The Truth About Lies Page #6

Synopsis: Gilby Smalls is having a meltdown. He's just been fired from his job, lost his apartment in a fire and his girlfriend gave him the boot. And it's only Wednesday. Now, at the ripe old age of thirty-something, he is forced to move in with May, his booze-swindling man-obsessed mother. This is the last straw. Gilby's life is bleak until best friend Kevin drags him to a family get-together, where he meets Rachel, Kevin's very beautiful but very married sister. Rachel is the very thing Gilby needs to get his life back on track. Desperate to impress her, Gilby starts to weave a web of lies; one bigger than the next. Now in a sticky mess, Gilby is forced to face the uncomfortable truth about himself before he can find a way out of his very own Lies. The Truth About Lies explores the potent role lying plays in relationships and life with some surprising results!
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Phil Allocco
Production: Blue Fox Entertainment
  11 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.2
TV-14
Year:
2017
94 min
Website
172 Views


Rachel.

- Hi.

- Oh, hey.

- Hey.

- I'm-I'm so glad you came.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

- How's your back?

- Oh, it's fine.

Only several hairline fractures.

Oh, right, right. You should

probably get a body cast.

- Yeah, exact...

- Help you out. You know, straighten you up.

Sure, yeah, exactly.

Minor body cast injury.

Yeah, no major body cast.

Rach, what a great class.

Yeah, wasn't it amazing?

It was. Yeah.

- Gilby, this is Ann and Andy.

- Hi, brother.

That was quite some flop in there.

- Don't worry. It happens.

- Really? That's a relief.

I've never seen it,

but I'm sure it's happened to someone.

Are you going to the

sweat lodge this weekend?

I don't know.

I'm thinking about it, you know?

Maybe. You guys wanna grab a bite to eat?

I'd love to. Yeah.

- Oh, no, we can't.

- We can't.

We're gonna be late for Reiki class.

Breaky? What is that?

It sounds dangerous.

Reiki. You know, like chakras.

What you just epically misaligned in there.

Here, let me take a feel.

- It's happening.

- I'm just gonna jump right in.

- Raw food? Do you wanna get some?

- Anything.

- Okay.

- Wow.

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We're gonna go, so...

Pleasure was mine.

Yeah.

He's emitting a lot of

heat from down there.

Mm-hmm.

She better watch out.

I think it's actually

really good for our marriage.

You know, when you're

together all the time,

it's so easy to get stuck in a rut,

but, being apart makes you appreciate

what you really have.

Wow!

You must really like wasabi.

What is it they say?

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Are you okay?

I'm fine. I'm fine.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I just...

That's so sad.

- What's so sad?

- I don't know.

I think your story, but I'm sensitive.

- I'm very sensitive.

- Oh, wow!

No, I think that's-I

think that's really great,

you know, for a man to be so in touch

with his core emotion.

I wish Eric was more like that, you know?

I keep trying to get him

to come to these classes,

but he's just not interested.

It would help him become more centered,

and it would help us to connect

on a more spiritual level.

Do you know what I mean?

Yeah, definitely. Definitely.

I always say, uh,

if you're not growing together,

you're growing apart.

Exactly!

Like the sweat lodge.

I really wanna go, but, he will never go.

You know, he's just...

Work is always first.

I'm just tired of it.

You can still go.

Right.

Am I gonna go by myself? No.

Well, I don't know. I

was thinking about going.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- You would wanna go?

- Yeah, why not?

Yeah, let's go.

Sweat lodge. It sounds fun.

You think so? Okay.

All right, yeah. No, I would-I would...

I'd really like that, Gilby.

Oh, my God, look at that.

You really loved your food.

I hate mine, so let me just give you that.

Uh...

Oh, I don't even know what...

You just put it all-you

just put it all on there.

Since you like that wasabi,

let me just get that on there.

- Thank you.

- Yeah.

Come on.

Mmm.

- Hello?

- Hey.

- Hey, it's me.

- Uh, look, Gilby,

I don't really have

time to walk, right now.

I-I-I just wanna say,

I've just been thinking,

- and you were right.

- Okay. You know what?

If this is some sort of a trick

to try to get back together,

- I'm...

- No, no, it's-it's not.

I should have been a better partner.

You deserve that, and you

were right to leave me.

Oh, well, thank you.

No, thank you.

Look, I-I just really

want you to be happy.

I really want you to be happy, too.

- Get off the phone! I'm expecting a call.

- I'm, uh...

- Is that your mother?

- Yeah, yeah.

I'm taking care of her.

She-she broke both her

hips stepping into traffic.

The doctors think it's dementia.

She-she must be having another episode.

I-I have to go, okay?

- Okay.

- Your mom both broke of her...

Hello?

That's such a weird relationship.

They make phones with buttons now.

Did you know?

I'm aware.

Wow!

It's so beautiful out here, isn't it?

Yeah.

Hi.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Love the face paint. Whose idea was that?

Uh, we actually both did it on our own.

Isn't it amazing?

We're so much on the same energy field.

We even think the same.

Even, like, psychically,

we're on the same plane.

Totally.

Same plane. That's great.

You can carry each other's baggage.

That was a good one.

I don't think I get it.

Well, stay warm.

Thanks.

Let's gather some wood, right?

That seems too be the thing to do.

We'll see you inside.

- That was weird.

- Mmm.

Ooh.

Perfect.

What's your power animal, brother?

Sorry, what? I... Power animal?

It's the animal that guides

you in your dream world.

Mine's a cricket.

Well, that's an insect.

It came to me in a vision.

It's my power animal.

Power insect.

What's your problem, brother?

Is there anyone here who's

never done this before?

No-no-no-no, I did

this all the time,

when I was a kid.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- You did?

- Yeah.

- Helped build it.

- Mmm... okay.

Right.

I'm Broken Wing.

I will be your sweat

lodge guide and master.

We will begin by collecting

stones for the fire.

And inside, I will tell you

that the temperatures will

rise to well over 150 degrees.

- Oh.

- Inside, I wish you to sweat out the technology,

sweat out the Facebook, sweat the Twitter,

the Tumblr, the Huffington Post, CNN.

Eliminate it from your body.

If the spirit tells you to remove

your clothing, then you remove it.

You listen to that spirit,

'cause if you don't do it now,

you never will.

Let's sweat.

- I can't breathe.

- I know. It's hot.

I can't breathe.

- I think I'm suffocating.

- I know. It's hot.

No, I think I'm suffocating.

Oh, God. Oh, God.

I'm suffocating.

I'm suffocating.

I gotta get the hell outta here.

- I gotta get out.

- No, hey-hey-hey-hey.

Hey, hey, this is sacred space.

Now, bow to the mother.

Oh, bowing doesn't do anything.

- You're not bowing.

- I'm bowing.

I'm bowing.

You're a butterfly. Now, bow.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Now, bow.

I gotta get the hell outta here.

- Chill out.

- The fat lady's blocking the door.

Who are you callin' fat, you little jerk?

Bow.

Help me.

Get your hands out of the water!

The door is too heavy.

Ah!

I'll punch you in your face, man!

No. Oh, no.

Oh, my God!

Okay, let's keep going. Just ignore him.

That's not even the door.

Rachel, get the car keys!

Okay.

Ah-ah.

Oh, my God. That was so embarrassing.

Well, let's get that sneaker off.

Okay. Couch, couch.

- Careful.

- All right.

I know it was nuts. I know that.

But, I feel like I had a

really clear vision today.

- Oh, come on, you're kidding me.

- No, no, I'm serious.

I realize I've been a-I've

been a really lousy sister

to Kevin, and I wanna-I

wanna do something for him.

I mean, maybe I wanna throw

a-a surprise birthday dinner.

I don't know.

Here, let me help.

Well, okay, well, be-be careful.

Okay, okay.

I mean, did-did you

feel at all transformed?

Transformed? Yes.

I-I've been completely

transformed into a cripple.

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