Another Happy Day Page #9

Synopsis: A family weekend is fraught with emotional landmines for mercurial and sensitive Lynn (Barkin) as she arrives at her parents' Annapolis estate for the marriage of her estranged eldest son Dylan (Michael Nardelli), accompanied by her three younger children (Ezra Miller, Kate Bosworth, Daniel Yelsky). Lynn's hopes for a joyful reunion are crushed as her wry but troubled middle son Elliot (Ezra Miller) lobs verbal grenades at his mother and her relatives while daughter Alice (Kate Bosworth), a fights valiantly to keep her longtime demons under control. The weekend quickly unravels as Lynn demands to be heard by her aloof, disdainful mother (Ellen Burstyn), ailing, distant father (George Kennedy) and ever-judgmental sisters (Siobhan Fallon, Diana Scarwid), but most especially by her ex-husband Paul (Thomas Hayden Church) and his hot-tempered second wife Patty (Demi Moore). Confronted with the deeply painful, half-buried truths that have given rise to the family's primal web ofresentments a
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Sam Levinson
Production: Phase 4 Films
  2 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
46
Rotten Tomatoes:
44%
R
Year:
2011
119 min
$8,464
Website
448 Views


And he says to me, dad,

How come people aren't allowed

to play the trumpet here?

I said, aw, Dylan,

It means you're not allowed

to honk your car horn.

But I just wanna raise

a toast to Dylan

And his lovely bride, Heather.

I know they're gonna have a long

and wonderful life together.

I also wanna take a moment to

thank Patty, my lovely bride,

For putting together the

reception and the tent,

And such a lovely slide show

That so wonderfully

captured our family.

And last before I sit down,

I just wanted to say

thank you to Alice

For coming home on such

a joyous occasion.

I know it means

a lot to her brother.

And it means a lot

to the whole family.

So, thank you, Alice.

...And I always loved

Marilyn Monroe, obviously.

So I said, now when you get up

to bat, you remember,

I'm Marilyn Monroe,

and you're Joe DiMaggio.

So you look over at me

And I'm gonna blow

you a little kiss.

And you are gonna hit it

right out of the park.

And you know what?

He did.

Okay, let's say

most of the time.

But did you notice today,

When you stepped up to bat,

I blew you a little kiss.

Anyways, I love you, Dylan.

And I am so happy

That you hit another

homer with Heather.

And I know in my

heart of hearts,

That you two are a match

made in heaven.

I love you.

I love you.

Lynn? Lynn.

Would you like to come up

and share any stories

Of Dylan when he was

a little boy?

Come on, give her

a little encouragement.

Um, I'm Dylan's mother, Lynn.

And, uh, I'm not very good

at this kind of thing.

I... I don't really have

any stories right now.

I didn't expect to speak.

So, I guess, I...

I guess I just wanna say

how grateful I am to...

To be a part of this

moment in your life.

And how happy I am

for the both of you.

I am.

And I'm sorry I don't

have any funny stories

From when you were

a little boy.

I just know that I...

I just know that I love

you so much right now.

I love you so much, Dylan.

You've grown into

such an amazing man.

And when I look at you now,

I'm so proud of you.

I'm so proud of the

man you've become.

That's all.

Hey, Lee.

Hey.

You know,

You never get a band

at these things anymore.

God, we had

a fantastic band.

You know, Ben, I think my

youngest daughter

Has a little crush on you.

Alice, do you think, uh,

maybe you and I could

Have a word in private?

Just...

I'd rather not, Paul.

Just for a second.

I was just...

No.

It won't take long.

Paul, no.

Okay. Read you loud and clear.

Just like when you

were a little girl.

Message received. Okay.

Lee, it's good seeing you.

That was, like, the most

bad ass thing I've ever seen.

Mom, can I talk to you

for a minute?

Excuse me.

Mom, don't you have

anything to say to me?

What do you want me to say?

I wanna know why

you weren't on my side.

You're my mother.

Why didn't you help me

fight for my children?

Why couldn't you help me

fight for Dylan?

Christ's sakes, Lynn.

It's Dylan's wedding.

Can't you just let it be?

Um, have you

guys seen Elliot?

Because, no one knows

where he went.

How you doing, grampa?

I'm doing okay.

But I gotta get out there

and do some yard work.

Yeah, I feel you.

Try to plow some of these

bridesmaids

If that's what you're

talking about.

That isn't what

I'm talking about.

Elliot!

Elliot?

Elliot!

Now, we gotta watch out

what we're doing.

It's dark out here.

Okay. Here we go.

So he has nothing to lose.

And he breaks up

with his fiance?

Lee. Lee?

I don't know what to do.

It's very late and I don't

know where Elliot is.

And I'm getting scared.

Well, where could he be?

His name is Elliot Hellman,

about six one, six two...

Okay, we're off.

Hey, uh, Aunt Lynn?

What?

I don't know if I saw Elliot

for sure, for sure,

But I think I saw him

in an inner tube.

Inner tube?

Yeah. Like, uh,

in the Chesapeake.

Oh, god.

What?

Is this the harbor master?

Okay, I think my wife's sister's

kid is out in the bay.

I think he's in an inner tube.

The f*** is that?

Everything must change

Nothing remains the same

Everyone must change

No one and nothing

remains the same

Now the young's the old

And mysteries do unfold

Cause that's the way of time

Nothing and no one

remains the same

There are not so

Many things in life

You can be sure of

Whoo

Except the rain

comes from the clouds

Sunlight from the sky

And hummingbirds do fly

Young becomes the old

And mysteries do unfold

That's the way of time

Nothing, no one

remains unchanged

There are so little things

So few things in life

You can be sure of

Except rain comes

from the clouds

Sunlight from the sky

And humming birds do fly

Everything's changed

Everything

Everything must change

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Sam Levinson

Samuel "Sam" Levinson is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. He is the son of Diana Rhodes and writer/director/actor Barry Levinson. He made his film debut in the 1992 film Toys, along with his brother Jack. He later appeared in such films as Bandits and What Just Happened? as Carl. In 2009, he co-starred as Peter Thompson in Stoic. He won the 2011 Sundance Film Festival Waldo Salt screenwriting award for his directorial debut film, Another Happy Day. He also co-wrote his father's 2017 TV movie The Wizard of Lies about Bernie Madoff. more…

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