The Descendants Page #7

Synopsis: Matt King's family has lived in Hawaii for generations. His extended family - namely he and his many cousins - own 25,000 acres of undeveloped land on Kauai held in trust, which ends in seven years. The easiest thing for the family to do is sell the land before the seven years is up, which is all the talk in the state, as, to whom they sell the property could very well change the face of Kauai. Despite the vast wealth that comes with the land, Matt has decided to live solely on what he earns as a Honolulu lawyer. However, Matt has not had a perfect life living in Hawaiian paradise as many believe. He and his wife Elizabeth were having problems in their marriage. She recently got into a boating accident which has placed her in a coma. Their seventeen year old daughter Alex is in boarding school on the big island since they couldn't handle her rebellion, which was made all the worse by an argument of an unknown nature between mother and daughter during Alex's last visit home. And their t
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Alexander Payne
Production: Fox Searchlight Pictures
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 66 wins & 142 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
84
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%
R
Year:
2011
115 min
$78,500,000
Website
2,022 Views


Big score for that guy.

And sitting in with us this afternoon,

we are fortunate to have our nephew.

- This is Keola, and, uh...

- Hey, Hugh, what's he like?

- Who?

- Brian Speer.

- What else you know about him?

- Well, not much. He's lucky.

That son of a b*tch is gonna make

a shitload of money on commissions.

Not if we don't go with that bid.

We all want Don.

This is the way

You do too, Mattie. You said as much.

No, I understand.

You're right.

I went down to Texas

Hugh, it's good to see you.

- You too.

- All right. Okay.

- I'll see you at the meeting.

- I'll be there.

This is the way

I'm just a Hawaiian cowboy

Riding on the range every night

The women are thicker than cactus

And I swear I'll never

ride this range again

- This place rocks.

- Totally.

Oh, we ordered you mahi.

Great.

So guess what. That woman

at the beach today, that was his wife.

- Whose wife?

- Brian Speer.

- What? The hottie with the hat?

- Yeah.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah.

So he's married?

Why didn't you say anything?

It's him I wanna talk to, not her.

But I know where their cottage is.

You do? Let's do it right now.

Let's knock on his door.

That's what I'm saying.

Don't do that, don't be excited.

This isn't fun.

- It's what we came here to do.

- Right.

So you talk to his wife

while I talk to him.

And you figure out a way

to distract Scottie and their kids.

Got it. Sid, come here.

- Give him hell, boss.

- Come on, Sid.

Okay.

I'm sorry for sucking you into this.

I should be doing it alone.

- It's selfish.

- I'm the one who sucked you in.

I'm the one who knew.

Oh.

Don't be a p*ssy.

Hi there.

It's the guy from the beach today.

- Oh, hello.

- Hi, yeah.

You know, I'm such an idiot.

I just figured out, I do know your husband.

My daughter and I were on our way back

from dinner...

...and we just thought we'd stop by

and say howdy.

- Howdy?

- Great, come on up.

Yeah. I'm Matt King,

and this is Alexandra.

- I'm Julie Speer.

- Hi.

Yeah, I thought that was you.

You've been in the paper so much lately.

I figured you had to know Brian.

He's been pretty involved.

Yeah, no, super involved.

Yeah, maybe we met in passing.

I don't know.

I guess you guys

are deciding really soon?

In the next couple of days, right,

you and your family meet?

- Mm.

- Sorry.

That's probably a conflict of interest.

No, that's okay. You're right.

It's all gonna be over in a couple of days.

- Do you guys want some lasagna?

- No, thanks, we just ate.

- A drink, then.

- Sure.

- Red wine, iced tea?

- Perfect.

- Yeah.

- Hi.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- Hi, I'm Brian.

- Brian. We may have met before.

Matt King. My wife is Elizabeth King.

I think you may have met her too.

This is our daughter Alexandra.

I was just gonna get them some drinks.

Good, good, good.

- Do you want some help?

- No, no, no, I got it.

Hi.

Elizabeth is dying.

Oh, wait. F*** you. And she's dying.

We unhooked her from the machines

this morning. She'll be dead in a few days.

- This is him?

- Mm-hm.

- Why would she go for him?

- Beats me. Well, he's very articulate.

I'm sorry.

I never thought it would come to this.

You're sorry that my mom's gonna die?

Sorry that you f***ed her?

You sorry you f***ed over my dad?

- I'm sorry for all of it.

- Look, I'm not here to wreck your life.

I just wanna give you a chance

to go to the hospital.

Don't know how long you're staying,

but you could find an excuse to leave.

You must be good at that.

You could be alone with her

to say goodbye or whatever.

You hear what I'm saying?

Okay, look, I can't have you here.

Do you understand that?

- Here we go.

- Hey.

- Thank you.

- Everyone's so serious.

Please tell me

you weren't talking about business.

- Ha, ha. Ah, we were talking about love.

- That's nice.

Will you call the boys in? Dinner's ready.

Oh, they're fine.

Let them play a while longer.

- Come on. Catch.

- Hurry up. Catch it.

- Awesome cottage you're renting.

- Yeah, you don't say.

This is prime Hanalei location.

I used to come here when I was a kid,

before it was a vacation property.

Alex, your great-uncle Warren and Aunt

Lillian built this back in the '20s.

- I haven't been inside in years.

- Come on, we'll give you a tour.

Maybe, Brian, you could give my dad

a walk down memory lane...

...and Julie and I can chat out here.

Oh, yeah, I'd like that, if you don't mind.

Just a quick look.

Yeah.

Yes. It's not like we live

here or anything, but okay.

Ah.

- Will you hold that for me?

- Mm.

Let's go over here.

- Have you guys traveled much?

- Not much.

We kind of just stay...

...in the area of the islands...

- Here it is.

How'd you meet? I'm curious.

- I can't do this.

- Neither can I. How'd you meet?

I thought you said you came here

just to tell me.

I changed my mind.

And I can't very well

ask her the details, can I?

How'd you meet?

- At a party.

- What party?

A Super Bowl party.

At the Mitchell's.

- Does that help? Does that make it better?

- I'm doing you a favor here.

I could go out there right now

and I could f*** you up.

So get a better attitude.

And then what?

How'd you get the nerve to ask her out?

Was it about the deal?

- Is that when you decided she was for you?

- No. It's not what you think.

It just happened.

- Nothing just happens.

- Everything just happens.

- Ha, ha.

- Was she gonna leave me?

She would have. But I didn't want that.

That never would've happened.

I love Julie.

I know I'll cry, I know he'll leave

I know he'll lie

Please don't tell her.

Please.

I don't know what I have done,

but I am so sorry.

Did she say that she loved you?

Flyin' into window panes

Changin' lanes

And it's all in vain

Do you love her?

You don't love her.

You don't love her.

You were just using her to get to me.

I told you, I wasn't trying to get to you.

It was an affair, an attraction.

It was sex.

She got carried away with the whole thing,

and I went with it.

At least, I didn't say no to things

that I should have.

I love my family.

I guess it's all working out.

Her lips are sealed, and you don't have

to go through the trouble of dumping her.

Hey, that is so unfair.

I had... I have so much respect for her.

She's an amazing woman.

It just ain't fair

I have one more question for you.

Yeah?

You ever been inside my bedroom?

Once.

Oh. Wow.

You could've had the decency

to lie about that one.

All right, twice.

Fools my eye

Every time

She's at Queen's Hospital

if you wanna say goodbye.

That is really all I came here to say.

That's great.

All remodeled and new appliances. Nice.

Alex, I think we should get going.

Well, hey, thanks for stopping by.

It was really nice to meet you both.

- Maybe I'll see you at the beach tomorrow.

- Yeah, maybe.

- Nice to meet you.

- You too.

Hey.

When do you think he'll show up?

I have no idea.

Was he sorry? I hope he was sorry, man.

I mean, you could've told his wife,

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Alexander Payne is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, known for the films Election, About Schmidt, Sideways, The Descendants, and Nebraska. more…

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