Moving Page #7

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


Hey, at last.

Welcome.

Thank you.

I want to show you

some drawings

as soon

as you're settled.

Ok.

Come on, Arlo.

Let me show you

your office.

Isn't this

place great?

Everybody's

so nice here.

Yeah.

Oh, Arlo, this

is Nina Franklin.

She'll be your

receptionist.

Hi. Welcome

to G.T.I.

Would you

like some coffee?

Oh, no. I have an

organizational meeting,

and it may

keep me awake.

Come on, Arlo.

Oh.

Well...

Boy.

Here we are,

home sweet home.

Do you like?

I love it.

Ha ha.

Well, I'm sure

you wanna

get settled in,

so I'm gonna run,

but if you

need anything,

anything at all,

don't

hesitate to ask.

As far as

I'm concerned,

you're

the king of Idaho!

Thank you very much.

Damn.

Oh, they bought it.

I got the job.

I'm the king of Idaho.

Shh shh. Yeah.

Sharpen pencil.

Why not?

A little drum roll.

Back beat, please.

Woman:
Come on,

let's set up over here.

Reporter:
Sir,

would you care to comment

on the decision to scrap

the phase one shuttle project?

You better talk

to Mr. Barnett.

Mr. Barnett,

would you care to comment

on the decision to scrap

the phase one shuttle project?

About what?

I don't know

what you're talking about.

Ask Mr. pear.

Reporter:
Thank you.

Reporter:
Mr. pear,

how do you explain

the $15-million cost overrun

on the phase one shuttle?

$15 million?

Where did

the $15 million go,

Mr. pear?

I don't know.

What do you think

of the decision

to scrap

the whole project?

Scrap the whole project?

Have you thought about

legal representation?

Now that your job

has been eliminated, sir,

what are

your personal plans?

I just

sharpened my pencil.

Newscaster on TV:

We'll have more on this story

on the 6:
00 news. Chuck?

In another top story,

the G.T.I. Scandal

continues to unfold.

The shutdown

came as a shock

to local

area residents,

hundreds of whom

work for G.T.I.

And whose jobs

are in question.

Hey, they're

talkin' about me!

Chuck:
The project

coordinator offered

very little new information.

Reporter:
Now that your job

has been eliminated, sir,

what are

your personal plans?

I just sharpened

my pencil!

P*ssy!

Here, found

some more for you.

Thanks.

Stop.

...whose latest book

is entitled go for it.

Dr. Ames, exactly

what do you mean by...

Go for it?

Well, Chuck, the book

is about change.

I think it's about time

that people realize

a little bit of change

is a good thing.

Ha!

Dr. ames:

For example, Chuck,

moving to a new town,

starting a new job,

well, for most people,

this is a high-stress

situation...But,

well, I think

we should embrace it.

I think it's

the spice of life.

After all,

what's the worst thing

that could happen?

Ha ha.

Dr. ames:
Don't be afraid

to shake things up.

I gotta meet that lady.

I gotta ask that lady,

where's my furniture?

Lady, where's my door?

What is it

with you, fella?

You think life

is one big joke?

No, no, no,

life is not

a big joke.

It's a series

of 8,000 or 9,000

little jokes,

you know,

all lined up in a row.

There they are,

and they slap you down.

Slap. Slap. Slap.

And the only way

you can survive that

is keep your head down!

Make the mustard!

Huh? Stay in New Jersey,

and you make

the goddamn mustard!

After you're happy

where ya are,

don't move!

Stay where ya are!

Keep your head down,

and don't move,

and you won't get hurt!

Hank, what'd

you do that for?

I thought he was

holdin' the place up.

Bartender:
Nah, the guy

was just spouting off.

Help him up.

I'm awful sorry.

That's ok.

High point of my day.

Come on! Come on,

put some movement in it!

Listen, you wanna

get your little old ass--

excuse me...

People to kill.

Yo, man.

There's some crazy mother

in a Saab following us.

Who is it, man?

I want my furniture!

Oh, sh*t.

It's Arlo pear.

Oh, man.

Forget about him.

Hey, man! Watch the road!

Look out!

Ha ha ha!

Arlo, I think you're taking this

much too seriously.

It's just business.

Get your ass

in the car, Marcus.

Tell them I'll be

about 10 minutes late.

Yes, Mr. Marcus.

Buckle your seat belt.

Marcus,

we can do it.

We can make up

the money.

Look, I know

you're disappointed, Arlo,

but I--I just

don't think that--

excuse me!

It's just a question

of accelerating

the schedule.

All we need is 3 teams

working on the train itself.

Yes. Arlo!

Arlo, I like

what you're saying,

but who would

coordinate it all?

You're looking at him.

Well,

I don't know, Arlo.

I--I'm not sure.

I--I'm--

well, think about it.

And while you're

thinking about it,

take this goddamn wheel.

What?

Take the wheel.

Aah! Where

are you going?!

I--I can't drive

from the passenger seat!

Hey! Come on!

We don't need problems,

mister.

I don't want your money.

I want those a**holes.

All:
Oh, those a**holes.

Arlo:
Let's

get those a**holes.

Man:
Get 'em, buddy.

That's Arlo pear, man.

He's coming back for us.

Give him a hand.

Look it! This guy's

f***in' crazy, man!

What are you

talkin' about?!

He's climbing

onto the truck.

Move!

All right. Hold on.

Hold on. Hold on.

Yo, I don't see him

anymore, man.

I think he fell off.

Good.

Hyah!

He's on the roof, man!

Hey, what--

how's it hanging?

I can't see the road!

Ooh ooh!

Whoo!

Yo, man, he looks crazy.

That's right, fuckhead.

I'm crazy!

Come on.

I'll take care of you, man.

Ooh! Ha!

Yaah!

Now, look here,

Mr. pear.

If you got any complaints

about our service,

you better call

the head office.

Shut the hell up.

No more talk!

I want my furniture!

Who you think

you're talkin' to?

I'll stomp a mud hole

in your ass, poop-butt.

Aah!

Sh*t.

Yaah!

Ooh!

Honey, I'm home.

Look what I found.

I found our sh*t.

I brought our sh*t home.

This is our sh*t.

Like I said,

they key to a successful move

is proper preparation.

Well, I've got a surprise

for you, too.

Well, whup it on me.

Casey!

Get out of here!

Hello.

Daddy,

what happened to you?

Nothing. I'm fine.

I'm the king of Idaho.

Come on, you guys!

Let's move it!

Move it!

Excuse me, Mrs. pear.

Where would you

like this?

Down the hall

by the door.

I think that's the perfect

placement for it,

if you don't mind

my saying so.

Arlo.

I've been thinking

about what you were

talking about,

and you can

build the train,

but you can't

drive the train.

All right!

Thank you.

Congratulations.

I'll see you

at work.

I'll give you a ride home.

Oh, no. No, thanks.

I'll walk.

After all,

it's a beautiful day.

Yes, it sure is.

Excuse me, kids.

What the f***

are you doing?!

I want you to take

this big red motherf***er

and put it back

in your garage.

Do you understand,

you son of a b*tch?!

And go to the store and buy

you a human-sized mower!

Yeah?

And who's

gonna make me?

You?

Flipper!

I don't want any trouble.

Come on, flipper.

Let's go home.

Boy, let's go!

Come on, flipper.

Cornell:
You're all right,

neighbor.

We're gonna get along

just fine.

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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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