Looking for Eric Page #10

Synopsis: Eric Bishop, a middle-aged postman working for the Manchester sorting office, is going through a dreadful crisis. For starters, his second life companion has not resurfaced although she was released from prison a few months ago. He is left alone with two stepsons to look after, which is no bed of roses since the two teens disrespect him and keep disobeying him. To make matters worse, Ryan, the older boy, fascinated by Zac, a dangerous gangster, has accepted to hide his gun in Eric's house. On the other hand, he is asked by Sam, his student daughter who has a newborn baby, to get back in touch with Lily, his separated wife. Now, Eric left her not long after she gave back to their daughter. As a result Eric panics... Having lost all his bearings, Eric Bishop soliloquizes face to the poster of his idol, another Eric, French footballer Eric Cantona, when the latter appears just like the genie out of Aladdin's lamp. Through a series of aphorisms peculiar to him, the footballer-philosopher w
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director(s): Ken Loach
Production: IFC Films
  3 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
66
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
NOT RATED
Year:
2009
116 min
£215,173
Website
409 Views


Because you know what'll happen?

Come on, tosspot,

I thought you could tell the future.

Well, let me tell you your future.

We're gonna turn up

here with 10 coach loads

and we're gonna take this house

apart, brick by f***ing brick.

And this little movie that you've been

starring in with your little mate.

One word to Ryan

and it's gonna be on BlueTube.

It's YouTube.

It's called YouTube.

Well, whatever it is.

You're gonna be on it.

With your f***ing poncy posing pouch

and your gimp of a mate,

and all the people laughing

at your little red willy.

You fancy that, do ya? Eh?

And if you try and run away

to some bolt-hole in Blackpool

or some rabbit hole

in the Outer Hebrides,

we'll find ya.

I'll find ya! You know why?

'Cause I'm a f***ing postman!

Ooh, ah, Cantona

Ooh, ah, ooh, ah, ooh, ah

Cantona

Get on, boys. Well done.

Come on, let's get to the match.

Let's get a few beers.

Well done, boys, well done.

Oh, man. Oi, Eric,

f***ing thanks so much, mate.

It's what I'm here for, innit?

D'you know what I mean?

I would have done anything.

And then, like, you've

sorted all that out, and like...

It's all right.

I'm just, I'm sorry

as well, d'you know, like?

- It's all right.

- At least we got troubles no more.

- Thanks. Thanks, Eric.

- You're welcome, son.

- You're welcome, honest.

- Seriously, man. Sorted.

Have you spoke to Lily?

Nah. She's not

returning me calls, is she?

You've got to speak to her.

Just tell her what happened

and that and she'll understand.

Listen, that's all finished with, that.

I mean, she's had enough. You know what?

I can't say I blame her, really.

Yeah, but she ain't had enough.

If she knows about what I

did and how you helped me out and that.

- Listen, lads. Listen. Leave it.

- We're waiting for you lot.

Call her or something, then. Dad.

I will, I will, I will.

Come on, Cantona, you dozy git.

I hope you haven't been robbing.

Come on. We're gonna miss the match.

Come on.

- It's a nice place, isn't it?

- Yeah, yeah.

- Hiya. Are you all right.

- Yeah, are you?

I'm proud of you, kid, proud of you.

Oh, Dad.

So proud of you for Daisy as well.

Come on, Sam.

All the hooligans on the outside.

- There you go.

- Where do you want you?

In the wheelie bin.

Get in the back there, somewhere.

- Yeah?

- All right, come on.

No taking the piss out of my hairdo,

all right?

Oh, come on.

- You haven't got the book on it?

- I've gotta put it on portrait.

- Meatballs.

- Portrait.

I know what I'm doing.

I've been on a course.

Yeah, reading books.

That's it. No, come on.

Oh, no, this is so embarrassing.

Come on. Come on, it's your graduation.

Sam and Daisy, come on.

Come on, come on.

- Where's Jess? Cheers, mate.

- Come on. Right.

All right now.

God, she looks beautiful, doesn't she?

I'm so happy for her.

Listen, thanks for ringing, you know.

Made today a lot easier.

I was just so embarrassed

about meeting, you know,

after all that nonsense at the house.

Tell you what, I don't know

what I'd have done, Eric.

It took a lot of courage,

I'll give you that.

And d'you know, them boys,

they love you to pieces. So does Sam.

You must have done something right, eh?

I wanna take a picture of Mum and Dad.

Mum. Dad. Come on. Your turn now.

No, no. No, it's all right, love.

- Oh, come on. Come on. Come on.

- I want a picture of you two.

- Will you take her?

- Yeah, come on.

Come on, it'll be all right.

- Where do you want us?

- In the middle.

You're all right, it's on automatic

there, focus.

What, here?

- Just press that.

- Do I just press that? Okay.

- All right. Nice one.

- Look at him.

Dad, what the hell

have you got on your feet?

It's me blue shoes.

Are you kidding me?

And you think I didn't notice,

you lunatic.

Lunatic? Moi?

That's a lovely one.

When the seagulls... follow the trawler,

it's because they think sardines

will be thrown into the sea.

Thank you very much.

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Paul Laverty

Paul Laverty (born 1957) is a Scottish lawyer and scriptwriter. more…

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