The Off Hours Page #3

Synopsis: You're awake when everyone else is asleep. You're standing still as traffic is whipping by at 70mph. You see dusk and dawn everyday because they happen on your way to a time clock and then to a bed. Your off hours are spent trying to figure out why you're here, whether you want to stay, and how to leave.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Megan Griffiths
Production: The Off Hours Film LLC
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.8
NOT RATED
Year:
2011
93 min
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don't go anywhere?

Where are we gonna go, I mean,

we're not going anywhere, honey.

Corey thinks you will.

Yeah.

Corey.

Bless his heart, bless his

little... little thumper.

Come here.

Come here, please.

There, oh yes, see.

You're right,

we should make out.

That's a good idea.

No, I don't wanna make out.

I'll start.

You know, Corey can f***ing

mind his own business.

I mean, what is he, your dad?

No.

He's not even

your brother, right?

Yeah, I know.

Right.

So what the f***?

I guess we could make...

Make love.

No, I don't want to.

Try that... have you

ever tried that?

No, I've never tried that.

I heard it's fun.

Hi, Jenny,

it's your dad again...

calling to see when

would be a good time

to get together

for your birthday dinner.

Better late than never, right?

Give me a call when you can.

Love you.

Hello.

Hi.

Hey.

Why are you here?

'Cause I was hungry.

How was your drive?

It was pretty standard.

Do you mind that I'm...

Uh, no, go ahead,

go right ahead, here.

Thanks.

So what's the attraction?

Of?

Truck driving.

I don't know.

Is that your rig?

My rig?

That's what they call it, right?

Yeah.

Can I check it out?

How long you been

workin' at the diner?

Mm... 12 years,

on and off.

Wow.

Gonna stay working there?

Mm... I don't know.

You wanna give it a go?

Okay.

A drive.

- Yeah.

- Come on.

All right,

here's your lesson, ready?

Mm-hm.

Hat on.

Thank you.

See that key right there?

- Mm-hm.

- That's your ignition.

- Yep.

- Engine.

Start right there.

Clutch, brake, accelerator.

You know what this is.

- My stick.

- Yeah.

All right, so you're gonna

put in the clutch.

Okay.

And turn the ignition,

turn the key.

Yeah, it sticks a little bit,

just wiggle it.

There you go, hit the start.

Like that.

And release the brake.

- How do I do that?

- Just punch it in.

Okay.

All right.

So what you're gonna do

is you're gonna

put the clutch in,

and let it out slowly.

I'm going backwards.

Gonna go forward.

- Okay.

- All right.

There you go.

Got it?

I think so.

Okay.

Just give it a little gas.

Start turning your wheel.

I feel like it's gonna tip over.

Mm-mm, just keep going,

give it a little more gas.

- Okay.

- Good.

Straighten.

You wanna stop?

Yeah, I need to.

Put the clutch in, all right?

And you're just gonna

hit the brake real lightly.

Ooh, sorry!

That's it, hit the ignition.

- Hit the key.

- Uh-huh.

Pull out your brake.

That's it.

Nice job.

You're hired.

So...

...how much does one of these

bad boys cost?

That depends.

I got this one used, so...

- It's a sleeper?

- Yeah.

It's fancy.

It's not that fancy.

It gets it done, though.

Hm.

It's bigger than

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Megan Griffiths

Megan Griffiths (born April 22, 1975) is a filmmaker from Seattle, Washington, USA and a board member of Northwest Film Forum. more…

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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