Death At A Funeral Page #2

Synopsis: Daniel is a decent young man, married to Jane, still living at his father's home. When his father dies, it is up to him to organize his funeral. On this painful morning, the suitable grave expression on his face, Daniel is ready to welcome his father's friends and relatives. But preserving the dignity inherent in such circumstances will be a hard task. Particularly with an undertaker who botches his work, the return from the USA of his famous but selfish brother, his cousin's fiancé who has accidentally ingested drugs, the presence a moron who takes advantage of the sad event to win back the heart (or rather the body) of a woman who is about to marry another, of a handicapped old uncle who is also the most unbearable pain in the neck. To cap it all, Daniel notices the presence among the mourners of a mysterious dwarf nobody else seems to know...
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Frank Oz
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
67
R
Year:
2007
90 min
754 Views


out of my ribcase.

It's awful

Well, that's grief for you.

That's why i don't like

close relationships

Too much emotion about

I'm just glad you're

gonna be here with mom.

Yeah, well not for long.

Jane and i are moving out.

What about mom?

Actually I was thinking

maybe she'd like to...

...to come with you to New York

for a bit.

Don't be ridiculus.

I can't take her to New York.

What am i gonna do with her?

Take her to parties?

We've already decided.

We're putting a deposit

in a flat.

- I'm gonna need money.

- What money?

Money for all this.

For the funeral.

You agreed to pay the half.

- Did I?

- Yeah.

Yeah, so...

Yeah, I don't have it on me Daniel.

I can get it to you in a few... months.

A few months?

Robert, I need it now.

Can't happen

I'm skinned.

What do you mean skinned?

You're a succesful novelist

you live in New York...

...and you have a penthouse there.

What do you mean?

Do you have any idea how

much it costs for upkeeping it?

And besides this, i payed a fortune

to fly out here

Do you know how much they charge for

It's a f***ing disgrace.

So, poor old uncle Eddie, eh?

Yes.

Did you ever meet uncle Eddie, Simon?

Simon?

Was there a dog in here

just now?

What?

I'm sure there was a dog in here.

What the hell are you talking about?

There's nowhere to park.

This is ridiculus.

How about over there?

The guy is coming out

Take it!

Alright!

What are you doing?

Are you mental?

Sorry.

Excuse me.

Sorry...

Oh, hi Martha.

I was just about to park there

actually.

Are you a relative, Howard?

No, I'm not.

But...

Hey Martha.

Who's that?

What's happening?

Did you see that?

She barely even looked at me.

I said what's happening?

Are we there?

Oh, my God. We got

uncle Alfie in the car.

I can't believe i forgot to say

i've got uncle Alfie in the car.

Alright, keep your hair on!

What the hell is going on?

She barely even looked.

Very green here. Isn't it...?

Very green...

Simon, what the hell is

the matter with you?

What do you mean?

You're talking about phantom dogs

and things beeing green...

What's going on?

i don't know...

Martha.

Is Simon normally like this?

Of course he's not normally

like this.

Something's not right.

Hello...

I think it must be the valium.

The valium?

Yes.

I gave a valium

from your flat.

I think he's just not

used to it...

Right.

Are you gonna get any closer?

You're going the wrong way.

Stop the car. I need to

speak to Martha.

What?

i need to speak to Martha.

What about Alfie?

I need help with uncle Alfie.

We're gonna be late!

Please, stop doing that.

Thank you for coming.

So good to see you.

It's so wierd to be back here.

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Dean Craig

Dean Craig (born October 25, 1974) is an English screenwriter and film director. In addition to his film work, Craig wrote the BBC television series Off The Hook. more…

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