The King of Staten Island
The King of Staten Island is a 2020 American comedy-drama film directed by Judd Apatow, from a screenplay by Apatow, Pete Davidson, and Dave Sirus. It stars Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr, Bel Powley, Maude Apatow, and Steve Buscemi, and follows a young man who must get his life together after his mother starts dating a new man who, like his deceased father, is a firefighter. The film was announced as Apatow's next project in early 2019, with the cast joining that April. Filming took place around New York City in June and July. The film has been called a "semi-biographical" take on the life of Davidson, whose father was a New York City firefighter who died in service during the September 11 attacks and who has had his own battles with mental illness. Originally intended to be theatrically released in the United States, the film was released digitally via Premium VOD on June 12, 2020, by Universal Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics.
No, I got this one to impress a girl. Oh? And how did that work out? Not good. - We've been married 18 years. - Ooh, poor woman. - 18 years, huh? - Congratulations. - Thank you. - Wow. The rest I got, you know, Maori, tribal. It's beautiful work, man. Thank you, man. I appreciate that. - What was that one? - Maori. This stands for strength and courage. - Really? - Yeah.
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What the hell are you still doing here? Well, you know, believe it or not, I-I couldn't find a place to live in just a night, so... - I believe it. - I'm kind of fucked, Ray. Yes, you are. I'd say finish up your free breakfast, and, uh, hit the bricks. All right. It's all right. The kid can stay. But you got to work, all right? You ready to do some work? Yeah. Did... did you just, did you just make me a fireman? No. Go clean the toilets or get the fuck out. Did I make you a... What... Hey, do me a favor. The bathroom downstairs... I-I used it. You can start there. Great. Get gloves. Pretty muddy. You know, when I see a big stain like that, I go up and down, and then I go left and right. - Good times. - There you go. You got to get the splatter.
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You see that? That's a nice straight line. Yeah, you guys, uh, got to do a lot of shit work, huh? We don't refer to it as shit work. This is our house. We want it to look nice. You know, company pride. You got to wash it hot. Hot. Not warm, not cold. Extra hot. - Okay. - Because of the bedbugs. What-What's bedbugs? They're, uh, a-a tiny insect that get into your home and they run you out.
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Well done. When you have bedbugs, everybody leaves. My parents stopped calling. My brothers and sisters stopped coming over. My girl left. Everybody's gone. And you know who's there for you at the end? Ironically? The bedbugs. I never thought I'd say it, but if I make chief, I'm making you my aide. - Yeah? - What's up, kid? Well, how do you think you did on the test? Tough test. I mean, you know, I hope I did good. Fuck!
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Why do we have to clean this thing anyway? It's just gonna get fire on it. You think the people that are burning alive give a fuck if the truck is shiny? Just saying. I don't even know why you got to clean the truck. What, you're trying to show up all sexy to a fire? I like him.
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Is he, uh, is he weird around you guys? No. He's nice. He asks me how I'm doing. What do you tell him? I say I'm doing fine. Look, you don't have to lie to make me feel better, all right? I know me and your mom could do a better job getting along through all of this, and, uh... Hey, I'm sorry if I haven't handled it so well.
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