mr. Trask

Donna

Gabrielle Anwar

George Willis, Jr.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

W.R. Slade

Richard Venture

Randy

Bradley Whitford

Gretchen

Rochelle Oliver

Gail

Margaret Eginton

Garry

Tom Riis Farrell

Harry Havemeyer

Nicholas Sadler

Trent Potter

Jimmy Jameson

Manny

Christine Downes

Mrs. Hunsaker

Officer Gore

Karen Rossi

Donny Rossi

Michael Santoro

Francine Rossi

Francine Rossi

Willie Rossi

Willie Rossi

Sofia

Freddie Bisco

Michael

Bellhop

George Willis, Sr.

Flight Attendant

Oak Room Waiter

Oak Room Maitre D'

William Beckwith

Skycap

Mansoor Najee-ullah

Ballroom Waiter

Bootblack

Doorman

Cab Driver (as Michael Lisenco)

Night Maid

Pedestrian

Barber

Man in Hotel Lobby

Student

Student

Mark Robert Gordon

Waldorf Guest

Student

Student

Kenneth Kopolovicz

Oak Room Patron

Student

Eric Reid Schroeder

Airport Traveler

Student

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Mr. Trask Charlie Simms Lt. Col. Frank Slade Randy Donna George Willis, Jr.Jimmy Jameson Trent Potter Harry Havemeyer W.r. Slade Gail Christine Downes

Meanwhile unpack my bagI'm gonna christen the latrine - Scent of a Woman

Meanwhile unpack my bagI'm gonna christen the latrine

Manny The bellhops at the Waldorf are they any good at getting escortsI wouldn't know sirWhat would you knowAbout whatAbout you know what - Scent of a Woman

Manny The bellhops at the Waldorf are they any good at...

What's the matter with you? - Scent of a Woman

What's the matter with you?

I got a little problem at school, that's all. - Scent of a Woman

I got a little problem at school, that's all.

How'd you know that? - Scent of a Woman

How'd you know that?

There's this guy at school named Harry. - Scent of a Woman

There's this guy at school named Harry.

Yeah, they think we can. - Scent of a Woman

Yeah, they think we can.

You look great! - Scent of a Woman

You look great!

Where's the boozeFlowin' like mud around here - Scent of a Woman

Where's the boozeFlowin' like mud around here

You got 15 minutes, son. - Scent of a Woman

You got 15 minutes, son.

The truth is, Charlie, I need a guide dog to help me execute my plan. - Scent of a Woman

The truth is, Charlie, I need a guide dog to help me execute...

It's not really a plan Charlie It's sort of aMore like a toura little tour of pleasuresStay in a first class hotel eat an agreeable mealdrink a nice glass of winesee my big brotherNothing like family you knowAnd then make love to a terrific woman - Scent of a Woman

It's not really a plan Charlie It's sort of aMore...

Yeah? I'm gonna lie down on my big, beautiful bed at the Waldorf and blow my brains out. - Scent of a Woman

Yeah? I'm gonna lie down on my big, beautiful bed at...

And blow my brains out - Scent of a Woman

And blow my brains out

May I tell you our specials? - Scent of a Woman

May I tell you our specials?

I'm leaning towards the spaetzle. - Scent of a Woman

I'm leaning towards the spaetzle.

Hello! Bring me a double Jack Daniels on the rocks. Yes, sir. Right away. - Scent of a Woman

Hello! Bring me a double Jack Daniels on the rocks. Yes,...

Please, don't do that. - Scent of a Woman

Please, don't do that.

Yeah. Your billet is here. You'll find bedding in the closet on the shelf. In the morning, the area - Scent of a Woman

Yeah. Your billet is here. You'll find bedding in the...

What was that? - Scent of a Woman

Next time snap it outThumb to palm index finger through little digit smartly alignedsharp to the hairline downToo many men far better than you have executed that courtesy - Scent of a Woman

Next time snap it outThumb to palm index finger through...

Too many men, far better than you, have executed that courtesy. - Scent of a Woman

Too many men, far better than you, have executed that...

This bat has got sharper radar than the Nautilus. - Scent of a Woman

This bat has got sharper radar than the Nautilus.

Don't fuck with me CharlieSee you get a good night's sleep son - Scent of a Woman

Don't fuck with me CharlieSee you get a good...

It's a lovely day today So, whatever you gotta do You got a lovely day to do it in, that's true - Scent of a Woman

It's a lovely day today So, whatever you gotta do You...

Good morning, Charlie. - Scent of a Woman

Good morning, Charlie.

It's a great day for singin' a songAnd it's a great day for movin' alongAnd it's a great day from morning to nightAnd it's a great dayFor everybody's plight - Scent of a Woman

It's a great day for singin' a songAnd it's a...

How are you feeling today, Colonel? - Scent of a Woman

How are you feeling today, Colonel?

Superfluous - Scent of a Woman

Hey Chas Next year you gotta come up with usWhite powder on a base of snow bunnies - Scent of a Woman

Hey Chas Next year you gotta come up with usWhite powder on...

For now the move's no move status quoEverything's the way we left itHow did we leave itSee no evil hear no evilYou know what I mean ChasYeah See no evil hear no evilOkay then walk like you talk - Scent of a Woman

For now the move's no move status quoEverything's...

When George Willis Seniorisn't busy as a million dollar man for Aetna CasualtyOr is it New England distributor for the Chrysler CorporationHe concerns himself with his young son George Willis JrGeorge isn't going to say anything to his fatherOh CharlieBig - Scent of a Woman

When George Willis Seniorisn't busy as a million dollar...

Charlie you had a little lifeso you decided to go to the Baird school to put yourself in the market for a big oneNow in order to stay in the runningyou're gonna have to tell these people what they want to know - Scent of a Woman

Charlie you had a little lifeso you decided to go to the...

Charlie, if you don't sing now, you're gonna end up, not only shelving biscuits in some convenience store in the Oregon 'burbs, but probably the last word you'll ever hear yourself say just before you croak, gonna be... - Scent of a Woman

Charlie, if you don't sing now, you're gonna end...

Colonel I can't go with you to your brother's placeI mean I should be getting back to schoolWell you gotta have Thanksgiving somewhereI mean eats and treats - Scent of a Woman

Colonel I can't go with you to your brother's...

All right. - Scent of a Woman

Oh Charlie about your little problemthere are two kinds of people in this worldThose who stand up and face the music and those who run for coverCover's better - Scent of a Woman

Oh Charlie about your little problemthere are two kinds of...

Careful. - Scent of a Woman

- Yes? - Yes! - Scent of a Woman

Hello, Frank. - Scent of a Woman

Let's have a whiff. - Scent of a Woman

Let's have a whiff.

Oh thank you RandyStill with Snow Queen SugarSnow Flake Why do you always get that wrongBecause it's not important for me to get it right - Scent of a Woman

Oh thank you RandyStill with Snow Queen SugarSnow Flake Why...

So I wake up It's 4 00 in the morning I don't know who I'm withor why I'm there or where I amWhat am I gonna do I got this Asian floweron one hand all giggly and dewy likeand this hard boiled Navy nurse outta Omaha on the otherWe're three across the bed - Scent of a Woman

So I wake up It's 4 00 in the morning I don't know...

My wife's name is Gail FrankCan you hear that GailExcuse me GailGail strikes me as a very beautiful womanbut you know there's a little tension in her voiceI don't know what it is It could be one of two thingseither Gail is nervous or unsatisfiedWhat's - Scent of a Woman

My wife's name is Gail FrankCan you hear that...

You've gotten so wrapped up in sugar you forgotten the taste of real honey - Scent of a Woman

You've gotten so wrapped up in sugar you forgotten the...

Hear that voiceThere's fire under that dress - Scent of a Woman

Hear that voiceThere's fire under that dress

Well, once maybe. - Scent of a Woman

Well, once maybe.

What kind of fucking lunatic juggles grenades - Scent of a Woman

What kind of fucking lunatic juggles grenades

You wanna know the truthGot a handle on that do youHe was an asshole beforeNow all he is is a blind assholeHey God's a funny guyGod doth have a sense of humorMaybe God thinks some people don't deserve to see - Scent of a Woman

You wanna know the truthGot a handle on that do youHe was an...

Hey, God's a funny guy. - Scent of a Woman

Hey, God's a funny guy.

His name is Charles. - Scent of a Woman

His name is Charles.

Gretchen? - Scent of a Woman

Frank? Goodbye, Willie. - Scent of a Woman

Frank? Goodbye, Willie.

Goodbye WillieI'm no fucking goodAnd I never have been - Scent of a Woman

Goodbye WillieI'm no fucking goodAnd I never have been

I'm no fucking good. - Scent of a Woman

I'm no fucking good.

Colonel. - Scent of a Woman

Nueva York, compadre. - Scent of a Woman

Nueva York, compadre.

It's 7:20. - Scent of a Woman

Colonel, there's a clock right next to your bed. - Scent of a Woman

Colonel, there's a clock right next to your bed.

About 30 seconds. - Scent of a Woman

About 30 seconds.

Where did you get a gun ColonelPiece or weapon Charlie never gun - Scent of a Woman

Where did you get a gun ColonelPiece or weapon Charlie never...

That was stupid. - Scent of a Woman

That was stupid.

Fine. I'm leaving. - Scent of a Woman

Fine. I'm leaving.

All I want from you is another day. - Scent of a Woman

All I want from you is another day.

I can get around a city like New York, but I... - Scent of a Woman

I can get around a city like New York, but I...

What do you say, Charles? - Scent of a Woman

What do you say, Charles?

All right. - Scent of a Woman

You do see the sense of it, Charlie, don't you? - Scent of a Woman

You do see the sense of it, Charlie, don't you?

The bullets ColonelThe bullets ColonelYou sound like a guy in Lives of a Bengal Lancer - Scent of a Woman

The bullets ColonelThe bullets ColonelYou sound like a guy...

What do you give a shit for? - Scent of a Woman

What do you give a shit for?

Because I have a conscience. - Scent of a Woman

Because I have a conscience.

You have a conscienceI forgotThe Charlie ConscienceDo we tell Do we not tellDo we follow the rich boy's code or notDo we let this blind assholedie or notYeahConscience CharlieWhen were you born sonAround the time of the Round TableHaven't you - Scent of a Woman

You have a conscienceI forgotThe Charlie ConscienceDo we...

Haven't you heard - Scent of a Woman

Haven't you heard

It's fuck your buddy. - Scent of a Woman

It's fuck your buddy.

Call your mother on Mother's Day. - Scent of a Woman

Call your mother on Mother's Day.

Where you goin'? - Scent of a Woman

Where you goin'?

There you go, sir. - Scent of a Woman

There you go, sir.

Twenty-six years in the service, never let an aide shine my shoes. - Scent of a Woman

Twenty-six years in the service, never let an aide shine my...

Where you gonna be in 26 years CharliePlaying golf with your friends from the Baird School I betI don't even like those guysOf course you don't They're all assholesBe a pleasure to squeal on 'em wouldn't itYeah well I'm not a squealerI'm not a - Scent of a Woman

Where you gonna be in 26 years CharliePlaying golf with your...

I don't even like those guys. - Scent of a Woman

I don't even like those guys.

Ooh, mama! - Scent of a Woman

There's more to this, isn't there? - Scent of a Woman

There's more to this, isn't there?

Who are we drinking with? - Scent of a Woman

Who are we drinking with?

A female. - Scent of a Woman

Is she alone? - Scent of a Woman

The day we stop lookin' Charlie is the day we die - Scent of a Woman

The day we stop lookin' Charlie is the day we die

Excuse me señorita do you mind if we join youI'm feelin' you're being neglectedI'm expecting somebodyInstantlyNo but any minute nowAny minuteSome people live a lifetime in a minuteWhat are you doin' right nowI'm waiting for himWould you mind if we waited - Scent of a Woman

Excuse me señorita do you mind if we join youI'm...

No, I don't mind. - Scent of a Woman

No, I don't mind.

You know, I detect a fragrance in the air. - Scent of a Woman

You know, I detect a fragrance in the air.

That's amazing - Scent of a Woman

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Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.

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Director: Martin Brest

Writer: Giovanni Arpino, Bo Goldman, Ruggero Maccari

Production: Universal Pictures,City Light Films

Genre: drama

Year: 1992

MetaScore: 59/100

ImdbRating: 8.0

BoxOffice: $63,095,253

Released: 08 Jan 1993

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 14 nominations total

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