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The Curse
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The setup
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The premise
Here’s the bit.
In this SNL Digital Short, a brusque businessman steps on a homeless man's sacred talisman and refuses to pay for it, so the man curses him with Sergio, a greased-up, shirtless saxophonist who smashes through the nearest wall and plays a sultry solo whenever a gust of wind blows. Sergio wrecks a board-meeting presentation, steals the businessman's date and interrupts a session with a skeptical psychiatrist. Desperate, the businessman begs the homeless man for help and receives a dream catcher to mend and keep safe. Five years later, as his wife goes into labor, she confesses that she broke the charm that morning, and the delivery takes a horrifying turn.
The funny people
Meet the cast. 7
Say it with us
Highly quotable.
I know it sounds crazy, but I'm starting to genuinely believe I've been cursed by a homeless man.
Every time I feel a gust of wind, this crazy, sexy sax guy comes bursting through the wall.
You made your choice. You would not pay.
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.
Jonathan Krisel
Director
A little extra
Notes from the archive.
The Lonely Island says the short was directed by Jonathan Krisel while Jorma Taccone was busy with the MacGruber movie and Akiva Schaffer was working on another project.
Script
Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.
- 00:09
Businessman
Uh-huh. Yeah, no, I hear what you're saying Bradley, but if she wants to play in the big league, she's gonna have to get her hands dirty
- 00:19
Homeless Man
Yo, you break the sacred talisman, maybe you shouldn't left it lying in the street. You pay me kiss my ass Sergio I curse you
- 00:38
Businessman ?
nice try buddy. Anyways
- 00:46
Businessman
All right, guys, I know numbers are down, but if we just apply this system, I promise you, we're going to see revenue skyrocket. Uh, we're going to go over to the moon.
- 01:20
So we just came through the wall? Yeah, it was crazy.
- 01:25
Businessman ?
There you go. You look dazzling.
- 01:30
Businessman
I know it sounds crazy, but I'm starting to genuinely believe I've been cursed by a homeless man.
- 01:51
Psychiatrist ?
How do you mean?
- 01:52
Businessman
Well, I broke this trinket, And now every time I feel a gust of wind this crazy sexy sax guy comes bursting through the wall
- 01:59
Psychiatrist ?
So these are daydreams.
- 02:01
Businessman ?
No, I think it's actually happening. Oh, no. Oh, no, not again. Oh, sorry
- 02:10
Psychiatrist ?
There's a little stuffy in here. I thought give the window a crack. Oh No problem, so where were
- 02:36
Businessman
Please you have to make it stop
- 02:38
Homeless Man
you made your choice choice. You would not pay.
- 02:42
Businessman
I'll pay anything. Please, just lift the curse.
- 02:44
Homeless Man
All right. I will help you. Take this. Mend it. Hang it over your bed. Keep it safe. It will protect you from the curse forever.
- 02:56
Businessman
I will. I will. Thank you. Thank you.
- 02:59
Businessman ?
Just hang on, honey. You're doing great. Nurse, ready the birthing room. That's it. You're doing great. Just hang in there. I love you. I love you
- 03:12
Wife
Oh, and by the way, earlier today I accidentally knocked your good luck trinket out of the floor. I didn't know that it fell and I stepped on it really, really hard and I broke it. Sorry, don't be mad.
- 03:23
No! Go! Stay calm there, just pull it. Go! Here it comes!
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