Lonesome Jim Page #2

Synopsis: Jim is a young man who, after deciding he can't make it on his own, moves back to his hometown in Indiana -- under his parents' roof. He's saved from his family's dysfunction by a local woman and her son, who sees him as a father figure.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Steve Buscemi
Production: IFC Films
  1 win & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
54
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%
R
Year:
2005
91 min
Website
163 Views


Well, of course you can.

You know Mom would love your help.

Jim, you remember your dad's

brother, Uncle Stacy?

Tim or Jim?

Um, Jim... the one not in a coma.

He's our little one.

Tim's the oldest.

Something happen to him?

He had an accident.

No one told me.

Don probably didn't want to bother

you on your weekend.

Uncle Stacy started helping us out

here at work a year or so ago.

He'll get you started.

I'm going to use your daddy's

office to call the hospital, ok.

Watch my snacks.

Okay.

Sorry about your brother.

Thanks, Stacy.

Call me Evil.

Evil?

So, you a... you get high, right?

What? No.

Yeah, you do.

What makes you think that?

First off your mother.

You got to be on tranquilizers

to deal with a b*tch like that.

Hey. Are you going to

pay for that candy bar?

You know what you aughta do is

you oaughta come over to

my trailer during lunch time.

I have good stuff. F*** you up.

Hey, Evil, got a snack for me?

Oh he's cool. This is my nephew.

Whaddya want?

Give me ten dollars

worth of Nutty Bar.

This'll do ya.

All you have to do

is get in Ten baskets

and then you are free to go home.

Starting now.

Hey. Brought you some chips.

Think you might want

to wake up soon?

The girls' need their coach.

Also, Dad's making me

work for Mom

until you snap out of this.

So... Come on,

you dumb f***. Wake up.

What are you doing?

Oh, hey. What are you doing?

I work here.

Have you met my... I mean, this is my

brother. Is he one of your patients?

No. I'm in pediatrics.

Jeez, how are you?

I'm fine. How's he?

Good, good. I mean, he's in a coma.

What happened?

Hit a tree.

I'd hate to see the tree.

I bet you were hoping

never to see me again.

What? No, of course not.

What are you doing later?

I'm busy.

Okay.

I'm free Saturday.

Okay. Saturday.

Do you want my number?

You already gave it to me.

You still have it?

Yeah. What is it, again?

I call you

Whenever you pee,

you just got to turn it off

and hold it in every couple of seconds.

Like a faucet. You pee in spurts.

What's that do?

Teaches it control. You know,

the dick is kind of like a dog.

Can't do anymore

than what you teach it.

My cocker spaniel can last a full ten

minutes before spooging down the hole

Ten minutes?

Ain't no girl need longer than that

to get her scream on.

Do you have a girlfriend, Evil?

Nah, I get hookers. Cheaper.

Want a snack?

No thanks.

How you like the weed?

It's strong.

Yeah, I put a little crack in it.

Hey, come check this out.

What?

They're dead animal skulls.

Hey. Will you open a checking

account for me?

What? / A checking account.

Oh man, I have been banned

from banks for like the next 7 years,

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Jim Strouse

James C. Strouse is an American screenwriter and film director. He wrote the film Lonesome Jim, directed by Steve Buscemi. He wrote and made his directorial debut with Grace Is Gone starring John Cusack. more…

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