Moving Page #4

Synopsis: Meet Arlo Pear! He's a family man with a loving wife, a rebellious daughter, twin sons, and a half-dead dog, he's also got a nice job with the city in New Jersey. He's a mass transit engineer. But one day Arlo is fired so he must try to get another job. He finds a similar one to his old one, except it's in Boise, Idaho. Sounds good to Arlo, so he can finally get away from his insane neighbor who has a lawn mower the size of Pennsylvania. Only problem, how to break it to the family? The decision is soon made: they're moving. Now they've got to sell their house which has hilarious results, so now they need to get movers. Two former cons now movers show up with King Kong Bundy. Now, they gotta find a new house in Idaho. They soon find their dream house, so they return to New Jersey and head off to Boise. Arlo hires a man (Dana Carvey) to drive his SAAB to Idaho, not knowing he's a man of eight personalities. And if that isn't bad enough, their new house is not what they expected, and thei
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Alan Metter
Production: Warner Home Video
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
36
R
Year:
1988
89 min
624 Views


with you people.

I just spent

a big chunk

of the bank's money

on Hannah blue

in the seventh

at hallmark downs.

That's embezzlement.

That's right,

and that's exactly

what I've been doing here

for 22 years.

But I'll tell you,

this horse can't lose.

You'll get your money

for the house.

I did my homework.

This horse has never lost

on a wet track.

Announcer:

I can't remember

when I've ever seen

a track this dry.

And they're off!

Lady Paris

gets the early lead,

with Hannah blue second

along the inside...

Hannah blue, baby, come on.

Come on, Hannah blue.

Move it, move it, move it.

Pass 'em, pass 'em.

Go ahead,

Hannah blue, baby, go.

Hannah blue, come on, baby.

Oh, God, please, Hannah blue.

I'll do anything.

I'll go back to my wife.

You heard him, God!

Hannah blue!

He said he'd be true

to his wife!

Take it easy, will you?

I said I'll go back

to my wife.

This application's approved!

Hello.

Mr. pear?

Yes.

How's it hangin'?

How's what hangin'?

Your dick.

Huh? Oh, uh,

it's hangin' to the left.

I'm Edwards,

and this is Perry.

We're here

to give you an estimate

for the Cortez brothers

moving and storage company.

You got anything I can

write with around here?

By the phone.

Yeah. Mm-hmm.

Well, yeah, well,

like I was saying, well,

we generally start

upstairs, you know?

Upstairs. Ok. Um...

Ahem.

Ok, we got here

the bedroom, huh?

Master bedroom, bed,

2 tables--

antique tables?

Uh, yeah.

That's

an antique clock, too.

Probably worth

a lot of money, huh?

Yeah, I suppose so.

A chest of drawers,

antique lamp.

Hey, this is

a nice suit.

What?

Give me my suit.

This doesn't

even fit you.

Give me my suit!

Jesus!

And we got here the, uh,

wardrobe closet, huh?

Hey.

What?

This your wife's underwear?

Put that down!

This is going,

too, right?

Back up!

Give me this!

Now...

I don't care

what you say.

I want you

out of here right now.

I've seen enough

of this sh*t, ok?

Let's go!

We got a deal for you.

We come here

to make a deal with you,

and we're gonna

make this deal.

Now, we figured

25 cartons.

We'll make

the whole move for you

from door-to-door,

coast-to-coast.

That's loading everything

on the truck

and taking it off

for $1,930.

We have your estimate,

and I thank you

gentlemen for coming by.

And I'll

show you out now.

This is the door.

You remember the door.

It works both ways.

Good.

You'll be going out.

What are you doing

in my purse?!

Arlo!

He was in my purse!

She's lying.

She's crazy.

I don't know what's

the matter with your wife.

She's lying.

What?! Well,

get out of the house!

That's it!

Edwards:
Hey, brother,

why don't you chill out?

You know how

this thing goes.

We help you out,

and you help us out.

Here. There's out.

I helped you.

Now get out of my house.

Hey, man, I'll smack you

in the mouth.

What? You--

and stay out!

The shark

son of a b*tch.

No!

Woman:
Uh, Mr. pear?

Oh, hello.

I'm Carol Davenport.

I'm with the hummingbird

moving company.

I believe I spoke

with you on the phone.

Oh, yeah, uh,

come in, please.

Oh, good.

Honey,

this is Mrs. Davenport.

She's from

hummingbird movers.

It's a completely

different company.

She's a professional.

Carol:
It comes to $2,430.

Now, this figure includes

all transportation,

mileage, tolls,

and insurance.

We've just a small fee

for packing and unpacking.

Sold.

Um, for that fee,

will you reassemble all the beds

once we get to Idaho?

Absolutely.

We will do everything.

You two have enough

to worry about, am I right?

Thank you.

Thanks.

Enjoy 'em.

How much

for everything?

Wrap it all up.

Will that cash

or charge, sir?

Come on, Arlo.

Give me the tour.

Ok, come on, Arnie.

Monica:

Well, you can see

we never

throw anything out.

You look around here,

you can tell this is

the sale of the century.

Well, at least

the sale of the decade.

285, 286...

Monica:
Believe me, ma'am.

They're all there.

It says 1,000 pieces.

Well, I'm sure

they're all there.

287, 288...

Uh, how much for this?

This? Oh, this?

I'll pay you

to take this.

Excuse me.

Does your dog bite?

Madam, that dog hasn't

farted since march of '78.

Here's some comic books,

mostly D.C.,

and here's

some video games.

And here's some pictures

of my sister...Naked.

I'll give you 140 for it.

Frank:

I'll give you 150.

Sorry. That's

too steep for me.

Nah.

I changed my mind.

There you go, kid,

a nice, short fuse for you.

All right, boys,

more bang for the buck.

Here we go.

Randy, Marshall,

put those m-80s down.

Get back

to your own yard, ok?

Wipe your feet.

Having a mustard sale,

Frank?

I hear you folks

are moving out west.

I got a brother

lives out that way.

I never visit him,

though.

God-awful country.

I'm sorry to hear that,

Frank.

We're gonna miss you.

The wife and I,

maybe we could send you

a plane ticket.

You could come out and

visit us at Christmas.

Could, but I won't.

Well, I'd be happy

to drive your car

to Idaho for you,

Mr. pear.

In fact,

when I saw your ad

up on the bulletin board

at school,

I couldn't believe it.

My family lives

right outside of Boise.

I'd be going that way

anyway.

Have you ever driven

a turbo Saab?

Oh, yes, sir.

In fact, coincidentally,

my Uncle owns

a Saab dealership

in Illinois.

I used to work there

in the summertime.

Well, what did you do

for this Uncle of yours

in the summertime?

Did you sell them?

Oh, no, sir,

I repaired them.

I have some references

if you'd like to see them.

Ref--you know, I don't

need to see this.

Why don't you come on

in the house?

We'll talk about the trip.

Hey, I'll fix you

a beer.

Oh, I don't drink, sir.

Some lemonade

would be fine,

if it's not

too much trouble.

Uhh! Ooh!

Ok, well, if you do

hear from him,

tell him to call me.

Ok. I know. Bye.

Mrs. Arlo pear?

Yes.

I'm with

hummingbird movers.

Uh-huh.

I'm the packer.

Uh, you know,

you don't have to wrap

each one of those

individually.

Oh, it's no problem.

Arlo...

Aah!

Whoa!

If daddy doesn't come home,

do we still have to move?

Why did you say that?

Casey, have you done

something to your father?

No!

Come on, baby, tell me.

Honey, I'm not gonna be

angry with you.

I'm not gonna put you

on punishment.

I just want to know

the truth.

Have you done something

to your father?

You're serious.

I'm not gonna stand here

and listen to this.

Why don't you ask

the man on the roof?

What man?

The man on your roof

that's screamin'

and wavin' his hands.

Maybe he's

seen your husband.

That's one.

I'm just taking

a educated guess,

but you're being paid

by the hour, are you?

You got it.

Hello?

Hi, Arlo.

This is crystal.

Hi, crystal.

I hate to shock you,

but Casey's getting married.

It--what?!

We're at the Sullivan

wedding chapel.

Casey?!

Yes, Arlo!

Are you serious?!

I'm afraid so.

Listen, I appreciate

you calling.

We'll be right there!

Ok?

Ok. Please hurry.

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Andy Breckman

Andrew Ross "Andy" Breckman (born March 3, 1955) is an American television and film writer and a radio personality on WFMU. He is the creator and executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning television series Monk on the USA Network, and is co-host of WFMU radio's long-running conceptual comedy program Seven Second Delay. He has written screenplays for a number of comedy films including Sgt. Bilko (starring Steve Martin) and Rat Race (directed by Jerry Zucker), and is frequently hired as a "script doctor" to inject humorous content into scripts written by other screenwriters. His production bio at USA Network says, "He has trouble making friends." more…

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