12 MP3 Audio clips from Fighting with My Family (2019)
Norwich (England) is famous for two exports. Colman's Mustard and Paige, the WWE wrestler. This is a comedy biopic of her life written and directed by Stephen Merchant (who plays a cameo as Hugh). The stellar cast includes Nick Frost, Dwayne Johnson, Florence Pugh and Vince Vaughn. I laughed until a little bit of wee came out. Not literally, of course.
Norwich (England) is famous for two exports. Colman's Mustard and Paige, the WWE wrestler. This is a comedy biopic of her life written and directed by Stephen Merchant (who plays a cameo as Hugh). The stellar cast includes Nick Frost, Dwayne Johnson, Florence Pugh and Vince Vaughn. I laughed until a little bit of wee came out. Not literally, of course.
Young Saraya is, in the eyes of her parents, a natural wrestler. And when Ricky finds himself a girl down for the forthcoming under-eighteens match, he has to turn on the charm.
Ricky
Hey, Saraya. You don't half look pretty today, Princess.
Julia
Yeah but she's not just pretty on the outside, is she? In there is a heart of gold. Do anything for anyone.
Saraya
What are you two d*ckheads after?
Ricky
Babe, I am a girl down for the -
Saraya
No!
Ricky
- under-eighteens match.
Saraya
I don't wanna be a wrestler.
Julia
You will love the buzz, Darling. It's like coke, crack and heroin combined.
Saraya
Have you done coke, crack and heroin?
Julia
Not combined.
Clip 2
Saraya and Hannah are handing out leaflets trying to drum up an audience for an evening of wrestling. So far, the public have been less than keen to get on board.
Saraya
You should come tonight. It'll be really fun.
Girl 1
We don't like wrestling.
Hannah
How do you know if you've never been?
Girl 2
I've never had rectal bleeding before but I'm pretty sure I'm not a fan of that.
Saraya
How 'bout I shove her head up your ass and then we can find out?!
Clip 3
The problem with teenage boys learning to wrestle with a girl is the likelihood of THIS happening. It's something over which they have little control but it's nonetheless pretty disturbing.
Zak
Snap! Nice mate, nice. Right, Ez... c'mon... let's do this. Lock up. Full Nelson. Break.
Saraya
Ez, have you got a stiffie?
Ez
It's not my fault.
Saraya
Eurgh!
Ez
It does what it wants!
Saraya
Yeah? Well tell it not to.
Ez
Just pretend it's not there.
Saraya
NO!
Zak
Right. Ez. Fifty press-ups now mate.
Ez
What? For having a stiffie?
Zak
No. For getting turned on by my sister. How desperate are you, mate?
Saraya
Oh, shut up!
Zak
Come on. Let's go! Let's go!
Crowd
ONE, TWO
Zak
Until it's gone.
Crowd
THREE, FOUR, FIVE
Julia
[Walking past the ring]
Another stiffie?
Crowd
YEAH! SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE...
Clip 4
Ricky asks a lot of his wrestlers. Especially when an agent is involved. Take "Union Jack" for example. What would he do in the name of his sport?
Ricky
[On the phone]
Let, let me ask him mate. Hang on...
[To UNION JACK]
Listen. Glen wants to know if you will take one of these -
[He holds up the metal lid of a dustbin]
- in the face.
Union Jack
I dunno. What's it like?
[RICKY smashes UNION JACK in the face with the lid]
Aargh! Fine.
Ricky
Yeah? Stings dunnit?! Right.
[Back on the phone]
Glen? 'Ello mate. Yeah, he'll do it.
[Laughs]
What? Ha! Seriously? Hang on, Glen.
[To UNION JACK]
Glen wants to know if, um... you'll do one of THESE -
[Holds up a bright red bowling ball]
- in the willy.
Union Jack
Rick, are you kidding me, mate?
Ricky
Breathe in.
Union Jack
Right.
Ricky
When you release it, I'll pop it in.
Union Jack
Right.
[Inhales deeply]
Ricky
Ready?
Union Jack
Right.
Ricky
On three. One...
[He slams the bowling ball into UNION JACK'S testicles]
Union Jack
Aaargh!
Ricky
It's a unique sensation. You all right?
Union Jack
D...d...don't touch me. Don't touch me.
Ricky
All right.
[Into the phone]
Hang on, Glen.
Union Jack
Go on.
Ricky
Yeah?
Union Jack
Yeah.
Ricky
Glen? Yeah. He'll take a bowling ball in the bollocks.
Clip 5
Daphne and Hugh are the parents of Zak's now pregnant girlfriend and they've been invited around to meet his family. Things were going really quite well right up until this moment.
Daphne
So...
[Clears her throat]
...what sort of people enjoy wrestling?
Ricky
That's a good question.
Daphne
I mean, it's all fake anyway isn't it... so...
Ricky
Come again?
Courtney
It's not fake. It's fixed.
Ricky
Yeah, if it was fake would I have broken half the bones in my body, Daph?
Saraya
His left leg bends both ways.
Julia
Well, that's nothing. You should see his c*ck.
Ricky
Hmm.
Julia
Sorry. Penis. You should see his penis.
Clip 6
Zak and Saraya are at the O2 in London for a WWE try-out. Wandering around backstage, they run into Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson who, clearly, is Saraya's hero.
Dwayne Johnson
[Laughs]
Sorry about that.
Saraya
Dick me dead, bury me pregnant.
Dwayne Johnson
That's a good pick-up line!
Clip 7
Dwayne Johnson has been trying to exit the conversation with Zak and Saraya for some time now. Every time he leaves, Zak calls him back for another question.
Zak
Rock, Rock, Rock!
Dwayne Johnson
[Punches a piece of scenery]
Yes, Zak?
Zak
What advice would you give us? If... if we wanna -
Saraya
Win over the crowd.
Zak
Win... win over the crowd. If we wanna... if we wanna be the next you?
Dwayne Johnson
What are your names, again?
Saraya
My name -
Zak
Zak -
Dwayne Johnson
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR NAMES ARE. YOU WALK AROUND HERE INTERRUPTING THE ROCK... YOU LIKE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE SUN IN TWENTY YEARS, YOU LIKE YOU JUST STEPPED OUT OF OLIVER TWIST... "Please, Sir. May I have some more advice, Sir?" YOU WANT SOME ADVICE? HERE'S THE ROCK'S ADVICE. SHUT YOUR MOUTH! WHAT YOU WANT. WHAT YOU WANT. HOW ABOUT WHAT THE ROCK WANTS? THE ROCK WANTS YOU TO GO OUT THERE, TAKE NO PRISONERS. HAVE NO REGRETS, HAVE NO FEAR. LAY IT ALL OUT ON THE LINE. Because if you don't do that, The Rock is going to find your friend, Mary Poppins. He's gonna take her umbrella, yeah he's gonna shine it up real nice, HE'S GONNA TURN THAT SONB**CH SIDEWAYS AND STICK IT STRAIGHT UP YOUR CANDY ASSES! THERE'S YOUR ADVICE. STRAIGHT OUT OF THE JABRON-BEATIN', PIE-EATIN', TRAIL BLAZIN', EYEBROW RAISIN', ENTERTAINING THE GLOBE, NEVER HOTTER, TALKIN' TO TWO REJECTS FROM HARRY POTTER!
Clip 8
It's time to impress Hutch from WWE in the hope that the next stop on the journey of life is Florida for the NXT try-outs.
Hutch
Nobody's gonna pay to watch a timid little British girl wrestle.
Saraya
Yeah, well... not all British girls are timid. Just like not all Americans are arrogant wa*kers.
Clip 9
Wrestling is more than just being in the ring. It's about being sassy on the microphone. And that's what the NXT candidates are trying out right now.
Jeri-Lynn
My name is Jeri-Lynn and I may look like the girl next door but underneath this is a firecracker. And I am going to blow you.
Hutch
Excuse me?
Jeri-Lynn
Out of the water. It's -
Hutch
My ten-year-old just asked me some questions I don't wanna answer.
Jeri-Lynn
Yep -
Hutch
Let's put it together. Let's keep it one.
Jeri-Lynn
Of course.
Clip 10
Saraya is missing home. She's video chatting with her family who are at the gym with the other young wrestlers and who appear to be cashing in on her prospective success.
Ricky
Ever since we announced you'd been signed, it has gone absolutely mental over here. We are selling a ton of merchandise.
Saraya
What merchandise?
Ricky
[Produces and waves at the camera a modified Barbie doll intended to resemble his daughter]
Saraya
Who's that?
Julia
It's you, innit?
Ricky
You.
Saraya
Who's making 'em?
Ricky
[Moves aside, allowing the webcam to pick up a table of children behind him hard at work]
Saraya
Are you running a sweatshop?
Ricky
It is not a sweatshop.
Ez
No. In a sweatshop, you get paid.
Ricky
All right. No more rice for you. Huh? Hey. Babe...
[He holds up a glossy, signed photo of SARAYA]
Number one best-selling item. Oh ho! Signed picture.
Saraya
I mean, who's signing 'em?
Ez
Who d'ya think?
[He shakes his wrist]
I got RSI.
Ricky
Yeah, but that is from wa*king... not writing.
Saraya
Wait. Guys... Paige should have an "i" in it.
Ricky
Should it?
[He begins spelling the name phonetically]
P... A... Oh, yeah. Yeah, look... I mean it doesn't matter. None of our fans can read anyway.
Clip 11
Hutch is teaching the girls to deal with hecklers. Saraya is up. And she's controlling him rather well.
Hutch
You're not the girl I paid for.
Saraya
I know. The girl you paid for is tied up in your basement.
Hutch
You suck!
Saraya
Yeah, but you swallow.
Hutch
Eat me!
Saraya
No thanks.
[Flexes her bicep]
I'm trying to bulk up.
Clip 12
Paige is about to debut on WWE Raw. She's nervous. And alone. Until Zak calls her via video chat and gives her all of the encouragement she needs. Which is what big brothers are for.
Zak
No matter what happens, when you go out there, it will never be as bad as that time in Kings Lynn when I went on wearing Dad's shorts.
Saraya
[Laughs]
When your penis fell out.
Zak
When my penis fell out.
Saraya
And everyone was laughing at it.
Zak
Everyone wasn't laughing at it, right... people were laughing at the situation.
Saraya
Why did you even stay in the ring?
Zak
Because I'm a bloody professional and so are you. Right? That's what I'm sayin'. So. Have you got your own shorts on tonight?