The Joneses Page #8

Synopsis: "The Joneses", a social commentary on our consumerist society. Perfect couple Steve and Kate Jones, and their gorgeous teen-aged children Jenn and Mick, are the envy of their posh, suburban neighborhood filled with McMansions and all the trappings of the upper middle class. Kate is the ultimate trend setter - beautiful, sexy, dressed head-to-toe in designer labels. Steve is the admired successful businessman who has it all: a gorgeous wife, big house and an endless supply of high-tech toys. Jenn and Mick rule their new school as they embody all that is hip and trendy - cool clothes, fast cars and the latest gadgets. But as the neighbors try to keep up with the Joneses, none are prepared for the truth about this all- too perfect family.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Derrick Borte
Production: Roadside Attractions
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
55
Rotten Tomatoes:
62%
R
Year:
2009
96 min
$1,000,000
Website
946 Views


Wouldn't it be a little weird?

l mean, how are you gonna

introduce me?

Like-

"his is my pretend wife

that I"-

"My coworker. My"-

As my boss.

he job comes

with great benefits.

hat mean you'll come?

mm?

I'll come.

Mmm!

Mmm!

What the-

Larry?

Larry.

Larry?

- [ Man Singing, Indistinct ]

- Larry! Larry!

Larry!

elp! elp!

I had a perfect world

I can't remember it now

[ Continues, Indistinct ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

The world that I wanted

Don't want me no more

Summer! Call 91 1 !

Call 91 1 !

It's finally clear

All that I needed

Was sitting right here

A fool and his money

How quickly we part

Oh, how I'm missing you

I should've listened

to my heart

[ Siren Wails ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Engine Starts ]

Hey. You did

everything you could.

No, I didn't.

I lied to him.

Here's your coat.

l lied to him.

l lied to all of you.

Steve.

I'm not Steve Jones.

Steve.

That is not my name.

Holy sh*t.

[ Man ]

What?

- This is not my wife.

- Don't. Don't do this.

- hese are not my kids.

- Steve, please.

hat is not my house.

[ Man ]

Settle down, Steve.

No, listen to me, goddamn it.

You all have to listen.

I get paid to show off

the cars and the clothes.

l get paid lots of money

to lie and pretend

that I'm your friend.

We have to leave.

So that people

like all of you-

people like Larry-

will go out and want to buy

the stuff that I have.

Me and my perfect family.

[ Murmuring ]

[ Whimpers ]

l'm sorry.

[ Crowd Gasps ]

- [ Murmuring ]

- [ Summer Crying ]

[ Man ]

Come on. Let's go.

Not so fast, sir.

I need to get some

information from you.

[ KC On Phone ]

That was

crazy of him.

lt's gonna be okay.

l promise.

I'll take care of you.

- [ Cop ] Is this accurate?

- [ Steve ] Yes, it's accurate.

We might need to ask you

a few more questions later on.

l think that's all.

Thank you, Mr. Cerrilla.

[ KC ]

It's time to go, Steve.

Where'd you take them?

They've been reassigned.

She took the deal,

like I told you she would.

lf you want a fresh start,

my offer's still on the table.

[ Doorbell Rings ]

ello!

[ In Unison ]

Hi!

Hey, Mary Beth.

Come in.

his is great.

This is great

to do this.

hank you so much.

Come on in.

[ Mick ]

Here, let me

grab your coats.

Ken, how about a beer?

Sure, sure.

lmported okay?

[ Mick ]

Welcome to the house.

It's beautiful.

Thank you.

oney, by the way,

super job tonight.

hank you.

Dinner was excellent.

ls everyone ready

for coffee...

and perhaps some,

uh, dessert?

Sounds great.

Okay.

elp yourself

to some more wine.

- Kate.

- [ Loud Crash ]

ls- ls everything okay

in there, sweetheart?

What are you

doing here?

Well, l wanted to see you.

Sorry.

[ Chuckles ]

Kate? You all right?

[ Dish Clatters ]

l've got, uh,

guests here.

We belong together.

You should have

thought of that before

you opened your mouth.

That's why

l opened my mouth.

[ Man ] Honey-

Well, uh,

who's this?

lt's, uh, a friend.

Oh. Well, hey,

I'm Bob, Bob Jones.

Drop the act, Bob.

I'm her last husband.

- What? What's going on?

- Nothing.

Am l getting fired?

You don't have

to do this anymore.

- But my numbers are good.

- I think you should leave.

Right now? No.

Bob.

Yes?

Just calm down and go

back to our guests.

Go on, Bob.

Go!

Um-

Everything's fine.

[ Chuckles ]

You certain?

Yeah. Wine.

Oh, sure.

l'm sorry.

You were saying?

l want you to come join me

in the real world.

his is my real world.

What are you gonna do

when you're too old to be

a mother to these teenagers?

Are they gonna find

a grandparent cell for you?

What kind of life is that?

What kind ofjoy

are you gonna have?

Whose photos are you

gonna hang on your wall?

Who's gonna be there

at the end for you?

We had something, Kate.

lt was just a beginning,

but it-

lt was real.

l felt that.

l'm hoping

you felt it too.

l think you did.

You deserve

to be happy, Kate.

You deserve to be loved.

l'm sorry.

[ Mick ]

Hey, Steve.

Hold up.

Hey, Mick.

Hey.

How are things?

hings are good.

Yeah.

l get to be

a college student now.

[ Chuckles ]

Yeah. And l'm out,

which-

Well, it makes life

a lot easier.

That's great.

Yeah.

l don't have to lie

anymore.

l'm happy for you.

hanks, Steve.

It's been real.

Hey, uh, they've been

looking for that.

Ah.

l'm gonna miss that car.

[ Sighs ]

[ Footsteps ]

e came back

for you.

[ Exhales ]

[ Steve ]

Where to?

[ Kate ] Arizona.

Seriously?

Is that all right?

You're the boss.

[ Kate Laughing ]

No, you can't keep lettin' it

get you down

And you can't keep draggin'

that dead weight around

Ooh, ooh

ooh, ooh

If there ain't all that much

to lug around

Better run like hell

when you hit the ground

Ooh, ooh

ooh, ooh

When the morning comes

You can't stop these kids

from dancin'

Why would you want to

Especially when you're

already gettin' yours

'Cause if your mind don't move

and your knees don't bend

Well, don't go blamin'

the kids again

When the morning comes

Ooh, ooh

ooh, ooh

When the morning comes

Ooh, ooh

ooh, ooh

When the morning comes

Ooh, ooh

ooh, ooh

When the morning comes

When the morning comes

Let it go

This, too, shall pass

You know, you can't keep

lettin' it get you down

No, you can't keep lettin' it

get you down

Let it go

This, too, shall pass

You know, you can't keep

lettin' it get you down

No, you can't keep lettin' it

get you down

Let it go

This, too, shall pass

When the morning comes

You can't keep lettin' it

get you down

You can't keep lettin' it

get you down

When the morning comes

You can't keep lettin' it

get you down

No, you can't keep lettin' it

get you down

When the morning comes

You can't keep lettin' it

get you down

You can't keep lettin' it

get you down

When the morning comes

You can't keep lettin' it

get you down

No, you can't keep lettin' it

get you down

When the morning comes

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