Palm Springs Dvd

Palm Springs is a 2020 American romantic comedy film directed by Max Barbakow and written by Andy Siara. It stars Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, Peter Gallagher, and J. K. Simmons, and follows two strangers who meet at a Palm Springs wedding only to get stuck in a time loop.

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020, and was released in select theaters by Neon and digitally on Hulu on July 10, 2020. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise drawn towards the performances of the cast and use of the concept.

Plot

On November 9, Nyles wakes up next to his girlfriend Misty on the wedding day of Tala and Abe. At the reception, he delivers a seemingly impromptu speech, to the relief of Tala’s sister, the drunk and unprepared maid-of-honor Sarah. Nyles and Sarah bond and, after discovering Misty cheating on Nyles, are about to have sex when Nyles is abruptly shot in the shoulder with an arrow by an older man named Roy. Wounded, he crawls toward a mysterious amber light in a nearby cave, warning Sarah not to follow. Sarah, curious, is sucked into a vortex in the cave.

Sarah wakes up, again, on November 9. After she confronts Nyles, he explains that she has become stuck in the same time loop as him. Sarah unsuccessfully attempts many escape methods, such as driving back to her hometown or suicide. Nyles and Sarah spend many days together, often relaxing in the pool of a home where the occupants are away on vacation. Nyles reveals that Roy is a family man who lives in Irvine, whom Nyles also trapped in the time loop. In a flashback, Nyles and Roy meet, party and do drugs, which they get from Trevor. Roy wishes that the night would never end and an inebriated Nyles introduces him the cave. Roy, unaware of the time loop, goes in. Nyles explains to Sarah that Roy blames him for getting stuck in the time loop and occasionally comes to Palm Springs to hunt Nyles for revenge.

After many more loops, Nyles and Sarah camp out in the desert, where they see dinosaurs, and eventually have sex. The next day, Abe wakes Sarah up, advising her to leave his room (having spent the night of November 8 together). A guilt-ridden Sarah refuses to talk to Nyles about their previous night, expressing that everything they do is meaningless. They are pulled over by a police officer, who turns out to be Roy. Sarah runs over Roy in his police car, and after an argument, Nyles admits that he had sex with Sarah numerous times before she entered the time loop, something that he had lied about before. A disgusted Sarah runs in front of an oncoming truck, killing herself and restarting the day.

After the next reset, Nyles goes looking for Sarah to apologize, but he cannot find her. Lying in Abe’s bed while the groomsmen take drugs, Nyles smells Sarah’s hair mist, Orchid Explosion by Fournier, on his pillows and realizes that Sarah and Abe had sex the night before the wedding. He confronts Abe during the wedding, and a fight breaks out between Nyles and Abe. Multiple resets later, Nyles realizes that he loves Sarah. He travels to Irvine to talk to Roy, who has given up on killing Nyles. Roy explains that his life is perfect but also imperfect, as he lives in the perfect day forever, but will never get to see the future or his children grow up. Roy says that they should never speak again, and Nyles asks Roy to murder him one last time by shooting him with an arrow.

The time loops where Sarah was gone are then shown, Sarah confronts Abe over their affair, and both express their regret and remorse. Sarah then resolves to escape the time loop, spending many days in a diner studying quantum physics and talking with professors, finally coming to a solution. She tries her theory by sending a goat in the cave with explosives. The next reset, the goat disappeared. Sarah wakes Nyles up and tells him she believes she knows how to escape the time loop by blowing themselves up in the cave before they restart the day. Nyles admits he loves Sarah but wants to stay in the time loop forever, where he knows how everything will work precisely. She leaves him in the room alone, and a frustrated Nyles breaks up with Misty.

Sarah attends the wedding, gives a heartfelt speech for Tala, makes a phone call, and goes to the cave with explosives. Drinking alone in a bar, Nyles decides to leave with her and rushes to the cave, professing he would rather die with her than remain in the loop alone. Sarah reciprocates his feelings, and they kiss while she presses the detonator. Nyles and Sarah again lounge in the vacant pool when the house owners show up, revealing it is November 10, and the plan worked.

In a mid-credits scene, Roy approaches Nyles at the wedding, asking about Sarah’s plan to escape the loop. When Nyles does not recognize Roy, Roy realizes the plan has worked and smiles.

Cast

Andy Samberg as Nyles, Misty’s boyfriend and Sarah’s love interest
Cristin Milioti as Sarah Wilder, Tala’s sister, Howard’s daughter and Nyles’ love interest
J. K. Simmons as Roy
Peter Gallagher as Howard Wilder, Sarah and Tala’s father and Pia’s husband
Meredith Hagner as Misty, Nyles’ girlfriend and Tala’s bridesmaid
Camila Mendes as Tala Anne Wilder, Sarah’s sister and Howard and Pia’s daughter
Tyler Hoechlin as Abraham Eugene Trent “Abe” Schlieffen, Tala’s fiancé and Nana’s grandson
Chris Pang as Trevor, the wedding officiant
Jacqueline Obradors as Pia Wilder, Sarah’s stepmother and Howard’s wife
June Squibb as Nana Schlieffen, Abe’s grandmother
Jena Friedman as Daisy the Bartender
Tongayi Chirisa as Jerry, a groomsman
Dale Dickey as Darla
Conner O’Malley as Randy, a groomsman
Clifford V. Johnson as himself