Goodbye World Page #3

Synopsis: James and Lily, estranged from society, live off the grid, raising their young daughter in a cocoon of comfort and sustainability. When a mysterious mass text ripples its way across the country, triggering a crippling, apocalyptic cyber attack, their home transitions from sheltered modern oasis to a fortress for the estranged old friends that show up at their door for protection and community. The unexpected reunion--abundant with revelry and remembrances, generously enhanced by organic wine and weed--is quickly undermined by the slights of the past, the spark of lingering flirtations and the threat of a locally grown new world order. Balancing tense confrontations with slivers of levity, director Denis Henry Hennelly pinpoints a future where ideology explodes into action in every area.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Production: IDP/Samuel goldwyn Films
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.5
Metacritic:
36
Rotten Tomatoes:
24%
NOT RATED
Year:
2013
99 min
211 Views


in taking health

care away from kids

and food stamps from hungry people?

I am probably the only person

here who's been on food stamps,

so I get to have an opinion.

I just don't get why people

are going so crazy so fast.

Whoever is behind this is also

planting bombs in semi trucks,

which means that shipments

in and out of cities

are at a standstill.

So people are...

They're panicking.

Can we please get some

real information here?

Well, our TV only plays DVDs,

but we could check the radio.

The local station

Scattered reports

via the ham radio:

at least seven individuals

in Oakland have been shot

by private security companies

operating under orders

from their corporate overlords.

See what I mean?

Commercial districts

are being locked down.

We're not going to see food

moving from port to store.

Distribution pathways are the

arteries of this country,

and we've just had

a cardiac arrest.

Continuity of operation's

plan is initiated, folks.

The Pentagon has moved...

All right, all right. Okay.

Hey, turn it back on.

Why? So you can get upset

about some false information?

I'm calling my mother.

Don't call her in a panic.

You're only going to scare her.

It's 1:
00 a.m. in Miami.

All circuits are busy.

We have to go.

Okay. Now?

Yeah, now.

Can we just all calm down, please?

We'll wake up tomorrow

and everything will

be back to normal.

Uh, Lily, no disrespect,

but you don't know what the

f*** you're talking about.

Neither do you.

None of us do.

This is only going to escalate.

The system was rotten,

and now it's crumbling.

Benjamin, this is not

a goddamn apocalypse.

And even if it is,

didn't we all say this

would be the perfect place

to ride it out?

I've moved to this mall,

and I'm running out

of gas on the genny.

When that goes, I'll

be off the air.

No disparity.

Corporate nation states.

The Occupiers, the Tea Party,

all just canaries in the coal mine.

Somebody out there lit a match,

and now the fire

cannot be contained.

Thank you.

Ya-hoo!

Lev?

Lev?

Are you okay?

Am I dead?

No.

Did you walk all the way here?

Lev, look at me.

You're dehydrated.

Listen, let's just walk this way

and get off the main road, okay?

Get you some water.

A doctor, maybe.

Oh, sh*t.

Not the greeting I was hoping for.

If you're here then whatever's

going on is serious.

Hi.

Hey, Lev.

I ran into him on the road.

He's either dehydrated or on drugs.

All right, let's get him inside.

Laura Sheppard.

Becky Snider.

Uh-oh.

Hey.

Hi.

How are you?

Where are you going?

Miami.

They can't all be closed.

They are.

Maybe we should wait.

Just fill the tank, please.

It's a waste of gas.

We're staying.

Lev.

Laura?

Yeah.

James.

Hey, we should go in the

house and get some water.

Lily's going to be so

excited to see you.

Okay.

Okay.

I like this vest.

Hey, if there's a store

nearby we should go now.

You don't want to say hi first?

No. This is more important.

You must have been told

something early on.

You never would have made it

all the way across the country

before the airports closed.

I happened to be on my

way to San Francisco.

Really?

Really.

What, are you kidding me?

I got a call from an old

friend in Homeland Security.

My name came up on a

background check for Lev.

Lev? For what?

Apparently a virus took advantage

of existing pathways

and network systems.

They're probably

looking for hackers.

And you told them they got

the wrong guy, right?

Right?

I didn't tell them anything.

Do they know you're here?

No.

Do they know where we are?

No!

And you actually think

Lev is a terrorist?

I haven't seen him since

your wedding, James.

I don't know what I think.

You know Lily hacks, right?

She and Lev have some

online pissing contest,

you're going to turn her in?

I'm not turning anyone in.

Let's go.

What if someone sees

you taking a bath?

Who's going to see?

I don't know.

A wandering woodsman.

Lev, check this out.

Here you sit in a tub

of infinite bubbles.

A T.I.B., naturally.

We'll definite integers

as degrees of infinity.

Whoa, Lily. You can't

have degrees of infinity.

Why not?

Because it's infinity.

Oh, don't sass me, hacker,

'cause I'm the math-smacker.

Gonna freestyle flow like

a salty lady cracker.

Are you going to sit there or

are you gonna beatbox for me?

Welcome to Lemon's Market.

Hey, James.

Hey, Donny.

Oh, no. We are not going to

poison ourselves with mercury.

We've got plenty of canned

goods in storage at the house.

Lower your voice.

There's nothing but crap here.

Are those necessary?

Dude, civilization depends on it.

That'll be 1,600.

I'll give you 300.

Suck a c*nt.

It's all I have.

What do you got that I want?

Gold watch...

plus a booby show.

I can't believe you did that.

It's no big deal.

The whole world's seen my tits.

Hey! Give me my sh*t back!

Hey, hey, toss it over here.

Get in. Get in.

I thought you guys were leaving.

We decided to wait.

Is there anything to eat?

I just want something quick.

Thank you.

So, you and Nick.

Guess that makes sense.

You guess?

You know, I never got

a wedding invitation.

You were in prison.

Nick knew I was in prison?

That's funny.

Never came to visit me.

Well, as far as I know he never

got an invitation either.

Gosh, what a b*tch.

No, she's right.

Did you hear what

happened at the market?

Heard the sheriff was

run out of town too.

Are you worried?

Nah. We live so far up the hill.

You're up even further.

There's no reason for

anyone to come up this way.

We trapped a few wild

pigs, if you want one.

You have to butcher it.

Well, not this time. We'd love

some more of that applesauce.

That'll be $30 even.

I'll put it on your tab.

That's what you normally charge.

It's worth more now.

I'm not going to take advantage.

Thanks, Trisha.

Try bringing it back.

- Like this?

- Back more.

Move back.

Daily bubble.

Daily bubble.

Daily bubble.

Yeah, in a minute, sweetheart.

Mama's having a very

important beer.

Oh, wait, don't move.

Hey, guys, that's the President.

That's the President?

Hey...

Emergency teams are on the ground

working to help control the chaos.

This is a serious time,

but we are a serious people.

We will find those responsible

and bring them to justice.

Are taking every action to

protect our citizens...

Daily bubble.

We can overcome this tragedy

and rise again as the

great hope of the world.

God bless you, and

God bless America.

How are we even getting this?

I thought TV went digital.

Not all the way out here.

Daily bubble!

All right, fruit of my loins.

We'll do the daily bubble.

Come on.

No. Daddy.

I am the inventor of

the daily bubble.

Daddy stole that from me.

He did.

She wants you again.

It's a phase.

She'll get over it.

James still vying for

father of the year?

Fourth year running.

Hi.

Oh, I am so glad you're here.

Now let's get drunk and

make fun of people.

I always liked it down here.

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