Roll With It (2021) - Short Film

Added: 2026-05-16

[00:00:15][music] [music] [music] >> Right on time.

[00:00:33]We've been looking for you. Yeah, yeah.

[00:00:36]Thanks for making me open alone tonight.

[00:00:38]Well, you won't have to worry about me being late for much longer.

[00:00:42]You suck.

[00:00:44]Sure, Maeve. Whatever [music] you say.

[00:01:00]I'm detecting a very strong sibling [music] presence. I see a brother or a sister. Do you have a sibling? It's a very strong presence.

[00:01:08]Oh.

[00:01:10]Dog, maybe.

[00:01:12]Yes, yes, I do.

[00:01:25]Before I forget, you need to stop and see Sheila when you're done with that.

[00:01:27]Oh, no problem, boss.

[00:01:36]>> [music] [music] [music] >> Ahoy, sexy. Ahoy.

[00:02:00]Jonah?

[00:02:01]Slow day, huh?

[00:02:02]Yeah, well, no day is a slow day.

[00:02:06]Guess what happened? What? I caught a kid picking his nose.

[00:02:09]Really?

[00:02:10]Yeah, he was going to [clears throat] town. Oh my god, that's gross.

[00:02:14]>> Yeah, I'm going to let Luke handle his skates on return. Oh.

[00:02:19]Oh, Sheila's got another order for me.

[00:02:21]We'll continue this another day. My lady awaits.

[00:02:34]Hi, Sheila.

[00:02:36]>> Hi, hon. How you doing? Oh, I'm lovely.

[00:02:39]How are you? I'm just swell. Oh, hey, will you take this over to table seven for me, please?

[00:02:43]>> Of course, it'd be my pleasure.

[00:02:45]>> Thanks, hon. Anything for you, babe.

[00:02:49]What do you want?

[00:02:51]I I don't know what to order.

[00:02:54]>> corn dogs, a large fry with ketchup and mustard on the side, a small root beer, and Magnus, what do you want?

[00:03:02]>> What? Um, uh, food.

[00:03:05]He'll have a water.

[00:03:07]That'll be 6.50.

[00:03:11]I thought we agreed that I would pay for the skates. Um, no. I specifically remember saying that I would get the skates and you would pay for the food.

[00:03:19]I cannot What's your damage?

[00:03:24]I only have, um, a five dol- dollar.

[00:03:28]No, no, it's fine.

[00:03:31]I got it.

[00:03:37]Next?

[00:03:39]I was like, yeah, but I don't want to like totally want anything.

[00:03:43]Hey, Rebecca. What's up? We like [music] made out in his mom's car. I'll take an eight, please.

[00:03:49]It was like so weird.

[00:03:52]Seven.

[00:03:53]>> [music] >> Sounds like it.

[00:03:55]At least it wasn't at the disco ball closet. Ew, as if.

[00:03:59]Hey, what's so funny? It's nothing.

[00:04:01][music] Um Um?

[00:04:04]Why'd you even bring her here? She is [music] such a loser.

[00:04:07]What if the music's too loud? She was just saying that she likes your sweater.

[00:04:13]Thank you. Um well, my mom knit it for my fabulous sports team.

[00:04:21]Size three, please.

[00:04:23]Uh we don't have any more threes.

[00:04:25]What? Is there any way you could turn down the music?

[00:04:29]Well, I hear the music's quieter outside.

[00:04:51]>> [cough] [cough] >> Excuse me, can you please put that out?

[00:05:04]Can you hear me? Hello?

[00:05:07]Raising your voice doesn't make you any clearer.

[00:05:09]Just makes you more annoying.

[00:05:11]>> For your information, I'm asthmatic and here you are smoking a cigarette.

[00:05:15]Okay, it's quite rude if you ask me, putting on your old bad boy act. I'm sorry, I can't hear you. Could you speak up?

[00:05:30]I'm not doing that. Oh, you'll do it.

[00:05:32]>> [music] >> I don't want to. I don't want you to.

[00:05:33]I'm telling you to do it.

[00:05:37]Bigger.

[00:05:39]Act like you enjoy yourself and go.

[00:05:43]Me, me, me, me.

[00:05:50]>> Wait, wait, wait, wait.

[00:05:53]>> [music] [music] [music] [music] >> No.

[00:06:34]You're not supposed to eat it like that.

[00:06:38]>> [music] >> You don't need a fork. You can use your hands.

[00:06:50]Nope.

[00:06:51]>> [music] [music] >> Nope.

[00:07:02]>> [music] >> What the >> [music] >> Here.

[00:07:14]Watch.

[00:07:21]>> [music] >> So, what's your name?

[00:07:41]Luke.

[00:07:43]Wicked.

[00:07:46]I have seen you around school before.

[00:07:48]Yeah?

[00:07:50]You're the kid with the cool car.

[00:07:52]And you're the girl with the pins.

[00:07:56]What's the M for?

[00:07:58]Mary Anne. Oh, that's my name.

[00:08:11]For the bestest of friends.

[00:08:16]>> [music] >> Thanks.

[00:08:21]What's up, buttercup?

[00:08:23]Gordon always gives [music] me birthday party duty, and he knows I hate it. And one of those asshats accidentally drops a piece [music] of cake, and I have to scrub it out of the carpet. Well, I mean, that is >> And it's not even John's birthday, okay?

[00:08:34]They did it to mess with me. I bet my brother gave him my work schedule. It's humiliating. [music] You have a brother?

[00:08:42]Yeah, Jonah.

[00:08:45]You remember that one night that we were on closing duty together?

[00:08:48]Which night? You know, the one that we found the secret entrance to the roof?

[00:08:52]Yeah, and you made me climb up first cuz you were too afraid. Okay, I wasn't too afraid, and I had good reasons. It was dark, windy, I farted and scared myself.

[00:09:01]It just It just wasn't good. We made it to the roof, however, and there were stars out in the sky, and there were stars actually for miles, and just wowza.

[00:09:13]You know, that night [music] work wasn't just a place I did scrub cake out of the carpet. It was different. It was at the diner.

[00:09:25]You know, before that, I was too afraid to talk to you.

[00:09:28]Why? I mean, you are a bit scary.

[00:09:33]I'm very friendly.

[00:09:35]Yeah, well, after we spent all that time talking under the stars, I got to see how fantabulous you are and uh whatever happens, promise that we don't lose touch.

[00:09:43]>> [music] >> Of course.

[00:09:45]Slushy buddies?

[00:09:49]Slushy buddies. Forever.

[00:09:52]Forever. Clink.

[00:09:54]Clink.

[00:09:55]Brain freeze.

[00:10:01]So, I heard Gordon and Sheila listening to Funky Town and those two were totally getting funky in town. What do you want?

[00:10:09]Disco ball?

[00:10:11]Yeah, through here.

[00:10:17]Hey, Mr. Trottier.

[00:10:18]See you in class on Monday. Okay, Calvin.

[00:10:25]Knock yourselves out.

[00:10:28]Or up, or whatever.

[00:10:31]Who is that? Mr. Trottier.

[00:10:34]My calculus English teacher.

[00:10:38]>> [music] >> Taking five.

[00:10:50]Jonah.

[00:10:51]Yes, Stan.

[00:10:59]Hi.

[00:11:01]What can I get for you?

[00:11:10]Business going well tonight?

[00:11:12]Been better.

[00:11:13]How about yourself? Not too shabby.

[00:11:17]You know, in all your years here, I don't think I've ever had my fortune taken. Well, I've got a spot open. I can squeeze you in. Come sit.

[00:11:27]>> [clears throat] >> Are we going to be okay?

[00:11:33]The rink will >> I I I'm not talking about the rink.

[00:11:36]Look, I'm not a real fortune teller.

[00:11:40]But do you think that we're all going to be okay?

[00:11:44]Whatever happens, I think we'll be all right.

[00:11:51]Did you make a profit out of all the slushies you drank? Are you complaining?

[00:11:54]>> Oh, not at all.

[00:11:56]>> take one large blue raspberry cherry swirl, please.

[00:11:58]>> Well, I'm sure it's all not getting for you. Jonah, Jonah, one large blue raspberry cherry swirl, please.

[00:12:07]Is he like hot, though?

[00:12:09]Are you blind?

[00:12:10]Of course he's hot.

[00:12:13]But he's such a dork.

[00:12:15]I don't even know why you agreed to a date.

[00:12:19]>> [cough and clears throat] >> Yeah, it doesn't make any sense.

[00:12:23]You know what?

[00:12:25]I bet he was a rebound after Scott.

[00:12:29]As if.

[00:12:30]I'm not a Tiff.

[00:12:32]Oh, as if.

[00:12:34]You just want to score easy. Why do you care?

[00:12:38]It's not your night that's ruined.

[00:12:41]I'm sorry you're having a shitty time.

[00:12:43]Here.

[00:12:45]The night's not over yet.

[00:12:50]And when we were kids, he used to take us to these baseball games. You're into baseball. No, I hate it. But he always bought me a pretzel, and baseball park pretzels are the best.

[00:13:03]So, what does your dad do?

[00:13:05]He owns the rink.

[00:13:07]Get out. Really? Yeah.

[00:13:11]It's not that exciting.

[00:13:12]>> So, you're going to take over the rink when he retires? Nah, I'm I'm leaving tonight.

[00:13:26]>> [music] >> Winona. Winona?

[00:13:34]>> Winona. Winona. Winona. Ryder. Winona Ryder.

[00:13:38]>> [music] >> Winona. Ryder. Winona. Ryder.

[00:13:43]>> Winona. Winona. Ryder. Yeah.

[00:13:46]>> [music] >> What's going on over here?

[00:13:48]I know.

[00:14:00]>> [music] >> Oh my god.

[00:14:05]>> [music] [singing and music] >> I should probably go join them. Yeah.

[00:14:25]You do that.

[00:14:28]I hope I [music] see you Monday.

[00:14:37]>> [music] >> Hey.

[00:14:43]Hey.

[00:14:44]>> [music] >> Luke.

[00:14:55]Welcome [music] back.

[00:14:56]Are the bins lined with fresh bags? Yep.

[00:14:59]Yeah, keep lying. See how that works out for you.

[00:15:01]>> [music] >> I could cut your hours.

[00:15:02]You'd be doing me a favor.

[00:15:05]Do it. Now.

[00:15:10]>> [music] [music] >> I remember when you used to skate like that back in the day.

[00:15:37]20 years and 50 lbs ago.

[00:15:41]You mean more like 70.

[00:15:43]Let's say 60, call it even.

[00:15:50]Look, I I know you don't want to hear this, but you just got to fire the kid.

[00:15:54]He needs an attitude adjustment.

[00:15:58]He's going down a wrong road.

[00:16:01]I know kids like him.

[00:16:04]I used to be a kid like him.

[00:16:07]You don't want him turning out like me.

[00:16:09]Sheila, please. He's my son.

[00:16:12]Don't talk about yourself like that.

[00:16:17]Look, I don't mean to tell you how to run your business, and I certainly don't mean to tell you how to be a parent, but as an employee, he's got to go.

[00:16:27]The kid has no respect. He doesn't even know what he's got.

[00:16:36]I just really appreciate everything you've done for me.

[00:16:43]You brought me on when 7-Eleven wouldn't even This place.

[00:16:52]It's a lot.

[00:16:56]Yeah.

[00:16:59]Starting to feel like I might be losing two kids.

[00:17:13]>> [music] [music] >> WOO!

[00:17:24]>> YEAH. YEAH.

[00:17:52]>> [music] [music] >> I'M HEADED OUT.

[00:18:24]YEAH, OKAY.

[00:18:26]I have a few things to finish up here.

[00:18:27]I'll meet you back at the house.

[00:18:29]Hey, Dad.

[00:18:31]Yep.

[00:18:37]I just needed to say thanks for everything.

[00:18:42]And I'm sorry.

[00:20:59]>> Mhm.