Ordinary World Page #4

Synopsis: The mid-life crisis of a husband and father who, on his 40th birthday, decides to revisit his punk-rock past by throwing an extravagant party in the presidential suite of the Drake Hotel - where he encounters his beautiful ex-girlfriend and former bandmates who have since moved on to bigger and better things.
 
IMDB:
5.5
Metacritic:
55
Year:
2016
86 min
324 Views


You gotta celebrate that.

You can't get

that time back.

That should make you

a little insane.

Oh, man.

You're right.

Dude, my life

is so straight now.

I-- I watch House Hunters

ten times a week.

Dude, I'm this close

to losing my sh*t right now.

Then lose it.

Just lose your sh*t.

I'm gonna lose my sh*t.

You wanna lose your sh*t?

Yeah.

Let's lose it.

Let's go insane.

Okay.

Let's do it.

You deserve it.

Right.

Celebrate it.

You're right.

All right?

I miss the band, man.

Mm-hmm.

I just wanna get

the band back on again.

I know. So here's

what we're gonna do.

Let's lay it down

like there's no tomorrow.

All right.

All right?

-I know.

-I'm with you.

All right. I'm in.

Feeling good?

I'm in.

Honestly, I feel great.

Gypsy, let's go. He's ready

for some sexy-ass dancing.

All right.

You know what?

I got something I gotta say.

GARY:
Oh, speech.

(Johnny chuckles)

I'm gonna sit down.

We haven't hung out in a while,

so this is special. All right.

I may have a bad back

that aches every morning

when I have to get out of bed.

I might have

a wife and two kids

and a mortgage to pay.

But you know what?

There is a damn good chance

that that TV flies

out the window today.

That's what

I'm talking about, man!

-Out the goddamn window!

-Yes!

Like the old days!

The old days!

GARY:
Yes, that's it!

And I don't need

a coaster!

You're a punk.

Look at that.

That's gonna leave

a huge ring.

(cell phone ringing)

Ring that sh*t!

Tremendous.

Hold on.

My phone's ringing.

So what?

(ringing)

It's my wife.

(snickers)

Don't answer it.

I'm sure it's nothing.

(ringing)

Hey, baby.

Why aren't you

at the house right now?

The house?

My parents are waiting

at the house, Perry.

They're locked out.

Remember?

You're supposed to let them in

at your lunch break.

Oh, damn it. Oh, God--

I'm so sorry.

Okay.

I'll be right there.

Okay? I'm sorry. Bye.

My in-laws are locked out.

So what? I don't care.

I have to let them in.

I told you not to answer

the phone, dumb-ass.

I know.

(sighs) I have

to let them back in.

Can't they just break in

or something?

Give me a break.

They can't break

in the house.

Well, you've

got people here

and everything.

Well, just make

yourselves at home.

Just hang out.

Watch TV or something.

But, hey, don't touch

the mini bar.

Okay? Because

I already ate, like,

a $10 box of Twizzlers.

You're being

a very bad host.

All right,

I'll be right back.

We just got here!

Well, I can see

I'm gonna have to clean out

these gutters while we're here.

And fix that mailbox.

And what's with all

the trash in the driveway?

Maybe you should

just clean it up

and not say anything, Walt.

Is that him?

Yep.

WALT:
Look at his pants.

Hey. Hey, guys.

Oh, man,

I'm so sorry I'm late.

Hey, Joan.

Hi, Perry.

Hey, Walt.

Perry.

PERRY:
There we go.

All right. I'm just

gonna let you in and--

Let me get that for you.

Thank you.

You bet.

I only got a second.

I gotta get back to work.

(exhales) Jesus.

Back to work.

You know, if you used coasters,

you wouldn't get marks

on the table like this.

Oh, yeah.

I tell Salome

all the time,

but she doesn't

always get it.

You know, I've been thinking.

Maybe I should take a crack

at that playhouse out there.

What do you mean?

Just spruce it up a little,

make it look like

an actual house.

Never mind.

Maybe I shouldn't

say anything.

What are you

talking about, Walt?

Nothing!

Forget it.

You promised.

(sighs)

You're right, Joanie.

Listen.

(whispering)

Yes, but--

(whispering continues)

Please, try to be nice.

Okay?

WALT:
I don't mean

to be critical,

but, you know, your effort

is just kind of... lacking.

Walt.

I think Salome

likes the house.

He means

you didn't put

your heart into it.

But that's okay.

Not everyone is good

at putting their heart

into things.

I'm sorry I'm not

a professional wood person.

I know.

We can work on it together.

You wanna help me?

JOAN:
That's a great idea.

You know,

that is a great idea,

but I have to--

All right. So we'll

get dessert then, right?

Yes. That's the whole--

(knocking)

Coaster, please.

Yeah, hold on.

Hey, Pete.

How you feeling?

I need a drink.

Yes, you do.

There's a little mini bar

over there.

I like your glasses very much.

Hello.

Oh, hi.

Uh, come on in, ladies.

Make yourself at home.

Yeah, seriously,

I gotta get back to work.

Hi, guys.

Not now, Joan.

We're in the middle

of something.

I just wanna

talk to Perry.

Can't it wait?

Perry,

you'll have to show us

Salome's fancy new guitar.

Didn't you guys get her

a new guitar

for the talent show?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, we did.

Well, where is it?

Uh--

You-- I got it.

He probably lost it.

No, I didn't lose it.

Well, then,

where is it, Perry?

(cell phone rings)

Um--

Can you guys

give me just one second?

(ringing)

(ringing)

Hey.

Hey, are you

coming back or what?

Yeah, I'm coming back.

Hey have you seen

a guitar around there?

A guitar?

Uh, I see no guitar.

Are you sure?

It's got a dinosaur on it.

I'm very sure I see

no guitar or a dinosaur.

Hey, I got a question.

Is it okay

if we put in an order

for, uh, room service?

Room service?

Maybe just

a couple simple things.

Maybe some pizza,

some BLT's kind of thing.

No, man.

That sh*t's expensive.

Oh, yeah.

But the thing is,

you know, we're very hungry.

Why didn't you eat

before you came?

Because it's

a birthday party.

There's food at parties.

Are you sure we can't

put an order in?

Because the thing is,

I already placed one

and everything.

What? No, man.

Call them back and cancel.

I don't think they

allow you to do that.

You know what?

They're delivering it

right now.

Gary!

Sorry, man.

We got hungry.

Ah, goddamn it, Gary.

Don't do anything else.

I'll be right back.

Did you find

the guitar, Perry?

Yeah. It's...

(sighs)

I know where it is.

Oh, sh*t.

The garbage

was today.

I didn't

put it out. It...

I'll see you.

I told you he lost it.

Hey, Denise.

Have you seen

a guitar around here?

I put it

in the office.

(sighs) Oh, my God.

I thought I lost it.

But Jake's having

a meeting in there.

JAKE:
Yeah.

Sounds incredible.

I just, uh--

This is clear that--

Perry.

Hey, what's up?

What are you

doing here?

I was looking

for Salome's guitar.

You see it around?

Right over there.

(sighs)

Am I interrupting something?

No. No, man.

Uh, we're just, uh--

just talking.

You remember Drew,

our lawyer.

How you doing, Perry?

What are you guys

talking about?

Uh, we were--

Why don't you

have a seat, Perry?

Uh, so...

in your father's will,

where he left

you guys the business,

he also included

a little provision

pertaining to your stake

in the ownership.

What little provision?

Basically,

if I feel like you're

not pulling your weight,

I have the option

of buying you

out of the company.

Buying me out?

Yeah.

What does that mean?

That means

that you wouldn't

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