[birds twittering]
[airplane swooshing]
[somber instrumental music playing]
♪
[Joseph] I'm pretty sure I called him.
- Don't forget the mail. - Yeah.
Hey, Charlie.
Hi, buddy, did you miss us?
That driver could not have been more than 15-years-old.
Who gets lost in the airport?
[Joseph] Be nice.
[beep]
[man speaks in Spanish]
I love it.
The only one who calls me is my trusty Spanish robo amigo.
[Joanne chuckles]
There.
Operation Immediate Unpacking is complete.
[in Southern accent] My hero.
Hmm. I'm starving. Should we order something?
Like Mexican, or Thai?
I think I gained like ten pounds in Hawaii.
Can we do something light?
I think there's some chicken in the freezer.
If you go get us some veggies,
I'll throw something together.
Please?
What kind of veggies?
[in Southern accent] My hero.
[melancholy instrumental music]
It's like I feel like she's not doing herself any favors
by publicly shaming him into getting engaged.
The guy is such a moron,
I don't know if he even gets it.
[laughing] Come on, Joe.
[Joseph] He is.
He misspelt the word "libertarian"
in his email to me.
I'm like, if you're gonna be an asshole,
at least spell it right.
[Joanne] Oh, God.
Not everyone is as smart as you are, Joe.
- [loud thud] - Ow! Fuck!
Ooh! [chuckles]
- Fuck! - Oh, sweetie, are you all right?
Oh, that was totally my fault.
I'm so sorry. Let me see.
[Joanne groans in pain]
Ooh!
Oh, jeez! Okay.
Let's get you cleaned up.
Ow. Did I mention ow?
[Donald Trump on TV] I'm not doing that to brag,
'cause you know what? I don't have to brag.
I don't have to. Believe it or not.
I'm doing that...
[Joseph] That's a very mom color.
Shut up.
Kendra gave it to me.
Mm-hmm? Very good.
We need that thinking.
We have losers. We have losers.
We have people that don't...
Look at this orange jackass.
Listen up, little buddy.
That fat, crazy, piss-haired man
is gonna be your first President.
You're scaring our baby.
The American Dream
is dead.
[Joseph] Give it up, Donald.
The day of the blustering, angry white man is over.
When I get elected President, I will bring...
[tap running]
Joe, put that away. Go to bed.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just a second.
Oh.
Don't forget, my sister is coming
to drop Sebastian off in a couple of weeks.
He's gonna stay with us for a few days.
It'll be a little test run.
[sighs]
Sounds good.
[loud scratching noises]
What is that?
[noise continues]
Too beefy to be a rat.
Possum?
[noise continues]
- [thuds] - Be gone, beast.
- [Charlie meows] - Oh. Sorry, Charlie.
Not you.
[laughing]
[urinating]
[toilet flushing]
[suspenseful music playing]
♪
In order to have a proper appreciation
of the American economic system,
we must know how the national income is divided
in America.
Is the distribution widespread?
Or is the wealth of America
concentrated in the hands of a few,
as the socialists and communists say?
The answer constitutes of tribute to our system.
For the wealth produced within American capitalism
is widely distributed throughout our population,
as we shall see.
[Joseph] Such a statement,
dubious even for 1955,
would be considered laughably ignorant today.
Even in the mythical Golden Age
of the American mid-century,
any semblance of economic parity and prosperity
should more accurately be described
as an aberration, not a validation
of American capitalism.
Many of the factors that led to the post-war boom,
proved to be mere blips.
From the 1970's onwards,
the income inequality that defined the first half of the 20th century
has returned with a vengeance.
And there is no evidence
that the good old days are coming back.
[exhales]
[sinister instrumental music]
- [gate clatters] - [man] Delivery.
God, this thing is a monster.
Do we really need to set it up now?
Seven months early?
I wanna see how big it is, how it'll fit in the nursery.
Look, even the cartoon guy in the diagram looks miserable.
I feel you, buddy.
[narrator on TV] The problem is even more difficult
when he tries to express abstract thoughts.
Integrating knowledge
and channeling desire...
[somber instrumental music]
[indistinct conversation]
[conversation continues indistinctly]
♪
I already late for staff meeting.
I'll get coffee on the way.
[Joseph] Mm.
Maybe take it easy there, Belushi.
[chuckles]
[yawning] Okay.
[whirring]
[suspenseful music playing]
[pinball machine beeping]
[man] There have always been tremendous barriers
to a man-to-man communicat...
♪ It comes and goes ♪
♪ The rags come on For a show ♪
♪ What a waste of life ♪
♪ You're leading ♪
♪ She's so cute She's so sweet ♪
♪ The prettiest stars You will ever meet ♪
♪ And her name is Susie Q ♪
[rustling]
♪ So many things That she can do ♪
♪ That's my little Susie Q ♪
[rustling continues]
[Joanne] Hey, you losers!
Jesus Christ! You scared the shit out of me.
[Joanne laughing]
I'm sorry.
I just couldn't resist.
Where'd you get this thing? It's grotesque.
The Internets, of course.
You're just getting home?
Oh, yeah.
Oh, my God. Today was a disaster.
Two of the other nurses called in sick.
- [Joseph] Did you eat yet? - Mm-mm.
I can make you a grilled cheese a-la-Joseph.
[Joanne] I'll take anything a-la-Joseph.
[Joseph] We don't have any bread, though.
[Joanne] Oh.
[Joseph] Hi. Yeah, uh, like I said to the other guy,
I recently added phone service
to our cable package
and the rate I was given was $129 a month.
But I received our bill and it says $159 a month.
So I was just wondering...
Yeah, okay.
Three months trial period.
[sighs] Okay.
Uh, is there a cheaper bundle
that I can sign up for?
No, that would be more expensive.
Yeah.
All right. You know what? Never mind.
No, thank you.
All right. Thank you. Bye.
Come on.
I'm doing amazing in Iowa.
I'm crushing it in New Hampshire.
Jeb Bush is a loser.
Lindsey Graham has a woman's name.
And I'm gonna build an amazing wall around Canada.
[Joanne laughing] Oh, my God.
You should have seen Joe's face when I jumped out with that.
It's scary.
Okay.
Here's the moment you've all been waiting for.
I know.
- Oh, my God. - Wow.
[Kendra] Oh, my God. Look at this perfect little angel.
I know. I could stare at it all day.
[Kendra] Joe, this little fella has your eyes.
No, it doesn't really have eyes yet, does it?
"It"?
A toast...
to...
Team Jojo and Little JoJo Junior.
Thank you.
Cheers.
[Joanne] I love you guys.
- Wow! Nice. - Yummy!
Mm!
- [Andy] Great. - [Kendra] Mm. Jo!
Thank you.
Holy shit. Is...
Is that phone actually from the 1990's?
Like, does it just play rap-rock
straight from the phone?
Can you just play Limp Bizkit from that phone?
- Andy! - I just... I don't know.
- I've never seen... - Jackass.
No, Joe made the sacrifice of giving up his cell phone
so that we could save money.
It... It was really not much of a sacrifice.
I work from home, and the phone was ultimately a distraction.
All I did was obsessively check social media all day.
What are you... What are you working on right now?
Well, since I had such positive response with Tilt,
I decided I was gonna work on another documentary.
I thought you were writing a screenplay for some reason.
No. No, it's a documentary.
Uh, it's mainly about how
the American Dream, it...
Well, how the myth of the American Dream
is actually antithetical to the capitalist model.
So I focus on the post-war period of the 50's and the early 60's.
This wok is amazing.
- [Joseph] Like, this, uh... - Sorry, go ahead.
- [Joseph] No, it's fine. - Actually could you put...
This time period that's held up to be,
um, this Golden Age of American life,
when in actuality...
[baby wailing]
- I'm just starting to realize now. - I'm sorry.
[baby continues crying]
- Can I help you? - No, I got it.
So which, as we're learning now with things like
- the Occupy movement. - [Kendra] Andy, where are the diapers?
They're right by the front door.
It's prosperity for the few.
The people that are...
[Andy] No, no, no. Right by the door.
And they term the 1%...
[baby continues crying]
That was fun.
You know, you could have shown some more enthusiasm
about the sonogram.
You seemed like you couldn't have been less interested.
[scoffs]
Of course I'm interested.
I had already seen it.
You should have seen me when I first saw it.
You haven't even started setting up the crib.
It's still in the box.
[sighs]
Okay...
I'm sorry. I...
I'm feeling a little stressed out now,
I'm working really long hours on my documentary.
There's so much footage to sort through.
Look, I don't wanna have a competition,
because I hate that, but,
I'm stressed out.
I went into overtime at the clinic this week again.
I'm behind in studying for my MCATs.
I haven't even started some of my med school applications.
Oh, and I'm pregnant.
[kettle whistling]
I'm sorry, but I win.
You're right.
I'm sorry.
I'll step it up, okay? I promise.
I'm... I'm really excited about the baby.
All right?
Everything's gonna be great.
[baby cooing]
How's he doing?
He's good.
Falling asleep.
Actually, do you think we could slow down just a little bit?
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
We're almost home.
[baby crying]
[sneezes] I think I'm allergic to these flowers.
- [shushing] - [coughing]
Will you take him? I'm gonna get the other bag.
- Oh, no, I'll get it. - No, I'll get it.
Hold the baby.
There you go.
[coughing]
[baby continues wailing]
[shushing]
[crying stops]
[TV playing]
You were in a fight, that's what you're talking.
But that boy, that's my friend.
[strains]
Oh, my God! This thing's a beast.
I can't get leverage. I think I need to dig wider around it.
I don't want to rip up more of the lawn.
Just keep churning it up.
'Cause see, it's getting looser.
Here.
- Ow! - Oh, my God!
- Fuck! Ow! - Oh, sweetie! Are you okay?
- Fucking hell. - Let me see.
Oh, my God! Okay. Uh...
You fucking broke my fingers.
Okay, we need to get you to a hospital.
Um, don't move. Just stay there.
Shit!
[door opens]
Okay, um...
Why don't you go lie down,
and I'll make you some food.
Are you hungry?
Maybe.
You should eat.
You want another one of these?
How's the pain?
[Joanne] It hurts.
Well...
The good news is you have full license to hold this over me for, like,
as long as you want.
You can totally make me your slave for five years.
Ten.
You sure it's okay?
Yeah.
[birds chirping]
I have three meetings this morning and I'm already late.
Whoa.
Nice look.
Casual Monday?
What is that smell? It stinks.
It's coming from outside.
Maybe something died under the house.
Yeah, I think it's that critter that was scratching around last week.
Oh, yeah. Well, you'll investigate, won't you, slave?
I can think of nothing I'd rather do more.
Be careful.
Don't get your wiener bitten off.
Sound advice. Thank you.
[flies buzzing]
[solemn music playing]
♪
[Donald on TV] What's he gotta say?
[man on TV] He specifically said that he doesn't think you're gonna...
All his supporters are gonna come...
[Donald] Of course he's gonna say that. What's he gonna say?
I mean... I love it when they hit me.
Because so far as you know,
everybody up there has gone down the tubes.
Okay? From Bush to this... They've all gone down.
Also a lot of them were out of the race.
Walter hit me, he's gone.
You have Perry of Texas, right?
We have Lindsey Graham. Everyone hit me.
Lindsey Graham was in five,
he's now at zero.
In South Carolina, I'm at 32, he's at three.
And he's a sitting senator. There's something wrong.
So I will tell you,
I'm ready to hit whenever they hit.
I'm a counter-puncher.
Mm.
It's good!
Mm. It's okay.
Oh, so I read that bit of
voiceover narration that you emailed me.
What'd you think?
It's good.
I mean, of course it's good.
It's very articulate and everything.
Okay. But?
No "but". Nothing.
It just...
I thought this was a documentary about
the military industrial complex.
'Cause that's what you were researching and talking about all last year.
Well, the subject is, uh...
It's expanded since then.
You know, it's evolved.
And all of these topics are linked to this
false idea
of the American Golden Age.
This fictional time period that idiot Conservatives
are always talking about taking us back to,
when the fact is it never even existed.
It's a myth
founded on, on greed, and...
And...
inequality and...
and all types of repression.
So war profiteering is still part if the documentary,
but it's more about this idea of the American Golden Age.
In fact, that's what I'm gonna call it. Golden Age.
Okay. That... That sounds very interesting.
It does.
I just don't know how commercial it would be.
You know, you talk about commercial.
I think something like this could be a really big deal.
I mean, it's so timely.
It's so topical.
But it's also so, uh,
so subversive
that I think that it could really cause like...
like a cultural disruption.
I'm sorry, babe. I am really excited
to see what you come up with.
[man on video] In the area of physiological operations, PSYOP,
Colonel Hamilton qualifies as a veteran
with considerable field experience.
He must know the people of Hostland,
for their minds will be his primary objective.
[turns off tape]
[clears throat]
One of the CIA's first endeavors
after its inception in 1947,
was Operation Mockingbird,
which recruited American journalists
and major news organizations
to disseminate right wing propaganda.
If there's one America in which America has...
Fuck!
Fuck.
One of the CIA's first endeavors
after its inception in 1947,
was Operation Mockingbird,
which recruit... which recruited...
[groans]
[grave music playing]
♪
[man] You have no idea how good you look with my cock in your mouth.
Oh, yeah?
Yeah? Touching yourself?
Sometimes I don't even know which I like fucking better,
your mouth or your cunt.
I'll tear you up and I'll come in every hole.
You're my bitch.
♪
Baby, I gotta go.
♪
[inaudible dialog]
♪
[birds chirping]
[Joseph] If there is one area...
If there's one area in which America is truly exceptional,
it's the advanced sophistication of...
[whispering] Sophistication...
of...
[exhales]
[beep]
[Cheryl over phone] Joe. Hello, dear. It's Cheryl.
I wanted to let you know I spoke to my VP of Creative
at the agency.
His name is Doug Park,
and he would be happy to being you in to talk about
that in-house Assistant Editor position.
I'll text his number to Joe.
Love to you both.
[beep]
[man speaking Spanish]
[disconnects]
Fuck it.
[man over radio] United States will continue to focus
on advancing our interests in Syria.
We will continue our efforts to go after ISIL, which poses a threat to us
and the international community.
We will continue to support a moderate opposition
that is essential for a political resolution in Syria.
We will continue to be the single largest...
[turns off radio]
[somber music playing]
♪
[Joseph] The best...
and perhaps only argument for American exceptionalism
is the sophistication of its propaganda machinery.
This is not the quaint tackiness
of "Dear Leader" North Korea,
or "Beloved Father" Stalinist Russia.
This is propaganda
at its most
evolved.
The kind that convinces its subjects
that it is anti-propaganda.
That it is in fact
reason.
The kind that makes you feel
not as if it was imposed upon you, but rather
as if you chose it.
♪
- Amazing spot, right? - Yeah.
First time in the area?
[laughs] Is it that obvious?
But, yeah. I, uh...
I'm just in Burbank for a conference for a few days,
and I had...
an afternoon free, and...
I'm a sucker for a good view.
Where are you from?
New Mexico.
- Albuquerque. - Okay.
Some pretty good views there.
Yeah.
You want me to take one with you in it?
Sure. That'd be great. If you don't mind.
No, of course not.
Oh. You know what? Here.
Take it with this.
I'm gonna email this to my wife.
Make her jealous. [chuckles]
Okay, that's good, but...
I think maybe
if you step behind that rock,
I can get the city in the background.
Okay, sure. Sure. Okay.
Okay, good.
Hold right there.
Smile.
- Right. - [camera shutter clicks]
Okay, good.
Take one more.
Oh, your eyes are closed on this one.
Okay, last one.
- [camera shutter clicks] - Okay.
That's a fancy gizmo you got here.
Are you sure you don't want me to take one with this?
[sinister music playing]
[man] No.
No, that's okay.
- No? - No, no, thank you.
No.
That's okay.
- [car pulls up] - Thank you.
Thank you.
Hey.
- Oh. Uh... - Don't forget this.
Yes, thank you.
If you're a sucker for a good view,
the Griffith Park Observatory...
[man] Griffith Park Observatory.
- A must see. - Okay, thank you.
Yeah. Well, see you.
[car engine starts]
[sinister music continues]
[Pompeo] Are all ARBs created equal?
[Hillary] Well, there have been 19,
including the one that we impaneled after Benghazi.
They've all been led by distinguished Americans.
They've all been set up in accordance with the...
So, I assume, in those respects, they are created equal.
I accepted the recommendations of the current ARB.
[Pompeo] My question is if you agree with it?
[Hillary] I don't think that's a relevant question, Congressman.
I think the question is,
I accepted their recommendations,
and obviously their recommendations were based on
their very thorough investigation and analysis.
So, clearly I endorsed the entire board's work.
[Pompeo] I'm asking... I asked a simple...
a pretty simple yes-or-no question, I guess.
And I'm happy to let you expand,
and I'm happy to bring breakfast in,
but when I ask a yes-or-no question,
it'd sure be helpful if we could get to the...
[dog whining]
There was an ARB in 1998.
You said this before in your testimony.
Two hundred folks were killed.
♪
[sinister music playing]
♪
[camera shutter clicks]
[washing machine whirring]
[lock clattering]
[narrator on TV] 500 feet.
♪ Dum dum, diddle dum dum ♪
♪ Duck ♪
♪ And cover ♪
[narrator on TV] First you have to know what happens
when an atomic bomb explodes.
There is a bright flash,
brighter than the sun,
brighter than anything you've ever seen.
It is such a big explosion
it can smash in buildings and knock signboards over.
But if you duck and cover, like Burt,
you'll be much safer.
[stops video]
[clears throat]
[singing] ♪ Duck and cover ♪
Obviously the idea that ducking and covering
can protect you from an atomic blast
is delightfully naive.
Burt the turtle is toast,
and so are those school children.
But throughout our history, hasn't our notion of safety and control
always been an equally thin illusion?
Because of our military might
and our geographic insulation,
we have rarely seen war on our doorstep.
Sheltered from the violence
that defines every day life in most of the world,
we've allowed ourselves to be lulled into a false sense of security
by phony reassurances,
even as our enemies multiply,
and our tools of destruction take on God-like dimensions.
[eerie music playing]
[music turns sinister]
♪
[pinball machine beeping]
See? I have it, too.
As sharp as a tiger's tooth.
[elephant trumpets]
[sinister music playing]
♪
[engine revving]
[rap music playing over car radio]
[sinister music continues]
[woman] Get the fuck out of here!
Get the fuck out of here!
Hey, asshole, what the fuck you doing?
[panting]
♪
♪ There's a saying Going on around this town ♪
♪ And I'm beginning To think it's true ♪
♪ It's awfully hard To love someone ♪
♪ When they don't Care for you ♪
♪ I once had me A sweetheart ♪
♪ Just as good as any In this town ♪
♪ But now I'm Sad and lonely ♪
♪ She done turned me down ♪
♪ I ain't got nobody ♪
♪ Nobody cares for me ♪
♪ That's why I'm sad and lonely ♪
♪ Won't somebody Take a chance with me? ♪
[Joanne] Oh, guess what.
Dr. Bishop agreed to give me a recommendation.
That's great, sweetie.
[Joanne] When did you come to bed last night?
Uh, I don't know.
Not too late.
Fuck!
[exhales]
You never wake up with me anymore.
Every morning this week, you've been passed out
when my alarm goes off.
I miss you making coffee for me.
You know I've been working.
You've been smoking.
I can smell it on you when you come to bed.
Maybe one or two...
here and there.
It's a treat, you know, when I get a lot of work done.
Okay, I'll stop. All right?
I promise.
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
[laughs] What?
Stop looking at me like that. I'm fine.
I'm very happy for you about Dr. Bishop.
[kisses]
[man singing] ♪ And every race And every creed ♪
♪ Works with Y-O-U play... ♪
[tap running]
[serene instrumental music playing]
Joe?
Joe, are you awake?
Are you awake, Joe?
[music intensifies]
[music softens]
[man] These are Janie's primary sex characteristics.
Here is a diagram of the fully developed
female reproductive mechanism.
The Fallopian tubes form the passage through which
the mature ovum passes to the uterus, or womb.
The vagina...
[knocking on window]
Jesus fucking Christ!
[beeping]
At puberty, female sex cells...
[Donald on TV] People with mental disabilities, mental problems.
It's too bad somebody can't figure that out.
But we have a serious mental problem...
Completely agree, Donald.
They're also known as your base.
If you hate him so much,
why are we always watching him?
Fine.
Terribly upset.
We tried to talk to him and he ignored us.
[Joseph] Oh. A slightly less ridiculous rich white man.
Hey, did you call that guy at my mom's agency
about an interview?
Uh...
Yeah, I got her message the other day.
What did... Did you talk to her or something?
Well, yes.
Is that a problem?
It's... It's a good lead.
A lot of people would kill for an in like that.
[scoffs]
That's depressing.
Sorry, I thought you were interested in the job.
You seemed really excited about it
when we were all at dinner last month.
I was being polite.
I was totally put on the spot. What was I supposed to say?
You know, for me to get a day job
right now would be a huge setback.
It's really not something to just casually ambush me about
in front of your parents.
Joe, this is a good job.
An Assisting Editor at a branding company?
I'm a filmmaker. It's humiliating.
It's stable.
And it has a good salary and insurance,
and you could move up the ladder.
Yeah. Great.
[stutters] To cash in my chips to work
editing boner pills commercials for my mother-in-law?
So I can what? So I can have a cell phone and a car again?
Okay, please don't do this.
Please don't make me the person who is
forcing you to give up on your dreams.
As if we haven't had this conversation a hundred times.
You've already agreed to this.
This has been decided.
Me going to medical school is decided.
Having this baby is obviously decided.
And you've had plenty of time to focus on your own stuff,
and I've been happy to give you that time.
But now it's my turn.
You need to step up. Now is the time to find work.
I have been working.
I've been working on my documentary.
Do you have any idea how many hours I've put into this thing?
Huh?
If I were to get a day job now, that's it.
I would never have the time to finish it.
And you act like it's so outlandish it could make money.
I mean, Tilt made money.
Oh, please stop fucking talking about Tilt!
It was four years ago, and it made $15,000.
Do you think that's gonna cut it when this baby comes along?
[TV playing indistinctly]
[foreboding music playing]
♪
[muttering indistinctly]
♪
What the fuck is that?
[grunting]
I've been down here all day.
[chuckles] Look, one dark motherfucker.
Yo, I know you wanna part the seas so you won't get hit, but shit.
Hey, yo, son. Keep walking, yo.
Lucky I'm eating, I would've smack your stupid ass...
♪
[indistinct dialog]
[coughing]
Bitch-ass!
[continues coughing]
[man] Get your bitch-ass out of here.
[indistinct conversation]
♪
[machinery whirring]
♪
[saw whirring]
What do you want, man?
I've always wanted one of these.
Saws kind of scare me in general,
but this one's so handy.
Is this a good model?
Michigan 2621.
Look, man, I don't know what you...
[saw whirring]
Kind of loud for this time of night, though.
Your neighbors don't complain?
You married?
No.
Why not?
I don't know. I...
I guess I like my freedom.
Yeah.
[thuds]
[cartoonish music playing]
♪
[music stops]
[sinister music playing]
♪
[pinball machine dinging]
[mellow pop music playing]
What is all this?
This is my way of apologizing
for being such an asshole lately.
You haven't been an asshole.
No, I have.
What is this? What happened?
Oh...
I feel while I was walking last night.
Last night? When?
After you went to sleep.
I took a break from working. It doesn't matter. Listen.
You were totally right
about the job at your mom's company.
I called Doug Park today and set up an interview for tomorrow.
That's great.
But if...
you don't want it.
I mean, if it's gonna make you more depressed...
"More depressed"?
Depressed. You know what I mean.
No, you're totally right.
It's a good job.
I am the man of the house
and I need to start bringing home the bacon.
Uh, speaking of which, I got you a pepperoni from Masi's.
Oh, yeah!
Do you want a glass of wine?
Can I shower first?
I can allow that.
[Joanne] This guy, is not doing so good.
[ominous music playing]
Well, hello.
How are you? Doug Park.
Thanks for coming in.
Yeah. Thanks for having me.
Okay, so, uh...
Joe, um...
Why don't you tell me a little bit about Joe Burns Productions?
Looks like you were owner and president since 2010.
That's right. Um...
It's my own production company.
It's my passion,
uh, documentaries.
Um, my, my first feature, Tilt,
premiered at the Big Sky Film Festival.
Very competitive to get into,
and I actually got a small distribution deal
as well.
Oh, wow.
Anyway, so that film was about international pinball tournaments.
Specifically between an American and a Russian,
who compete as fierce rivals,
only to become best friends.
[Doug chuckles]
Which might seem like a light topic,
but, it's actually a very, uh,
profound examination of the role of chance
in a controlled system.
Okay, well...
Pinball. That sounds fun.
Um... Uh, so your last job before that was...
Looks like Stan Grossman Entertainment, 2012?
Right. Yeah.
Uh, they did mostly...
industrial films,
educational training.
I also did a lot of, um,
fundraising videos for non-profits.
Oh, that's certainly...
rewarding.
Okay. So, have you had any...
exposure...
promoting specific brands or products
to corporate messaging strategies?
Well, it's funny that you say "messaging", because
because my current documentary Golden Age,
actually focuses quite a bit on the theme of messaging.
- Okay. - Yeah.
But more as it relates to
the selling of a set of values
than a specific product.
It's fascinating
how sophisticated we've become
at manipulating people
to conform to a prescribed set of beliefs.
And when in reality, I mean,
we know that the only true religion in America
is consumerism.
[laughs] I mean,
have you ever seen the way that people
worship their smartphones?
I mean, it's like the idolatry of a religious zealot.
We've become addicted to our things,
and all because of this messaging.
This message that consumerism and capitalism
will make you happy,
when in reality, none of us are happy.
And look at how obedient we've become.
I mean, we are less rebellious as a populous
than we were in the 1950's.
Our mythical Golden Age.
That's the title of my film.
Golden Age.
And I'm hoping it could cause a...
real kind of a cultural disruption.
Yeah.
Okay. Well, um...
Unless you have any more questions for me, um...
I got another meeting I got to run to, so...
- No. - Well, great. Thanks, Joe.
It was great meeting you.
And, hey, I appreciate you coming in.
Thank you.
[door opens]
[door closes]
[whirring]
[shouting] Motherfucker!
Fuck you, piece of shit!
Joe, Joe!
Babe!
[turns vacuum cleaner off]
Baby!
What the hell?
This fucking thing is a piece of shit.
[Joanne] Whoa!
[Joseph sighs]
What's going on?
Why are you so angry?
I bombed that fucking interview today.
That's okay.
You know, you didn't really want that job anyway.
Are you saying that I deliberately sabotaged it?
No.
I'm just saying it's not worth going berserk about.
I'm worried about you.
I'm worried, too, Joe.
Look, I don't know if I can...
[sighs] All right, I'm gonna be honest with you.
This movie is not going well.
It's like...
I'm...
drowning in it.
And it used to be the only place I could go
to get my head straight.
And it's just... It's not...
working anymore.
It's making it worse.
Okay. Um...
Making what worse?
Everything.
Me...
[sighs] It's like...
It's like I'm getting more and more outside of myself.
But not in a good way.
Like, I'm watching myself do these...
things.
[exhales]
The other day I saw a dog on the road.
I don't know. Something is wrong with me.
Something is just very,
very wrong with me. And...
[stammers] And I'm having
these thoughts and I don't know if
this is the real me,
or if the real me is this other person
that's thinking these...
these things, and I...
I don't know. Maybe it's normal.
But it's not normal.
I know it's not normal.
It can't... It can't be normal.
I can't be normal.
[sighs] I know I'm not making any sense right now, but...
I just...
I don't think I'm safe.
Joe...
You're safe.
You know, you just need change.
You got cabin fever, that's all. You're...
cooped up here all day by yourself.
And... I know.
I get a little stir crazy
when I don't have enough structure.
Maybe...
you could try and get your old job back with Stan.
With Stan?
Yeah.
With Stan, after the way I left? I...
I fucking hated Stan.
Okay.
It's just a suggestion.
Forget I mentioned it.
Listen...
I actually need to go lie down.
My back is killing me.
We'll be okay. I promise.
Everything will be better when the baby comes.
[oil sizzling]
[machinery whirring]
♪ Bye, baby Bunting ♪
♪ Daddy's gone a-hunting ♪
♪ To get a little rabbit skin ♪
♪ To wrap the baby Bunting in ♪
♪ Bye, baby Bunting ♪
♪ Daddy's gone a-hunting ♪
♪ To get a little lamb skin ♪
♪ To wrap the baby Bunting in ♪
♪ Bye, baby Bunting ♪
♪ Daddy's gone a-hunting ♪
♪ To get a little rabbit skin ♪
♪ To wrap the baby Bunting in ♪
[machinery whirring]
[man speaks indistinctly over video]
Let's face it.
We don't really mourn the dead we cannot see.
And of those we do see,
we only mourn the dead who look like us,
who could be us.
Skeletal concentration camp corpses...
That could be us.
Office workers jumping to their deaths
from crumbling Twin Towers...
That could definitely be us.
So our empathy and compassion are stirred.
But what of those dead we never see?
What of the ones killed by our own hands
at a safe distance with the press of a button?
The fire bombing of the cities of Japan.
The civilians killed by drone strike in Iraq,
Pakistan, Afghanistan.
Fudge numbers.
Hidden coffins.
Censored photos.
Denials.
Distractions.
Disinterest.
Is it true?
Do our lives really matter more?
[gunfire on video]
Can we get away with anything we want?
[answering machine beeps]
- [man speaking Spanish] - [beep]
Hello, this is Detective Mike Brayu
calling from Hawaii County Police Department.
We're following up with all guests of the Onayo Bay Resorts
in Kailua-Kona on October 15th.
And I'm trying to reach Joseph and Joanne Burns.
If you could please give me a call at 8085...
[disconnects message]
[grunts]
- You fall asleep? - I guess, for a bit.
What's your costume? Horny nurse?
[laughs devilishly]
Ugh! It's so lame that I'm going to
an MCAT study group on Halloween.
It's fine. You obviously...
haven't missed any big party here.
Well, at least you'll get to see all the cute trick-or-treaters.
Oh, shit.
I forgot to get candy.
Mm. Well...
You should go for a walk. Check out the costumes and the decorations.
Yeah. Yeah.
Okay. I'm gonna go.
- Okay. - Mwah. I love you.
- Love you. - I promise I won't be late.
[door opens]
[door closes]
[urinating]
[flushing toilet]
[ominous music playing]
♪
Yo. You need some party accessories?
Party accessories?
I got E, I got shrooms.
How much for shrooms?
It's $10 for one gram, $20 for two.
Let me guess. $30 for three and $40 for four.
I'll take two.
[sirens wailing in distance]
Enjoy the victory!
[boy laughing]
Enjoy the shrooms, bro.
They might be portobellos.
[speaking indistinctly]
[somber music playing]
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[haunting music playing]
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[man mumbling incoherently]
[continues mumbling]
[music turns sinister]
[man continues mumbling]
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[traffic whooshing]
[man gasping and choking]
Joe?
[somber music playing]
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[Kendra laughs]
I'm sorry I haven't really been around since we had dinner the other week.
It's okay.
- That was fun though, right? - Yeah.
Oh, my God. Mia's like a little person.
She's like a full human being.
Yeah. And she also kind of looks like a mini Andy.
I will not tell her you said that.
[both laugh]
Speaking of...
how is Joe doing?
He seemed a little...
off.
He's... He's fine.
How's the job search going?
Good.
He had an interview...
But he's still looking.
Kind of feels like he's been looking for a long time.
Andy just kind of felt like he was getting a weird vibe from him.
Like a dark cloud...
or something.
Well...
that is probably because it's a really stressful time.
Yeah.
Joe doesn't talk about it,
but I think he's really freaked out about this baby.
- Sure. - I mean, as am I.
Of course. It's not like we really planned
for this.
[sighs] Anyway, yeah.
He did reach out to me the other day,
and I...
I wasn't very helpful.
I'd had a really crappy day and I was super irritable.
And not to be totally gross,
but I have not taken a shit
in like three days.
You're pregnant!
You're pregnant.
He should be taking care of you.
I know. I know.
But I still wanna support him, you know.
He's had a rough couple of years.
And it's not easy to just keep putting so much energy
into something that you're passionate about
that you don't get any money or recognition for
in return, you know?
Yeah, I know.
But also, welcome to adulthood.
I'm sorry, Joe.
I just wanna make sure that he is stepping up to the plate
and taking care of you.
I know. I know.
But you have to remember that
Andy was not exactly Mr. Maturity
before Mia came along.
I know.
I mean, that whole stripper glitter episode?
That was like a year ago.
Oh! Thank you for reminding me about that.
I've actually been really wanting to
start thinking about that again.
I'm sorry.
And now he's a great dad
is what I'm trying to say.
He's obviously nuts about Mia,
and I think it's gonna be the same for Joe.
It'll kick in for him
like it did for Andy.
Ugh! I'm sorry.
I am just like a fucking hormone monster right now.
Don't be sorry.
I remember it very, very well.
It'll get better.
It does?
In six months, when that baby is out of your body.
And then, like a quick 18 years after that.
When they're supposedly out of the house,
which I think just like straight up doesn't happen anymore.
[Joanne laughing]
[melancholy music playing]
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[phone ringing]
[recorded message] Hello, we're not available now.
Please leave your name and phone number
after the beep.
We will return your call.
[beep]
[Mike] Detective Mike Brayu calling again
from Hawaii County Police Department.
I'm trying to reach either Joseph or Joanne Burns.
I have some questions regarding an ongoing homicide investigation,
and it's very important that you return my call.
Otherwise, I'll have to turn the matter over
to the local precinct in your area.
My number is 808-555-3341.
Please call as soon as you get this. Thanks.
[Joanne] I really like the whole last name as the first name.
No. No Aiden, no Jayden, no Brayden,
no Clayton.
Yeah.
I know. This is way too early to be talking about this.
That's what Joe says, too.
We have ten weeks to even know what the gender is.
Okay. Just email them to me.
All right.
All right. I'll...
I'll talk to you soon. I gotta go.
I love you. Bye.
Joe? You home?
Joe?
[woman screaming on TV]
[thunder rumbling]
[clicking]
[Joseph murmuring indistinctly]
[thunder continues rumbling]
[Joseph whispers] I'm the disruption, he said.
[Joseph continues whispering] The wall is breached, I think.
With the inevitable truth.
Brace for disruption.
The wall is breached.
The wall is breached, I think.
With the inevitable truth.
Or should we say...
I'm a disruption, he said...
[mutters indistinctly] A new kind of golden age. Disruption...
[hissing]
Joe?
Where have you been?
I've been so worried about you.
[sighs]
What are you doing?
Joe?
What is that?
Joe, what is that? Why do you have that?
Joe?
Please.
- [thuds] - [Joanne screaming]
Why are you doing this?
[sobbing]
I don't know!
No!
[pinball machine clattering]
[bell dinging]
[man] Tilt. Scene 29, take two.
So, pinball seems like a quaint, wholesome game, right?
Well, it might surprise you there was a time in this country
where in many places pinball was illegal.
Why? Because it was considered a game of chance,
and therefore, gambling.
Back in the 1940's, the mayors of several big cities,
including New York,
banned pinball as part of a crackdown on...
Oh! Shit.
As part of a crackdown on coin operated gambling machines.
Pinball remained illegal for over three decades.
Then, in 1976,
this guy from New York, Roger Sharpe, comes along.
He was known as a wizard on the underground pinball circuit.
Anyway, one day, he set out to prove to the courts
that pinball shouldn't be part of the gambling ban,
since it wasn't a game of chance at all,
but one of skill.
He said that if you had enough talent,
hand-eye coordination,
reflexes, focus...
If you had enough determination and mastery,
you could control the chaos of the pinball machine
and bend it to your will.
To prove it, he did a demonstration of his pinball prowess
for them.
He called a shot,
Babe Ruth style,
and made the ball go exactly where he wanted it to,
right down the middle lane.
And now, to see if I can control the chaos,
I'm gonna make the ball go
right here, past the knight's head,
collecting 250,000 points
and receiving an extra ball.
Okay, ready? Here we go.
And now.
No! No!
Damn it! Shit! Cut, cut, cut, cut.
[somber music playing]
[knock at door]
[knocking continues]
Oh, Allison. Hi.
Where the hell is Joanne?
I've been calling her all morning
and been getting her voicemail.
She was supposed to be at my house at 9:00.
Oh, I'm sorry. I think she, uh...
I think she's out
running errands.
Um, she said something about her cell phone being dead.
[Allison] Unbelievable.
Did you guys forget that you're watching Sebastian this weekend?
No. No, we didn't forget.
I think she's on her way home. Uh...
Do you wanna... come inside and wait?
[car honking]
[man] Come on, we gotta go.
[Allison] Yeah, all right. Okay.
Fuck!
We're already running late for the airport.
Here.
Tell my fucking sister if we miss our flight
I'm gonna wring her neck.
Bye-bye, sweetie.
Mama loves you. We'll see you soon.
Oh, and thanks and everything.
You're gonna smile for your Uncle Joseph?
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