Moving (1988 film)

Moving is a 1988 American comedy film starring Richard Pryor as Arlo Pear, a father moving his family crosscountry.

Arlo Pear Pryor is a transportation engineer living in the New Jersey suburbs. One day he goes to work and meets a new female coworker, and when both of them attempt to enter their keys in the same office doorknob, Arlo guesses what has happened and confronts his boss, Roy Hendersen. He learns that his company has merged with another, and now Arlo is out of a job. He ends the meeting by telling off his boss and in his state of anger, he flips Roy off using his index, rather than his middle finger.Arlos wife Monica tries to defuse the situation by telling her husband that she can get him a job at her fathers mustard plant, at least until something better comes along. Knowing a job in his own field would better suit him, Arlo refuses. His attempts to find work are futile until he receives a phone call from another engineering firm, due to Roys influence. The firm all but hires him over the phone, and Arlo is excited until he finds out that his new job will be in Boise, Idaho. With some hesitation, Arlo takes the job. ........

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