Take Me Home Tonight Page #5

Synopsis: It's the late 1980s, when Wall Street is riding high, and it seems as if the entire country is cashing in on the bumper profits. Disgusted with the materialism that surrounds him, Matt Franklin, a brilliant young MIT graduate, has walked out on his well-paid position at a local lab and taken a low-level job as a video clerk, much to his father Bill's consternation. And the crises keep piling up in Matt's life. His best buddy Barry has just gotten fired from his job, his brainy sister Wendy is getting hitched to her vapid boyfriend Kyle, and the gorgeous Tori Frederking, long-time object of Matt's unattainable adoration, is suddenly back in the picture. Now, on one wild, woolly and irresponsible evening, everything is coming to a head, with explosive results.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Michael Dowse
Production: Relativity Media
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
42
Rotten Tomatoes:
28%
R
Year:
2011
97 min
$6,923,891
Website
996 Views


that got the raise, huh.

Sounds like my kind of guy.

- She took him for about 8 Mil.

- Oh.

Supreme Court takes sexual harassment

very, very seriously these days.

It's about time, huh?

Yes, yes, it is about time.

Well. Great meeting you, Matt. I have

to go make the rounds.

You guys have fun.

Holy sh*t, that was amazing.

Stay cool. Sexy redhead.

- Trish Anderson.

- Barry Nathan.

- Is it snowing?

- I think it's like 65 degrees outside.

- No I mean are you holding?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- You want to have fun little?

- Yes I do!

- Come with me.

- Really? Oh my god.

Oh my god.

Oops, I did yours.

- Jesus christ, man.

- Oh, it's my friend Frances. It's ok though. Isn't it?

Ok, come on in man.

You want any, future man?

Come a little closer, Barry Nathan.

Beverly Hills.

Hey Frances, um... do me a favor. Just

take yours to go. Ok pal? Just go!

- Get the hell outta here.

- He doesn't want any of that.

He doesn't?

- What the hell does Frances want?

- He wants to watch.

- I don't...

- He won't bother us. Just let him watch.

- Ok, um... who is this Frances person?

- It's non-negotiable!

I'm going to try this.

What do you think this house cost him?

- Drug habit. Kids in therapy.

- ?? the view.

But you like it, right?

Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Drexel's great.

It's a real opportunity for me.

I'll get stock options, great benefits.

You know it's really a wonderful...

What?

I hate it!

I hate my job!

Wow, I've never said that out loud

before. But I do, I hate it. I do!

I hate all of this.

- Really?

- Hate it!

- Gotcha.

- Crazy right?

I just keep thinking, do I really want

to do this?

- Is this what I want to do with my life?

- Is it?

I do not know, that's the thing.

I'm so confused and I really, really don't know.

I'm sorry this must sound ridiculous to you.

You're obviously very smart at your job.

No, no, Tori. Whoa!

Are you kidding me? I got this thing that

I know I'm good at.

And everyone in my life...

...expects me to turn it into a career.

I can't stand it.

- I know. I feel the exact same way every day.

- And then there's no turning back!

- It's gonna be like uh, family and mortgage.

- I know!

- There's no way to quit.

- Yes!

- It's a trap!

- It's a trap!

God, that sounds so messed up.

Have you ever played the penis game?

I'm not prepared to reveal that

information, thank you.

No, it's a real game. I say the word

"penis" like really quiet...

And then you say it just a little bit louder.

Then I say it a little bit louder than that...

And the first to stop saying it, loses.

Are you ready? Is easy. Penis

I don't know...

Tori trust me. There is nothing more fun than

a job you don't give a sh*t about losing.

Penis.

- Penis.

- Penis.

- Penis!

- Penis!

- Penis!!

- Penis!!

- PENIS!!!

- PENIS!!!

Let's call it a tie.

- Chris, christ, you're out of control, lady.

- Yeah, f*** you too!

- What? Sorry.

- Don't apologize to me.

What do you think I am, a child?

- F*** you then.

- Yeah, that's better.

I'm gonna swallow you whole... son.

If you don't mind, that would be

fantastic.

I mean, um... suck my dick... b*tch?

Yeah. That's it!

I'm gonna hit it with you, Barry Nathan.

Wait a minute!

- Hey, what the hell is he doing?

- Oh he's getting a better angle.

- Ok, he can't come near me!

- How close?

- I don't want him touching me at all.

- ??

- Let me outta here!

- What, you don't like this?

Sh*t no!

- You crazy b*tch.

- Yeah c'mon. Shout at me Barry!

I'll kill you!

People... freaky sh*t! I didn't go to

college, ok!

You people crossed the line here today!

This is entrapment! No thank you!

God it's like, who lives in this

neighborhood, right?

Actually, hang on a sec.

How do you feel about a

little yard hopping?

- I don't know.

- C'mon, let's get out of here.

- Oh my god!

- Shah.

I don't think anyone's home.

Really?

Welcome to your new house.

How are you like this? No one else I

work with is this much fun.

I can't believe you're a banker.

Me neither...

- Oh sh*t.

- What?

Oh yeah.

- No.

- Yeah.

- We're doing this.

- I am not getting on that thing.

That was really smooth.

- Come on.

- No, I'm not.

- I know you want to.

- I'll watch safely from down here.

Tori tonight we're not thinking.

We're doing.

This is just coming back to me. Do you

remember when we played Truth or Dare?

I think you and I got dared into 7 minutes

in heaven.

No doesn't ring a bell.

- But maybe if we play it again...

- You want to play "Truth or Dare"?

- Truth or Dare?

- Ok. Wow, uh, truth.

If I was your high school crush, how

come you never asked me out?

- You know... I never had my "in".

- Your "in"?

Yeah... you know, the right moment. You

know the perfect confluence of events.

No.

I've been telling myself that since high

school. And it's bullshit.

I had plenty of opportunities to ask

you out.

I was afraid.

Truth.

If I had asked you out in high school,

would you have said yes?

That's not fair. If I had known then what

I know now...

Tori... come on.

No. I probably wouldn't have said yes.

Why do you look so relieved?

Because I am! My biggest regret is not having

the balls to ask you out in high school.

And now I know it wouldn't have made

a difference.

Besides which, if I had and you rejected

me, I would have despised you...

... and I wouldn't be sitting here with

you right now, having...

...having the best night of my entire life.

Dare!

Come over here and bring your lips as close

to mine as possible, without touching.

Truth. Are you messing with me right now?

Dare. Come and find out!

Come on...

- Is that good?

- No. Not good. Come closer.

What's that sound?

I think that's my heart... beating

like really fast.

Dare me to make it go faster.

I double dare you.

Oh, yeah hey look, no you know

what. No pressure, ok?

Tonight no thinking, just doing.

- Now.

- Now.

- What's going on, Wendy?

- Please just sit for a second, I just wanna talk.

Well, this is a big step. But I think

it's the right thing.

Hell yes!

It doesn't exactly take a rocket surgeon

to figure that out.

Kyle, I have to tell you something.

- Please tell me you missed your period.

- No, no.

- I applied to grad school.

- Oh.

Wow, grad school. Wow... where?

- Cambridge.

- Is that in the valley?

England...

You want to go to England?

Well, I don't know, I just thought we

could talk about it.

- What about the condo?

- Well, we could always rent it out.

We've got six franchises opening in

Encino alone next year.

Honey my dad is gonna be f***ing pissed.

Oh, god damn it. I thought this was

gonna be a special night.

- It is!

- Guess I was wrong.

- No it is.

- No your kinda questioning the whole thing.

What you just want to call the whole

thing off, is that it?

- I don't even know if I got in yet, Kyle.

- Oh!

I've been too scared to open it, so why

don't you do it for me!

Sure. Oh really?

"Dear Ms. Franklin, thank your for your

interest in Cambridge University.

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