Prince Avalanche Page #4

Synopsis: After a rough time working a night shift job in the city, Alvin is spending the summer on a remote two-man public works crew painting lines on newly paved roads through what is a recently wildfire-ravaged region of Texas. He is camping along the way living off the land, even doing so on his days off. He is what he considers a responsible man, earning and sending money to his girlfriend, Madison, a single mother, so that she need not concern herself with anything besides child rearing. The junior second that Alvin hires for his crew is Madison's brother, Lance. Alvin's controlling and judgmental nature comes to the surface in his dealings with more immature and irresponsible Lance, who goes back to the city on the weekends so that he can have "his little man squeezed", something he cannot understand in Alvin being without Madison or any woman for such a long stretch of time. Alvin prefers to stay in the burnt out woods on the weekends as being alone with his thoughts and his chores - ma
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): David Gordon Green
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  3 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
73
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%
R
Year:
2013
94 min
$204,951
Website
423 Views


Lance!

[SIGHS] What?

Have fun.

Thanks.

[DOOR CLOSES, ENGINE TURNS OVER]

[SIGHS]

Ah.

ALVIN:
Hello.

Was this your house?

[CHUCKLES] Was.

Ha ha! Past tense. Everything's

past tense now. Ha!

This is the bedroom,

And our bed was on

this flat area.

This was your bed?

This was it. Ha ha!

And this was on

the back of the bed.

Envision a tall case

up on legs,

And it had a whole lot

of drawers.

And they just fit there perfectly.

It was like, um...

the house was waiting

for my... Ha ha!...

My furniture. Ha!

I speak a little German,

From when I used

to live over there.

All the...

all of these things are...

Are like memories,

And sometimes I feel like I'm

digging in my own ashes.

Um...

people don't realize that af...

You know, even though

the fire was, uh,

I guess, what, 6, 7 months?

9? I don't know how long

since the fire.

Um...

but it's harder for you now...

Harder for me now, anyway.

I thought I was strong

And... adaptable

And, um...

you know, how's anybody

gonna prove

That... That...

you know, I had all these

experiences and the, uh...

flying and, um...

Flying?

Yeah, I was a pilot.

I'm just looking for the

pilot's license with the logbook.

Was the pilot's license

a piece of paper?

Yeah, a little card and a book.

The logbook was

like this, you know.

Do you think it would

have burned up?

I guess so.

But, uh...

you never know

when miracles happen.

You could find it, I guess.

Oh.

Good luck to you.

You, too.

Honey?

I'm home.

Sweetie...

Oh, it smells good.

Ooh, what are you making?

Mmm.

Sweetheart.

Nice little birds.

Hmm.

Sweetie? Where are you?

Upstairs?

Babe?

Sorry. I didn't know

you were on the phone.

No, no, no, it's ok.

You don't have to get off.

I'm just gonna go downstairs.

Bye. [KISS]

It was good.

Hey, man.

Hey, welcome back.

Hi.

Yeah, you're looking good.

Huh?

You look fresh.

Your outfit, your ensemble.

You look sharp.

Move it.

Little lab coat?

Yeah.

Bought myself this coat.

Very cool.

How was your weekend?

New watch?

Yeah. I splurged.

Oh, cool.

Is it waterproof?

Yeah, to, like, 50 meters.

It's got daily alarm,

World timer,

Countdown.

Cost 38 bucks.

Wow.

Shockproof.

Wow.

Pretty new-Wave.

Well, I'm glad you're back.

We've got a lot of

work to do today, ok?

You ok?

Yeah, ok.

Ok.

[SIGHS]

Oh.

Sorry.

I got caulk on you.

[CHUCKLES]

Hilarious.

ALVIN:

So nothing happened?

LANCE:
Huh?

This weekend.

Didn't do anything?

Didn't cut loose?

Come on.

What's the scoop?

Oh. No.

What about Peggy Jackson?

Peggy?

Yeah.

You mean Maggie Johnston?

Maggie Johnston.

You didn't get the

little man squeezed?

Nope.

That's too bad.

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David Gordon Green

David Gordon Green (born April 9, 1975) is an American filmmaker. He has directed dramas such as George Washington (2000), All the Real Girls (2003), and Snow Angels (2007), as well as the thriller Undertow (2004), all of which he wrote or co-wrote. In 2008, he transitioned into comedy, directing the films Pineapple Express (2008), Your Highness and The Sitter (both 2011), as well as episodes of the HBO comedy Eastbound & Down (2009–13). In 2013, he returned to his more dramatic roots with the independent films Prince Avalanche and Joe. Since then, he has directed the films Manglehorn (2014), Our Brand Is Crisis (2015), Stronger (2017), and episodes of the television comedy-drama Red Oaks (2014–2017), which he also executive produces. Green will next direct the upcoming eleventh installment in the Halloween franchise, which he co-wrote with frequent collaborator Danny McBride and takes place forty years after the events of the original 1978 film. more…

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