Wake Page #4

Synopsis: When things get tough for offbeat Carys Reitman, she does what any emotionally isolated, modern girl would do - she goes to strangers' funerals. At one fateful funeral, she unexpectedly meets Tyler, a man mourning his fiancée. Despite the warnings of her undertaker best friend Shane and her roommate Lila, she finds herself connecting to someone for the first time. Searching for answers, Carys goes to see her estranged mother to confront her past. And as she tries to open herself to the risks of love with Tyler, she realizes she may have more to fear than just a broken heart.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Ellie Kanner
Production: E1 Entertainment
 
IMDB:
5.7
R
Year:
2009
97 min
Website
153 Views


RYAN:

You have a good weekend?

Yeah, it was great.

Well, I think they're

rehearsing the ending today.

Mm-hmm.

RYAN:

You know, your favorite scene?

The tragic, heart-wrenching,

soul-killing ending?

Mm.

[Aspirator sucking]

[Door opens]

- [Screams]

- [Gasps]

Please tell me

you were stealthy coming in.

Like a ninja.

You know that now

that my boss thinks you're a corpse,

we're probably gonna have to find

a different place for us to hang out.

You were right

about that funeral yesterday.

I probably shouldn't have gone.

There was, um... an accident.

What do you mean,

there was an accident?

I was leaning over her...

Anna... and...

...she just reminded me of...

I held her hand, and her, um...

No.

- Her ring just...

- Don't say another word.

...slipped off in my hand.

Have you lost your mind?

Her henchman of a boyfriend

came in here

and threatened to take us

to court until we're so broke

we end up burying our clients

in burlap sacks.

You have to understand.

It's not his fault. It's my fault.

Exactly, and now I'm

gonna get fired because of it.

Why?

You didn't do anything wrong.

I'm the reason you were there,

trespassing at the funeral,

where you just so happened

to steal some very expensive jewelry.

Wait, calm down.

I thought we could just

return the ring.

- Return the ring?

- Yeah.

Just give it back to her.

Back to Anna Williams...

...the dead girl

who we buried yesterday?

You know, you've got

all the equipment.

- Couldn't we just...

- Couldn't we just what?

Dig her up and then slide

the ring back on her finger?

Do you know how much

that equipment costs?

Could you imagine

what would happen

if her family came to visit

and her grave was above ground,

and you and I just happened

to be giving back her jewelry?

That's it!

We go in the middle of the night!

Stop talking right now.

We cannot return the ring

to the dead girl.

Now, you're gonna have to get it

and give it back

to her family or her fianc

or whoever you like,

and explain yourself.

Okay, well, how am I gonna do that?

I can't just be like, "Oops,

look what I found in my pocket."

I can't just find the ring here.

The family will think we're thieves.

I know it's strange,

but corpse-robbing funeral homes

actually don't get a lot of business.

[Sighs]

[Doorbell rings]

[Sighs]

[Gasps]

Uh, Carys?

Hi.

It's... weird that I'm here, isn't it?

Weird? No.

But you

slammed the door in my face.

It slipped.

How did you find me?

I... I looked you up.

You have a very unique name.

- Can I come in?

- In here?

Sure. Sorry.

[Sighs]

[Sighs]

Oh, have a seat.

Thanks.

[Sighs]

You know what?

It's good that you're here, actually.

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