The Descendants (film)
2011 film directed by Alexander Payne
The Descendants is a 2011 film about a Hawaiian land baron who tries to re-connect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.
- Directed by Alexander Payne. Written by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash, based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings.
Matt King
edit- [voiceover] Don't be fooled by appearances. In Hawaii, some of the most powerful people look like bums and stuntmen.
- [voiceover] Paradise? Paradise can go fuck itself.
- I don't want my daughters growing up entitled and spoiled... but I agree with my father; you give your children enough money to do something but not enough to do nothing.
- What is it that makes the women in my life destroy themselves?
- [to Alex, about Brian Speer] On the phone he can escape, in person, he's got nowhere to go. I wanna see his face.
- [to Brian Speer] Elizabeth is dying. Wait... Fuck you! And she's dying.
- [to Elizabeth] Goodbye, Elizabeth. Goodbye, my love, my friend, my pain, my joy. Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye.
Alexandra King
edit- Hey, Scottie! Reina's a hoe-bag and you need to stay away from her! And she's going to be a meth-head and she's gonna get used by stupid guys! She's a twat! Say it!
- When I was over at Christmas, I caught her with the guy. It made me sick to see her near you. I went back to school thinking that that was it... that I was just done with her. I was gonna call and tell you everything, and... and then the accident happened, and... I was waiting until she woke up, I guess. You didn't even suspect. Right? Right? You disgusted me too. You're always so busy.
Scott Thorson
edit- [to Matt] It's ironic, Elizabeth in this misfortune just as you come into your fortune.
Dialogue
edit- Sid: [on Scott] That guy is a prick. Is he always like that?
- Matt King: Yeah.
- Matt King: You little fuck! Do you get hit a lot?
- Sid: I don't know, I've had my share.
- Matt King: [to Alex] Your friend is retarded, you know that?
- Sid: Hey I've got a brother who's retarded! You don't have to get all derogatory.
- Matt King: Nothing just happens!
- Brian Speer: Everything just happens.
- Matt King: One more question for you.
- Brian Speer: Yes?
- Matt King: Ever been inside my bedroom?
- Brian Speer: Once.
- Matt King: You could have had the decency to lie about that one.
- Brian Speer: Alright, twice.
Cast
edit- George Clooney - Matt King
- Shailene Woodley - Alexandra "Alex" King
- Judy Greer - Julie Speer
- Beau Bridges - Cousin Hugh
- Nick Krause - Sid
- Amara Miller - Scottie King
- Matthew Lillard - Brian Speer
- Robert Forster - Scott Thorson
- Patricia Hastie - Elizabeth King
- Mary Birdsong - Kai Mitchell
- Rob Huebel - Mark Mitchell
- Milt Kogan - Dr. Johnston
- Laird Hamilton - Troy Cook
- Michael Ontkean - Cousin Milo
- Matt Corboy - Cousin Ralph
External links
edit- The Descendants quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- The Descendants at Rotten Tomatoes
- The official The Descendants site