"This Is Where I Leave You" movie quotes tell the story of a family who reunites after their father's death, including one man whose life is currently a mess. The comedy-drama film was adapted by Jonathan Tropper from his novel of the same name. Shawn Levy wrote the movie which opened in theaters on September 19, 2014.
In "This Is Where I Leave You," Judd Altman (Jason Bateman) was once happy but recent struggles professionally added with the news that wife Quinn (Abigail Spencer) has been cheating on him with his former boss Wade (Dax Shepard) have sent him into a depression. This is only complicated when he learns that his father has passed away.
When Judd returns home to attend his father's funeral, he learns from mother Hillary (Jane Fonda) that he and his three siblings, Wendy (Tina Fey), Paul (Corey Stoll) and Phillip (Adam Driver), will be spending the next seven days sitting shiva together, whether they like it or not. All is not lost, however, as time with his family, plus his reunion with former love Penny (Rose Byrne) might just be what Judd needs to break out of his funk.
"This is Where I Leave You" has some stiff competition at the box office opening alongside the likes of "The Maze Runner," "Dolphin Tale 2," "No Good Deed," "The Skeleton Twins," "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby," "The Drop," "The Identical," "Frontera," "The Longest Week," "The November Man," "The Congress," "Life of Crime," "Starred Up," "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For," "If I Stay," "When the Game Stands Tall," "Are You Here," "The Expendables 3," "Let's Be Cops."
This Is Where I Leave You Movie Quotes,
Clearly She Lost More Than a Husband
Hillary Altman: "We made love on our first date."
Judd Altman: "Mom"
Hillary Altman: "I don't mind telling you. The man was hung."
Wendy Altman: "That should have been the headstone."
Judd Altman: "Clearly she lost more than a husband."
Hillary reminisces about her recently passed husband with her four children. Her level of detail about their sex life is not what the kids want to hear though.
How Long?
Judd Altman: "Quinn? … How long?"
Wade Boulanger: "This is the first time…"
Quinn: "A year"
Wade Boulanger: "On our sides"
When Judd walks in on his wife, Quinn, in bed with his former boss Wade, he asks how long the two have been conducting their affair. Their conflicting stories is far from reassuring to Judd.
Starting Over Is Complicated
Wendy Altman: "Starting over is complicated and you don't do complicated, Judd. You never have."
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Judd Altman: "I've been chasing this idea about a perfect life but life is unpredictable and irrational and complicated and I want a complicated life."
Judd reflects on his life so far and the possibilities in front of him now. While it's never really been his thing, he's willing to try difficult and complicated if it means finding true happiness.
Have You Had Your Man Parts Checked?
Wendy Altman: "You need to put a baby in that woman like yesterday."
Paul Altman: "I'm working on it."
Wendy Altman: "Have you had your man parts checked yet?"
Paul Altman: "Come on, not now."
Wendy Altman: "Cause you may have emptied them over the years. My room was next to yours. My room was next to yours."
Seeing how his girlfriend is clinging to her baby, Wendy tells Paul that he and her need to hurry up and have a kid. The statement is not, however, without some awkward memories of when they were teenagers.
She Slept with My Boss
Penny: "Judd Altman, oh my god!"
Judd Altman: "Is that Penny?"
Penny: "I'm so sorry about your dad. I should have come today. I'm so sorry. I just have a thing with funerals. I'm always afraid I'm going to start laughing or bawling or say something horrifically inappropriate so I just don't go which is not a solution but there you have it. Anyway, what's it been, seven, eight, nine years?"
Judd Altman: "Something like that, yeah"
Penny: "Horry said you came alone. What happened to Quinn? You guys didn't split up, did you?"
Judd Altman: "Uh uh, that's a freak accident on an elliptical."
Penny: "Oh, I'm sorry, I don't know what I'm saying. It's these god damn anti-depressants I'm on. You know, they just obliterate whatever filter I have. That's very embarrassing."
Judd Altman: "She left me."
Penny: "I knew it! I totally knew that! I mean, I'm sorry."
Judd Altman: "She slept with my boss. So…"
Penny: "Well that will do it!"
Judd Altman: "Yes, it did."
Penny: "Done"
Judd Altman: "Right"
Judd reunites with Penny, his high school love interest. In between her ramblings about various faults she has, Judd explains what happened to his marriage.
You've Got Bionic Breasts Now
Judd Altman: "Whoops, we've come apart there, mom. Close that robe."
Hillary Altman: "They're just breasts, Judd, same ones you suckled at."
Judd Altman: "No, mother, those are not the same breasts you nursed us with. You've got bionic breasts now."
Judd is instantly uncomfortable when his mother exposes her recently augmented breasts. While she sees nothing wrong with his, Judd sees them as bionic breasts, a far cry from those he nursed from as a child.
Your Father Had One Final Request
Hillary Altman: "Your father had one final request and we are going to honor it. It's going to be hard. It's going to be uncomfortable and we are going to get on each other's nerves but for the next seven days, you are all my children again and you are all grounded."
Hillary explains to her four children their father's dying wish. They will all sit in shiva together for seven days, whether they like it or not.
Dad's Dead
Judd Altman: "Hello"
Wendy Altman: "I imagine by now you are well into the excessive facial hair phase of your depression."
Judd Altman: "This is not a good time, Wendy."
Wendy Altman: "Dad's dead."
Judd Altman: "What? How's mom?"
Wendy Altman: "She's mom, you know. She asked me how much to tip the nurses."
Judd is stuck in a depression over his failed marriage when he gets a call from his sister, Wendy, with more bad news. Their father has passed away.