Al
[Sitting naked in a recliner, singing]
Hit the road, "Tripp", and don't ya come back no more, no more, no more, no more. Hit the road, "Tripp", and don't ya come back no more.
Played by Terry Bradshaw 
Failure to Launch (2006) · 55 quotes
Failure to Launch (2006) · 55 quotes
Scenes with Al
8 scenes Al
Al
[walking in on Tripp and Melissa having sex]
Tripp, as long as you're up son... Oh...
Tripp
Oh, come on, Pop! Whoa, man. Don't you knock?
Al
What? Your momma's... Snoring like a rhino. And then this music got started... Hey, you must be Melody.
Melissa
Melissa.
Al
Oh! It's Melissa! It's Melissa. Okay. Alright. Y'all have a good time.
Tripp
Night, Pop.
Melissa
You live with your parents?
Tripp
Is that a problem?
Melissa
Are you kidding me?
Al
The boy's thirty-five years old!
Sue
It's just not fair.
Al
Thirty-five years!
Sue
We were good parents and now we're supposed to be done!
Male BBQ Guest #1
Hey, I don't blame my kid for staying. Our place is much nicer than anything he can afford.
Male BBQ Guest #2
Well, our son's a flight attendant. He travels so much, it doesn't make any sense to have his own apartment.
Sue
Yeah...
Female BBQ Guest
Plus, he has a lot of pilot friends who let him stay over.
Al
Tripp meets a new girl every week.
Bud
Well, let's just say, maybe he hasn't met the right girl.
Al
We ain't buying that chair.
Sue
I am getting this polka-dot chair. I've got my own money.
Al
Unless you start dancing again, you're broke.
Paula
Based on the initial personality assessment, I think that I can have your son moved out of this house and living in his own by June fifteenth.
Al
Hallelujah!
Paula
Look, many young men who should be able to move out, simply can't. It's called "failure to launch". And that's where I come in. Young men develop self-esteem best during a romantic relationship, so I simulate one. We have a memorable meeting. We get to know each other over a few casual meals, he helps me through an emotional crisis, then I meet his friends, if he has any... Then I let him teach me something... But the bottom line is, he bonds with me. He lets go of you. He moves out.
Al
But how do you make sure that he'll fall in love with you?
Paula
You like nice, you find out what they like, and then you pretend to like it, too.
Sue
That is pretty much how it works.
Al
What about?
Paula
Al, I never have sex with a client. Besides, I need to keep Tripp motivated, and let's face it, after men have...
Sue
Is there anything that we need to do?
Paula
Well, for starters, you could make life a little more difficult for him. You know, more chores, more responsibilities, that kind of thing.
Sue
I just think you should know that Tripp has had some rough breaks.
Paula
I promise you, when this is over, Tripp is going to be an independant, self-sufficient adult.
Tripp
Hey, Pop?
Al
Hey! Tripp. What are you doing here?
Tripp
Just came by to get some stuff. What are you doing?
Al
Feeding my fish.
Tripp
Yeah. I see that. You're naked. In my room.
Al
Well, this is my Room. I mean, it's my house. A man ought to be able to do whatever he wants to do in his own house. Wore a suit for forty years.
Tripp
So now we got forty years of...
Al
No suit.
Tripp
No suit. Alright. I'm gonna let you get back to feeding your fish.
