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.
Well, he was hilarious. Yeah. Uh... He was also out of control and crazy. - Do you understand? - You can't. Why-why didn't you just tell me? I don't know. I just... I wanted you to have some good memories to offset what happened. I didn't know what to-to say. Was I gonna say, "Your dad really loved watching cartoons with you 'cause he was tripping all the time"? Yeah. Sounds like a good dad to me. No, you know what? Uh, I get it. Knowing that he had his issues and... problems just like everybody else, it makes me feel better. It really... it really humanizes him.
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I, uh... I really like Ray, but I... He's-he's got to lose that mustache. I mean, come on. When we go out in public, people think that I'm kidnapped, you know? The looks that we get at the supermarket. They're like... People-people look at me like, "Are you okay?" And I'm like, "Yeah, no, yeah. It's my mom's boyfriend."
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Kelsey. Hi. Hey. How are you? - What are you doing here? - Oh, I just, uh... I-I just wanted to talk to you. Well, I have my civil service test today. Oh, yeah, I-I remembered. That's why I wanted to, you know... - I have to go. - Can I come? What? Why? You know, for, like, moral support. I just want to be there for you. - Well, I can't stop you. - Oh, all right, great. Y-Your hair looks nice. Thanks.
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Okay, w-will you just test me on this part? Yeah. That one? - All right. - Okay. Here we go. "Amy must complete three tasks at work. "She estimates that the first two tasks "will take her 45 minutes to complete "and that the third task will take her "two hours and ten minutes to complete. "If Amy's estimate is correct, how long will it take her to complete all three tasks?"
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Three hours and 40 minutes. Did-did you just guess that or did know the answer? No, that's correct. That's incredible. - Wow. - It's not that amazing. - It is, no. - Relax. I-I... Is it all math questions? I thought it was, like, city shit. No, no. You have to prove that you're not stupid, and then you can work for the city. Oh. Oh. So I can never work for the city.
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Hey, uh, I... I, uh... I, um... I love you. A lot. I-I always have, and I, um... That's why I always act so weird. 'Cause I don't know how to express myself. Failure to do so could result in serious injury. - Should I ask the next? - Yeah. All right, so, "Of the 250 people "working at a medical facility, 16% are clerks. How many are..." Thank you for riding the Staten Island Ferry.
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