The Intern Page #4

Synopsis: A retired 70-year-old widower, Ben (played by Robert De Niro), is bored with retired life. He applies to a be a senior intern at an online fashion retailer and gets the position. The founder of the company is Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway), a tireless, driven, demanding, dynamic workaholic. Ben is made her intern, but this is a nominal role - she doesn't intend to give him work and it is just window dressing. However, Ben proves to be quite useful and, more than that, a source of support and wisdom.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Nancy Meyers
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  1 win & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
51
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%
PG-13
Year:
2015
121 min
$60,886,513
Website
76,930 Views


and do this myself.

Wasn't me.

Ben came in at 7:00

this morning and did it.

Who?

Ben. Your intern.

Ben Whiftakeli

Someone's very happy.

Brilliant. Thank you.

Best thing that's happened

around here all week.

Thank you.

This is your gift

for a job well done.

I'm Fiona, the house masseuse.

-Hi, Fiona. Ben.

-Hi.

Does that feel okay?

It feels great, actually.

Thank you.

Okay. You're a little

bit tight, Ben.

Well, I haven't sat at a desk

for a while.

My body's not used to it.

No, I get it.

Plus, they say

sitting is the new smoking.

Let me see what I can do.

I spotted you

in the lunchroom.

I wondered who you were.

-Did you? Oh.

-Yeah.

Then someone told me

you were an intern.

That's pretty cool

of you to do this.

Well, it's a brave new world.

Thought I'd jump in.

See what it's all about.

Yeah, I know. Absolutely.

I'm constantly amazed

at what they do here.

Love bein' a part of it.

Oh.

-Oh, my God.

-Yeah. There.

Yeah. Right there.

-How's that, Ben?

-Well, it's

-Oh, boy.

- Good.

Jason.

Okay, good. Good, good.

There, good.

Here you go.

A little

tight right here.

-Is that better?

-Oh, boy, oh, boy.

FIONAI Oh. HOW'S that?

-Oh, boy.

-IVlmm-hmm.

Well, it was nice

to meet you, Ben.

Love that there's another

oldie but goodie here.

Nice to meet you.

-See you later?

-Love to.

IVle, too.

You're not as old

as I thought you were.

Ooh!

Wait, so you're saying

you shave

-every day?

-Yes.

-Even on Sundays?

-Every day.

Okay, and even if you know

that you're not gonna see

anyone that you know?

-Yes.

-How is this possible?

I'm on CheapApartments.com

and I literally can't afford

a single apartment

in all of Brooklyn.

My parents gave me

two weeks to find a place,

and that's just

not gonna happen.

Getting evicted?

Hey, I'm in no rush,

but apparently they are.

All right, here.

Let me see your phone.

CheapApartments. com.

Have you tried Craigslist?

- Yes.

- Okay.

Then I am out of ideas.

WOIVIANI Jules. Hi.

-How are you?

- Hi.

How are you?

-Hey, how's it going?

-Hey. Good.

-uh, Mike, right?

-Yeah.

Yeah, I'm Ben.

I work for Jules.

Yeah, she'll be down

in a minute.

I Know. Look, I don't wanna

make you feel uncomfortable,

but I just happen to have

looked out the window,

and it appeared you were

drinking something

from a paper bag.

I don't know what

you're talking about, man.

Why don't you tell her

you can't drive her today,

or I'm gonna have to.

-We all good?

-Yeah.

Jules.

I'm sorry to do this,

but I'm actually

not feeling so hot.

Not sure I should be driving.

I wouldn't wanna

give you anything.

Oh, sure. Yeah, no,

you should take the day off

and feel better, okay?

Thanks.

I'm happy to cover for Mike.

That's okay.

Becky can drive me.

Really? You wanna give her

more to do?

I hope you don't mind

if I don't get in the front.

I'm not trying to be rude.

I just think better

in the back.

I mean,

I could get in the front...

No,no,no.

-This is perfect.

-Yeah. Yeah.

And everything

you hear in the car

is strictly confidential.

-Okay?

-Goes without saying.

Hi, IVlom

- Oh, I found you.

-Yeah.

So, what's up?

How's everything?

Well, your dad and I are

finally putting together

all our research

at the hospital.

-That's great.

-I hear you typing.

That's better.

So we've been studying

women under 40

who sleepless than

six hours a night.

-And what'd you find out?

-it's interesting.

It seems like

they're 38% more likely

to experience

major weight gain

compared to women

who slept seven hours a night.

Are you kidding me?

You know I haven't slept

in two years.

Well, Ican't

change the facts, dean

Mom, you Know what?

I'm rushing into the city

for a meeting,

and I need to prepare.

Can I call you

when I get home?

Oh, you don't have to.

Okay. Love you.

-Thank you.

Hey, how we doin '?

Did you look over

the material on Atwood?

Yeah, I did.

Uh, he had a great run

at Travelocity and Citigroup,

and I get it. He's major.

He is.

And the best thing about him

is he's been watching us,

and he loves what we're doing.

But he's only

one of the names on the list.

So if you don't like him,

we move on.

But, Jules, try to be open.

He's supposed to be brilliant.

And the VCs love him. A lot.

Mark Zuckerberg

never brought in a CEO,

and he was a teenager.

Call me after.

Okay.

Oh, thanks, but you don't

have to. I can open the door.

Sure.

Okay, so this shouldn't take

more than an hour.

But if you can't stay here,

I'll call Becky,

and then she'll find you,

and then you can

just pull up...

Don't worry. I'll be here.

I think I forgot to eat today.

Should I pick you up

some sushi?

No, I eat too much mercury.

I'll be fine.

I'm good. I'm actually

kind of nauseous, so...

That was fast.

Not fast enough.

Oh, I picked you up some soup

from a place I know.

Thanks.

You really didn't

have to do...

Oh, my God,

that smells so good.

Good.

Word travels fast.

-Pretty short meeting.

-Yeah. I hated him.

Really? What happened?

I thought he was

a condescending,

sexist know-it-all

who did not seem to

get what we do at all.

And, honestly,

I think he would

run our business

in a completely inorganic way

that would lose us

all the customers we have

killed ourselves to get.

Oh, and I think

that he would replace us

as soon as he got the chance.

Oh, and...

The man never blinked.

An Olympian non-blinken

Okay, then.

Yeah.

See you in the a.m?

Be there or be square.

I'm sorry.

Hey, don't be.

I just wanted to say thank you

for helping out

with Mike today and for

getting me chicken soup.

Oh, and for cleaning

that mess.

That was awesome. Seriously.

You're very welcome.

It's okay.

I really won't bite.

You started this business

all by yourself

a year and a half ago,

and now you have

a staff of 220 people.

Remember who did that.

Who?

Um...

Thank you.

And I hate to say it,

but try to get some sleep.

-Mommy.

-JULES:
Hey!

-Hi.

-Hi.

Here's

my favorite girl.

Hey, baby.

-Hi, honey.

-Hey.

Over the hump.

-So how was your day?

-Kind of okay.

But you know what? Maddie said

she didn't wanna be

-my friend anymore.

-Aw!

You know what?

I don't think she meant it.

She'd miss you too much.

I'm startin' to think

that Maddie is bipolar.

We go through this

every other day.

-We do.

-Aw.

Oh, how was your meeting?

It was today, right?

Yeah, just had it.

Mommy, I think I'm winning.

Look!

Oh, that is so cool.

Yeah, that's

the Play-Doh cake challenge.

We 're not finishing

until tomorrow,

so please hold on all judging.

Not to mention that we had

an accident with mine,

when someone,

not to name any names,

put her elbow in it.

- What?

-It was an accident.

Well, I gotta say,

I love the pink one a lot.

That's mine.

Are you happy at me?

I am so happy at you.

I'm beyond happy at you.

Daddy helped me

with the icing.

Good job, you guys.

So, how about

I give you your bath?

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Nancy Meyers

Nancy Jane Meyers (born December 8, 1949) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. She is the writer, producer and director of several big-screen successes, including The Parent Trap (1998), What Women Want (2000), Something's Gotta Give (2003), The Holiday (2006), It's Complicated (2009) and The Intern (2015). more…

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