Asthma Page #5

Synopsis: Our filthy hero Gus mutters to himself, just before stealing a white Rolls Royce. He happens upon Ruby, a stunning tattoo artist he's always had a thing for, and waves her into the convertible. The misfits escape the city and into nature, sharing a joint, wondering why things used to be so much cooler in the '70s. Asthma is a modern romance that explores addiction in a fresh and honest way. She warns him not to fall in love with her, but the higher you are the harder you fall.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Jake Hoffman
Production: Out Of The Woods Productions
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
41
Rotten Tomatoes:
10%
NOT RATED
Year:
2014
90 min
Website
146 Views


- Okay.

Okay, okay.

If he's not in immediate danger

you need to fill out the forms

and wait your turn.

Look, lady,

you're not listening to me.

He is in immediate danger.

He practically

just OD'd in my car.

Okay, he definitely has problems

but he's not

in immediate danger.

So please, take a seat

and fill out the form.

Lady, I'm not an expert, but

he's the color green.

He just threw up

and it was a weird color

and if I hadn't been there

he probably would have

choked on it and died.

I think something is very wrong

with him and he needs help.

Can you please get a doctor?

This is a f***in' hospital,

can you get a doctor?

First... please don't raise

your voice.

And where did he go?

Uh..

Gus?

Argh! Gus!

Um, excuse me, Flannel.

Uh, it'll be just a minute.

Gus?

Gus?

Hi, did somebody sick-looking

just went past here?

Yeah, it's a hospital.

Alright, smart ass,

thanks a lot.

- Gus!

- Sick people everywhere.

Gus!

Gus, what the f***?

Dude, you can't just leave me

like that.

I've been looking everywhere

for you. You need a doctor.

Look... I'm fine.

You're not fine.

You just threw up in the car.

That's my bad.

I... I'm... I'm fine.

Honestly, I'm fine.

How amazing is that?

F***ing amazing, huh?

It's like a day old, not even,

it's like an hour old.

Unbelievable.

It doesn't know anything yet.

It's completely pure.

Do you think that

we're born a certain way..

...or that life shapes us

into who we are?

That one's really ugly.

Well, you know, ugly babies,

they need love too.

Come on.

Ho-ho-ho,

it's about f***in' time.

So glad you could make it.

Yeah, sorry I'm late.

Apology accepted.

What's that?

Meat.

Isn't that what you wanted?

I can't. I'm sorry.

I don't mean any disrespect,

but can I please go?

That's alright, Lilly.

Shiva insists on free will.

Yeah, but... this is too much.

Of course.

Shh.

Would you rather be a lion

or a squirrel?

The ancient Aghori believed

that the best way to honor

Shiva and her principles

was to eat human flesh.

Shut up.

It's true.

Gussy, Gussy, Gussy.

Well, if she wants to hang out

with f***ing cannibal freaks..

...be my f***ing guest.

I'm sure that's good

for your asthma.

F*** off.

Where we going?

As far away from

that low scene as possible.

Far far f***ing away.

"Most men pursue pleasure

with such breathless haste

that they hurry past it."

Hey, leave Kierkegaard

out of this, okay?

He got nothing to do with it.

It means slow the f*** down.

That is not what I meant.

No, no, no.

I'm a f***ing addict, okay?

Put your hands

where I can see them.

Sir!

Put your hands

on the steering wheel.

Alright.

They don't know the real truth.

They don't know the real truth.

Obama's in the White House.

I'm in jail.

Ugh, f***ing jail!

Hey, you..

...do you know the real truth?

What's that, man?

Did you vote for Obama?

No, man, I didn't vote.

You know Obama's trying

to steal all the money

from the Native Americans?

F***in' a..

Really he is.

That's why I'm in here.

I had a website up

telling the truth.

We had to get the truth

out there.

And my website crashed again.

I'm in jail.

It's not a coincidence.

I'm an Arawak..

...and we are owed

2 billion dollars.

Do you think a black guy is

gonna give us

our 2 billion dollars?

You know, I hate to say it..

...but if somebody

doesn't pay us..

...somebody might make him..

...go away.

'Cause that's a lot of money.

Money, money, money.

You know, that's what it's all

about at the end of the day.

And that's a crazy part

about it.

We need the money..

...just so we can go

live someplace

where money doesn't matter.

You f***in' hear me?

Hey!

Do you f***ing hear me

or am I talking to myself?

I asked you a question,

motherfuck.

Gottsegen.

Three steps back, please.

Little bit more. There you go.

Where are we going?

The turn off is back there.

I'm not taking you

back into the city.

Not in the shape you're in.

Where are you taking me?

Your mother's.

I don't know, Gus.

You know..

You know, somewhere along

the line, you gotta take

a little bit of responsibility,

just a little bit.

Oh, put that thing out.

I'm an addict, dad, okay?

Yeah, but you've..

I bet you are.

- I bet you are.

- Get your hands off me.

- Let me see this.

- Get your f***ing hands off me.

How'd.. What is that?

How'd you get those?

I got them playing hoops, dad.

Okay, you want to give me

an honest answer now?

No. Of course not.

'Cause you don't even

think that I just bailed you

out of county

for heroin possession

and driving a stolen car.

You know, you're lucky

he's not pressing charges. I..

Not... not every kid

whose parents get divorced

e... e... ends up

being a drug addict.

You... you decided to do that.

That was you.

- You're killing your mother.

- Oh, f*** you.

Since when do you

care about her?

I never stopped

caring about your mother...

Oh, cut the crap.

When was the last time

you went to see her?

Tell me, when was the last time

you went to see her?

When was the last time

you called her?

When was the last time you

checked to see if she was okay?

She's my ex-wife.

She's not my wife.

She's all alone,

and you don't even care.

Can I borrow some money?

Sure, sure.

I'll take it out of the damages

to the Rolls.

You know,

you just left it in the woods?

Gus, you didn't even, you didn't

even make a phone call.

You didn't even..

Were you gonna ever tell anybody?

W, what did... what did you

think was gonna happen to it?

- Coming in?

- No.

No, Gus, I'm not coming in.

Dad, I mean... she's sick.

And it could be the last time.

Let me ask you something.

Are you going in there to give

her love and support?

Or are you're just going in

to take her money?

Both.

Today's a good day.

She'll be happy to see you.

Well, I'm happy to see you.

- Well, I'll leave you alone.

- Okay.

Give me a shout

if you need anything.

Mm, my Gus. Mmm.

- Mwah.

- You smell like cigarettes.

Yeah, well, dad was smoking

in the car.

He didn't wanna come in, huh?

Uh, he wanted to, but I told

him to go f*** himself.

Good thinking.

I'm scared, Gus.

Mom, please,

just chill... alright?

Cindy says you're doing well.

She says your vitals are good.

So, just please, stop

stressing yourself out, okay?

What does Cindy know?

She doesn't know anything.

- Ma...

- I know myself.

I can't deal with this

right now, okay?

Hey, look... I got you a present.

Should I?

- Presents?

- Yeah.

Mmm, I like presents.

- Look, basketball cards.

- Oh..

- That's Larry Johnson.

- Oh, thanks.

And that's Lew Alcindor's

rookie card.

- Yeah.

- Yeah. Karee..

- Kareem.

- Yeah, skyhook.

- Skyhook.

- Skyhook.

You remember when you used to take

me to Knicks games when I was a kid?

How could I forget? You made me take

you home after the first quarter.

Hey, ma, I was 5 years old.

What do you expect?

You're staying here, right?

- Yeah, of course, of course.

- Tonight?

- Good.

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Jacob Edward "Jake" Hoffman (born March 20, 1981) is an American actor, writer and director. more…

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