Beach Pillows

Synopsis: Once-promising writer Morgan Midwood works at his father's furniture store to save up enough money to buy an engagement ring for his high school sweetheart and presumed saving grace. However, when he discovers she's been making a cuckold of him, he enters a tailspin-getting arrested, evicted, and fired in short order-and seems content to move home with his parents and embrace a life of anonymity and failed promise. At the same time, Morgan's carefree, underachieving best friend Nick, who has arguably exacerbated Morgan's troubles, finally decides to take some stock in his own life, championing a revolutionary piece of furnishing for sale in Morgan's father's store. Over the course of a Long Island summer full of love, laughs, heartbreak, and self-discovery, these two friends ride a violent and hilarious wave teeming with women, family, cops, and cons, hoping not to get swallowed under.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Year:
2014
96 min
38 Views


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[LAUGHTER]

[LAUGHTER STOPS]

WHAT?

SH*T SUCKER

FORGOT TO LEAVE A KEY.

MAYBE HE'S HOME.

NO, HE'S STILL AT WORK.

I JUST TALKED TO HIM.

REALLY?

YEAH, HE SAID HE LEFT A KEY

UNDER THE MAT.

[POUNDING ON DOOR]

CAMPBELL!

- DON'T KICK THE DOOR.

- WATCH OUT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

OH! JESUS! F***!

[GRUNTS]

THE TOUCH OF A CHILD MOLESTER,

YOU HAVE.

MY GOD.

REMIND ME AGAIN WHY WE HANG OU WITH THIS GUY?

'CAUSE HIS APARTMENT'S

THE TITS.

CAMPBELL!

KIND OF A GAY BEDROOM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON

IN THERE.

[LAUGHS]

OH!

[CHUCKLES]

WOULD YOU LOOK AT THIS?!

[Spooky accent] THIS IS

WHERE I HANG THE HEADS

OF ALL THE SNOWMEN I KILL.

[LAUGHS]

PRETTY GOOD, RIGHT?

THAT'S A GOOD

CAMPBELL IMPRESSION.

- HEY.

- THANK YOU.

TILL THE SH*T STAINS

OUR SOCKS.

YOU'RE NEVER GONNA LET ME

FORGET THAT, ARE YOU?

MMM.

[SIGHS]

IT'S CLASSIC MORGAN.

[METAL CLATTERS]

WHOO!

OKAY, CAMPBELL.

THIS IS NICE.

YEAH. ALL THIS AFTER HIM

AND HIS BANKER BUDDIES

SODOMIZED THE ECONOMY

INTO SUBMISSION.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

THAT WAS CONSENSUAL, BRO.

- I MEAN, THE MARKET DECIDED.

- [LAUGHS]

SERIOUSLY, THOUGH,

THIS IS INSANE.

I MEAN, I DIDN'T THINK HE HAD

THIS MUCH SCRATCH.

THIS PLACE MUST HAVE COS A FORTUNE.

YEAH, BUT IT PAYS FOR ITSELF

WITH ALL THE P*SSY IT RAKES IN,

MAN.

WELL, ASSUMING YOU PAY

FOR P*SSY.

EVERYBODY PAYS FOR P*SSY,

AND P*SSY'S EXPENSIVE.

VERY TRUE.

[BEETHOVEN'S "SYMPHONY NO. 3,

SCHERZO" PLAYS]

YOU READY FOR ROUND TWO, MAN?

- AHH.

- ROUND TWO, BABY.

YOU ARE A MADMAN.

DON'T MISS THE BELL

FOR ROUND TWO.

DON'T YOU MISS THAT BELL,

'CAUSE WHEN I'M IN THE CITY,

MORGAN,

I LIKE TO LET MY GOOSE LOOSE.

- I LIKE TO LET MY GOOSE LOOSE.

- YEAH, I KNOW.

- AND SEE WHERE MY GOOSE FLIES.

- I KNOW ALL ABOUT YOUR GOOSE.

JUST LET IT GO, MAN.

JUST LET YOUR LITTLE GOOSE GO!

I'VE SEEN YOUR GOOSE

TOO MANY TIMES.

[LAUGHS]

WOW. WHAT IS I ABOUT A HARD DAY'S WORK

THAT MAKES:

WHAT YOU DO AFTERWARDS

SO JUST REWARDING, YOU KNOW?

YEAH, YOU KNOW,

HOW WAS WORK TODAY, NICK?

WOW.

MAYBE I WAS ASKING YOU.

MAYBE I WANTED TO KNOW

WHAT THAT FELT LIKE, MAN.

YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYONE'S ALWAYS

THINKING ABOUT THEMSELVES.

I DIDN'T MEAN IT THAT WAY,

OKAY?

NO, YOU'RE RIGHT, THOUGH.

I DON'T HAVE A JOB, SO I

SHOULDN'T FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS.

I SHOULD IN NO WAY FEEL WORRIED

ABOUT IT.

- OH, STOP!

- SH*T, SORRY.

STOP WHAT?

I'M JUST SAYING THE TRUTH.

YOU HAVE A JOB.

I DON'T.

YOU SHOULD FEEL GOOD

ABOUT YOURSELF.

I SHOULDN'T.

THAT'S ONLY FAIR.

I DON'T FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF,

OKAY?

I'M SORRY, NICK.

I HATE MY JOB.

THIS IS NOT REWARDING.

THIS IS... SAD.

[CHUCKLES]

SO, WE'RE BOTH FAILURES?

I KNEW THERE WAS A REASON

WE HUNG OUT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BECAUSE OF

YOUR ROSY DISPOSITION.

IT TURNS OUT IT'S BECAUSE

WE HAVE SO MUCH IN COMMON.

- EXACTLY, WE'RE FAILURES.

- MAKES SENSE.

YEAH, WE'RE FAILURES.

I'M GONNA SMOKE A JOINT.

NO, NO, NO.

COME ON.

LET'S WAIT FOR, UH, CAMPBELL

TO GET HERE.

GO F*** YOURSELF, MAN!

YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME FEEL SHITTY

ABOUT MY LIFE,

YOU'RE GONNA TELL ME

I'M A FAILURE,

AND THEN YOU'RE NOT GONNA LET ME

SMOKE SOME WEED AND FORGET ABOUT IT?

- GO F*** YOURSELF.

- AWW, WHAT A POOR BABY.

[Baby-talking]

GO AHEAD, SMOKE YOU WEED.

MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.

AND SHOULD I MAKE ENOUGH

WEASEL JAM FOR TWO?

[Normal voice] WELL,

I'LL SMOKE SOME IF YOU OFFER.

THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH.

FAILURES TOGETHER.

- YO.

- YO?

- YO.

- YO?

I DON'T RECOGNIZE ANY OF

THE PEOPLE IN THESE PICTURES.

MAYBE YOU HAVE FACE BLINDNESS.

FACE BLINDNESS? NO.

T-T-THESE PHOTOS

AREN'T OF CAMPBELL

OR ANYBODY IN HIS FAMILY.

[LAUGHS]

CAMPBELL LEAVES IN THE GENERIC

PHOTOS HE BUYS WITH THE FRAMES.

IT'S SENSE OF HUMOR, MORG.

I GUESS I DON'T UNDERSTAND

COMEDY.

THAT COUPLED WITH THE FAC THAT HE HAS A REALLY UNSAVORY

FAMILY LIFE.

I GUESS SO.

I MEAN, A LOT YOU CAN LEARN

ABOUT A GUY'S PAS JUST FROM THE PICTURES

IN HIS ROOM, YOU KNOW?

IT'S JUST WEIRD.

THAT'S WHY YOU ALWAYS RUN OU THE PLAY, BUDDY.

YOU NEVER KNOW:

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

[DOG BARKING]

NICK!

[MUSIC STOPS]

OH, MY GOD!

LISTEN, I THINK WE HAVE

THE WRONG APARTMENT.

WE THOUGHT THIS WAS...

[DOG GROWLING]

AH! AH! AH!

OH, SHE'S CUTE!

WHAT IS SHE, A WESTIE?

[GROANS]

["DEMONS" PLAYS]

FORGOT ALL THE SHI YOU USED TO TALK ABOUT

I CAN'T HEAR YOU ANYMORE

YOU PUT YOUR DEMONS

ON THE WALLS OF US

YOU WASTED TIME:

THAT WASN'T YOURS

IT'S BEEN AWHILE

SINCE I PUT MY HAND OUT

I'VE TAKEN TIME

TO HATE SOME MORE

IT'S HARD TO WATCH YOU MAKE

YOUR OFFERING:

IT'S EVEN HARDER TO IGNORE

- [MUSIC STOPS]

- MORGAN?

YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO

BE DOING THAT, RIGHT?

GOOD.

'CAUSE THE HAROLD SHIPMEN JUST CAME IN,

SO GET YOUR ASS:

OVER TO THE WAREHOUSE.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

[SIGHS]

[ENGINE TURNS OVER]

["THE BUMP" PLAYS]

I GOT A LUST FOR LIFE

AND A DANGEROUS MIND

IN MY TRAIL OF DUST

WHO KNOWS WHAT YOU'LL FIND?

WELL, I CAN TAKE A TREE

AND TEAR IT FROM ITS ROOTS

IF YOU SEE ME:

- I SUGGEST YOU MOVE

- [SIGHS]

WE'RE FULL-GROWN MEN

THOUGH WE ACT LIKE KIDS

BUT WE'LL FACE THE MUSIC

NEXT TIME WE ROLL IN

ED, CAN YOU ASK THAT GIRL

OVER THERE FOR A CIGARETTE?

WHY?

CIGARETTES ARE COOL.

SO IS THIS BOOK.

JUST GET IT YOURSELF.

I'LL GIVE YOU 10 BUCKS.

YOU CAN GET A WHOLE PACK

FOR 10 BUCKS.

CONSIDERING:

YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION,

THAT WOULD NOT BE

A SOUND INVESTMENT.

[Chuckling] SOUND INVESTMENT.

CHAPTER FOUR...

SOUND INVESTMENTS.

YOU JUST FINISH THAT CHAPTER?

WHAT ABOUT SUPPLY AND DEMAND,

YOU CONDESCENDING F***?

WHY CAN'T YOU JUS GO OVER THERE YOURSELF?

WHY CAN'T I

GO OVER THERE MYSELF?

BECAUSE THAT'S DANIELLA DELBUSSO

OVER THERE.

CAN'T EXACTLY GO ASK HER

FOR A CIGARETTE:

GIVEN THE TERMS UPON WHICH

WE ENDED OUR RELATIONSHIP.

- SO ASK SOMEBODY ELSE.

- YOU SEE ANYONE ELSE SMOKING?

CAN'T EXACTLY GO AROUND ASKING

STRANGERS FOR CIGARETTES.

I MIGHT AS WELL... MIGHT AS WELL

TRY TO SCORE SOME CRACK

- WHILE I'M AT IT.

- [SCOFFS]

I'M ALL BENT OUT OF SHAPE.

SEE, THIS IS WHAT THEY DO.

THEY GET YOU ALL WORKED UP

ABOUT THE STIGMA THAT GOES ALONG

WITH BEING A SMOKER,

YOUR NERVES ARE ALL SHOT,

AND YOU NEED A BUD EVEN WORSE.

MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE A JUNKIE,

ED!

I FEEL LIKE A JUNKIE.

[IMITATES SHUDDERING]

THANK YOU.

SO, DID SHE ASK ABOUT ME?

YEAH.

SHE ASKED WHY YOU COULDN' JUST GO OVER THERE YOURSELF.

[CHUCKLES]

THAT B*TCH HAS A LOT OF NERVE.

MY P.O. SAYS I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO

BE AROUND IMMATURE SITUATIONS.

I'M GOING TO THE CITY.

MORGAN'S WAITING. LET'S GO.

NAH, I DON'T REALLY

FEEL LIKE IT TODAY, MAN.

WORKING ON A BASE HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

GIVE ME YOUR KEYS.

I CAN'T.

MY MOM HAS WORK TONIGHT.

OKAY, F***ING DRIVE ME

TO THE TRAIN STATION.

- LET'S GO.

- ALL RIGHT, AFTER THIS CHAPTER.

WHAT?

BUY LOW, SELL HIGH.

POOR PEOPLE ARE LAZY.

COME ON, MOTHERF***ER!

[LAUGHS]

OOH!

WHOO-HOO-HOO!

WOW. THERE IT IS.

[SIGHS]

IT'S PERFECT.

SO, ON THE PRICE,

IS THAT A HARD NUMBER,

OR IS THERE SOME W-WIGGLE?

UM, DO YOU TAKE DEBIT?

I SOMETIMES THINK

YOU'RE SMARTER

JUST LIVING ON THE STREETS,

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