Amazon Prime Video original film The Break-Up was released June 2nd, 2006.
#TheBreakUp made $205.6M at the international box office.
rottentomatoes: 34%
metacritic: 46
imdb: 5.8
Brooke Meyers
Brooke and her boyfriend Gary split paths in Chicago, Illinois.
“No. Thank you. That’s okay. No, I don’t want one. I’m good, thanks. Thanks. That’s really nice of you. Okay, give me a hot dog. A hot dog? I have. I believe I have. Thank you. Thanks. No, I’m okay. We’ll share it. No. I’m with somebody, sorry. He’s not my brother. Who are you? Uh, its… I’m going. What? Yeah. Uh-huh. Well, I’m gonna go. Okay. Well, no, I don’t think… God, you’re crazy. No. You know what? Okay. That’s not gonna happen.” — Brooke Meyers
“The artist was inspired by the neoclassical movement. But wanted to reflect it with an abstract bent. $35,000. Will you excuse me for a moment? Christopher? Hi, honey. Christmas was months ago. Yeah, I know. But today is not a holiday. Okay. I’m just saying, I don’t think Marilyn Dean will ‘dig’ the energy. I know. It’s just… know. What is the next holiday coming? The Fourth of July, is that what’s next? I get it. I get it. Well, on those days you can say, ‘Happy Holidays.’ Every other day, ‘good morning, good afternoon, good evening, Marilyn Dean Gallery.’ Okay? I’m so sorry about that. So, now this is a new piece by Zakrzewska. What do you think of this? Please. Yeah. I completely agree with you. You know, an art teacher of mine once said, ‘never buy a piece of art that you don’t have to have.’ You know, don’t worry about who the artist is or how much it’s worth. I mean, you have to live with it every day. You have to walk by it every day. You know, you have to really love it. You have to really appreciate it. It’s kind of like picking a mate.” — Brooke Meyers
“Hi. It’s good. I know. Very exciting. Oh, careful. That’s really… that’s very hot. Yep. Hey, honey, you’ve got to really… you should get ready, okay? Thank you. All kinds of stuff. I just need you to decide what to… you know, I did everything. Gary? You got three lemons. Yeah, but I wanted 12. Baby wanted 12. Because I’m making a 12-lemon centerpiece. Yeah. They’re just show lemons. Shown in the center of the table. I’m glad you find that amusing, but I cannot fill a vase with only three lemons. I’m not gonna use a drinking… I’m not gonna use a drinking glass for our centerpiece. What are you do… what’s happening here? What are you doing? What are you doing? Gary, come on, my feet are killing me, too. I worked all day. Went to the market. I cleaned this entire condo and then I’ve been cooking for the last three hours. Come on. Help set the table. What? Set the table. Okay. It’s the Sistine Chapel, not the Sixteenth, and I bet when Michaelangelo asked for 12 brushes, they didn’t bring him three. Honey, look, Gary, just… Gary, please just take a shower, okay? ‘Cause this is what I don’t want to have happen. I don’t want the doorbell to ring. I’m then forced to answer the door, entertain people, and I’m still cooking dinner. Okay? Gary. They’re gonna be here in 20 minutes. Yes, I have. Come on. Oh, great! They’re here. Okay. Table’s not set. Dinner’s not ready. Would you please just let my parents in? What? Gary. Gary.” — Brooke Meyers
“So, everyone, thank you for coming and enjoy the meal. Cheers. Thanks, Mom. Gary, we’ve already discussed that. We’re gonna get a pool table when we get a bigger place. Gary. Really? And put a dining room table in the living room? Okay. How do you… I mean, what do you do with a dining room table? We’d have no furniture in the living… where’s the furniture go? Well, this isn’t a dorm. There’s halls and stuff. I mean, you can go… thank you. Dad. Dad, come on.” — Brooke Meyers
“Okay. Be nice. Okay, bye. Oh, honey. Stop it. See you later. I love you. Thanks for coming. Love you, too. Well, I’m gonna go do the dishes. It’d be nice if you helped me. Gary, come on, I don’t want to do them later. Let’s just do them now. It’ll take 15 minutes. Gary, you know I don’t like waking up to a dirty kitchen. I care! All right? I care! I busted my ass all day cleaning this house and then cooking that meal. And I worked today. It would be nice if you said thank you and helped me with the dishes. Oh, come on. No. See? That’s not what I want. I want you to want to do the dishes. See, that’s my whole point. No. I’m upset because you don’t have a strong desire to offer to do the dishes. After I asked you! Don’t you call me crazy. I am not crazy. You just did. You know what, Gary? I asked you to do one thing today, one very simple thing, to bring me 12 lemons and you brought me three. Gary, it’s not about the lemons. I’m just saying it’d be nice if you did things that I asked. It would be even nicer if you did things without me having to ask you! Gary, come on. You know what? I’m serious. I really am. Come on. You knew I was working today and I made that meal. And you could have thought to yourself, you know, you could have said, ‘yeah, I think I’m gonna get Brooke some flowers.’ Every girl likes flowers, Gary.” — Brooke Meyers
“No. This is not about… you’re not… God, you’re not getting it. You’re not getting this, Gary, okay? It’s not about the lemons. It’s not about the flowers. It’s not about the dishes. It’s just about… how many times do I have to drop hints about the ballet? It’s not about you loving the ballet, Gary. It’s about the person that you love loves the ballet and you wanting to spend time with that person. Okay. Forget the ballet! Forget the ballet! We don’t go anywhere together. To Ann Arbor. To the Michigan-Notre Dame game. You think screaming, drunk kids and leprechauns doing backflips, that’s fun. That’s fun for me. Come on, man. I did that for you. What do you… how do you show up for me? Come on. You… I want to work. You think that I nag you? Really? Is that what you want, Gary? Is that what you want? That’s what you want? Fine. Great. Do whatever the hell you want. You leave your socks all over this house, dress like a pig, play your stupid-ass video game. I don’t care, I’m done. I’m done! I don’t deserve this. I really do not deserve this. I deserve somebody who gives a shit. I’m not spending one more second of this life with some inconsiderate prick! You’re a prick!” — Brooke Meyers
“Addie, it just became so clear tonight how much he takes me for granted. Just the same old shit. I asked him to do one thing and he didn’t do it. Then he complained that he had to do anything, and I just felt like I had no choice. But it’s just not what I want. I don’t want to break up with him. I don’t. I just want him to say thank you. I want him to do the dishes. I just want him to want to take me to the ballet. I want him to get me 12 lemons! You know… I just want him to care enough about this relationship to want to work on it. No, Ad. Don’t. Please, I really don’t want to see anybody. I really don’t. Look, look, look. Okay. Tonight just… it just got a little out of hand, and hopefully he’s just gonna realize that he’s got some changes to make and he’s gonna… he’s gonna come here and apologize. Okay? That’s what’s gonna happen.” — Brooke Meyers
“What? Oh, Jesus. Good morning, Marilyn. ‘Everything.’ I couldn’t possibly… oh, no. No, that’s not necessary. Marilyn Dean. The Marilyn Dean Gallery. That is Marilyn Dean.” — Brooke Meyers
“What the hell are you doing? Yes. Yes. I’m trying to make a point. My point’s your point. Your three points. That it’s not unnoticed, that it was not acceptable, and that it would definitely not be tolerated. I knew it! Gary, are you here for couples bowling? Well, don’t you think you and I should discuss something first? Okay. Great. No. Gary, this is couples bowling. And since you and I are no longer a couple, because you have chosen not to participate constructively in our relationship, we’re now singles. So, there’s not room for two singles on the team. Why do you look confused? Look, Gary, I just don’t think it’s a good idea for you and I to be around each other any more than we have to right now. No, I think you should leave. They don’t want you here either, Gary. They don’t. They’re my friends. That’s not the point. Gary, don’t. No. Don’t involve them, okay? That’s unnecessary. Castro? Okay. Ask them. Wow. Okay? You see that? You know what I mean?” — Brooke Meyers
Gary Grobowski
“All right, here we go. Are you gonna be like this all day? I don’t know. I have no room to sit. Please don’t crowd people. Relax, please. Look at me. Look how I’m sitting. Because… what do you think? Because I’m trying to relax and have a nice day. Hey, hot dog guy, can I get six hot dogs down here, please? And make it right, please. You know, with the mustard and the ketchup and the relish. Don’t make me hit you up for more. We will. Pass this down, please. You can keep the change. Do you want one of the hot dogs? You can have a hot… you want a hot dog? Do you want a hot dog, miss? You can have one. Go ahead. You can have a hot dog. Excuse me, sir? Would you mind passing the lady one of the hot dogs? You don’t have to share. You can have your own. Just have one, please. Somebody give her a hot dog. I got… the big guy can’t eat all of them. Have one. Have you ever had one before? At the ballpark? Okay, good. Well, enjoy this one. Do you like mustard? It’s much better with a topping. Here. I’m just kidding, I’ll give you two. Cheers. It’s a good dog. I like the hot dog. You have a problem with me eating a hot dog, guy? I’m trying to watch the game and have a hot dog. No, just leave him alone.”
“Hey, you want to go get a drink? Who? The guy with the tucked-in shirt and the visor? What, is that like a brother? The guy was not your brother, then. Who is this guy? Who’s this… I’m getting mad now. I’m jealous. Who is this guy? I don’t know. I’m kidding with you. Who’s the guy with the tucked-in stuff? Is that a boyfriend? Do you think you’ll marry him? ‘Cause I know you’ve thought about it. The first time you probably laid eyes on him, you probably thought, ‘I wonder if I could marry this guy in plaid shorts who tucks his shirt in. No way.’ Then when you kissed him, you said, ‘I can’t believe it.’ ‘I had a lot to drink tonight. I’m kissing the tucked-in guy.’ My point is, if you’re not gonna marry him… …and if it’s not forever, then you really don’t have anything to lose in taking me up on my offer. Okay. Me, too. To where? On an ice-breaking first date? Listen. If you want to stay off the market while you’re with I’m-not-the-one-but-I’m-comfortable, then you can do that. But for all you know, I just offered you a get-out-of-bored-love-for-free card with no strings attached. No, I’m not crazy. And a lot of times people go, ‘oh, that’s crazy,’ and then they go, ‘it’s genius.’ That’s what happened when the person invented fire. They burned that witch. And guess what, then they got warm and they ate good stuff. Now, where we are we headed to? Let’s not make this weird, ’cause I’m not good on dates. I’m better just to kind of hang out and, if we don’t have fun, I might go my separate way. I’m not committing to anything. I’ll go hang out with you for a little bit. But I can’t say for sure.”
“All right, all right, everybody. Welcome to Three Brothers Bus Tours. I’m brother number two. It’s good to have you here. That’s right, there’s plenty of seats here up front. I promise I won’t bite. I’m not a biter. I’m psyched to have you here. Okay, a couple quick ground rules. Please don’t jump off the bus. Weird. Not fun for anybody. Also, no throwing objects at pedestrians, unless, of course, they deserve it. Okay? We are not at work today. We are on vacation today. And if you can’t blow it out here on the big funny bus, where the hell can you? I do split the tips with my driver, Shondra. We don’t want her back out turnings tricks. That was a weird time for everyone. Seriously. Honest to God. And I was a customer. Long time ago. Come on, everybody, let’s get loose! I’m gonna ask you once. Show me that you mean it. Don’t make me ask you twice. Are you ready to see Chicago? Are you ready to see Chicago? That’s what I’m talking about. Shondra, put this baby in the air. Let’s get the blood flowing. Let’s get everyone up and let’s loosen it up. Coming up here, you’re gonna notice one of the only buildings to survive the fire of 1871. That is the original Chicago Water Tower and Pumping Station.”
“Hey, honey! How’s it going? Oh, wow. You got a lot happening. I am starving. Oh, that’s hot, hot, hot. Jesus. Oh, you look great. Got a lot of nice stuff. Got a pizza. Terrific. Yeah? Oh, come on! Really? What my baby wants, my baby gets. You know that. Why would you want 12 lemons? So, no one’s actually even eating them? They’re just show lemons? Well, can’t you just use, like, maybe a drinking glass? We could have a smaller version of a centerpiece. You know what? I’ve got an idea. Why don’t we go ahead and scratch the centerpiece idea altogether, because the chicken that burnt my mouth could maybe use a little bit of lemon on top of it. Guess what? Now we’ve made a better meal versus something visually nice to look at. Oh, I had such a long day on the bus. I need a little bit of down time. My feet are killing me. I’m exhausted. Sweetheart. You’ve done such a great job already. Don’t you want to finish it yourself and have that personal power of that accomplishment? Listen to me. Do you think that when Michaelangelo, right, was painting the Sixteenth Chapel, that he said, ‘hey, guys, you know, I did pretty good on the first 15 chapels, but why don’t you help me design this one? And maybe you could help me… give me a brush and you guys can grab brushes, and we can all make a great chapel.’ Uh-uh. No, he didn’t. And you wanna know what the results were? A masterpiece. Yeah. Okay, all the talking is really starting to drain me, and now I’m gonna have to watch the highlights later to see what I missed here. Down time’s important. Down time’s important. Yeah. You’re absolutely right. Let’s do that. The second that his inning’s over… there’s one out already. Baby, have you ever seen a shower of mine take more than four minutes? I gotta jump in the shower. I gotta go.”
“Well, seeing how our families haven’t had many opportunities to get to know one another, we figured, what better way than to break some bread? Cheers, honey. Sweetheart, cheers to you. Well, the energy in the condo might be a little more amazing if we had a pool table. The place is plenty big now, if you wanted a pool table because… well, yeah. You could take the dining room table, go ahead and move her in the living room. Plenty of room. Eat on it. All I’m saying is, it would be nice to be able to shoot some pool. Look, baby, I completely understand. We will wait and get a pool table when we have a bigger place. All right, look, I think we’ve had enough with the jokes for tonight. Thank you, though. Let’s just talk with each other. Basically, our big goal is to try to take Chicago tourism by air, land and sea. I’m not with you. I’m just not really the kick drum kind of guy. I’d rather be just a listener and enjoy all the banging that he’s doing and the…”
“It was great to see you. Have a good night. Nice to see you. It was good seeing you. Thank you. Okay. Okay, Mom. We’ll see you soon. No, no. I think we’re gonna be great. We’ll… so nice of you to offer, but we got it. Thank you. Great. Great to see you. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. Thank you so much. All right, guys. Bye-bye. Cool. Damn it. No problem. I’ll get them a little bit later. I’m just gonna hit the streets here for a little bit.”
“Honey, I am so exhausted. I just honestly want to relax for a little bit. If I could just sit here, let my food digest, and just try to enjoy the quiet for a little bit. Get some! Get some! Get some! That’s what happens. And we will… you know, we can clean the dishes tomorrow. Who cares? Fine. I’ll help you do the damn dishes. You just said that you want me to help you do the dishes. Why would I want to do dishes? Why? Let me see if I’m following this, okay? Are you telling me that you’re upset because I don’t have a strong desire to clean dishes? I just did. Jesus, Brooke, you’re acting crazy again. I didn’t call you crazy. I didn’t call you… no, I didn’t. I said you’re acting crazy. God damn it. If I knew that it was gonna be this much trouble, I would have brought home 24 lemons. Even 100 lemons. You know what I wish? I wish everyone that was at that goddamn table had their own little private bag of lemons. Honest to God! Well, that’s all you’re talking about. Well, I do seem to remember doing something for you this morning without you asking. What? I’m serious. Come here. I am, too. You said on our very first date that you don’t like flowers, that they’re a waste of money. You said that you don’t like flowers. I’m supposed to take that to mean that you do like flowers?”
“You know I can’t stand… Brooke come here. We’ve talked about the damn ballet. I hate the goddamn ballet! You got a bunch of dudes in tights flopping around for three hours. It’s like a medieval techno show. It’s a nightmare. I sit there in a sweat. The whole thing, I do, wondering when the hell’s the goddamn nightmare gonna end. Go to a damn ballet. Not when they’re at the ballet. I will. We just went to Ann Arbor together. I’m up on the bus every goddamn day for you! I’m busting my ass to be the best tour guide in the damn city, so I can make enough money to support both of us and hopefully you won’t have to work one day. All I ask, Brooke, is that you show a little bit of appreciation. That I just get 20 minutes to relax when I come home, instead of being attacked with questions and nagged the whole damn time. That’s all you do! All you do is nag me! ‘The bathroom’s a mess.’ ‘Your belt doesn’t match.’ ‘Hey, Gary, you should probably go work out.’ Nothing I ever do is ever good enough! I just want to be left the hell alone! Yeah. Yeah. What?”
“I feel like, I don’t… you know, like, you dress however you want to dress. You know, do whatever you want to do. I’m done with the relationship. Whatever. So, it’s just kind of, ‘you’re done with the relationship?’ I’m not. Will you look at me? I’m not heartbroken. I’m a little shocked. I’m a little surprised. What are you talking about? I don’t check e-mails. I don’t… okay? Okay. You are reading a little too much into this situation. There is no one she’s running around with, okay? We had a fight over the groceries I brought home. No. Not what it’s about. She’s not. I don’t need a place to go and lick my wounds. Look it… I’m not moving out of the place. No, I put money in the place. I put half my money in the place. Yeah, but I own the place. Yeah. But it’s not up to her who gets to keep the goddamn place. I want you to listen to me. I don’t need a key. ‘Cause she’s gonna put… she’s gonna move out of the place, Johnny. She will. She’s gonna move out. Oh, she’s… I’m gonna keep the place. I’m not moving out of the place.”
“Hey, how’s it going? Yeah. What the hell’s wrong with you? Just fix the damn engine. I’m off the clock, okay? I’m going through a little bit of a change here, Dennis. I would really appreciate a little bit of sensitivity, please.”
“Oh, hey, Brooke. How are you? Well, my whole life, I always wanted my own place with my own pool table. I finally got my own place, but you would not allow me to have a pool table. I just kind of figured I’d rectify that today. And it does feel good. I’m gonna go ahead and put the four ball in the corner pocket. I’m sorry, can I… a little room for the shooter, please? It’s hard to shoot with someone standing… thank you.”
“Hey, gang. Found my shirt on the floor. Thanks for laying it out. Yeah. Like what? How your 47 average is killing us? I don’t have any idea what’s happening. I’ve come to play on the team. I completely agree. Maybe you should go play some pinball. Okay. Brooke, when a man makes a commitment to a team, he honors that commitment. He doesn’t let emotions or personal issues get in the way of victory. And I’ve made a commitment to this team. Yeah. Sure, they don’t. But you’re not a strong bowler. You know what? Let’s just… why don’t we let them decide? What’s wrong, Castro? Well, Castro doesn’t let people vote as a team. Thank you. Okay, everyone. Team vote here. By a show of hands, just put it up when you make decision, who here agrees with Brooke and thinks I should leave the bowling team? Shocker. Band of Brothers. You should rent it sometime. Good luck, everyone. Riding Miss Gutter Ball to the finals. Yeah. What? My shirt says ‘Gary’ on it. I’m gonna have to request that I have my wrist guard back then. I’m sorry. That’s mine. Just give me the goddamn wrist guard, please. Thank you. I hope your wrist snaps.”
Johnny O
“Come on, come on, come on. Come on. It was a good play. I don’t know. Is it gonna be like this all day. It’s up to you. I got no room to sit. I’m sitting next to a guy who’s sitting like he’s at home on the toilet with his legs spread. I am relaxed. Why are you sitting like that? Why’d you wake me up for this shit? Sweating in the sun like a Tijuana whore. I thought we were going to Wiener Circle after this. Then why are you getting hot dogs? I’ll smack him on his head.”
“Well, you’re obviously hurt about it. She get to you. You’re hurt. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. She hurt you. Gary, you’re devastated. Now, what’s the name of the guy she’s doing? I’m gonna solve your problem. What’s his name? Have you checked her e-mail? You can get a program that records keystrokes. It costs, like, 20 bucks. Very easy to use. You get a password, you check her e-mail. You find out everything about her. That’s how I found out about the Puerto Rican that Stacy was running around with. You’re probably right. She’s probably not sleeping with anybody. Okay. Maybe she’s with another guy, maybe not. I don’t know. I’m not Columbo. Okay? But what we do know is that doesn’t want to be with you anymore. I mean, I hate to be shitty about it, and so cut and dry, but let’s face it. She says she doesn’t want to be with you, and I believe her. Now, we gotta figure it out. And you’re gonna need a place to go and lick your wounds while you get your head right over this thing. You’re gonna stay with me. I’m not gonna hear it. Oh, you’re not moving out. You’re obviously not the one calling the shots in this case. With her. If you find out who she’s sleeping with, maybe we could leverage it. You listen to me. I’m gonna leave you a key. Why? Did she say she was moving out? I’ll leave you a key.”
“Nice. I’ll split it with you.”
Addie
“What happened? No, sweetie, you did have a choice, okay? And it sounds like you made the right one. You respected yourself. Okay, you know what? I’m putting on my shoes and I’m gonna be there in 15 minutes. But, look, I’m worried about you, okay? And I can hear you in there banging around your dishes. And I don’t want you getting out your Clorox and your rubber gloves, and taking this out on the kitchen.”
“Wow. Well, I guess he feels threatened that you broke up with him and he’s acting out. Okay, look, Brooke, men are like children. You know? And they… sweetie, it’s a figure of speech. It’s Brooke. And I love you so much. And you’re my man and you know that. You’re amazing. Listen, and they’re gonna test boundaries to see what they can get away with. I think there’s three things that Gary needs to know. One, this type of behavior is not unnoticed. Two, it’s not acceptable. And three, you know, you’re definitely not gonna tolerate it. Right? And Brooke, remember, we’re always owning our actions, right? And we’re always healthy with it, yes?”
“What are you, 12? Brooke, that is not healthy. And what is that point? Not exactly what I meant. Unbelievable. Yeah. That was awesome.”
Christopher
“Happy Holidays. Marilyn Dean Gallery. No, she doesn’t. Okay, bye-bye. Happy Holidays. Marilyn Dean Gallery. Hold, please. Yes, sweetie. Hi. Don’t remind me. I miss it so much. I know for a fact that people like my spirit on the phone and they dig the energy that I give them. Oh, no. She’s the one that told me to be creative. So… well, if you want to get technical, there’s Memorial Day, there’s Flag Day. Some people recognize Father’s Day as a holiday. I don’t. Okay.”
“I know they’re both French, but that has nothing to do with it. Because Manet was earlier and… no. Monet and Manet are very different things. I’m sorry, I beg to differ. Excuse me, sir, can I have her call you back personally? Yes. Okay, thank you. Sorry. Brooke? I am so sorry. Come here. Oh, honey, your mom called and told me everything. Morning. I’ll go water the plants.”
Gary’s Family
“Cheers with the sons. The food is outstanding. It’s outstanding. I got a joke. I got a joke. How’s it going? I got a joke for you. What do you get when you cross a gay Eskimo and a black guy? We’re still in the ground phase with the buses. But as soon as we get our infantry established, then we’ll take it to the squids. Yeah. Boats. Boats. As soon as we control the waterway, then we’ll bring in air supports and then we’ll pretty much control everything. Oh, thanks. Thank you so much. It was really nice, Gary. Good to see you. Bye, darling. Thank you for such a… bye, dear. Thanks, darling. Okay, buddy.”
“I almost got it. You know, I was thinking. You know what you should do, is you should find somebody who looks like Brooke, but even hotter and, you know, bang the shit out of her. What? Logs. I am fixing the goddamn engine. I need your tour logs. Well, I cannot file the quarterlies until I have your log.”
Brooke’s Family
“Mrs. Grobowski. Nice to meet you. Thank you. Darling, I see that you put those Feng Shui books that I sent to you to good use. This place is so well balanced. Yeah, the energy in this place is just amazing. Yes. It is delicious food. Yeah, it really is nice. Okay, everybody. Time for the joke of the day. Knock, knock. Who’s there? Norma Lee. Norma Lee, who? Normally, I don’t go around knock on doors, but would you like to buy an encyclopedia? All right. I saw that Three Brothers article in the Trib this week. Sounds like you guys are up to some pretty exciting stuff. Oh, boats.”
“You know, Dennis, the way your face lights up when you describe your ambitions, it’s really inspiring. Because I understand how you feel that passion. And sharing it with other people, I think that’s what life’s about. I don’t feel that about boats and squibs… squids? Squids. Sorry. Yeah. But I do feel it about singing. With my a capella group, The Tone Rangers. Although it’s not as aggressive as your dream, it’s really more of a brotherhood. It’s like a musical team. It’s like a symphony of guys. Guy symphony. And it’s very hard to describe the true magic of a group of guys signing in perfect harmony. It’s transcendent. But it’s still very real. I guess the best way to put it in words is just… even that doesn’t do it. That doesn’t do it because that’s just one person. And what I’m talking about is the pulse of the collective. Oh, heck. Let me just show you how it’s done. Dad, how about a little percussion? Tap-tap-tappy. Tap-tap-tappy. And, Mom, high-hat. Good, Mom. Excellent. And Gary! On the kick drum! Come, come! On the kick drum! Come, come! That’s Gary! Come, come with the kick drum. Come! Come, come with the kick drum. Gary, on the kick drum. Come, come. That’s Gary on the kick drum. Go! And Gary. In the house. Come, come. Come, come. With the kick drum. Come, come.”
“You know, Gary, that’s your prerogative. That’s your right, to listen. Meantime, I’ve gotta talk to Brooke about something. It’s called the bass line. Excuse me. Good, Carol. Good, Brooke. Yes, Dennis. Totally awesome. Move yourself ♪ You always live your life ♪ Never thinking of the future ♪ Prove yourself ♪ You are the move you make ♪ Take your chances win or loser ♪ See yourself ♪ You’re every step you take ♪ You and you and that’s the only way ♪ Shake ♪ Shake! Shake yourself ♪ You’re every move you make ♪ So the story goes ♪. Thank you so much. It was great to see you. Thanks, Brookie. You’re still my favorite singer. Love you, sis. And I’d love for you to come to a live performance of The Tone Rangers singing live. That’s something you’d really enjoy. Okay. All right. Oh, now, are you sure that we can’t help you clean up? Yes? Oh, it was such fun. Good night, sweetie. Bye-bye.”
Chicago, Illinois
“And how much is it? Sure. Go ahead. Oh, no. Can I be honest with you? Other than taking an art history class in college, which I pretty much slept through, I don’t have the first clue about art or how to go about buying it. I mean, like that painting. I mean, I don’t see the point in buying something that I could have done myself.”
“I love you.”
“I don’t wanna finish the game. I got showing, okay? I gotta buy the cookie spray. I gotta clean up the dog. And now I’m really leaving ’cause I don’t want to hear that. Okay? Thank you for the pool. Thank you for the snacks. I’m going to get a cab.”
“Hey, Gary. I’m gonna need your shirt back. Well, we’re gonna have to replace you, and you know we get docked 10 pins if everyone’s not matching Pin Shakers uniforms. Granted. But actually, we know a guy named Gary. And he’s not as tall as you, but he’s a pretty good bowler.”
Marilyn Dean
“I understand you had a long night. Tell me everything. Then don’t. My time is pressing. What I want is for you to take the rest of the day off. Who am I? And where are we? And of whom is that portrait? Yeah. You know, your personal life is your personal life. But you look like shit. And when you look like shit, Marilyn Dean looks like shit, and now it is my business. And when it comes to my business, I don’t like anything that’s distracting. So, I want you to take the rest of the day off to be sad and then come back to work tomorrow ready to take care of business. Got it?”
Wrigley Field
“Take a seat, buddy! Ice-cold soda! Get your soda here! On the right. Coming down there. Pass that on down there. Right away. Thanks. I know. That’s nice.”
