Life After Beth Page #2

Synopsis: A hike alone in the woods ends tragically for Beth Slocum with a fatal snake bite. Her death leaves her parents and boyfriend Zach reeling. After the funeral, Zach tries to make friends with Mr. and Mrs. Slocum, but even they reject him, and he's determined to figure out why. Then he sees Beth. Her parents are trying to keep her resurrection a secret, but zombie Beth provides Zach with the opportunity to do everything with her that he didn't get to do while she was still alive. But with Beth's increasingly erratic behavior and even more strange occurrences around town, life with the undead Beth proves to be particularly complicated for her still-living loved ones.
Director(s): Jeff Baena
Production: A24 and DIRECTV
  6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
50
Rotten Tomatoes:
42%
R
Year:
2014
89 min
Website
951 Views


- It was a really good game.

- What did you do with them?

Nothing, Kyle.

I'm so sure of that. Yeah.

Why are you wearing a scarf? It's summer.

It's Beth's.

(STAMMERING) Where you going?

- You haven't eaten anything.

- ZACH:
I'm tired.

Well, I think we should see a neurologist.

You're acting very strange.

- No, I'm not acting strange.

- Definitely acting strange.

- Acting suspicious.

- I'm tired.

- So, where... You're going to sleep now?

- Yes.

(SCOFFS)

- You'll never guess who called today.

- (DOOR CLOSES)

Sharon Wexler.

- (SCREAMS) Jesus, Kyle!

- KYLE:
What the f*** are you doing?

- Are you f***ing your scarf?

- No.

Yeah, you are. You're f***ing your scarf.

It's my dead girlfriend's scarf, okay?

She's dead.

- Do you know what that's like? I was just...

- (DOOR CLOSES)

(SIGHS)

(TV PLAYING INDISTINCTLY)

(DOORBELL RINGS)

(TV TURNS OFF)

(DOORBELL RINGING)

(DOOR CREAKS)

(INAUDIBLE)

Beth?

- Beth! Beth!

- (DOG BARKING)

Maury-

Maury, go to the door. Beth!

Geenie!

Beth!

Beth, it's me. It's Zach. It's me.

- Geenie! Maury, Maury!

- (CAR PULLING OVER)

Come on, you guys.

Open the door. I know she's in there.

What do you think you're doing?

Kyle. Kyle, I just saw... (PANTING)

I saw Beth. Beth is inside.

You're f***ing crazy.

And now you're harassing

the residents of Briar Grove.

- What? No, I'm not. Come on. Give a break.

- No, you give me a break.

- You step away from that door.

- What? No.

Step... Zach...

- I'll f***ing mace you.

- Okay.

- I don't want to do it, but I'll mace you.

- Okay.

All right, stand right there.

- Around.

- Fine.

(KYLE SIGHS)

Had to make a scene, huh?

(DOORBELL RINGS)

(KYLE SIGHS)

Mr. and Mrs. Slocum, it's the BGS.

- She is in there. I saw her.

- Shut up. Shut up.

- Shut up. Shut up.

- I didn't even say anything.

I know.

I could feel you about to say something.

MAURY:
Everything's fine now, Kyle.

Thank you.

- What? Maury, Maury.

- Shut up! Shut up!

- Thank you, Mr. Slocum.

- Maury, what is going on?

- I want you to have a great day. Thank you.

- I saw Beth. I saw Beth.

- What are you doing?

- You need to relax.

You need to shut up.

You need to get a hold of yourself.

You need to get in your f***ing Saab, and

put it in reverse, and drive out of here.

Look, please. Okay, please. She's in there.

Okay, will you just search the house?

Will you just ask to search the house?

She's not in there, and I can't do that.

Well, great. Well, what can you do?

I can ask escort you

to the perimeter of the premises.

And if you resist, I can call the police.

That's what I can do.

- Just get the f*** out of here.

- Come on, Kyle.

Get the f*** out of here.

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Jeff Baena

Jeff Baena (born June 29, 1977) is an American screenwriter and film director known for Life After Beth, Joshy, The Little Hours, and for co-writing I Heart Huckabees with David O. Russell. more…

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