At school, Michael was mercilessly eased about his family by the local school bully Wesley Rhoades (Daryl Sabara), criticized for having a trashy sister who allegedly was caught selling blowjobs in the bathroom, and mocked for the occupation of his stripper mother ("Think she""d suck my dick for a quarter and let me suck her tits?").Kyle explained that by the post-apocalyptic year of 2018, "Judgment Day happened" and modern civilization had been destroyed.Nora (to waiter): All right.Will you bring me five more martinis, Leo? And line them right up here.Soon afterwards, the couple both suffered from severe hangovers in their hotel room:Nora: What hit me?Nick: The last martini.The screenplay by Robert Carson was based on the 1924 novel of the same name by English soldier/author Percival Christopher Wren (1885-1941).However, his recollection of their relationship appears overly glorified since she "never got over being surprised about (his) my success" - due to his underhanded dealings.