The Kings of Summer
The Kings of Summer is a 2013 American independent coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and starring Nick Robinson, Moisés Arias, Gabriel Basso, and Nick Offerman. The film premiered under its original title Toy's House on January 19, 2013, at the Sundance Film Festival and was given a limited release on May 31, 2013, by CBS Films.
Oh, what's all this? Carol's going to be here in 30. - Go wash up. - Uh, Dad, you know, um, I actually just realized I have a party tonight, so I'm not going to be able to make it for dinner and stuff. Sorry. Too bad. The plans are already made. Your sister's driving all the way in. I'm making lamb stew. Are we in Beowulf? Look, after dinner, I was thinking we might bring back Game Night. It'll be fun. Game.. Game Night's a family thing, Dad. I'm not going to play Game Night with some spider woman you found in the gutter. Carol is not a spider woman that I found in the gutter, Joe. She's a very nice lady who happens to like me. And I like her.
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So, Joe, your dad told me that you go to Tottenville. Are you on any teams? Carol, before we go any further, you should know... Frank is not my real father. I love him, and I owe him a lot. You know, he's very special to me, but he's not my blood. Is that true, Frank? That's completely untrue. I'm taking Ventnor. Frank, the lamb was delicious. Just so tender and.. It was like I was chewing avocado meat. I'm not sure I know what you're saying, Colin. Avocado meat.
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Heather, do you remember when Dad quit because, um, you wouldn't trade him B&O? - Remember that? - Oh.. oh, do I remember when my own father called me a "fear-mongering Chinaman?" Yeah, I do... mostly 'cause I'm not a man. Nor am I Chinese, so.. Oh, my God, what a panic. That's something my great-grandfather would say. He's a racist.
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I don't know, Dad. Just asking. We watched a very good movie on the cable last night. - Mmm. - Oh, honey, what was it called? It had that guy in it, that actor.. - What was it? - What's his name? Called, uh, Heimlich, the.. Yes, yes!! With, uh, what's-his-name. The Prince, the.. the New Prince. Will Smith? Will!! Yes. Will Prince. - Will Prince. - Oh, my gosh, what does he play? - Superhero? -Oh, he plays a superhero in this one. Kind of a supe.. Not a cape, though. - Yeah, it's called Heimlich. - The darnedest thing.
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Yes. I would love that. Tennessee for Park Place. Right now, straight up. Done. You got it. What? No. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. - The men are talking, Joseph. Pipe down. -COLIN: Yes. Quiet. Quiet, everybody, except for the men. - We're in command of the room. - This is bullshit, Dad. You're pricing me out of the goddamn game. Your roll, JoJo. This is collusion. Dad, come on. Yeah, it's kind of cruel, Frank. No, no. He's just mad because he doesn't want to be here, so he's being a little shit.
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The problem with Joseph's habit is that one day there will be an actual emergency or violent crime coming from this house. Yeah, well, the night is still young. Uh, Mr. Toy, are you familiar with "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"? Yes. I experienced a childhood on the planet Earth, so.. Yes, I've heard of that one. Do you think you can apply it to my situation in an allegorical fashion? Okay. It's a.. - a story that involves a boy who.. -Ah, ah, ah.. - constantly cries "wolf." Stop. And when the wolf finally comes.. He doesn't know it. - I'm sorry, "The Boy Who Cried" what? -Wolf. - Fuck you. - Let's go. - "The Boy Who Cried" what? - Stop talking. - Wolf. - Get the fuck off my porch before I knock your dick in the dirt. - Come on, let's go. -I don't see what the problem was. - Why are you yelling at me? - What's next? Three Little Pigs?
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It gets easier. Okay? Honest. I swear. Look at it this way: In two years, he's going to pay for you to leave. Yeah. Uh, look, this may sound desperate, but I am 100% lucid, okay? Don't smile, 'cause I'm.. - Don't. - No, this is very serious. - I am serious. - I'm taking you so seriously. I can be packed in 15 minutes. Just take me with you to Granville. Please. Okay, I would. Totally would, but.. Dad would want to come visit us all the time, and that just wouldn't work for me. - You're lame. - So.. Take it easy on him. - You're getting so handsome. - Yeah. Yeah. - I love you. - Hey, don't you touch me. You love it.
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