All American Christmas Carol Page #6

Synopsis: Living for fun, shouldering no responsibilities and trolloping around in a drunken haze with any guy who'll have her, Cindy Wegman is trailer park trash through and through - so much so that when one of her kids' fathers dies and returns to herald the coming of three Christmas spirits to guide her towards redemption (ala Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'), she only gets the trashy sort she deserves.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Ron Carlson
Production: August Heart Entertainment
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
4.6
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Year:
2013
88 min
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A WHITE TRASH CHRISTMAS, AND I AM NOT HAVING THAT AGAIN

THIS YEAR. -OKAY, SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE

NOT GONNA HAVE THEM HERE? -I AM SAYING THAT, BOB. I AM SAYING THAT.

LOOK AT THIS. HUH? -UGH. -THAT IS A SYMBOL OF STATUS AND ACHIEVEMENT AND CLASS -- SOMETHING YOUR SISTER WILL NEVER

KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT. AND IF SHE WAS SMART --

AND WE KNOW SHE'S NOT -- SHE WOULD TAKE THAT STUPID

HAMMERED GOLD RECORD AND SELL IT AND SIGN

THE BEAUTY SHOP OVER TO US. -"STUPID RECORD'S" UNCALLED FOR. -OKAY,

I CANNOT DO THIS ANYMORE. I CANNOT DO THIS ANYMORE. -WHAT?! HONEY! WHAT?! -I'VE HAD IT. -WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! -LOOK, WE NEED YOU. BUT WE NEED 100% OF YOU. -YOU'VE GOT IT! -NO, WE DON'T. -BABY, PLEASE, DON'T --

-COME ON. -DON'T GO.

I'M -- I'M BEGGING YOU. -LOOKS LIKE HE LOVES HER TO ME. -[ SIGHS ]

THAT IS PATHETIC, BOB! -WE'RE GONNA GO STAY

WITH MY PARENTS FOR A WHILE. -IT'S CHRISTMAS. -THAT IS SO WRONG. SHE KNOWS HOW BAD BOBBY FELT WHEN OUR DADDY LEFT US

ON CHRISTMAS. -I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE! I WANT A CHRISTMAS HERE

WITH EVERYBODY! -HONEY, IT'S OKAY.

JUST COME. -I DON'T WANT TO GO!

[ SNIFFLES ] -WE'RE JUST GONNA GO

WITH GRANDMA AND GRANDPA FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND HAVE

CHRISTMAS OVER THERE. YOU GOT TO MAKE A CHOICE --

IT'S EITHER HER OR ME. [ DOOR CLOSES ] -SO, ARE WE DONE? -ALMOST. -WELL [CHUCKLES]

THERE AIN'T NOTHING HERE AT THE DOLLAR KING

THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT. -ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT? 'CAUSE IF YOU'RE SURE

ABOUT THAT, I'LL MAKE YOU A WAGER. -OH, YEAH?

AND WHAT DO I GET IF I WIN? -I'LL LEAVE YOU ALONE. -HMM. AND WHAT DO YOU GET IF YOU WIN, WHICH YOU WON'T,

BUT WHAT DO YOU GET? -YOU GET CLEANING SUPPLIES, AND YOU CLEAN UP

YOUR MOM'S OLD SALON. -THAT'S IT? JUST CLEAN UP HER SALON

AND NOT ACTUALLY WORK THERE? -THAT'S UP TO YOU. -DEAL. [ SPITS ] WELL, IF YOU DON'T SHAKE, THEN HOW ARE YOU GONNA KNOW

I'M NOT GONNA KEEP MY WORD? -I TRUST YOU WOULDN' BREAK YOUR WORD WITH THE ONE

AND ONLY CONSTANTINE. -YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.

I PROBABLY WON'T. [ CHUCKLES ] SEE?

I KNEW HARLEY SKIPPED SCHOOL! [ SIGHS ] -MAYBE HE WAS LYING. -LYING?

HARLEY DON'T LIE TO ME. -TAKE A CLOSER LOOK

AND THINK REALLY HARD. -OKAY. -IT'S CHRISTMASTIME.

SCHOOL IS OUT. IT'S 9:00 P.M. AT NIGHT. -WOW.

YEAH, I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT. I WONDER WHY HARLEY WOULD HAVE

LIED ABOUT SKIPPING SCHOOL. -WELL, MAYBE... HE'S HIDING SOMETHING. -HUH. HARLEY HAS A SHIR WITH HIS NAME ON IT?! HE HAS A JOB! THAT LITTLE BASTARD. -LITERALLY.

-HEY. WHAT DOES HE NEED MONEY FOR? I MEAN, IF HE HAS A JOB,

THEN I SHOULD BE GETTING... -YOU SHOULD GE GETTING WHAT? -WELL, I SHOULD JUST KNOW

ABOUT IT BECAUSE HE'S MY SON, AND I SHOULD KNOW ABOU EVERYTHING THAT HE'S DOING. -MM-HMM. SO IF YOU KNEW

ABOUT THIS JOB... YOU WOULDN'T BUY

ALL THAT NEEDLESS CRAP ON HIS CREDIT ACCOUNT,

ASK HIM TO BRING HOME POP, CHEEZ WHIZ, AND LOTTO TICKETS? THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN? -[ SIGHS, TAPS FOOT ] -AH, CHAMP. THEY GOT YOU STACKING

TOILET PAPER. -MERRY CHRISTMAS, UNCLE BOB. AND I'M... [ SIGHS ] I'M SORRY

ABOUT TIM'S BLACK EYE. -OH, HE'LL BE FINE. I'M NOT TOO MERRY, THOUGH.

MARGE LEFT ME. -HOW COME? -OH, IT'S NOTHING.

SHE'LL BE BACK... I HOPE. ANYWAY, I'M HERE FOR YOU. IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED? -YEAH. THANKS FOR DOING THIS,

UNCLE BOB. I MEAN, THEY WOULDN'T SEND

THE BILL OUT TO A KID. -HEY, CHAMP,

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS. -UM, I KNOW, BUT...

I KIND OF HAVE TO. THI-- THIS IS LIKE

THE WHOLE CHECK. -YEAH.

LET ME TAKE -- -NO. NO, UNCLE BOB.

I... [ SIGHS ] I NEED

TO TAKE CARE OF US. -ALL RIGHT. YOU ENDORSE IT RIGHT HERE

AND SIGN IT RIGHT TO THE DWP. -WELL, I GUESS THAT'S WHY

THE POWER DIDN'T GET TURNED OFF

LAST MONTH. [ CHUCKLES WEAKLY ] HEY. -I'M PROUD OF YOU, CHAMP. YOU'RE BECOMING

QUITE THE LITTLE MAN. UH, I-I MEAN BIG MAN. -THANKS, UNCLE BOB. -ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE. IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE. -SO THAT HOW THE ELECTRIC BILL

WAS PAID LAST MONTH. -CINDY,

WHERE DID YOU COME FROM? -I WAS JUST HERE.

I WAS SHOPPING AROUND. SO WHY'D YOU --

UH...WHY'D YOU GET A JOB? [ CHUCKLES ] -I MEAN, THE BILLS

HAD TO GET PAID SOMEHOW. -WELL, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE

TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. -WELL, WHAT'S GOOD

HAVING A BIG-SCREEN TV IF YOU CAN'T WATCH IT? -COME HERE. [ SIGHS ] ALL RIGHT. I'M -- UH, I HAVE TO GO NOW,

SO [SIGHS] -PHEW. I THOUGHT FOR A SECOND

THAT MAYBE YOU ACTUALLY CARED ABOUT SOMEBODY

OTHER THAN YOURSELF. -WHERE ARE YOU GOING, MAMA? -[ SCOFFS ] I MADE A PROMISE TO SOMEONE

THAT I-I WANT TO KEEP. -WHAT ABOUT YOUR PROMISES

TO YOUR KIDS? -I INTEND TO KEEP THOSE, TOO. -HAVE A GOOD TIME. COME ON, BUD. -[ SCOFFS ] WHATEVER. [ SIGHS ] -BOO!

-[ GASPS ] -BABY, I'VE BEEN LOOKING

ALL OVER FOR YOU. -WAYNE, I DON'T HAVE TIME

RIGHT NOW. -COME ON!

YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS! -WHAT?

OH, YOU GOT A MINIVAN? SO WHAT? -NO, THAT'S NOT THE SURPRISE. OH, BOY, DO I HAVE

A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR YOU. WAIT -- HOW'D YOU KNOW

I GOT A MINIVAN? -WHAT? -HOW'D YOU KNOW I GOT --

NEVER MIND. COME ON. I WANT YOU TO SEE YOUR PRESENT. -[ SCOFFS ] OKAY. -COME ON. JUST KEEP YOUR EYES CLOSED. -THEY'RE CLOSED. -NO PEEKING. TURN. [ Chuckling ] YOU READY? -YEAH. -TA-DA! -MERRY CHRISTMAS! -OH, MY -- [ LAUGHS ] WOW! WAYNE! THIS IS MINE?

I OWN THIS? -ALL YOURS. -I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN

ANYTHING THIS NICE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE, WAYNE. -SO THEN...YOU LIKE IT? 'CAUSE THE GUY I GOT IT FROM

SAID IT'S IN GREAT CONDITION. -MATSUI, YOUR FAVORITE CO-- -PLEASE STOP TALKING.

I JUST NEED A MINUTE. AHH. OH, YEAH. THIS IS MY HELMET? -THAT'S YOUR HELMET.

PUT IT ON, BABY. IT MATCHES THE BIKE.

YOU LOOK SO GOOD. -THANK YOU.

[ CHUCKLES ] [ SIGHS ] HOW'D YOU AFFORD THIS? -DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

IT'S A GIFT. -IS IT FROM YOUR COLLEGE FUND? -I WAS BORN IN A TRAILER PARK, I WAS RAISED

IN A TRAILER PARK, I'M ASSISTANT MANAGER

OF THE DOLLAR KING, AND MY WOMAN IS CINDY WEGMAN. -WHAT? -THAT'S WHO I AM, BABY. -AS LONG AS YOU'RE SURE. -WELL...YOU SEE, BABY... MEETING YOU BROUGHT SO MUCH

JOY IN MY LIFE AND -- [ ENGINE TURNS OVER, REVS ] [ Shouting ] AND I DON'T WAN THAT JOY TO END, SO I WAS THINKING, MAYBE

YOU'D DO ME THE HONOR OF... [ ENGINE REVVING ] -WHOO! [ LAUGHS ] [ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ] -YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. -WANT TO GO FOR A RIDE? -WHAT? YOU DITCH WAYNE

FOR A RICH GUY OR SOMETHING? -NOPE.

WAYNE BOUGHT IT FOR ME. -WHERE DID WAYNE

GET THAT KIND OF CASH? -WORKING. I KNOW. GO FIGURE. -HUH. SCOOCH OVER. I DON'T RIDE BACK DOOR. -COMPROMISE? -COME HERE. OHH. -[ CHUCKLES ] [ GRUNTS ] [ ENGINE TURNS OVER ] [ SQUEALS ] -WHEN DO WE GET OUR PRESENTS? -YOUR BUTT'S YOUR PRESENT. -YOUR MOM'S BUTT'S

YOUR PRESENT. -YOUR MOM'S BUTT'S BOTH OF

OUR MOM'S BUTT, SO SHUT UP. -GUYS, CAN WE MAKE THIS

CHRISTMAS NOT BE ABOUT BUTTS? -WELL, MY BUTT'S OUT OF HERE --

NO PRESENTS, NO BRANDIE. -HEY!

YOU SIT YOUR BUTT DOWN! DOWN. WE'RE HAVING CHRISTMAS TOGETHER

IF IT KILLS US. -WHEN'S MAMA COMING HOME? -IT'S CHRISTMAS, BUDDY.

SHE'LL BE HERE. -YEAH, BUD. DON'T WORRY. -I ALWAYS WONDERED

WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE ON A BRAND-NEW HARLEY

UNDER A BEAUTIFUL TREE. [ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ] -NO. KEEP IT ON. -SAY WE LOSE THESE

FOR A COUPLE HOURS, HUH? -OH, MY GOD. -WHAT? -[ GASPS ] OH, MY GOD. GET OFF.

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