A Little Help Page #7

Synopsis: Dental hygienist Laura Pehlke's marriage has become sexless and dysfunctional. Because she drinks and smokes too much and has let her appearance go, she suspects her husband is cheating on her. When he suddenly dies, she finds herself buckling in to her controlling sister and mother who push her into initiating a lawsuit she doesn't want to pursue against her husband's doctor and sending her introverted, troubled son to an elite private school he doesn't want to attend. Things get more complicated when she finds her son has told classmates his father is a dead 9-11 hero, and her brother-in-law confesses he's always loved her, not her sister. Laura needs "a little help" to deal with her life.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Michael J. Weithorn
Production: Freestyle Releasing
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
54
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
R
Year:
2010
109 min
$85,789
Website
195 Views


the whole nine yards.

I had to drag my kids

into the car this morning.

Of course,

it was 4:
00am.

Gee, they hate it

when DJ Dad has to carpool.

For those feeling

their pain,

here's Long Island's own

Eddie Money.

# Baby, hold on to me #

You really have your kids now,

or was that just bullshit?

Huh? Your kids.

They living with you again?

(Chuckles) No, the ex wants

to take 'em back to Pakistan.

You believe that sh*t?

F***in' c*nt.

I bet if you went

to Pakistan, she'd stay here.

(All laugh)

It's not funny, asswipes!

What the f***

are you laughing at, f***er?

# Think about it, baby #

# I'm gonna take you

to the top #

- It's supposed to be...

- (Both) A great school, great school.

Yeah, I know.

Well, it is.

And it's a chance

to make...

New friends.

Check.

I'm sure I'll make thousands.

# Would you hold on to me? #

Can I come in with you?

Just today,

because it's the first day.

No.

Why not?

It's gay.

I have time.

It's up to you.

People, make sure to leave

plenty of time for the rain,

'cause as my ol' grandma used

to say, it's a mofo out there!

(Honks)

(Bell rings)

(Sighs)

No, no, it has to happen

this month, Alan.

Because it has to,

that's why.

Yeah, okay, fine, then just tell

him it's not gonna happen at all.

'Cause this isn't a game, Alan.

This is not a game! Come on!

I'm sorry. I had to take that.

It's fine.

Lot of dishonest,

scummy people out there.

Not a problem.

Okay. So, I went over all

the material that you sent me,

plus what I got

from your accountant.

Here, let me give you that.

Okay.

What is it?

Oh, it's just a summarized version

of your financial information,

your equity, your debts, your

protected income, blah, blah, blah.

It's all summed up

on the last page there.

Do you mind if I set this down?

No, go ahead.

I don't wanna put it

on the horse books.

Oh, here, I'll take it.

- Really?

- Sure.

- Careful, it's dripping a little.

- So it is.

I don't even know why I drink those, because

they just make me have to pee so bad.

Do you now? Because...

Uh, no, no, no.

Actually, yes, but I can wait.

My dad would never pull over

the car on long trips,

so holding it in is kinda

a skill from my childhood,

if you can even

call that a skill.

Can you just tell me

if I'm broke or not?

Look, Laura, you're probably

gonna be okay here.

Um, did your sister not mention anything

else that we might be discussing today?

Like what?

She didn't mention anything

at all?

Can you give me a hint?

No, I'm happy to tell you,

I just thought that she would...

Are you aware

that I'm a litigator?

Okay.

Your sister sent you to me

because I'm a litigator.

I specialize

in medical malpractice.

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Michael J. Weithorn

Michael J. Weithorn (born December 17, 1956 in Queens, New York) is an American writer, director, and producer known for his works including the long-running series The King of Queens. more…

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