The Family Stone Page #6

Synopsis: The Stone family unites in common cause when their favorite son brings his uptight girlfriend home for the Christmas holiday, with plans of proposing. Overwhelmed by the hostile reception, she begs her sister to join her for emotional support, triggering further complications.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Thomas Bezucha
Production: 20th Century Fox Distribution
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
52%
PG-13
Year:
2005
103 min
$59,856,288
Website
5,834 Views


- Will you?

- Please.

- Will you please stop talking?

- No. Everett. Everett, no, I will not marry you.

What?

I'm sorry, Everett.

I can't marry you.

I...

I didn't ask you.

- You... What?

- You said...

I'm not asking you to marry me.

You're not? You didn't...

That's just great, isn't it?

It's just perfect.

- Like I haven't been humiliated enough.

- Meredith, it's not...

It's not?

This isn't exactly the moment you've all

been waiting for? You all hate me so much.

- Meredith, that's not true.

- I know what you see.

Meredith the spoiled, crazy,

racist bigot b*tch from Bedford, right?

That's what you all think.

That is. That's what you all see

when you look at me.

Not good enough for Everett.

Not like all of you. She comes

all the way up here to ruin our Christmas

and then she sleeps with his brother.

What?

I slept with your brother.

- You slept with who?

- "With whom?"

- Do not look at me.

- With Ben. I slept with Ben.

Excuse me. Could you just back up

for a minute there? Everett, we did not...

- What's the use?

- Meredith, we did not sleep together.

- We didn't?

- No.

Isn't there anybody that loves me?

- Nice.

- Who? Me?

Yeah, you.

- My God.

- Meredith.

OK, Everett, look, I...

I just want you to know that...

My God. No, no, it's all right, sweetie.

Let's just get this off. You'll be fine.

- Watch your pretty hair.

- I'm just as good as any of you.

Of course you are. Better, probably.

Ben.

- I'm gonna get...

- Everett.

Everett, Everett. Come on.

Sorry, I don't know if we've met. I'm Brad.

- Julie.

- Somebody's gonna get hurt.

- What's so great about you guys?

- Nothing. It's just that we're all we've got.

- We're not so great.

- And you. You're the worst.

I'm the w...

- Nothing happened. Nothing happened.

- Come on, stop. Stop.

- Stop chasing me. I didn't do anything.

- Everett. Boys. Boys.

- Why does she think she slept with you?

- Well, we were kind of wasted.

Stop this nonsense.

Boy.

Everett.

Everett, stop. Not the ja...

Not the jacket. Not on the jacket.

- Are you OK, Everett?

- How could you do that to me?

I didn't do a... I didn't do anything to you.

She was passed out. I slept on...

I slept on the floor. Nothing happened.

This is a brand-new...

Look, you don't even love her, man.

You don't love her.

Kelly.

Are you OK?

To Bedford. Yes. OK.

At 5:
30. And that's from campus?

OK. You too. Merry Christmas.

- I'm sorry, Everett.

- No.

I'm sorry for everything.

You don't hate me, do you?

No.

Of course not.

Was this for me?

- Elizabeth, did you see Julie?

- No.

Elizabeth, where did you get that ring?

Elizabeth?

She said to give it to Everett.

She said to say goodbye.

It's not a clock radio.

Wow, Brad.

- Where's he going?

- Who?

Where are they going?

Wha?

Get in.

A pair.

What do you say

you get out of these clothes?

You smell a little like puke.

- Think he's found her?

- I don't know.

- Have you seen her?

- No.

A guy in there said...

Julie.

You didn't even say goodbye.

You were a little busy.

Well,

my bus is here.

You can't go.

- Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas.

- Let me help you with this.

- OK. Thanks.

No, you can't go.

- Everett...

- Please. Stay, Julie.

- It's too much. I...

- No.

No, it's not.

It's not.

Stay.

Stay.

Everett.

- Julie.

- Everett, I...

Julie.

I just wanted to ask

if you were doing anything for New Year's.

Are you comfortable?

Repeat the sounding joy.

- Hello? Merry Christmas.

- John.

- Daddy.

- Merry Christmas.

OK, let's start with who's that guy

Amy's making out with in the ambulance?

No.

Sybil.

Sweetie, it's ready.

It's snowing.

- Hey. Merry Christmas.

- Hello?

Merry Christmas. Hello.

- Hey, you guys. My gosh.

- Hi.

Hello.

My goodness. Hi, precious.

- Hi, baby.

- Are Everett and Julie here yet?

They called a while ago.

They'd be here for dinner.

- Patrick.

- Hey.

- Hi. Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas. You look great.

Dad.

Merry Christmas.

Hi. Nice to see you. Merry Christmas.

Would you look at this young man?

Hi. Hello.

He is the king of kings. King Gus.

King of the world.

Let me look at you. There you are.

- Any luck with the stockings?

- No, I can't find 'em.

- You guys, we're ready.

- They're ready. Are you ready?

- Do you want to see the tree?

- Here's the tree.

- We've got more ornaments.

- Wow.

There he is. Look at this guy.

- Hey. You look good.

- Nice to see you.

- Merry Christmas.

- Brad, come on. Check the fuse.

- OK, are we all set?

- Brad, you got it?

- I got it. I think we're good.

- OK.

"'And then,' cried Max,

'let the wild rumpus start."'

Good tree, Daddy.

It is.

It's a very good tree.

Look at this one.

Here.

Thanks.

- Hello? Anybody here?

- Merry Christmas.

They're here. Let's go say hi.

Go see your uncle Everett.

Are you OK?

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Thomas Bezucha

Thomas Gordon Bezucha (born March 8, 1964) is an American screenwriter and director. He wrote and directed Big Eden (2000) and The Family Stone (2005). He also wrote the film The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. He is a graduate of Amherst Regional High School in Amherst, Massachusetts. He also directed Monte Carlo, which he co-wrote with April Blair.Bezucha is openly gay. more…

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