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Synopsis: Todd is at the pinnacle of his game; a great job, great friends and more women than he knows what to do with. He owns a lounge that frequents some of the finest women and talent mid-town Chicago has to offer. Unsatisfied with his level of romantic achievements, he goes on a quest to date three women at one time. He believes the laughable exhaustion of just keeping his story straight is his only penance to pay until he finds out that all three women share a common bond and the aftermath is more than he bargained for.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Paul D. Hannah
Production: Entertainment One
 
IMDB:
4.9
Year:
2014
49 Views


you start making better

decisions about your business.

Yeah, maybe you're right.

I know I'm right.

When is that next meeting again?

Tomorrow night.

I'll be there.

Good.

And afterwards, I'm gonna teach

you how to fight,

because you got your butt beat.

Hey, man, there was like three.

Oh, really?

Actually there was one, two,

three, four, five.

Five of them.

Why didn't you run? You're fast.

What you mean run, man?

I ain't gonna run.

Hey, I did...

Where were you at?

You were supposed to be my boy.

I was not being where you were

and getting my butt beaten.

I'm never really sure

how the day is going to end.

Will I take a drink or won't I?

Every time I want

to take a drink,

I remember that little girl

lying in the streets

with her baby doll.

Though I'm not the one

who hit her,

her blood's still on my hands,

because every time I got behind

that wheel drunk,

I just keep thinking

it could have been me.

I could have murdered

that little girl.

She haunts me.

One day at a time.

One day at a time.

One day at a time.

Would anybody else

like to share?

My name is Joe...

and I'm a sex addict.

I just love sex.

I love it more than food, money.

If I knew by laying down

with a woman I was going to die,

I'd probably still have sex.

And when I think about

all the risks I've taken,

I can't believe

I did those things.

I guess my lowest point came

when my 6-year-old son

got on my laptop to play a game

and a porn site popped up.

He sat there and watched

for over 10 minutes

before I even knew

what was going on.

I was mortified.

My wife left me.

And my son's probably

scarred for life.

I don't know if I can change.

But I'm trying hard every day.

One day at a time.

One day at a time.

One day at a time.

Would anybody else

like to share?

My name is Todd.

I'm not really sure

how to classify my addiction.

I guess the best way

to describe it is,

I'm addicted to the chase,

as pertaining to women.

I love getting a woman

so twisted, so into me,

that she'd do anything.

And once I got her,

I don't know.

I just don't want her anymore.

I used to always tell myself

that once I found

the right woman,

you know, it would be different.

But when I got her,

I just focused on

the parts of her life

that I couldn't control.

My mom died when I was

in high school.

I never really understood

why that happened to me.

Well, the sicker she got

the tighter I held onto her.

And when she died,

I guess I never

really found my way.

So I'm lost.

I've ruined my relationships.

My business.

I don't know.

I just...

I just want to be

who I'm supposed to be.

And you will.

You'll find your way.

One day at a time.

One day at a time.

One day at a time.

One day at a time.

Anyone else want to share?

Hi. I'm Nicole.

And I'm a raging sex addict.

Hello, Nicole.

Hey. Thanks for coming by.

You're welcome.

What do you want to talk about?

First, I want to apologize.

For what?

For what happened.

Since we've been apart...

I've been seeing

two other women.

Look, I know you're upset,

but I need you to listen to me.

I don't want to listen to you.

I left a good, decent man

because you told me

things would be different.

That you loved me.

That you wanted to support

my dreams.

You left me.

I was devastated.

Okay? But for all

the wrong reasons.

So I had to do some work on me.

You wasted my time.

And you played with my heart.

You're right. I did.

But I'm finally

on the right track.

I don't know if it was

the alone time, the prayer,

hitting rock bottom.

But I'm different now.

I am. I'm different now.

And I want you in my life.

That's not different.

That's always been the problem.

You want. You, you, you.

What about me?

What about what I want?

Whatever it is.

Whatever it is, you got it.

To move the unmovable.

To support your dreams.

You got it.

Yeah.

I want the last six months

of my life back.

Oh, Shanice.

I'm happy you're changing.

Hopefully you'll be

a better man...

for someone else.

Goodbye, Todd,

Oh, man, you ever

accidentally fart, anybody?

Oh, don't act like it,

because the reason I'm asking

is because I smell it.

Somebody in here

done accidentally farted.

Y'all need to quit

with all that.

Silence is deadly, okay?

So if you think it's gonna

slip out, get out.

How about that?

Oh, I can't take it.

You guys are killing me.

And don't poo-poo

over other people house. Hello?

That's something you need to do

at your own house.

When people come over my house,

they want to know

can they use the bathroom?

I need to know for what:

Number one or number two?

Because you can't

number two here.

Especially old people,

because they got all them

medicines and stuff

in their poo-poo.

Oh, try to kill me.

I don't think so.

So go home, get out,

and I'm out.

I'm Melanie Comacho.

You guys have been great.

Thank you.

No more farting.

Oh, man. J, I really appreciate

you helping me out, man.

I needed someone I could trust.

Oh, thanks, man.

I needed the gig.

Place is packed.

That's always a good thing.

How'd you do it?

Wasn't me.

I want to thank you all

for coming out tonight.

This is our grand reopening,

and tonight I am especially

proud to present

a world famous comedian:

My father, Nate Ryder.

No, no, no, no, no.

But thank you, thank you,

thank you, thank you.

Ooh, look at all the comics

out in the house.

My goodness, look like old hag's

convention down in Vegas.

Well, seriously, though, I would

like to thank all my friends

both, you know, new and old

for coming on out tonight.

Want y'all to know something.

My act is a little different.

See, I'm a Christian now.

Yeah, praise the Lord.

So, you know, things I used

to do I don't do no more.

Yeah. I don't drink no more,

I don't smoke no more.

There's some things I do miss.

Not what you think about.

You're nasty,

that's your problem.

You need Jesus.

I'm talking about cussing.

I don't cuss no more!

Cussing, it's just cussing.

I miss cussing.

Some of y'all

know who I am, you know?

Y'all still yell "dang,"

slipping the "damn."

Excuse me, Lord.

I'm sorry.

Yeah, I just don't get cussing

Christians.

Cussing saints.

How you gonna go

from "hallelujah"

to "I wish a so and so would go

back to hallelujah" again?

I don't get that transition,

you know what I mean?

Hi.

Hi.

I thought...

I'm just here to support you.

You know, I figured if I showed

you what it looked like,

you'll know how to do it

when it's time to support me.

I got you.

Hostess with the mostest.

There is one thing

that I do miss.

I guess I ain't the only

nasty one in the room.

Amen. Glory to God.

Hey, sister freak over there.

Fornication!

I miss fornication!

Oh, I'm sorry.

I miss fornication!

Turn to high-five three Negros

that say I miss fornication.

I miss fornication!

I miss fornication!

Thank you, Jesus.

Yeah. How could...

I never understood how could

something so good

be so bad?

Amen.

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