Being Human Page #6

Synopsis: Five bittersweet vignettes that span the entire human history about five different men, all called Hector and played by the same actor (Robin Williams), who find themselves at a critical juncture in their lives. In prehistoric times, Hector lives in peace with his wife and their little son and daughter in a cave on a quite uninhabited island somewhere in the north. His world is shattered when a group of foreign pagan raiders led by a young chieftain and a somewhat pacifistic priest arrive there. In Ancient Rome, Hector is a loyal well-treated slave of Lucinnius, a somewhat naive big trader with political connections. When his latest shipment fails to arrive and the local corrupt governor Cyprion refuses to lend him money for his further endeavors due to bad omen that a professional soothsayer saw while reading the future from a chicken liver, he is ruined. To make things worse, just as Hector plans to ask his master for freedom and elope with his master's female African slave Thalia, L
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Bill Forsyth
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
 
IMDB:
5.4
Metacritic:
33
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
PG-13
Year:
1994
122 min
289 Views


Mrs. P, you poor thing!

That doesn't sound good,

Leonard. I don't think...

Hey, troup...

You moving out, mrs. P?

Is the apartment

going to be available?

He's not going to the hospital.

I've got a family emergency.

Emergency?

What do you call this?

All right, listen.

O.K., um,

listen, how's Tuesday

for you, George?

I'm no good in the morning.

Maybe in the afternoon

I could meet you in the hospital.

I'll bring flowers.

F*** flowers.

Who'll pay for this?

Who'll check her in the hospital?

Your building fell down.

It's not my building.

They won't let me leave.

They'll love this in court.

You didn't even ride

to the hospital?

You got a credit card

or something?

Yeah. Wait. The guy

you want is right there.

Can I get him?

That's my partner.

Can I bring him back?

Well, they were

as close to friends

as two mutual slaves

to money may be.

Boris, a**hole,

it's never been this bad.

Did you bring all the papers?

Yes. We seem to be

covered for everything.

What do you mean "we"?

[siren]

Hey, it's your problem.

How is she?

She's a f***ing voodoo witch.

She didn't break a single bone.

She's yelling at me,

"Jump through. Break both legs."

Why did you f*** me on this? Why?

I didn't-- Listen, I'm sorry.

I just put your name

on the lousy forms.

I didn't plan this.

I told you, don't

do that anymore, O.K.?

Just stop doing that.

It's my name, O.K.?

My name is mine.

Use your name on the forms.

Remember that?

Remember your name?

I got it.

Boris Borlanski!

Don't let it spoil your weekend.

You haven't seen these kids

for four years.

I'll take care of it.

Who's in charge up there?

Cobb.

I don't know him. Cobb...

All right. Go on.

I promise you'll

walk away from this.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry I blew up at you.

You got to get out

of this business.

Here she is. Enjoy your weekend.

I'll straighten everything out.

Good luck. It's never

been this bad, Boris.

Everything can be fixed. Always.

What's up?

Am I glad to see you.

Hi. Uh...

You can drop me off

at the shop, right?

Yeah. You bring my bag?

Yep.

Where is it?

It's back there.

Your camera's in there, too.

Thanks.

Take some photographs of the kids.

I will.

That's nice. Thanks.

Don't worry. Come on, relax.

This is the beginning

of something, not the end.

Yeah.

I'm jealous. You're going

to start to be a father again.

Thanks for talking me into this.

You were totally ready.

You're right.

I am ready, aren't I?

It's been long enough.

I'm ready.

Oh. I'm going to fix

that sh*t with Boris.

Good.

I can't go on.

No. I want my freedom.

And the kids--

it's going to work out, isn't it?

When it does, they

can come over, right?

That was the plan.

When we get a bigger space.

That's all we need. We'll get

a big apartment together.

You just said a bigger

apartment together.

I said that, didn't I?

Yeah. What?

Hector.

What?

You're a man of decisions today.

I like this!

I am. Now get out of my car.

I don't want to drive

around the block.

Already it's your car.

What's the freedom part?

Freedom's from Boris, not you.

I'm your slave.

I'm your love slave.

You know? Come on.

Thanks for the car and everything.

Do the best you can with them.

I will. what are those?

Oh, my god!

You have to deliver them!

I don't have time.

It's two blocks before the bridge.

It's a five-minute detour.

Who died?

Nobody died. It's a golden wedding.

Yeah? Listen, please

don't ask me to do this, O.K.?

Honey...

Please.

Honey...

What?

You have to.

You want my car?

You need my car?

This is how we help each other.

This is a relationship.

All right. All right.

Thanks.

Phone if there are any catastrophes.

Don't suffer alone, a**hole.

[chuckles] Thanks.

Hector!

What?

No gas.

Great.

Hector, have a great time!

[horn honks]

And once again,

the man crossed the river.

Don't stop.

Hell.

[honk honk]

[siren]

Hello, Hector.

You made it.

The kids are just coming.

They're not crazy about going

to the beach house,

I should warn you.

I would have made other plans.

I thought this was

a good way to start,

but maybe it isn't.

You should be allowed

to make your own mistakes.

It's just for a couple of nights.

They can take it.

Check into a hotel

if it gets to be too bad.

They love room service.

Come on, guys. Let's go.

Your father's waiting.

Here's where we'll be

if anything crops up.

Thanks for the break.

Maybe this is a little sudden for them.

I should come by

a couple of nights

and get to know them that way.

By Monday, you'll know them.

You've grown.

Well, here he is--

the invisible dad.

That's what they call you.

Hi.

Hi.

Hi.

Well, you three have a good weekend.

If it gets too miserable

at the beach house,

your dad will take you to a hotel.

Good luck, Hector.

Thanks.

See you Monday, Hector.

Are these flowers for mom?

Oh, god!

Gee!

What have I done?

Ohh...

No.

What's wrong?

A lot.

I can't face her just now.

Let's go.

[car honks]

Have a nice time.

Portable phone.

You want to make any calls?

Tom?

No.

And it's Thomas.

But we called you Tom.

That's what's on

your birth certificate.

I changed it.

O.K...it's your name.

You can do what you want with it.

Hey, you guys,

you got to help me here.

We need supplies

before we get there.

Keep your eyes peeled

for a supermarket.

We also need gas.

Oh, god, we really need gas.

We're running on fumes here.

Steaks.

What? Let me keep a couple of steaks.

Give the chickens a break

this weekend, O.K.?

Want some hamburger, too?

O.K.

Obviously, we stay away

from the luncheon meats, huh?

What was wrong with that?

It's just kitchen towel.

It's paper.

It's bleached,

and it wasn't recycled.

This is better for the planet?

Mm-hmm.

You don't recycle?

No.

You just buy junk.

I don't eat steak. I eat chicken.

What's this?

Those are sweet rolls.

You like sweet rolls, Thomas?

No.

Why don't you ask us what we like?

It'll save you money.

You buy junk, we won't eat it.

Why don't you show me?

I'll just tag along.

You know what you like.

I do it every week anyway.

She does.

She tells us what to eat.

We let her.

O.K.

She seems to know.

Are you Anna?

Who?

The name on the car.

No, I'm not Anna.

She's my friend.

She loaned me the car.

Your girlfriend?

A good friend. Very close.

What about the flowers?

They look like they should

be delivered to somebody.

Is that your job?

Something like that.

I get it.

But you're not going to.

Well, I forgot.

I was slightly distracted.

You know, that happens.

Now we're on the

wrong side of town.

That's it?

Yeah, that's it...

I guess.

I see.

You're not seeing me

at my best today.

[tv]

O.K., so you're an aquarius

on the cusp of pisces.

What can I do for you today?

I'm thinking about moving.

You're thinking about moving.

You mean out of your house?

Is that what you mean?

Far away.

Be as specific as you can.

Hone in on the problem

that you have.

I'm thinking about moving

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Bill Forsyth

William David "Bill" Forsyth (born 29 July 1946) is a Scottish film director and writer known for his films Gregory's Girl (1981), Local Hero (1983), and Comfort and Joy (1984). more…

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