Sunshine Cleaning Page #4

Synopsis: A family. Rose and Norah, in Albuquerque, lost their mother when they were young. Rose is responsible - a housecleaner, raising her seven-year-old son Oscar. She's also having an affair with Mac, a married cop, her high-school sweetheart. Norah can't hold a job. Their dad, Joe, is quirky. When Oscar is expelled for odd behavior, Rose wants to earn enough to send him to private school. Mac suggests she clean up after crime scenes, suicides, and deaths that go undiscovered for awhile. Rose enlists Norah, and Sunshine Cleaners is born. Norah bonds with the dead, Rose finds out that it's a regulated business, and complications arise. Can a family marked by tragedy sort things out?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Christine Jeffs
Production: Overture Films
  2 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
73%
R
Year:
2008
91 min
$12,033,702
Website
760 Views


anything more healthful than corn?

It's made right here

in Albuquerque too.

You know, I've been reading

that the chemicals...

Hey, do you know if they sell

fancy corn here?

I don't know.

I heard the strawberry fancy corn

gives you bionic strength.

It's true.

There's some sort of chemical

in strawberry flavor.

And that means if you eat a whole

lot of it, you get bionic strength.

I don't believe you.

I don't care if you do or not.

You're not gonna get rid

of me very easily.

Well, I understand that as well.

However,

I don't have any room on the shelf

for your product.

- Yeah, well-

- Like I said,

I already put in all the orders

I want for this year.

Excuse me, do you carry something

called fancy corn?

Yeah yeah yeah yeah!

That was really something, Oscar.

That was really terrific.

You got the moves.

You got the nerve.

You're a real sharp cookie.

- No, I'm not. I'm stupid.

- No, you're not.

Why are you saying that?

Why do you say you're stupid?

It's true. The teachers want

to put me in retard class.

Who wants to put you

in retard class?

The teachers.

They don't know how to deal

with somebody as intelligent as you are,

that's what the problem is.

You are a very very smart kid.

- Do you get bored a lot?

- Yeah.

- Do you look out the window?

- All the time.

That proves how intelligent you are.

They should be catering to you.

They should be doing

something special for you.

- You really think so?

- I know so.

On top of that, I think you're

a goddamn genius.

Hi.

You gals did a real nice job.

Thank you.

$500.

You can call us anytime.

Call you anytime.

It was so disgusting.

And the smell was just bad.

Yeah.

I can't even really describe it.

But, you know,

we took all that stuff away

- and we made it better.

- Yeah.

We made it right.

Hey, I'm really sorry.

No.

No, I feel like I got you

into this mess.

You know what I'm gonna do?

I'm gonna pay for your

real estate classes.

Okay?

You can get your license,

get your little picture

in the Real Estate section.

And then you can drive

people around all day

talking about-

gosh, what would you talk about?

Crown molding?

I'll definitely talk about

crown molding.

Um, square footage.

Oh, yeah.

- Property easements.

- Oh, yeah.

- Appliances.

- Yes.

- Come on, what else? Come on.

- You're crazy.

Come on, what?

Why did you pick Heather?

What?

Why did you pick her?

Come on, you know

it wasn't like that.

How was it like?

Okay, if this is gonna get all-

No no, don't.

Okay?

Norah:
How long is this gonna take?

Rose:
All we have to do is go in there

and throw everything away- cake.

Oh. Oh my God.

I think it just takes

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