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.
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- Oh, God. Yeah. - So good. We are so proud of our daughter Joanne... and Claire, who's been at our house so much over the years you feel like our second daughter. Thank you, Margie, for lending her to us all these years. You guys have worked so hard, and we are so, so proud of you. Jesus Christ, dial it back, you fucking fruits. Joanne, you are a very special girl. You made our dreams come true, too. You're my sweet angel. No, she's not. It's such an honor to be your parents. You've taught us as much as we've taught you. Claire... You've been through so much, and you've done so well, so much better than any of us could have handled it. Your dad Stan would be so proud of you. He's looking down at you right now. Yes, he is. No, he's not. A toast to Joanne and Claire. So proud. Congratulations! ♪ Please don't ♪ ♪ Make me have to take your bitch ♪ ♪ How I roll, if I'm shining ♪ ♪ Everybody gonna shine... ♪ - What's up, Todd? - What's up, Scott? You going to college, too, someday? I'd like to, yeah. I'd go study law. Oh, yeah? That's awesome, man. That sounds really cool. Do you have any weed? - I do. - Could I have some? - Definitely. I'll go grab it. - Cool. Thanks, Todd.
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Fucking home run, Todd. It makes me sad to think of my little sister sitting in that sad little house, waiting for her son to be perfect. I'm not. Then you're wasting all of this. All of it's getting wasted. - You're a mess. - You're wasted. Mom would be so disappoin... Mom would be disappointed in you. You're the one who's always wasted. You're wasting. It's like leaving food on the table.
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Come on. - Let me take you out. - It's so hard to meet people. - I'm totally open. - No, it's... I mean, God... You're not open at all. - It's really hard to meet people. - You're a liar. You're not open. "Hard to meet people"? - I'm in the E.R. All I see is, like... - You meet... - You meet a hundred people a night. - People who were shot... Yeah, they're shot. They're-they're, uh, they're criminals. - Stop limiting yourself. - Who am I gonna meet? Stop limiting yourself. - But I'm at the hospital. - Yeah. - They're not all criminals. - You meet people at work. - That's what it's... - Some of them are victims. Doll... You know, we could put you on two shifts a week, - just-just, just to try it. - I don't need a job. I, uh, I got a contact at a tattoo shop. I'm-I'm hoping for an apprenticeship, so... Then you're gonna need some money. Yeah, some of these guys walk away with 80 bucks in tips. Scott, your cousin's offering you a job. Consider it, okay? If you're good at it, you can become a waiter. Why are you offering me a job anyway? Because I told your father I'd always look out for you. How? He died suddenly in a fire. Uh, did you ask his ghost? That's not witty, Scott. Your dark sense of humor doesn't work for me. I find it funny. It's your sister's big day. Be a gentleman.
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Okay, we lost a few guys in an ICE raid. Ah, shit. Sorry. Maybe you should work and go to college. - College is bullshit! - Oh. You know who went to Harvard? The Unabomber. You know who went to Temple? Bill Cosby. You know who else who went to Temple? Ted Bundy. You know who went to Hofstra? Bernie Madoff. You know who went to Wharton? Donald Trump. It's all a scam.
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Well, I know you're into art, so I thought you could expand your horizons while I'm gone. You got a gift receipt for this? - You okay? - Fine... Yeah. Wh-What do you mean? Yeah, I'm... You gonna be okay without me here? What, you don't think I can survive here without you? Okay, just don't be a dick, okay? Like, be nice to Mom, okay? Don't give her a hard time. - She deserves a break. - I always give her a-a break. What are you... When's... When am I gonna get my break? Like... What are you talking about? All anyone ever does is worry about you. I was ignored my entire childhood 'cause of you. Oh, yeah, I forgot that my childhood was so dandy. Okay, you don't get to act crazy your whole life just 'cause Dad died, okay? At least you got to know him. Well, you're lucky you didn't get to know him, okay? 'Cause that's why you're almost normal. If you got to know him, you would've known that he was, like, the fucking coolest guy ever, and that would've ruined the rest of your life. Okay, like, but what are you gonna do? Are you gonna get a job or are you gonna leave the house? I don't know. I-I'm gonna open that tattoo restaurant. No, like, for real. I am being real. It's a great... It's never been done before. I looked it up. I googled it. It's never been done, not even as a joke. Because no one wants to go to a restaurant and watch people get tattooed while they eat. - It's gross. - It's the best idea ever. Ruby Tattoosdays, where everyone's welcome. - Chicken and tattoos. - That's not a business! You know, you got to get your shit together. Time is passing by very quickly. That's why I smoke weed all the time, okay? It slows it all down. Fucking God. See, I'm worried about you. Well, why now? You never gave a shit. You, like, literally never cared until this second. Like, wh-what, what gives? You never looked out for me once. You're my older brother. You're supposed to look out for me. You're-you're just guilty 'cause you're leaving? Now, all of a sudden, you're afraid I'm gonna die? I was gonna die anyway, whether you stay or not. - Are you gonna hurt yourself? - Probably. Yeah, I'm probably gonna hurt myself. I don't know how, but yeah.
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If anybody could do it, it's me. This is why I don't talk to you, 'cause the one thing I know is you're not gonna listen to my advice, so... Yeah, well, why would I? Like, you don't even give a shit. You're-you're leaving. You're not even part of the family. I'm the only fucking normal person in this family. Jesus. You know... Every second I'm away from you, I'm worrying about you. That's what you do to people. You should be worried. Okay, don't fucking ruin college for me, okay? Go! Fine. Hey, you should bring that chipper personality to college. Guys will love it.
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Okay, let's see my to-do list. Yo, we're finished packing the car. You want to come out and say goodbye or...? Oh, well, yeah, this is almost over. No, like, we're leaving. - Oh. She's leaving? - Like, to go to college, you know? - Oh, oh, my bad. - Yeah, four years, so... - Oh, all right. - Let's go. Nope, like... Go. Come on. Uh, don't worry about me, okay? This is really hard right now. You don't seem fine. I'm so proud of you.
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