Instant Family
Instant Family is a 2018 American family comedy-drama film starring Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne as parents who adopt three siblings, played by Isabela Merced, Gustavo Quiroz, and Julianna Gamiz. Also starring Margo Martindale, Julie Hagerty, Tig Notaro, Octavia Spencer, and Tom Segura. The film is directed by Sean Anders, who wrote the screenplay with John Morris, based in part on Anders' own experiences. Instant Family was released in the United States on November 16, 2018. It grossed over $120 million worldwide, and was called an "earnest, heartwarming comedy" by critics, who also praised the performances.
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Over a half million children are currently in foster care. The system is overloaded, okay? It doesn't need any more kids. So for a child to be removed, conditions have to be pretty bleak, usually involving abuse or extreme neglect. And some of these kids can often languish in the system, unless a wonderful family like yours steps up for them. We'll step up. We'll take one right away. Perfect. Let me go check in back, see what we have in stock. She is kidding, of course. We do not stock. And you know that. But we can take you through the eight-week foster parenting course, and you can get your certification. And then we can pair you with some kids that you can foster until they become adoptable. But it is not gonna be easy, folks. These kids will test your will, put a strain on your relationship, and push buttons you didn't even know you had. I can tell by looking at you that not all y'all are gonna make it. I actually think this group has got the grit to face some unpleasant... - Excuse me. - Y-You guys heading out? - Yeah. - Okay. Well, thank you. Bye-bye. - All right, that one's on me. - It absolutely is. - We've gone over this before. - We have. - This is a problem. - It's a problem. Okay, everybody, why don't we learn your names and what type of children you're looking for. Oh, hi. We're Dana and Dirk McCann. And the Lord has guided us here to adopt a baby boy... or a girl. - Yeah, the big guy, he's blessed us with so much. - Mm-hmm. - We'd just like to share it with a child that needs a home. - Yeah. What about over here? I'm David, and this is my wife, Jessie. And we've been trying to have a baby for three years now. But no matter what we do, I... I can't...
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- I'm sorry. Can someone else go? - It's okay. It's okay. Well, I'm Kit and this is Michael. We've also been trying to conceive now. Pretty much since the first night we met, right? That is correct. We're just not having any luck. We're looking for a child of any gender or ethnicity up to nine years old.
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Hello. My name is October Ross Jennings. And I would like to be the single mother of an athletically gifted teen boy who I can help to reach his full Division One scholarship potential. Preferably African-American. - Mm-hmm. - Right? Like The Blind Side. Like the movie. Right? That's great. Honey, she's not joking. A-Are you jo... You're not joking? My God. I'm so sorry. I just thought 'cause of the gay guys' conceiving joke that we were... I mean, that is the plot of The Blind Side, so... I've never seen it. So, please, it's your turn. Just do not talk to me anymore. Yeah, she's nuts. I'm so sorry. I feel terrible. I, uh... So, my name's Ellie. Hi. This is my husband, Pete. Uh, yeah, I mean, I'm not too sure about any of this. I mean, I get it. We adopted our dog Meatball, and we love him like crazy, but... - Don't compare kids to dogs. - I'm not. I'm just saying there used to be a stigma about getting a dog from the pound, but now they're called rescue dogs and everybody wants one. Don't say "pound," don't say "dog." Just don't. Okay, no, that's not... It's just all of this is a little scary, right? - But maybe if you call them rescue kids... - Oh, my God. ...instead of foster kids, more people would be into it and people wouldn't walk out in the middle of your seminar - and it'd be good for your program. - Pete! Pete! - I'm just saying... - Just stop it! Oh, everyone, our guest speaker of the day, Brenda Fernandez and her parents. Let's make them feel welcome. Whoo! Hey, thank you.
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Hi. So, when I was eight years old, my mom and her boyfriend decided it would be a good idea to build a meth lab in our garage. They made me deliver drugs for them. They abused me physically, and some of their customers abused me sexually. Uh, when I was 11, our garage exploded, and I was put in the system, bounced around from placement to placement. Pretty soon I was 14. Nobody wants a teenager, so I'd be aging out in a few years. The thing is, over half the kids who age out of foster care end up homeless, addicted, incarcerated, or dead within two years.
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I am so sorry about the Blind Side comment. I love the movie. Bye, Brenda. Great job. Amazing. All right, Kit, bye. Dirk. We'll see you in the classes, buddy. Bye, guys. Hey. - So now you think we're special enough? - Maybe we are. I mean, this is what we do. We see potential in things, we fix 'em up. Like they did. They find this kid in a state of disrepair, they give her a new coat of paint, scrape off her emotional popcorn ceiling, install some countertops in the form of love or self-esteem, whatever. I'm not saying she's a house like the way I said the dog thing in there, but I think we're perfect for this. But she's really... she's not a house, Pete. - I just said she's not a house. Are you listening to me? - Okay. No, I am. I'm so exci... Are you excited? I just get worried that you think things are gonna be easier than they actually are. - What? I do not. - You do. This whole thing was your idea. Now I'm pumped about it, and you're not? - No, no, I am pumped. - Well, you don't look pumped. A big, life-altering moment like this, you gotta get pumped. We're about to do something insane. - Did you hear her speak? - Yes. - It was the greatest thing I've ever heard. - I know. - Come on, cowgirl, let me get a "yee-haw." - Yee-haw. No, bull. Gimme one. Yee-haw! Louder. Crazier. Come on. Come on! You're about to be a mom! Yaaa-hoo! Add a balloon, El. Okay, have a seat. Time's up.
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