Goliath Page #3

Synopsis: A recently divorced man tries to find the one aspect of his marriage that still matters to him: his missing cat, Goliath.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): David Zellner
Production: IFC Films
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.3
Year:
2008
80 min
Website
220 Views


surveillance, insurance fraud, whatnot.

I don't mean to sound callous,

but this is just not

my cup of tea.

Road kill, that sort of thing

happens all the time.

It's just nature's way.

Well, I don't know if

this will make any, uh,

difference or not, but...

For what it's worth, I do have,

uh, a Iead as to who I think

the culprit may be.

Then it seems Iike you

don't really need me after all.

[copy machine rattling]

Hey, how's it goin'?

Do you know about the tray

of non-dairy creamers

we keep by the wall

in the break room?

Uh, yeah?

Well, it seems that

someone went in

and decided to

squeeze them really hard,

exploding them

and makin' a big mess.

Do you know anything about that?

Uh, no.

Are you sure?

Yeah, um...

But I don't know.

You might wanna go ask

the, uh, the other guys.

Well, you see, we took a Iook

at the security camera footage

and we happened to see

you in the break room,

squeezing these creamers hard

and exploding them.

What do you have

to say about that?

Do you wanna talk about it?

No, no.

It's O.K.

Well, Juanita had to go

into the break room

and clean up that big mess.

It was a pain for her,

very unfortunate.

Well, you know,

I'm sure that was Iousy.

Yeah, it is.

Uh...

Well, anyway,

if you need me,

I'll be in my office.

Feel free to call me,

send me an e-mail

or contact me in any other way.

Again, we're all disappointed in you.

So why don't you just stand here

and think about this for a while.

O.K.

[beatboxing...]

Oh, yeah, baby!

Oh, yeah!

Ro... Bo... Tron...

Yeah!

SIow pop!

[rhythmic thumping, clapping]

Ro... Bo... Tron...

Oh... Yeah...

Ro... Bo... Tron...

Oh... Yeah...

Oh... Yeah....

Whoa, watch your head!

It's been about 50 pounds.

Oh... Yeah...

[metallic clattering]

[truck beeps and hisses]

[siren wails faintly]

[phone beeps, dials]

[phone rings]

What do you want?

I thought we weren't

supposed to talk anymore.

Wait, hear me out!

O. K., Iook...

I got somethin'

important to say!

For what it's worth...

I'm sorry, O. K.?

At Ieast for my part!

Speak into the phone.

I said for what it's worth,

I'm sorry...

For my part!

Fine, whatever.

[phone hangs up]

Hello?

Hello?

[phone beeps, dials]

[phone rings]

What?!

I didn't know if you

hung up on purpose

or if we just got disconnected.

Take a wild guess.

Yeah, well, get a Ioad of this...

Goliath has been killed!

Murdered!

What do you think of that?!

You're full of crap!

Hey!

Are you the motherf***er

they call b*tch tits?

No!

Yeah?

Well, check this sh*t out.

[lighter clicking]

[lawn mower buzzes]

[mower sputters and stops]

Damn it.

Goliath!

Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.

Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty.

Goliath...

Goliath!

Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.

Goliath?

[saw buzzes]

What the hell are

you doin' here?!

What happened to Goliath?

None of your business.

He's not yours

and he never was.

I had him way

before I knew you.

O.K., so what happened to him?

Were you f***ing with me

or did something

really go wrong?

He's fine, O.K.?

Now, why don't you just stick

to your restraining order

and get out of here before I turn

your guts into a hula skirt!

[saw buzzes]

You're crazy!

Go! Get, get, get!

Go!

[horn honks]

Get the f*** away from my car!

[deep, rhythmic drumming]

[chanting in foreign language]

#

[drumming continues]

#

[saw buzzing]

[air hisses]

[metallic buzzing]

[saw continues buzzing...]

[no dialogue]

[buzzing stops]

[grunting]

[door locks, voice box buzzing]

[whimpering]

[spray hisses]

[screaming and squealing]

Why are you doing this?

I never did anything to you.

Shut up!

Shut the f*** up!

You shut the...

[spray hissing]

[choking]

Why did you

do that to Goliath?!

Why did you kill him?

What did he ever do to you?

What did he

ever do to you?

He was such a sweet f***ing cat.

He never did anything wrong!

He never crapped

or peed in the house.

He never scratched

on the furniture.

He was really goddamn sweet.

Why did you f***ing do that?

He was all I had Ieft.

He was all I had Ieft!

[sobbing]

[water running]

[birds chirping]

Get out.

Get.

Scram!

Get!

#

# O.K. by me #

# If you are down #

# I'll make you feel a warmth

in through your heart #

# When I see you,

I'll fall in love with you #

# You'd never let me,

but I'd die for you... #

# And then I'll feel myself

caving in... #

# I'll make you feel #

# My heart is flying out #

# I'll make you feel

a warmth in through your heart #

# I'll make you feel a warmth

inside your heart #

# I'll make you feel

a warmth in through your heart #

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David Zellner

David Zellner is an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He lives and works in Austin, Texas. Zellner is best known for directing the films Kid-Thing (2012) and Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014). more…

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