Due Date Page #3

Synopsis: In Atlanta on business, straight-laced and overly analytical architect Peter Highman is flying home to Los Angeles and his wife Sarah for the imminent birth of their first child. However, traveling by plane no longer becomes an option when he and a fellow passenger, aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay, are kicked off the plane, which was caused by Ethan's social inappropriateness, due to being generally unaware, exacerbated by Peter's temper at a situation against his sensibilities. Peter, who ends up without money or his suitcase, is forced to accept Ethan's offer of a shared car ride to Los Angeles, Ethan who is looking for his big acting break. For Peter, this partnership is one made in hell, but he feels he has no other choice. Peter obviously wants to take as direct and as quick a route as possible, while he is at Ethan's mercy as the person with the driver's license, car rental and money. They get into one misadventure after another on this trip, with the same issue at each misadventur
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Todd Phillips
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
51
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
R
Year:
2010
95 min
$100,448,498
Website
5,002 Views


because my hands were full.

You know, I had this thing in my hand.

-What kind of car did you get?

-l didn't, because I don't have a license...

...because it's in my wallet

that's on the.... Right?

Oh, shoot. What a bummer.

Yeah, bummer.

Thanks for the doll.

F***ing idiot.

Hey, you wanna ride with us?

No, I'm fine.

I'm not really a big dog person.

Look, l know we got off

on the wrong foot.

But l have a really great personality

once you get to know me.

Yeah, l'm sure you do.

I got 90 friends on Facebook.

Twelve pending, but I got 90 friends.

I'll cover expenses.

You can pay me back

when we get to Hollywood.

PETER:
L.A.

ETHAN:
Huh?

It's not called Hollywood.

It's Los Angeles.

Yeah, but l'm going to Hollywood.

What's your name?

Peter.

My name's Ethan. Ethan Tremblay.

And this little guy...

...this little butterball...

...this is Sonny.

And we would be honored

to have you ride with us. Come on.

It'll be fun.

[ETHAN SQUEALS AND LAUGHS]

JK. LOL.

HI. "Hop in."

Life's weird, isn't it? Buckle up.

ETHAN:
You have any brothers or sisters?

PETER:
No.

ETHAN:
You have a dog?

PETER:
Nope.

Let me ask you this:

What's your favorite color?

-Blue.

-That's so cool. Mine's green.

Wow.

-Do you like hot dogs?

-Yes, I do.

I'm more of a corn-dog man, myself.

I once ate a foot-long corn dog

on a nude beach.

I'll never do that again.

-At what age did you lose your virginity?

-l'm not gonna discuss that.

-l was 9 years old.

-Boy.

Great gal. Great gal.

Sheila Pimples.

I'm getting a headache,

not because of you.

It's just, l'm under a lot of pressure.

My wife and l are having a baby.

-On Friday. That's who the monkey's for.

-Oh, really?

-Yep. C-section.

-That's sweet.

-So if we could just.... Thanks.

-l understand. God, l totally understand.

I was supposed to meet

a bigtime agent in Hollywood.

Luckily, he postponed.

-So you're an actor.

-Yep.

Yep. You know what?

In fact, l wouldn't mind having

a fresh pair of eyes--

Hey, hey, hey.

[CAR HORN HONKS]

My apologies. Look at this.

-Okay. If you'd just look at the road.

-l got it.

-Oh, your headshots.

-Headshots.

This one, this is a laid-back guy

with a Hawaiian shirt...

...but he packs a piece.

-lnteresting.

-Yep.

This one was my father's favorite.

He says it really showed my spirit.

And l agree with him.

PETER:

What's that, a--?

That's a gang member,

a construction worker, and....

And a nerd. A professor.

No. I'm Malcolm X.

He thinks he's human. So stupid.

What brought you to Atlanta?

Business or pleasure?

-Business.

-Business.

What kind of business?

Architecture.

-How'd you get into architecture?

-College. Anything else?

-Because I'm trying to--

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