My Life In Ruins Page #6

Synopsis: Georgia is an American academic who's lost her teaching job in Athens. She's taken a job as a tour guide, but she hates it and it shows: the tourists, mostly American, are bored with history and facts; they want to shop. Every group has a goofy couple, a frat boy, a sullen teen, a feuding couple, divorcées looking for a mate, and a funny guy. This group is no exception, plus there's no air conditioning and a bearded silent driver. Thanks to an unlikely friendship, plus daisies, an ice-cream cone, the history of syrup, and the Oracle at Delphi, Georgia may have a shot at finding her kefi during this four-day tour.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Donald Petrie
Production: Fox Searchlight Pictures
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Metacritic:
34
Rotten Tomatoes:
9%
PG-13
Year:
2009
95 min
$8,474,608
Website
377 Views


-I mean, it's...

-What are you doing?

I'm looking for something.

-What?

-My dignity.

-Georgia.

-What?

You're looking for obstacles

rather than looking for magic.

-This place is great.

-I felt a vibe.

I'm so happy to hear that.

Barnaby, do come on.

Oh, my God!

Barnaby!

-What?

-Barnaby!

What? What?

He hasn't got his walker.

It's the healing powers of Delphi.

No, it was Irv.

You heard him bless Barnaby on the bus.

He's a miracle worker.

Maybe he's a god of Delphi.

I'm not a god.

That's just a rumor my mother started.

-Okay.

-To the bus!

-To the bus!

-Irvinator.

Sexy! Very nice.

-Let's go again!

-Again! Again!

I've never even seen

this kind of alcohol before!

-You look beautiful!

-Thank you.

-Is it new?

-No, I had it.

Do I have a tag? Anywhere?

-No.

-Okay.

Poupi?

You ever kill a man?

-He nodded.

-He didn't nod!

-I saw him nod.

-Look, a nod is that.

-That's $700.

-He didn't... No. Bet's off.

No, I saw him nod.

You looking for somebody?

No.

Really? Me, neither.

Irv, don't you think everyone in the group

seems healthier and alive?

-Yes, I do.

-It's Delphi.

Or maybe you're God?

-Georgia.

-Yeah?

I haven't made a number 2

since Chicago.

If I was God, I would fix that first.

Okay, maybe you're not the God,

but maybe you're a Greek god.

Like Zeus or Apollo.

-That's true.

-Yeah.

-No, no. No, I'm Zeus.

-I knew it.

I'm Zeus.

I'm casting a spell on you and Poupi.

-Irv, you know what? I can't.

-That's it.

-Where are you going?

-I'm going to bed.

But the guy that you're not looking for

went that way.

-Okay.

-Georgia.

What?

I think you have a bigger problem.

Yeah, Greece!

Hey, Gator!

Hey! Georgia!

Georgia, I've been kicking

these guys' asses!

-Asses!

-Asses.

Hey, where'd you get this shirt?

-You like it?

-Yeah.

-That guy Nico gave it to me.

-Yeah.

-He's so cool!

-And it's got Greek writing on it.

-Yeah! It's got, "I love Greece! "

-Yeah, it says...

Excuse me.

-Greek toes taste funny to you, hey?

-Yes.

No, no, no.

Orgy!

I get the tour guide!

Gator!

Gator!

-Hello.

-Hello.

-You want to sit?

-Yes.

-Let me.

-Thank you.

I just wanted to tell you that I really liked

what you said today about driving the bus.

It was poetry.

-No, it wasn't.

-Yes.

-Where did you learn English?

-I rode my motorcycle across England.

Of course.

Wait. What should we drink to?

It's my birthday in 6 months.

You will be 25?

Yes, I will.

So...

Thank you. I should eat more fruit.

It's healthy.

It's really good.

So I just wanted to tell you...

You're such a nice guy. And I'm...

Okay, look.

This can't happen.

But it must.

You said you haven't made love in forever.

Yeah, when I thought

you didn't speak English.

You know what?

I've decided I'm leaving Greece,

because this whole moving here

was an experiment

to be brave and spontaneous, and...

Okay.

You know,

this whole impulsive and crazy and,

you know, jump into a thing, thing?

-Georgia?

-Yeah?

Your butt is too small.

That did it.

Is this the first time you made love

to a tour guide?

No. This was the third time.

-What?

-Yes.

The first time was 2 hours ago

by the boat.

-Second time, elevator.

-And the night is young.

Yeah.

What was that?

The Tullens?

Let's go find out.

-Come on. Come on. Come on.

-Look at me.

Hi.

Hi.

Hi.

Hi.

Hi.

Hi.

Hi.

-What time is it?

-Yeah.

I have to drive.

Irv! I don't know how you do it.

Little blue pill. Pfizer make it.

Medicare pay for it.

I'm sweating.

Oh! Hello.

Hot in your rooms, too, is it?

Yeah, it's hot. It's...

-Dorcas?

-Yes?

-Irv, do you wanna do something crazy?

-What did you have in mind?

A little swap.

I think I'm gonna need another blue pill.

Not that kind of swap!

Poor Nico. Did you hurt your lip?

No, it's nothing.

You hurt your head.

Poor Nico, let me kiss it better.

Now I'll buy us all a drink. Waiter!

Yes.

I feel so tired.

Good night.

Good night.

Good night, you two.

Good morning, good morning.

Good morning.

Hey!

Gotcha.

-Irv.

-Gesundheit.

-Good morning.

-Hey, rip-snort.

Okay. Right back at you.

-Hot today, huh, Nico?

-So?

Yo, Gator.

Morning, gang!

Georgia. How are you this morning?

-Fine, thank you. And how are you?

-Excellent.

Good morning, Caitlin.

-Poupi, do you know of a close beach?

-Of course.

And do you have any

-Of course.

-Good. Will you call him for me?

-Good.

-Hey, wait.

-Yes.

-Why?

I like to keep my options open.

Wow! Is it hot, huh? Sorry about that.

Poupi? What do you say we try the AC?

-Are you sure?

-Well...

Oh, no, please.

I don't want to be asphyxiated

all over again.

Well, Irv?

Maybe you could work your magic?

Boogie-woogie, bully-bully.

Whirlpool working!

Hey, it works!

That's lovely.

That's great, Irvinator.

We've got a packed schedule today.

The Mycenaean tombs,

a tour of a monastery,

then a stop at the Thessaloniki Museum.

But we're not doing any of that.

Because Caitlin wants to go to the beach.

-Yeah!

-Yeah!

Hit it, Poupi.

And now we dance.

Georgia's got some moves!

-Here we go.

-No, I'm not dancing.

-Come on, come on. Up you get.

-No, no. I'm not.

Come on! Everybody up!

Put your arms like this! Yes!

This is great!

And go!

Come on! Come on! Come on!

I've got money in my pocket

I've got loving in the air

There is nothing that will stop me

And I really just don 't care

Elizabeth, dear,

do please come out of there.

I won't, I don't want to

get sunburned.

If you don't come out,

I'm going to tell everyone how old you are.

You know you set my world on fire

-It's got to be love

-It's got to be love from the very start

It's got to be love not a broken heart

Well, that was certainly worth the wait.

You know you set my world on fire

-It's got to be love

-It's got to be love from the very start

Here. My nephew.

Feel like jumping in the river

or dancing in the rain

The different places smiling faces

It always make my day

And all are happy people

just following your dream

'Cause everything you want

is not a fly-by fantasy

-What's your name?

-Caitlin. What's yours?

I'm Doudi, Doudi Kakas.

Of course.

-It's got to be love

-It's got to be love from the very start

It's got to be love not a broken heart

Come on! Get in there! Tsunami time!

You know you set my world on fire

-It's got to be love

-It's got to be love from the very start

It's got to be love not a broken heart

-It's got to be love

-It's got to be love my one true desire

You know you set my world on fire

-It's got to be love

-It's got to be love from the very start

You know you set my world on fire

It's got to be love

You know you set my world on fire

Here.

A woman sends me kisses on the wind.

Hoping they will bring love to her.

She's waiting for a long time.

You waited too long.

Well, I had to give you a few years

to sow some wild oats.

You're welcome!

I've missed you.

Not as much as I missed you.

...of a woman in love.

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Mike Reiss

Michael L. Reiss (born September 15, 1959) is an American television comedy writer and author. He served as a show-runner, writer and producer for the animated series The Simpsons and co-created the animated series The Critic. He created and wrote the webtoon Queer Duck and has also worked on screenplays including: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, The Simpsons Movie and My Life in Ruins. more…

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