Clear History Page #9

Synopsis: A PR specialist refuses to market a car called a "Howard" - a colossal error that loses him a billion dollars and makes him a national joke. He loses his hair, shaves his beard, takes a new name, and moves to Martha's Vineyard. Jump ten years: "Rolly" is a popular local whose sangfroid evaporates when the Howard's inventor moves to the island. Rolly, his old self unrecognizable, hatches a plan to rid the island of his nemesis; he also decides to woo the billionaire's wife. Fellatio, a former girlfriend, a woman who's lost weight, her boyfriend, the band Chicago, a menacing Chechen, a bus load of ill children, and a pair of ne'er-do-wells with experience with explosives figure in the story.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Greg Mottola
Production: HBO Films
 
IMDB:
6.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
59%
TV-MA
Year:
2013
101 min
443 Views


I took a little note, you know.

And you in the seersucker.

- What do you think?

- Wow.

I mean, it takes a lot to pull that off.

What? Are you kidding?

I was raised on seersucker.

Got bar mitzvahed in seersucker.

I got a closet full of these.

- Well...

- It's all I wear.

- You wanna come inside?

- Love to.

- Hey, a**hole.

- What?

What the hell are you looking at?

- Get the f*** over here.

- Yes, sir.

Throw those bags in... God damn it!

You know what? That lid, that

sippy lid with the hole in it.

- Yeah?

- I invented that.

Really? You know what else you invented?

What?

- Oh, my God.

- They look so great. I really love them.

I hope it really catches on.

I gotta tell you something.

Because I would love to be remembered

as the guy who invented

the eye-level outlet.

What a legacy that would be.

Yeah. It would be amazing.

And then you could get into

designing the plates...

You have coffee. You need coffee?

Oh, no thanks.

Yeah. Rolly got me a vanilla latte.

She likes lattes.

Look at the jacket.

- Yeah, it's seersucker.

- Yeah. Sharp.

I never could get my

head around seersucker.

Really? It's a nice look.

Hey, guys. Look at the skiers.

Oh, wow. Look at that. What a day.

Let's go water-skiing.

We gotta take out the new boat.

I know, but I cannot do it. It's a...

Hey, you know what?

I'm happy to take you water-skiing.

You want me to...

My friend Frank can drive the boat.

Take it out. It's there to be enjoyed.

- I love it.

- Sure.

- You should enjoy it.

- Yeah.

- Those guys are good.

- She wants to go. That's fine.

- I'd love it. Let's do it.

- No, it looks great.

- Dad. What's going on?

- Hey, there he is. How are you?

- Howard, this is Rolly.

- Rolly.

He's helping us out around

the house a little bit.

- Hello, Howard.

- Run upstairs, grab a shower,

- we'll go get something to eat.

- All right. Sounds good.

- Okay. See you, bud.

- All right. Hey, Rolly.

- Yeah?

- It's good to meet you.

Yeah. Nice to meet you, Howard.

- See you, bud.

- See you.

Oh, my God. What a kid.

Man, oh, man. What charisma.

He lights up a room, this kid.

- He does.

- He lights it up.

- Can I say something crazy?

- Yeah.

I think this kid could be president.

I'm not kidding. He's got that aura.

Or at least a senator.

- The girls are all over him.

- A councilman, a city council.

- A councilman?

- That kid could be in the city council.

You're very sweet, thank you so much.

At the very least a dentist.

I f***ing doubted you,

but you were right.

She f***ing loves you.

- Did I tell you?

- You told me.

- Was I right?

- You were right.

- Am I crazy?

- You're not crazy.

And how dumb is the f***ing husband?

- Oh, my God.

- Moron!

- He let you take her water-skiing?

- Water-skiing, take her!

Unbelievable.

I wonder where we should live?

I know I made fun of the bowling alley.

To tell you the truth,

between you and me, I love to bowl.

Oh.

- We'll get a league going.

- Let's start a league.

- We'll start a league in the house.

- We'll bowl in the house.

I wonder if she'll let

me date other people.

Hey.

Oh, my God. You were incredible.

- That was pretty impressive.

- Oh, thanks.

- That was awesome.

- Oh, boy.

- Congratulations.

- Whoo hoo!

- That felt so good.

- Here you go.

All right. I've been hogging all the time.

It's your turn, Rolly.

You wanted to get out there.

- Yeah. I know, but...

- Here's the wetsuit.

I've checked every

database available to me.

I've checked with my friends

around the country in law enforcement.

I even checked morgues and hospitals.

This guy, Nathan Flomm, it's like he's

fallen off the face of the Earth.

I need to find this man

and repay him what I owe him.

He's gotta be out there somewhere.

- Stop!

- I don't understand.

Stop the boat. Stop!

I've been looking for him for 10 years.

- What are you doing?

- I need to right this wrong.

Hurry!

We must find him.

- I'm drowning!

- We must.

Throw the f***ing thing! Throw it!

I told you I would find you.

Well, what a pleasant surprise.

Look at this, it's Tibor.

Where is the money for the car?

I don't quite have it on me, but I'm...

- You don't have it on you, eh?

- I will definitely...

I will tell you something now, okay?

If you don't give me this money...

Yeah.

I will have to take something from you.

- Yeah.

- Okay?

I will take something

from you very, very important.

You will take something important, okay.

Perhaps I will take a ball.

Okay. You'll take a ball.

Yes, a ball.

I see. Very nice of you not to take two.

You could be taking two.

This is a testament to

your character, Tibor.

You could be taking two balls,

you're only taking one.

I think that's very nice.

I want for you now to stop all talking.

- Okay.

- And to give me the f***ing money, okay?

I promise you, I'll be giving

you that money within two days.

That's a Scout's honor promise.

Sorry.

Oh, no.

"Hey, " fiber.

Can I talk to you for one second?

Hey...

You and Jennifer, huh?

What is it to you?

Well, I was just curious. You're dating?

She's nice girl.

Lovely, lovely girl.

But there's something I need to tell you.

What do you need to tell me?

She blew Chicago.

The city?

The band.

25 Or 6 To 4 Chicago?

- Yes. Yes.

- How do you know this?

It's common knowledge.

Everybody on the island knows this.

She blew Chicago?

It's not such a big deal.

You blow people.

People blow people, it happens.

Eh... It's not so bad.

- Good song.

- Awesome song.

- You like this band?

- I love these guys.

You love them, huh?

How much do you love them?

I have, like,

four of their albums.

Tell me. You go to concert

here maybe 20 years ago?

- I had a blast.

- Oh, you had a blast, huh?

Let me ask you one more question.

Did you perhaps go backstage after show?

Jennifer!

Jennifer!

What the f***?

- Hey.

- Hi.

- Look at this.

- So funny.

How about that, huh?

Crazy.

That's funny.

All right.

No, no. You back up

because you've got...

Your clearance is much closer.

Your clearance isn't far back.

It's right around the corner.

Your clearance is right around the corner.

My clearance is a little bit

further than around the corner.

- Rhonda...

- It just is.

I know where the clearances are.

Rolly, I've been driving

this road every day.

Rhonda, I've been here 10 years.

I know every clearance on the island.

You need to back up. Why should I back up?

You got a little tiny car.

I'm sorry. I can't even believe

we're having this conversation!

I don't believe it either!

Your clearance is right behind you.

You want to bet some money on that?

Yeah, I wanna bet a lot of money

on that!

And you have the money to put on it!

- Move your car. Rolly!

- What?

- Back up your car.

- No, back up your car.

Oh, my God. Are you out of your mind?

- I'm out of my mind'? What?

- Are you kidding me?

It's not that hard!

- It's not that hard to do!

- You don't know about Vineyard etiquette.

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Larry David

Lawrence Gene David (born July 2, 1947) is an American comedian, writer, actor, playwright, and television producer. He and Jerry Seinfeld created the television series Seinfeld, of which David was the head writer and executive producer from 1989 to 1997. David has subsequently gained further recognition for the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, which he also created, in which he stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself.David's work won him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1993. Formerly a stand-up comedian, David went into television comedy, writing and starring in ABC's Fridays, as well as writing briefly for Saturday Night Live. He has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, and was voted by fellow comedians and comedy insiders as the 23rd greatest comedy star ever in a 2004 British poll to select "The Comedian's Comedian". more…

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