Excuse Me for Living Page #2

Synopsis: A charming, suicidal druggie must obey his rehab clinic's demand to lead a seniors men's group, or face incarceration and lose the love of his psychiatrist's daughter.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Ric Klass
Production: Dada Films
 
IMDB:
4.7
Metacritic:
17
Rotten Tomatoes:
14%
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
106 min
Website
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THIS REALLY IS RICH.

A LOT OF US ARE NO QUITE AS DEAD AS YOU MAY THINK.

WHEN I CALL MY DAD,

HE WILL HAVE ME OUT OF HERE

IN A NANO-SECOND.

FUN TIME IS OVER.

THE COURT PUT YOU

IN MY CUSTODY.

BESIDES, YOUR FATHER

THINKS IT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA.

WELL?

I'M JUS GIVING YOUR PROPOSAL

THE UTMOST CAREFUL

CONSIDERATION. NO.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE BACK

IN A MONTH TO SEE IF

YOU'VE RECONSIDERED.

LINDA, JOE.

PUT YOUR HAND:

IN THERE.

Daniel:
LINDA.

OKAY.

OKAY, THIS IS BLACKMAIL!

I WILL ATTEND YOUR MUMMIFIED

DECAFFEINATED KAFFEE KLATSCH.

FINE.

GOOD CHOICE.

SO SHOULD I BRING

MY OWN DENTURES,

OR DO YOU PASS ONE SE AROUND FOR EVERYONE?

TOMORROW, 8:
00 P.M.,

YOU CAN USE YOUR OWN CAR.

NURSE LINDA WILL GIVE YOU

A PRESCRIPTION TO HELP

YOU SLEEP,

AND AN ANTI-ABUSE PILL.

DO NOT...

I REPEAT, DO NOT USE

ANY DRUGS OR ALCOHOL HERE,

OR YOU WILL REALLY

FEEL LIKE YOU'RE DYING.

- ( dialing phone )

- ( line ringing )

- HELLO.

- DAD.

I'M BACK HERE A THE LIVE FREE OR DIE CLINIC.

YES, I KNOW.

- YOU KNOW THAT?

- THEY CALLED ME.

WELL, I'M GLAD TO GE A HOLD OF YOU.

THAT'S A CHANGE.

NO, REALLY. I'M HAPPY

TO CHAT WITH YOU.

IN FACT, THE FUNNIES THING JUST HAPPENED.

THIS SHRINK SAID

I'VE GOT TO ATTEND

SOME ALTA KOCKER

DISCUSSION GROUP.

ISN'T THA A YUK AND A HALF?

I THINK IT'S

AN EXCELLENT IDEA, DANIEL.

- DR. BERNSTINE AND I--

- BERNSTEIN.

DR. BERNSTEIN AND I

CHEWED IT OVER EARLIER TODAY.

HE'S A HIGHLY REGARDED

EXPERT FOR CASES LIKE YOURS.

NOW JUST A SECOND, DAD.

NO, YOU JUST A SECOND,

SONNY BOY.

I HAVE PLACED YOUR WELFARE

COMPLETELY IN:

THE DOCTOR'S HANDS.

OBVIOUSLY, YOUR MOTHER AND I

HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE WITH YOU.

WHATEVER DR. BERNSTEIN SAYS,

GOES, AND THAT'S THAT.

FATHER!

OH, I LOVE I WHEN YOU CALL ME THAT.

DON'T FORGET TO WRITE.

NOW, WHERE WERE WE?

OH, HONEY.

OH, ALBERT.

( both moaning )

OH, YEAH, OH, YEAH.

OH. OH, NO.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I DON'T THINK

I CAN, DOLL.

OH... AGAIN!

JESUS, ALBERT.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO

GO ON THAT DIET I GAVE YOU,

OR YOU'RE GONNA

DROP DEAD BEFORE

YOUR DIVORCE IS FINAL,

AND WE CAN FINALLY

GET MARRIED.

RIGHT. YOU'RE

RIGHT, HONEY BUNNY.

HOW DO YOU LIKE:

THAT DIAMOND BRACELE I GOT YOU?

THE TOPLERS:

AREN'T CHEAP.

WHAT WAS THAT, ELAINE?

UM, A FIREFLY, I THINK.

- FIREFLY?

- FORGET ABOUT IT.

( defecates wetly )

OH, LOOK AT THAT.

HOW AM I GONNA GO HOME?

JUST RUN IN AND TELL HER

THAT YOU GOTTA GO REAL BAD.

YOU. YOU'RE LIKE WEBSTER'S.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT WORDS

FOR EVERYTHING.

IF ONLY I HAD:

A WIFE LIKE YOU.

YOU WILL HAVE:

A WIFE LIKE ME, AL,

VERY SOON.

LOOK AT MY HUSBAND

WITH THIS HARLOT ELAINE.

OKAY.

- CHARLOTTE DAVIDSON HERE.

- MISS DAVIDSON,

HARRIET TOPLER.

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