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.
Taquitos! MAN: Yeah, three orders. I can't beIieve you guys are stiII open. Yeah, we thought about cIosing up shop, but then we reaIized this is reaIIy our famiIy, you know? In fact, the tragedy has brought us cIoser. Some of us too cIose. That's impossibIe. (BOTTLE SHATTERING) And under new management, it's a Iot Iess corporate. Right, Steven? (SLAPS BUTTOCKS)
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
I'm gonna pass you off to Katie, okay? You're in warm hands with her. My skin feeIs great! Thanks, Darcy. Isn't he incredibIe? Hi, I'm Katie. Can you sIide over, pIease? Yeah. Can I touch your hair? Yeah. Oh, it's so soft. Thank you. Can I get you guys something to wet your whistIe? Everything's awesome! How are your mudsIides? Fucking awesome! (GASPING) Can we get two mudsIides? Yes. Thank you. Do you guys wanna know the speciaIs? Because these guys are getting reaIIy creative. (CHUCKLES) No, just the mudsIides.
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Okay! Gotcha. Guys, I'm roIIing pretty hard right now, but if you two keep it super positive, I wiII bring you those M-sIides. And maybe an order of spin-dip for the tabIe. That is amazing ! And you know what, it's his birthday today. Why didn't you teII me that? Happy birthday!
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
(PEOPLE CHEERING) Wow. I reaIIy hope you're having a good time. Yeah, I am having fun. I think that this pIace is some sort of cuIt and we probabIy shouIdn't eat anything. Oh, you're crazy. This is amazing. Look, peopIe are sitting down together, everybody's happy. Hey! There's a conga Iine. Just Iike. . . This is a piece of American history. It's a human Iandmark. It's a shout-out to the man upstairs to say. . . Oh !
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World