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The Middle Man

Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communicate more of the bad news.

Director

Bent Hamer

Year

Genre

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N/A

Production

Bulbul Films,Pandora Film,The Film Farm,Profile Pictures

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

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Probably shouldn't
say it like that - The Middle Man

Probably shouldn't say it like that

- Crying is a privilege - The Middle Man

- Crying is a privilege

I mean, you can't
be a Middle Man - The Middle Man

I mean, you can't be a Middle Man

That alone makes Bob Spencer
unsuitable for a Middle Man. - The Middle Man

That alone makes Bob Spencer unsuitable for a Middle Man.

I mean the poor victims
don't need a loudmouth - The Middle Man

I mean the poor victims don't need a loudmouth

- Thanks - The Middle Man

- I think you got to go
to the hospital, Bill. - The Middle Man

- I think you got to go to the hospital, Bill.

- Pay for your meat and
get the hell out of here. - The Middle Man

- Pay for your meat and get the hell out of here.

I mean, honestly, - The Middle Man

I mean, honestly,

- Because it, you know,
proves that I can keep my cool - The Middle Man

- Because it, you know, proves that I can keep my cool

- Did you get the job?
- No, not yet, but-- - The Middle Man

- Did you get the job? - No, not yet, but--

- Well, maybe someone
from the Commission - The Middle Man

- Well, maybe someone from the Commission

- It, uh, might
just so happen - The Middle Man

- It, uh, might just so happen

- Well, if you do plan on it,
you'll at least - The Middle Man

- Well, if you do plan on it, you'll at least

But you never get used to
never knowing what will happen - The Middle Man

But you never get used to never knowing what will happen

Each person has
their own way of grieving - The Middle Man

Each person has their own way of grieving

Oh, and in case we didn't say so
yesterday, Farrelli, - The Middle Man

Oh, and in case we didn't say so yesterday, Farrelli,

Now, - The Middle Man

Stand straight and,
if you don't move, - The Middle Man

Stand straight and, if you don't move,

The wife certainly
is on a high today. - The Middle Man

The wife certainly is on a high today.

- Jimmy's coming home today.
Jimmy's our son. - The Middle Man

- Jimmy's coming home today. Jimmy's our son.

- In the military. Fort West
and, uh, he served abroad. - The Middle Man

- In the military. Fort West and, uh, he served abroad.

- Well, uh, knowing you,
that won't last too long. - The Middle Man

- Well, uh, knowing you, that won't last too long.

Mr. Farrelli, - The Middle Man

- Would you deny them - The Middle Man

- Would you deny them

- Good news can never be
passed on soon enough - The Middle Man

- Good news can never be passed on soon enough

- I just think they, I mean,
they closed the shop - The Middle Man

- I just think they, I mean, they closed the shop

- I think you should sit here
and think about the difference - The Middle Man

- I think you should sit here and think about the difference

- I just think
it could be a really, - The Middle Man

- I just think it could be a really,

- We took him to the hospital
half an hour ago. - The Middle Man

- We took him to the hospital half an hour ago.

You can get some really
good bass there, you know? - The Middle Man

You can get some really good bass there, you know?

- Even if I got
nothing to tell, - The Middle Man

- Even if I got nothing to tell,

See, this is what-this is what
they spend my tax money on! - The Middle Man

See, this is what-this is what they spend my tax money on!

- I'm sworn to secrecy.
I'm sorry, I can't, I can't... - The Middle Man

- I'm sworn to secrecy. I'm sorry, I can't, I...

- Can't you just
change your clothes - The Middle Man

- Can't you just change your clothes

- You know, these accidents
are biding our time. - The Middle Man

- You know, these accidents are biding our time.

- It's a little quiet right now
but there will be an upturn - The Middle Man

- It's a little quiet right now but there will be an up...

When I got the job
scrubbing the ambulances - The Middle Man

When I got the job scrubbing the ambulances

- I've invested in the very
best equipment, Frank. - The Middle Man

- I've invested in the very best equipment, Frank.

If you could put in a good word
for me at the commission, - The Middle Man

If you could put in a good word for me at the commission,

- Yeah, just don't want to be
out of a job just because - The Middle Man

- Yeah, just don't want to be out of a job just because

Yeah. Yeah, I guess you
could see it like that. - The Middle Man

Yeah. Yeah, I guess you could see it like that.

She, uh, gets lunch
for me every day, - The Middle Man

She, uh, gets lunch for me every day,

- Come on, it's
just your buddy - The Middle Man

- Come on, it's just your buddy

- Oh, you want me to
risk years in jail - The Middle Man

- Oh, you want me to risk years in jail

- Hey, - The Middle Man

Frank Farrelli
is here, - The Middle Man

Frank Farrelli is here,

Maybe I should get her
another one of those - The Middle Man

Maybe I should get her another one of those

- Jesus, that's Mrs. Stout - The Middle Man

- Jesus, that's Mrs. Stout

- It's not funny. I'm the one
who had to tell her - The Middle Man

- It's not funny. I'm the one who had to tell her

- What song would you
like to hear, Ma'am? - The Middle Man

- What song would you like to hear, Ma'am?

B-12. That was exactly the song
I was going to play. - The Middle Man

B-12. That was exactly the song I was going to play.

- That means - The Middle Man

- Steve was kicking the jukebox.
Probably thought it might help. - The Middle Man

- Steve was kicking the jukebox. Probably thought it might h...

- So it seemed they
were both at it, - The Middle Man

- So it seemed they were both at it,

Why can't anyone just
straight out say: - The Middle Man

Why can't anyone just straight out say:

- As the Middle Man you do
get to choose what you say - The Middle Man

- As the Middle Man you do get to choose what you say

So, yeah, he-he
kicked the jukebox. - The Middle Man

So, yeah, he-he kicked the jukebox.

- They had like a
back and forth with-- - The Middle Man

- They had like a back and forth with--

- No, but you're not allowed
to knock someone out for it. - The Middle Man

- No, but you're not allowed to knock someone out for i...

- Wasn't planning to,
Mrs. Stout. - The Middle Man

- Wasn't planning to, Mrs. Stout.

I was just wondering - The Middle Man

I was just wondering

- Well, you can arrest me now - The Middle Man

- Well, you can arrest me now

- I know you're going through
a difficult time, Mrs. Stout, - The Middle Man

- I know you're going through a difficult time, Mrs. St...

- Then drive over
to the hospital, - The Middle Man

- Then drive over to the hospital,

He's, um,
he's got massive brain damage. - The Middle Man

He's, um, he's got massive brain damage.

If he regains consciousness,
which he probably never will, - The Middle Man

If he regains consciousness, which he probably never will,

Steve says you've got a job.
Something about getting mixed up - The Middle Man

Steve says you've got a job. Something about getting mi...

So what are you then - The Middle Man

So what are you then

- Yes. On a respirator, - The Middle Man

- Yes. On a respirator,

- 1, uh, I don't want to
give you false hope, - The Middle Man

- 1, uh, I don't want to give you false hope,

I mean, if that's the case, - The Middle Man

I mean, if that's the case,

- And stop calling me Martin
every time you open your mouth! - The Middle Man

- And stop calling me Martin every time you open your mouth!

I'll tell you
another thing, Frank, - The Middle Man

I'll tell you another thing, Frank,

- Steve's head hit the
edge of the jukebox - The Middle Man

- Steve's head hit the edge of the jukebox

The well-heeled upriver can't
afford to keep 'em anymore - The Middle Man

The well-heeled upriver can't afford to keep 'em a...

- You're a good Middle Man,
Frank. I want you to know that. - The Middle Man

- You're a good Middle Man, Frank. I want you to know t...

I'm glad it was you
who came to tell me. - The Middle Man

I'm glad it was you who came to tell me.

- I mean, it wouldn't be odd
with the job you do. - The Middle Man

- I mean, it wouldn't be odd with the job you do.

- Do you think
I look like someone - The Middle Man

- Do you think I look like someone

- Well, I mean, - The Middle Man

- Well, I mean,

- You know, uh,
my birthday, - The Middle Man

- You know, uh, my birthday,

Steve was the only one
who ever came to my party. - The Middle Man

Steve was the only one who ever came to my party.

Most people left in July - The Middle Man

Most people left in July

They didn't see a reason
to ever leave Karmack, so... - The Middle Man

They didn't see a reason to ever leave Karmack, so...

He's there the whole time
but Steve doesn't know that. - The Middle Man

He's there the whole time but Steve doesn't know t...

- Yeah, still, - The Middle Man

- You know, everybody's got
their own way of grieving. - The Middle Man

- You know, everybody's got their own way of grieving.

- Sometimes I wonder - The Middle Man

- Sometimes I wonder

- Well, you certainly
shouldn't say that - The Middle Man

- Well, you certainly shouldn't say that

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Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communicate more of the bad news.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Bent Hamer

Writer: Lars Saabye Christensen, Bent Hamer

Production: Bulbul Films,Pandora Film,The Film Farm,Profile Pictures

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 17 Sep 2021

Awards: 3 wins & 3 nominations

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