A Midsummer's Fantasia Page #4

Synopsis: A Korean director visits a small village in Japan to find inspiration for his film.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Kun-jae Jang
  3 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Year:
2014
96 min
22 Views


MacGOOGLES IS ME NAME

I LIKE A SWAMPY BOG

IT'S TIME

TO PLAY A GAME:

WITH YOUR FAVORITE

HIGHLAND--

MacGOOGLES IS ME NAME

I LIKE A SWAMPY BOG

IT'S TIME

TO PLAY A GAME:

WITH YOUR FAVORITE

HIGHLAND FROG:

THE CITIZENS:

OF CURTIS JUNIOR HIGH

THAT WE ARE NOW:

T-MINUS...SEVERAL HOURS

UNTIL THE SUPERINTENDEN KNEBWORTH VISIT.

THAT IS ALL.

THANK YOU.

[RUSTLING AND RATTLING]

[CHUCKLING]

[STUDENTS LAUGH]

I'M A WALRUS, HEY.

[LAUGHS]

THE CAMERA'S

STILL ON!

[ALL LAUGHING]

[BELL RINGS]

OK.

I'M OK.

SORRY.

I KNOW.

IT'S JUST THA WE HAVE TO BE

VERY CAREFUL:

WITH THE LAB EQUIPMENT.

OUR BUDGET IS VERY TIGHT...

THANKS TO THE NEW

FOOTBALL PROGRAM.

45 CENTS. COOL.

LET'S CHECK

MY GROSSES TODAY.

WHERE'S MY HANDHELD?

HEY, MISTER,

MY FUDGESICLE'S MELTING!

Ice Cream Man:
OH, IT'S

SUPPOSED TO BE MELTING.

PEOPLE PAY EXTRA

FOR THAT.

NOW, BEAT IT!

ALL OF YOU, BEAT IT!

I WANT MY MONEY BACK!

Max:
THE HEAT IS ON!

FARTKNOCKER!

EVIL ICE CREAM MAN'S

GOING DOWN.

HOW GREAT.

I SURE AM GONNA:

MISS YOU GUYS.

WELL, I GUESS YOU'LL

MAKE NEW FRIENDS IN CHICAGO.

RIGHT, MAX?

I--I GUESS SO.

I DON'T KNOW.

I NEVER REALLY:

THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

Robe:
HEY, MAYBE

YOU'LL MEET KIDS

EXACTLY LIKE US:

IN EVERY WAY.

YOU KNOW,

LIKE CLONES.

[CHUCKLES]

YEAH. MAYBE I WILL.

Megan:
WELL, THERE'S STILL

YOUR GOING-AWAY PARTY.

THERE'S GONNA BE A CAKE

AND EVERYTHING.

I BAKED IT.

Robe:
YEAH,

DON'T FORGET.

TOMORROW, 4:
00,

HOUSE OF ROBE.

I'M PROVIDING

THE ICE CREAM.

[CHUCKLES]

Ice Cream Man:

WHAT'S GOING ON?!

IT'S MELTING!

HEY, MAX?

WHAT ARE YOU:

DOING?

[BEEPS]

STUFF.

GETTING READY:

FOR THE BIG MOVE

KIND OF STUFF?

MM-HMM.

I'M SORRY WE

SPRUNG THIS ON YOU, MAX,

BUT IT WAS SORT OF SPRUNG

ON ME THE SAME WAY.

UH-HUH.

OK. TSK.

WHAT IF I DIDN' TAKE THE JOB?

WHAT THEN?

A HOME,

THE FOOD WE EAT,

THE CLOTHES YOU WEAR--

THAT TAKES:

A LOT OF MONEY.

I JUST CAN'T SEE

WHY WE CAN'T STAY.

WELL...

SOMETIMES IN LIFE,

YOU GOTTA DO THINGS

THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO DO

BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE

WHO HAVE POWER OVER YOU

TELL YOU TO DO THEM.

NO, DAD, I MEAN,

IF YOU RISE UP:

AND--AND--AND SHOW

THAT YOU'RE NOT AFRAID,

THOSE PEOPLE:

WILL NO LONGER HAVE

CONTROL OVER YOUR LIFE.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE

WITH MAX?

WHO ARE YOU? REALLY?

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

GOOD NIGHT, KIDDO.

SEE YA.

[BEEPS]

UNHH.

[OBJECT CLATTERING]

OHH.

[PANTS]

[KEYS JINGLING]

[GRUNTS] NO.

[FLATULENT NOISE]

[CLICKING]

THE WINDOW WAS OPEN.

[SIGHS]

Robe:
WHOA!

[CRASH]

Together:
ROBE.

THE COMPUTER.

I'LL GE THE BREATH SPRAY.

[BEEP]

NATURE'S DATING SERVICE.

[TYPING ON KEYBOARD]

[BEEPING]

Megan:
WHOA.

WHAT?

CHECK IT OUT.

JINDRAIKE'S USING

ALL THE SCHOOL'S MONEY

TO BUILD HIS STUPID

FOOTBALL STADIUM.

WE CAN'T LET HIM

GET AWAY WITH THAT.

NOW HIS BREATH'LL BE

PHEROMONE FRESH.

[THUMPS, PANTS]

OH, YEAH, DON'T WORRY

ABOUT ME. I'M FINE.

[WHISPERS] Here you go.

AND NOW WE ADD:

A LITTLE DECORATION.

WHOA!

COME ON, LET'S GE OUT OF HERE.

[GRUNTS]

OW! OW!

ROBE!

COME ON, MAN!

LET'S GO!

YEAH, I'M TRYING.

Max:
MORNING, MOM.

Lily:
HI, SWEETIE.

WHATCHA DOING?

YOU KNOW,

YOU JUST START OU BY TRYING TO PACK

EVERYTHING REALLY FAST,

AND THEN:

YOU GET CAUGHT UP

IN ALL THIS OLD STUFF.

[SIGHS] REMEMBER HOW

THE KITCHEN LOOKED

WHEN WE FIRST MOVED IN?

BEFORE IT WAS PERFECT?

[CHUCKLES]

NOT REALLY.

I WAS 4.

[LAUGHS] RIGHT. MMM.

[SIGHS]

SORRY ABOU THE SHORT NOTICE, MAX.

YOU HAVING TO LEAVE YOUR

FRIENDS AND EVERYTHING.

AH, IT'S OK.

YOU KNOW, AT FIRST,

I WAS REALLY BUMMED OUT,

BUT NOT EVERYTHING'S

BAD ABOUT MOVING.

THAT'S WHAT YOUR FATHER

KEEPS SAYING.

I HOPE:

YOU'RE BOTH RIGHT.

[CHUCKLES]

[SONG PLAYS,

LYRICS INDISTINCT]

[CROWD GASPS]

All:
TROY McGINTY?

HOW 'BOUT THAT?

OK, NO, I WON' DO THAT ANYMORE.

I--I PROMISE.

I PROMISE.

OHH. I LIED. SORRY.

[LIGHT SWITCHES ECHO]

[DOOR OPENS]

MacGOOGLES IS ME NAME

I LIKE A SWAMPY BOG

NO.

WITH YOUR FAVORITE

HIGHLAND FROG:

NO.

[SINGING]

NO, NOT YOU.

YOU'RE NOT EVEN REAL!

GET AWAY FROM ME!

AAAH!

AAAH!

MORE COMMEMORATIVE RED,

WHITE, AND BLUE STREAMERS.

CRAZY LEGS KNEBWORTH.

WHAT A CHAMPION HE WAS.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[HORN HONKS]

COME ON, YOU IDIOT.

[SPRAYS]

[NEIGHS]

[BLEATING]

[ANIMAL NOISES]

[ANIMALS QUIET]

HE'S COMING!

HE'S COMING!

STRAIGHTEN UP.

STRAIGHTEN UP.

BETTER. READY?

AND...

[PLAYING]

AAH!

Jindraike:

AT LAST! AT LAST!

THE MOMENT WE'VE ALL

BEEN WAITING FOR.

AH HA HA HA HA.

CRAZY LEGS.

YOU LOOK FIT.

ELLIOT.

IT'S BEEN TOO LONG.

I AGREE COMPLETELY.

SLIP ME THAT BISCUIT.

OOH, THAT'S A HOT ONE.

SMILE.

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

Max:
OK. THE REASON JINDRAIKE

HAS A NEW FOOTBALL PROGRAM

IS TO IMPRESS THIS GUY--

SUPERINTENDENT KNEBWORTH.

YOU SEE, JINDRAIKE

WANTS HIS JOB SO BAD,

HE'D EAT HIS SOCKS.

HOW IT SADDENS ME

TO THINK OF YOUR

RETIREMENT, CRAZY LEGS.

WHAT AN INSPIRATION

YOU'VE BEEN TO US ALL.

IN FACT, I'VE COLLECTED

SOME MEMENTOS:

FROM YOUR GLORY DAYS.

WELL.

REMEMBER THIS?

EWW!

IT'S YOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

JOCKSTRAP.

WE WASHED IT. HA HA.

[SNIFFS] WASH IT AGAIN.

WHAT'S THIS?

ALLOW ME TO PRESENT...

KNEBWORTH STADIUM.

[CROWD CHEERS,

BAND PLAYS]

Knebworth:

KNEBWORTH STADIUM.

HOW CAN YOU AFFORD TO

DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

I DIDN'T APPROVE

ANY CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

FOR CURTIS.

THE USUAL--

BAKE SALES, CAR WASHES,

AND CUTTING BACK

ON A FEW NON-ESSENTIAL

ITEMS HELPS, TOO.

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS,

MILK...

EXCUSE ME?

MOVING ALONG--

HAVE YOU SEEN THE TOILETS?

NO COMPLAINTS,

NO COMPLAINTS.

I NEED 5 LAPS TO--

ALL RIGHT,

THAT'S WEIRD.

WHO TURNED OU THE LIGHTS?

[McGINTY MOANS]

[SHIVERING]

Boy:
HEY, CHECK IT OUT.

IT'S McGINTY!

[ALL LAUGHING]

WHAT THE--

HEY, BREAK IT UP.

BREAK IT UP.

McGINTY.

[QUAVERING] HE'S...

GONNA EAT ME.

WHAT?

MacGOOGLES.

[SHUTTER CLICKS]

"LOOK WHO'S CRYING NOW."

WOULD YOU GUYS:

GET OUT OF HERE?

SO THE SECOND TEACHER

SAYS, "I AGREE.

THAT'S WHY THEY

CALL IT A LOUNGE." HA.

[SPRAYS]

[DOG BARKS, CAT MEOWS]

[SCREECHING]

[CHATTERS]

WELL, HERE WE ARE

IN THE CURTIS:

JUNIOR HIGH LIBRARY.

HMM. SMALLISH.

YES, BUT WE'RE

BIGGISH ON BOOKS.

ESPECIALLY SPORTS BOOKS.

[CHUCKLES]

HMM.

OF COURSE, THE ONE WE'RE

WAITING FOR IS CRAZY LEGS--

THE BOBBY KNEBWORTH STORY.

[SIGHS]

[SQUIRREL CHATTERS]

[SQUEAKS]

OHH! OOH! OH!

[YELLS]

[SQUIRREL CHATTERING]

[STAMMERING]

OHH!

DIDN'T I ORDER NEW COMPUTER

WORKSTATIONS THIS YEAR?

[SCREAMS]

[SQUEAKS]

JINDRAIKE?

WE'RE HAVING THEM

UPGRADED.

[SQUIRREL CHATTERING]

Knebworth:

HMM. OK.

WELL...

IF IT ISN' MY FAVORITE CUSTOMER.

WHAT CAN I GET YOU,

PLUMP DADDY?

WHAT'S THIS?

WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR?

[BEEPS]

[READING]

SOMEBODY'S MESSING

WITH ME.

HEY, CAN I TRY

THE SOUP?

EVERYTHING SET?

I GUESS SO,

BUT I STILL DON'T SEE

HOW THIS IS GONNA HELP

SAVE THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

IT'S ALL PAR OF THE PLAN.

MAX...

WHAT?

[INHALES] I DON'T KNOW.

[UTENSIL CLATTERS]

I'D JUST RATHER

SPEND OUR LAST DAY

HANGING OUT THAN DOING

ALL THIS SPY STUFF.

UHH!

OW! WHAT THE--

BIG OAF.

[PANTING]

THEY'RE COMING!

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