A Little Help Page #3

Synopsis: Dental hygienist Laura Pehlke's marriage has become sexless and dysfunctional. Because she drinks and smokes too much and has let her appearance go, she suspects her husband is cheating on her. When he suddenly dies, she finds herself buckling in to her controlling sister and mother who push her into initiating a lawsuit she doesn't want to pursue against her husband's doctor and sending her introverted, troubled son to an elite private school he doesn't want to attend. Things get more complicated when she finds her son has told classmates his father is a dead 9-11 hero, and her brother-in-law confesses he's always loved her, not her sister. Laura needs "a little help" to deal with her life.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Michael J. Weithorn
Production: Freestyle Releasing
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
54
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
R
Year:
2010
109 min
$85,789
Website
191 Views


- Dad, calm down.

- I said who was in before me?!

Calm down, dad.

One guy had a hat on,

I think...

That is a lie!

I'm gonna call

the network right now

and I'm gonna get

a copy of that film!

Warren, don't start

calling people.

Then tell the man

who was in first!

You and the guy with the hat

were pretty darn close...

So I'm gonna give you second.

Hey, you were second!

First, God damn it!

It's documented! Come on!

Grandpa, relax.

He's just shitting you.

Paul,

why would you do that?

It's a joke.

That was so mean, dad.

First man in, wiseass.

And you know what I said

to Clay when I ran in?

I said, "Cassius,

you are the greatest!"

And that's where he got

the moniker...

from me.

Okay, now that's bullshit.

- It's what?

- Bullshit.

Bullshit bullshit!

Grandpa, it splatter me

every time you do that!

What's wrong with you?

Paul:
Warren, you need another?

Yeah, I want a cheeseburger

with two pieces of cheese on it.

One for Clay and one for Lister.

Jesus, take it easy, will ya?

It's only my third.

Yeah, right.

F***, it's hot out there.

(Sighs)

What do you want?

Look, let's just skip

the dance, okay?

If you wanna say something,

just say it.

- What do you think I wanna say?

- I have no idea.

I think you do know,

because you just said that

like you knew what you thought

it was I wanted to say.

You know,

you're a delightful drunk.

You're paranoid and incoherent.

It's a beautiful combination.

How come

you're late so much?

Working. Is that

a tough concept?

Then how come I get your

voice mail all the time?

Probably because when you

call me, I'm in a meeting.

Well, what about this,

what's-her-name, Julie?

Why doesn't she pick up?

Where's she?

'Cause she's in the meetings

with me, okay?

Laura, now you wanna drop this?

I'm not in the mood for this.

I've been feeling like crap all day,

and I'm not gonna talk about this.

Are you getting sick?

No, I'm not.

It's just...

Dennis is disappointed that you aren't

coming home as much as you promised.

Then why don't you

do something with him, huh?

I walk in the door,

you know where he is?

He's in front of the computer,

and where are you?

You're sitting in the kitchen

and you're swilling beer!

We're doing the cake

for the twins now.

- I have to light the candles.

- I'll do it.

- Oh, no, that's all right, dear.

- Mom, I'll do it, okay?

I'll light the candles,

I'll bring out the cake...

And everyone will sing,

it's gonna be awesome, okay?

So I've got it. Thank you.

Buh-bye, buh-bye.

- Well, then do it now, please.

- I'm doing it, okay?!

They're in the drawer

right there.

See, I've got it. Thank you,

okay. Good-bye. Good-bye.

Thank you.

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Michael J. Weithorn

Michael J. Weithorn (born December 17, 1956 in Queens, New York) is an American writer, director, and producer known for his works including the long-running series The King of Queens. more…

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