Exclusive: Melissa McCarthy Lands a Date in Can You Ever Forgive Me? Clip

Melissa McCarthy gives an Oscar worthy performance Lee Israel in Can You Ever Forgive Me? Based on Israel's memoir, the film follows the lesbian author as she discovers a lucrative scheme in forging letters from literary figures.

In an OUT exclusive clip, Israel finds herself in a flirtatious situation. Dolly Wells plays Anna, a bookstore owner that Israel has scammed on more than one occasion. But on this particular day, they decide to go on a date.

Can You Ever Forgive Me? premieres October 19. Watch the clip above.