Cassandra's Dream (100 Minutes)
Page 1 The two brothers runs toward a boat that they love. We know from the conversation that one brother knows mechanics, loves gambling but generous while the other one is into business deals and selfish. They talk about their longing for the time they spent with their rich uncle.
Page 3 The parents complain that their son has bought a boat. And when they talk about their uncle, the mother rubs his dad's nose when he is not impressed with his success.
Page 5 Terry gives all of his winning money from his gambling to pay off the boat. They give the boat the 60 to 1 lucky name: Cassandra's Dream. Ethan invites a waitress at his dad's restaurant to go sailing with them.
Page 6 When they are enjoying the sea air, Ethan talks about his dream of investing in the California hotels. Then he talks to a guy about the huge potential in the investment. And he talks to his girlfriend how he is afraid his investment might upset his dad.
Page 9 Ethan takes his girlfriend to picnic and fishing in the countryside with the classic car borrowed from Terry's garage. On the way back, he helps a beautiful girl with her car problem. The girl is an actress and she thinks Ethan is rich because of the car he's driving. (OPPORTUNITY OF MEETING THE ACTRESS)
Page 11 The parents show Terry's girl old photos and their sons' childhood. They also talk about their potential: Terry opening a sport shop as he is good at sports and Ethan hugely successful because he is smart. But his dad sees him right through: he thinks that the fatal flaw of Ethan is that he is not content with what he has and always schemes to be his fancy uncle.
Page 12 Terry is not doing well in the dog gambling. But his luck changes so much that he bought his girlfriend an expensive bag.
Page 13 Ethan goes to see the play where the actress plays sexual tension. She is very popular that a lot of guys are chasing her, which makes Ethan very uncomfortable. The actress confesses her interest in him and he decides to chase her.
Page 16 Terry is temped by a high-stake poker game because people believe that he is willing to push his luck when he is in a lucky streak. After they have seen a house that they both love, Terry goes to the poker game. He is losing.
Page 18 Ethan goes to see the actress again who is again surrounded by guys chasing her. Although she is not available that night, she invites him to watch her photo shoot and spend an afternoon together. So when Ethan goes to Terry to borrow cash and classic cars again, Terry tells him that he won 30,000 last night and his goal is to get enough money to buy the house. Then Ethan drives the car to meet the girl and sleeps with her.
Page 22 Dad is very angry that Ethan is not helping in the restaurant. But Ethan is very insistent on the girl who wants him to take her to California. (CHANGE OF PLAN FOR ETHAN: FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE GIRL) When Ethan goes to borrow money from Terry again, Terry tells him that he has lost a lot of money night before. So Ethan has no choice but to steal money from his dad. (CHANGE OF PLAN FOR TERRY WHO LOST A LOT OF MONEY FROM THE LOAN SHARKS)
Page 26 Mother's birthday. She can feel that the two brothers are under a lot of pressure. When Terry wants to borrow money from her, she lectures him. At the same time, Ethan confesses to his dad about borrowing the money.
Page 29 When everybody hears the news that uncle Howard is coming, they are very happy except dad. Ethan and actress go to sailing. They talk about the prospect about asking help from Uncle Howard.
Page 30 During the birthday dinner, mother asks for Howard's help for the two boys. So they tell Howard about their own problems. After they are done, Howard tells the boys that they can pay him back by killing one of his associates under a big tree when it starts to rain. When the two brothers freak out by the request, Uncle Howard is very angry that his family won't help him.
Page 39 The brothers are shocked and disappointed by the request. Their initial reaction is to say no. But Terry has nightmares in the middle of the night. And he receives a call from Ethan that he has concluded that they have to do what Howard asked .
Page 41 The brothers go to see Howard again so that they can meet the people they are going to murder. Howard is very calculated and cold-blooded. Ethan tries to be brave but Terry is still hesitating. The two brothers argue about the pros and cons passionately all the way from outside to the apartment. Terry is still unconvinced. The next morning, the brothers go to stare at Mr. Burns to remember his face.
Page 45 The actress tells Ethan that she has just got a part in a French film and she is willing to sleep with a director to get a part. When Ethan finds out that someone else is leaving her apartment in the morning, he confronts her and promises her to take her to California. (COMPLICATION PEAKS FOR ETHAN)
Page 47 The brothers discuss the murder strategies again with no success. Ethan takes his brother and wife to see the play the actress stars in. Later, they are invited to a party where they talk about how special the actress is, the strategy of killing Mr. Burns with a wooden gun. During the party, they also meet Martin Burns face to face. They freak out when Mr. Burns tells them that he is leaving in a week. (COMPLICATION PEAKS FOR THE MURDER PLANNING)
Page 55 When Terry's girlfriend tells him that she has met Martin Burns and told him about their relationship with Howard, Terry gets angry. In his garage, Terry tests the woody gun with Ethan. It is a success. (PHYSICAL POINT OF NO RETURN: INVENTING THE WEAPON AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO CARRY OUT THE MURDER)
Page 57 The brothers go to see Mr. Burns' flat and decide to do the job tonight. They sneak into his apartment after he's gone and wait for his return to kill him. When they are waiting, his mother calls him on the answering machine and Terry starts to think about the idea of God. At this time, Mr. Burns returns with a girl, which forces them to abort. (HIGHER STAKES)
Page 64 Ethan returns money to his dad and talks about his future plans. The dad confesses that he has been scared and selfish. When Terry's girlfriend is not pregnant, he is relieved.
Page 67 Ethan picks up Terry from his garage where he gets the guns to try the murder again. They get into argument when Ethan finds out that Terry is drunk. Meanwhile, their parents talk about their kids and their repeated dream about them. The brothers argue again when Terry insists upon letting Mr. Burns seeing his mother one last time. (HIGHER STAKES)
Page 69 The brothers follow Mr. Burns after he comes out. Following sequence begins. At one point, Mr. Burns starts to suspects that he has been followed but he thought it was a mistake. Finally they catch up with each other and they manage to kill Mr. Burns. As they burn the guns together, they talk about their decision to forget it. (HIGHER STAKES)
Page 72 But Terry cannot sleep anymore with the sounds of guns echoing in his ears. Ethan has to pretend that he doesn't know anything when the actress talks about the death of Mr. Burns. Howard thanks the boys with his money but Terry is destroyed emotionally. (RISE OF THE EMOTIONAL ANTAGONIST FROM TERRY)
Page 74 Ethan goes to meet his girlfriend's parents, who talk about believing in his potential and their regret of not taking risks when they were young.
Page 76 Terry is having nightmares. And he also fights with the client whose car Ethan has dented. Terry feels so terrible that he goes to see Ethan, but he is too busy to have any proper conversations with him. (RISE OF THE EMOTIONAL ANTAGONIST FROM TERRY)
Page 79 Ethan takes Terry to the dog track where Terry begins to feel lucky again. Ethan goes to buy new cars and expensive jewelry for his girlfriend.
Page 82 Ethan gets a call from Terry's girl who tells him about Terry's mental health. She tells Ethan that Terry tells her that he has killed someone, which makes Ethan so nervous that he forbids her from finding Terry a doctor.
Page 84 Ethan is absent-minded even when a guy is hitting on his girlfriend about drama stuff until Terry drops by the party to tell Ethan that he is thinking about turning himself in and suicide.
Page 88 Ethan tells Uncle Howard about Terry's condition and they think about killing Terry.
Page 89 Ethan goes to talk to Terry at his home. Ethan proposes a trip on the boat so that they can talk. And Ethan steals the pills from Terry's.
Page 92 Ethan's girlfriend tells him that she has rejected an offer from a pursuer. But Ethan is too distracted to listen. Back home, he turns all the pills into power, ready to drug Terry.
Page 94 Ethan and Terry drive to the boat and sail into the sea. Ethan gives up talking when Terry insists on turning himself in. When Ethan tries to mix the beer with the drugs, it doesn't work at all, which frustrates Ethan so much that the brothers get into a fight. During the process, Ethan is killed. Then the police talks about the suicide of Terry.
Page 100 The girls are shopping and they talk about their men with love.
Page 101 Written and Directed by Woody Allen.
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