Magnolia Timeline

Magnolia

Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, it pours.

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Characters

Frank

Phil

Earl

Linda

Donnie

Jim

Claudia

Jimmy

Stanley

Rick

Opening prologue

(00:00~00:06)

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a narrator goes over three events of incredible coincidence

The Whole Day

Claudia had sex with a man met at a bar. Her father Jimmy visits her(cancer).She doesn't seem to care, and yells him out .

Phil arrives at a large house to look after Earl who's dying of cancer. Linda leaves to see Earl's doctor.Meanwhile, Earl tells Phil that he has a son: sex guru Frank.Earl wants to see Frank and Phil attempts to contact him.

Frank is leading seminar for his program "Seduce and Destroy," A reporter arrives to interview Frank later.

Donnie now works at an electronics store. However, his bosses fire him since his sales are down and pleads with them as he needs to pay for corrective braces.

Jim, who is divorced and looking for a relationship, answers a noise complaint and finds a dead body inside a woman's closet.

Stanleyis picked up from school by his father Rick and driven to the game show studio to win some more money.

Morning

(00:06~00:43)

Partly Cloudy,

The show starts and as usual, Stanley expertly answers Jimmy's questions. During a commercial break, Stanley asks to go to the bathroom, but he is denied this request.

Jim answers a noise complaint at Claudia's apartment. Be stunned by her attractiveness, decides not to write her up. He makes casual conversation with her.

Donnie enters a bar. He admires the bartender. He starts a conversation, lamenting on love and that his parents abandoned him after taking his money.

Linda goes to a pharmacy to pick up some medication, including morphine. Launching into a furious tirade.

Phil tries to make his way through to Frank.

The reporter interviews Frank about his family.

Afternoon

(00:43~01:31)

Raining

Donnie confesses his feelings to the...