American Honey Page #5

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gaining points towards school.

That's the ultimate dream,

to study, you know?

So if you just... Do you mind if

I put this on the floor for a second?

Oh, sure.

So if you just pick

two items off this list,

that will go a huge way

towards making my dreams a reality.

- How does this get you to college?

- It's an old-fashioned magazine drive.

So for every subscription that

you pick, I get points for.

When I get to 100,000 points,

I'm at like 88,000 now,

I get a free year of school.

So, you're selling magazines?

Yeah, that's what he's doing.

He's selling you magazines.

I'm selling magazines, yeah,

but I'm also selling myself,

you know, belief in my future.

Um...

You know, they put us through a whole

course for, like, five months where...

I'm sorry. I just...

I don't really read magazines anymore.

[JAKE] Yeah, you could give

the magazines to whoever you want.

I mean, it's less about the magazines

and more about sponsoring

impoverished youths,

so that they can chase their dreams

and actually make something

of their lives, you know.

It'd be a belief in me, you know.

I come from nothing, ma'am.

Like I'm an impoverished youth,

bottom barrel,

and this would be my chance to, like,

achieve something more with myself.

- And what do you plan to study?

- Politics.

- Really?

- Yeah.

Why is that funny?

- Oh, it's not.

- No.

- I was just... I was surprised.

- It's a strange pick, you know.

- It's a strange major.

- Why?

I'm sorry. She's my sister.

I love her, but she's special, you know.

I'm not your f***ing sister,

and I'm not special, all right?

- Hey.

- You can go f*** yourself.

Hey. I don't allow language

like that in my house.

Well, I don't live here.

You know, it's been really hard

for us emotionally since my mother

threw herself in front of

a cow truck about four years ago.

We've been trying to acclimate.

- That's not even funny.

- Hard to adjust emotionally.

No, it's not funny.

I'm just trying to give her some insight

as to why you're acting out.

Okay, I think it's time for you to go.

I think if you gave me

five more minutes, ma'am.

I have been trying to be Christian,

but I can see the devil

has a hold of the two of you.

[SCOFFS] I think the devil

has a hold of your daughter.

Destiny, turn off the music

and put some clothes on!

No! It's my birthday,

and you said I could do what I like.

[JAKE] Thank you so much for your time.

- Happy birthday!

- [WOMAN] Turn it off!

[DOG BARKING]

[JAKE] Hey!

Hey, hey! Hey! What the f*** was that?

- You went too far.

- With what?

With the whole mom

and the cow truck thing.

- You can't say sh*t like that.

- I said it to you before we went in.

I said it doesn't f***ing matter.

You say what you have to say. It's a game.

- You treat it like a game.

- But what if it's true?

- But it wasn't true.

- What if it was?

Oh, what the f***, man?

It's not f***ing true.

You don't know that. What if it is true?

Okay, do your thing. Do your thing.

Do your thing. Do your thing.

I got you a present, and now

I'm gonna throw it in the garbage.

What's crazy is I got you a present,

and now I'm not gonna give you

a f***ing thing, stupid.

What present?

What about my present?

Ain't no f***ing present no more.

It's gone. Forget about it.

I'm gonna throw it in the trash.

F*** your present.

I'm gonna throw this sh*t

in the f***ing river right now.

Go swim for the present.

You know how to swim?

You know how to sw...

- Get the f*** off me. Get off me.

- No.

- Get off me.

- No.

- Get off me.

- No. [CHUCKLING]

It's not like it's... All right, come on.

Give me my present.

Give me my f***ing present!

[JAKE GRUNTING]

Give it to me!

Get the f*** off me. Stop.

- Then give me my present.

- All right, all right, here.

Did you steal it?

They have everything, you know,

including insurance, so it's fine.

- What if it's her wedding ring?

- Who gives a sh*t?

What, are you f***ing

religious or something?

No. God can go f*** himself.

God's a c*nt.

What were you, like, sticking up

for me back there or something?

She laughed at you.

I like that you did.

I'll do it again sometime, then.

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING]

What the f*** is this thing right here?

[GIRL] Enough of this rap sh*t.

We're gonna listen to something I like.

- What did you say?

- You heard me.

No, I never hear you. That's the problem.

I said enough of this rap sh*t.

We're gonna put on something

I like for a change.

Go for it.

- [MUSIC PLAYING]

- ...get hit that time.

You didn't even get hit that time.

He hit me right in my f***ing knuckles.

He didn't even touch you that time.

He didn't even touch you that time.

He f***ing hit my knuckles,

and he f***ing knows that.

Why'd you hit her knuckles?

Hey, b*tch!

Why'd you hit her knuckles, b*tch?

Hey, b*tch. Hey, b*tch.

Watch it. Your f***ing elbow.

[JJ] Hey, yo, there's Krystal.

[AUSTIN] Let's do this sh*t. Come on, bro.

- [QT] Hey, excuse me.

- [SEAN] F***!

- [KRYSTAL] All right.

- [AUSTIN] You're getting whacked.

What you get?

- [AUSTIN] I feel bad for you ladies...

- What you get?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Corey, what you get?

I'll take it. How much you get?

- That's good. That's fine.

- You need these too.

Kat.

[WHISPERING]

Damn. That's a girl.

How much?

- I ain't got sh*t.

- [LAUGHS]

You what?

- I ain't got sh*t.

- You didn't get sh*t?

- Hell, no.

- Is that a joke?

No, I really ain't got sh*t.

All right. Jake?

I know. I'm on it.

All right, blank-to-blank for Sean.

Blank-to-blank for Sean.

- [ALL LAUGHING]

- Get his ass.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[ALL LAUGHING]

[COREY] I was like, "What are y'all

doing out here from Houston?"

They said, "We're salesmen. Door-to-door."

I was like, "Shut the f*** up."

Who the best seller?

Okay, who the best seller?

The best seller? Probably Jake.

Jake can hustle. Jake can hustle.

[MAN] Okay. He the top guy?

[QT] We gotta round it up. Let's roll.

- Right now.

- [QT] We gotta go. Let's go.

- [MAN] Who is the...

- [COREY] The worst?

[MAN]

Who is the owner of the magazine crew?

[COREY] That would be Krystal.

She's not here yet.

Krystal not...

Oh, y'all got a female owner?

- Yeah. She's the boss woman.

- [QT] Bye, you guys. Nice meeting you.

She's the boss f***ing woman.

- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- [QT] Bye.

071!

See ya.

[MAN WHOOPING]

- [YOUTH LAUGHING]

- [ENGINE STARTS]

[SLOW HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

[QT] Show and tell.

Yeah, work it, work it.

[WHOOPING]

- [PEOPLE LAUGHING]

- [QT] Give it!

[SHAUNTE] Yeah, nigga!

[VIDEO GAME MUSIC PLAYING]

How you doing? I don't believe

we've met yet. I'm Jake Boga.

- This is my sister, Star.

- Hi.

- How you doing, ma'am?

- Good.

- What's your name?

- Pam O'Neil.

- Pam? Pam O'Neil, huh?

- Yes.

- Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

Have any other students

walked by your house

- from Kansas State?

- No.

- None?

- Not that I'm aware of.

Okay, so we picked a good spot.

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