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Synopsis: The story of Eli Smith (Jesse Eisenberg), a piano prodigy, dealing with his troubled mother, Penny (Melissa Leo), and enlisting help from a hapless drug dealer, Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan), on the day he has an audition for a prestigious music program. Events spiral comically out of control as this gang of misfits faces the mistakes of the past, the challenges of the future, and the possibilities of love.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Production: IFC Films
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
36
Rotten Tomatoes:
24%
R
Year:
2012
85 min
$1,641
Website
85 Views


should be nervous, not you.

- Yeah, I have a lot

on my mind, all right?

I have a life too, okay?

Hey, Nicole, listen,

don't get into a fight

with anybody today,

and don't spit.

- She's an angel.

Aren't ya, honey?

- Yeah, I know.

She's an angel who spits.

Hey. hey, hang on.

I'll take her in today.

- No, no, come on, Mom,

just say good-bye.

We're gonna be late.

- Late?

Who cares?

I just want

to walk my daughter in.

Come on, Coley, let's go.

Come on, sweetie.

That's a girl.

Coley...

You know how much

I love you, right?

Yes.

Oh.

You okay with me going away

for a little while?

Got some stuff I need

some help with.

Are you sick?

- No.

- Yes.

I'm fine.

Don't-don't worry, okay?

And Eli's gonna

take care of you.

- Yeah, yeah, of course, Coley.

It's gonna be fun.

We're gonna have a blast.

We'll have pillow forts

and ice cream every night.

I am gonna miss you, baby.

- All right.

Okay.

I love you GUYS

- Okay, we love you.

Come on, come on, Coley.

You have fun!

- Good, and try to be nice

to the other kids today, okay?

- I will.

- Okay, good.

You were so good last week.

- Hey, Nicole, why don't you

go ahead inside?

I'm gonna need to talk

to your brother for a bit, okay?

What's up?

Hey, watch it, butthead!

- Hey, watch your mouth.

Take your bag.

I love you.

I'll see you later.

And don't wait in the street.

Wait in the same place,

all right?

What's up?

- So how's it gain'?

- I'm fine, fine.

How you doing?

Good.

Did you get my letter?

- Your letter?

Uh...

No, I think we missed that one.

Whats wrong?

Nicole is having some issues.

- Issues?

We all have issues.

What's the problem?

- Julio.

- on.

- Okay?

Wow.

Eli, this isn't a joke.

- I know.

No, I know.

It's annoying.

No, it's more than annoying.

It's filthy,

and she won't take it off.

Two weeks ago,

Julio told Billy Johnson to...

f*** off.

- No, I know

It's bad-.

When she doesn't have

that thing on,

she's, like, an amazing kid;

I get it.

- Wow!

- What?

You been drinking?

- What?

No.

You smell like booze.

- No, I haven't-

I haven't been drinking.

It's 9:
00 in the morning.

Jesus Christ.

Look, I will-

I'll talk to Nicole.

We'll work it out.

Thanks for your concern, though.

- What time you gonna

come pick her up?

- Uh, 1:
00?

Maybe 1:
30?

- Will you call

if you're gonna be late?

Yeah, maybe.

Mess.

- Let's go.

What are you doing?

- All right, I'm just rolling

a cigarette for crying out loud.

- No, we can roll it

when we get there.

Come on, Mom.

Let's go.

- I want to smoke it

while I'm driving.

- You can smoke there!

You're an adult, Jesus Christ.

Mom, ifs gonna be great.

Don't worry.

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