I Melt with You Page #7

Synopsis: Middle aged Jonathan, Richard, Rob and Tim are friends from their college days, each who has had some modicum of success in his life, but each who is facing an issue resulting in dissatisfaction with his current lot. Divorced father Jonathan is a physician whose practice is largely made up of wealthy patients for who he writes prescriptions for drugs for recreational use in return for payola. Party boy Richard was once a novelist, but now resorts to teaching high school English to make a living. Stockbroker Ron is happily married with kids, but in providing for his family, he decided to steal from his clients which has now resulted in a probable indictment by the Securities Commission for embezzlement. And five years ago, openly bisexual Tim was the driver that caused an accident which killed both his sister and his boyfriend, the guilt surrounding which still remains with him. As they live in various parts of the country, they make a point to get together at least once a year for a we
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Mark Pellington
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Metacritic:
26
Rotten Tomatoes:
12%
R
Year:
2011
129 min
$4,176
Website
130 Views


Hey, buddy.

- Miles, how are you?

- Good.

Daddy took me

on a helicopter yesterday

because he had to meet

someone for lunch.

I was only a little scared.

Miles, I'm your daddy.

You know that.

We could see the whole city.

Miles, Daniel

is your stepfather.

- I'm your father.

- What?

Promise me

you'll remember that.

Miles, come on.

We need to go.

Oh. I have to go.

Miles... Miles...

- Mommy and Daddy said.

- Miles...

promise me you'll remember

I'm your daddy.

Bye.

Oh

You're in my arms

Till there's

No tears

Your love is here

Your love is here...

I love you, Daddy.

In this dark

You'll free me...

Don't pretend, Daddy.

No pain

It has washed away...

I love you, Jonathan.

And the world, how amazing

I love you, Daddy.

Your love is here

Your love...

I came to tell you

I can't do this.

We have main engine start...

four, three, two, one,

and liftoff.

Liftoff of the 25th

space shuttle mission,

and it has cleared the tower.

Houston, Challenger.

Roll program.

Roger roll, Challenger.

Challenger now heading down range.

Three good APUs.

Velocity 2,257 feet per second.

Altitude 4.3

nautical miles.

Challenger, go at throttle up.

"If we can't

remember what this feels like...

What this feels like..."

- "One we want to live..."

- "We'll die..."

"As one..."

No, it's not right.

I gotta get in that house.

I need a warrant.

- Was it drugs?

- Yeah.

It's out of control.

I mean, it's not recreational,

I'll tell you that.

Ah!

It's okay.

Are you here to save me?

I need you to tell me

where your friends are.

Oh, God.

You like it?

Do you like it?

Do you like it?

Good?

Good?

Do you think

it can keep me alive

all by itself?

Can you?

I'm here.

I love my friends.

I... I thought about them

when I was weak.

But you know what?

It only made me feel weaker.

You know why?

Because...

because you... you can't

have the past back.

No, no.

Every time we were together,

we're not...

we were not present.

We weren't here!

We were wasted!

We were always

f***in' wasted, okay?

And we didn't do

what we said we would.

So, maybe...

all this

was a way of saying...

we remembered.

We remembered

what we used to feel.

Where are your friends,

Richard?

You want to know

where my friends are?

I need to know.

Tell me.

- They're dead.

- What?

They're buried in the back,

in the rocks, in the sand.

They're dead.

Oh, my...

oh, my God.

You went back there.

What kind of cop are you?

You went back there, remember?

Richard?

Richard!

- Shake me...

- Richard!

Shake me

Skyscraper

Shake me

Skyscraper

Shake me

Skyscraper.

Oh, God.

It's me.

Richard, look at me.

You don't have to do this.

I...

you know where we are?

It's so f***in' beautiful!

Come here.

- But I am so goddamn scared.

- Hey.

Why?

Why are we doing this?

You don't have to do this.

I'd miss my friends too much.

"25 years from now,

if we can't remember

what this feels like,

then we have forgotten

this beautiful moment."

"Who we said we'd become,

our promise to each other,

swearing to and by our friends,

we will never forget."

"See, this life,

our life, the one we want to live,

and the men we want to be

and will be."

"To forget this feeling is to fail.

And if we forget..."

"We will die as one."

There's no point in asking,

you'll get no reply

Oh, just remember

I don't decide

I got no reason,

it's all too much

You'll always find us

Out to lunch

Oh, we're so pretty,

oh, so pretty

We're vacant

Oh, we're so pretty,

oh, so pretty

We're vacant

Oh, we're so pretty,

oh, so pretty

But now

We don't care

We're pretty

We're pretty vacant

And we don't care.

Moving forwards

Using all my breath

Making love to you

Was never second best

I saw the world crashing

All around your face

Never really knowing

It was always

Mesh and lace

I'll stop the world

and melt with you

You've seen the difference

And it's getting better

all the time

There's nothing

you and I won't do

I'll stop the world

and melt with you

Dream of better lives

The kind which never hate

Trapped in a state

of imaginary grace

I made a pilgrimage

To save this humans' race

Never comprehending

the race

Had long gone by

I'll stop the world

and melt with you

You've seen the difference

And it's getting better

all the time

There's nothing

you and I won't do

I'll stop the world

and melt with you

The future's open wide

I'll stop the world

and melt with you

I've seen some changes

But it's getting better

all the time

There's nothing

you and I won't do

I'll stop the world

and melt with you.

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Glenn Porter

Glenn Porter (born 1975) is an American drummer from Chicago, Illinois most famous for forming Alkaline Trio with fellow bike messenger Matt Skiba and Rob Doran, which he later left in 2000 after recording two albums with them. He is also a former 88 Fingers Louie member. Prior to drumming for 88 Fingers Louie, Porter drummed for a band called Tommyrot. He has also been credited as a sound mixer for two films. Glenn Porter's ex-girlfriend, Heather Gabel, is credited with designing the Heart/Skull Alkaline Trio symbol, as discussed in the Alkaline Trio DVD Goddamnit. Porter currently resides in Portland, Oregon, where he plays drums for an under ground rock band called Advisory. more…

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