"In the opening moments of the trailer for director Gore Verbinski's latest film, "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die," Bay Area-born Sam Rockwell seems to be dripping all over the place. A cluttered mix of hoses, duct tape and clear plastic sheeting covers much of his body, squeaking and swinging as he implores a roomful of stunned onlookers to help him save the future - a future that he himself has just returned from."
"Most folks, it seems from the trailer's initial wide shot, are more eager to return to their late-night pancakes than they are to listen to Rockwell's gravelly warnings. And with good reason: Norms is one of the most beloved names in the endless galaxy of California diners, and hotcakes are its signature menu item. Norms is the kind of place where Scout troops, date-night couples, families and solo diners (all present in the shot) go to get away from the clatter of the outside world."
Gore Verbinski's trailer opens with Sam Rockwell, clad in hoses, duct tape and clear plastic sheeting, imploring stunned onlookers to help save a future he has returned from. Diners at Norms appear more intent on late-night pancakes than on his gravelly warnings. Police cars arrive beneath the diner’s pointed Googie sign as Rockwell's character, credited as the Man From the Future, tries to calm the crowd while fleeing an apocalyptic threat. The plot centers at the historic La Cienega Norms in Los Angeles. The 68-year-old La Cienega location is a protected landmark noted for its well-preserved Googie midcentury architecture.
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