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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(SIZZLING) (EXCLAIMS) (COUGHING) That was stiII Iit. (CONTINUES COUGHING)

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HeIIo, Officer, what seems to be the probIem? WeII, for starters, you're driving about 1 5 miIes an hour over the speed Iimit. ReaIIy? Huh. (RETCHING) I thought I was making better time than that.

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And you know, you got a taiI Iight out. No. Yeah.

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AIso, your pIates expired about a month ago.

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Go on.

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(STAMMERING) Um, that's it. That's everything.

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Those three things. WeII, why don't you write us out any number of expensive, time-sensitive tickets, and we'II be on our way?

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I need some identification. Of course. My name is Penny, and this is Dodge. (HOARSELY) Hi.

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Okay. License and registration. WeII, you see, that's where we've got a probIem, because I didn't get a chance to retrieve my identification before fIeeing my home during a deadIy riot. However, we were fortunate enough to hitch a ride with a very nice trucker, who, turns out, had hired a hit man to assist him in a suicide, thus bestowing us with this. . . This beautifuI mode of transportation. So, the answer is no, no Iicense or registration here.

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However, given the current situation with the. . .

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CouIdn't you find it in your heart to set aside the Iaw just this once and Iet us on our way, so that I can give my friend here a fighting chance of being with the one he Ioves before we aII reach our untimeIy concIusion?

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No.

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(CAMERA SNAPPING)

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AII right.

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Oh, excuse me, do we get a phone caII? No, phones are dead. Okay. Have fun.

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Oh ! HeIIo? What are you in for?

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Disturbing the peace. (CHUCKLING) BriIIiant.

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WeII, might as weII get comfortabIe. This is as good a pIace to die as any.

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I ruined your Iife.

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