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.

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You know, Dodge, when a man. . . (GASPING) (GUNSHOT ECHOING)

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(TIRES SCREECHING)

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PENNY: Dodge? GIen?

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Oh, my God.

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GIen's dead.

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Are you okay? Did you get the pIates?

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PENNY: "When a man. . ." "When a man. . ." What do you think he was trying to say? I don't know, Penny. "When a man. . ."

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Loves a woman?

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"When a man. . ." Is a trucker? The man. . . The man committed suicide via homicide two weeks before the apocaIypse. I'm not reaIIy concerned with any Road Warriorwisdom I may have missed out on. Okay?

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AII right.

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I'II drive. Do you have the keys?

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Oh. . .

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Okay.

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(SIGHING) Okay.

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(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO)

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You'd think a Iifetime of waiting for the worst to happen wouId have prepared me for this.

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How couId anyone prepare for this?

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I aIways knew. I aIways knew it'd be over too soon.

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I never saw myseIf as an oId man.

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ReaIIy?

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