Multiplicity

Synopsis: Construction worker Doug Kinney finds that the pressures of his working life, combined with his duties to his wife Laura and daughter Jennifer leaves him with little time for himself. However, he is approached by geneticist Dr. Owen Leeds who offers him a rather unusual solution to his problems - cloning.
Director(s): Harold Ramis
Production: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
 
IMDB:
6.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
43%
PG-13
Year:
1996
117 min
301 Views


Hi, Douglas. | How's it going?

- What did you do? | - Demo'ed the driveway.

- Nice job, too. | - What's the problem?

It's the wrong driveway. | That's a problem, isn't it?

2933, Vic. | This is 2935!

We're in the wrong... | These guys are morons.

- I'm sorry. It's going to cost. | - It's going to cost who?

I'm in a bad way right now. | Money's very tight with me.

I can't afford to eat this, | even if it was my fault.

Shut up, Vic. | What am I going to do?

All right. | We're going to do both driveways.

No matter how long it takes. | And if you say one more word -

- I'll beat you to death | with a drywall hammer.

- You got it? | - It makes sense to me. Thank you.

Hello. Kinney.

Problem this morning? Giving away | free driveways? Come to my place.

No. Fax those plans right now. | Hold on.

Hi, hon. I was just about to call. | What's the matter?

Really? No, I know what it is. | It's the hot water heater.

My fax machine's gone psycho again.

What's up?

Do you hate me?

Do you want me dead? A guy from | Beverly Hills is going to sue me.

- You ruined his driveway? | - Yes, we did.

- Like a prank? | - No, Del.

Don't worry about it. It's my fault. | I'll fix it on my own time.

When? Ted told me you haven't | finished the Malibu job yet.

You know what I think?

- No, what do you think? | - We'll have to put in more hours.

This isn't a nine-to-five job. | We had a saying where I worked last.

"Unless you come in Saturday, | don't bother coming in Sunday."

- Are we going to work weekends? | - Weekends, nights, holidays.

My office. Two minutes.

Do you have any stegosauruses?

No. I have an iguanodon | and a tyrannosaurus.

I fished a stegosaurus. | Hi. dad.

- Good hand. Hi. | - Did you look at the water heater?

- I just walked in the door. | - No bath tonight, Zack.

Brush your teeth and go to bed.

You missed Campfire Girls.

I'm not in Campfire Girls. | I'm a Brownie.

- It was Jennifer's graduation. | - Man, I forgot!

I phoned and reminded you.

I totally forgot. | Was she upset?

Yes. All the fathers were there. | Even the divorced ones.

- And the lesbian moms? | - Both of them.

- Where is she now? | - In the den. Drinking.

- She's asleep. Where were you? | - I had to work late.

- King fired DeGrazzi. | - You're kidding. Why?

He does bad work. | But at least he does it slowly.

- Who will replace him? | - The guy you sleep with.

The video store guy.

I knew you were dating, but not | that you were sleeping with him.

That's great. It's like a promotion. | It's not great?

- Guess who'll do my job. | - You're going to do it all?

- Will they give you more money? | - It's more of a prestige thing.

They'll probably give me a plaque | or a certificate for being so great.

That's ridiculous. We hardly | ever see you. Can't you say no?

Yes, if you want to catch your own | food. Don't worry. It'll be okay.

I'll go check on the water heater.

Jennifer Kinney.

I'll seek the way that'll bring | me to the fllre of kindness, -

- Lighted by those who have | gone on the Campfllre Trall.

That's so great.

I don't know. | I'll have to think about it.

I really appreciate it.

Thank you.

I'll call you. Thanks. Bye.

- Hi. Hungry? | - No. I'm too tired to eat.

- Who was that? | - Valerie.

Who helped her dial the phone?

Don't start. The company | made her regional manager.

When I quit work to have Zack, they | thought more of me than of Valerie.

- Did she call to tell you the news? | - No...

She offered me her old job, | now that she's been promoted.

- Are you going back to work? | - Yes. What do you think?

What do I think?

The first couple of months you won't | make anything because it's hard.

We're paying more for child care.

We're both working and then we're | both not going to Campfire Girls.

- Maybe you could help out more. | - How am I going to work that out?

I just meant in emergencies.

A real estate emergency? | My whole life's an emergency.

I'm not going back to work, am l?

We always said I would, | but now I realise I never will.

Take my job. Go build condos. | Make sure to be there at 6:00.

Call an exorcist.

I don't know where it came from. | I'm sorry, Laura.

I'm sorry.

This is stupid. | We just need to get a schedule.

We don't need a schedule. | We need a miracle.

GEMINI INSTITUTE | MALIBU. CALIFORNIA

Once we get all this duct work in, | this should just fly.

Are you paid to watch her ass? | Because you do an excellent job.

We've got a problem down here.

I don't believe this.

Have a seat. | Damn!

Get out of the way. | Man. what is this?

I'm sorry. I just went crazy. | We'll turn the water back on now.

- This thing goes off all the time. | - Tough business.

- What do you do? | - Not mine. Yours.

Yes, really tough.

What do you do to relax?

- Well, play golf. | - That's a great game. How often?

Let's see...

Never. I'll have to cut back. | That's really going to hurt.

You don't have to live this way.

With all due respect... | I forgot to go to medical school.

- I can help you. | - Help me how?

Change your life.

- What do you guys do around here? | - We make miracles.

Sure.

Call me.

I feel guilty for not spending | enough time with my family.

Then I get resentful because l | don't have enough time for myself.

Work is first, my family is a close | second and I'm a distant third.

- Is that crazy? | - I'm not a psychiatrist.

And you don't need one. Real | problems require real solutions.

- Well, then... What do you do? | - I told you. I make miracles.

l create time.

l make clones.

Doug, sit down.

I'm a geneticist. 15 years ago | I started cloning viruses.

And then, ten years ago, | I cloned an earthworm.

- God bless you, sir. | - And then... a chimp.

And last year...

Last year...

- Hi there. | - Just in time.

- Doug is doing our new offices. | - I know Doug.

He and I went over the plans | one day. You were sailing.

Wait a minute.

- You understand my suggestion? | - Sure. What's not to understand?

- You xerox people. | - In a way.

The procedure takes about two hours. | It takes more or less two hours.

Then you have everything you need.

What is it that I need?

- Time! | - All you need. For everything.

Let's say I was interested. | What would a..?

Nothing fancy, | just a basic...

What would a basic clone job cost?

- Doctor, we're ready for you. | - Very good.

I hate to sound like a baby, | but promise me it'll be all right.

You're going to be fine. | There's nothing to worry about.

- I won't be like them. will I? | - I hope not.

Watch your head.

Lie back and put your feet | in the stirrups.

Did you see "The Fly"? Jeff Goldblum | came out with enormous eyes.

Peripheral vision is one thing, | but this is a bad look.

And he eats everything with | these little hands and everything.

Take it easy.

Well... What is that thing?

- This'll help you relax. | - So far it isn't working.

I'm sorry. My uncle went to the | dentist, and he was never the same.

I don't know if he got that | suction thing lodged in his throat.

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