Happy Christmas Page #3

Synopsis: Irresponsible 20-something Jenny arrives in Chicago to live with her older brother Jeff, a young film-maker living a happy existence with his novelist wife Kelly and their two-year-old son. Jenny's arrival shakes up their quiet domesticity as she and her friend Carson instigate an evolution in Kelly's life and career. Meanwhile, Jenny strikes up a rocky relationship with the family's baby sitter-cum-pot dealer.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Joe Swanberg
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.5
Metacritic:
70
Rotten Tomatoes:
75%
R
Year:
2014
82 min
$28,853
Website
221 Views


All right, will you help me open the door,

please? The front door.

Yeah. I'm gonna be

back for my coat.

I have my car keys in my pocket.

I am so sorry.

So when we're outside...

I am so sorry

that I woke you up.

Are you apologizing to me?

Yes.

I'm glad you called me.

It's the right thing to do.

Don't apologize for that.

I'll just be back for my coat

in one second. I'm so sorry.

Okay. Will you, will you...

Before we get outside,

will you fish my keys out of my pocket?

Yeah, I'm sorry.

I was figuring out which...

Just hit the unlock button.

You're gonna have to help

me get her into the car.

Okay. All right, Jenny.

I'm gonna set you down

and we're gonna take a few steps

out of the front door, okay?

I'm fine.

Can you... I'm sorry.

Yeah, I got the door.

I got the door.

(JUDE EXCLAIMING)

KELLY:
Do you want some more?

Do you want some cereal?

A little bit of cereal?

There. There's a whole

bunch of Cheerios.

Yum, yum.

(MOANING LOUDLY)

(CHUCKLES)

You're a crazy person.

You're eating

that like a maniac.

(MIMICS JUDE)

Hey.

Hey, sweetie.

Do you want some

eggs if I make some?

Yes, please.

Okay.

Here you go.

Here you go. Hold that.

(JUDE COOING)

Quack, quack, quack, quack,

quack, quack, quack, quack.

Hi.

Hi.

Hey.

Hi.

I'm Jenn.

Hey, Jenn.

I'm Jeff's sister, so, hi.

Hi. Nice to meet you.

I'm Kevin.

Is Kelly not here?

No.

Okay.

Yeah.

No, Kelly and Jeff left a little while ago.

It's nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too.

Are you just hanging out?

No, I was just

gonna take a shower.

Okay.

(JUDE SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)

Yeah, a cow.

We're just playing with some animals.

Cool.

Nice to meet you!

Nice to meet you, too.

All right, you want

to do that again? Okay.

KEVIN:
Hey, we're gonna go to

the park if you want to come.

What?

We're gonna go to the park

if you want to come with us.

Um, yeah.

Yeah, I just need

to put shoes on.

Okay, we'll be out front.

(LAUGHING)

Oh, my God.

A happy boy.

How long are you in town for?

For a while, I think.

Yeah?

Yeah.

I don't actually know.

Okay.

He's obsessed with you.

We got a pretty

good thing going, yes.

That's my little guy.

My little friend.

A grape. A grape.

Jude, can I have a grape?

No.

No?

Can I have an apple?

Oh.

Hi.

KEVIN:
Hey!

Is it good?

KELLY:
Thank you so much.

KEVIN:
You are so welcome.

Sorry to do that so

last minute. I really...

No worries. He pooped twice

and I just changed him.

Great. Thank you.

You're very welcome.

Thank you, yeah.

Do you want to feed it to me?

Jenny. I should get your number

so I can give you those DVDs.

Yeah! Thank you, Jude.

I'll just put it in your phone.

Okay. Here.

I don't know if he

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Joe Swanberg

Joe Swanberg (born August 31, 1981) is an American independent film director, producer, writer, and actor. Known for micro-budget films which make extensive use of improvisation, Swanberg is considered a major figure in the mumblecore film movement. His films often focus on relationships, sex, technology, and the filmmaking process. more…

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