The Flip Side (2018) Movie Script
1
(tropical instrumental music)
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- [Woman] And cut, thank you.
- [Man] Okay, moving on.
- [Man] Okay, clear
the set, everyone.
- [Woman] Henry to makeup.
- [Man] Okay, Henry
to makeup, thank you.
- [Man] Ronnie, stay
at my hotel tonight.
I'll get my driver, pick you up,
and we can go to
that new restaurant.
- [Ronnie] You're
always hungry, Henry.
- [Henry] You will love London.
The food is amazing.
- [Man] Henry Salbert
to makeup, thank you.
- I think I should be much
dirtier, don't you think,
if you're playing a tradie.
If you're in Australia
and you're doing,
this is not the way.
I don't see the role like this.
How can you be clean?
Agree with me, agree
with me on this, okay?
Agree with.
- [Man] Makeup one,
Henry, now, please.
- [Man] Have you
seen Mr. Salbert?
- Ronnie,
will you come to London with me?
Come to London with me.
- Mr. Salbert?
They're ready for you.
- I wanna go to London with you.
- [Assistant] Mr. Salbert?
(pulsing electronic music)
I just can't get
you out of my head
Boy, your loving is
all I think about
I just can't get
you out of my head
Boy, it's more than
I dare to think about
I just can't get
you out of my head
Boy, your loving is
all I think about
I just can't get
you out of my head
- Great.
I ask him for one thing.
Babes, can't you
remember anything?
(phone rings)
(beeping)
Bistro Blue.
- [Man On Phone] Can I
speak with Veronica, please?
- Speaking.
- [Man On Phone] Hello,
Veronica, this is
Nathan from First National.
- Oh, hi, Nathan, how are you?
- [Nathan] Good, thanks.
I'm calling to let you
know that everything
is progressing with your
application, but we're--
- Fantastic!
- We're still waiting
on your last quarter financials.
- Really, that's strange.
I sent them last week.
I'll email them again so you'll
have everything by tomorrow.
- [Nathan] Great.
- Can you process
the loan today?
- [Nathan] Absolutely, as soon
as we have that paperwork,
we will.
Have to cross the Ts
and dot the umlauts,
as my boss likes to say.
- Okay.
- [Nathan] Okay, bye.
- Nicely.
Nicely.
- Okay.
I am.
I've brought some swordfish
for your lunch, Mom,
with capers and fennel.
It's beautiful.
- But it's pineapple
tuna mornay today.
- I just thought my swordfish
might be a little bit tastier.
- Well, you have it, Veronica.
Or you could give it to whatsit.
- Jeff.
- Yes, him.
I need some new
slippers, Veronica.
My feet get so cold.
- Okay, well, I'll
bring some on Wednesday.
I've gotta go back to work now.
- Oh, can you drop me off at
the beach, please, darling?
- Another time.
I promise.
- You say that.
I can't go out today.
It's pineapple tuna
mornay for lunch.
- No, I understand.
- Did you bring my magazines?
- I'll bring them on Wednesday
when I bring the slippers.
- But someone might
do the puzzles.
They steal them,
they do the puzzles,
and they put them back.
- Do they?
That's not on.
Well, I'll make sure the
puzzles are clean, okay?
Have a nice day.
See you Wednesday.
- Miss James, can I
have a quick word?
- Oh, look, I'm in a huge rush.
Can I call you later today?
- You canceled our meeting,
which I don't appreciate.
- Yeah, I know,
I'm really sorry.
- But Iris told me
yesterday your father
might be able to help you now.
- Why are you talking
to her about him?
You'll make her anxious.
It's Nigel, right?
- Yes.
- Yeah, I know you're new here,
but my so-called father jumped
ship 20 bloody years ago,
and, frankly, I
think it's ridiculous
that you would take
anything she says seriously.
- We have a substantial
problem here,
and I'm afraid we've gone as
far as we're prepared to go.
- Okay, I'm sorry.
Please, she's been
here for two years.
I can't move her.
I can pay everything
I owe next month.
I've got a huge
wedding job coming up.
Can't her bond just
cover the shortfall
just this once?
- I'm afraid we've
run out of options.
We've identified a
good state care home,
and there'll be a
bed available for her
in three weeks, on the 17th.
Next Friday, five pm, you'll
need to sign the paperwork.
Look, I'm sorry, but
we all need to move on.
(gentle instrumental music)
- [Man On TV] Let's cat-proof.
Most cats can make
a pretty high jump.
- There she is.
How was your day, babes?
- Meh.
- My dad called.
He's invited us over for lunch
when we get back next week.
He's gonna make his
seafood lasagna.
- Oh, God.
- I know, it's disgusting.
Hey, you've got one more day
and you're officially
on holidays.
- Officially, after the wedding
cake tasting on Tuesday.
- Piece of cake.
- Ah.
Can you turn that down?
So, did you get any
writing done today?
- Yep.
Just got a couple of
minor little tweaks.
- You've been saying that
for a couple of months.
- Oh!
Oh, yes.
Set face to stun.
- What?
- Have a guess who
called here today.
Really, have a guess.
You're never gonna get it.
- Okay, you're
being very annoying.
- Henry Salbert.
(laughs) See?
He called here and
wanted to know if we
would go for a drink with him.
Not him himself, like,
his assistant called up
and wanted to know if we'd
go for a drink with him.
She's got a very
sexy French accent.
- French?
Hang on, a drink with Henry?
In London?
- No, here.
He's coming over from
Sydney for a screening
of his new movie on Monday.
- Are you joking?
- No.
It's Sam, isn't it?
She's French.
How long ago did
you work with him?
- I can't, I don't know.
Maybe four, five years.
- Well how did he
know this number?
- [Ronnie] I have no idea.
- [Man] Well, you must
have made a very good
impression on him.
- I worked in unit catering.
We barely spoke.
- Really?
She said you were
his personal chef.
- No, I wasn't.
Well, I mean, yeah,
I'd make his specials
if he asked for anything.
- Well, anyway, we're
going to have a drink
with a movie star, it's cool.
I said we'd pick him
up from the airport.
- Jeff!
- What?
- Well, that's embarrassing.
It's like we're a car
service or something.
- [Jeff] Chill, babe,
it's gonna be so much fun.
- [Man On TV] No more
lost cats or dead birds.
Perfect!
- Thank you.
Enjoy, fellas.
- Why do they all get
the bloody burger?
- Because, A, it's
bloody delicious,
and, B, it's bloody delicious.
- So is the swordfish.
Jesus, I'm giving it away.
Why do I even bother?
- Come on, whats' up?
- Oh, nothing really.
It's kind of weird.
You'll think it is.
- So I'm listening.
- You know, well, Henry
Salbert's coming to Adelaide.
- Back the truck up.
What the hell for?
- Screening of his new film.
Publicity thing.
- Wow.
- Yeah.
Said he wanted to
have a drink with us.
- Well, what are you gonna do?
- Oh, it's water
under the bridge.
- Ah, so you've
told Jeff about him.
- No, why would I do that?
- Because, oh, gee, I don't
know, he's your boyfriend,
and if he finds out,
he might go apeshit?
- Yeah, I'm not gonna
complicate this.
One quick drink,
in, out, end of.
- Ronnie, be careful.
- Don't be so dramatic, Sam.
It's fine.
(jangling instrumental music)
- You know, I hear the French
don't like to speak English.
I would've done it in school,
but they didn't offer it.
They do at the private ones,
but, I don't know,
I think they should
offer it at all the schools,
give everyone the same chance,
don't you think, babes?
Oh, look, they could
be in that one.
- Henry.
Hi.
- Hello.
It's good to see you again.
- Hello.
- Hello.
I'm Sophie.
- Nice to meet you.
- Yes, thank you.
- Do me.
- Oh, this is my boyfriend Jeff.
- Jeff, delighted.
- Thank you.
- Oh, um.
- Good day, Sophie,
welcome to Adelaide.
- Hello.
- Hello. (chuckles)
Oh, yes, two.
Got you.
Hey, Henry, I'm sure you
hear this all the time,
but your film What We Know,
it changed the way
I saw the world.
I mean, I was like 10 years
old when I first saw it.
- Yeah, thanks.
- (laughs) Yes, Henry is so old.
- Oh, no, no, he didn't mean--
- Oh my God, mate,
I didn't mean that.
- I'm not that old.
- No, you're not old.
- No, no.
So?
- Yes, yeah, I'll
get the bags, yeah.
- Oh, thank you.
- You're gonna get that one?
- Yeah, I'll take some.
- I can hold my bags, thanks.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
- Thank you.
- I've got this, no, no.
- [Sophie] Sydney is amazing.
(speaking foreign language)
What a city.
- [Ronnie] Yeah, it's
really beautiful.
- Sydney does my head in.
The traffic, the noise.
- Oh, our flight was noisy.
They let a baby fly
first class, I mean.
(laughing)
- I'd forgotten how
peaceful it was here.
- Houses are ready.
- It's a line from The Castle.
- A great Aussie film.
- I've heard of it,
I've never seen it.
- It's a classic,
it is a classic.
You guys should watch it
'cause it's absolutely
hilarious, yep.
- So, Jeff, what do you do?
- I teach high school science.
- Ronnie found
herself a good man.
- You want another one?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- No thanks.
- I'll help you, Jeff.
- Cheers, Sophie.
Thanks, mate.
Back in a tick.
- So how are you, Ronnie?
How have the years
been treating you?
- I own a restaurant now.
- That's great.
Is it a success?
Tell me it's a big success.
- How did you get
my number, Henry?
- I'm clever like that.
Jeff seems nice.
Those who can, do,
those who can't,
oh no, that's awful, sorry.
Didn't mean that.
- He only teaches part-time.
He's a writer.
Just finished his first novel.
- Is he?
- Here we go.
- Ronnie tells me
you're a novelist.
- Oh, I don't know about that.
- Yes, you are.
- Well, you can't really
call yourself a writer
until you get published.
- Yes, you can.
- I met Harold Pinter
once for a project.
- Harold Pinter?
- Yep.
And he sits me down and
says, Henry, one thing,
never name drop.
That's all he said.
So what's your novel about?
- It's a short story, really.
It's a--
- Go on.
- Yes, Jeff, tell us.
- Okay.
Do you know Murakami,
the Japanese writer?
- Of course.
- No.
- You could just say that
I'm in that world, tonally.
- Really.
I would never have
expected you to say that.
I am a huge fan
of existentialism.
- Are you?
It's fantastic, isn't it?
- Yes, it is.
Please, go on.
- Well, it's about a spider
who falls in love with a girl.
- Right.
- A spider?
- Yeah, it's very different.
- She's in a fragile
relationship,
so she takes her boyfriend
on a trip to the bush,
where she hopes that
they might be able
to strengthen their bond,
with no distractions.
- What is the bush?
- It's another word
for the outback.
- The countryside.
- Yeah, only shitter.
- He means it isn't very pretty.
- Oh, the French bush
is very beautiful, Jeff.
(Jeff laughs)
It's true.
- Yeah, Sophie.
So what happens there?
- Well, they stop past a quarry,
where a spider sees the girl,
and immediately falls
in love with this girl.
So he gets in their car, goes
back to the city with them,
and then becomes
completely obsessed.
So, driven by an
all-consuming jealousy,
he kills her boyfriend,
bites him on the head
while he's taking a shower.
- That's fantastic.
- Obviously, there's more to it.
- Yeah.
It's called Bite.
See what I did there?
- I see what you did there.
- You're lucky you
caught us, actually.
We're going away on Wednesday
to the quarry that Jeff
sued for inspiration.
- Mm hmm, I've finally convinced
the workaholic to take a break.
- A quarry?
- A big hole.
- A big hole in
the shitter bush?
(laughing)
(phone chimes)
Oh, Jeff, can I be
at the hotel by 6:30?
There's an online
sale starting at 7:00,
and it takes a long
time to check Henry in.
He's very fussy.
- I am not very fussy.
- Yes, you are.
- I am not.
- Yes, you are.
- We thought you were
Henry's assistant.
- Oh, no, I fired
Henry's assistant.
Zoe was an imbecile.
- Hey, why don't you
come to our place?
I'll fire up the barbecue,
and then we can drop
you at the hotel later.
- No, but Sophie's
gotta be at the hotel
for this online thing, Jeff.
- We've got wifi.
- [Sophie] Okay,
this could be fun.
- If you're not too tired.
- Ronnie's barbecues
are legendary.
- No, they're not.
- Best I've ever tasted.
- Oh, we only eat organic meat.
- Is your meat organic, babes?
- Of course it is.
- [Jeff] Great!
- It's starting.
Oh.
Wow, what fantastic shorts.
Do you want a pair, Veronica?
Only 80 down from 400.
- I don't really wear shorts.
- I'll treat you, Ronnie.
- [Ronnie] I'm
fine, thanks, Henry.
- What size are
you, Veronica, 14?
- No, I'm a size 10.
- But Australian 10
is an American six,
which is a French 38.
- No, I don't think so.
- Yes.
- We have small,
medium, and large.
You have a size zero.
What the hell is a size zero?
- Darling, American
zero is French 32
and Australian four.
Veronica, for example,
she's a size 14,
so she's only five times bigger
than a size zero, in
Australian sizing.
- I'm a 10.
- Oh, they only
have English eight.
Too small for you,
Veronica, sorry.
- [Ronnie] Not to worry.
(meat sizzles)
(laughing)
- [Henry] Delicious,
absolutely delicious.
(laughing)
- Henry!
- What?
- That's disgusting.
- No, my palate is trying
to reconstitute itself
from school dinners at Eton,
whereas this is the
nectar of the goods.
- Yeah, why would you
add anything to meat
that's this good?
Just salt and pepper,
that's all you need.
- Did you go to Eton?
- At boarding school
since the age of seven.
- Boarding school
are for the English
who don't like to look
at their children.
- Oh, did I tell you about
the truffle farm in Tasmania?
First harvest last year--
- Nothing can compare
to our truffles.
- Whatever (speaking
foreign language).
- They are divine.
- They are fucking divine.
(Ronnie chuckles)
- Henry.
- They are, my darling.
- You know what?
French have very
sophisticated palates.
We know what's the best.
- I hear that truffles
smell like testicles.
- Yes, they say that.
- How the fuck do
they know that?
(laughing)
- Well, now I know why
you like to hang out
in the locker room at
my rugby club, babes.
(Sophie laughs)
- Not funny.
(Jeff laughs)
- So, Henry, did you
play rugby at Eton?
- No, fencing.
- Errol Flynn.
- I won the nationals twice.
- Wow.
- You wanna see?
- Okay.
- It's all about balance.
It's much more refined
than you think.
- [Sophie] Bravo.
- Well that's how I
won the nationals.
- So, Henry, mate, what time
is your big event tomorrow?
- Six o'clock.
- Wanna come?
- That would be great.
- Great.
- And I've been thinking
about your spider story.
I think it could
make a cool film.
- A film?
- [Henry] Thought of
writing a screenplay?
- Well, no,
but I'd love to give it a go.
- I think you should.
- [Sophie] Yes, Jeff.
- But the spider
has to be a man,
the nemesis of the boyfriend.
- Yeah, but that would make it
a completely different story.
- Very sexually
powerful and virile man.
- You know, that's very
interesting, Henry.
- Come on, Jeff.
- Darling, we must go.
I think our hotel is calling us.
Thank you for the food.
- Thank you for dinner.
- It's a pleasure.
- Hey!
Why don't you guys
just stay here?
We've got a spare room, easy as.
Ow!
- Well, no, they've
got a hotel booking.
- Fuck the hotel, come on.
Anyway, we've had
too much to drink.
No driving.
- That's nice, but
we can get a taxi,
and I don't want to
pack Henry twice.
We leave early
Wednesday morning.
- [Jeff] We leave
Wednesday, too.
Stay both nights.
It's all good, come on.
- Aw.
- Yeah?
- Sure.
Okay, we can stay.
Thank you, Jeff.
- What do you think, Ronald?
- Great.
- Come here.
Come on.
(speaking foreign language)
Oh yeah, you guys.
- I'll just get the
spare room ready.
- Good on you, babes.
- Thank you.
- Jesus, Henry!
- I like watching you.
- You're drunk.
- You know, I asked them
to include Adelaide on--
- Stop it.
- Why?
- Hi, Sophie.
So here's your bed.
- [Sophie] Oh, how old
were you here, Veronica?
- Oh, about nine, I guess.
- You had beautiful skin then.
- Thank you.
Pillows, I'll get you some more.
(thudding and creaking)
- [Jeff] Babe.
- [Ronnie] Why did you
invite them to stay?
- [Jeff] You look so
sexy tonight, babes.
I love your guts.
Come here.
- Jeff, I need to
tell you something.
When Henry and I were
working together.
(Jeff snores)
(birds tweet)
(squealing and shouting)
- [Sophie] Oh, Henry!
Yes, yes!
(Sophie shouting in
foreign language)
- Hey (speaking
foreign language).
I bet you that means "harder."
Or it could mean "deeper."
Hey, hold court,
I'll go find out.
I'll google it.
(Sophie shouting in
foreign language)
- Shit, I hope their
window's closed.
- [Sophie] Good morning.
- Morning.
Did you sleep well?
- Not too much.
It's a sex bruise. (laughs)
Oh, I hope my fucking
didn't wake you up.
- No!
- 'Cause Henry says I
make too much noise.
- No.
- Do you have any
fresh orange juice?
- Yep.
There you go.
- Thanks.
I would feel so isolated
if I had to live here.
I mean, where is the
energy, the culture?
You should move to Sydney.
- But is anyone really
isolated anymore
with the Internet?
- What Internet? (laughs)
Your Internet is so bad.
Do you have any family nearby?
- Just my mom.
- Does she live close?
- She's in a home.
- Oh, lucky you.
- You know, you could go
on a cruise this morning.
It's just around the corner.
You might see some dolphins.
- No way!
I love that.
Henry, wake up, we're
going on a cruise
to see dolphins!
- [Tour Guide] On the
left, folks, is a famous
landmark here in Port
Adelaide, the cement factory.
Just imagine, all the
bridges and shopping centers
around our great
state that were built
with concrete from
this majestic facility.
- Is everything ready?
This has to be right, Sam.
- Good morning.
- Oh, sorry.
Good morning.
- Hey, the landlord
left you a letter.
And these look incredible.
Honestly, the merengue
is perfect this time,
and I wasn't sure
about the green,
but it's really
going with it all.
It just looks amazing,
the whole thing.
- [Ronnie] What?
No!
- It looks great, Ronnie.
Ronnie.
- Hello!
- Hello!
- Oh, this is so exciting.
Look, Mom, look, it's so pretty.
- Hi, Brittany, hi, Gail.
- Hi.
- Definitely the chocolate.
Jason loves chocolate.
- Let's just taste
them first, sweetheart.
- I don't need to, Mom, I
dreamed about this last night.
Definitely the chocolate.
Mm, I was right.
- You've made a good decision.
- I know.
Chocolate, yay!
- Thanks, Ronnie, I'll
send the deposit through
next week.
- Absolutely.
Well, have a good one!
- Yeah, you, too.
- Bye now.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- Bye.
Thank God.
- Well, come on,
Henry, tell all.
Uh oh.
- No.
- Didn't you meet him?
- Yeah, yeah, we did.
With his girlfriend, too.
- Oh, well that would be right.
- She's French.
- Of course she is.
- We picked them up
from the airport.
- You did not.
- We had a drink.
I did a barbecue for them.
- You what?
- And then it got late.
We were too drunk to
drive, so they stayed over.
- Ex-squeeze me,
are you serious?
Henry stayed at your
place last night?
- With his girlfriend.
And they're leaving tomorrow.
- You invited the man
who smashed your heart
to smithereens for
a pajama party?
You're playing with fire,
Ron, and it's just like--
- Leave it, Sam, okay?
Just leave it.
- I have no words.
- Do you wanna take
some cake home?
- No, but you should.
- Hey.
How was it?
- It was odious.
Veronica called it a cruise.
Two hours on a muddy river
trapped with an idiot
telling you what's obvious.
Never do it, Jeff.
- Oh, well.
- Can we go to the beach now?
- Sure, yeah.
- Okay, great, let's go.
- Oh, no, but we should wait
because Ronnie will wanna come,
and where's Henry?
- Oh, still taking
selfies with fans.
He needs to do that.
- Oh, tonight
should be fun then.
- Tonight, everyone
will tell Henry
how amazing he is, and he
gets puffed up like a balloon.
They should ask me
what he's really like.
- Oh, I bet you've
got some good stories.
- Do you like to
be shocked, Jeff?
- [Ronnie] Hi!
- Hey.
How was the tasting?
- Bloody brilliant.
Anyone for some cake?
- [Jeff] Oh yes, please.
- Oh, no, thanks.
If I wanna fit my
bikini for the beach.
Ew, don't, Jeff.
- [Henry] Hey, Ronnie, hang on.
- [Jeff] They're
95% water, you know?
- [Sophie] What's
the point of them?
(gentle instrumental music)
- Hey, so did you
grow up in Paris?
- Yes, and I lived
in Marseilles, too,
for six years.
I went to law school there.
- You know, I was actually
going to do law, as well.
I just, I don't know, I
thought it might be a bit hard.
- Marseilles changed
my life completely.
- How's that?
- At university, I
had my first affair
with my professor.
- With a teacher?
- Yeah, we were both adults,
Jeff, no laws were broken.
- I'm sure.
- But he was much older than me,
so we fractured.
- You split up.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- This is beautiful.
- Whatever.
- What's up?
- Work's just a bit
stressful, that's all.
- Well, restaurant, you
know, it's gotta be tough,
but you're doing what
you said you'd do.
I'm proud of you.
- I'm gonna go mad
if I don't say it.
- Say what?
- I was packed and ready
to move to London, Henry,
and nothing.
Nothing.
Zoe answering the phone
every time I called.
"Henry's unable
to take any calls.
"Can I give him a message?"
Yeah!
You can tell him
to fuck right off.
- Hang on a second.
I was filming in Bucharest
with a crazy director.
- You should have had the
balls to tell me yourself,
not get some stupid little
tart to do your dirty work.
- Tell you what?
I couldn't talk to
you, no one could talk.
It was lockdown, radio silence.
That was his bloody rules.
And Zoe told you that.
She said she told you that.
I'm sure she did.
- Whatever!
- Yeah, well, did she tell
you or did she not tell you?
That's kind of an
important thing here.
- Yes.
- And?
- Well, I didn't believe her.
- Why not?
And when I can finally call you,
there's nothing there,
no one's answering.
So what am I to think?
I think all those messages.
I get the final
one, and I think,
well, you've gone.
I don't know, I'm
not gonna stalk you.
Is it Jeff, did Jeff
turn up at that point?
- Oh, don't you!
This is not about
Jeff and you know it.
I didn't speak to you
because you wouldn't--
- I did not walk away
from you, Ronnie,
I did not walk away from you!
That's just not true.
- After that, I met
a German boy, Dieter.
We fell in love.
But Dieter got killed.
He was murdered.
- No!
- The police found my poor boy
in a barrel by the docks.
His penis had been cut
off and put in his mouth.
It was my teacher.
He said he did that
because I mustn't have sex
with anyone else, but
nobody can tell me
who to have sex with.
- No, yeah, no, of course not.
But, still, I
mean, Jesus Christ!
- Your story about the spider,
it reminded me so much
of this time in my life.
It was almost like
you knew me, Jeff.
- I'm really sorry, Sophie.
What an awful coincidence.
- Are you gonna forgive me?
You could shoot me, I suppose.
Not in the face, I
need, in the leg?
Okay, that's wrong.
Will you ever forgive me?
I don't know--
- I don't know.
Maybe, I'll think about it.
- Anyway, this, by the
way, is a perfect time.
You turn up in London,
open a restaurant,
and, I know you don't want to,
and I'm a shithead, but, if
you wanna go across this ocean
to wherever Britain
is, you turn up now,
Australians are very hot.
All those Aussie
actors in Hollywood.
Everyone thinks
you guys, you know,
the sun shines
through your ears.
- What a dream.
- It doesn't have to be.
They'd die, they'd
roll over and die.
- You always loved my food.
- I love your food.
I can't pronounce your
food, I love your food.
- Feels good saying all
that out loud to you.
- Yeah, so you needed to tell me
I was a dickhead.
- You were a dickhead.
- That I was a shithead.
- A shithead?
- All these things.
- You were a shithead.
- I thought you
were the dickhead.
- Henry normally likes
the pretty girls.
Oh well.
- [Jeff] Oh, wow.
Wow, you're good at it.
- Look, Jeff.
(playful instrumental music)
- What is your name, sir?
Jean Claude.
Jean Claude?
That's a good name.
Someone's coming, shh.
Hello.
You look beautiful.
- You look at me differently.
- Me or him?
(horn beeps)
- Should we go?
- We shall go.
Lead on.
- Is he coming?
- No, he better stay.
(clapping)
- Let's have another question.
The lady in the blue scarf.
- Hello, I love the film.
You were amazing.
- I thought I was, too.
- Can you talk about how
you prepared for the role,
and did you meet
the actual doctor
who did the real operation?
- Nice scarf, by the way.
I make a point of not
meeting the actual people.
I feel it will color
where I'm going
because you can
never quite be them,
so I'm a perspectivist.
I take from many
different sources.
So that's the technique I use,
is attempting to
use no technique.
I prefer not to do
conscious research,
but subconscious research.
I try to just use
the chassis of myself
and the life that I have lived,
and then drop
everything on top of it,
and then where we
get to might not be
exact facsimile of that person,
but it gives us
these other colors.
So, I don't act, I just be.
- Henry, I have to ask you this,
when are you going to make
another Australian film?
It must be five years
since you made Totem
right here in Adelaide.
How can we tempt you?
- Well, well, actually,
there's a book I'm looking at
from a local writer.
Yes, so, one can never know.
- [Interviewer] Can
you tell us more?
- I can't tell you
anything more than that.
It goes against the laws
of telling people things.
(audience laughs)
But, you know, it's Adelaide,
it's South Australia.
You have the wine, and the
food here is exceptional.
- [Interviewer]
Isn't he special?
Give him a round of applause.
(audience claps)
(phone rings)
- Your father.
Your phone is ridiculous, Henry.
- Hi, Daddy.
Yes.
Isabel.
Yes, of course, I
remember Isabel.
Lovely girl.
Are you?
Congratulations.
I'm in Australia.
Wedding is when?
Saturday, okay.
I will be there
with bells on.
All right, Daddy.
Bye bye.
Stupid bastard.
(sighs) That's four
times, the old sod.
It never ends.
Wedding is this Saturday,
Chelsea Town Hall.
- You're not going, are you?
- God, no!
I'd rather have my
testicles hit with a hammer.
(Sophie giggles)
But, unfortunately,
I'm not gonna be able
to go to London on Saturday.
Unavoidable delays.
- What delays?
- We've gotta go up to
Zambeezy with Ronnie and Jeff.
You know, Jeff's hole.
- Oh, yes.
I could have some
fun with Jeff's hole.
- Yeah, that sounds horrible.
(Sophie laughs)
Yeah, I think he's
too provincial.
(speaking foreign language)
He's not right for Ronnie.
- What do you mean?
They are the perfect match.
They're two small town people.
Henry!
- Hey!
You're a very bad girl.
- It was the professor at
the docks with the cleaver.
- Why would she tell you that?
I mean, she barely knows you.
- I don't know, maybe
it was a French thing.
- No, no, no, no.
I know what it is.
She's a man's woman.
Probably thinks I'm ugly, too.
- Nope, no, she doesn't.
- Oh my God, she said
something, didn't she?
- No!
But, babe, what about what
Henry said at the screening?
Bloody hell.
- Yeah.
Hey, don't get too excited.
- You heard him.
- Yeah, I know, it's just
these things can take years.
- Henry Salbert declared
publicly he wants
to turn my book into a movie.
You were there.
- Yeah.
Well, it's just--
- What?
- You know--
- Babe, you tell me
to be more ambitious,
and then when I am,
you shut me down.
- He's an actor, you know?
I just think he said
what they wanted to hear,
that's all I'm saying.
- Cheers, babes.
I'm gonna go to bed.
- Jeff.
Come on.
- Have you put on
weight, Veronica?
Yes, you have.
Oh, Fluffy.
- Have you seen Nigel?
- No.
I want to go to our beach.
- I can't today, Mom.
- But you love it
there, darling.
- No, not today.
- When I was born, my
mother said I was unlovable.
She said I was the ugliest
baby in the hospital.
She couldn't look at
me for three days.
- That was a mean thing to say.
And it wasn't true.
You're beautiful.
- She wasn't very nice to me.
- When you and Walter
have a little girl,
you'll tell her how
beautiful she is, won't you?
- Do you remember
Henry, Mom, from London?
Think I might go there,
open a restaurant.
I always wanted to.
- I can't go there.
It's pineapple
tuna mornay today.
- It's okay, I know.
- Your father's been
gone almost a week.
He's not coming back this
time, mark my words, Veronica.
He doesn't give
two hoots about us.
- Here, Mom.
And all the puzzles are clear.
Ow, ow.
- It's all that weight
you've put on, Veronica.
- Hey.
- Hello.
- Hi.
- Hey, babes.
- What time's the flight?
- Change of plans, Ronsie.
We're coming with you on
your outback adventure.
- Yeah, Henry needs more
rest before we go home.
- And he wants to read
my book on the drive.
- I do.
- What about the flight and--
- Jeff, can we go to Hahndorf?
It says it has all the
antique shops there.
- Sure, yeah.
Henry, coffee.
- Thank you, Jeffrey.
- It's a boring drive, though.
You'll be really bored.
- The kangaroos won't be boring.
- Oh shit, yeah, there's
plenty out there, mate.
- I love kangaroos,
they're so cute.
I don't know how
you can eat them.
It's cruel.
- Oh, I don't eat them.
No, they're too gamey.
- You're the best, Jeff.
- I've got an idea.
Why don't we go to that winery
where you used to be chef?
- That's a great idea.
- It's not open.
- No, they are, babes, yeah.
- No.
- I'll get the car ready.
- I love an adventure.
- Jeff!
- Ow!
- Go back in there
and uninvite them.
- Why?
- It's too much for me.
I need a proper break.
- No, babe, Henry is
going to read my book
and talk to me about the script.
This is my chance, Ronnie.
Why you trying to sabotage it?
- What?
- Hey!
Road trip
We're on a road trip
- Hey!
(playful instrumental music)
You good back there, Sophie?
- I'm really cold, I'm freezing.
- Let me turn off the AC.
Is that better?
- Aw, thank you, yeah.
- [Jeff] Welcome to
Hahndorf, everybody.
- Welcome to Hahndorf.
(laughing)
(playful instrumental music)
- Why is there a German
town in Australia?
- There's a huge
German population here.
Yeah, lots came
after the war, too.
- The Nazis hiding everywhere.
- They actually did find
one here in the 1970s.
- [Sophie] Only one?
- As far as I know, yeah.
- So not a good
place for bagels?
(chuckling)
- [Ronnie] Exactly.
- I don't get it.
- Jeff, because of the Jews.
They make all of the real bagel
and certainly wouldn't
like to be here with Nazis.
- Oh, bagels are Jewish.
- You're so funny, Jeff.
- [Blonde Woman] Henry Salbert.
- Yep.
- Someone's gotta be me.
- [Blonde Woman] I
fucking love you!
Woo!
- Is she the mayor?
- [Sophie] Her
breasts were nice.
- Yes, yes, they were.
- Hey, Jeff, do you
think they will take
credit cards at
the antique shop?
- Yeah, most do.
- Can I borrow some
money, just in case,
because you know we
only use the cards.
- Yeah, of course.
Is 50 okay?
- [Sophie] Yeah, hopefully.
- Can I read your book?
- Yeah, absolutely, yeah.
- Can I do it now?
- Yeah, I'll go and get it.
All right.
- [Woman] Sausage party!
- I'm surprised he even noticed.
(Ronnie laughs)
- She had breasts.
- I don't know why I like you.
- It's my job.
- [Ronnie] You
really are a bastard.
- I thought I was a dickhead.
- That, too.
- You know, there are a lot
of fake people in my industry.
Whereas, you are...
It's probably why I like you.
(percussive instrumental music)
- [Ronnie] Hey, they've
moved the restaurant.
Used to be over there.
- This is (speaking
foreign language).
Very proud of this one.
- What is (speaking
foreign language)?
- It's German for Longmal,
the name of our winery.
- So it's called Longmal
Longmal? (laughs)
That's hilarious, Henry.
Longmal Longmal.
- Langmal Longmal.
- Yeah.
- It's delicious.
It's really good.
- It's more like
a Syrah, isn't it?
- Yeah, it definitely
drinks French, yeah.
- But it's not, it's Australian.
- That's right.
The French versions tend to be
more restrained, like this one.
- Versions?
We are the authors,
you are the versions.
Oh my God, first,
truffles, now Syrah.
- ITts made from the
same variety of grape.
In fact, we have
the oldest surviving
Syrah vineyards in the world.
- That is fascinating.
- But, still, you
can't call it Syrah.
- Well, hey, we can
rename it for you, Sophie.
How about Shazah?
(laughing)
- [Sophie] Aw, Jeff.
(phone rings)
- Yeah, yeah, sorry, Brittany,
I can't quite understand you.
(Brittany crying)
Please, stop crying.
- [Brittany] The wedding's off.
- What?
- Jason was with another
woman the whole time.
- No, I'm so sorry,
Brittany, that is awful.
- [Brittany] It's over,
the wedding's off.
- Aw, you poor thing.
No, of course, of
course, of course.
- I'm so sorry.
- No, I understand.
- [Brittany] I was just--
- Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, you just look
after yourself, okay?
- [Brittany] Bye.
- Okay, bye.
- Hey, what's up?
- The wedding job's
been canceled.
- Cold feet, huh?
Not to worry, another
one will come along.
- It was nine grand, Jeff.
- Hey, Sophie's still going on
about Australians
stealing things.
- French bitch!
- [Jeff] Whoa!
- Well she's so obnoxious.
- Well, she's tactless,
but in a funny way.
- How much was this?
- 250.
- Jeff!
- What?
This is a bloody good Shazah.
- You're not funny, Jeff.
- Sophie thinks so.
Hey, guys.
(rollicking rock music)
- Look, bowling!
I wanna go bowling!
(rollicking rock music)
(bowlers chattering)
(pins clacking)
(Sophie grunts)
I'm gonna go barefoot.
So, it's Jeff and
I against you guys.
- Sounds good.
- Wanna make it interesting?
- Yeah, all right.
How about 20 bucks?
- How about 100 bucks.
- Ooh la la.
- I hope you have cash, mate.
- We don't.
- Hey, this one is mine.
Hands off.
- I should've warned
you guys that Ronnie
gets a teensy competitive.
Don't you, babes?
Takes things a
bit too seriously.
- We got this.
- I know.
- Have you guys
been bowling before?
- No.
- Yes.
- This isn't fair.
You're hustling us.
- Don't worry, Sophie.
It's not my first rodeo.
(pins clack)
- Oh, you got this, Henry!
- Oh, Jeff, I read your book.
Yeah, and I think I should
play the main character.
- Yes, yeah.
- Good.
Okay.
(pin clacks)
(Ronnie cheers)
- Jeff, do you have small balls?
- Uh, yeah, yeah.
Try this.
- Thank you.
- Right.
Whoa, hey.
- You get that
screenplay finished,
and I'll get it
to some producers.
- That would be awesome, Henry.
That would be awesome.
- [Sophie] Jeff.
- Yeah?
Watch me.
- I'm watching.
- Your balls are
too heavy, Jeff.
(Ronnie laughs)
(pins clatter)
- [Henry] Yes!
- [Jeff] Wow.
- Hey, Jeff, you owe
Henry some money.
- Oh, no.
- Yep.
- No, I've got my prize.
- No, no, a bet's a bet.
- Okay.
- No, only 50,
'cause I get half.
- Oh, good one, babes.
- Oh, Sophie, you owe Jeff 50.
- Ha, good one again, babes.
- Piece of crap, Henry.
Throw it away.
- No, I love it.
I'm gonna hang it in
our Paris apartment.
In the toilets.
(playful instrumental music)
Jeff, Jeff, excuse me.
I'm freezing, can
you do something?
(playful instrumental music)
- [Jeff] Is that better?
(tires crunch)
(banging)
Jesus Christ.
- Oh, no.
- [Sophie] It was a kangaroo?
- Yeah.
- Oh my God.
- [Ronnie] This is great.
It was definitely a roo.
- (gasps) Oh no, poor kangaroo.
I hope he's not dead.
Aw!
- Shit.
- Must've been a pretty
big fucking kangaroo.
Fucking thing's fucking fucked.
- [Jeff] It's fixable?
- Oh, fuck yeah.
- Okay.
- Yeah, the radiator's fucked.
And I don't have
one in the shop,
although I can get
you one by tomorrow.
- (sighs) Is there
a motel around here?
- Snuggle Inn.
Cheap as chips.
All the fucking miners use it.
It's got a pretty classy
fucking restaurant, too.
You can take her there, mate.
- [Jeff] All right,
thanks, mate.
- What's the verdict?
- The fucking thing
is fucking fucked.
(banging)
(jazzy instrumental music)
(speaking foreign language)
- Oh, I know this.
- [Sophie] Ah, I
have the small one.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
(soft jazz music)
- Hey, Angels!
- [Jeff] Babe.
Through it all
She offers me protection
A lot of love and affection
Whether I'm right or wrong
Down the waterfall
Wherever it may take me
I know that love
won't break me
When I come to call
She won't forsake me
I'm loving angels instead
Pretty, huh?
- [Jeff] Control
yourself, babes.
- [Sophie] Hey, come on, Jeff.
You had the nice breasts
at the sausage restaurant.
- Can I say something?
- Go on, mate, it's
a free country.
- Off you go.
- I'd like to make a confession.
I have done many
things in my life
of which I am ashamed.
If my mother was still alive,
it would've broken her heart.
So I say fight in your life
for everything that's real
because every time
we lie to ourselves,
an angel dies.
So,
so,
Veronica James,
will you marry me?
(Sophie laughs)
- Sorry, pal, she's
already taken.
(Sophie laughs)
- Oh la la, Henry
and his proposals.
There are so many, my darlings.
Empty!
- Me, too.
- Can I get you anything else?
- Yeah.
- Oh!
Hey, no worries, Sophie.
He's probably gay.
- Yeah, thank you, Jeff.
You know, they say, oh, I'm
gay, it's really hard for me,
but then they fuck all
the time, everywhere,
inside, outside, all the time.
(laughing)
Hey, come on, dirty boy.
- Me?
- I wanna kiss you.
Oops.
- [Jeff] No tongues.
- Hey, sexy boy!
Put some music on for me.
I wanna dance.
Come on, Jeff.
Oh yeah!
- [Jeff] Come on
you, guys, gear up.
(pulsing electronic music)
- [Henry] I think that's
quite enough wine for me.
(Sophie laughs)
- Ronnie, come on.
(pulsing electronic music)
- [Ronnie] What is that?
(pulsing electronic music)
- Oh, fuck.
- You all right, Sophie?
Whoa, whoa.
- Oh la la.
Oh, no.
- Someone needs a
bit of walk outside.
I've got her, here.
(Sophie retches)
There you go.
- [Sophie] Ew.
- Better?
There you go.
(dog barks)
- Hello.
- Good morning.
- My mom loves the beads.
- [Man] Yes, they
keep the fucking flies
off the sugar, don't they?
Why don't you just have it?
- Really?
Are you sure?
- Let me gift wrap it for you.
- Thank you.
(phone chimes)
(Ronnie sighs)
You guys ready?
- There was something
wrong with the wine.
I was sick all night.
- Yeah, I don't think so.
Maybe it was your salad.
Perhaps it wasn't organic.
- [Sophie] The wine poisoned me.
- We all drank it.
- But I'm a tiny person.
- She was sick all night.
I didn't sleep.
- Headline news, people.
The radiator didn't come in,
so we'll be staying
another night.
- No!
- No!
Aw!
- I'm gonna go in.
- [Jeff] It'll be
worth the wait, Sophie.
The quarry's amazing.
Up for a swim, babes?
- If you'd been
driving more carefully,
we wouldn't have to
stay in this shithole.
- Okay, here we go.
- Oh well, as long as Princess
Sophie's not too cold,
we're all good, aren't we?
And what is with her
calling me Veronica?
Do they not use
diminutives in Paris?
- Why are you being so shitty?
It's 1200 bucks to fix the car.
We're ripped.
- 1200?
- Yeah.
- Jesus!
You know she's blaming the
Syrah for making her sick?
(Jeff laughs)
- She was spewing her guts
up outside the restaurant.
She was pretty sick.
- Well she ate a single
lettuce leaf all day
and then drank two
bottles of our wine,
of course she was sick.
- Probably not used
to Australian Syrah.
- If she says one more
thing about Australia,
I swear to God, I
am going to lose it.
And did you have
to pay for dinner?
Why are we always paying?
- I'm going for a swim.
(Ronnie sighs)
(knocking)
Anyone fancy a swim?
- [Sophie] Oh, there's a pool?
- [Jeff] Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Not for me.
You guys enjoy.
(splashing)
(gurgling)
(Jeff and Sophie laughing)
- Henry.
You okay?
- You can come in if you want.
Sophie and Jeff have
gone for a swim.
Ta da.
Gift from a fan.
- [Ronnie] I haven't
smoked in years.
- We used to love
getting stoned together.
Remember that time
with those chickens,
the ones that were
trying to escape?
- No. (laughs)
- They had the right idea.
- I'll spin out.
- No, you won't.
- Happy now?
- I'm happy.
There you go.
- Oh, it's so strong.
- Hey, Jeff.
Look, I do
synchronized swimming.
- Wow.
Ah, we call that one
the Australian Crawl.
(percussive instrumental music)
- I think Sophie hates me.
- It's not personal.
She has complex issues.
You know, her boyfriend
was murdered.
- Murdered.
She told Jeff.
I can't imagine, it's terrible.
She said she had to
identify his body.
- She said she had to
identify his penis.
(Ronnie laughs)
How do you identify a penis?
Do a lineup?
Where do you get
the other penises?
(Ronnie laughs)
- No, just wait.
- I've waited too long.
- I don't think you
can do that here
'cause there could be kids.
- So?
- [Henry] I've
missed you so much.
- I don't think so, no.
- Sophie.
- No.
We agreed on 20%, I'm sure.
Ah, okay, yeah, yeah,
of course, yeah.
No problem, yes, send
it to me on my email.
Okay, perfect, thanks
a lot, have a nice day.
- What?
- Well, the studio just called.
You are now,
officially, Lister Man.
- Lister Man was
cast months ago.
- Well, Leo dropped
out, they are desperate.
I got you an incredible deal!
- Are you serious?
- Do I ever make
jokes about business?
Henry, did you hear me?
- Yes!
Yes, fucking hell, yes!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you, thank you.
Thank you.
- So happy for you.
- Thank you.
Do you know what this means?
- Of course, you are
moving to Hollywood, baby.
- We are moving to Hollywood.
- We leave in two days,
unless you prefer to be a
little spider in Australia?
- [Henry] No.
(percussive instrumental music)
- It's not working.
Veronica, Henry cannot
do Jeff's film anymore.
Can you please tell him?
- I'm not your
messenger girl, Sophie.
You need to talk to Jeff.
- Jeff is nice, I don't
want to upset him.
- Oh, Jeff is funny,
too, funny Jeff.
- We should've gone back to
Sydney after the screening.
- And then who would've
bankrolled your holiday?
- You don't like me because
you don't like women.
You judge them.
- No.
You're the one who hates women.
- Thank God I'll never
see you again after this.
- Finally, we can
agree on something.
(Sophie speaking
foreign language)
No, no, you're the
(speaking foreign language),
whatever that is.
- [Jeff] Hey, Henry.
- [Henry] Yeah?
- Hey, I was wondering
if I could have a chat
to you about Bite.
- What?
- Bite, my book.
- Oh, yeah, yes.
- Yeah, I was just wondering
what your thoughts were
on the ending.
- Yeah, I can see, yeah.
Well, yeah.
I don't see why not.
I mean, you know, it's a
hero's ending, isn't it?
- Is it?
- The hero prevails.
- No, he doesn't,
it's a tragedy.
The spider throws himself in
the coffin at the funeral.
He buries himself alive.
- What a way to go.
Yeah, oh, yes, well
of course, you know,
you see, I hadn't
read it that way.
I read it the other way.
- [Jeff] Understood.
- You know, but keep it
up, keep working on it.
- He hasn't read it.
Fucking idiot.
(sinuous instrumental music)
- [Sophie] Darling,
I need to wee.
Come look out for snakes.
- Again?
- Yeah, you gotta watch
out for them.
- [Henry] Okay, call to action.
Snakes.
- Did you sleep with her?
- [Jeff] What?
- You and Sophie.
- [Jeff] No!
- I saw you kissing in the pool.
- What, no, she
tried to kiss me.
I didn't want that, I
had to push her off.
- Really?
- It's 100% not what you think.
100% not.
- [Henry] She is a fast peer.
Ronnie, come with me, the others
can catch us up.
- [Sophie] Jeff, can you
take my suitcase out for me?
I wanna change my shoes.
Actually, you know what?
I don't wanna walk.
- We can wait here,
if you want to.
- Don't you want me to come?
- Can we stop this, Sophie?
- Stop what?
- The flirting stuff.
It's not good,
let's stop it, yeah?
- I see.
Ronnie doesn't want
us to be friends.
She's jealous
because you like me.
- I do not, not like that.
- And she doesn't respect me,
even though I'm a
qualified lawyer
and she's a cook.
- Ronnie's a chef, Sophie,
and one of the best.
Look, this is on me.
I shouldn't have led you on.
(Sophie laughs)
- You mean in the pool
when you kissed me?
- Mate, you forced
yourself on me,
which was not cool, that
was not cool at all.
- You wanna fuck me.
- You're a lunatic.
I absolutely do not
wanna fuck you, ever.
- Rude.
(Sophie shrieks)
- That's quite a hike.
I don't think Sophie's
gonna make it up here.
- Sophie, right.
Henry,
I need some time to...
- What?
- Well, before I move to London.
- London.
- I just need some time
to sort some things out.
You understand that, right?
- Right.
I have some incredible news.
The Lister Man trilogy,
I am the Lister Man.
The Lister Man
trilogy, graphic novel,
huge, massive success.
They're making three films.
This is gonna be huge.
- Great.
- I'm moving to Los Angeles
for the next five years.
- So not London?
- No, not London, but
you must come and visit.
A proper visit, right?
And I'll pay for everything,
it'll be business class.
- Hang on.
I don't quite understand.
What do you mean "visit"?
- Me and Sophie are
moving to Los Angeles
for the next five years
for the production.
- Oh God, oh no, no, no, no.
- No, no, no, be happy for me.
- No!
- I've worked for
this my entire life.
I'd forgotten how eloquent
you Australians can be.
- Fuck you, Henry.
- [Jeff] Please, let me see it.
- No, don't touch it!
- I'm sorry, you're
right, I was rude, okay?
Let's wipe the slate
clean and start again.
- There's no need.
Henry is not going
to do your film,
and just because Veronica
and him were lovers
doesn't make any difference.
- What?
- I can't believe I
trusted you again.
I must be mad.
You came here at the
worst time in my life,
and you sensed that,
and you used it
because that's what you do.
That is your stock in trade.
- You knew what you were
doing and you wanted to do it.
- You don't care for
anyone but yourself.
You have no idea what it means
to care for someone else.
- I've been on my own since
I was seven years old.
- Oh, you poor little boy.
- Stop it, Ronnie.
- What is wrong with me?
- Look, you'll be all
right, you'll be with Jeff.
- Don't you ever say his name.
We don't deserve to
walk in his shadow,
you toxic shithead!
- Well, that is charming.
- Asshole!
- Do not aggress me.
- That is not even a verb.
- That is Sophie's boomerang.
Give me back Sophie's boomerang.
- Fuck you.
- Do not aggress me!
I am warning you--
- Or what?
Or what?
Come on.
Fuck Sophie and fuck this
stupid fake boomerang!
- No!
Is that our kangaroo?
(Ronnie gasps)
Our kangaroo's
back from the dead.
(boomerang thuds)
(Henry thuds)
- Oh my God.
Henry!
Henry, are you okay?
You wait there, I'm just
gonna get some help, okay?
- We came on this
horrible trip to have fun,
not to be abused.
My ankle is broken.
I'm too hot.
- Let's get you to the car.
- No!
- Ah, that,
I'll bring the car to you.
(Sophie whimpers)
(car revs)
- [Sophie] No, no, no, stop!
(Sophie screams)
(Jeff shouts)
- Jeff?
(Jeff shouts)
Jeff?
Help!
- There's a huge
spider in there.
- [Sophie] He tried to kill me!
- Get it off, get it off,
get it off, get it off!
- There's nothing there!
(Jeff shouts)
- He tried to squash me!
- I did not!
- Yes, you did!
- Jeff, Henry needs help.
- Why?
- That roo from yesterday.
It came back and it--
- Roo?
- It aggressed him.
- Aggressed?
A revenge attack?
- Yes.
- Is he dead?
- What?
- No, no one is dead.
He just bumped his head
and fainted, I think.
He's okay, probably.
- Probably?
What do you mean probably?
- Jeff, we need to
talk about Henry.
(Jeff sighs)
We were together when
he made that film here.
I should've told you.
- Who cares, get Henry!
- And I kissed him yesterday,
when you were in the
pool with Sophie.
I'm really, really sorry.
Henry's an idiot.
They're both idiots.
- Get Henry now!
(thumping instrumental music)
(car grinds)
(thumping instrumental music)
- If you'd told me about Henry,
I never would've invited them.
- I know.
I've ruined everything.
Jeff, the restaurant's finished.
I'm being evicted.
- What?
- I'm in debt, for thousands.
I just thought I could
keep up with it all,
but the bills just
kept on coming.
It's over.
- Why didn't you say something?
- I haven't paid
Mom's bill for months.
They're moving her
to another place.
That's what this meeting is
about, to sign the papers.
There's no money, Jeff.
There's nothing.
- (sighs) I'm gonna go
back to teaching full-time.
Mom and Dad can help
us, take care of Iris
until you and I, we
get back on our feet.
- Why are you with me?
- Because I love you.
- You shouldn't.
I just thought there
was something better
out there for me.
But it was all here.
It's you.
Right in front of
me, the whole time,
just loving the unlovable.
- You are the complete
opposite of unlovable to me.
But, Ronnie, no
more secrets, okay?
- Okay.
Jeff,
I knocked Henry out
with a boomerang
and I blamed it on the
kangaroo we nearly killed.
- No.
- The roo didn't do anything.
I threw the boomerang
and it came back
and it smashed his head in.
- No, the boomerang
actually worked?
That's fucking unbelievable.
(knocking)
- Jeff, where's Veronica?
I want to go to our beach.
- Watch your back, Iris.
- Mom!
What are you doing out here?
- My beautiful,
beautiful daughter.
- [Ronnie] You
having a good day?
- Yes.
- Come on, Iris.
- Good.
- Miss James, I need a word.
- Hello.
- Bloody hell.
- Iris, wanna go to the beach?
- Be back soon!
- Yeah.
- Just going to the beach.
- We're just going to the beach.
- Iris, right, good.
(car revs)
- Miss James?
Miss James.
Stop, stop.
Okay, pull in where it's safe.
I found the answer
Miss James!
It's finally back again
And today, day, day
I should say
I found the answer
It has been on
my way, way, way
Now I should drive
Nobody knows what
tomorrow will be
But with you by my side
It'll be better
than yesterday
Life is running in circles
Always from A to Z
Running is you, you, you
After me
I look at the past
I wanna stop and
look, look, look
You're the good gas
Nobody knows what
tomorrow will be
But with you by my side
It's be better
than yesterday
Nobody knows what
tomorrow will be
But with you by my side
It'll be better
than yesterday
Change, change, change
Change today, day, day
I found my way, way, way
You're the answer
Change, change, change
Change today, day, day
I found my way, way, way
You're the answer
Change, change, change
Change today, day, day
I found my way, way, way
You're the answer
Nobody knows what
tomorrow will be
But with you by my side
It'll be better
than yesterday
Nobody knows what
tomorrow will be
But with you by my side
It'll be better
than yesterday
- There she is.
Is that Mommy?
Better than yesterday
She's doing very well.
Better than yesterday
Better than yesterday
Nobody knows what
tomorrow will be
But with you by my side
It'll be better
than yesterday
Better than yesterday
(bouncing electronic music)
When we're out there dancing
On the floor, darling
And I feel like
I need some more
And I feel your body
Close to mine and I
Know my love, it's
about that time
Make me feel
Mighty real
Make me feel
Mighty real
You make me feel
Mighty real
You make me feel
Mighty real
When we keep on going
And it's nice and dark
And the music's in me
And I'm still real hot
And you kiss me there
And it feels real good
And I know you'll love me
Like you should
Oh, you make me feel
Mighty real
You make me feel
Mighty real
Make me feel
Mighty real
Make me feel
Mighty real
Make me feel
Mighty real
Make me feel
Mighty real
(bass-heavy instrumental music)
(wind rustles)
(tropical instrumental music)
(percussive instrumental music)
- [Woman] And cut, thank you.
- [Man] Okay, moving on.
- [Man] Okay, clear
the set, everyone.
- [Woman] Henry to makeup.
- [Man] Okay, Henry
to makeup, thank you.
- [Man] Ronnie, stay
at my hotel tonight.
I'll get my driver, pick you up,
and we can go to
that new restaurant.
- [Ronnie] You're
always hungry, Henry.
- [Henry] You will love London.
The food is amazing.
- [Man] Henry Salbert
to makeup, thank you.
- I think I should be much
dirtier, don't you think,
if you're playing a tradie.
If you're in Australia
and you're doing,
this is not the way.
I don't see the role like this.
How can you be clean?
Agree with me, agree
with me on this, okay?
Agree with.
- [Man] Makeup one,
Henry, now, please.
- [Man] Have you
seen Mr. Salbert?
- Ronnie,
will you come to London with me?
Come to London with me.
- Mr. Salbert?
They're ready for you.
- I wanna go to London with you.
- [Assistant] Mr. Salbert?
(pulsing electronic music)
I just can't get
you out of my head
Boy, your loving is
all I think about
I just can't get
you out of my head
Boy, it's more than
I dare to think about
I just can't get
you out of my head
Boy, your loving is
all I think about
I just can't get
you out of my head
- Great.
I ask him for one thing.
Babes, can't you
remember anything?
(phone rings)
(beeping)
Bistro Blue.
- [Man On Phone] Can I
speak with Veronica, please?
- Speaking.
- [Man On Phone] Hello,
Veronica, this is
Nathan from First National.
- Oh, hi, Nathan, how are you?
- [Nathan] Good, thanks.
I'm calling to let you
know that everything
is progressing with your
application, but we're--
- Fantastic!
- We're still waiting
on your last quarter financials.
- Really, that's strange.
I sent them last week.
I'll email them again so you'll
have everything by tomorrow.
- [Nathan] Great.
- Can you process
the loan today?
- [Nathan] Absolutely, as soon
as we have that paperwork,
we will.
Have to cross the Ts
and dot the umlauts,
as my boss likes to say.
- Okay.
- [Nathan] Okay, bye.
- Nicely.
Nicely.
- Okay.
I am.
I've brought some swordfish
for your lunch, Mom,
with capers and fennel.
It's beautiful.
- But it's pineapple
tuna mornay today.
- I just thought my swordfish
might be a little bit tastier.
- Well, you have it, Veronica.
Or you could give it to whatsit.
- Jeff.
- Yes, him.
I need some new
slippers, Veronica.
My feet get so cold.
- Okay, well, I'll
bring some on Wednesday.
I've gotta go back to work now.
- Oh, can you drop me off at
the beach, please, darling?
- Another time.
I promise.
- You say that.
I can't go out today.
It's pineapple tuna
mornay for lunch.
- No, I understand.
- Did you bring my magazines?
- I'll bring them on Wednesday
when I bring the slippers.
- But someone might
do the puzzles.
They steal them,
they do the puzzles,
and they put them back.
- Do they?
That's not on.
Well, I'll make sure the
puzzles are clean, okay?
Have a nice day.
See you Wednesday.
- Miss James, can I
have a quick word?
- Oh, look, I'm in a huge rush.
Can I call you later today?
- You canceled our meeting,
which I don't appreciate.
- Yeah, I know,
I'm really sorry.
- But Iris told me
yesterday your father
might be able to help you now.
- Why are you talking
to her about him?
You'll make her anxious.
It's Nigel, right?
- Yes.
- Yeah, I know you're new here,
but my so-called father jumped
ship 20 bloody years ago,
and, frankly, I
think it's ridiculous
that you would take
anything she says seriously.
- We have a substantial
problem here,
and I'm afraid we've gone as
far as we're prepared to go.
- Okay, I'm sorry.
Please, she's been
here for two years.
I can't move her.
I can pay everything
I owe next month.
I've got a huge
wedding job coming up.
Can't her bond just
cover the shortfall
just this once?
- I'm afraid we've
run out of options.
We've identified a
good state care home,
and there'll be a
bed available for her
in three weeks, on the 17th.
Next Friday, five pm, you'll
need to sign the paperwork.
Look, I'm sorry, but
we all need to move on.
(gentle instrumental music)
- [Man On TV] Let's cat-proof.
Most cats can make
a pretty high jump.
- There she is.
How was your day, babes?
- Meh.
- My dad called.
He's invited us over for lunch
when we get back next week.
He's gonna make his
seafood lasagna.
- Oh, God.
- I know, it's disgusting.
Hey, you've got one more day
and you're officially
on holidays.
- Officially, after the wedding
cake tasting on Tuesday.
- Piece of cake.
- Ah.
Can you turn that down?
So, did you get any
writing done today?
- Yep.
Just got a couple of
minor little tweaks.
- You've been saying that
for a couple of months.
- Oh!
Oh, yes.
Set face to stun.
- What?
- Have a guess who
called here today.
Really, have a guess.
You're never gonna get it.
- Okay, you're
being very annoying.
- Henry Salbert.
(laughs) See?
He called here and
wanted to know if we
would go for a drink with him.
Not him himself, like,
his assistant called up
and wanted to know if we'd
go for a drink with him.
She's got a very
sexy French accent.
- French?
Hang on, a drink with Henry?
In London?
- No, here.
He's coming over from
Sydney for a screening
of his new movie on Monday.
- Are you joking?
- No.
It's Sam, isn't it?
She's French.
How long ago did
you work with him?
- I can't, I don't know.
Maybe four, five years.
- Well how did he
know this number?
- [Ronnie] I have no idea.
- [Man] Well, you must
have made a very good
impression on him.
- I worked in unit catering.
We barely spoke.
- Really?
She said you were
his personal chef.
- No, I wasn't.
Well, I mean, yeah,
I'd make his specials
if he asked for anything.
- Well, anyway, we're
going to have a drink
with a movie star, it's cool.
I said we'd pick him
up from the airport.
- Jeff!
- What?
- Well, that's embarrassing.
It's like we're a car
service or something.
- [Jeff] Chill, babe,
it's gonna be so much fun.
- [Man On TV] No more
lost cats or dead birds.
Perfect!
- Thank you.
Enjoy, fellas.
- Why do they all get
the bloody burger?
- Because, A, it's
bloody delicious,
and, B, it's bloody delicious.
- So is the swordfish.
Jesus, I'm giving it away.
Why do I even bother?
- Come on, whats' up?
- Oh, nothing really.
It's kind of weird.
You'll think it is.
- So I'm listening.
- You know, well, Henry
Salbert's coming to Adelaide.
- Back the truck up.
What the hell for?
- Screening of his new film.
Publicity thing.
- Wow.
- Yeah.
Said he wanted to
have a drink with us.
- Well, what are you gonna do?
- Oh, it's water
under the bridge.
- Ah, so you've
told Jeff about him.
- No, why would I do that?
- Because, oh, gee, I don't
know, he's your boyfriend,
and if he finds out,
he might go apeshit?
- Yeah, I'm not gonna
complicate this.
One quick drink,
in, out, end of.
- Ronnie, be careful.
- Don't be so dramatic, Sam.
It's fine.
(jangling instrumental music)
- You know, I hear the French
don't like to speak English.
I would've done it in school,
but they didn't offer it.
They do at the private ones,
but, I don't know,
I think they should
offer it at all the schools,
give everyone the same chance,
don't you think, babes?
Oh, look, they could
be in that one.
- Henry.
Hi.
- Hello.
It's good to see you again.
- Hello.
- Hello.
I'm Sophie.
- Nice to meet you.
- Yes, thank you.
- Do me.
- Oh, this is my boyfriend Jeff.
- Jeff, delighted.
- Thank you.
- Oh, um.
- Good day, Sophie,
welcome to Adelaide.
- Hello.
- Hello. (chuckles)
Oh, yes, two.
Got you.
Hey, Henry, I'm sure you
hear this all the time,
but your film What We Know,
it changed the way
I saw the world.
I mean, I was like 10 years
old when I first saw it.
- Yeah, thanks.
- (laughs) Yes, Henry is so old.
- Oh, no, no, he didn't mean--
- Oh my God, mate,
I didn't mean that.
- I'm not that old.
- No, you're not old.
- No, no.
So?
- Yes, yeah, I'll
get the bags, yeah.
- Oh, thank you.
- You're gonna get that one?
- Yeah, I'll take some.
- I can hold my bags, thanks.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
- Thank you.
- I've got this, no, no.
- [Sophie] Sydney is amazing.
(speaking foreign language)
What a city.
- [Ronnie] Yeah, it's
really beautiful.
- Sydney does my head in.
The traffic, the noise.
- Oh, our flight was noisy.
They let a baby fly
first class, I mean.
(laughing)
- I'd forgotten how
peaceful it was here.
- Houses are ready.
- It's a line from The Castle.
- A great Aussie film.
- I've heard of it,
I've never seen it.
- It's a classic,
it is a classic.
You guys should watch it
'cause it's absolutely
hilarious, yep.
- So, Jeff, what do you do?
- I teach high school science.
- Ronnie found
herself a good man.
- You want another one?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- No thanks.
- I'll help you, Jeff.
- Cheers, Sophie.
Thanks, mate.
Back in a tick.
- So how are you, Ronnie?
How have the years
been treating you?
- I own a restaurant now.
- That's great.
Is it a success?
Tell me it's a big success.
- How did you get
my number, Henry?
- I'm clever like that.
Jeff seems nice.
Those who can, do,
those who can't,
oh no, that's awful, sorry.
Didn't mean that.
- He only teaches part-time.
He's a writer.
Just finished his first novel.
- Is he?
- Here we go.
- Ronnie tells me
you're a novelist.
- Oh, I don't know about that.
- Yes, you are.
- Well, you can't really
call yourself a writer
until you get published.
- Yes, you can.
- I met Harold Pinter
once for a project.
- Harold Pinter?
- Yep.
And he sits me down and
says, Henry, one thing,
never name drop.
That's all he said.
So what's your novel about?
- It's a short story, really.
It's a--
- Go on.
- Yes, Jeff, tell us.
- Okay.
Do you know Murakami,
the Japanese writer?
- Of course.
- No.
- You could just say that
I'm in that world, tonally.
- Really.
I would never have
expected you to say that.
I am a huge fan
of existentialism.
- Are you?
It's fantastic, isn't it?
- Yes, it is.
Please, go on.
- Well, it's about a spider
who falls in love with a girl.
- Right.
- A spider?
- Yeah, it's very different.
- She's in a fragile
relationship,
so she takes her boyfriend
on a trip to the bush,
where she hopes that
they might be able
to strengthen their bond,
with no distractions.
- What is the bush?
- It's another word
for the outback.
- The countryside.
- Yeah, only shitter.
- He means it isn't very pretty.
- Oh, the French bush
is very beautiful, Jeff.
(Jeff laughs)
It's true.
- Yeah, Sophie.
So what happens there?
- Well, they stop past a quarry,
where a spider sees the girl,
and immediately falls
in love with this girl.
So he gets in their car, goes
back to the city with them,
and then becomes
completely obsessed.
So, driven by an
all-consuming jealousy,
he kills her boyfriend,
bites him on the head
while he's taking a shower.
- That's fantastic.
- Obviously, there's more to it.
- Yeah.
It's called Bite.
See what I did there?
- I see what you did there.
- You're lucky you
caught us, actually.
We're going away on Wednesday
to the quarry that Jeff
sued for inspiration.
- Mm hmm, I've finally convinced
the workaholic to take a break.
- A quarry?
- A big hole.
- A big hole in
the shitter bush?
(laughing)
(phone chimes)
Oh, Jeff, can I be
at the hotel by 6:30?
There's an online
sale starting at 7:00,
and it takes a long
time to check Henry in.
He's very fussy.
- I am not very fussy.
- Yes, you are.
- I am not.
- Yes, you are.
- We thought you were
Henry's assistant.
- Oh, no, I fired
Henry's assistant.
Zoe was an imbecile.
- Hey, why don't you
come to our place?
I'll fire up the barbecue,
and then we can drop
you at the hotel later.
- No, but Sophie's
gotta be at the hotel
for this online thing, Jeff.
- We've got wifi.
- [Sophie] Okay,
this could be fun.
- If you're not too tired.
- Ronnie's barbecues
are legendary.
- No, they're not.
- Best I've ever tasted.
- Oh, we only eat organic meat.
- Is your meat organic, babes?
- Of course it is.
- [Jeff] Great!
- It's starting.
Oh.
Wow, what fantastic shorts.
Do you want a pair, Veronica?
Only 80 down from 400.
- I don't really wear shorts.
- I'll treat you, Ronnie.
- [Ronnie] I'm
fine, thanks, Henry.
- What size are
you, Veronica, 14?
- No, I'm a size 10.
- But Australian 10
is an American six,
which is a French 38.
- No, I don't think so.
- Yes.
- We have small,
medium, and large.
You have a size zero.
What the hell is a size zero?
- Darling, American
zero is French 32
and Australian four.
Veronica, for example,
she's a size 14,
so she's only five times bigger
than a size zero, in
Australian sizing.
- I'm a 10.
- Oh, they only
have English eight.
Too small for you,
Veronica, sorry.
- [Ronnie] Not to worry.
(meat sizzles)
(laughing)
- [Henry] Delicious,
absolutely delicious.
(laughing)
- Henry!
- What?
- That's disgusting.
- No, my palate is trying
to reconstitute itself
from school dinners at Eton,
whereas this is the
nectar of the goods.
- Yeah, why would you
add anything to meat
that's this good?
Just salt and pepper,
that's all you need.
- Did you go to Eton?
- At boarding school
since the age of seven.
- Boarding school
are for the English
who don't like to look
at their children.
- Oh, did I tell you about
the truffle farm in Tasmania?
First harvest last year--
- Nothing can compare
to our truffles.
- Whatever (speaking
foreign language).
- They are divine.
- They are fucking divine.
(Ronnie chuckles)
- Henry.
- They are, my darling.
- You know what?
French have very
sophisticated palates.
We know what's the best.
- I hear that truffles
smell like testicles.
- Yes, they say that.
- How the fuck do
they know that?
(laughing)
- Well, now I know why
you like to hang out
in the locker room at
my rugby club, babes.
(Sophie laughs)
- Not funny.
(Jeff laughs)
- So, Henry, did you
play rugby at Eton?
- No, fencing.
- Errol Flynn.
- I won the nationals twice.
- Wow.
- You wanna see?
- Okay.
- It's all about balance.
It's much more refined
than you think.
- [Sophie] Bravo.
- Well that's how I
won the nationals.
- So, Henry, mate, what time
is your big event tomorrow?
- Six o'clock.
- Wanna come?
- That would be great.
- Great.
- And I've been thinking
about your spider story.
I think it could
make a cool film.
- A film?
- [Henry] Thought of
writing a screenplay?
- Well, no,
but I'd love to give it a go.
- I think you should.
- [Sophie] Yes, Jeff.
- But the spider
has to be a man,
the nemesis of the boyfriend.
- Yeah, but that would make it
a completely different story.
- Very sexually
powerful and virile man.
- You know, that's very
interesting, Henry.
- Come on, Jeff.
- Darling, we must go.
I think our hotel is calling us.
Thank you for the food.
- Thank you for dinner.
- It's a pleasure.
- Hey!
Why don't you guys
just stay here?
We've got a spare room, easy as.
Ow!
- Well, no, they've
got a hotel booking.
- Fuck the hotel, come on.
Anyway, we've had
too much to drink.
No driving.
- That's nice, but
we can get a taxi,
and I don't want to
pack Henry twice.
We leave early
Wednesday morning.
- [Jeff] We leave
Wednesday, too.
Stay both nights.
It's all good, come on.
- Aw.
- Yeah?
- Sure.
Okay, we can stay.
Thank you, Jeff.
- What do you think, Ronald?
- Great.
- Come here.
Come on.
(speaking foreign language)
Oh yeah, you guys.
- I'll just get the
spare room ready.
- Good on you, babes.
- Thank you.
- Jesus, Henry!
- I like watching you.
- You're drunk.
- You know, I asked them
to include Adelaide on--
- Stop it.
- Why?
- Hi, Sophie.
So here's your bed.
- [Sophie] Oh, how old
were you here, Veronica?
- Oh, about nine, I guess.
- You had beautiful skin then.
- Thank you.
Pillows, I'll get you some more.
(thudding and creaking)
- [Jeff] Babe.
- [Ronnie] Why did you
invite them to stay?
- [Jeff] You look so
sexy tonight, babes.
I love your guts.
Come here.
- Jeff, I need to
tell you something.
When Henry and I were
working together.
(Jeff snores)
(birds tweet)
(squealing and shouting)
- [Sophie] Oh, Henry!
Yes, yes!
(Sophie shouting in
foreign language)
- Hey (speaking
foreign language).
I bet you that means "harder."
Or it could mean "deeper."
Hey, hold court,
I'll go find out.
I'll google it.
(Sophie shouting in
foreign language)
- Shit, I hope their
window's closed.
- [Sophie] Good morning.
- Morning.
Did you sleep well?
- Not too much.
It's a sex bruise. (laughs)
Oh, I hope my fucking
didn't wake you up.
- No!
- 'Cause Henry says I
make too much noise.
- No.
- Do you have any
fresh orange juice?
- Yep.
There you go.
- Thanks.
I would feel so isolated
if I had to live here.
I mean, where is the
energy, the culture?
You should move to Sydney.
- But is anyone really
isolated anymore
with the Internet?
- What Internet? (laughs)
Your Internet is so bad.
Do you have any family nearby?
- Just my mom.
- Does she live close?
- She's in a home.
- Oh, lucky you.
- You know, you could go
on a cruise this morning.
It's just around the corner.
You might see some dolphins.
- No way!
I love that.
Henry, wake up, we're
going on a cruise
to see dolphins!
- [Tour Guide] On the
left, folks, is a famous
landmark here in Port
Adelaide, the cement factory.
Just imagine, all the
bridges and shopping centers
around our great
state that were built
with concrete from
this majestic facility.
- Is everything ready?
This has to be right, Sam.
- Good morning.
- Oh, sorry.
Good morning.
- Hey, the landlord
left you a letter.
And these look incredible.
Honestly, the merengue
is perfect this time,
and I wasn't sure
about the green,
but it's really
going with it all.
It just looks amazing,
the whole thing.
- [Ronnie] What?
No!
- It looks great, Ronnie.
Ronnie.
- Hello!
- Hello!
- Oh, this is so exciting.
Look, Mom, look, it's so pretty.
- Hi, Brittany, hi, Gail.
- Hi.
- Definitely the chocolate.
Jason loves chocolate.
- Let's just taste
them first, sweetheart.
- I don't need to, Mom, I
dreamed about this last night.
Definitely the chocolate.
Mm, I was right.
- You've made a good decision.
- I know.
Chocolate, yay!
- Thanks, Ronnie, I'll
send the deposit through
next week.
- Absolutely.
Well, have a good one!
- Yeah, you, too.
- Bye now.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- Bye.
Thank God.
- Well, come on,
Henry, tell all.
Uh oh.
- No.
- Didn't you meet him?
- Yeah, yeah, we did.
With his girlfriend, too.
- Oh, well that would be right.
- She's French.
- Of course she is.
- We picked them up
from the airport.
- You did not.
- We had a drink.
I did a barbecue for them.
- You what?
- And then it got late.
We were too drunk to
drive, so they stayed over.
- Ex-squeeze me,
are you serious?
Henry stayed at your
place last night?
- With his girlfriend.
And they're leaving tomorrow.
- You invited the man
who smashed your heart
to smithereens for
a pajama party?
You're playing with fire,
Ron, and it's just like--
- Leave it, Sam, okay?
Just leave it.
- I have no words.
- Do you wanna take
some cake home?
- No, but you should.
- Hey.
How was it?
- It was odious.
Veronica called it a cruise.
Two hours on a muddy river
trapped with an idiot
telling you what's obvious.
Never do it, Jeff.
- Oh, well.
- Can we go to the beach now?
- Sure, yeah.
- Okay, great, let's go.
- Oh, no, but we should wait
because Ronnie will wanna come,
and where's Henry?
- Oh, still taking
selfies with fans.
He needs to do that.
- Oh, tonight
should be fun then.
- Tonight, everyone
will tell Henry
how amazing he is, and he
gets puffed up like a balloon.
They should ask me
what he's really like.
- Oh, I bet you've
got some good stories.
- Do you like to
be shocked, Jeff?
- [Ronnie] Hi!
- Hey.
How was the tasting?
- Bloody brilliant.
Anyone for some cake?
- [Jeff] Oh yes, please.
- Oh, no, thanks.
If I wanna fit my
bikini for the beach.
Ew, don't, Jeff.
- [Henry] Hey, Ronnie, hang on.
- [Jeff] They're
95% water, you know?
- [Sophie] What's
the point of them?
(gentle instrumental music)
- Hey, so did you
grow up in Paris?
- Yes, and I lived
in Marseilles, too,
for six years.
I went to law school there.
- You know, I was actually
going to do law, as well.
I just, I don't know, I
thought it might be a bit hard.
- Marseilles changed
my life completely.
- How's that?
- At university, I
had my first affair
with my professor.
- With a teacher?
- Yeah, we were both adults,
Jeff, no laws were broken.
- I'm sure.
- But he was much older than me,
so we fractured.
- You split up.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- This is beautiful.
- Whatever.
- What's up?
- Work's just a bit
stressful, that's all.
- Well, restaurant, you
know, it's gotta be tough,
but you're doing what
you said you'd do.
I'm proud of you.
- I'm gonna go mad
if I don't say it.
- Say what?
- I was packed and ready
to move to London, Henry,
and nothing.
Nothing.
Zoe answering the phone
every time I called.
"Henry's unable
to take any calls.
"Can I give him a message?"
Yeah!
You can tell him
to fuck right off.
- Hang on a second.
I was filming in Bucharest
with a crazy director.
- You should have had the
balls to tell me yourself,
not get some stupid little
tart to do your dirty work.
- Tell you what?
I couldn't talk to
you, no one could talk.
It was lockdown, radio silence.
That was his bloody rules.
And Zoe told you that.
She said she told you that.
I'm sure she did.
- Whatever!
- Yeah, well, did she tell
you or did she not tell you?
That's kind of an
important thing here.
- Yes.
- And?
- Well, I didn't believe her.
- Why not?
And when I can finally call you,
there's nothing there,
no one's answering.
So what am I to think?
I think all those messages.
I get the final
one, and I think,
well, you've gone.
I don't know, I'm
not gonna stalk you.
Is it Jeff, did Jeff
turn up at that point?
- Oh, don't you!
This is not about
Jeff and you know it.
I didn't speak to you
because you wouldn't--
- I did not walk away
from you, Ronnie,
I did not walk away from you!
That's just not true.
- After that, I met
a German boy, Dieter.
We fell in love.
But Dieter got killed.
He was murdered.
- No!
- The police found my poor boy
in a barrel by the docks.
His penis had been cut
off and put in his mouth.
It was my teacher.
He said he did that
because I mustn't have sex
with anyone else, but
nobody can tell me
who to have sex with.
- No, yeah, no, of course not.
But, still, I
mean, Jesus Christ!
- Your story about the spider,
it reminded me so much
of this time in my life.
It was almost like
you knew me, Jeff.
- I'm really sorry, Sophie.
What an awful coincidence.
- Are you gonna forgive me?
You could shoot me, I suppose.
Not in the face, I
need, in the leg?
Okay, that's wrong.
Will you ever forgive me?
I don't know--
- I don't know.
Maybe, I'll think about it.
- Anyway, this, by the
way, is a perfect time.
You turn up in London,
open a restaurant,
and, I know you don't want to,
and I'm a shithead, but, if
you wanna go across this ocean
to wherever Britain
is, you turn up now,
Australians are very hot.
All those Aussie
actors in Hollywood.
Everyone thinks
you guys, you know,
the sun shines
through your ears.
- What a dream.
- It doesn't have to be.
They'd die, they'd
roll over and die.
- You always loved my food.
- I love your food.
I can't pronounce your
food, I love your food.
- Feels good saying all
that out loud to you.
- Yeah, so you needed to tell me
I was a dickhead.
- You were a dickhead.
- That I was a shithead.
- A shithead?
- All these things.
- You were a shithead.
- I thought you
were the dickhead.
- Henry normally likes
the pretty girls.
Oh well.
- [Jeff] Oh, wow.
Wow, you're good at it.
- Look, Jeff.
(playful instrumental music)
- What is your name, sir?
Jean Claude.
Jean Claude?
That's a good name.
Someone's coming, shh.
Hello.
You look beautiful.
- You look at me differently.
- Me or him?
(horn beeps)
- Should we go?
- We shall go.
Lead on.
- Is he coming?
- No, he better stay.
(clapping)
- Let's have another question.
The lady in the blue scarf.
- Hello, I love the film.
You were amazing.
- I thought I was, too.
- Can you talk about how
you prepared for the role,
and did you meet
the actual doctor
who did the real operation?
- Nice scarf, by the way.
I make a point of not
meeting the actual people.
I feel it will color
where I'm going
because you can
never quite be them,
so I'm a perspectivist.
I take from many
different sources.
So that's the technique I use,
is attempting to
use no technique.
I prefer not to do
conscious research,
but subconscious research.
I try to just use
the chassis of myself
and the life that I have lived,
and then drop
everything on top of it,
and then where we
get to might not be
exact facsimile of that person,
but it gives us
these other colors.
So, I don't act, I just be.
- Henry, I have to ask you this,
when are you going to make
another Australian film?
It must be five years
since you made Totem
right here in Adelaide.
How can we tempt you?
- Well, well, actually,
there's a book I'm looking at
from a local writer.
Yes, so, one can never know.
- [Interviewer] Can
you tell us more?
- I can't tell you
anything more than that.
It goes against the laws
of telling people things.
(audience laughs)
But, you know, it's Adelaide,
it's South Australia.
You have the wine, and the
food here is exceptional.
- [Interviewer]
Isn't he special?
Give him a round of applause.
(audience claps)
(phone rings)
- Your father.
Your phone is ridiculous, Henry.
- Hi, Daddy.
Yes.
Isabel.
Yes, of course, I
remember Isabel.
Lovely girl.
Are you?
Congratulations.
I'm in Australia.
Wedding is when?
Saturday, okay.
I will be there
with bells on.
All right, Daddy.
Bye bye.
Stupid bastard.
(sighs) That's four
times, the old sod.
It never ends.
Wedding is this Saturday,
Chelsea Town Hall.
- You're not going, are you?
- God, no!
I'd rather have my
testicles hit with a hammer.
(Sophie giggles)
But, unfortunately,
I'm not gonna be able
to go to London on Saturday.
Unavoidable delays.
- What delays?
- We've gotta go up to
Zambeezy with Ronnie and Jeff.
You know, Jeff's hole.
- Oh, yes.
I could have some
fun with Jeff's hole.
- Yeah, that sounds horrible.
(Sophie laughs)
Yeah, I think he's
too provincial.
(speaking foreign language)
He's not right for Ronnie.
- What do you mean?
They are the perfect match.
They're two small town people.
Henry!
- Hey!
You're a very bad girl.
- It was the professor at
the docks with the cleaver.
- Why would she tell you that?
I mean, she barely knows you.
- I don't know, maybe
it was a French thing.
- No, no, no, no.
I know what it is.
She's a man's woman.
Probably thinks I'm ugly, too.
- Nope, no, she doesn't.
- Oh my God, she said
something, didn't she?
- No!
But, babe, what about what
Henry said at the screening?
Bloody hell.
- Yeah.
Hey, don't get too excited.
- You heard him.
- Yeah, I know, it's just
these things can take years.
- Henry Salbert declared
publicly he wants
to turn my book into a movie.
You were there.
- Yeah.
Well, it's just--
- What?
- You know--
- Babe, you tell me
to be more ambitious,
and then when I am,
you shut me down.
- He's an actor, you know?
I just think he said
what they wanted to hear,
that's all I'm saying.
- Cheers, babes.
I'm gonna go to bed.
- Jeff.
Come on.
- Have you put on
weight, Veronica?
Yes, you have.
Oh, Fluffy.
- Have you seen Nigel?
- No.
I want to go to our beach.
- I can't today, Mom.
- But you love it
there, darling.
- No, not today.
- When I was born, my
mother said I was unlovable.
She said I was the ugliest
baby in the hospital.
She couldn't look at
me for three days.
- That was a mean thing to say.
And it wasn't true.
You're beautiful.
- She wasn't very nice to me.
- When you and Walter
have a little girl,
you'll tell her how
beautiful she is, won't you?
- Do you remember
Henry, Mom, from London?
Think I might go there,
open a restaurant.
I always wanted to.
- I can't go there.
It's pineapple
tuna mornay today.
- It's okay, I know.
- Your father's been
gone almost a week.
He's not coming back this
time, mark my words, Veronica.
He doesn't give
two hoots about us.
- Here, Mom.
And all the puzzles are clear.
Ow, ow.
- It's all that weight
you've put on, Veronica.
- Hey.
- Hello.
- Hi.
- Hey, babes.
- What time's the flight?
- Change of plans, Ronsie.
We're coming with you on
your outback adventure.
- Yeah, Henry needs more
rest before we go home.
- And he wants to read
my book on the drive.
- I do.
- What about the flight and--
- Jeff, can we go to Hahndorf?
It says it has all the
antique shops there.
- Sure, yeah.
Henry, coffee.
- Thank you, Jeffrey.
- It's a boring drive, though.
You'll be really bored.
- The kangaroos won't be boring.
- Oh shit, yeah, there's
plenty out there, mate.
- I love kangaroos,
they're so cute.
I don't know how
you can eat them.
It's cruel.
- Oh, I don't eat them.
No, they're too gamey.
- You're the best, Jeff.
- I've got an idea.
Why don't we go to that winery
where you used to be chef?
- That's a great idea.
- It's not open.
- No, they are, babes, yeah.
- No.
- I'll get the car ready.
- I love an adventure.
- Jeff!
- Ow!
- Go back in there
and uninvite them.
- Why?
- It's too much for me.
I need a proper break.
- No, babe, Henry is
going to read my book
and talk to me about the script.
This is my chance, Ronnie.
Why you trying to sabotage it?
- What?
- Hey!
Road trip
We're on a road trip
- Hey!
(playful instrumental music)
You good back there, Sophie?
- I'm really cold, I'm freezing.
- Let me turn off the AC.
Is that better?
- Aw, thank you, yeah.
- [Jeff] Welcome to
Hahndorf, everybody.
- Welcome to Hahndorf.
(laughing)
(playful instrumental music)
- Why is there a German
town in Australia?
- There's a huge
German population here.
Yeah, lots came
after the war, too.
- The Nazis hiding everywhere.
- They actually did find
one here in the 1970s.
- [Sophie] Only one?
- As far as I know, yeah.
- So not a good
place for bagels?
(chuckling)
- [Ronnie] Exactly.
- I don't get it.
- Jeff, because of the Jews.
They make all of the real bagel
and certainly wouldn't
like to be here with Nazis.
- Oh, bagels are Jewish.
- You're so funny, Jeff.
- [Blonde Woman] Henry Salbert.
- Yep.
- Someone's gotta be me.
- [Blonde Woman] I
fucking love you!
Woo!
- Is she the mayor?
- [Sophie] Her
breasts were nice.
- Yes, yes, they were.
- Hey, Jeff, do you
think they will take
credit cards at
the antique shop?
- Yeah, most do.
- Can I borrow some
money, just in case,
because you know we
only use the cards.
- Yeah, of course.
Is 50 okay?
- [Sophie] Yeah, hopefully.
- Can I read your book?
- Yeah, absolutely, yeah.
- Can I do it now?
- Yeah, I'll go and get it.
All right.
- [Woman] Sausage party!
- I'm surprised he even noticed.
(Ronnie laughs)
- She had breasts.
- I don't know why I like you.
- It's my job.
- [Ronnie] You
really are a bastard.
- I thought I was a dickhead.
- That, too.
- You know, there are a lot
of fake people in my industry.
Whereas, you are...
It's probably why I like you.
(percussive instrumental music)
- [Ronnie] Hey, they've
moved the restaurant.
Used to be over there.
- This is (speaking
foreign language).
Very proud of this one.
- What is (speaking
foreign language)?
- It's German for Longmal,
the name of our winery.
- So it's called Longmal
Longmal? (laughs)
That's hilarious, Henry.
Longmal Longmal.
- Langmal Longmal.
- Yeah.
- It's delicious.
It's really good.
- It's more like
a Syrah, isn't it?
- Yeah, it definitely
drinks French, yeah.
- But it's not, it's Australian.
- That's right.
The French versions tend to be
more restrained, like this one.
- Versions?
We are the authors,
you are the versions.
Oh my God, first,
truffles, now Syrah.
- ITts made from the
same variety of grape.
In fact, we have
the oldest surviving
Syrah vineyards in the world.
- That is fascinating.
- But, still, you
can't call it Syrah.
- Well, hey, we can
rename it for you, Sophie.
How about Shazah?
(laughing)
- [Sophie] Aw, Jeff.
(phone rings)
- Yeah, yeah, sorry, Brittany,
I can't quite understand you.
(Brittany crying)
Please, stop crying.
- [Brittany] The wedding's off.
- What?
- Jason was with another
woman the whole time.
- No, I'm so sorry,
Brittany, that is awful.
- [Brittany] It's over,
the wedding's off.
- Aw, you poor thing.
No, of course, of
course, of course.
- I'm so sorry.
- No, I understand.
- [Brittany] I was just--
- Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, you just look
after yourself, okay?
- [Brittany] Bye.
- Okay, bye.
- Hey, what's up?
- The wedding job's
been canceled.
- Cold feet, huh?
Not to worry, another
one will come along.
- It was nine grand, Jeff.
- Hey, Sophie's still going on
about Australians
stealing things.
- French bitch!
- [Jeff] Whoa!
- Well she's so obnoxious.
- Well, she's tactless,
but in a funny way.
- How much was this?
- 250.
- Jeff!
- What?
This is a bloody good Shazah.
- You're not funny, Jeff.
- Sophie thinks so.
Hey, guys.
(rollicking rock music)
- Look, bowling!
I wanna go bowling!
(rollicking rock music)
(bowlers chattering)
(pins clacking)
(Sophie grunts)
I'm gonna go barefoot.
So, it's Jeff and
I against you guys.
- Sounds good.
- Wanna make it interesting?
- Yeah, all right.
How about 20 bucks?
- How about 100 bucks.
- Ooh la la.
- I hope you have cash, mate.
- We don't.
- Hey, this one is mine.
Hands off.
- I should've warned
you guys that Ronnie
gets a teensy competitive.
Don't you, babes?
Takes things a
bit too seriously.
- We got this.
- I know.
- Have you guys
been bowling before?
- No.
- Yes.
- This isn't fair.
You're hustling us.
- Don't worry, Sophie.
It's not my first rodeo.
(pins clack)
- Oh, you got this, Henry!
- Oh, Jeff, I read your book.
Yeah, and I think I should
play the main character.
- Yes, yeah.
- Good.
Okay.
(pin clacks)
(Ronnie cheers)
- Jeff, do you have small balls?
- Uh, yeah, yeah.
Try this.
- Thank you.
- Right.
Whoa, hey.
- You get that
screenplay finished,
and I'll get it
to some producers.
- That would be awesome, Henry.
That would be awesome.
- [Sophie] Jeff.
- Yeah?
Watch me.
- I'm watching.
- Your balls are
too heavy, Jeff.
(Ronnie laughs)
(pins clatter)
- [Henry] Yes!
- [Jeff] Wow.
- Hey, Jeff, you owe
Henry some money.
- Oh, no.
- Yep.
- No, I've got my prize.
- No, no, a bet's a bet.
- Okay.
- No, only 50,
'cause I get half.
- Oh, good one, babes.
- Oh, Sophie, you owe Jeff 50.
- Ha, good one again, babes.
- Piece of crap, Henry.
Throw it away.
- No, I love it.
I'm gonna hang it in
our Paris apartment.
In the toilets.
(playful instrumental music)
Jeff, Jeff, excuse me.
I'm freezing, can
you do something?
(playful instrumental music)
- [Jeff] Is that better?
(tires crunch)
(banging)
Jesus Christ.
- Oh, no.
- [Sophie] It was a kangaroo?
- Yeah.
- Oh my God.
- [Ronnie] This is great.
It was definitely a roo.
- (gasps) Oh no, poor kangaroo.
I hope he's not dead.
Aw!
- Shit.
- Must've been a pretty
big fucking kangaroo.
Fucking thing's fucking fucked.
- [Jeff] It's fixable?
- Oh, fuck yeah.
- Okay.
- Yeah, the radiator's fucked.
And I don't have
one in the shop,
although I can get
you one by tomorrow.
- (sighs) Is there
a motel around here?
- Snuggle Inn.
Cheap as chips.
All the fucking miners use it.
It's got a pretty classy
fucking restaurant, too.
You can take her there, mate.
- [Jeff] All right,
thanks, mate.
- What's the verdict?
- The fucking thing
is fucking fucked.
(banging)
(jazzy instrumental music)
(speaking foreign language)
- Oh, I know this.
- [Sophie] Ah, I
have the small one.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
(soft jazz music)
- Hey, Angels!
- [Jeff] Babe.
Through it all
She offers me protection
A lot of love and affection
Whether I'm right or wrong
Down the waterfall
Wherever it may take me
I know that love
won't break me
When I come to call
She won't forsake me
I'm loving angels instead
Pretty, huh?
- [Jeff] Control
yourself, babes.
- [Sophie] Hey, come on, Jeff.
You had the nice breasts
at the sausage restaurant.
- Can I say something?
- Go on, mate, it's
a free country.
- Off you go.
- I'd like to make a confession.
I have done many
things in my life
of which I am ashamed.
If my mother was still alive,
it would've broken her heart.
So I say fight in your life
for everything that's real
because every time
we lie to ourselves,
an angel dies.
So,
so,
Veronica James,
will you marry me?
(Sophie laughs)
- Sorry, pal, she's
already taken.
(Sophie laughs)
- Oh la la, Henry
and his proposals.
There are so many, my darlings.
Empty!
- Me, too.
- Can I get you anything else?
- Yeah.
- Oh!
Hey, no worries, Sophie.
He's probably gay.
- Yeah, thank you, Jeff.
You know, they say, oh, I'm
gay, it's really hard for me,
but then they fuck all
the time, everywhere,
inside, outside, all the time.
(laughing)
Hey, come on, dirty boy.
- Me?
- I wanna kiss you.
Oops.
- [Jeff] No tongues.
- Hey, sexy boy!
Put some music on for me.
I wanna dance.
Come on, Jeff.
Oh yeah!
- [Jeff] Come on
you, guys, gear up.
(pulsing electronic music)
- [Henry] I think that's
quite enough wine for me.
(Sophie laughs)
- Ronnie, come on.
(pulsing electronic music)
- [Ronnie] What is that?
(pulsing electronic music)
- Oh, fuck.
- You all right, Sophie?
Whoa, whoa.
- Oh la la.
Oh, no.
- Someone needs a
bit of walk outside.
I've got her, here.
(Sophie retches)
There you go.
- [Sophie] Ew.
- Better?
There you go.
(dog barks)
- Hello.
- Good morning.
- My mom loves the beads.
- [Man] Yes, they
keep the fucking flies
off the sugar, don't they?
Why don't you just have it?
- Really?
Are you sure?
- Let me gift wrap it for you.
- Thank you.
(phone chimes)
(Ronnie sighs)
You guys ready?
- There was something
wrong with the wine.
I was sick all night.
- Yeah, I don't think so.
Maybe it was your salad.
Perhaps it wasn't organic.
- [Sophie] The wine poisoned me.
- We all drank it.
- But I'm a tiny person.
- She was sick all night.
I didn't sleep.
- Headline news, people.
The radiator didn't come in,
so we'll be staying
another night.
- No!
- No!
Aw!
- I'm gonna go in.
- [Jeff] It'll be
worth the wait, Sophie.
The quarry's amazing.
Up for a swim, babes?
- If you'd been
driving more carefully,
we wouldn't have to
stay in this shithole.
- Okay, here we go.
- Oh well, as long as Princess
Sophie's not too cold,
we're all good, aren't we?
And what is with her
calling me Veronica?
Do they not use
diminutives in Paris?
- Why are you being so shitty?
It's 1200 bucks to fix the car.
We're ripped.
- 1200?
- Yeah.
- Jesus!
You know she's blaming the
Syrah for making her sick?
(Jeff laughs)
- She was spewing her guts
up outside the restaurant.
She was pretty sick.
- Well she ate a single
lettuce leaf all day
and then drank two
bottles of our wine,
of course she was sick.
- Probably not used
to Australian Syrah.
- If she says one more
thing about Australia,
I swear to God, I
am going to lose it.
And did you have
to pay for dinner?
Why are we always paying?
- I'm going for a swim.
(Ronnie sighs)
(knocking)
Anyone fancy a swim?
- [Sophie] Oh, there's a pool?
- [Jeff] Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Not for me.
You guys enjoy.
(splashing)
(gurgling)
(Jeff and Sophie laughing)
- Henry.
You okay?
- You can come in if you want.
Sophie and Jeff have
gone for a swim.
Ta da.
Gift from a fan.
- [Ronnie] I haven't
smoked in years.
- We used to love
getting stoned together.
Remember that time
with those chickens,
the ones that were
trying to escape?
- No. (laughs)
- They had the right idea.
- I'll spin out.
- No, you won't.
- Happy now?
- I'm happy.
There you go.
- Oh, it's so strong.
- Hey, Jeff.
Look, I do
synchronized swimming.
- Wow.
Ah, we call that one
the Australian Crawl.
(percussive instrumental music)
- I think Sophie hates me.
- It's not personal.
She has complex issues.
You know, her boyfriend
was murdered.
- Murdered.
She told Jeff.
I can't imagine, it's terrible.
She said she had to
identify his body.
- She said she had to
identify his penis.
(Ronnie laughs)
How do you identify a penis?
Do a lineup?
Where do you get
the other penises?
(Ronnie laughs)
- No, just wait.
- I've waited too long.
- I don't think you
can do that here
'cause there could be kids.
- So?
- [Henry] I've
missed you so much.
- I don't think so, no.
- Sophie.
- No.
We agreed on 20%, I'm sure.
Ah, okay, yeah, yeah,
of course, yeah.
No problem, yes, send
it to me on my email.
Okay, perfect, thanks
a lot, have a nice day.
- What?
- Well, the studio just called.
You are now,
officially, Lister Man.
- Lister Man was
cast months ago.
- Well, Leo dropped
out, they are desperate.
I got you an incredible deal!
- Are you serious?
- Do I ever make
jokes about business?
Henry, did you hear me?
- Yes!
Yes, fucking hell, yes!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you, thank you.
Thank you.
- So happy for you.
- Thank you.
Do you know what this means?
- Of course, you are
moving to Hollywood, baby.
- We are moving to Hollywood.
- We leave in two days,
unless you prefer to be a
little spider in Australia?
- [Henry] No.
(percussive instrumental music)
- It's not working.
Veronica, Henry cannot
do Jeff's film anymore.
Can you please tell him?
- I'm not your
messenger girl, Sophie.
You need to talk to Jeff.
- Jeff is nice, I don't
want to upset him.
- Oh, Jeff is funny,
too, funny Jeff.
- We should've gone back to
Sydney after the screening.
- And then who would've
bankrolled your holiday?
- You don't like me because
you don't like women.
You judge them.
- No.
You're the one who hates women.
- Thank God I'll never
see you again after this.
- Finally, we can
agree on something.
(Sophie speaking
foreign language)
No, no, you're the
(speaking foreign language),
whatever that is.
- [Jeff] Hey, Henry.
- [Henry] Yeah?
- Hey, I was wondering
if I could have a chat
to you about Bite.
- What?
- Bite, my book.
- Oh, yeah, yes.
- Yeah, I was just wondering
what your thoughts were
on the ending.
- Yeah, I can see, yeah.
Well, yeah.
I don't see why not.
I mean, you know, it's a
hero's ending, isn't it?
- Is it?
- The hero prevails.
- No, he doesn't,
it's a tragedy.
The spider throws himself in
the coffin at the funeral.
He buries himself alive.
- What a way to go.
Yeah, oh, yes, well
of course, you know,
you see, I hadn't
read it that way.
I read it the other way.
- [Jeff] Understood.
- You know, but keep it
up, keep working on it.
- He hasn't read it.
Fucking idiot.
(sinuous instrumental music)
- [Sophie] Darling,
I need to wee.
Come look out for snakes.
- Again?
- Yeah, you gotta watch
out for them.
- [Henry] Okay, call to action.
Snakes.
- Did you sleep with her?
- [Jeff] What?
- You and Sophie.
- [Jeff] No!
- I saw you kissing in the pool.
- What, no, she
tried to kiss me.
I didn't want that, I
had to push her off.
- Really?
- It's 100% not what you think.
100% not.
- [Henry] She is a fast peer.
Ronnie, come with me, the others
can catch us up.
- [Sophie] Jeff, can you
take my suitcase out for me?
I wanna change my shoes.
Actually, you know what?
I don't wanna walk.
- We can wait here,
if you want to.
- Don't you want me to come?
- Can we stop this, Sophie?
- Stop what?
- The flirting stuff.
It's not good,
let's stop it, yeah?
- I see.
Ronnie doesn't want
us to be friends.
She's jealous
because you like me.
- I do not, not like that.
- And she doesn't respect me,
even though I'm a
qualified lawyer
and she's a cook.
- Ronnie's a chef, Sophie,
and one of the best.
Look, this is on me.
I shouldn't have led you on.
(Sophie laughs)
- You mean in the pool
when you kissed me?
- Mate, you forced
yourself on me,
which was not cool, that
was not cool at all.
- You wanna fuck me.
- You're a lunatic.
I absolutely do not
wanna fuck you, ever.
- Rude.
(Sophie shrieks)
- That's quite a hike.
I don't think Sophie's
gonna make it up here.
- Sophie, right.
Henry,
I need some time to...
- What?
- Well, before I move to London.
- London.
- I just need some time
to sort some things out.
You understand that, right?
- Right.
I have some incredible news.
The Lister Man trilogy,
I am the Lister Man.
The Lister Man
trilogy, graphic novel,
huge, massive success.
They're making three films.
This is gonna be huge.
- Great.
- I'm moving to Los Angeles
for the next five years.
- So not London?
- No, not London, but
you must come and visit.
A proper visit, right?
And I'll pay for everything,
it'll be business class.
- Hang on.
I don't quite understand.
What do you mean "visit"?
- Me and Sophie are
moving to Los Angeles
for the next five years
for the production.
- Oh God, oh no, no, no, no.
- No, no, no, be happy for me.
- No!
- I've worked for
this my entire life.
I'd forgotten how eloquent
you Australians can be.
- Fuck you, Henry.
- [Jeff] Please, let me see it.
- No, don't touch it!
- I'm sorry, you're
right, I was rude, okay?
Let's wipe the slate
clean and start again.
- There's no need.
Henry is not going
to do your film,
and just because Veronica
and him were lovers
doesn't make any difference.
- What?
- I can't believe I
trusted you again.
I must be mad.
You came here at the
worst time in my life,
and you sensed that,
and you used it
because that's what you do.
That is your stock in trade.
- You knew what you were
doing and you wanted to do it.
- You don't care for
anyone but yourself.
You have no idea what it means
to care for someone else.
- I've been on my own since
I was seven years old.
- Oh, you poor little boy.
- Stop it, Ronnie.
- What is wrong with me?
- Look, you'll be all
right, you'll be with Jeff.
- Don't you ever say his name.
We don't deserve to
walk in his shadow,
you toxic shithead!
- Well, that is charming.
- Asshole!
- Do not aggress me.
- That is not even a verb.
- That is Sophie's boomerang.
Give me back Sophie's boomerang.
- Fuck you.
- Do not aggress me!
I am warning you--
- Or what?
Or what?
Come on.
Fuck Sophie and fuck this
stupid fake boomerang!
- No!
Is that our kangaroo?
(Ronnie gasps)
Our kangaroo's
back from the dead.
(boomerang thuds)
(Henry thuds)
- Oh my God.
Henry!
Henry, are you okay?
You wait there, I'm just
gonna get some help, okay?
- We came on this
horrible trip to have fun,
not to be abused.
My ankle is broken.
I'm too hot.
- Let's get you to the car.
- No!
- Ah, that,
I'll bring the car to you.
(Sophie whimpers)
(car revs)
- [Sophie] No, no, no, stop!
(Sophie screams)
(Jeff shouts)
- Jeff?
(Jeff shouts)
Jeff?
Help!
- There's a huge
spider in there.
- [Sophie] He tried to kill me!
- Get it off, get it off,
get it off, get it off!
- There's nothing there!
(Jeff shouts)
- He tried to squash me!
- I did not!
- Yes, you did!
- Jeff, Henry needs help.
- Why?
- That roo from yesterday.
It came back and it--
- Roo?
- It aggressed him.
- Aggressed?
A revenge attack?
- Yes.
- Is he dead?
- What?
- No, no one is dead.
He just bumped his head
and fainted, I think.
He's okay, probably.
- Probably?
What do you mean probably?
- Jeff, we need to
talk about Henry.
(Jeff sighs)
We were together when
he made that film here.
I should've told you.
- Who cares, get Henry!
- And I kissed him yesterday,
when you were in the
pool with Sophie.
I'm really, really sorry.
Henry's an idiot.
They're both idiots.
- Get Henry now!
(thumping instrumental music)
(car grinds)
(thumping instrumental music)
- If you'd told me about Henry,
I never would've invited them.
- I know.
I've ruined everything.
Jeff, the restaurant's finished.
I'm being evicted.
- What?
- I'm in debt, for thousands.
I just thought I could
keep up with it all,
but the bills just
kept on coming.
It's over.
- Why didn't you say something?
- I haven't paid
Mom's bill for months.
They're moving her
to another place.
That's what this meeting is
about, to sign the papers.
There's no money, Jeff.
There's nothing.
- (sighs) I'm gonna go
back to teaching full-time.
Mom and Dad can help
us, take care of Iris
until you and I, we
get back on our feet.
- Why are you with me?
- Because I love you.
- You shouldn't.
I just thought there
was something better
out there for me.
But it was all here.
It's you.
Right in front of
me, the whole time,
just loving the unlovable.
- You are the complete
opposite of unlovable to me.
But, Ronnie, no
more secrets, okay?
- Okay.
Jeff,
I knocked Henry out
with a boomerang
and I blamed it on the
kangaroo we nearly killed.
- No.
- The roo didn't do anything.
I threw the boomerang
and it came back
and it smashed his head in.
- No, the boomerang
actually worked?
That's fucking unbelievable.
(knocking)
- Jeff, where's Veronica?
I want to go to our beach.
- Watch your back, Iris.
- Mom!
What are you doing out here?
- My beautiful,
beautiful daughter.
- [Ronnie] You
having a good day?
- Yes.
- Come on, Iris.
- Good.
- Miss James, I need a word.
- Hello.
- Bloody hell.
- Iris, wanna go to the beach?
- Be back soon!
- Yeah.
- Just going to the beach.
- We're just going to the beach.
- Iris, right, good.
(car revs)
- Miss James?
Miss James.
Stop, stop.
Okay, pull in where it's safe.
I found the answer
Miss James!
It's finally back again
And today, day, day
I should say
I found the answer
It has been on
my way, way, way
Now I should drive
Nobody knows what
tomorrow will be
But with you by my side
It'll be better
than yesterday
Life is running in circles
Always from A to Z
Running is you, you, you
After me
I look at the past
I wanna stop and
look, look, look
You're the good gas
Nobody knows what
tomorrow will be
But with you by my side
It's be better
than yesterday
Nobody knows what
tomorrow will be
But with you by my side
It'll be better
than yesterday
Change, change, change
Change today, day, day
I found my way, way, way
You're the answer
Change, change, change
Change today, day, day
I found my way, way, way
You're the answer
Change, change, change
Change today, day, day
I found my way, way, way
You're the answer
Nobody knows what
tomorrow will be
But with you by my side
It'll be better
than yesterday
Nobody knows what
tomorrow will be
But with you by my side
It'll be better
than yesterday
- There she is.
Is that Mommy?
Better than yesterday
She's doing very well.
Better than yesterday
Better than yesterday
Nobody knows what
tomorrow will be
But with you by my side
It'll be better
than yesterday
Better than yesterday
(bouncing electronic music)
When we're out there dancing
On the floor, darling
And I feel like
I need some more
And I feel your body
Close to mine and I
Know my love, it's
about that time
Make me feel
Mighty real
Make me feel
Mighty real
You make me feel
Mighty real
You make me feel
Mighty real
When we keep on going
And it's nice and dark
And the music's in me
And I'm still real hot
And you kiss me there
And it feels real good
And I know you'll love me
Like you should
Oh, you make me feel
Mighty real
You make me feel
Mighty real
Make me feel
Mighty real
Make me feel
Mighty real
Make me feel
Mighty real
Make me feel
Mighty real
(bass-heavy instrumental music)
(wind rustles)