And Now a Word from Our Sponsor Page #6

Synopsis: An advertising CEO is found mysteriously unconscious in front of a wall of TVs in an electronics store. When he wakes up in the hospital, he is only able to communicate through advertising slogans. Taken in by the head of the hospital's charity foundation, he begins to have a profound affect on her life and the strained relationship she has with her daughter.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Zack Bernbaum
Production: Paladin Films
 
IMDB:
4.8
Metacritic:
33
Rotten Tomatoes:
11%
NOT RATED
Year:
2013
87 min
Website
108 Views


- What?

- Adan.

He left.

I wouldn't have kissed you

anyway; you're not my type.

Whoa. Slow down, there.

Whoa...

- Shh. Just relax.

- OK, Jason... Get off me!

Stop it!

Now I'm gonna kick your ass.

You are so not even worth...

A**hole!

- Cavity protection

you can trust.

Thanks.

Oh, hi.

Hey, Mom.

- Hi, honey.

- Adan and I thought it would be

fun if we took a little

daycation together tomorrow.

You two had a conversation?

Yeah.

Kinda.

Adan,

I really want to know

how you see things.

Is there a way for me

to do that?

Think different.

- Like, when you look

at something,

you see something

totally different...

a can of soup,

or look at a car...

...the rain...

me.

You see it like a commercial.

It's kind of beautiful.

The happiest place on earth.

Ah.

It's for you.

Cannonball!

Unbelievable.

Unbelievable.

- Thank you so much, sweetheart.

I am, so are you.

- I didn't

mean it like that

and you know it.

Give me that thing!

- Adan Kundle is

not fit to run the company.

- But he owns the company.

- So?

- Why humiliate him?

Why force him out?

- I tried to buy him out,

but he didn't take the money.

Did you know that?

All right, listen, why don't we

all calm down here, OK?

Why don't you sit down with me?

Let's take a breath.

OK?

All I want is what's best

for the three of us.

You can make that happen.

- Me?

Yeah, you. Yeah.

What I want is

an objective point of view

so you can tell the board

that he's not fit to run the company.

- You mean to call him crazy?

I don't want to do that.

- You know that clinic

that you want to build?

I can promise you,

in writing, that Kundle

Advertising will build it

and fund it.

- You really burn me up.

- What are you doing?

- Off. - What are you'd...

- Off.

It doesn't work.

- Th-that's weird.

It's just weird.

Am I still the bad guy?

Yeah.

- All right. It's time for you

to go. Toodle-oo.

You've got a couple of hours

to think about it.

I can write the papers up,

all right? Bye-bye.

You're a sadist.

Hi, sweetheart.

Hey, Mom.

- I can still smell his scent

on his clothes.

I miss him too, Mom.

Here, sit down.

Meghan,

there is never going to be

a good time to talk about this.

Mom, when Dad died...

...and I went to the hospital

'cause I wanted to see him...

...and you were already there,

and I went in and the nurse

stopped me from seeing him...

...why did you do that?

He was so...

...he was so alive.

And then he wasn't, and...

...I didn't want you to see him

like that.

- You can't protect me

from real life, Mom.

He was my dad.

- I know.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry for everything.

- For everything else,

there's MasterCard.

- Do you know what you're going

to do tomorrow?

No, I don't.

- You know

he likes you, right?

Come on. Don't tell me

you don't think he's hot.

- I think he's

an attractive man.

- That's mom talk

for hot.

Just don't be surprised

when he says some weird

commercial slogan like,

"Is it in you?"

- Meghan.

- "Good to the last drop."

- "Fill it to the rim

with Brim."

- And did you

and Lucas Foster

continue to communicate

over the past year?

- There's a lion

on my egg.

Would you say

that the two of you were,

uh, adversaries

rather than coworkers?

- Is your man

getting enough?

One last question, Adan.

Do you believe that you can continue

to be CEO for Kundle Advertising?

- One in 25 men are

colour blind.

The other 24 are just

dressed that way.

- Miss Hillridge, Lucas stated

that you had, uh,

some things to say in regards

to Adan's issue.

Um...

yes.

I've had

the pleasure of spending

the last several days

with Adan, and, um...

I am reluctant

to call him

crazy, but I do think he has

a condition and will benefit greatly

from the help

at Garden Meadows.

- Thank you,

Miss Hillridge.

Personal opinions aside, Adan,

I don't want to humiliate you

by forcing you into a lengthy

boardroom meeting to deal with your issue.

It's a private matter, and I think

it's better to keep it that way.

Simply put, I believe that you are no longer capable

of leading this company.

Therefore, Lucas will be made

CEO of Kundle Advertising

immediately. - Thank you, Chairman.

- Thank you for coming

on such short notice.

Good day.

Adan.

Can I have a word?

Excuse me.

I won.

I got the company.

You're just a joke,

really. A walking tagline.

Don't dream it. Drive it.

I'm glad we agree.

The thing is, it wasn't

about you and me.

It certainly wasn't

about the clients...

Ford, Google, Microsoft, Shell,

they're coming to us

'cause they have no idea

what it's about either.

But you and me,

we really know.

We know.

We all strive

for that moment,

that moment of clarity,

that moment where

everything makes sense,

that one blissful moment

where we cease to be insignificant...

...where we're whole,

complete, perfect.

But it's hard.

It is hard to get to that place.

In fact, it's almost impossible,

but we sell it.

We sell it.

Even if it's fleeting.

Even if it's

a millisecond of absolute joy,

and then... we sell it.

And it's worth it.

And you know that still.

It's worth it.

It's starting the engine

of that brand-new sports car.

It's slipping your feet into

those beautiful Italian leather shoes.

It's opening up that bottle of expensive wine

that none of your friends knew about.

It's buying that thing.

You know, that thing, that thing

that everybody else wants

and you've got.

We tell the world that they can

be who they were meant to be...

...even if it isn't true.

Not everyone can see it.

But your dentist can.

Rehab is for quitters.

A diamond is forever.

It's not "goodbye".

It's more like

"see you soon".

- Getting there is half the fun.

Being there is all of it.

Hello, Adan. I'm Mary.

I'll be taking care of you

while you stay with us.

If you'll come with me, I'll

get you started right away.

- Nobody said this was

going to be easy.

- If you wait right here, Adan,

I'll get you your room key.

- ...I've been telling everyone,

it's so easy a cave man could do it.

I wouldn't be having an

existential meltdown right now.

And in times like these,

the country needs a president

who gets the job done right,

not just a man who gets the job.

I'm Senator James Allen.

Can you hear me now?

Adan?

Adan?

This is your lucky day.

We have a special promotion

on this particular car.

Not only do you get a $4,000

factory rebate,

but, just for you, I'll throw in

those floor mats for free.

So, what do you think?

Ready to fall in love

with this baby?

- # The Camaro convertible is

the finest sports car GM has to offer #

# Truly individual,

uncompromising quality #

# Purity, simplicity, a design

that flies in the face of convention #

# Exquisite detail

with every amenity imaginable #

# Inside, its sleek interior,

our telling custom touches #

# A classic with a dash

of the unexpected #

# More features,

more flexibility #

# It's got the power

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