Hancock

Hancock is a 2008 American superhero comedy film starring Will Smith as an alcoholic, reckless superhero. The film is directed by Peter Berg based on a screenplay by Vince Gilligan and Vy Vincent Ngo. The film also stars Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman. The story was originally written by Vy Vincent Ngo in 1996. It languished in development hell for years with various directors attached, including Tony Scott, Michael Mann (who would later co-produce the film), Jonathan Mostow and Gabriele Muccino, before being filmed in 2007 in Los Angeles with a production budget of $150 million. In the United States, the film was rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America after changes were made at their request in order to avoid an R rating, which it had received twice before. Columbia Pictures released the film in theaters in the United States on July 2, 2008. Hancock received mixed reviews from critics, who found it promising but ruined by the story and how it was carried out. It grossed $629.4 million worldwide, becoming the fourth highest-grossing film of 2008.

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Hancock! You son of a gun, I knew you'd come. Ask Mary. I had a feeling. I said, he heard me and he's ready for a change. This is great. Did you do this? You come in a little hot? I'll meet you in the house. - I know you don't drive, but... - Oh, damn it, Ray.

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All right. You're all right. You're all right. You're all right.

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Oh, stop crying, punk-ass. Go ahead.

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- Not okay. Okay? - He all right.

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Really not okay. This is some of the stuff we're gonna work on. How do you think that conversation's gonna go down with his mom? Landing like that in the street's also on the uncool side. No, that was already like that when I got here, Ray. I live here. I know what the street's like. We'll make those problems of the past. I'm gonna teach you how to interface with the public. - Where's the wife? - Mary took Aaron to his soccer game. Hancock, pulled some stuff up on YouTube. Surprisingly large amount of not-great stuff on you that's gonna be helpful. What is this? That's me trying to change the world. Unfortunately, not doing real well. Come on. Let's get to you.

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This stuff was on YouTube. Everybody loves a Nutty Buddy, I get it, but this doesn't work, sir. Hey, give me a Nutty Buddy. Back up, back up.

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Mom! Mom! Mom!

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Those are children.

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- We've been waiting a long time... - Get that camera out of my face.

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You ever put out an apartment fire, Ray? - No, I haven't done that. I'm in P.R. - No. My ass was hot.

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All right. How about this? This is Walter, the gray whale. Everybody remembers him stuck on the beach north of Zuma. Along comes Hancock.

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Hancock!

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- I don't even remember that. - Yeah. Greenpeace does. Walter does.

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This gets redundant after a while... ...but my basic diagnosis of your fundamental problem is... - Do you wanna hear it? - No. You're an asshole. I know. I call it like I see it though. It's not a crime to be an asshole but it's counterproductive. But you are an asshole, don't you think? Be careful. All right, how about this? I've been thinking about something. This kind of goes to how you present yourself. Come on. Really? It's the middle of the day. What springs to mind...

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...when you see this? Homo.

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- What about that? - Homo in red.

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- Norwegian homo. - I'll give you that. Let's move past the comics. Let's get into something a little deeper. I think that deep down you behave badly because you're lonely. I think deep down, you want people's acceptance.

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Come on, now. You save people's lives... ...and they reject you, and so you reject them back. And it's a... And we're gonna switch that cycle. We're gonna start fresh, start anew. This is outstanding. If you turn some of this power into willpower...

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- Almost. - And then he kicked it in. Hey, Hancock! We almost won. Yeah, we did. Okay, upstairs. I'm making lunch. Go change. Hey, sweetheart.

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Have you been watching the news? - No, we've been working on... - Interfacing with the public. - This has been on all day. - That's very good. The law is the law, Mr. Hancock, and you are not above it. Felony destruction of property... ...amounting to tens of millions of dollars, theft, and now this. From where I sit, I see a selfish, self-absorbed man... ...with a lot of muscle, but no regard for anyone but yourself. Mr. Hancock, let me remind you. You are not above the law. You have failed to show at over 600 subpoenas in civil suits. Anybody else would be held in contempt. But, oh, no. Not you. You may be a superhero, but let me tell you this: You're not nearly as strong as the U.S. Constitution. Bank on it, buddy.

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