Generation 56K (2021) s01e03 Episode Script

A NETFLIX SERIES
["Unchained Melody"
by Vito & The Salutations playing]
[scatting]
Oh, my love, my darling ♪
[Punzo on phone] Hello?
[Daniel] Good morning. I'm looking
for a girl who might work for you.
Because she told me
she restores furniture.
She said her name is, uh
- Magda or, uh
- [Punzo] Magda?
No, I'm sorry,
there's no one here called Magda.
[Daniel] No Magda?
- [Punzo] No, no, no.
- Are you sure there's
- Jeez! I said no.
- [Daniel] All right. Thank you.
- Sorry for the inconvenience.
- [Punzo] Fuck off!
Don't get me wrong, Bruno,
there are things I miss about my home.
I mean, my own things
and all the swords I bought.
- Pass me the screwdriver.
- [Lu] Right.
But this girl lives
like only two buildings down from me.
I might run into her when
I'm taking out the trash or something.
Wait a sec.
Aren't you two writing to each other?
That's the point.
I'm happy writing,
but to see her in real life?
- Everything could get ruined.
- [sighs]
Daniel, I didn't know
you had guests tonight.
You should've said.
I'd have gone to stay at Raffaella's.
What if it's short for "Maddelena"?
Magda, Magdalena.
I checked the people who follow
the bar's page, she's not there.
Maggie?
I checked all the photos
from the event. Nothing.
Madonna Santa!
Madonna Santa!
Mr. Bruno, nobody's really named
Madonna Santa.
I even found the bartender's page.
- I mean she's a saint.
- I checked all of her friends.
But I can't find her at all.
Daniel, you're always tiptoeing around.
You gotta hit the situation head on.
How do I do that, Papa?
Go back to that bar,
and see if anyone knows her.
No. He'll look like some weirdo.
Hold this.
- Did you check or click "Attending"?
- [Daniel] Attending what?
I don't know. The event page or something.
All the events.
Lu, yes. I checked everything in the bar
in the last six months,
if you're interested in it.
["Unchained Melody" playing]
Still mine ♪
I need your love ♪
- I'm coming.
- No, wait. Let me go down.
What do you mean "go down"?
Where are you going?
[breathing heavily]
Hey.
- Are we good?
- Hmm?
- You seem a little off.
- No, no. I'm good, I'm good.
- You sure?
- Mm-hmm.
[breathes deeply]
- You didn't like it?
- Hmm?
You weren't into it?
What? No, I was into it.
Of course I was into it.
[kisses] Don't be weird.
Sandro, what's up?
Really, nothing, baby. Nothing.
- It's just
- "It's just"
Don't make it a big deal.
It's just this thing that at the end
- This thing that at the end, uh
- "At the end"
Did you change your shampoo?
Sandro, what's wrong?
This thing at the end, you say,
"Let me go down. Down"
It's not that I don't like it.
I'm just saying,
if you always go down,
how are we going to make
a baby?
Oh God!
- No. What?
- No more, Sandro.
[Sandro] What do you mean "no more"?
No more because you need to relax.
Stop overthinking.
- Be in the moment.
- Me overthinking?
I always try to help create
the right atmosphere.
Just for once could we stay home?
I don't know, watch TV or, um
have some pizza.
We do though, babe.
Like, two months ago, I said we should
go watch that Indian thing.
That thing was a total riot.
We laughed our heads off.
Even the gynecologist told me
it won't work if it feels like homework.
I don't want that either, but
We have to just listen to impulse.
I totally agree.
- Or else, the baby won't
- Won't come.
Exactly.
Okay, honey. Yeah, of course.
Let's do it.
[gentle music playing]
More wild.
[both chuckle]
Yeah. Okay, babe. I'm gonna shower
or we'll be late, hmm?
[sighs]
[Bruno] Here we go.
All right. So, guys,
what are the arrangements for tonight?
Don't worry, Dad.
You can sleep in my room,
I'll sleep on the couch with Lu.
Okay.
We're gonna be going out soon,
and we won't be back until really late.
What? We're not even having pizza?
I was so happy
to have painters at the house.
I could finally have an evening
with my son.
[Daniel] I know, Dad. I'm sorry.
But we have the presentation
for our new app coming up.
Huh.
We only developed them,
they aren't actually our ideas at all.
Yeah, but we selected them.
Actually, Aurelio, our boss, picked them.
Yes, but one of the apps is ours.
Hmm.
Well, sure, but we made it
two years ago, so
[groans]
[softly]
He doesn't want me to tell you that.
Makes him uncomfortable.
Okay, I'll wait here for you then.
I'll make a sandwich, maybe a frittata.
I'll I'll take a look at the elevator.
There's a weird sound. Okay?
[sighs]
[whimsical music playing]
- Mr. Bruno! Mr. Bruno!
- [drill whirring]
Would you like to come as my plus one
to the event?
["Playboy" by The Marvelettes playing]
Will there be food?
You know we've got to
Watch out! ♪
Uh-huh, there'll be food.
You know we've got to ♪
Watch out! Here comes that playboy ♪
The playboy ♪
Watch out! Here comes that playboy ♪
You better watch out! ♪
- Can't you do it?
- Bruno, I have to do this now, too?
I'm already cleaning the mussels,
which I don't like to do.
What do I tell him?
You want me to talk to him about porn?
You're both male.
You understand each other biologically.
"Biologically." See? You see?
You're better with words.
Bruno, you're his papa.
I'll have to deal with Raffaella
when the time comes.
Or we swap? You want to tell her
about her menstrual cycle?
Watch out! You better ♪
Daniel!
You ain't saying nothing in my book ♪
[dial-up Internet connecting]
MERCURY SEARCH
What if we get another
with the rest of the money?
Wow.
- [young Daniel] We'll replace it.
- They'd never sell it to us.
We don't even have mustaches yet.
THE DIRTIEST PORNO EVER
This whole mess is my dad's fault.
Lu, will you help us out?
- Oh, come on, I'm searching.
- [Bruno] Daniel.
Hide!
[young Sandro] Fuck.
[sighs] I can see you. Come out.
[exhales] What a pain!
Excuse me, Mr. Bruno,
but how are you able to see me?
Ha! Hello, Luca. Welcome.
Motherfuck.
[Bruno] You're grounded.
You can't do whatever you want.
[sighs] Come on, boys. Out you go.
Daniel and I have to talk.
[groovy music playing]
[Sandro] Did you find her?
[Buno] I told him what he should do,
but he won't listen.
He wants me to go back to the bar
and ask the bartender about her.
- No, you'll look like a weirdo.
- Exactly.
So it's true, eh?
You brought your father? Ha!
[kisses] What a great son!
- Boss.
- [Aurelio] Hey, guys.
Aurelio, my dad Bruno.
My son wouldn't even want me
to show my face at his wedding. [laughs]
- Hello. I'm Bruno Mottola.
- Pleasure, sir. Aurelio, CEO.
Daniel is a real talent.
I'd be lost without him.
- The same for the two of you.
- Thank you.
I taught him
everything he knows about computers.
Is that right?
Aurelio, I'd like you to meet
the creators of my new apps?
Yes, of course. Daniel, you look tense.
Loosen up, come on.
- Hey, don't you think he looks tense?
- Actually, he does.
How about we get ourselves a drink, yeah?
- Why not?
- [Aurelio] Help yourselves.
[Daniel] No, Dad, that's spumante.
- So what? It's not good?
- [Daniel] It's alcohol.
You can't handle it. You'll fall asleep.
- Luca, he can't handle it.
- [Bruno] That's not true.
I just don't like it.
[Cristina] As long as you aren't drinking
on an empty stomach. Come on.
If you need anything, I'm around, Daniel.
Okay? Daniel?
- Come on.
- [Bruno] Daniel?
Daniel?
Daniel
Daniel, you understand, don't you?
I'm always here for you.
[sighs] Look, um, at your age,
it's normal to be curious.
[smacks lips] We males
We just, uh Every male
[exhales sharply] Every now and then,
we need to to release some tension.
That's why you scream, right?
[sighs]
No, I mean another kind of tension.
- Come on, you know what I mean.
- No.
[sighs]
- Dad, what is this?
- Hold on a second, I'm getting there.
You can't possibly know my problems.
We're here, aren't we?
Why don't we try and figure it out?
- You're only gonna make it harder.
- How come? What did I do?
Instead of helping me with my problems,
you're gonna make an even bigger one.
Me? No! Daniel, we're not done.
Daniel, come here.
[music playing on headphones]
[Bruno] Daniel! Daniel!
Come back here. We're not done yet.
We had to talk about masturbation, son!
[girls laughing]
Good morning, ma'am.
[laughing]
[upbeat music playing]
Hey.
- Mr. Bruno, it's alcohol.
- Luca, shut up.
I'm saying it for your sake.
And for mine too.
What are we having?
- Bloody Mary?
- No, no, no, Aurelio. The tomato
Two Bloody Marys.
Listen to me. Santos, ice!
I'm an expert.
I saw the new development proposals.
Not a single one was yours.
Honestly, we were working out some ideas,
and in the process
we came to the conclusion that I think
Quality over quantity.
Exactly.
Artist block.
- No, no.
- It happens.
Daniel, it happens.
When you get the right idea,
it'll be a moneymaker, I'm sure.
Thanks, Aurelio.
Have you noticed who's here? Huh?
- [Daniel] Corsito.
- Mr. Silicon Valley himself.
He pitched me an app.
It's insane.
Try this.
- Cheers.
- [clinking]
Basically, it's a thing
where you play it a song,
and it tells you the title.
- That exists.
- Yes, I know, but let me finish.
This one knows it even if you sing to it.
Aurelio, we can't present an app
that already exists.
- It seems unwise to me.
- [Aurelio] Listen, Daniel.
Corsito did me a favor. A huge favor.
If I don't tell the press something
tonight on that stage, he's gone.
For sure.
I totally understand,
but even if we all want to do it,
the board has to approve the budget
for all three projects.
Then let's kill one of 'em!
Like that hair bullshit.
The thing for salon women.
- MyFunHair?
- Huh. You see?
Even the name sucks.
It must be a sign from God.
We've been working on that app
for three months.
Lu's uploaded the beta version.
And Michael, the developer,
he left a full-time job in Milan.
It's a cruel world, Daniel. A cruel world.
Don't you like it?
Not the world. I mean, the cocktail.
Too much ice?
No, I I told you, it's the tomato.
I don't
[breathes deeply]
Listen, Daniel.
Tonight, you'll go up there
and you'll announce we're starting
to develop this song app too,
so I close with Silicon Valley.
[cackles]
And I'll cut you that bonus check
I promised
for every original app
that you never brought me.
Hmm?
[coins clinking]
[music playing indistinctly on radio]
My God, man, look at your face.
It's Daniel.
What's the kid gotten into now?
He's in that phase, you know,
where I can't talk to him.
- Hmm.
- He used to tell me everything, but now
[sighs]
[sighing] Ah.
Bruno, do you remember
how we used to go to the beach
in the evening when the ocean was calm.
And we would throw stones
and we would see how far they would go?
Hey, there.
You remember those good times?
Well, Bruno,
children are like those rocks.
You try to make them bounce on the water,
but you can't.
Then one day,
we're just tossing them off the pier.
and then, magically,
they make three, four, five skips
in their way.
Just let me talk to him.
You know that Daniel
is like a son of mine.
If I do, my wife will kick me out.
Let me talk to Rosaria.
Ah.
Ciro, could I have a pear juice, please?
Ah! Of course.
- Hey, Lu.
- [gasps]
Mr. Bruno, please,
please don't tell Mom and Dad where I was.
I told them I was going over
to see Daniel.
Don't worry, Lu.
Drink your juice. It's on me.
Wow, 500 lire, you're a high roller!
- Is it good?
- Yes.
Listen, Lu
What's Daniel up to?
I'm not really supposed to talk about it.
Because if Antonio finds out
that I told you about the tape,
he'll murder us.
- It's a secret.
- It's not a secret anymore. You told me.
- Mother
- So, the porno tape was Antonio's?
If you don't return it on time,
you end up in the sea.
Wow, this kid's threatened you?
I see.
Let's go, come on.
We're going to the newsstand.
- We'll sort this thing out.
- But how, Mr. Bruno? How?
Mr. Bruno!
- How are you?
- [man] The same.
[indistinct chatter]
- I feel so bad for Michael.
- That app already exists.
I spent three months talking to all
the hairdressers in Naples, for nothing?
I get it. You're right.
But we haven't brought him
one single project.
- That app already exists.
- You're right too.
It already exists, but what can we do?
We need to find a solution
or he'll fire us.
- That's a racket.
- [Daniel] I know.
I'm not pitching it.
Okay, let's try
and keep a productive attitude.
- Let's do something else, then.
- What a mess.
- What else can we do?
- Another app.
Yeah. What app?
- The old app.
- Like what?
- The dinosaur app.
- The app with the dinosaurs is garbage.
So I told him, "Lu, I thought
you're writing to each other."
And he says,
"Yes, exactly, that's it."
"I just wanna write to her.
I don't wanna meet her."
[laughs]
I know, he's bizarre.
Yes, he is.
But at some point, they'll have
to reach the point where they
- Exactly. [laughs]
- Right?
Oh well, at least I know
why no one's having kids now.
Everyone's just writing.
- [Lu] They already exist!
- I know! It's an example!
It's not about creating a new program
Anyway, having children
is the best thing in the world.
It doesn't have to be all at once,
you know? Start with a pet.
I'm sure it would shed less hair
than him. [scoffs]
[Sandro] You're really scared.
Luca's right.
- [Daniel] This is your fault.
- You can't make the pitch that way!
- Hey!
- We can't do it like that.
What are you trying to say to me?
- This is not
- Hey, guys! Guys!
I know we
Hey, what's the problem?
- We're talking about our job.
- [Bruno] Yes. I know.
That guy made you an unfair offer,
and you gotta say no.
He's my boss.
I'm talking to you like I'm your mother.
Okay?
Sometimes going through life,
you have to be direct.
No fears, no sneaking around.
He'll fire us.
If he fires you,
then it's what was meant to be.
If something is meant to happen,
it happens.
[laughs]
Whoo. Can you Can you smell that?
It's like, uh, Zeppole pastry.
- Cristina!
- [Cristina] Yes?
[Bruno] Will you come with me
to the buffet to get some Zeppole?
[Cristina] Of course.
- [Bruno] These are Zeppole, right?
- [Cristina] Yes.
- How much did you let him drink?
- I know, it's my fault.
But it's Bruno.
How could I've stopped him?
He's unstoppable.
[young Lu] Mr. Bruno!
Mr. Bruno!
Please, stop!
- Mr. Bruno!
- What's wrong? Let me go.
- Please, Mr. Bruno!
- Let go of my arm.
Let go of my arm.
Please don't tell Antonio's father.
We'll become even bigger losers
than we already are.
- Let go of my arm!
- Please, Mr. Bruno, don't hit him.
[sighs]
Mr. Bruno!
Mr. Bruno!
Evening, Ruggero.
Bruno.
Ruggero, let's talk, okay?
[Aurelio] I really like your dad.
He's a cool dude.
No bullshit.
All the best parts of a small town.
[rock music playing]
[all applauding]
We're counting on you. Get it?
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen.
I'm very happy to be with you today.
This is a very special night.
This year our company's grown
Hey.
Why, hello.
[Sandro] Are you having fun?
What is it?
Listen, Cristina. I
I wanted to
I wanted to say
I understand you.
I know that the idea of motherhood
is very complicated for a woman.
You risk losing your career, but you
I know that I'm ready for it.
I know that I'm good.
Sandro.
- In truth
- Say it.
You know I'm not ready,
but you aren't either.
Because, yes, I'm afraid of losing
my career. But you're afraid too.
Maybe afraid of getting old? I don't know.
Of losing your friends?
You keep making up excuses.
You even opened up our living room
to Luca.
- That's got nothing to do with.
- Sandro, stop.
Please, baby.
Say you're a little scared too.
[gentle music playing]
Come on now. This is your moment.
[Aurelio] This year,
our company has grown close as a family.
And I am pleased,
overjoyed to present for you
the creative director of our research
and development department,
Daniel Mottola!
[all applauding]
Hey, weren't you going to wake me?
Bruno, it's dangerous
to wake somebody up suddenly.
You'd risk paralysis.
It's called hypnagogic paralysis.
Good evening. Welcome, everybody.
Thank you for being with us.
The girl stopped responding.
Thanks to our CEO, Aurelio Visdomini,
for the wonderful introduction.
Before I present our latest advances,
- I'd like to say thank you to our team.
- [all applauding]
Luca Battaglia, our head of development.
And Sandro Farina,
head of the marketing and sales division.
[applause continues]
We're really proud
to be able to share with you
the new apps from AurApps.
"Ludovica, your best friend,"
by Giuliana Cilipuoti.
- [rock music playing]
- [all applauding]
Brava!
Brava!
"PianoKid" by the Spaniel Collective.
[all applauding]
And last
[mic feedback]
[guitar music playing]
"MyFunHair" by Michael Rufillo.
[all applauding]
And now, I'll leave the stage
to the app creators themselves.
Thank you all
and enjoy the rest of your night.
[all applauding]
Bravi!
What the fuck?
I hired you when you were three losers
with no reputation
and in no way of ever getting any work.
And in return you pull this shit?
I'm sorry, but quality over quantity.
And we've all gone
to the hairdresser. Well
I should throw you on the street.
I promise, we'll bring you another app
by the end of the year,
and it's gonna be
better than Silicon Valley's.
Knowing when your last appointment was,
what dyes you've used.
I want it in a month
for the trade fair in Bologna.
Or else you're done here.
The three of you.
- All this in MyFunHair!
- [all applauding]
[hopeful music playing]
[knocking on door]
- Who is it?
- [Bruno] It's Dad.
[sighs]
Here, give this to Antonio,
so you'll be square.
[gentle guitar music playing]
Wait. How do you know about Antonio?
It's a secret. I can't tell you.
You're right, anyway.
You're a big kid now.
I should really mind my own business.
I yell, get mad,
and I know I'm getting nowhere.
But I do it 'cause I love you.
You know that, right?
I'll always be here for you.
Even in 20 years. What are you doing?
I'll always be here for you.
All right, that's enough.
You're still grounded
until tomorrow, though. Okay?
Oh, and don't you dare watch it.
Don't you dare, or I'll ground you
all the way to Christmas.
Is that clear?
Huh.
- [Rosaria] You call this "after work"?
- [Bruno] I tried to call you all day.
- Busy every time.
- [Rosaria] Don't bullshit me.
I wasn't talking to anyone.
[dial-up Internet connecting]
Oh, shit!
[moaning]
You know, couples on modern TV
are all alike.
They argue, break it off, but then
they always go back at some point.
You can tell it's all fake.
Mmm, love, I was thinking
seeing as we've both decided to wait,
why don't we follow Bruno's advice
and get a pet?
- A dog?
- Or a kitty.
- Yeah, a cat's better.
- But why?
'Cause dogs need more care,
you gotta feed them, walk them.
It's too much responsibility.
Cats are more self-sufficient,
more independent.
[chuckles]
Cats do their own thing, babe.
What do you mean "their own thing"?
- Cats are better.
- Let's get a cat then.
- Or a butterfly.
- A butterfly?
- [Sandro] Let's get a butterfly.
- [Cristina] What?
[Sandro] Then we'll move on to an animal
that lives a little longer,
then we'll get a cat.
- Are we gonna leave it double-parked?
- [Daniel] Don't worry, my dad's here.
[Lu] He's asleep.
If they wake him,
he'll get hypnagogic paralysis.
Seriously, guys? No way.
She gave me the wrong information.
I just want to know her name.
Are you some kinda weirdo?
Dude, only the first and last name
on the card she paid with. Please.
Come on, Thomas, you're my last hope
of ever finding her. Please.
That's exactly
what some weirdo guy would say.
I beg you.
[sighs]
- If I get caught, I'll kill you.
- Thanks.
If we get married,
you're gonna be my best man.
That was supposed to be me.
Lu, he's really not gonna be my best man.
I just said that to convince him, okay?
The cardholder is Matilda Pastore.
Matilda Pastore?
From middle school? The Devil!
It can't be.
- [horn honking]
- Oh no.
Oh fuck, Mr. Bruno!
[honking continues]
[horn blaring]
[gentle upbeat music playing]
[music continues]
[music continues]
[music ends]