Happy 40th

Synopsis: A woman celebrates her 40th birthday by having her three best friends come and stay with her and her husband for a long weekend. This woman has been in a wheelchair for the past two years, and it has led her to isolate herself inside of her home. Her husband stands by her as he lives with the guilt of causing the car accident which put her in the wheelchair. Over the course of the three day celebration, it is revealed that everyone is struggling with their own lives and identities. When one best friend makes a terrible mistake and betrays the woman on her birthday, everyone is immediately and uncomfortably forced into looking at their own lives and their own limitations.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Madoka Raine
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Year:
2015
100 min
143 Views


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(gentle acoustic guitar music)

When the Earth don't spin at the speed

And the apple don't fall from the tree

Say I don't mind, tomorrow I'll be fine

Happy, just you and me

You can always rest your head

On the throne of my knee

Say I don't mind, I'm young, I'm alive

I'm happy, just you and me

Did you fix that light upstairs?

[Ben] Last night.

Hang on, hang on, hang on.

Hey, thank you so much.

You're welcome.

All right.

Oh whoops.

Hi, hi.

Hi.

[Ana] Please, can you grab those?

Fantastic.

All right.

Thank you so much.

What's up, cowboy?!

It's good to see you.

Good to see you.

Where's my girl?!

Thank you.

Thank you, see you later.

Sophia.

Oh my God, what is going on, are you

kidding me, you look gorgeous!

Ridiculous.

And so do you.

(mumbles), come here you.

[Ben] Sasha's here.

You look so good, thank you for coming.

Of course, are you kidding?

[Sophia] How was your trip?

[Ana] Who cares, how are you?

Good.

[Ana] Aw, so happy to see you.

Those are beautiful, thank you.

Sh*t.

[Ben] Hey!

Hey!

Give me a hug, give me a hug!

[Sasha] (laughs) Hi!

Your bags in here?

Yes, oh thank you, thanks, thanks.

[Ben] Is that it?

Oh my gosh, that's it, sorry.

[Ben] Okay come on,

let's go, let's get inside.

Okay, woo!

(laughing)

It's freezing!

[Ben] It is, it's cold.

[Sasha] Oh my God.

(laughing)

Oh my gosh!

(playful scream)

Come here.

[Sasha] Oh my gosh, you guys!

Oh my God.

(laughs) I'm gonna

put you guys upstairs.

Great great, Kat should definitely

be on the first floor in case

she decides to fall out a window.

Oh God, don't say that.

I'm so excited for

us all to be together!

She should be here soon.

Yeah, she should.

[Sasha] Oh my gosh, oh my gosh!

(laughs) That's good.

[Sasha] So delicious, thank you.

Yeah, thanks for cooking.

[Sasha] It's a feast.

(mumbles).

(laughing)

(faint rock music)

Kat's here.

(laughing)

[Sasha] Kat here!

[Ben] All right.

Hey, how's it going?

Hey!

(laughs) Good to see you.

Hello.

Who's this guy?

Dan.

You wanna introduce, or...

I met him yesterday.

That's cool.

(laughs) Hi.

Hi.

Welcome.

Happy birthday.

Thank you.

[Sasha] Yay!

Hi!

Hi.

[Sasha] How are you?

Come here, you.

Hi, how are you?

Hi.

Oh wow.

[Sasha] We saved a plate for you.

Oooh.

Mmmm.

Perfect, salty bacon.

[Sasha] How was the drive?

[Kat] Someone dropped me off.

All the way out here?

Mmmhm.

Happy birthday!

- [Sophia] Thank you.

- How quaint.

[Kat] You got any OJ?

Yes, perfect!

All right, yes, mimosas.

[Sasha] Here and like

ways of saying (mumbles).

Ana, I see you everywhere.

Yeah, you're like blowing up.

Yeah, the character's

getting all sorts of press.

I was in the LA Times last week.

[Sophia] Oh wow!

[Ana] I know, it's pretty cool.

We watch it every week.

It's great.

I love the writing.

[Ana] It's good.

Yeah.

[Ana] I think so.

The best part is that my character can't

get killed off because I'm too popular.

Too many fans.

[Sasha] That's so great.

[Ana] Thank you.

Do the fans tweet about you

or something, or how does that...

Yeah, I guess they've been tweeting

or writing the show and trying to

tell the writers what to do with me,

who my character should sleep with.

(laughing)

I know.

Do you get free clothes

for all the events you go to?

They usually lend me stuff,

I don't get to keep it.

I do, however, get some

very nice goodie bags.

I know, thank you for those

sunglasses, they're so fancy.

[Ana] You're so welcome,

they're good right?

I got a pair too.

They seem so fun and glamorous.

You know you could...

- Go ahead, please.

- [Ana] What?

Please?

No, it is fun and glamorous.

(laughing)

But, I like that part, but sometimes I

get pretty stressed out trying to

figure out what the hell

to wear to everything.

Clothes?

Yes, clothes, it's stressful.

Seriously, you don't know Kat

until you have to come up with all

these outfits for all

these f***ing events.

(laughs) You have to

change three times a day.

And normal people don't.

Normal people don't get stuck in

plants, what are you doing over there?

Leave the plant alone.

(laughing)

I wish my life had

some fun, I mean I hear

what you're saying, but

it looks pretty exciting.

Yeah, you could probably find some

fun if you went out every once in awhile.

[Ana] I keep telling you you

should come out to Los Angeles.

Yeah, or even just a restaurant in town.

I mean I've got a guest

room on the first floor

and I would buy you a

first class plane ticket.

I could use a visitor.

That's nice, offer her a ticket.

[Ana] What?

I'm serious, I'll come in a wheelchair.

That'll get me a first class ticket.

[Sophia] Oh my God, Kat.

Did you just say that?

Really?

Don't you miss us?

[Ana] Did you just say that?

Do you want some cash too, Kat?

I do, I do miss you.

No no, she doesn't,

she was saying earlier

how she's so happy that

40 only comes once.

[Sophia] I was not saying that.

I should be coming here all the

time, I'm so sorry, I think about

it all the time, and then I get so busy.

It's okay Sasha, I know

you all have your lives.

No it's not, I have to hire more help,

I just don't trust that

many people with the dogs.

You should hire someone hot so that

he could perhaps become your husband.

(chuckles)

[Kat] That should spice up Doggy Heaven.

[Ben] Who's helping you this weekend?

A friend.

[Ana] A friend?

Yes, a friend.

(laughing)

He's great, but he has a full time job,

he's doing me a favor this weekend.

Does he have a full time wife?

Guys, you're crazy!

(laughing)

I'm totally happy.

Why?

Why are you happy?

I mean no, seriously Sasha, don't you

want somebody to be there?

No, I'm actually really enjoying

this time on my own, I'm done with

the crazy dancing life,

can relax a little bit,

can be around with dogs

every day, and I haven't...

Really met anybody that I really loved.

[Ana] Well plenty of

people have loved you.

[Ben] Yeah, they did in

college, that's for sure.

No they didn't.

Yes they did.

When I was a freshman,

you were like the senior.

Whatever.

(laughing)

[Ben] I used to tell

you that all the time,

they would say she was

like a hot librarian.

[Sasha] Ew!

(laughing)

[Ana] Librarian, I like it Sasha.

[Sasha] That is not true at all!

I think you're a dog whisperer.

What does that mean?

What's that supposed to mean?

You just have a special thing with dogs.

With dogs and not

people, that's wonderful.

(laughing)

Why are we even talking about me?

Weren't we talking about me visiting

Sophia, and then what happened?

Please don't worry about it,

I'm thrilled everyone's here now.

Just stop being so nice.

(mumbles) there's

something wrong with her.

Seriously.

Hey, I have to, I have to get out

to the store 'cause I didn't get

a chance to stock up for the weekend.

[Sasha] I'll go with you.

Nobody has to go.

No, let me drive.

Okay.

You know what, I'm gonna come too,

I gotta pick some things up

and I wanna get groceries.

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