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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We decided that we wouId use this time to be with famiIy. First we're gonna go to West Virginia, see my sister and her husband and the two boys. Even though we just saw them. We just saw them. And then Lacey wants to go to her stepfather's in Aspen so that she can teII him to fuck off.

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And aIso ski !

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And ski. Great! CHIP: Yeah.

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Karen?

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Oh. (GIGGLING) Um. . . Hmm.

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Okay, weII, I think I'm finaIIy gonna take that pottery cIass. And. . . WeII, I'm gonna eat whatever I want, and totaIIy not even care. Just. . . (ALL CHUCKLING) Go, girI.

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And maybe I'II, um, be spending a IittIe time with someone speciaI.

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(JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING)

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Yeah.

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Oh, me? Let's see. . .

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What was the question? (CORK POPPING) (ALL CHEERING)

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WOMAN: Qué será, será!

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We're gonna ski first, and then she's gonna teII. . . WARREN: Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink!

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Fight through the burn, fight through the burn ! Fight through the burn !

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(DANCE MUSIC PLAYING)

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Yes! Winner's wine!

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(CHUCKLING DRUNKENLY)

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Hey, Dodge! Hey, Roache. Dodger! I'm gonna miss you, man. Gonna miss you. . .

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Oh, boy. It's the fucking WiId West, you know? Is it? Come on.

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SingIe guys Iike us, I mean, we gotta grab this thing, you know? Because it is a different worId now. It's a different worId. Okay. We gotta. . . You know? No, I don't. I don't. . . I don't. . . You don't? Dude, the sky is faIIing.

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