Cuban Fury Page #4

Synopsis: 1987: A 13 year old natural born dancer with fire in his heels and snakes in his hips is working himself up to explode all over the UK Junior Salsa Championships. But then: a freakish bullying incident on the mean streets of London robs him of his confidence, and our young hero finds his life diverted down a very different path. So it is that 22 years later, an adult Bruce Garrett (Nick Frost) finds himself out-of-shape and unloved - trapped in a downward spiral of self-pity, repression and Nando's take-outs. Only Julia (Rashida Jones), his smart, funny, gorgeous new American boss, gives him reason to live. But she's untouchable. Out of his league, so he imagines, with her perfect smile and perfect life. Unknown to Bruce however, Julia has issues all of her own. Luckily for him, she also has a secret passion. Then there's Drew (Chris O'Dowd), his alpha male colleague and horny king-monkey of the office. With Drew making no secret of his desire to get (his words) "all up inside Julia",
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Director(s): James Griffiths
Production: eOne
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
52
Rotten Tomatoes:
52%
R
Year:
2014
98 min
$1,926,548
Website
341 Views


Exactly the same. Just a

horrible, grumpy, old bastard.

Holy sh*t, Bruce. This is huge.

Is this for her?

"Is this for her?"

Yes, it's for her.

I'm thinking about asking

her to maybe dance with me.

That sounds good, so

what happens next?

- I'm just going go ask her.

- Wrong.

No, no, no. You don't go straight

in with a big romantic gesture

until you've done the groundwork.

She's like a blank wall, Bruce.

Firstly, you have to

apply the primer,

then the undercoat and then

you go in with the emulsion.

What kind of wall?

It might not need primer.

I'm serious, Bruce.

You can't go and ask her out

until you've done the undercoat.

Fantastic, that's just tremendous.

Hey, Bruce.

- Hey.

- Oh, hey, man.

You look nice, but you know what?

I'm already, er, sorted

with a phone plan.

Bruce, you need your shoes otherwise

you're gonna miss out on this frame.

- Good luck.

- All right, here we go.

Phone shop.

- Oh.

- Oh.

Here comes the dirty thunder.

Oh, the Gaelic gale.

- Huh? I hit seven, I think.

- Move over.

Oh.

- Never mind.

- Pump it up.

Amazing. Ah.

Can I just give you a little bit

of constructive feedback?

- Yeah, please do.

- Oh, yeah.

Well, uh, I've noticed a

little flaw in your game.

OK, listen, I think I know

what you're going to say.

This probably is about me

continually rolling the balls into

the recess gutters, isn't it?

- Yes, it is.

- Yeah. I think...

I think it's the only weakness

in my game, you know?

It is. It is the only weakness,

but, uh, it's a pretty major one.

- Yeah, it's a biggy.

- So let's deal with it.

Here, I'll show you. Come on.

Oh! Sumba, bunga, wunga!

Did you see that?

So you put your

fingers in the holes.

No. No, no, no, no.

No innuendo, OK?

The first rule of bowling is

there's holes and there's balls

and we're all adults.

We just have to get over it.

- Let's bowl.

- Yup.

Hold your ball like a baby.

- Throw it like a rocket.

- Yup.

Hold it like a baby.

Throw it like a rocket, yeah?

Yeah.

Hold it like a baby and then

I throw it like a rocket.

I hold it like a baby and then

I throw it like a rocket.

Hold it like a baby and then

I throw it like a rocket.

Sorry. Sorry.

I'm calling social services.

You're calling social services?

Why? Has he been within

100 metres of a school?

- You're up, Jules.

- Oh.

Go on, Julio, if that's your name.

Listen, you just focus on

your baby rocket big shot.

Yeah.

All right. Let's do this.

Come on, baby ball.

- I just need one strike.

- Oh, wow.

Have you seen the pants

on that guy over there?

- Go on.

- Here we go.

Did you end up keeping the shoes

or you gave them back or...?

- No, I gave them back.

- I thought they really suited you.

Ah, do you mind if I

just put my seat back?

- Oh, there's not much room here.

- It's just I've got such long legs.

Oh! That's better.

Bruce, we'll drop you off first.

All that exercise, you must be exhausted.

- Bye, Bruce.

- See you later, Brucie.

Loving the pad. Let's

get this party started.

Bruce!

Bruce!

- Bruce!

- Hey, shut up.

My God, I thought it was number 4

and then I thought it's number 14

and then I thought it was

number 40 and then I went to 14

and then I went to 40,

but there isn't a 40.

- How are you doing?

- I'm good. Hello.

- One more for me.

- You want a drink?

- Do you have any Fanta?

- I do not.

That's a shame, because I do!

Ooh. Wow. I'll get glasses.

No, no, no, it's not a wedding.

You drink from the bottle.

- Erm... thank you.

- Mm-hmm.

- Salamati.

- Ah, salamati

- Mm.

- Mm. Urgh, it's flat.

It's not flat. It's still.

It's still Fanta.

- They don't do still Fanta.

- They don't do still Fanta.

I have to make my own. You just open

the bottle. Put it on the balcony.

Two days later, boom, shake

the room, yes please.

- Ha.

- Mm.

Are you ready?

Do you want to go? Let's go.

You're going like this?

Yeah. What's the matter with this?

Well...

everything

What are these?

- Shirts.

- Polyester mix?

I'm thinking 50% polyester,

20% Crimplene, 5% wool, yes?

- Sure.

- It's bullshit.

Silk, smart, casual, breathable.

Yes, please.

Cotton, soaks up

sweat like a sponge.

Vest up, my friend.

Linen, flyweight for quicker

movements, show off those turns.

Synthetic, less friction

means fewer blisters.

Unless you like blister. Do you

like blister? Who likes blister?

- Pilgrims.

- Exactly.

Who's that?

Can you hold that a second?

What's going on?

Not taking my calls?

- Just busy. I've been busy at work.

- Three words. The Velvet Pussycat.

- What, now?

- Yeah, come on. Get changed.

- It's a Tuesday night.

- Yeah, exactly.

Bruce, do you have any

idea how hard I've worked

- to get Amanda to take up a hobby.

- Mm.

I've been masterminding Project

Pilates for six months.

Why do you think that is?

Two whole hours of freedom,

8:
30 to 10:30, once a week.

What do you think I'm going to do

with that time, sit indoors wanking?

I can do that when she's at home.

I'm just... I'm bushed, you know?

I'm just going to have a

bath and hit the hay.

A bath?

Oh, that's nice. Will it have

nice little bubbles in it?

- Who are you talking to?

- Eh? Who's this?

Hi. My name is Bejan.

Pleased to meet you.

- It's a mate from work.

- Mate? Oh, my God. I'm honoured.

- All right.

- It's a big, big moment for me.

Well, I'll leave you to your bath.

We weren't having a group.

We weren't going to do group.

He was going to go and I was going

to have a bath. Please don't. Don't.

Don't worry. It's fine.

I'll er... I'll go by myself.

- I'll give you a call later, yeah?

- Yeah.

Bye, Gary!

He's cute.

Two more things, your

hairy chest and a tan.

- No, no, no.

- Yes, yes, yes, yes.

- No, no.

- Bruce, what year is this?

Did we just go back in time?

Did we step out of the De Lorean?

Are we in 1985?

Is this Hill Valley?

Think McFly! Think!

- Ow.

- Sorry, I just wanted to...

So take this...

- and take this.

- Fine.

You've got ten minutes.

Run for it, Marty!

Ah. Oh.

Wow. It's so deep.

So natural.

How do you feel?

Thank you.

And on the 7th day, the Almighty

turned to his followers and said...

- What does that mean?

- Let's salsa.

- Oh. He's grinding her batty.

- Yeah, he is.

Yeah!

Oh, look. Look.

- That looks fun.

- Oh my God. They make me feel sick.

Salsa aerobics?

It's not a salsa. It is a cancer.

Go back to the leisure

centre, you b*tches!

- If I had a grenade right now...

- Shut up.

- I was just saying...

- A Middle Eastern man

talking about a grenade

in a packed night club.

- You'll start a bloody stampede.

- I'm saying if I had a grenade.

- Of course I don't have a grenade.

- Shush.

- Another Fanta.

- Let's have another Fanta.

- Hi, guys.

- Hey!

- So who's dancing?

- Oh, yes, please.

- Bruce.

- No, I'm going to sit this one out.

- I don't think so. Come on.

- Oh, please.

- Hi, Ron.

- Hey, are you all right?

Off. Off. Off.

What?

Get off this f***ing dance floor

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Jon Brown

Jonathan ("Jon") Michael Brown (born 27 February 1971) is a former British long-distance runner who specialised in 10,000 metres, cross country running and the marathon. Born in Bridgend, Wales, he was affiliated with the City of Sheffield Athletic Club in England during his career. He gained Canadian citizenship in 2005, after living in there since 1996; but continued to make himself available for Britain until switching sporting allegiance at the start of 2008.Earlier in his running career he competed for the Iowa State Cyclones Track and Field and Iowa State Cyclones Cross Country teams. He was a bronze medallist in the 5000 m at the 1992 European Athletics U23 Cup.He won the 1996 European Cross Country Championships and is a three-time Olympian; who placed fourth in two successive Olympic Games whilst representing Great Britain. He twice represented Britain at the World Championships in Athletics, running the 5000 metres in 1993 and 10,000 metres in 1999. He was also a five-time participant at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, his best finish being eighth place in 1999. At the 1994 Goodwill Games he took the 5000 m bronze medal. He was also a close fourth at the 1998 European Athletics Championships 10,000 m, two and a half seconds behind Germany's Stéphane Franke.Brown participated in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic 10,000 metres where he placed tenth (27:59.74). This was followed by the marathon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where he placed fourth, and also in the 2004 Athens Olympics, where he was again fourth in the marathon. In the former race he missed third place by seven seconds and in the latter by fifteen seconds. His personal best times for the 10K run (27:20 minutes) and the 15K run (42:39 minutes) are the fastest by any European runner, but they have not been ratified as European records. He has won several road races on the circuit including the 1996 Gasparilla Distance Classic and the 1999 San Silvestre Vallecana. He was also successful at cross country meetings in Spain, winning at the 1996 Cross Internacional Valle de Llodio, 1997 Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza and the 1999 Cross de San Sebastián. Brown now lives in Cambridge, New Zealand where he holds the position of New Zealand Triathlon high performance coach. more…

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