Louder Than Words
- PG-13
- Year:
- 2013
- 95 min
- 66 Views
[ INSTRUMENTAL PLAYS ]
GIRL:
This is not a sad story.Well, that's what you were
thinking, isn't it?
You hear this music,
and you see me pedaling down
some sun-dappled street,
and you think, "uh-oh."
Ow! Oh, my gosh, Maria.
It's a story about my family
and how much we all
love each other.
[ SQUEALS ] Julie!
Julie's the oldest of
the triplets,
and she never lets the
other two forget it.
[ LAUGHING, SQUEALING]
I can do this, honey.
Why don't you go...
NARRATOR:
That's Steph.When she does talk
to my parents,
she usually says the
wrong thing.
And Michael, snark central.
When do we get a break?
Are you in the union?
He's joking, but he means it.
Then there's dad.
Dad doesn't say the wrong thing.
He just doesn't say anything.
This reminds me of
our first date.
Not again.
[ KIDS GROAN ] I want to hear.
He invited me over to a house
he was remodeling
to help peel wallpaper.
Uh-huh. Wow.
You're such a romantic, dad.
I am. On the second date, we
pulled carpeting.
Mm-hmm.
She probably liked it.
Actually, I did, Steph.
We had fun.
Am I right? Yeah.
STEPH:
Well, that's about allthe fun I can handle.
Nice way to get out of working.
So is that when you fell
in love with mom?
When did you fall in
love with me?
Oh, I-I'll let you know.
[ KISS ]
Hey, you should have called.
"I know mom's unhappy you're
not getting along
"even if she doesn't show it.
You should talk to her."
She thinks it's so easy.
my role in the family
is the glue.
everyone to stick together.
I'm not in the mood.
I have a headache.
Want me to fix it?
You could breathe again
you would...
Feel better?
Mm-hmm.
So what will you do when you're
at college and I'm not there?
I'll come see you.
It's not that far.
It's just Boston.
Yeah, but what if you went to
nyu and commuted?
Or if you had a dorm?
I could take the
train on weekends,
and you could pick me up
at grand central.
...house is falling
MARIA:
Even I couldn'tfix everything.
One day at school,
my shoulder started
hurting really bad.
That night, I woke up with the
worst headache in my life.
Okay.
Here we go. Got her?
Dad.
It's okay, sweetie. I got you.
[ OVERLAPPING CHATTER ] Yeah,
we got him here now.
I want to go home. I know.
I wouldn't worry. If you're
half the s.O.B. Your father is,
we'll have you out of
here by breakfast.
I always treated you like a
lady, didn't I?
Eddie and I did some
business last year.
Oh, he did the business.
I ate crow.
Sorry.
If I didn't have a
taste for crow,
would I be running a
place like this?
MARIA:
The triplets were leavingsoon for college in Boston.
I was worried about
being left alone,
but I was more worried
about Michael.
On the beach, under the pier
where the cool
kids are so near
it's perfect for a
ladybug's...
Where you going?
Pick up some smokes.
I want to go.
Mom won't let you.
It's perfect for a ladybug
MICHAEL:
I can'tbelieve she caved.
I told her my homework was
done, which it is.
It's just different from how we
grew up. That's all.
You think I'm spoiled?
Well, you are kind of queen of
the universe, right?
Animal rights activists have...
No. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
You can listen to that corporate
crap with Steph and Julie.
Get a cd.
All my friends listen to
that crap, too.
When you go to Boston,
how am I gonna know what I
should be listening to?
Heh. You never give up, do you?
Yeah, otherwise.
Good choice.
Okay.
Seriously, if you go
away to colle...
[ VOLUME INCREASES ]
It's not all my fault.
What?
That I'm supposedly spoiled.
Yeah. Heh. I guess mom just
likes giving you
stuff she couldn't give us.
Before dad made all his money?
I don't mean money.
Like before they got married,
she was just way stressed trying to
handle the three of us by herself.
I don't think she was ever really
happy till you came along.
It's kind of crazy dad married
someone with triplets.
Yeah. Well, he's kind of crazy.
We were very, very cute, though.
Can I have a drag?
Come on. I'm not a baby.
We'll have a smoke together
in a few years.
But by then, I'll have quit.
JULIE:
I'm really worried.I know. I know.
Now, the thing about
encephalitis
is that it tends to resolve
itself without any treatment,
so our job is basically seeing
that you stay as comfortable
as possible in the meantime.
How's that sound?
Mom, are you there?
Sorry. We have a g.S.W.
Coming in,
and all the cubicles are taken.
We're almost done. Okay.
Mom?
What's a g.S.W.?
I knew that the pediatrician
was wrong about the backpack,
because a pinched nerve does not
produce neurological symptoms.
Is a g.S.W. A gunshot wound?
You're too smart for me.
Oh, my God. This place...
[ DOORS BANG OPEN ] Excuse me!
DOCTOR:
Tell me about it,but you're safe here.
MAN:
You gotta staywith your family.
I'll get you some water and
settle your nerves.
JULIE:
What do theythink happened?
Well, she probably got it
from the tick.
Keep you hydrated.
[ P.A. ] Nurse Carson,
you have a phone call, line one.
Nurse Carson, you have a
phone call, line one.
All right, Julie, listen.
She's gonna be fine.
Should we take the train
down tomorrow?
Julie, just... no. Stay...
stay put. Finish your
week's classes.
Okay, mom. Just let me know.
Okay.
[ OVERLAPPING CHATTER ]
Are we ever gonna find this
young lady a bed?
Sorry. As you've
undoubtedly noticed,
we've got serious
space issues here.
This is Mr. marchwinski.
He's our p.R. Guy.
That's why he's
advertising our problems.
I got to go.
Can I just get over there?
Eddie's... Eddie's amazing.
We may be a lowly
county hospital,
but he gets us the best
doctors in the world.
We heard. That's why we
drove to Westchester
instead of our local hospital.
I'm glad you did. So, Maria,
can do for you?
Paint the walls something
that doesn't make me
hate my life.
Maria, this is a hospital.
No, she's right. I mean,
what does
this communicate?
That's how my dad
talks to people,
by building things.
Well, that must make for
slow conversations.
[ CHUCKLES ]
MARIA:
How do you know ifa boy likes you?
Judging from mom and dad, I
wouldn't have a clue.
Yeah, they work together,
but what about the
rest of the time?
Look, I want to float the walls
of the storage space,
or it'll look like a
fortress in here.
We're gonna move that load-bearing
wall two feet the other way.
That's going to be
repermitting there,
and that could hold us up
for a few weeks.
Just do it, and I'll talk
to the building
department later.
You're the boss.
What?
Nothing.
Nothing?
Put your helmet on, tough guy.
Listen, it's easier to ask
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