Pretty Bird
- R
- Year:
- 2008
- 120 min
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[%% Antonin Dvorak:
Song to the Moon ]
[panting]
[groans]
[man]:
People may doubtwhat you say,
But they'll believe
what you do.
[%% Wim Mertens:
Watch over me ]
[stops engine]
[door alert chime]
[deep breath]
People may doubt what you say,
But they'll believe
what you do.
[man chuckling]
Hi. Welcome
to Owenby mattress.
Well, Mandy,
you know what's crazy is
I'm in need of assistance.
- Oh. Good one.
- [chuckling]
But seriously, my name
is Mr. Curt Prentiss...
I should warn you,
I am not the type
Who is gonna be
easily charmed.
- I'd never presume.
- Sure you would. [chuckles]
- Just kidding.
- Uh, all joking aside,
I'm here to see Kenny Owenby.
Is he perchance around?
Hey, you!
Get over here
right now.
[laughs] oh, my God!
Oh, my heavens!
Curtis Prentiss!
- Come on.
- How the heck are ya?
- Mr. "I'm too busy to
call my best friend."
- stop it.
Well, you didn't
call me back.
I'm not listening
to a word you're saying.
- Ok.
- This is some operation
you've got here.
Oh, yeah, that's right.
You haven't seen it before.
It's... It's, uh,
it's nice, you know?
Doin' fine, doin' fine.
- Yeah, I'll say.
- [sighs]
[Curtis]:
You're hiring withyour wiener, I like that.
[chuckling]
Your employee Mandy,
she's very attractive
is all I'm saying.
Oh, yeah, Mandy.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
She's great, she's great.
And, uh... Yeah, wow,
she's, uh, she's pretty.
Yeah. I never
noticed that before,
But, uh... Oh, yeah.
[Kenny]:
It's a huge space.It's right here.
I could rent it and, uh,
have all the warehousing
For mattresses, beds,
and bedding I'd ever need.
Kenny, I might have
a better idea for this.
[Kenny]:
What do yougot in mind, Curtis?
Kenny, you have done
very well for yourself.
Oh, well, not too bad.
And you're making
a ton of money.
Ok, I don't know about
a ton of money...
Kenny, you're
making a ton of money.
Yes, I'm making
a ton of money.
Good, because we're
gonna need most of it.
- You sold me. I'm in.
- [laughs]
I'm spearheading a venture.
Well, technically,
I don't know
if there's a difference
Between that and an
enterprise. Whatever it is,
I'm the president of it.
Do you remember
We tried to come up
with something to invent?
[chuckles] yeah, I sure do.
Yeah, heat n' hold.
%% hair dryer
Yeah, of course I remember.
I still got mine.
Well, this new thing is
bigger than the hair dryer.
- Bigger than the hair dryer?
- Oh, it's bigger
than the hair dryer.
So...
...Are you with me on this?
Whatever it is, I'm in.
[chuckles]
[%% Wim Mertens:
Often a bird ]
[Curtis laughs]
I know, bright and early.
Good morning. Uh, my name
is Mr. Curt Prentiss.
I am heading
an intra-preneurial...
Intra-preneurial, uh...
Can you connect me
with the, uh,
jet propulsion department?
What I'm trying to do
is track down a jet
propulsion specialist
'cause I am in trouble!
Hi, is this, uh,
McDowell aerospace?
[panting]
You are an aerospace engineer,
is that correct?
Great. And you went
to college?
And you graduated?
That's great.
Yes, I was told you have
a, uh, consultant on staff.
How's it goin' in here?
Uh, so it's been...
Shut down, huh?
Might I trouble you
for a forwarding number?
Oh. Lifesaver.
Richard Honeycutt.
Is that correct?
- [snores]
- [door opens]
[woman whispers] dear.
- Dear.
- [snorts]
There's someone
on the phone for you.
[exhales] you know, you can't
wake a man like that, babe.
You want me to tell you why?
I'll tell you why.
Because now I'm
gonna be jumpy all day,
You freakin' me out
like that.
There's a coupon
for the copy place
On the table.
Thought you might get
a jump on your resumes.
[bag rustling]
[man chews, spoon clatters]
[sniffs]
[clears throat]
Yeah?
Is this Richard Honeycutt,
formerly of Datcher rocket labs?
- Yeah. Who is this?
- Rick, my name is
Mr. Curt Prentiss.
I am CEO of an emerging,
uh, company.
You attended college,
is that correct?
- Yeah.
- Excellent. Uh, Rick,
I've got one more
question for you.
When you were a kid,
did you ever...
...Have that dream
about flying?
[chewing loudly]
I have my pilot's license.
I'll note that as a "yes."
You'll be hearing
from me again. Good day.
Uh, touchdown, Kenny.
Big time.
Yes, I found our guy.
College degree,
rocket scientist,
Plus he's sitting
on his butt.
He just got fired.
[laughs] Curtis,
that's fantastic!
[Curtis]:
Ok, that's good.
- That's good.
- I'm just really
proud of you.
[woman]:
So you're Dennis.[chuckles]
[Curtis]:
Uh, Curtis,actually. Curt.
[whistles]
[woman]:
So, Curtis, uh,what is it that you do?
right now.
I own a rocket propulsion
company.
Rockets. [chuckles]
You're not gonna blow
the place up, are ya?
[laughs] no.
We have an office for that.
Oh. Good.
Well, we just have
to run your credit
Because everybody here
has perfect credit, so...
- Sure. You gotta have that.
- Tell me about it.
Oh. Cam will do it.
He knows all that stuff.
- Mr. MBA.
- MBA, huh?
[water runs]
- Well played.
- Well, we met at A&T.
Did you go to A&T?
Oh, let me guess:
Central? Northeastern?
- State?
- [toilet flushes]
I'll take it.
[grunting]
[coughs, groans]
[groans]
- You want some?
- Oh, no, thanks.
Other side.
- [grunts]
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