Failure to Launch (2006)

Matthew McConaughey: Tripp

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• Tripp : Do you have real feelings?

  Paula : Of course I have real feelings!

  Tripp : For what?

  Paula : For you! And believe me, I did not want that because I had a good life before you. Well, not good... but... it was okay. Well, it... it was empty, actually, but at least I was blissfully unaware of how miserable I was. Whereas now... because of you... I am acutely aware of how completely and totally unhappy I am. Thank you for that.

• Demo : [to Tripp]  You were bitten by a chuckwalla. That shouldn't have happened. It's a reptile of peace. I have a theory. This isn't the first time that nature's lashed out at you like this. I believe it's because your life is fundamentally at odds with the natural world.

  Tripp : Huh?

  Demo : Therefore, nature rejects you.

• Tripp : [has just agreed to go out to lunch with her the next day]  Hey, wait - tomorrow's Saturday.

  Paula : [perplexed]  ... Sometimes I eat on Saturday.

• Paula : I'm Paula.

  Tripp : I'm Tripp.

  Paula : You know, usually I don't sleep with someone on the first date.

  Tripp : I don't think this counts as a first date.

  Paula : It would be a date if you asked me to have a drink tonight.

  Tripp : Mmm. You wanna have a drink tonight?

  Paula : Mmm. Can't. How about lunch tomorrow?

  Tripp : Sure. Wait. Tomorrow's Saturday.

  Paula : [perplexed]  Sometimes I eat on Saturday.

• Paula : So, you live with your parents.

  Tripp : Mm-hm. Z'hat a problem?

  Paula : No. Not for me.

• Tripp : All right, assuming that pretending to own a yacht was a brilliant, romantic yet ultimately flawed idea, how do you see the rest of the day playing out?

  Paula : I don't know. I'm so hungry, I can't think. Seagulls ate my lunch.

  Tripp : What if I took you to a restaurant?

  Paula : Are you gonna pretend to own it?

  Tripp : No. All the restaurants I own are in Europe.

• [first lines] 

  Melissa : I just feel really close to you.

  Tripp : You ARE really close to me.

• Ace : Point is, my friend, you are afraid of love.

  Tripp : Bullshit. No, no, no, man. I'm not afraid of love. I love love. Look, I've had a lot of girlfriends, right? And sometimes I'm the rebound guy; other times, when I get lucky, I'm the explore-new-areas-of-your-sexuality guy; but, every single time, we have fun. Thank you. I have fun, they have fun; it's good for me, it's good for them, and I would argue that it's damn good for civilization as a whole.

• Tripp : Dude, did you just drop me from a forty-foot cliff? I mean, you want to talk about a friend, man. You went behind my back and blackmailed your way into getting your girlfriend.

  Demo : He's right.

  Ace : I'm sorry I dropped you from a cliff.

  Tripp : It's okay.

  Demo : Granted, he used you, but not out of malice. Look at him. How many chances is he gonna get? He saw a chance for love, Tripp, and he took it, which is exactly what we wanted for you.

  Tripp : Am I getting advice from my two loser buddies who still live at home?

  Ace : Actually, I own my home.

  Demo : What?

  Tripp : No, you don't.

  Ace : I bought it a couple of years ago from my Mom. That way, she has a place to live and I don't get nailed on the inheritance tax.

  Demo : Smart.

  Tripp : Wow.

  Ace : And Demo, here, has chosen the life of a wanderer. I mean, sure, he technically still lives at home.

  Demo : Yeah.

  Ace : But his permanent address is in his heart. He's a bum.

  Demo : I think what we're trying to say is that the two of us are happy, and we're perfectly functional.

  Ace : And you, Tripp, are not.

• Paula : Come on, Tripp. Please, you... you don't understand.

  Tripp : You're right. Now, hold on. I don't know what your daily rate is, but that's everything I've got in my wallet.

  [handing over $300 to Paula] 

  Tripp : There's three hundred dollars.

  Paula : Oh, come on, Tripp!

  Tripp : It should be good for tonight, especially since we didn't have sex.

  Paula : Please, Tripp, let me just explain to you.

  Tripp : Get the fuck outta my car.

• Tripp : [at the top of a mountain, when Ace appears]  Oh, hey there, Ace. Glad you could make it, man. We thought you went home.

  Ace : [dropping to the ground, exhausted]  I fell into a deep, dark crevasse. I was so scared.

• Tripp : I do sleep well at night.

  Ace : On a twin bed, with Superman sheets that you've had since you were six.

  Demo : As opposed to you, who sleeps in a King-sized bed in your mother's basement.

  Ace : It's orthopedic, and I need it. And at least I'm not sponging off my parents so I can afford to get laid on every continent.

  Demo : Whoa, whoa... I'm a ramblin' man, I'm a tumble weed, I'm a seeker of truth! And one truth I've learned - a child is a parent's greatest joy, which is why I can't leave my parents' place, because... because they would miss me!

• Melissa : So, where do you see us goin'?

  Tripp : Well, tonight, I see us going back to my place.

• Al : [walking in on Tripp and Melissa having sex]  Tripp, as long as you're up, son...

  Melissa : Oh!

  Al : Oh.

  Tripp : Oh, come on, Pop!

  Al : Ooo.

  Tripp : Whoa, man. Don't you knock?

  Al : What? Your mama's... She's snorin' like a rhino. And then this music got started... heh... heh. Oh, hey, you must be Melody.

  Tripp : Mm-mm.

  Melissa : Melissa.

  Al : Oh! It's Melissa! Ha-ha. It's Melissa. Okay. All right. Y'all have a good time.

  Tripp : Night, Pop.

  Melissa : Huh.

  Tripp : Hmm.

  Melissa : You live with your parents?

  Tripp : Is that a problem?

  Melissa : Are you kidding me?

• Demo : And yet, in America, we're-we're shunned for our lifestyle.

  Tripp : When we should be celebrating our lifestyle. We are men who still live at home.

  Demo : Yes.

  Tripp : We're not here to apologize about who we are, how we do it, or who we live with.

  Demo : No!

  Tripp : I'm looking around this table, hombres, and I see three winners, huh? And to every one of those out there who sees something different, I say "bring it on," 'cause it's gonna take a stick of dynamite to get me out of my parents' house.

• Tripp : [trying to feed a chipmunk a chocolate bar]  You want a treat from the big city, boy?

  Demo : He's not a child, Tripp. Look how peaceful he is.

  Tripp : Come here, little boy. You want a little bit of chocolate, baby-boo-boo?

  Demo : You're giving him a Power Bar?

  Tripp : Everybody loves chocolate. Baby-boo-boo?

  Demo : Tripp, he's saying no.

  Tripp : Look into my eyes.

  Demo : He's saying no, Tripp.

  Tripp : Baby-boo-boo?

  [chipmunk bites Tripp's hand] 

  Tripp : Aaow!

• Tripp : It's over. She gotta go.

  Ace : You're dumping Paula?

  Demo : What happened?

  Tripp : Same thing that always happens. Everything is going along nice and smooth, we're having a good time, and all of a sudden, out of nowhere - whoap! - she gets serious. I hate to say it, boys, but it is time to take the girl home.

• Demo : What are you gonna do now?

  Tripp : I don't know. I'm in unchartered waters here, boys.

• Tripp : Hey, Pop?

  Al : Hey! Tripp. What are you doing here?

  Tripp : Just came by to get some stuff. What... what are YOU doing?

  Al : Feeding my fish.

  Tripp : Yeah. I see that. You're naked. In my room.

  Al : Well, this is my Naked Room. I mean, it's my house. A man ought to be able to do whatever he wants to do in his own house. Wore a suit for forty years.

  Tripp : So now we got forty years of...

  Al : No suit.

  Tripp : No suit. All right. I'm gonna let you get back to feeding your fish.

• Tripp : Let's go shoot some strangers, huh?

• Tripp : You're all getting what you wanted. Paula, you don't have to pretend to like me anymore. And, Mom, Dad, you wanted me out of the house. I'm out.

• Tripp : So what do we do now?

  Paula : Actually, it's... it's quite simple. You just have to decide. Do you want to spend the rest of your life having fun or do you want to spend it with me?

  Tripp : Hmm...

  Paula : Shut up! Not everything you say is perfect.

  Tripp : We can have a LITTLE bit of fun, can't we? Huh?

• Tripp : What do you do for a living?

  Paula : I teach special needs kids.

  [talking, effectively, about him] 

• Tripp : Shut up, dude! Don't help him!

• Mr. Axelrod : You're gonna let her walk away?

  Tripp : I'm giving her space, Mr. Axelrod. Now, I'm going after her.

• Tripp : We've been out one time. She's a nice girl, I'm a nice guy, we had fun, and I must tell you, son... nothing is doomed.

• Tripp : Take it you like Japanese food?

  Paula : Oh, I love it. I'm also gonna order huge dessert, drink too much, and maybe talk about my old boyfriends.

  Tripp : Yeah?

  Paula : Does that intimidate you?

  Tripp : Not at all.

• Paula : I had a nice time.

  Tripp : I did, too.

  Paula : Good.

  Tripp : I had fun.

  Paula : Good.

  Kit : [screaming at the bird outside]  SHUT UP! SHUT UP, YOU CRAZY BASTARD BIRD!

  Paula : Hey, Kit.

  Kit : What? Hi. Can you guys see me?

  Paula : Yeah.

  Tripp : Yeah.

  Kit : Oh, great.

  Tripp : What?

  Paula : Dinner and a show.

  [kisses him] 

  Paula : Good night.

  Tripp : Good night.

• Paula : I'm so glad you're here.

  Tripp : Yeah, of course I am.

  [about her dog] 

  Paula : Um, can I have a minute alone with him? Thank you.

  Tripp : I'll be right outside.

  Paula : Okay.

  [Tripp leaves] 

  Paula : [to the Vet]  Ah, thanks, Gretchen.

  Veterinarian : Anytime.

  Paula : Oh, gosh, Emotional Crisis Day is so critical. I cry, he cries. It totally bonds us. So how long do you think he's going to sleep for?

• Paula : So do it. Buy a crummy old boat. Who cares, as long as you're out there.

  Tripp : Well, I'm working on it. Thing is, you gotta be ready. I mean, it's a big commitment. And if you're not ready, you just end up, well, a lonely guy with a big boat payment.

  Paula : Who says you have to be lonely?

• Tripp : And the thing is, Mom, Dad, I've lived upstairs since I was three, and it's been great.