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Ned Rifle Ned Rifle is a thought-provoking film directed by renowned American filmmaker Hal Hartley. Released in 2014, the

Ned Rifle

Ned Rifle is a thought-provoking film directed by renowned American filmmaker Hal Hartley. Released in 2014, the movie serves as the concluding chapter of Hartley's Henry Fool trilogy, following the films "Henry Fool" (1997) and "Fay Grim" (2006). Delving into the themes of redemption, morality, and family dynamics, Ned Rifle provides a captivating and intense viewing experience.

The movie centers around the eponymous character of Ned Rifle, portrayed by Liam Aiken. Ned is the son of the infamous poet Henry Fool (portrayed by Thomas Jay Ryan) and the troubled Fay Grim (portrayed by Parker Posey). Ned grew up without the guidance of his father, who has since been in prison.

Now a young adult, Ned is determined to seek revenge on his father for the chaos he believes Henry has caused in their lives. Armed with a revolver, Ned sets out on a journey to find Henry and, ultimately, kill him. However, his plans take an unexpected turn when he encounters Susan (portrayed by Aubrey Plaza), a beautiful and mysterious woman who becomes entangled in his quest for revenge.

As Ned navigates through a web of personal and familial responsibilities, the movie creates a stark contrast between his rigid moral code and the murky reality of the world he finds himself in. Along his journey, Ned encounters various intriguing characters, including Martin (played by Martin Donovan), a former lover of Fay Grim and a friend of Henry.

Hal Hartley's stylish and introspective direction infuses Ned Rifle with a distinct aesthetic and a dry sense of humor. The film seamlessly combines moments of intense drama and emotional depth with touches of dark comedy. Hartley's intelligent and sharp dialogue further enhances the captivating narrative.

The performances of the cast contribute greatly to the film's impact. Liam Aiken delivers a compelling portrayal of Ned, capturing the character's deep-rooted anger and moral conflict. Aubrey Plaza shines as Susan, presenting a complex and enigmatic persona that leaves viewers questioning her true motives.

Parker Posey brings depth and vulnerability to the role of Fay Grim, a woman burdened by her past and struggling to find her place in the world. Thomas Jay Ryan's performance as Henry Fool is both enigmatic and charismatic, depicting a flawed yet captivating figure.

Ned Rifle utilizes its atmospheric soundtrack to heighten the emotional impact of the story. The film features an original score composed by Hartley himself, creating an evocative backdrop that enhances the tone and tension of each scene. The music perfectly complements the narrative, adding a layer of introspection to the already complex storyline.

Intrigued by the sounds and music of Ned Rifle? You can immerse yourself in the film's captivating world by playing and downloading the soundtrack here. Experience the emotions and conflicts that unfold through the evocative melodies and soundscapes created by Hal Hartley.

Ned Rifle stands as a remarkable conclusion to the Henry Fool trilogy, offering a thought-provoking exploration of morality, family, and the complexity of human relationships. Through its compelling storyline, strong performances, and haunting soundtrack, this film leaves a lasting impression on its viewers, challenging them to reflect on their own beliefs and notions of right and wrong.

A bit too intense for me.
A bunch of different languages, and I don't do drugs, and
A career, maybe even the ministry.
A few well placed fart jokes, enough with the earnest reflection,
A formalist.
A little.
A lot of damage can occur in a few hours, sir.
A lovely phrase, I think.
A photo shoot done with Fay.
A publisher has paid her to write her autobiography.
A renewed interest in even your work, Mr. Grim.
A single, right?
A son of the devil.
A suite?
A symptom of mental disorder, which, honestly, we should've
A thing if not for you.
A what?
A what?
A YouTube feed? A series of Tweets?
About being the devil or whatever.
About literature.
About Simon's passive aggressive will to power,
About the girl he went to prison for having sexual relations with?
About what?
About what?
Absolutely not!
Academic advisor.
Across his ass.
Adding to mass cultural self congratulation, is, of course,
Advances of an overweight and perspiring adolescent
After that, who knows? Who cares?
Ah, we meet finally.
Ah, yes.
Ah! That's Zach, my comedy coach.
Ah.
Alice, what do you say?
Alice: "The secret things belong unto the Lord our God."
All of us.
All points on the globe are equally dismal for me, Susan.
All semester long he's encouraging me to revise
All set?
All the French symbolists.
All: Amen.
Always had to get you out of fights in high school.
Am I going to be baptized or something?
Am I hip?
Am I not funny?
Amelia, please.
Amen.
An embarrassment of riches!
An older guy named Henry.
Analysis of my own work.
And a suite available.
And afterwards, he still refused to introduce me.
And again.
And cultural touchstone.
And disposable, as it is.
And everything.
And everything.
And fearless of the enemy.
And Henry Fool.
And here it is.
And I hadn't seen him in years.
And I have to go get a room.
And inevitably expressing the world to one's self and to
And no, I'm not religious.
And now we can be together, you and me finally, without
And placed in a Federal penitentiary in Upstate New York.
And she's ghost writing your mom's autobiography.
And so, you mean to say, Fay doesn't
And the controversy is more than likely to generate
And the lipstick is not on, you know, correctly.
And the power, and the glory that is God.
And the security it has provided me these past 4 years
And to annotate and insisting we meet after class to discuss
And Verlaine, Rimbaud.
And what if I am?
And what's his delusion?
And whatever you're drinking.
And you do?
And you'll talk to him?
And, well, of course, fuck, and then he totally goes along
And, were they, like, together?
Announcer on TV: Well, the big news of the hour is, once again,
Any interference.
Anything else?
Anything irreparable.
Anyway, I need someone to help me get all this in order.
Anyway, Ned's been traumatized by all this.
Anyway, the point, Susan, it is impossible for every
Apparently, he's lived with a devout family these past 4 years.
Apparently.
Appropriate physical contact only.
Are they allowed to do that?
Are you familiar with his work?
Are you kidding me?
Are you staying at the hotel?
Are you sure it's her?
Are you, by any chance, headed toward
Around to a discussion of your poetry.
As an evocation of the joys and sorrows of influence.
As far as I know, he's always at the topless bar down
As Ned, my nephew, who introduced us.
As soon as I can.
As well?
Ashbrook Pharmaceuticals, Portland, Oregon.
Ashbrook Pharmaceuticals.
At a supermarket on Route 47.
At least I know where she is now.
At least you're allowed to see people, talk to people.
Auf wiedersehen, mademoiselles.
Aw, Susan.
Be always acceptable in thy sight.
Be always acceptable in thy sight.
Because I think she sorta digs me.
Because no matter what she was reviewing, it always came
Because she was, as I should've expected,
Begun to exhibit side effects.
Best thing that ever happened to that girl.
Between 7:00 and 9:00 on Wednesday.
Biting, precise, and, well, yes, obsessive.
Bookstore in Seattle, writes in weekly, and assassinates my character
Bouncer: Dude, it's nothing personal.
Boy: Look, Ned.
Bud, concentrate.
Bud?
Bud? You're looking for Bud?
Bud.
But anyway, I think it's you he gets that from.
But he's around?
But how are you?
But I can't live with Simon.
But I can't seem to get this joke right.
But I was 20 by the time you got out.
But it's more fluid than that.
But really, I know why.
But she can go in?
But she might do him harm.
But that is, I think, it generally.
But that's just it.
But they've set up an account for you.
But this poem, you see, requires a certain creatural detail.
But well written?
But you're not popular, and it takes most people a while to
But, Mama, why is Ned in witness protection anyway?
But...
Buy me lunch.
Can I hold that for you?
Can I see him?
Can you get me some rum, please?
Can you hold that farther away?
Can you throw him out?
Can you type?
Catholic's right across the parking lot.
Caught in flagrante delicto with, as he once told me
Centers on my friendship with Henry.
Chaste?
Chet, can you see what the problem is
Clair made it.
Clair, you know we can't discuss those things.
Clair: Derek!
Clair: I don't know if it'll be any good or anything.
Clair: You mean Fay Grim.
Clair?
Come back soon.
Come on, Bud. We're friends, right?
Come on! Come on! It's not our business.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on. We're leaving.
Comes across in her prose.
Complicated, perverse, and deeply repressed sexual needs
Could be.
Cross country?
Dad?
Dad.
Dad.
Decisive, committed, admittedly obscure work
Defend me, O God, thy humble servant in all assaults
Definite side effects from this amalgamation of chemicals
Derek and Clair: Happy birthday!
Derek, help your sister bring out the coffee and dessert.
Derek, what did I tell you?
Derek: It's a Bible.
Derek: They let that lady terrorist go today.
Did I?
Did you see that?
Disgraceful and tragic episode.
Do I really have to hear this?
Do I write that?
Do they have a restaurant, you think?
Do what?
Do you have a girlfriend?
Do you have a room for my friend here?
Do you know why he was in prison?
Do you really think he'll leave, now that he's 18?
Do you think I'd ever want to go into a place like this
Do you think I'm a prostitute?
Do you think that's the right word?
Do you type?
Doctor, I can't work under these conditions.
Doctor: As delusions go, it's a remarkable narrative.
Doctor: Don't be taken in.
Doctor: My point exactly, why do you insist on remaining here?
Does that mean two beds?
Don't forget me in here.
Don't open it now.
Don't spend it all in one place.
Don't.
Done due diligence in detecting before we agreed to
Done.
Double done.
Dr. Ford, is it Thursday already?
Dude, it's a gentleman's club, O.K.?
Each thrust.
Early 30s, skinny, addicted to lipstick.
Edward Rifle.
Edward.
Element demonic.
Endured it?
Entertainment guide.
Every touch.
Ex poet laureate.
Exactly, that ungrateful climber, and now with this
Exactly. She's kind of helpless.
Excellent.
Excuse me, Reverend.
Excuse me?
Fay can't spell to save her life.
Fay, I believe Ned intends to do something terrible.
Fay, listen, I need to talk to you about something important.
Fay, she sat here and talked about my poems in a way that
Fay, time's up.
Fay, you have a visitor.
Fay.
Fay's kid.
Female officer: Hold it, son. No sudden movement.
Find someplace to pull over.
Fine. Come on.
Fool.
For leading her astray, away from the light,
For the knowledge.
For the road, huh?
For your incarceration.
For your sake?
Forever and ever.
Forget about him, Ned.
Forget about it.
Friends wake up.
From a secret U.S. military detention center
From jumping out windows and under trains.
Fuck me.
Fuck.
Fucked up.
Get dressed, you have to get out of here.
Get this well read, fringe iconoclast to ghost it.
Get to know you before they like you, and once they like you,
Ghost write my sister's autobiography.
Girl: What do you suppose he's thinking about?
Girls just sorta can't resist me.
Give him three minutes alone, and he'd **** you.
Give me the bullet.
Give me your glass.
Go buy yourself some things.
Go on, get some sleep.
God computes the best possible world and creates it.
God, I love it when you get all fired up and indignant like this.
God, I'm such an idiot.
God's on his side, I suppose.
Good image, should I write that?
Good luck.
Good morning.
Good old fashioned slapstick humor, naughty innuendo,
Good thinking, Olive.
Good, it needs some
Got the key?
Gotta make it look like you did some work around here today, Derek.
Gotta pee.
Great. What are you all dolled up for?
Guard it with your life, young lady.
Ha! Playing the field, good, be careful though, O.K.?
Half convinced of its own worthlessness.
Hangs out down here?
Happy Birthday.
Hard to tell. Don't wait up.
Hasn't he gotten tall?
Have him participate.
Have you found Henry?
Have you got a room free?
Have you read my poetry?
Have you seen that young woman around, the young lady who
Have you sent her?
He appreciates my ideas.
He believes, apparently with perfect sincerity, that he is,
He deserves to die for the trouble he's caused you.
He didn't impregnate your sister or nothing?
He does.
He hates me, of course.
He introduced her to me.
He lives in your house.
He loves you very much.
He never leaves the building.
He ran off with some woman I was traveling with.
He replied to an ad we placed asking for volunteers
He said 10:00?
He sees things?
He smiled and said hello.
He taught me to write.
He took this job as a, I don't know, test case for some drug company
He was advised to remain incognito.
He was born into the human realm in 1591 to run riot during the
He'll have the suite. We'll take the single.
He's 18 today.
He's a degenerate.
He's a great tragic actor.
He's a jerk.
He's an idiot. She's a floozie.
He's been here for a little over a year.
He's free to leave witness protection if he chooses.
He's got his pin code written on a Post It note
He's got the information about the publisher and the money.
He's loaded, but we can only withdraw $400 a day.
He's not allowed in the store anymore.
He's so damn impressionable, that kid.
He's, like, you know, a man and everything.
Hello, ladies.
Henry, please.
Henry, who seems to work at, or used to work at a certain
Henry, who were those women?
Henry: And so you stabbed the guy?
Henry: I can't do this to her again.
Henry: I'm not an easy man to live with, Susan.
Henry: Oh, this is quaint in a desperate sort of way.
Henry: So, it's like this.
Henry!?
Henry?
Henry? Yes.
Henry.
Her husband and two little girls.
Her name is Susan, too.
Her name was Susan.
Here he comes now.
Here to thank me.
Here's his gun.
Hey, you ain't, like he don't owe you money or nothing, right?
Hey, you know, you guys have work to do,
Hey!
Hey.
Hey.
Hi, Clair.
Hi.
Hi. I'm here to see a friend of mine. Mr. Simon Grim?
Hi. It's me again Edward Rifle.
His own failures, his own ineptitude, his delusions.
History, European mostly, Renaissance and some
Home?
Hope of parole is finally being transferred
Hopefully, we can reach him before he does
How about you?
How can we have a home when she's in prison the rest of her life?
How can you ask me that?
How do I look?
How I clutched the bedspread and drooled.
How it feels to have someone listening.
How long will you be?
How long?
How many nights?
How will we get there?
How, may I ask, have I offended thee?
However, there is the issue of his delusions, typically
However, we were advised to cease experimenting with these
Hundreds of people follow my blog, and many of them write
I am, as it were, a wanted man.
I am, in fact, suffering certain,
I believe so.
I believe you have a true calling.
I bet he's had sex and everything.
I can use some help with this.
I can't. Not now.
I could never find the right word for how he feels
I could prove I had gainful employment.
I did my graduate dissertation on the work of Simon Grim.
I did my graduate thesis on his poetry.
I did some stupid things.
I did. I did know what I wanted.
I didn't ask you to.
I didn't think he had it in him.
I do have a double, though.
I do yoga.
I don't look like a slut, do I?
I don't think you know what you're talking about.
I don't think Zach knows the first thing about being funny.
I fired him.
I got caught in the rain yesterday.
I gotta watch his back.
I grew up.
I had braces until I was 26.
I had no idea they would come back.
I have a weekly video blog.
I have few friends.
I have no singles left.
I have some business to do there for Simon Grim.
I have to go meet someone.
I have to go.
I have to take care of something first.
I haven't seen him since I was a little kid.
I haven't slept.
I haven't worked it out perfectly yet, but if there is
I hear she's got a life sentence.
I hope I don't offend you, son, but your mother has very
I hope I haven't hurt your feelings.
I hope not.
I hope she's not a psycho killer or anything.
I hope we can talk again soon, but I have to ask, are you
I just don't want any unnecessary resentment, if you know what I mean.
I know I'm a little older than you, but I'm fun, and I know
I know that.
I know what chaste means, Fay.
I know where you live, asshole.
I know, as you do, that I've made mistakes, indiscretions.
I know, but I like you.
I know, right?
I know.
I know.
I know.
I know.
I know.
I learned it here, sir, and I thank you
I lied about about...
I like the way he thinks.
I may have to be away for a while.
I mean, am I repeating myself?
I mean, apart from having you.
I mean, at least, until your father
I mean, I'm not apologizing,
I mean, New York, right?
I mean, of course, through the reading
I mean, really, these guys are
I mean, really, why.
I mean, she's a woman, now, of course.
I mean, there are laws even.
I merely endured the world until my friend, Henry, showed me
I might be totally mistaken.
I might've killed a man but for this woman.
I once participated in the most fantastic group sex
I put myself to sleep at night for years replaying it again,
I read what really matters.
I really can't believe that sanctimonious little church mouse is my son.
I really did think my parents were away for the weekend.
I recognize that voice the tempter, the challenger,
I remember every moment of it.
I saw him hail a cab. And?
I see my reputation has preceded me.
I see.
I see. I was mistaken. Sorry, man.
I send him his reading material, books I steal from
I sometimes work for his comedy coach, Zach.
I think more people follow my blog to read him than to see
I think she's innocent.
I think so.
I think you should move on from the idea of temporality
I thought he was dead.
I thought you said the motel was just down the road?
I thought, of course.
I understand.
I use the term "antagonist" to start with,
I used to dance here.
I waited.
I want to be popular and liked, like everybody else.
I wanted you to.
I was anorexic for a while.
I was confused.
I was going to say "Go in peace."
I was hired to ghost write your wife's autobiography.
I was impressed.
I was just a garbage man before Henry came to town.
I was not innocent. How dare you say that.
I was really enjoying our time together.
I was the janitor at your junior high school.
I was up all night driving.
I was wondering how long you'd be able to stand that guy.
I wasn't allowed into the state of Ohio without written
I will.
I wish this family the peace, the happiness,
I wish...
I wouldn't have done anything scandalous.
I'd appreciate a lift, if you'd be so kind.
I'd love to. I mean, if that's O.K.
I'll be in the bar.
I'll be over in Erotica if you need me.
I'll call back in a few hours.
I'll come back tomorrow.
I'll convince him to leave on his own.
I'll get off here.
I'll get something to cook.
I'll go.
I'll just follow you, yours whenever you want me.
I'll leave the rest to you.
I'll leave you to it for now. Talk to you later, Simon.
I'll need my own room.
I'll only tell him to expect a visitor.
I'll pay this back in time.
I'll set everything right. I'll make amends.
I'll talk to your publisher and see what I can find out.
I'm a friend.
I'm a wanted criminal, a known felon, a murderer.
I'm about to post a new one,
I'm certain of it. I've read her dissertation.
I'm chaste, Mom.
I'm coming home.
I'm going to kill him for destroying my mom's life,
I'm going to kill him.
I'm interested in the young woman you've hired to
I'm just going to wait here in the car till my
I'm just looking for my friends.
I'm just revising my new material.
I'm moved by how intimately you've engaged in my poetry.
I'm Ned.
I'm O.K. now, but it wasn't so bad, because I was
I'm O.K. right here.
I'm sorry, I'll do anything for Fay,
I'm sorry, Reverend, but that's not likely.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm starting a book club. Oh, and a big publishing company
I'm supposed to help you.
I'm through with it.
I'm working.
I'm your son.
I've always read the poems, even, and especially the later ones,
I've got wait a minute. Hold on.
I've got a passage in here somewhere about, you know,
I've got these mercenary quacks by the cojones like
I've got your purse.
I've heard him say his prayers.
I've prayed on it, Reverend. I'm not sure it's for me.
Ice cubes. I'll get napkins.
If I didn't have to?
If I may say so, Fay, Ned is like a son to me.
Imagine.
In a hospital anyways.
In a mental hospital.
In an instantaneous calculation made in eternity,
In and post comments.
In any event, your secret is safe with me.
In confidence, an ugly and mean spirited 13 year old girl
In fact, Mr. Grim, you have another visitor.
In fact, we just have the one room, a single.
In increasingly elaborate ways.
In the head with a baseball bat or something.
In the infinite amplitude of his love, God wants to create
In the laundry.
In what?
In whatever it is you're selling.
Indifferent to mainstream approval and unafraid
Influence upon you.
Inherited from the friendly, encouraging, but ultimately
Input entirely
Interesting, but where has Ned gone?
Is he with you now?
Is she your girlfriend?
Is she?
Is that O.K.?
Is that so?
Is that what he told you?
Is that what you want?
Is there a church around here?
Is this an intervention?
Is this the confessions?
Is uncontingent and eternal, rather than temporally or
It doesn't matter.
It hurts to witness this.
It means he'll kill the man he thinks is responsible
It means the world to me, and I was so afraid
It provided a material out of which to shape an image
It speaks to me.
It to this place.
It was astonishing.
It was difficult to get out from the shadow he cast.
It was the same with me.
It's a long, wild, passionate encomium to Henry.
It's a miracle he's as well adjusted as he is.
It's actually more like being inspired by the wind,
It's bad, huh?
It's been a while, and real life experience has taught me much,
It's clear he allowed himself to be influenced by
It's come to my attention she's written a quite thorough
It's expressed better in the body of the text itself,
It's free.
It's hard to say.
It's him.
It's incendiary.
It's just something written here.
It's just that the nature of being is already the subject
It's just the law.
It's not far.
It's perfectly harmless, mind numbingly attuned to
It's quite hilariously obsessive.
It's the elevator to the 4th floor, room 423.
It's the lady terrorist, Fay Grim.
It's the least you can do, I think, really.
It's the new thing. Have you seen his blog?
It's the street side.
It's what God wants.
Its own reward cheap, immediate,
Jesus Christ.
Jesus, I don't want to kill anyone.
Just wait here.
La Guardia Airport. Man: O.K.
Legal action.
Let him go. Let him go! Let him go.
Let me get dressed.
Let me talk to him.
Light on our situation.
Lighten my darkness, O Lord, I beseech thee, and by thy
Like what?
Limited sources that must be outgrown.
Listen, I'll call you tomorrow.
Listen, kid, I have lots of offspring.
Listen, Ned can I call you Ned?
Listen, thanks for talking to me.
Local pilgrims seeking wisdom.
Look at these towels.
Look, I have a friend downstairs who wants to meet you.
Look, I have to smoke someplace.
Look, mom wants me to get you out of here
Look, Susan, I paid dearly for our little afternoon of bliss.
Look, Uncle Simon, my mom said you had some money for me.
Looking for a friend of mine who I think used to work here.
Lots?
Lots. Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Seventh Day Adventist, a mosque.
Make your peace with God, Reverend.
Man on TV: So, Lisa, what's the feeling there on the ground?
Man on TV: The suburban single mom from Woodside Queens convicted
Man: Go ahead.
Man: I say being in prison her whole life long...
Man: I'm sorry, we actually only have one single room available.
Man: Is he expecting you?
Man: Look, young man, we don't want any trouble around here.
Man: Should've killed that slut when they found her.
Man: Sure.
Man: Susan.
Man: There's no way you're 21, buddy.
Man: There's nothing here for miles.
Man: Turns out, she's been in and out of psychiatric care
Man: Yes, sir.
Mary, pull yourself together.
Mass cultural phenomena, proudly detailing the most
Master's degrees for writing college papers on post Marxist
May not fear the power of the adversary,
May not fear the power of the adversary,
Maybe we should get some donuts
Maybe. I don't know.
Me? I haven't been inside a church since you married Henry.
Meals, all I've got to do is pretend I'm insane once or
Mistakes have been made before.
Mmm... What?
Mom said he hadn't paid his taxes or something.
Mom, forgive me, but you're not a terrorist, right?
Mom, it's O.K. I believe you.
Mom, it's O.K..
Mom? How?
More than anything in the world.
More than I want to.
Most days, she wants to die, but more and more, she's just
Mother teach you no manners at all?
Mr. Grim.
Mr. Rifle, they're ready for us.
Mr. Rifle.
Mr. Rifle.
My friend will be here with it any minute now.
My meeting with Simon Grim was amazing.
My name is Daniel. Reverend Gardner.
My stand up routine, honestly.
Named Susan.
Ned may have mentioned me to you.
Ned, are you going to introduce us, or did your
Ned, how much do you know about your dad's early years?
Ned, this is Bud.
Ned, you've got to find them.
Ned, Zach.
Ned: Defend me, O God, thy humble servant in all assaults
Ned: I don't want to cause any trouble.
Ned: Thank you, Clair.
Ned: Where's that comedy coach of yours?
Ned: Wow, that's a lot of money.
Ned? Ned who? Who's Ned?
Ned.
Need my help with her memoir?
Nevertheless, she became popularly associated
Night, for the love of thy Holy Son, our Savior,
No legal right to compensation in that regard.
No matter, man. I can't let you in.
No one's ever thought to put it all in order.
No parole, all that.
No problem.
No rush.
No way! That's her?
No, but I can get these laundered here.
No, but the rooms have kitchens.
No, he's chaste, I'm certain.
No, hold on.
No, I have to I have to go.
No, I lost him. He disappeared again.
No, I mean, this graduate student who's writing a story of my life.
No, I'm through with all that.
No, it's gotta be a secret.
No, of course it is, but, Fay, did Henry ever tell you
No, of course not.
No, ontologically.
No, our lawyers have indicated, that would cast a bad
No, please.
No, shit, you're a God fearing man?
No, well, it's not about Simon, but it pertains.
No, when?
No, you're not.
No, you're the poet laureate stalker.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No. "Judges." Sit down. Go ahead, Ned.
No. Clair, that's just superstitious.
No. Make sure she knows the room's hers.
No. Really?
No. She knows all about your poetry.
No. Should I?
No. So are you coming?
No. Thank you.
Nobody's business.
Not at all, please, come on in.
Not even now, now when he's about to leave?
Not me exactly. No.
Not really, but I'm not that into poetry.
Not yet.
Now have these high paid tenured positions lock step
Now, any ideas about where my father might be?
Number one assistant, or was.
O Lord, give unto thy servant that peace that the
O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.
O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.
O.K.
O.K. Call me.
O.K., a double is O.K..
O.K., bring her up.
O.K., don't cancel the card just yet.
O.K., fine.
O.K., I'll stay here. Do what you have to do.
O.K., let's do it.
O.K., O.K.!
O.K., thanks.
O.K., that's a spin on Leibniz, but the important part is next.
O.K.?
Of confrontation with moral and aesthetic absolutes.
Of course he does.
Of course, I outgrew them, but they were formative.
Of course, the exact time and location.
Of course.
Of course.
Of course. All the poets are doing that now.
Of killing you.
Of our lives, I figured we should start out with some
Of Spokane.
Of that kind.
Of that world as I endured it.
Of the enemy, that I, surely trusting in thy defense,
Of the enemy, that I, surely trusting in thy defense,
Of the human spirit in modern times and so on.
Of the passage itself.
Of treason and sentenced to a lifetime in prison without
Of which are not even
Of your poetry, how you rendered him and his
Oh, and lemonade.
Oh, and, like, my autobiography is not important?
Oh, and, like, my autobiography is not important?
Oh, around.
Oh, damn it. Then let them be.
Oh, did you see that?
Oh, don't talk like that.
Oh, I just sort of hang around there.
Oh, I just...forgot I have to do something,
Oh, I think it's necessary.
Oh, man.
Oh, man.
Oh, man.
Oh, man.
Oh, really? Is he leaving?
Oh, that's why you hang around the hotel?
Oh, this graduate student the publisher hired to write my autobiography
Oh, wait, I just need to go in and find somebody.
Oh, well, I'm sorry but, I'm not interested.
Oh, well, this place is a barrel of laughs compared to where I was.
Oh, what my life might've been if I'd never met your father.
Oh, yeah, here it is. That's the bank card.
Oh, yes, Mr. Rifle.
Oh, yes, Ned, this is just a little something from
Oh, yes.
Oh, you mean, like, The "New York Times"?
Oh, you're practically family.
Oh.
Oh.
Older man, young woman.
Olive, tell Simon here about Susan.
Olive: It'll be huge.
Olive: The charges were eventually dropped.
On sexual favors.
On the testing of certain drugs we were developing.
On when Ned unplugs our credit line.
One could do otherwise.
One couldn't fault the grammar, but the irony was
Only a person could if they knew Henry intimately.
Only now, after all this heartbreak and controversy,
Only now, am I able to confront my inner clown.
Ontologically sequential.
Or something down outside of Portland, Oregon.
Or where I'm headed.
Others the sadness of breaking with the cherished attitudes
Over there?
Paid me a million dollars for my autobiography
Particular medications, but by then, unfortunately, Henry had
People want a good laugh now and then, Ned, trust me.
Perfect good to be compatible with every other perfect good.
Permission from some office of the governor, and only then if
Pervert!
Placed her in my path to keep me from sin?
Please don't apologize.
Please go on.
Please have a seat.
Probably.
Profitably, impermanent trends as critically relevant
Promise.
Ranting and raving that kept me from dismissing his
Really big books like these.
Really, I was impressed, but then I told her how I
Really, you've read it?
Really?
Really?
Really?
Really?
Really? Are you sure?
Refused to let her graduate.
Religious, as well?
Remarkably incriminating correspondence between The
Reverend and Alice: "Our thoughts go with you and our hopes also."
Reverend: Are you sure you want to return to that...
Reverend: Enough!
Reverend: I wish you wouldn't leave.
Right at the bar.
Right away, Reverend. Right away. Just on my way.
Right here in front of the computer.
Right, that much I got.
Right?
Right. Can I leave my suitcase here?
Rum, huh?
Rum, lemonade, and Fairport Lights.
Run.
Russia, I guess. Odessa, I think.
Save her.
Save the taxpayers a whole lot of money.
Seattle.
See if there's another one.
See you later, kid.
See you this afternoon.
Set you eyes on the straight and narrow, and give
She asks me questions and records it all.
She developed quite a following because, well,
She does all the work.
She goes out on the streets, somebody's bound to hit her
She had a nervous breakdown and stabbed her
She left yesterday, following the young man.
She presented her dissertation at Columbia University and
She received a visit from the Reverend Gardner.
She thought she was doing it for my sake.
She thought your life was in danger, people were trying
She transcribes her interviews with Fay each week, reworks
She wants me, you, and Uncle Simon to live nearby and go
She wants to give you a copy of her dissertation.
She wants your help.
She was introduced to me by Ned.
She went up to the poet laureate 10 minutes ago.
She wrote a book about him.
She your girl?
She'd been writing movie reviews for a small, city wide
She's a loaded pistol, Simon, and I like that.
She's a traitor to the nation, an international terrorist.
She's armed.
She's been convicted, Mary.
She's been in and out of psychiatric hospitals her
She's got a truckload of ways to say how you've influenced
She's my mother.
She's Ned's mother!
She's obsessed with Henry.
She's onto something here, that aspect of my poetry that
She's written this remarkable study of my work, or least,
She's your friend?
Shouldn't I be doing something that a hip, young guy like
Simon Grim.
Simon has all the details.
Simon, I almost did a real bad thing.
Simon, if you're all set on chucking poetry, don't waste
Simon, what are you doing?
Simon, who are you with these days? Anyone?
Simon: Hi, Zach. Come on in.
Simon: Ned, nice to see you. Thanks for visiting.
Simon: Thank you for this information, Reverend.
Simon's third and fourth books.
Since she was 13.
Since we're all going to be here for, well, like, the rest
Smokin' babes are always welcome.
So embarrassingly oedipal.
So to speak.
So when I had this idea for the Fay autobiography,
So where exactly do you do this?
So you have to tell me where Ned's gone.
So you think it's O.K. for me to be unpopular?
So you're writing the story of your life?
So you've decided?
So, just wait here. Listen, don't tell her what we talked about O.K.?
So, listen, wiseguy, like I was saying last week
So, she's violent.
Societal indicators for the next really cool Facebook ad,
Soldier of God or not, that kid's got a hair
Some local antiquarian died, and his moronic heirs donated
Something like that.
Sorry.
Sorry. Thank you so much.
Spatiality, right. Or
Stand up comedy.
Stateside Mutual Customer Service, how can I help you?
Still, no singles. You got the last one.
Stinking of sin. You?
Stop doing your blog.
Such a thing as sin, it comes down to this.
Such an unexpected pleasure, really.
Sue me. You gonna drink that?
Sure, sure, but you didn't have to come all the way out
Susan, it's like I've been trying to get at.
Susan, what my life might've been if I'd never met you.
Susan: Toothpaste, soap, shampoo.
Susan?
Susan?
Susan.
Susan's brilliant, and she's a good person, but she's totally
Suspect you don't want to hear that right now.
Take all the good stuff from the mini bar.
Take it. Get lost.
Taking advantage of innocence.
Talk dirty to me.
Temporally?
Thank you for seeing me on such short notice.
Thank you so much for setting it up.
Thank you, all.
Thank you, Reverend.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thanks.
Thanks.
That a perfectly decent, God fearing, sober minded
That aspect of my work which she feels, and I must admit,
That man is a disgrace.
That must be a major hassle.
That perhaps I'd overlooked as a poet laureate
That the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
That the words of my mouth, the meditation of my heart,
That through thee I remain constant of purpose
That turned out to be more difficult than I anticipated.
That was great, Mrs. Gardner. Thank you.
That was the best day of my life.
That would be your stalker, Mr. Grim.
That young lady from Florida, in particular.
That's a fetching ensemble.
That's all the cash I have.
That's low.
That's my mother's maiden name.
That's not sugar. That's Sweet'N Low.
That's right.
That's what everybody says.
The block with his pal, Bud, who's also not allowed in here anymore.
The card was used near Spokane 45 minutes ago
The circumstances of the experiment, but anyway, he has
The city of Spokane?
The community here is simply curious.
The currency of lived experience, so to speak.
The devil, probably.
The dissertation as not worthy of consideration.
The donuts are fresh this morning.
The drama never stops.
The dynamics of his own notoriety, so to speak.
The evolution of one's own manner of perceiving
The filth that comes out of his mouth.
The good of free will must entail real choices for sin.
The holiness of the mountain needs to be contrasted
The kind for crazy people.
The largest number of best elements that can exist
The library over here.
The lowest common denominator of consumer entertainment.
The man you describe is here.
The news is on.
The pin number's on the Post It note.
The point is, this is not really a bad place.
The poor woman.
The rain, a sickness, some other uncontrollable
The road chanting for Fay's execution, but by and large,
The seducer, the friend.
The son of Fay Grim?
The stand up thing is awful.
The sugar's right there.
The taste of your dirty fingers in my mouth.
The tomatoes.
The tragic but unifying elusiveness
The ungodly operate.
The young Christian gentleman has every intention
The young, Christian gentleman's paying for it all.
The zeitgeist and everything, Simon.
Them into chapters, and emails them to me.
There is sin in this world.
There was always something apt about his most unreasonable
There's a better way to live.
There's a jacuzzi upstairs.
There's a law higher than the law.
There's a liquor store across the parking lot.
There's a woman here Florence. She shot and killed
There's more.
These assholes are terrified.
These self satisfied pundits who, themselves received
These were your preferred poisons at 13.
These, I came to see, were my lens onto the world.
They both read too much. They're made for each other.
They didn't let her go. They just moved her.
They gave me the name of a motel down the road.
They made a musical out of this one by Victor Hugo,
They put me in jail for 7 years.
They refused outright to grant her diploma, and apparently,
They send this graduate student chick over once a week
They tend to love you.
They thought I was crazy because I was in love with you.
They were feeding me, the constituent elements
They're both nuts anyway.
They're sure it'll be a best seller.
They're, you know, legion.
Third generation feminist apocrypha or whatever,
This cache of Renaissance lit has provided me
This decision, as it were, by God,
This is it, I guess. Wait here.
This is the bullet.
This kind, little woman who's happy to work all day
This one.
This place doesn't seem so busy.
This plate is chipped.
This, more than you might imagine, is what keeps people
This, you see, could expose the laboratory to
Thy commandments,
To be fair, Simon's third and fourth books were pretty good,
To be with.
To kill you.
To meet Simon Grim.
To something more materially concrete.
To the airport.
Together in one cosmos.
Tomorrow, you can take me to the bookstore.
Tomorrow. She's sleeping.
Twice a week and tell them this cock and bull story
Two more nights.
Two rooms, a full kitchen, and a jacuzzi.
Two single beds.
Uh oh, I'm afraid we only have one single
Unusual, yes, but an original and provocative reading of these poems and
Unwanted, unappreciated, despised even by my own son.
Us? Oh, we never see her.
Vatican and the Spanish king from the early 16th Century.
Very generous of him.
Very well, and I'm a great copy editor.
Visit her all the time.
Wait up. I gotta get dressed.
Was here the other week.
Was standing there and the police arrived.
We call him Ned.
We can make it in maybe 3 or 4 days, depending
We could probably say the same thing about your dad, but I
We fired him.
We need three single rooms please.
We should get some booze.
We'll continue tomorrow.
We'll drive.
We'll need a knife.
We'll stop here for the night.
We're about a third of the way through the book.
We're all human, sir.
We're just friends.
We're negotiating with the penitentiary to get
We're O.K. with the room, right?
Welcome to the first meeting of the Penitentiary Book Club.
Well, Bob, there's a sizable crowd of protestors out by
Well, he spent some time in prison.
Well, I don't know. Aren't you? You're young.
Well, it's been a while, Uncle Simon.
Well, Mr. Grim, it was, of course, a dissertation on your poetry.
Well, no. I'm not allowed to earn money myself,
Well, O.K., yes.
Well, so you know about this then?
Well, that life?
Well, that's good.
Well, that's right.
Well, that's the thing.
Well, the devil.
Well, there are certain physio optical manifestations.
Well, they were right.
Well, what do you think she's up to?
Well, why don't you ask him yourself?
Well, yeah, I guess so. Susan.
Well, yeah, sort of.
Well, you see, Ned, there was, you know, a bomb.
Well, you've got a nice ass.
What about my booze?
What are you doing here?
What are you doing here?
What are you talking about?
What are your intentions?
What bullet?
What do you mean by that?
What do you smoke?
What do you suggest?
What do you want to talk to him about then?
What do you want?
What do you want? A documentary?
What does she look like?
What everybody says, I see.
What gets into people?
What happened to your hand?
What happened?
What have I done?
What is all this?
What kind of hospital?
What should I wish for?
What was your impression?
What will you do when you find your father?
What with the library here, and the park and the regular
What you're capable of yourself.
What?
What?
What?
What?
What? Did Ned come to see you yet?
What? Yeah. Sure.
What's his name?
What's his name?
What's it about, this poem?
What's that supposed to mean?
What's this for?
What's to tell?
Whatever you want, just ask.
Whatever.
Whatever. Fairport Lights are O.K.
When will you see her next?
Where are we going anyway?
Where are we?
Where did you meet her?
Where do you stay?
Where does he get that from, I wonder?
Where has he gone?
Where is he now?
Where was that? Doesn't matter.
Where?
Where? Where do you send the reading material?
Where's my friend Mr. Rifle?
Where's Ned?
Where's the young lady?
Which one?
Which, I, in my generosity, was able to intuit and satisfy.
Who deserves to die?
Who does he think he is? Jerry Lewis?
Who have you been talking to?
Who's supposed to be a genius or something.
Who's the winsome tart with the humorless youth
Whoa, hold on.
Whole life, and she stabbed a man in college when they
Why ask me that?
Why did she come looking for me?
Why didn't you come back for me?
Why Seattle?
Why, a man your age ought to know better than to
Why?
Why?
Will the young lady be coming?
Will you be able to tell me where the card was last used?
Wish away.
With a treasure trove of dates and places and names.
With bad teeth.
With college policy, pushing only commercially sustainable
With the girl's lavatory?
With the other department heads and dismisses
With the profanity of the used condom on the sidewalk
With you and Fay, the infamous Grims.
Woman: Outrageous!
Woman: Yes, well, of course this wouldn't be the first time
Working on my stand up routine.
World cannot give, that my heart may be set to obey
Would you like me to cancel the card?
Wow, now there's an idea.
Wow, you're a sight for sore eyes.
Wow! Clair!
Wow! Thank you.
Wow.
Wow.
Yeah, but I can change that.
Yeah, but I gotta take a shit.
Yeah, he did.
Yeah, high heels, that's right.
Yeah, I can do that.
Yeah, I stole his bank card.
Yeah, I think so, too.
Yeah, it means, you know, that, like
Yeah, it's just I don't well, I don't know anything
Yeah, like, I needed a father figure or something.
Yeah, my bank card has been stolen.
Yeah, she said so herself that Simon couldn't have written
Yeah, we don't have any doubles either.
Yeah, well, but still, there are limits.
Yeah, well, it's how, like, people discuss you
Yeah, well, maybe you're right, seeing as I don't know
Yeah, well, no.
Yeah, well, of course.
Yeah, well, tell me about it.
Yeah, why not?
Yeah?
Yeah?
Yeah? What did he teach you?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yes, and because of that, I guess,
Yes, and wait
Yes, because I believe I met this girl, Susan, yesterday.
Yes, but I owe you my life for your help in covering up that
Yes, he's very devout.
Yes, hello. Simon.
Yes, I'd like to know more about her.
Yes, I'm paying.
Yes, sir, someone's here. A Mister...
Yes, the only one stupid enough to succumb to the
Yes, which, of course, is not entirely unusual under
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
You appear to doubt my comic chops.
You could use a few pounds, though.
You dismantled the alarm on the fire door again.
You don't look good. What's wrong?
You don't look so good all of a sudden.
You don't recognize me?
You don't sound like yourself.
You don't work for Zach anymore?
You gonna buy that?
You got a problem with that?
You got any money?
You gotta do better than that.
You guessed it, Fay Grim.
You have no clothes but what you're wearing?
You have to go pray?
You know he's chaste, right?
You know, suburban single mom terrorist sort of thing.
You ladies have a nice day now.
You look fine.
You mean Edward?
You mean, the 13 year old girl he sexually molested?
You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
You people are disgusting!
You remind me of someone.
You said she was with Ned?
You say he's your father.
You see, Simon, that's what I mean.
You seem to know Henry better than I do.
You should've slept with me.
You should've talked her out of it.
You sure?
You think this is that Susan?
You think?
You turned me on to Lautreamont.
You wanna talk to me?
You want to be a comedian?
You want to come in and take a shower and brush your teeth?
You were 13. You didn't know what you wanted.
You were just a child.
You were the only one I wanted.
You, as it turns out, are the fruit of that liberation.
You'd think a religion would help teach people how
You'll come back soon, right?
You'll have to tell me about that one day.
You'll retain your new identity, your new name?
You're an important and loved member of this community.
You're an unusual person.
You're flirting with my father.
You're incorrigible.
You're just going to be talking about poetry and literature.
You're just, like, totally falsely accused, correct?
You're leaving?
You're not going to try and save Henry for Jesus, are you?
You're not just trying to be funny now, are you?
You're not traveling with us.
You're not well.
You're religious?
You're right, Uncle Simon. I don't want to hear that right now.
You're so tall, and you've got color.
You're the minister's daughter for crying out loud.
You're this weird kind of moral compass in a society
You're too good a man to be brought low by a mistake
You've been talking with Dr. Ford.
You've found God?
Young man?
Young Mr. Rifle?
Your hair is darker.
Your mother thought you might.
Your room is paid for for the next 2 nights.
Your thigh.
Your time trying to be a stand up comic.
Yourself is interested in?
Yourself to Jesus.
Zach this is my nephew, Ned.
Zach: Think funny.
Zach: Think funny.
Zach?
1,232 pages.
2, 3, maybe.
60 seconds is the structural prerequisite of my poetic expression.
And semi fresh donuts. Excellent.
Are you O.K.? It's all right.
Good morning. Morning.
Grim's? Yes.
Has he decided yet? I believe so.
Henry? Loudmouth.
I don't read poetry. What do you read?
I'm sure it is. It's chocolate.
Me. Keep dreaming, Clair.
Oh, no. No, it wasn't like that.
Poetry, I guess. Damn straight.
Sex fiend? That's him.
That's odd. Not really.
There's free coffee product. Is there?
Thief. Egomaniac.
This is Susan. Fascinating.
Troublemaker? Drunkard.
Uh oh. My feelings exactly.
You still hungry? Not really.
You want to touch it? I have to.
'Cause he's my teacher and shit.
"Coffee product."
"Don Quixote" by Cervantes, 941 pages.
"Ecclesiastes"?
"Esquire's" on board, maybe "GQ," "Vanity Fair."
"Les Miserables."
"War and Peace," Tolstoy, 1443 pages.
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