Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is a 2012 American apocalyptic romantic comedy-drama film, written and directed by Lorene Scafaria, in her feature directorial debut. The film stars Steve Carell and Keira Knightley as a pair of strangers who meet and form an unexpected bond as they help each other find closure in their lives before an asteroid wipes out life on Earth. The inspiration for the title comes from a line in Chris Cornell's song "Preaching the End of the World", from his 1999 debut solo album Euphoria Morning. The film was theatrically released on June 22, 2012, in the United States by Focus Features. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, earning $9.6 million on a $10 million budget. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc and made available for digital streaming in the United States on October 23, 2012.
Ow! Ow! Ow! Shit! (CONTINUES GROANING) Okay, aII right. Penny! Come on, here we go. Wake up. DODGE: There you go. Hey! I decide when Penny wakes up! This isn't what it Iooks Iike. I broke my hand, baby. I hope you're happy. It's my guitar hand. (INHALING SHARPLY) Aren't they both your guitar hands? Penny, there's a smaII riot brewing and we need to go, right now! She's not going anywhere with you. . . WouId you pIease just stop? We aII need to go! Come on ! Here we go! Here we go, guys! Come on ! My hand ! My gift. WiII you just Iook at it? I broke it. (PENNY MUMBLING) OWEN: This is the guy? I can't beIieve you want this creep instead of me. Hey! Hey! I'm not kidding ! Let's do it! Oh, he's oId ! He's not even good-Iooking. What, do you have a job? Mister Job? Owen ! I toId you there wasn't anybody eIse. Oh, shit, my records.
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
I can't beIieve you're breaking up with me now. It's the worst timing for me, ever! We didn't get back together. What do you caII Iast night? Nothing happened ! Since when is snuggIing nothing? Shit. I thought it was right there. You don't remember where you parked? No, it was. . . It was on. . . It was on 1 st and 9th. Fuck, maybe it was 1 0th and 2nd? This way. It couId have been 3rd. . . It was definiteIy one of those combinations. OWEN: I'm the asshoIe, right? Everything's my fauIt? DODGE: Can we just concentrate on finding the car? No, Owen, it's not about that. I'm just saying that we're not a match. I mean, isn't it better we find out now, rather than Iater?
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World